At that moment, a hundred-yard sword shadow hovered above Lu Ren's head, radiating dazzling sword light.
For a time, the entire void dimmed beneath it. All things seemed to center on the sword shadow as it emanated an astonishingly powerful aura.
Yet as it hung in the void, it felt unreal—neither wholly illusion nor wholly real, neither wholly dream nor wholly waking.
It seemed to be an existence of nothingness, apart from this space yet standing within it.
Strange runes twisted across its blade. They were ancient and vast, as though they belonged to no script of this age.
"That's... the Foremost of Ten Thousand Souls, Void of Destiny!"
The Tower Guardian Elder was stunned by the sight.
Once Ancient Martial Artists reached the Martial Emperor Realm, they awakened a Battle Soul. Battle Souls included Sword Souls, Blade Souls, Spear Souls, Halberd Souls, Fist Souls, Palm Souls, and more...
But these souls came in many kinds: fire souls, water souls, killing souls, blood souls. These were all ordinary souls.
The formidable ones included eternal souls, past souls, future souls, creation souls, Reincarnation souls, and others.
There had never been a firm verdict on which of these Battle Souls was strongest.
Almost every powerful Battle Soul could grant an Ancient Martial Artist heaven-defying combat strength.
But no one had ever questioned which soul stood foremost among ten thousand: the Void of Destiny Soul!
Of course, the Tower Guardian Elder knew about Battle Souls from ancient texts. Those texts described several kinds, but devoted nearly half their pages to the Void of Destiny Soul.
He was therefore certain that the Sword Soul Lu Ren had awakened was the Void of Destiny Soul—the Void of Destiny Sword Soul!
Just then, the Yin-Yang Twin Dragons thundered toward Lu Ren with terrifying force.
The sword