"What's going on?" At that moment, everyone on the riverbank suddenly sensed a tremor. Even the earth was shaking.
A thunderous boom left everyone stunned.
High in the sky, a Human Emperor Seal struck down, and the Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage abruptly flashed forward.
Swords flew out of the Ten Thousand Swords River, following Ye Wushuang.
Ye Wushuang glanced at them, then continued charging forward without paying the flying swords any heed.
The disciples of the various factions watching nearby were already dumbstruck.
He could clear the trial like this? Then what did their cautious, step-by-step probing amount to?
Even the Gravekeeper Elder inside the Sword Heart Tomb felt his mouth twitch at the sight of this ferocious display.
Wait, was this right?
In the blink of an eye, Ye Wushuang charged past five hundred steps. The scene was utterly terrifying.
Swords filled the sky, and all manner of sword intents flooded the void. Even heaven and earth were shaking.
Sensing the might behind him, Ye Wushuang did not turn back. He smiled calmly.
"Since this is the Ten Thousand Swords River, how dull would it be to challenge the swords one by one? Today, let me see what it looks like when all ten thousand of you emerge together."
Even Ye Jinghong's expression abruptly changed.
"The Heavenly Son intends to face every sword in the Ten Thousand Swords River at once."
The sight made those around them realize the Heavenly Son's intentions as well.
"Holy shit, he's going this big? Taking them all on at once?"
"Heavens, I struggled so much against just one sword, but this Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage is going to face ten thousand swords alone?"
"To think someone could cross the Ten Thousand Swords River like this. I can't imagine how many times harder this is than crossing it normally."
Seeing Ye Wushuang's blood-stirring feat, the entire crowd instantly erupted.
Only Ye Yanling and Ye Kongling remained unchanged in expression, gazing at him in a daze.
"You've never witnessed the Heavenly Son's grace, so naturally, you don't understand his strength."
In an instant, Ye Wushuang took that final step!
Ye Wushuang appeared at the thousand-step mark, at the end of the sea.
At that moment, all the divine swords within the Ten Thousand Swords River emerged, filling the skies and descending from above.
What a sight of ten thousand swords paying homage!
With the swords surrounding him, Ye Wushuang closed his eyes tightly, sensing their myriad sword intents.
At that moment, Ye Wushuang seemed to enter a world containing nothing but swords.
One Dao of the Sword after another was ground away as Ye Wushuang continually pondered what his own Dao of the Sword should be.
Human Emperor Qi gathered into a longsword in Ye Wushuang's hand.
With the longsword in hand, he forcibly suppressed those myriad Sword Daos, one strike at a time.
Suddenly, Ye Wushuang's eyes snapped open.
"My Dao of the Sword shall naturally stand at the pinnacle of all Daos of the Sword, suppressing every All Under Heaven Sword and ruling over them all."
"My Unrivaled Sword Dao shall be the king of Sword Daos. All myriad Sword Daos shall honor me as supreme."
The Unrivaled Sword Dao, unrivaled under heaven.
Thus, the Unrivaled Sword Dao, which would reign supreme throughout the ages to come and which only Ye Wushuang would ever cultivate, was complete!
Staring at Ye Wushuang, whose figure had long vanished amid the surrounding swords, the onlookers spoke in utter astonishment.
"This Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage went so big-he hasn't gotten himself killed playing around, has he?"
"Wait, look! What's that?" One person's voice faltered slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Dazzling light flared as a colossal sword formed from Human Emperor Qi burst through the encirclement, driving all ten thousand swords aside.
A figure like an immortal banished from the heavens stood proudly in the sky.
"This Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage actually did it..."
Everyone watched Ye Wushuang high above, gazing up at his bearing in that moment.
Having witnessed Ye Wushuang's strength, the ten thousand repelled swords actually approached him again, one after another.
They had all been won over by Ye Wushuang and begged to follow him.
Yet as they drew close to Ye Wushuang, each withdrew of its own accord, not daring to act presumptuously again, and returned beneath the Ten Thousand Swords River.
