After being reforged in the Nine Provinces Cauldron and fused with the two star cores of Army-Breaking and Heavenly Baleful, the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword had reached the eighth rank.
After undergoing repeated cleansing with Primordial Purple Qi, the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword stood among the finest Divine Artifacts even at the eighth rank.
The Taiyuan Divine Image had completely fused with the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword, connecting the sword to Gao Xian's soul and making it his most important fate-bound Divine Artifact.
Precisely because it was governed by his soul and divine image, the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword had not developed its own consciousness. It remained completely under Gao Xian's control.
The sharpness formed from Heavenly Baleful Star power was supremely yin, supremely keen. When unleashed, it moved without sound or trace, capable of severing and extinguishing all things, tangible or intangible. Gao Xian most enjoyed using that Heavenly Baleful sharpness to ambush his enemies.
To him, victory was all that mattered. There was no need to fuss over the means.
Now, facing the Golden Ape Demon Emperor's incomparably swift strike, Gao Xian abandoned his usual fighting style and unleashed the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword's full might.
The black nine-pointed star, glittering with profound starlight, possessed both Army-Breaking's fierce divine might to slash through all things and Heavenly Baleful's sharp intent to exterminate all living beings.
Army-Breaking's fierce divine might came first, with Heavenly Baleful's sharpness behind it. That natural shift between front and back concealed the Heavenly Baleful sharpness deep within.
Through their earlier clash, Gao Xian had gained a rough understanding of the Golden Ape Demon Emperor. In his view, this Supreme Origin Light was powerful, yet it lacked a measure of the meticulous acuity that saw every last detail.
The Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword was a