Han Yuyao had Luo Qianqian stop for the moment, then stepped through the void, approaching the Void Sword River in midair alone.
The commotion the Ice Sword Divine Son had caused while challenging the Void Sword River not long ago had drawn quite a few sword cultivators.
After the Ice Sword Divine Son failed his challenge, some of the sword prodigies had stayed nearby to comprehend the sword.
The Void Sword River was roughly a hundred zhang wide and stretched for nearly a hundred li.
The current flowed at different speeds in every section: some surged, some flowed gently, some seethed with undercurrents, and some swirled with overlapping whirlpools...
Aquatic plants grew wildly, schools of fish swam about, and turtles and flood dragons lay dormant.
It was like a real great river!
Some sat cross-legged in the void, observing and comprehending the changes and movements of the Void Sword River;
Some rode their swords in the air, gazing from afar at one or two powerful sword intents within the Void Sword River;
There was even a white-robed youth inside the Void Sword River, wielding a green jade sword in an impenetrable dance that opened a vacuum around him.
The surrounding river currents could not get close to him at all, struck into flying spray and towering, furious waves.
But the damage this white-robed youth inflicted on the Void Sword River was extremely limited.
It was like an ant hopping about on an elephant, nowhere near enough to count as challenging the Void Sword River, which simply ignored him.
As Han Yuyao stepped onto the Void Sword River, a black-robed youth riding his sword in the distance turned to look and snorted. "You dare set foot in the Void Sword River with mere mortal realm third layer sword intent? Are you courting death?"
Han Yuyao turned a deaf ear to him and stepped straight into the Void Sword River.
At once, a nearby swirling column of water several zhang across shot into the sky with a low rumble of thunder and attacked Han Yuyao. The might it radiated made the expressions of many sword cultivators comprehending the sword nearby change drastically.
Sword intent: waterspout!
Waterspout sword intent was formed by fusing eighteen sword intents, including thundercloud sword intent, rotation sword intent, strangulation sword intent, gale sword intent, and speed sword intent. It resembled a divine dragon drawing up water.
Waterspout sword intent could draw on the forces high in the sky and beneath the water simultaneously to fight an enemy. Even sword cultivators who had comprehended mortal realm seventh layer sword intent might not escape unscathed!
"Hmph, ignore your elders' advice, and you'll suffer..."
The black-robed youth wore a mocking expression and was just about to sneer when his eyes suddenly widened. He blurted out in disbelief, "Unraveling it? How is that possible?"
Han Yuyao merely flicked her wrist. A gleam of sword light patterned with frost flashed past and sank into the most powerful part of the waterspout.
The next moment, the waterspout, which had resembled a divine dragon drawing up water, silently vanished into the void. Even the towering waves that had swept skyward with it disappeared into thin air, leaving not the slightest trace.
The black-robed youth was shocked beyond measure. He felt as though everything he knew had been overturned, and his mind went blank.
Within the Sword Ruins of Creation, unraveling even an ordinary sword intent creation was extremely difficult.
Yet this girl, who had only mastered mortal realm third layer sword intent, had actually unraveled the waterspout in the Void Sword River!
After all, the Void Sword River contained immortal sword intent!
How had she dared to unravel it?
The instant Han Yuyao unraveled the waterspout, the entire Void Sword River abruptly became still.
Still!
Completely still!
The rapidly spinning whirlpools, the gently flowing currents, the swiftly swimming schools of fish, the spray dancing in midair-everything became motionless!
The entire Void Sword River seemed to have entered a stretch of absolutely still space and time.
An instant later, the entire Void Sword River plunged into an unprecedented upheaval, like a furious dragon awakening from slumber.
Whirlpools spun violently, undercurrents surged wildly, and aquatic plants grew without restraint...
Sword intent towered into the heavens, and a terrifying sense of danger filled every corner of the Void Sword River.
"Ugh!"
The white-robed youth practicing his sword within the Void Sword River gave a muffled grunt. His entire body was instantly shaken into dust and vanished within the river.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Streaks of sword light tore across the sky, fleeing swiftly before figures emerged in the distant void, each staring toward the Void Sword River in utter shock.
They were all sword cultivators who had been comprehending the sword near the Void Sword River. Sensing its upheaval, they had immediately moved away, afraid of being caught up in it.
Only after seeing the changes in the Void Sword River clearly did the sword cultivators realize what had happened. They could not help crying out.
"Unraveling it?"
"Who dares unravel the Void Sword River?"
"Her sword intent is only at the mortal realm third layer, yet she can unravel the sword intents within the Void Sword River! Such talent is truly rare in this world!"
"What a pity she's too rash!"
"Doesn't she know that all the sword intents within the Void Sword River form a single whole? Tug one hair, and the whole body moves!"
"Unraveling any one sword intent will bring the entire Void Sword River down on her!"
"With immortal sword intent supporting it, any unraveled sword intent can regenerate unless the entire Void Sword River is unraveled!"
"If you fail to unravel an immortal sword intent creation like this, even your true body will be implicated! At best, your soul will suffer Dao wounds; at worst, it will dissipate and collapse!"
"Hmph! Even the Ice Sword Divine Son didn't dare unravel a single sword intent within the Void Sword River. Where does she get her confidence?"
"Daring to unravel the sword intents within the Void Sword River with mortal realm third layer sword intent-truly a newborn calf unafraid of tigers!"
"Anyone with even a little common knowledge about the Sword Ruins of Creation wouldn't be so rash!"
"Could she be someone without orthodox training?"
While everyone was talking, the waterspout sword intent within the Void Sword River had already regenerated.
All one hundred and sixty-eight sword intents within the Void Sword River moved in unison, engulfing Han Yuyao all at once.
Keen sword intent filled every corner of the void, with faint traces of immortal Dao resonance spreading through it.
This was the true Void Sword River!
The might the Void Sword River now displayed was many times more terrifying than when it had faced the Ice Sword Divine Son!
Han Yuyao's expression remained unchanged. Reflected by her flawless sword heart, the most minute changes in every sword intent within the Void Sword River appeared clearly in her mind.
Han Yuyao moved lightly, waving her hand with casual ease. Streaks of sword light with differing presences flew from her hand and fell into various sections of the Void Sword River.
Everyone was utterly shocked. They discovered that this girl had casually wielded more than ten kinds of sword intent, some of which were diametrically opposed!
How was that possible?
What shocked them even more came afterward. Wherever those streaks of sword light fell, everything silently crumbled and disintegrated.
Whether sword intent aquatic plants or sword intent raging waves, anything that touched this girl's sword intent shattered and vanished without warning.
In the blink of an eye, twenty or thirty kinds of sword intent within the Void Sword River had already been dismantled.
The sword intents within the Void Sword River regenerated far more slowly than they were being unraveled!
Yet Han Yuyao seemed to find this pace too slow and actually took the initiative to venture into the Void Sword River.
Han Yuyao was as composed as if strolling through a quiet courtyard. Every sword intent she casually unleashed dismantled another portion of the Void Sword River.
A few breaths later, the entire Void Sword River silently shattered in the void, leaving not the slightest trace of its existence.
Hum!
Suddenly, a pure and vast sword intent surged from where the Void Sword River had vanished and plunged straight into Han Yuyao's brow.
This sword intent seemed to have existed between heaven and earth since time immemorial, radiating an immortal, imperishable presence.
It was none other than immortal sword intent!
Han Yuyao had unraveled the Void Sword River and gained the recognition of the immortal sword intent within it!
Just then, invisible ripples suddenly spread around Han Yuyao. Her figure rapidly blurred, and she silently vanished from the Sword Ruins of Creation.