Clang!
The sword cry rang long, terrifying, frenzied, icy killing intent filling heaven and earth.
"A mere inner demon—nothing more!"
"How short-sighted!"
The Seven Kill Sword Lord let out a somewhat crazed growl. "Quasi-Nine Tribulations—the hope of becoming a Nine Tribulations Supreme is right before my eyes!"
"A trivial risk—what is there to fear?"
"The Patriarch must be watching over me!"
"The Patriarch's spirit in heaven yearns for this as well. What is there to be afraid of?"
Sword cries filled heaven and earth. The weakness in the Seven Kill Sword Lord's heart was swept clean away, leaving only an intense longing for the immortal path. He hesitated no longer.
An Eight Tribulations Supreme stirred up violent storms and towering waves among the stars.
Yet strangely, the entire Divine-Buddha Great Thousand World remained untouched. Not a single detection array was triggered; not a speck of dust or wisp of law was affected, as though this were happening in a higher dimension.
Eight Tribulations Supremes and the myriad beings of heaven and earth did not exist in the same world.
"Everyone,"
"Now that it has come to this, why keep hiding?"
The Seven Kill Sword Lord looked in one direction. A hazy black shadow seemed to have appeared there—or perhaps there were more, though he did not know. He merely growled, "Come! Charge in here and ascend the Great Dao with me!"
"The opportunity to become immortal lies before us. Why linger and hesitate?"
"The losers die; the victors become immortal. That is all!"
"That is all!"
"Come!!!"
His voice spread through the starfield like rolling waves.
The Seven Kill Sword Lord had always known that he was certainly not the only one watching this place. The Supremes of the other sacred lands must have had thoughts of their own and