At that moment, everyone realized a terrifying truth!
After sensing Ye Wushuang's presence, the swords beneath the Ten Thousand Swords River...
Had all deemed themselves unworthy of this Heavenly Son and withdrawn!
A cultivator instantly collapsed against the person beside him.
"Comparing yourself to others really can infuriate you to death. I begged everyone under the sun just to gain one sword's recognition, and it wouldn't even give me the time of day."
"But before this Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage, even ten thousand swords felt too lowly to be worthy of following him."
At that moment, Ye Wushuang stood upon the void, but his thoughts were entirely focused on the Heavenly Book of All Things within his dantian.
The Heavenly Book of All Things turned a page, forming a Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage Diagram.
The sleeping book spirit awakened. "Wushuang, my boy, your Brother Book has displayed his divine might again. You could say you're now free to comprehend the legacies of all ten thousand swords."
All the sword intents of the ten thousand swords he had just defeated, along with the legacies of their king sword spirits...
Had actually all been imprinted on this page by the Heavenly Book of All Things.
Once he achieved success in comprehending them, he could even manifest ten thousand swords to surround him and serve him, recreating today's magnificent scene.
This was underhanded beyond belief. He had freeloaded his way straight into Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source!
Even Ye Wushuang could not help marveling at the power of this Heavenly Book of All Things from his mother's side of the family.
It was not even pretending anymore, just openly using cheats.
Inside the Sword Heart Tomb, the Gravekeeper Elder had also lost his initial composure, revealing a rare trace of astonishment.
"Good grief. This white-haired brat... even Master in his youth probably didn't possess such bearing."
The Gravekeeper Elder had followed the Sword Emperor for many years and witnessed countless geniuses.
Yet even he was shocked by the strength Ye Wushuang displayed.
If he knew this was only the tip of the iceberg of an avatar's strength, and that even this avatar had yet to exert its full strength, who knew what he would think?
High in the sky, Ye Wushuang withdrew from the Heavenly Book of All Things and returned to his senses. With one hand behind his back, he descended through the air.
His graceful figure was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the female cultivators present, never to be erased.
"My only regret is that I met you so late."
"Love runs deep as water, yet alas, deep affection meets a shallow bond of fate."
"From now on, I'll grow my hair long only for the Heavenly Son of the Ye Lineage."
"I am in pain, yet fortunate. How fortunate I am to witness his grace today, and how painful it is that I cannot stand beside him."
The female cultivators all sank into sorrow over being unable to have Ye Wushuang.
Looking at this suddenly mournful atmosphere, Xie Qianli grimaced and could not help shivering.
"Why do I suddenly feel an intense wave of resentment coming?"
Even the normally aloof Nie Qingcheng revealed a rare hint of a woman's softer demeanor, staring at that figure in a daze.
Lost in thought, Nie Qingcheng did not even notice when Ye Wushuang returned to the Ye Lineage's group.
Ye Wushuang quietly appeared behind Nie Qingcheng and lightly patted her fair shoulder, startling her so badly that she nearly stumbled into his arms.
"Little Phoenix, were you stunned by how handsome I am? Have you fallen for me?" Ye Wushuang teased Nie Qingcheng.
Without thinking, Nie Qingcheng murmured softly, "Yes..."
Only to find that Ye Wushuang had already disappeared and returned to his two beautiful maidservants.
He laughed as he admired Ye Yanling's long legs while pinching Ye Kongling's adorable cheek.
"Well? Isn't your Heavenly Son handsome?"
Ye Kongling ran away shyly. "Heavenly Son, how could you pinch my cheek like that?"
"Little bastard, flirting with flowers and grasses everywhere," Nie Qingcheng snorted coldly.
Having just escaped that chilly atmosphere filled with resentment, Xie Qianli approached Nie Qingcheng, only for a wave of heat to suddenly wash over him, giving him another ominous premonition.
Looking at the indignant Nie Qingcheng beside him, he forced a smile uglier than crying, terrified that she would vent her anger on him and roast him again.
Seriously, who had offended this lady now?!