This was a black sword, even blacker than Ning Chen's Ink Sword—pitch-black as night, without a trace of light to be seen.
The instant the sword was drawn, Prince Yan's aura changed. It rose without cease, surpassing the acquired realm, surpassing the half-step innate realm, yet no phenomenon descended to mark an innate breakthrough.
The Barbarian King stared at the sword in the former's hand. After a long while, his pupils shrank sharply, as though he had recalled something. This was...
The Sword of Sealing, Condensing Abyss.
For thousands upon thousands of years, countless swordsmen had searched bitterly for this ancient sword. Who would have thought it had fallen into Prince Yan's hands?
The strength of Condensing Abyss lived up to its name. When one gazed into an abyss, one could not see what lay within; it was bottomless, filled with nothing but darkness.
"So you entered the innate realm long ago."
The Barbarian King was shocked. Feeling the ever-growing pressure emanating from Prince Yan, he spoke gravely. Without a doubt, this was the aura of the innate realm.
It now seemed that Prince Yan had sealed a portion of his power within Condensing Abyss long ago. With Condensing Abyss on him, even after breaking into the innate realm, heaven and earth could not detect it, and thus no phenomenon would descend.
Everyone in the world knew that Great Xia's current legend, the Crown of Civil and Military, was incomparably powerful. Yet in the end, they had all still underestimated this astonishingly gifted Prince Yan. The sixth person in the world to enter the innate realm was not Mu Chengxue of Sword City, but Great Xia's peerless genius.
"Come." Prince Yan stepped forward, his expression calm and clear as still water as he spoke slowly.
Unfortunately, he had not intended