Deep within the Sword Forest, the Sword Intent is as vast as the sea, and ten thousand swords resound in unison.
The Triple Crown King stood there, his entire being like a sword.
He didn't need to draw his sword, because he himself was the sword. The Law of the Sword Dao surrounding him had solidified into a tangible form, like a layer of armor woven from invisible blades, making his figure appear both blurry and sharp, as if looking at him for too long would cut one's eyeballs.
" Triple Crown King!"
"They're the Triple Crown King!"
"He's a ruthless figure who swept across three eras! He topped the Heavenly Pride Ranking three times, and it's said that he once single-handedly cleaved through the outer perimeter of the entire Immortal Ancient Ruins with just his sword!"
"This old monster isn't dead yet? He's still alive?"
" The Immortal Ancient Ruins are about to get lively!"
"No wonder he dared to provoke the Lin family's imperial son even though he knew the Lin Clan son had just killed Long Aotian."
" The Triple Crown King versus the Son of God... what a scene..." A cultivator swallowed hard. "When gods fight, mortals suffer."
Do you think the imperial prince is his match?
Someone hesitated for a moment, then shook their head. "It's hard to say... The Emperor's son is indeed very strong, defeating Mid Great Saint from the Late Quasi-Saint Realm; he's truly a prodigy."
"But this Triple Crown King... he's at the Peak Great Sage Realm!"
Some cultivators clicked their tongues in amazement. He was someone who had reached the threshold of becoming Sage King! Moreover, he had lived longer than anyone else present, and his foundation was incredibly profound!
"You say I'm not worthy to wield this sword embryo?"
Lin Fan tilted his head, his gaze taking in the Sword Dao master before him with great interest.
The Triple Crown King, expressionless, said, "Whether you're worthy or not isn't for me to decide... it is!"
He pointed to the dark red sword embryo floating above the Sword Forest: "It has waited for me for three eras!"
"Every time I come, it vibrates, as if calling to me."
"But it seemed to hesitate, unwilling to acknowledge me as its master... In all my years, I have never been rejected by a sword. No one in this world but me is worthy of its acknowledgment!!"
His tone was full of confidence.
Lin Fan smiled, "Really?"
He strode towards the sword embryo.
The Triple Crown King didn't stop him, simply saying, "You can't lift it? You're welcome to try!"
Boom!
An extremely violent Sword Intent exploded from the sword embryo, like a ferocious beast that had been imprisoned for thousands of years finally smelling the scent of flesh and blood, and pounced madly on Lin Fan.
The Sword Intent was so fierce that even the Triple Crown King's pupils constricted.
The cultivators who hadn't gone far from the outer edge of the Sword Forest retreated in unison, their faces deathly pale. "Holy crap, that sword embryo is so ferocious! Even from this distance, I feel like my soul is about to be shattered by the Sword Qi!"
"No wonder the Triple Crown King couldn't take it away in three eras!"
"Touching this stuff is tantamount to waiting to die! Whoever touches it will die!"
"Can the imperial prince withstand it?"
"Carry my ass! Look at that Sword Qi... that's something even Sage couldn't withstand!"
However.
Then Lin Fan turned his head to look at the dark red sword embryo floating above the black broken sword, and spoke only two words.
"Sword... come!!!"
He didn't use any magic, no laws, and didn't even raise his voice much; he simply said it in a calm and even tone.
But in that instant...
The swords in the entire Sword Forest hummed in unison. Countless swords stuck in the ground, whether they were ancient swords covered in rust or divine swords as smooth as jade, whether they were large or small, whether they came from a clear or dark origin, all emitted the same sound at the same moment.
It is a hum of submission.
Immediately afterwards, thousands of sword cries rose simultaneously, transforming into a mighty sword roar that pierced the sky, exploding with a deafening roar above this Sword Forest that had been silent for countless years.
"Boom!"
The broken sword stuck deep within the Sword Forest swords suddenly shattered.
The black broken sword that had suppressed the sword embryo for countless ages split in two, and dark red light gushed out from the crack, carrying an ancient and ultimate Law of the Sword Dao.
"Buzz!"
The Nameless Sword Embryo soared into the sky, the dark red patterns on its surface swirling wildly, like a True Dragon that had been imprisoned for too long finally breaking free of its chains.
It hovered in the air for a moment, and then...
It flew to Lin Fan's side and hovered three inches above his palm, emitting a soft sword cry.
It's as if it's saying, "You've come; I've been waiting for you for a long time."
The Triple Crown King's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints. "Impossible."
He murmured, his voice cracking for the first time. "I came three times, and it... it never responded. You called out once, and it came out? It just like that, it's bound to me?"
Lin Fan glanced down at the Nameless Sword Embryo that was quietly floating above his palm, then casually clenched it in his hand.
"It seems everything was just wishful thinking on your part..."
In fact, as soon as Lin Fan stepped into the Sword Forest, he sensed an extremely strong summoning intent!
It was none other than the Nameless Sword Embryo!
The Triple Crown King's face darkened completely. "Enough!"
He stopped wasting words.
With a raised hand, his fingertips came together like a sword, and the Law of the Sword Dao emanating from his body soared into the sky, condensing into a dark golden sword light in that instant. It was as thin as a hair, yet it caused the entire Sword Forest to tremble violently.
"This is a sword technique I mastered when I achieved the Triple Crown King Triple Crown King."
His voice became low and solemn, as if reciting an ancient incantation. "No one in this era is worthy of me wielding this sword, you are the first!!"
"I'd like to see if you're qualified to have the sword embryo recognize you as its master!"
The moment he finished speaking, he drew his sword.
There was no gathering of power, no starting stance, and not even a hint of sword intent.
A burst of sword light erupted, a dark gold light imbued with the ultimate sharpness of the Law of the Sword Dao bursting forth from the scabbard, instantly slicing through the void and striking towards Lin Fan's brow.
quick.
It was so fast that even the void couldn't react.
But Lin Fan made a move.
That sword strike was terrifying.
All the cultivators present simultaneously felt their souls tremble.
A Peak Sage expert immediately knelt down, clutching his head in his hands, his face filled with terror. "That sword... I couldn't even see it! What level of Sword Dao was that?"
"The ultimate Law of the Sword Dao."
Someone said in a trembling voice, "The foundation of the Triple Crown King across three eras is all contained in this one sword strike! This one sword strike can easily obliterate a Saint Sage King!"
Everyone was thinking the same thing... Imperial Prince, can you catch him?
He simply raised his right hand, his middle and index fingers together, forming a sword shape, then bent down as if grasping an invisible hilt, and drew his sword.
" Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique "
This sword strike had no light, no wind, and no unusual celestial phenomena.
Only a very thin and faint arc of light traced from his fingertips, like the quietest shooting star in the night sky, without any dramatic display, yet it had already pierced through the cracks of time.
The moment the two sword lights collided, the entire Sword Forest fell into a brief, deathly silence.
A shockwave visible to the naked eye exploded from the point of impact, spreading wildly outward in a ring. Ancient swords within a radius of a thousand feet were uprooted and tumbled in the wind, flying into the distance.
The sword of the Triple Crown King shattered.
It didn't break; it shattered into countless dark golden fragments, like an inverted meteor shower, falling and dissipating before Lin Fan.