Just as the Netherdark Dragon Venerable was puzzling over the meaning of Ye Wushuang's words.
An incomparably brilliant light suddenly burst from the All Under Heaven Sword.
The Sword Qi throughout this expanse of heaven and earth actually converged like a tide, rushing toward this place.
Ten thousand swords circled once again, and ten thousand rays of swordlight flared!
Even outside the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm, extraordinary phenomena appeared one after another.
The heavens split, and the sun and moon lost their color!
Every major faction waiting outside looked astonished. Never before had such a powerful presence spilled out of the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm.
Nor had anything within ever triggered extraordinary phenomena outside.
The elders leading the various factions all pondered.
"Could... could this be a sign of an imperial weapon emerging?"
"It must be our clan's genius! Their overwhelming strength has resonated with the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm."
"Could there be a peerless expert inside the secret realm?"
The Heavenly Book of All Things flipped its pages, and the mysterious sword phantom obtained from signing in also appeared.
Within the secret realm, a sword phantom stretched across the sky.
A closer look revealed that this sword phantom actually took the shape of the All Under Heaven Sword.
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable stared fixedly at that sword phantom.
Everyone within the secret realm also noticed this sudden disturbance.
Just as everyone stared in shock at the scene that had suddenly appeared.
A figure slowly stepped out of the sword phantom!
Across the earth, ten thousand swords rang out in unison!
At that moment, sword after sword left its sheath of its own accord, their blades pointing toward that figure.
Like subjects beholding their sovereign, they paid homage with the utmost reverence.
Endless Sword Intent surged into the sky, forming a stairway to welcome that figure's arrival.
That towering figure slowly walked onto the stairway of Sword Intent.
Then the figure took a step down, appearing before everyone's eyes!
Everyone instinctively raised their heads to look at him. The instant they clearly saw his true face-
Heaven and earth abruptly fell silent!
It was actually!
The Great Emperor of Eternal Night!
Ye Muxi!
"Eternal Night-!!!"
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable's hysterical voice rang out.
At that moment, his indifferent demeanor vanished, his face filled with astonishment and disbelief.
The Old Gravekeeper also departed from his usual manner. His expression grew excited, and tears actually streamed down his face. "Master... it's Master!"
At those words, the deathly silent crowd below erupted.
Everyone trembled, clenching their fists tightly.
They knew they were saved!
Those who had already fallen into despair exclaimed excitedly, "It's... the Great Emperor of Eternal Night!"
"It really is the Great Emperor! Did he come because he sensed the Netherdark Dragon Venerable's slaughter?"
"Hahaha, I knew it! Let's see how this dragon struts around now! No one can do anything to a Great Emperor of our Human Race!"
A Great Emperor could be called the object of countless people's faith.
The earlier atmosphere of despair was torn apart. The feeling of surviving a calamity washed over them, and countless eyes brimmed with hot tears.
Below, Xie Qianli also said blithely, "I actually got to see a Great Emperor!"
"From now on, I'll boast to everyone when I go out! Have you seen a Great Emperor? Have you seen a Great Emperor?"
Beside him, Nie Qingcheng helplessly patted his head, telling him to shut up.
Ye Wushuang smiled broadly. "Welcome back, Senior."
The crowd below also roared and shouted, overcome with excitement.
"Welcome back, Great Emperor of Eternal Night!"
"Great Emperor, please destroy this demonic dragon!"
Hearing everyone's cries, Ye Muxi responded, "I'm here. I've always been here!"
Ye Muxi turned toward Ye Wushuang, his face filled with gratification. "Young man, you truly are exceptional."
"Had your righteousness not awakened my All Under Heaven Sword and stirred the wisp of divine sense I left within its blade, I fear I would never have seen daylight again."
Ahead, the Netherdark Dragon Venerable roared furiously, "Eternal Night, why does your ghost keep haunting me?!"
This Supreme of the Desolate Realm had already lost his composure.
Ye Muxi also spoke sharply. "Netherdark Dragon Venerable, this is your destiny!"
"Your life will inevitably fall because of me, and be severed by me!"
Ye Wushuang raised his swordlike brows slightly. "Someone's getting anxious, but I won't say who."
Ye Wushuang tossed the All Under Heaven Sword toward Ye Muxi, and it flew into his hand of its own accord.
Holding the All Under Heaven Sword, Ye Muxi spoke.
"Young man, having gained my All Under Heaven Sword's recognition, you are now my inheritor."
"Next, I will demonstrate this All Under Heaven Sword's various divine abilities and powers for you."
"Watch closely! Learn well! My disciple from ten thousand years in the future."
Ye Wushuang also cupped his hands and bowed, nodding in acknowledgment.
He knew that this might be the last time this Great Emperor of Eternal Night wielded a sword.
The responsibility of a Great Emperor compelled Ye Muxi to burn himself out in battle, even with only a wisp of divine sense remaining!
This Great Emperor of Eternal Night intended to use his final wisp of divine sense to destroy this demonic dragon!
