This Sword Will Look Really Cool

"Does the Falling Cloud Sect really intend to make an enemy of my Blazing Sun Sect?"

Sword Thirteen's attitude darkened the Blazing Sun Sect Elder's face until it looked ready to drip with water. He truly hadn't expected the other party to show him not the slightest respect.

"If a sect elder won't even protect the disciples of his own sect, then what kind of elder is he?"

"Putting aside the fact that our disciple did nothing wrong, so what if he had? If you want to lay a hand on one of our disciples, you'll have to ask whether the sword in my hand agrees!"

Sword Thirteen gave a cold laugh and raised his hand, gripping the Blood-Gold Longsword as it appeared. He pointed it straight at the Blazing Sun Sect Elder, utterly unafraid.

In Mo Shang's arms, Jiang Shuyu watched the scene, and couldn't help feeling moved. A complicated look flickered in her eyes...

As if sensing Sword Thirteen's emotions, the Blood-Colored Longsword let out a clear, ringing hum. Killing Intent, wrapped around razor-sharp Sword Qi, surged from it.

"Very well. Then let this seat see what you can do!"

At the Blazing Sun Sect Elder's words, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. The aura around him erupted in full, and the True Method of the Fire Dao spread out, tinting the heavens and earth crimson.

"Hmph. Then come!" Sword Thirteen snorted again and, without the slightest hesitation, swung his sword.

This sword pierced the vault of heaven, reaching from the sky to the earth! The spiritual energy within a hundred miles was drawn to it, surging like a tidal wave as it slashed toward the Blazing Sun Sect Elder!

Facing this sword, the Blazing Sun Sect Elder didn't dare be careless. Flames surged and transformed into a long saber, which he swung against the incoming Sword Qi.

"Boom!"

The two terrifying attacks collided, and a violent wave of energy swept across the arena. Everything it passed was annihilated.

Arena No. 2 vanished in an instant, and the attack then barreled toward the Observation Platform!

Seeing the two of them actually fight, the elders of the various sects in the arena paled. They joined forces to raise a barrier and block the aftershock, preventing unnecessary casualties...

After one exchange, the two were evenly matched. Neither had gained the upper hand.

"Hahaha, now this is interesting! Then take another sword from me!"

But Sword Thirteen was clearly dissatisfied with the result. Standing with his sword in hand, he laughed and charged at the Blazing Sun Sect Elder again.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Rumbles rang out one after another. The methods of a Heavenly Connection Realm cultivator were astonishingly powerful. Space shuddered, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth boiled.

Seeing the two begin to fight in earnest, the sect elders in the Martial Arena strengthened their efforts to hold back the destruction...

"The Falling Cloud Sect is just a second-rate sect, yet it actually dares to challenge the Blazing Sun Sect. Where does it get the nerve?"

"A second-rate sect? Heh, you arrived late, so you don't know what happened yesterday. The Falling Cloud Sect Leader fought Lord of Cangyun City to a draw."

"Liu Zhengyang broke through? Wasn't his foundation damaged, leaving him with no hope of reaching the True Dharma Realm in this life?"

"Who knows? Maybe he came across some kind of opportunity. If so, that would explain it."

"This Falling Cloud Sect really knows how to hide its strength. Not only has its leader reached the True Dharma Realm, even one of its elders has such strength..."

As the elders of the various sects and factions debated, the lord of Cangyun City appeared on the arena.

"Stop..."

Li Batian's indifferent voice rang out. An invisible law enveloped the area, forcibly freezing the two men in the middle of their battle.

Feeling the crushing restraint they could hardly break free from, Sword Thirteen and the Blazing Sun Sect Elder had no choice but to stop.

"This matter ends here." Li Batian glanced at the two of them and spoke again.

"Lord Li, are you going to take the Blazing Sun Sect's side?" Hearing this, displeasure surfaced in Sword Thirteen's eyes. His expression darkened as he challenged him.

The Blazing Sun Sect Elder had broken the rules and attacked a disciple. Now, with a single word, the other party wanted to put an end to it and make them swallow this injustice. He wouldn't accept it!

"What do you want?"

Li Batian glanced at Sword Thirteen. The pressure of the True Dharma Realm descended, and his tone carried a note of displeasure.

"Today, the Blazing Sun Sect must give our Falling Cloud Sect an explanation..."

Feeling the pressure coming from the other man, Sword Thirteen's expression shifted, but he still didn't back down. He stared fixedly at the Blazing Sun Sect Elder, gritted his teeth, and spoke.

"And what if I don't?" The Blazing Sun Sect Elder sneered.

"Heh. Since you won't listen to reason, then my Falling Cloud Sect knows a thing or two about fighting, too. We might as well go to war. Whoever loses gets wiped out!" Sword Thirteen sneered and pointed his sword at the Blazing Sun Sect Elder.

"You!"

The Blazing Sun Sect Elder's face filled with anger at those words.

But when he remembered that the Falling Cloud Sect had only just risen to prominence and now had a True Dharma Realm cultivator of its own, the Blazing Sun Sect no longer held a great advantage. He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.

When other sects talked about going to war, it might just be empty bluster. But the Falling Cloud Sect was different. It really would go to war with them!

There was a saying circulating throughout the Cang Domain: "Better to offend a first-rate sacred ground than the second-rate Falling Cloud Sect."

The Falling Cloud Sect might only be a second-rate sect, but it was famous for how united its members were.

Other sects might not go to war over a single disciple, but the Falling Cloud Sect would!

"What are you 'you'-ing about? If you don't give our Falling Cloud Sect an explanation for what happened today, no one's getting off easy!" Sword Thirteen spoke again. Even with Li Batian present, he didn't show the slightest respect.

"Enough. I've said that this matter ends here. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Seeing Sword Thirteen so stubbornly refuse to yield, Li Batian's expression darkened. He barked out a stern warning.

"Then come. I'd like to see Lord Li's methods for myself!"

Sword Thirteen didn't yield an inch. His aura erupted, and the full force of his ninth-level Question Dao Realm cultivation burst forth as he pointed his sword at Li Batian.

Li Batian's face turned utterly dark. Sword Thirteen's actions were undoubtedly a challenge to the standing of a True Dharma Realm expert like him!

"Good, very good! Since you don't know the meaning of humility, then let this seat teach you a lesson today." Without another word, Li Batian raised his hand and brought his palm down.

In an instant, Dao Resonance flowed and the laws of the Great Dao intertwined. A giant palm blotted out the sky, tearing through the clouds as boundless pressure swept toward Sword Thirteen, bearing down on him.

Facing this palm, Sword Thirteen felt no fear at all. He was perfectly calm, like a deep pool whose surface had not stirred in the slightest.

"Gu, watch this next sword carefully."

Sword Thirteen stood before Mo Shang, his black robes stirring gently in the wind. He slowly closed his eyes.

"Why?" Gu Qingzhou asked, puzzled.

"Because this sword will look really cool..."

Sword Thirteen slowly opened his eyes, and a soaring sword intent burst from within him. At that moment, he was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, unstoppable!

"Sword Dao Killing Move, End of All Things."

The instant the words fell, the Blood-Gold Longsword in Sword Thirteen's hand erupted with blinding light.

Beneath this sword, all things lost their color. Wherever the sword swept, everything crumbled and vanished. It was as if the world had reached its final moment, and nothing held meaning anymore.

Sword light flashed, tearing open a gash in the vault of heaven. The giant palm that blotted out the sky was split in two in an instant. It rapidly dimmed and crumbled, its patterns of law snapping apart inch by inch, before finally fading into nothingness...