In a Sword Dao match, it is possible to regain some advantage.
However, if the difference in cultivation level, the most fundamental thing, is too great, then one will still be at a disadvantage in battle.
Ye Qiubai was such a person.
Especially when facing Ning Zhou's domineering Sword Intent with its sweeping and powerful strikes, one should try to avoid direct confrontation.
But...
Ye Qiubai's Sword Dao is also that of Sword of the King.
How could we possibly back down under such circumstances?
When the Ashen Fire, the Power of the Flame Origin, burns upon the Cloud Azure Sword.
Ning Zhou's face paled in shock.
He had already grasped the Sword Dao Origin, and now he had even completely comprehended the Power of the Flame Origin?
Is this something someone at the Ancestor Realm could do?
Or rather... is this a level that mere mortals in the Mortal Realm can reach?
"No matter how outstanding your talent is in the Power of Rules, the gap in cultivation realm is not so easy to bridge!" Ning Zhou shouted, his domineering Sword Intent gathering on the giant sword!
A blinding holy light emanated from the greatsword, condensing into a massive mountain that pressed down upon Ye Qiubai!
Ye Qiubai's expression was solemn as he poured the Ashen Fire into the Cloud Azure Sword.
When this sword was thrust out...
A blazing sun seemed to appear on the Cloud Azure Sword!
As the Cloud Azure Sword pierced through the blazing sun, the flames on its blade blazed brightly, and a streak of rainbow light appeared!
As the ray of sunlight collided with Ning Zhou's sacred white light...
Ye Qiubai's sword struck Ning Zhou's massive sword, which was as large as a mountain!
It only lasted for a fleeting moment.
The ground around Ye Qiubai began to crack in concentric rings!
His legs buckled abruptly, almost crushed by the immense force of the sword strike.
Ye Qiubai managed to keep his knees from bending completely, but his legs sank in as the ground collapsed.
On the other hand, the Ashen Fire on Ning Zhou's greatsword were crawling up like maggots, then like venomous snakes, they coiled around the hilt and climbed onto Ning Zhou's hands.
Ning Zhou frowned slightly, feeling the burning pain of the Ashen Fire, and retreated.
The holy white light immediately dispelled it. Looking at the burns on his hand, he turned to Ye Qiubai again and sneered, "Heh, you're the first person at the Ancestor Realm who could withstand one of my sword strikes and not only survive but also inflict some damage on me."
Blood trickled from the corner of Ye Qiubai's mouth as he pulled his feet out of the cracked ground and looked calmly at Ning Zhou.
However, he did not argue with him, but pointed his Cloud Azure Sword forward at Ning Zhou.
Within the Sword Domain, the overwhelming Sword Intent instantly condensed into a torrent of Sword Intent, surging towards Ning Zhou!
The sounds of swords echoing within the torrent of Sword Intent were like the simultaneous roars of thousands of swords, soaring straight into the sky!
It tore a huge hole in the clouds!
Feeling the torrent of Sword Intent forged through countless trials, Ning Zhou frowned slightly, let out a soft shout, and wielded his greatsword to slash forward from top to bottom!
A massive slash, carrying the force to split mountains and cleave seas, met head-on with the torrent of Sword Intent.
Wherever the slash passed, the ground cracked open to both sides.
It was as if the entire earth's crust had been split apart, forming a huge canyon.
The strike stands atop a torrent of Sword Intent.
As expected, the strike pierced directly into the torrent, cleaving the raging torrent of Sword Intent in two.
However, the torrent of Sword Intent that had been split in two began to split at this moment, dividing into thousands upon thousands of swords that shot wildly toward Ning Zhou!
Ning Zhou snorted coldly, "Such petty tricks..."
This time, Ning Zhou gripped the hilt of the greatsword with one hand and swung it out with a fierce horizontal motion.
That domineering Sword Intent, with its sweeping and powerful strikes, covered half the sky, completely deflecting the thousands upon thousands of swords.
At the same time, Ning Zhou twisted his feet, turned his body, and pointed a finger behind him.
Click!
At the same moment, a sword struck Ning Zhou's finger!
It was Ye Qiubai, wielding the Cloud Azure Sword, who launched the attack from behind while Ning Zhou was dealing with the torrent of Sword Intent!
Ning Zhou's finger, imbued with extremely pure Sword Intent, withstood Ye Qiubai's seemingly unexpected sword strike.
"To be honest, I quite admire you. If you can renounce your Mortal Realm identity, perhaps I can introduce you to the Divine Miracle Academy as an outer student, and maybe even become a member of the Divine Realm in the future."
At this point, Ning Zhou shook his head with a cold laugh, "No, your kind of Sword Dao could never be accepted into my Divine Realm."
As a sword cultivator.
Ning Zhou naturally understood sword cultivators as well.
Ye Qiubai's Sword of the King destined him to never abandon his homeland for personal gain.
If Ning Zhou's swordsmanship were to be agreed to, Ning Zhou would instead conclude that Ye Qiubai's Sword Dao was nothing special.
Ye Qiubai chuckled lightly, "Since you already know, why bother mentioning it?"
Having said that, he quickly retreated.
Ning Zhou turned around, stared at Ye Qiubai, and said, "It's just a matter of valuing talent. But if that's all you've got, then it's over."
Those watching this scene exchanged bewildered glances.
He couldn't hide the shock in his eyes.
To be honest, it's already quite astonishing that an Ancestor Realm expert could fight a Demigod Realm expert to this extent.
Moreover, Ning Zhou suffered some minor losses in these numerous clashes.
Ye Qiubai even took the lead in the attack for a time, although it did not have any substantial effect.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiubai nodded slightly.
With a clap of his hands, the Geng Metal Sword Case appeared in front of Ye Qiubai.
He clapped his hands together, and the sword case opened to both sides.
One of the swords slashed at Ning Zhou from different directions.
"Oh? A treasure of swords? And then what? Apart from the Cloud Azure Sword, what use are the other swords you have?" Ning Zhou waved his greatsword to defend against the flying swords, his expression calm, seemingly without any pressure.
Watching this scene from a distance, Tan Zongzhao said gravely, "There's no way we can defeat Ning Zhou like this. What is Brother Ye thinking?"
Mu Ziqing, standing to the side, smiled and said, "Trust him. Besides... he hasn't used his trump card yet."
Hidden cards?
Tan Zongzhao might not know.
Mu Ziqing had met him several times.
Azure Cloud Sword.
At this moment, a sheathed longsword appeared in Ye Qiubai's hand.
The scabbard had some bronze rust spots, and it looked like an ordinary sword, nothing more than an old one.
However, from the moment this sword was drawn...
Some people of lower cultivation levels might not have noticed anything, but a small number of people of higher cultivation levels were startled.
Ning Zhou faced Ye Qiubai directly, and his expression changed drastically upon seeing the sword!
Although the sword did not emit any aura.
However, around its scabbard, Sword Dao of the most fundamental power of swordsmanship flowed.
Moreover, with his own strength, he simply couldn't see what the sword inside the scabbard looked like!
Ye Qiubai gently stroked the scabbard.
It's been a long time since I've used it...
He then looked at Ning Zhou, gripping the scabbard with one hand and the hilt with the other, and said calmly, "Since you think the previous swords weren't high enough, then take a look... and see if this sword is high enough."