The All Under Heaven Sword left its sheath. Ye Muxi flew forward, sword in hand, charging at the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
This time, Ye Muxi was merely a wisp of divine sense. The Netherdark Dragon Venerable had also only just revived, with no blood Qi and less than one ten-thousandth of his strength remaining.
Their duel played out once more after ten thousand years!
"First divine ability of the All Under Heaven Sword: Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage!"
Ten thousand swords within the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm rang in unison, stabbing toward the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable summoned Netherworld Qi to resist, but it was still pierced through, flying sword after flying sword knocking off his scales.
"Second divine ability of the All Under Heaven Sword: One Sword Suppresses the World!"
The All Under Heaven Sword unleashed layer upon layer of Sword Qi, trapping the Netherdark Dragon Venerable in place.
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable flailed his dragon claws wildly, yet still could not break free of the seal, remaining suppressed where he was.
"Third divine ability of the All Under Heaven Sword: Ten Thousand Swords Return to One!"
Ten thousand swords condensed into a single enormous sword, thrusting straight toward the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable met the incoming enormous sword and was driven back, his entire body covered in blood.
"The All Under Heaven Sword's ultimate profound meaning!"
"Ten Thousand Swords Descend upon the Mortal World, annihilating all evil!"
Ye Muxi charged down with the All Under Heaven Sword in hand, directly engaging the Netherdark Dragon Venerable in close combat!
Watching Ye Muxi battle the Netherdark Dragon Venerable, Ye Wushuang also reaped abundant gains, becoming familiar with many divine abilities of the Dao of the Sword.
Witnessing experts of this level fight firsthand was a privilege even the prodigies of Emperor Clans could scarcely enjoy, as though one were comprehending the very source of the Great Dao.
Ye Muxi slashed down again and again, sword phantoms filling the sky as they fell upon the Netherdark Dragon Venerable.
He let out venomous, twisted roars, like a wild beast struggling after being driven into a dead end.
Ye Wushuang also gained a sudden insight. "So this is what Ten Thousand Swords Descend upon the Mortal World means. No flashy tricks at all, just ten thousand slashes delivered by sheer force. No matter what evil demon it is, it can be destroyed."
The Netherdark Dragon Venerable roared, his dragon body colliding with the sword again and again.
In the end, the Netherdark Dragon Venerable's scales and dragon blood flew everywhere, and even his Dao foundation was hacked apart by sheer force.
"Today, even if I must burn away all my flesh and blood, I will make certain you perish here!" Already crazed, the Netherdark Dragon Venerable roared.
His physical body actually began to crumble, his dragon scales shattering, the blood essence within him burning, and his divine soul also beginning to dissipate.
This Netherdark Dragon Venerable burned everything he had in exchange for a strike at his peak strength, clearly intending to perish together with everyone present.
"Eternal Night, this time, let's see whether there are still sword cultivators under heaven who can lend you their swords!" Only savagery and madness remained in the Netherdark Dragon Venerable's voice.
Ye Muxi handed the All Under Heaven Sword to Ye Wushuang, and the sword phantom shaped like the All Under Heaven Sword came into Ye Muxi's hand.
Ye Muxi's body of divine sense had already begun to turn illusory. He, too, was about to unleash his final sword strike.
"This time, I have no need to borrow swords from the sword cultivators under heaven."
"I need only a single strand of Sword Qi!"
Above the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm, the void split apart, shattering to reveal a black hole.
On the other side of the black hole was the time and space of ten thousand years ago.
Standing outside the imperial palace was none other than the eldest princess of the Heavenly Radiance Imperial Dynasty from ten thousand years ago, and the Great Emperor of Eternal Night's beloved-Yun Chenxi!
Yun Chenxi gazed toward the sky. Her eyes seemed to cross the years and see Ye Muxi as he was today.
Ye Muxi also looked into the black hole, gazing at her from afar.
They gazed at each other, with only longing remaining.
A tear fell from Yun Chenxi's eye. Holding the All Under Heaven Sword in her arms, she unleashed a strand of Sword Qi.
Ye Muxi also revealed a smile and moved to meet that strand of Sword Qi.
This time, only a single strand of Sword Qi came.
A strand of Sword Qi that crossed the long river of time!
A strand of Sword Qi from the Great Emperor of Eternal Night's beloved!
A strand of Sword Qi that came for love!
This sword strike could break through the years and slay a heavenly dragon!
"My disciple, it seems the destiny of ending the Netherdark Dragon Venerable has fallen upon us!"
"Let us unleash this sword strike together!"
Ye Muxi drew over that strand of Sword Qi and came to Ye Wushuang's side. Ye Wushuang understood without needing words, and the two flew into the void together.
Ye Muxi smiled at Ye Wushuang as Sword Qi curled around the All Under Heaven Sword.
The two shouted at the same time and unleashed a sword strike!
The Great Emperor of Eternal Night's figure seemed to overlap with Ye Wushuang's!
"I have a sword that can slay a heavenly dragon!"