294: Challenge Incarnation

"Soul Domain?! How is that possible?!"

Bi Yao, who had been nervously watching the Legacy light sphere, instantly had a face filled with extreme shock!

She cried out in surprise, her small hand suddenly pointing,

A jade-green light barrier instantly enveloped the One Zhang radius around Yao Delong, isolating the spread of the terrifying fluctuations.

"How long has it been?! Not even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! He actually... actually comprehended the 'Soul Domain' directly?!"

Bi Yao's emerald eyes were wide and round, her small mouth slightly agape, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before her.

This "Soul Domain" is one of the core Secret Arts of the Heart Sword Without Trace Nascent Soul Stage chapter that is most difficult to master,

requiring extremely deep comprehension of both the Heart Sword and one's own Sword Domain to achieve initial Fusion!

Back then, the Master only fully comprehended it after achieving the Soul Transformation Breakthrough! This boy... is he a monster?!

Inside the Legacy Space, Yao Delong felt the transformation of the Heart Sword within his body and the sense of control over the "Nirvana Soul Domain,"

and his eyes erupted with an unprecedented light of confidence!

"Now is the time!"

With a shift in his thoughts, Battle Intent boiled in his Sea of Consciousness,

and he actively issued a challenge to the Nascent Soul Incarnation of the Nirvana Sword Venerable!

Buzz!

The empty sword-eyes of the green-robed Incarnation instantly locked onto Yao Delong. Without a word, it raised its hand and pointed into the Void Realm!

Clang—!

A strand of Nirvana Sword Intent, purely constructed and condensed to the extreme,

a nearly transparent gray Heart Sword, instantly shot out from its body!

Silent and swift as lightning, carrying the deathly still Concept of extinguishing all vitality, it stabbed directly toward the center of Yao Delong's brows!

This sword strike was pure, direct, and without flourish,

yet it pushed the Heart Sword's characteristics of "Speed," "Accuracy," "Ruthlessness," and "Nirvana" to the absolute limit!

"Excellent!" A sharp light burst from Yao Delong's eyes, and his thoughts shifted as well!

Buzz!

The Severing Heart Sword, entirely black and wrapped in crimson-gold flowing light, bravely met the attack!

Upon the sword body, the Intents of Severing and Burning Destruction intertwined,

and it carried a newfound Domain suppression force aimed specifically at the Divine Soul!

Clang—!

The two invisible Heart Swords violently collided in the Void Realm!

There was no deafening clang of metal; only a silent,

terrifying mental storm—powerful enough to tear apart the Divine Souls of ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators—suddenly erupted!

The Void Realm itself seemed to be twisted by these two streams of ultimate Sword Intent!

The gray Heart Sword was deathly silent and cold, like Ten Thousand Years of Black Ice, constantly eroding and freezing the opponent's will!

The black Heart Sword brought Burning Destruction and Annihilation, like World-Burning Fierce Flames, frantically scorching and dissolving the opponent's Sword Intent!

The two Heart Swords were like two intertwined, battling Dragons, shuttling, colliding, and strangling each other at high speed in the Void Realm!

Every clash erupted with heart-stopping ripples of Sword Intent!

Yao Delong was fully focused, displaying the Heart Sword control techniques of the "Mastery" Realm to the fullest!

The Incarnation of the Sword Heart True Man possessed equally exquisite sword moves; every strike aimed directly at a vital point,

perfectly demonstrating the Heart Sword's characteristics of trickery, swiftness, and penetration!

For a moment, sword light crisscrossed, and it was impossible to distinguish who held the advantage!

"Such exquisite sword moves! As expected of the Incarnation of an Ancient Great Power!"

Yao Delong praised inwardly, but at the same time, he keenly discovered the opponent's "defect"—

This Incarnation had not deployed the "Nirvana Soul Domain"!

Clearly, what was being simulated now was the state of the Sword Heart True Man during the Nascent Soul Stage, before he had comprehended the Fusion of the Sword Domain!

"An opportunity!" A fierce light flashed in Yao Delong's eyes!

"Nirvana Soul Domain—Activate!"

Buzz!

Centered on him, the invisible, strange fluctuation, which fused the dual Sword Intents of Burning Destruction and Annihilation,

instantly expanded, completely enveloping the space within a ten-zhang radius!

