Chen Yu's expression relaxed. "Xiao'er, how is it?"
"Grandpa, it's great. Look!" As Chen Xiaojun spoke, a divine sword appeared in his hand.
"This sword is called Chengying!"
A Pegasus pattern had formed across the front of its pale white blade, lifelike and radiating boundless, exquisite elegance.
Then it seemed to come alive, transforming into a pale white Pegasus phantom that stretched along the divine sword and over Chen Xiaojun, bathing him in a layer of pale white light.
After that, the blade slowly faded away, leaving only the hilt. The hilt remained, but the long sword's blade was nowhere to be seen.
This sword, with a shadow but no form, was none other than the Chengying Sword, one of China's Ten Great Ancient Swords.
"What a fine sword!"
At a glance, Chen Yu could tell that this sword's sharpness was no less than that of the Seven Kill Sword. With a Soul Ring of such high quality, the attribute bonuses it contained were naturally exceptional as well.
After the Soul Ring's attribute boost had enabled its Human Transformation, Chen Xiaojun's Chengying Sword had gained astonishing effects in every respect, from sharpness to durability. Its balance and ease of use were also exceptional.
"First Soul Skill-Fleeting Light, Passing Shadow!"
The purple Soul Ring appeared. A flash of purple light passed, and Chen Xiaojun's raised right hand traced an elegant arc. The Chengying Sword vanished.
Several dozen meters away, a tall Ancient Pine gave a faint snick within its bark. Its trunk shuddered slightly, but nothing seemed to have changed.
Yet a little while later, its lush canopy slowly toppled in a gentle South Wind. The flat, exposed rings of its trunk bore witness to the passage of time.
This sword was as fast as light, shadow, and wind;
Light could not be seen, for time flew like a shuttle, faster than lightning, traversing heaven and earth in an instant before anyone could notice;
Shadow retained only its form, for its energy moved with its Intent, preserving a shape and leaving a trace of shadow that seemed both there and not there;
Wind left something behind, for the Pegasus let out a long neigh and sprang away. The Heavenly Horse roamed the skies, coming and going alone, accompanied by the wind, displaying its elegance to the fullest.
Holding the sword, Chen Xiaojun explained, "This sword has Wind, Light, and Space Attributes. This Soul Skill increases attack power, sword speed, and attack range by 100%. It can attack at close or long range, strike without taking form, and even let me fly on the sword."
Chen Yu praised him. "Xiao'er, this Soul Skill is almost absurdly powerful for a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. It can rival another Soul Master's Fourth Soul Skill, and it's no weaker than the superb Third Soul Skill your brother got from the Lightning Windshadow Peng."
"Most importantly, it can launch invisible attacks over long distances, making it impossible to guard against!"
"By the way, Xiao'er, what level is your Soul Power now?"
Chen Xiaojun checked. "Level thirteen, just as expected. Most of the Pegasus's Soul Power was absorbed by the Chengying Sword."
Chen Yu replied, "Level thirteen? That's a little higher than expected. Hmm, when we get back, we'll go over it carefully and do some Research with Second Granduncle."
He thought of a possibility and was about to say something when he suddenly sensed something and looked into the distance.
Two figures flew swiftly across the distant sky. They were two Pegasi, one large and one small. The smaller one was unmistakably the Horse King from the Pegasus Herd.
The larger Pegasus was enormous, standing two zhang tall and measuring more than five zhang long, with a wingspan of nearly ten zhang. It was bold and fierce, its Soul Power fluctuations intensely oppressive. Its pale golden eyes shone brilliantly, giving it an imposing air even without anger.
Clearly, the Horse King had brought reinforcements!
Chen Yu pulled Chen Xiaojun behind him. The Seven Kill Sword was already floating in his right hand. He seized it and pointed it at the sky. "My Body Is a Sword." The Soul Rings on his body-two yellow, two purple, and five black-unfurled one after another. The Seven Kill Sword began to grow enormous, sending out waves of energy.
"Eighth Soul Skill-Break Branches, Shatter Mountains!"
