The World's Strongest Sword! Qian Ye Makes His Move!

Gu Yuena did not answer immediately.

She gently rubbed the rough surface of the ring.

The texture was not smooth; it was even a bit abrasive against her skin.

Yet, it was this rough sensation that caused a ripple of long-lost emotion to stir within her heart, which had been silent for ten thousand years.

"A fragment..."

Gu Yuena's red lips parted slightly, her voice sounding somewhat ethereal.

"Yes, it is merely a fragment."

"Back then, when that person was forging his sword, he casually knocked off a piece of excess scrap metal."

"Seeing that I liked it, he bent it into a ring and gave it to me."

Speaking of this, the corners of Gu Yuena's mouth lifted slightly.

It was a smile that came from the bottom of her heart.

Even after ten thousand years, whenever she recalled the sight of him sweating profusely by the furnace, focused entirely on forging his blade, she felt that all the splendor in this world could not compare to that single, breathtaking moment.

The surrounding fierce beasts listened in stunned silence.

Scrap metal?

Casually bent into shape?

King of Ten Thousand Monsters' mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but speak up: "Master, are you saying... that the divine artifact capable of killing a Starry Sky Behemoth in an instant is merely a piece of waste material?"

"Then... just how powerful must the original sword have been?"

This question struck the hearts of all the soul beasts like a heavy hammer.

If it were the complete sword, wouldn't it be able to split the God Realm itself in two?

Gu Yuena raised her head, her gaze fixed toward the direction of Jialing Pass, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

"That sword..."

"Didn't you all see it just a moment ago?"

The beasts were taken aback.

Immediately, Di Tian's entire body shuddered violently, as if he had thought of something incredibly terrifying, and he blurted out: "Master! You mean..."

"That Angel God who abandoned his divine position?!"

"That... rusty iron sword stuck on Martial Soul Mountain?!"

BOOM!

Once this speculation was voiced, the entire Lake of Life erupted in chaos.

Scarlet King was so frightened that his red flames flared wildly, while Zi Ji covered her red lips, her eyes filled with disbelief.

When the Golden Ranking Inventory revealed the third place earlier, they, like the rest of the world, had thought that the First Generation Angel God was a lunatic with a broken brain.

Why would a perfectly good God King choose to waste his time on a piece of broken iron?

But now...

The facts were right before their eyes.

A mere fragment of that sword was enough to rank second on the Super Divine Artifacts List!

Then the main body...

That iron sword which everyone had mocked...

What kind of terrifying power did it actually contain?

"That can't be..."

Bi Ji's gentle voice rang out, laced with hesitation.

"If that sword truly possessed such divine might, why would that First Generation Angel God dissipate his divine power? And why would it be viewed by the world as mere common iron?"

Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze, her eyes becoming somewhat profound.

"Common iron?"

"That is merely the ignorance of the world, blind to the truth."

"The Great Dao is simple, returning to the essence of things."

"When the path of the sword is cultivated to its peak, grass, trees, bamboo, and stone can all serve as swords; what need is there for divine materials or immortal gold?"

"That person..."

Gu Yuena paused, a hint of reverence entering her tone.

"He walked a path that no one had ever trodden before."

"A path that transcends divine positions and points directly to the origin of the Great Dao."

At this very moment.

Beside the image on the Golden List, new text slowly emerged, confirming Gu Yuena's conjecture and answering the doubts of the world.

[Great Dao Sword Ring, origin revealed.]

[In years past, someone sought to forge a sword capable of severing the heavens.]

[They took a piece of common iron, smelted it with heart-fire, and used the Great Dao as its edge.]

[When the sword was completed, a single fragment remained.]

[Thus, it was fashioned into a ring and gifted to a beloved.]

[Though small, this ring was imbued with the supreme sword intent of that very blade.]

[The wearer may borrow this sword intent to slay gods, sever karma, and annihilate stars!]

These few lines of large text struck the hearts of everyone on the Douluo Continent like rolling thunder.

The world fell silent.

All those who had been mocking and questioning were now like ducks with their necks throttled, unable to utter a single sound.

It really was a fragment!

It really was just a scrap discarded by that "madman"!

For a moment, countless people felt their faces burning with pain.

They had mocked him as a madman.

Yet the trash he tossed aside was a divine artifact they could never hope to reach in their entire lives!

This immense disparity made them feel as if they might vomit blood.

Just as the beasts of the Lake of Life were still digesting this earth-shattering news, the sky suddenly changed color.

The originally clear blue sky was instantly covered by a layer of dense, blood-red hue.

A terrifying aura of slaughter, heavy as a mountain, pressed down ruthlessly.

The waters of the Lake of Life churned violently, and countless low-level soul beasts foamed at the mouth and fainted under this pressure.

Even the Three-Eyed Golden Beast let out an uneasy low growl, its hooves digging into the ground, its golden fur standing on end.

"This nauseating aura—"

Di Tian looked up abruptly, his eyes filled with fierce light.

"It is a lackey of the God Realm!"

Blood clouds surged.

A blue figure, holding a blood-red longsword, stepped through the void and descended step by step.

With every step taken, a blood-colored footprint remained in the void, refusing to fade.

The newcomer had a handsome face, but his eyes were filled with a detached arrogance and undisguised greed.

Tang San.

The inheritor of both the Sea God and Asura God positions.

He looked down from above, gazing at Gu Yuena below as if an emperor were looking at his subjects.

"Gu Yuena."

Tang San's voice was not loud, yet it was laced with divine power, clearly echoing throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

"I did not expect that such a treasure would be in the hands of a beast like you."

"The Great Dao Sword Ring—"

Tang San's gaze fell upon Gu Yuena's finger, the greed in his eyes nearly overflowing.

"Such an item that defies the heavens, left in the hands of a soul beast like you, will only bring disaster to the continent."

"As an enforcer of the God Realm, it is my duty to reclaim this item to prevent the suffering of all living things."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena's originally calm face was instantly covered in frost.

She slowly rose into the air, facing Tang San from a distance.

"Reclaim?"

Gu Yuena sneered, her tone filled with mockery.

"Tang San, put away that hypocritical face of yours."

"If you want to seize a divine artifact, just say so; why bother with such high-sounding excuses?"

"You humans are truly as nauseating as ever."

Having had his intentions laid bare, Tang San was not annoyed.

He lightly flicked the Asura Magic Sword in his hand, producing a crisp, ringing sound.

"So what if it is?"

"In this world, might is truth."

"I am a god, and you are a beast."

"When I tell you to hand it over, you hand it over!"

Tang San's gaze gradually turned sharp.

"Originally, out of respect for the heavens' virtue of cherishing life, I wanted to give you a chance to submit."

"As long as you offer up the Great Dao Sword Ring and lead the soul beast clan to surrender to me, assisting me in attacking Martial Soul Hall."

"I might consider leaving a position for you to guard the gate in the future God Realm."

As he said this, the aura emanating from Tang San's body surged violently.

Red and blue lights intertwined, forming a massive halo of light behind him.