A terrifying suppressive force targeting the Divine Soul, like an invisible swamp,

suddenly descended upon the Incarnation of the Nirvana Sword Venerable!

The gray Heart Sword, which had been rapidly shuttling, suddenly stalled!

It seemed to have sunk into viscous glue, its speed sharply reduced!

Within the Incarnation's empty sword-eyes, a subtle sense of "stagnation" also seemed to flash!

This "Nirvana Soul Domain" was effective even against an Incarnation purely constructed from Sword Intent and rules!

It interfered with the operation of its Heart Sword and suppressed the purity of its Sword Intent!

"Now! burning silence—Severing Soul!"

Yao Delong seized this once-in-a-lifetime opening, his thoughts moving like lightning!

The Nascent Soul in his Dantian erupted with dazzling light! The black Heart Sword outside instantly surged in power!

Crimson-gold fierce flames fiercely burned upon the sword body,

the Sword Intents of Severing and Burning Destruction were pushed to the extreme, incorporating the suppressive force of the "Nirvana Soul Domain"!

Whoosh—!

The black Heart Sword transformed into a destructive black streak tearing through the Void Realm, its speed several times faster than before!

Taking advantage of the moment the gray Heart Sword was suppressed by the Domain and its movement lagged,

with an unstoppable momentum, it fiercely slashed down onto the spine of the gray Heart Sword!

Crack—!

A crisp sound, as if a Soul had shattered!

The gray Heart Sword, composed purely of Nirvana Sword Intent,

was actually severed by Yao Delong's Heart Sword!

With its Heart Sword severed, the Incarnation of the Nirvana Sword Venerable violently shuddered,

its blurry figure instantly became extremely unstable, as if ready to dissipate at any moment!

"Sever!" How could Yao Delong miss this chance for a decisive kill? His thoughts shifted again!

The Heart Sword did not pause, carrying the lingering power of Annihilation,

appearing before the Incarnation as if teleporting, piercing its heart with one strike!

Pfft!

The Incarnation's figure shattered instantly like broken Glazed Glass,

transforming into countless fragments of Sword Intent sparkling with crystalline light!

These fragments did not dissipate; instead, like fireflies drawn by a magnet,

they formed a brilliant stream of light that instantly disappeared into the center of Yao Delong's brows, integrating into his Sea of Consciousness!

Boom—!!!

A vast, pure torrent of comprehension, seemingly containing the True Concept of the Dao of the Sword Origin, violently exploded in Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness!

This was the Sword Heart True Man's comprehension of Heart Sword Without Trace and the Peak of the Dao of the Sword during his Nascent Soul Stage!

It was a supreme gift that transcended written records and pointed directly to the Great Dao!

Yao Delong instantly became immersed in it!

He felt as if he had become that Ancient Sword Venerable, spending endless years,

repeatedly condensing his Heart Sword, comprehending the Nirvana True Concept, battling powerful enemies,

honing his sword edge on the brink of life and death... countless insights, techniques, and Concepts regarding the sword,

were branded deep into his Soul!

His own Sword Intent, nourished by this comprehension,

was like Divine Iron thrown into a furnace, undergoing the most thorough tempering and sublimation!

becoming purer, more condensed, and sharper!

The "Nirvana Soul Domain," which was originally just a prototype, rapidly perfected and stabilized,

although its range did not expand, its suppressive and destructive power increased severalfold!

Within the Domain, the power of his Heart Sword soared!

His Dao of the Sword Realm was undergoing a complete, fundamental transformation!

He took a solid step forward from "Mastery" toward the legendary Realm of "Flawless Sword Heart"!

Outside the Legacy Stone Platform, Bi Yao was already dumbfounded, her small mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

"He... he severed the Master's Heart Sword Projection... and... and successfully absorbed the Master's Dao of the Sword comprehension..."

She muttered to herself, her emerald eyes filled with extreme shock and unbelievable ecstasy,

"He succeeded! He really succeeded! And... with a crushing victory! This... this is simply..."

She looked at Yao Delong, who was sitting cross-legged on the stone platform with his eyes closed, radiating increasingly terrifying,

and increasingly pure Sword Intent. The last trace of doubt on her small face completely vanished,

replaced by an almost reverent excitement.

"Master... the successor you have been waiting for... has finally... appeared!"