The Seven Kill Sword, more than a hundred meters long, blazed with light, like a sword cleaving down from the heavens. Its blue Sword Radiance peeled away in pieces, revealing the black blade beneath, then shot forward.
Its path led straight toward the flying Pegasus. The scattered Sword Radiance, like falling leaves and flower petals, kept circling the Seven Kill Sword as they followed it, carrying a pure, unstoppable force-domineering, magnificent, and grand in its momentum!
Watching the dazzling scene from behind, Chen Xiaojun couldn't help remarking, "This Soul Skill really does look so much like Chen Xin's Eighth Soul Skill. Add in the Sixth Soul Skill, and Grandpa and Chen Xin really are following the same path. That settles it."
The larger Pegasus let out a long neigh. A Gemstone the size of a plate on its forehead blazed with white light.
In an instant, dark clouds blanketed the sky. The howling winds that surged upward gathered into a spindle-shaped Shuttle-Shaped Astral Wind. Like a meteor, it fell from the sky, pouring down in a torrent and hurtling straight into the Seven Kill Sword.
"Boom! Boom..."
The blue Sword Radiance arrived in the blink of an eye and slammed into it head-on. Lightning exploded.
For a time, the sound of the Astral Wind and the sword's ringing seemed to drown out every sound in the world!
The folds formed by their collision caved inward toward the Pegasus. Space began to twist, and the Pegasus, which had been charging forward, had no choice but to stop.
It had fallen to the disadvantage.
The Pegasus spoke. "Human, take one of my moves!"
Yes, it could speak!
A dazzling streak of light appeared abruptly, cutting through the atmosphere as its brightness surged wildly in an instant.
It had sliced through space, creating a vast rift that rushed toward Chen Yu. And within the rift appeared... a resplendent Milky Way so brilliant it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open.
Yes, in broad daylight, a Milky Way resembling one seen at night had appeared. This was the Innate Skill it had comprehended upon breaking through to eighty thousand years-Pour the River Across the World!
"The Righteous Path Is Fraught with Hardship, the Path Winds Around, Crossing Many Passes. Sword Control-Changing Stars and Shifting Constellations!"
Chen Yu's Seven Kill Sword trembled. Sword Light crisscrossed, scattering points of Starlight.
The Starlight gleamed brilliantly, turning into countless circles that met the Milky Way. Some resisted it head-on, some circled around it, and some lay hidden. They contained several different forces, alternately hard and soft, and employed an exceedingly complex technique for directing energy.
In Chen Xiaojun's eyes, Chen Yu's swordplay was certainly graceful and striking. But when its star-bright Sword Radiance met the equally brilliant Milky Way, the sight was even more dazzling, like watching fireworks erupt at close range.
The next moment, a series of thunderous explosions burst through the Void. The resulting ripples in the Void turned every tree within a radius of several hundred meters into dust.
Fortunately, Chen Yu's Astral Wind shielded him, allowing him to watch the spectacle at ease!
Yes, he had held his ground. The Seven Kill Sword's power was indeed extraordinary.
As the dust cleared, space settled, and the two sides faced each other in silence.
The Heavenly Horse Saint King stared intently at Chen Yu as his body slowly came into view, but said nothing. There was only a faint hint of scrutiny in its gaze.
Chen Yu faced it calmly and said in a deep voice, "Heavenly Horse Saint King, I did take a Pegasus, but it fought one-on-one against my grandson."
"That Pegasus was tenacious, fearless, and full of passion. It died charging forward. It was a Warrior, and it lived up to the name of the Pegasus!"
"If you still want revenge in the future, I'll accept the challenge."
"Remember, I am the Sword Hero Chen Yu!"
After speaking, Chen Yu turned and flew away with Chen Xiaojun on his sword.
"Father!" the Horse King called out with its Intent.
The Heavenly Horse Saint King took a long, serious look at the dead Pegasus. "My child, this human Titled Douluo speaks the truth!"
"For our Pegasus Tribe, this is no stain on its honor."
"Besides, if we kept fighting, I would lose!"
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