He Just Wanted to Show Off

At least it was a divine artifact. How could it be so fragile?

It was the only divine artifact on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

It was worth a fortune on the market.

He hadn't even done anything with the sword, and it had already shattered!!!

"Zhang Banxian, are you sure this isn't some shoddy knockoff?"

Jiang Chen was clearly very skeptical.

He thought that unless it was fake, there was no way it could be so fragile.

"Impossible. My master spent his energy to send a divine artifact all this way. Why would he send a fake? If it were fake, he wouldn't have sent it."

That made sense.

Thinking it over, Jiang Chen summoned Omniscient and asked, "Isn't this Dragon Tiger Mountain's divine artifact? How come it's so weak?"

"This sword has no sword spirit anymore. It's no different from an ordinary sword. And after all these years, it's no better than a pile of scrap metal."

Omniscient had only glanced at it before giving his answer.

If he'd known divine artifacts were so unreliable, he would have made thorough preparations before coming.

He'd trusted Daoist Zhang and thought that with a divine artifact, he could handle even the most powerful demons.

Now it seemed he could only count on himself!

"Uncle-Master Jiang, what do we do now? Should we leave for the time being and come up with another plan?"

Now that the divine artifact was useless, they'd lost their best weapon against the super demon. They could only leave for now and think of something else.

Besides, the demon's true form was sealed, so there shouldn't be any immediate danger.

Jiang Chen shook his head. "I'll try something else first."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen took out Zangetsu.

Looking at the thing in Jiang Chen's hand, which resembled an oversized cleaver, Zhang Banxian asked, "Uncle-Master Jiang, what's that?"

"A very powerful sword."

"Oh!" Zhang Banxian nodded, understanding. Jiang Chen's supernatural ability had something to do with swords. He figured this must be one of Uncle-Master Jiang's abilities.

Still, Uncle-Master Jiang was doing his best to find a solution. As a Dragon Tiger Mountain disciple, he couldn't just sit by and do nothing.

He took out five purple talismans and said to Uncle-Master Jiang, "These are my most powerful spells. They can summon five bolts of heavenly lightning!"

"Heavenly lightning is the bane of demons. It might work on this one!"

"Good. Give it a try."

Jiang Chen stepped aside.

Having someone help weaken the super demon was better than struggling alone.

"All right, Uncle-Master Jiang. I'll go first!"

Zhang Banxian was ready. He clasped his hands together and chanted, "Heavenly Thunder Spell—by the power of the command, strike!"

"May the soldiers, fighters, and warriors march forth in formation!"

At his incantation, the five black Heavenly Thunder talismans flashed, unleashing five bolts of pure black lightning.

The lightning writhed like claws and fangs.

It looked like giant dragons coiling through the air, roaring as they went.

They struck the super demon's true form!

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

Five deafening booms echoed around the altar.

The tremendous noise made Jiang Chen's ears ring.

He covered his ears, and it took a while for them to recover.

Sensing the area, he could tell that the demonic aura within the super demon's true form had weakened considerably.

It seemed these Heavenly Thunder talismans packed quite a punch.

Jiang Chen asked again, "How many Heavenly Thunder talismans do you have left?"

"I have thirty more, but my abilities are limited. Even if I use up all my energy, I can only activate five."

Zhang Banxian could feel that the Heavenly Thunder talismans had dealt the super demon's true form heavy damage.

If they could do that a few more times, the super demon might be blasted to dust.

Unfortunately, he was out of energy.

The Heavenly Thunder Spell was an advanced technique and extremely difficult to master.

It consumed a great deal of energy to use.

For someone his age, being able to activate five Heavenly Thunder talismans at once was already impressive.

But against a demon far stronger than him, it still wasn't enough.

"Leave the rest to me!"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen raised his Zanpakuto and began cutting through the demonic aura surrounding the Old Demon of Tianshan.

With every slash, the Spiritual Network entangling the demonic aura visibly dwindled.

The demonic aura around them grew fainter and fainter.

They were on the verge of success when a sudden change occurred.

Omniscient abruptly appeared at Jiang Chen's side and warned him, "Stop!"

Stop?

They were so close to succeeding. Why should he stop?

Jiang Chen didn't understand, but he halted his movements.

He was about to ask why he should stop.

Then Omniscient pointed upward. "Look up there."

Up there?

Puzzled, Jiang Chen raised his head.

What he saw made his heart jump.

A coffin had appeared above him at some point.

It was pitch-black, with demonic aura swirling around it.

And that aura seemed to be growing denser.

"This..."

"The more you cut through the demonic aura surrounding the super demon's true form, the denser the aura around this coffin becomes."

"They seem to be connected somehow. To find out exactly how, I'll need to extract your soul power."

Zhang Banxian noticed Jiang Chen had stopped and thought something had happened. He asked, "Uncle-Master Jiang, what's wrong?"

"Look above you!"

Jiang Chen pointed upward and asked, "Do you see that coffin up there?"

"A coffin?"

Zhang Banxian had been focused entirely on Jiang Chen and hadn't noticed anything changing around them.

At Jiang Chen's words, he hurriedly looked up.

His face changed in shock. "Uncle-Master Jiang, I never imagined this super demon had Yin-Yang Unity!"

"This is bad!"

"What does that mean?"

Jiang Chen had been planning to let Omniscient extract his soul power to learn the truth. But Zhang Banxian seemed to know a lot, so there was no need to waste his soul power.

When Jiang Chen asked, Zhang Banxian quickly explained, "This super demon has Yin-Yang Unity. It has two souls in one body, and we have to destroy both at the same time to truly destroy it."

"Otherwise, if we destroy only one, the other body will absorb the destroyed body's demonic power. Then it'll definitely break free of the seal."

"The consequences would be unthinkable!"

Destroy both at once?

That would be difficult for Jiang Chen. He couldn't make clones.

He only had one Zanpakuto: Zangetsu.

He couldn't destroy both demon bodies at the same time.

Unless he could use two Zanpakuto at once.

Then he could destroy them both together.

Aside from twin Zanpakuto, a God of Death could only bond with one Zanpakuto.

No one could use two Zanpakuto at once.

First, their spiritual power wouldn't be enough to control two Zanpakuto. If they forced it, their spirit would collapse.

Second, Zanpakuto were proud. Each chose only one suitable wielder in its lifetime, so no one could bond with two different Zanpakuto.

Without anything to use as a reference, Jiang Chen wouldn't take the risk and wager his life.

Just then, Jiang Chen heard Sode no Shirayuki calling to him.

In the blink of an eye, he was in a world of pure white.

A beautiful white-haired woman in a kimono decorated with cherry blossoms knelt before him.

"Please wield me, my lord!"

"I want to fight alongside you!"

"I also want to help my king shoulder his burdens!"

Jiang Chen hesitated. He wasn't sure he was capable of using two Zanpakuto at once.

"My lord, please let Sode no Shirayuki fight!" Sode no Shirayuki pleaded again.

In an instant, Jiang Chen made his decision. "Since you've asked so earnestly, I'll grant your wish!"

"Bankai!"

"White Mist Punishment!"

"Bankai!"

"Zangetsu—Heavenly Lock!"

Zhang Banxian stared at Jiang Chen, whose appearance had changed dramatically, and froze.

Did he even look human anymore...?