424: The Taiyi Sword trembled as it clashed with the Taiyi Sword.

The pure white sword light shot from the tip of the taiyi sword was as thin as a hair, yet it carried an indescribable sharpness.

It sliced through everything silently, heading straight for Shen Yuanmo's face.

With a thought from Shen Yuanmo, [Insight into Origin] was activated!

In an instant, that pure white sword light was no longer a simple beam of light in his eyes.

It was woven from countless microscopic Law runes, each containing an ancient and grand dao rhyme.

It was precisely the immortal characteristic that only experts of the Mahayana Realm could touch.

The power level of this sword light had already exceeded the scope of the Hedao Realm, indeed reaching the attack level of a Half-step Mahayana.

"As expected, the Mahayana Realm has already begun to touch the mysteries of the world's Origin," Shen Yuanmo muttered to himself.

Without the slightest hesitation, he moved his mind again.

Buzz!

A dark and ancient suit of armor instantly covered his body; it was the reforged [chaos myriad dao armor].

The Chaos vortex at the armor's chest spun rapidly, and a majestic Chaos power erupted from within Shen Yuanmo.

His aura surged in an instant, rushing from the Void Return Realm into the Hedao Realm, finally stabilizing at the Hedao Middle Stage.

This power made him feel as if his body was filled with explosive force, as if a single punch could tear this world apart.

"Come, let me see just how much capability this Half-step Mahayana power has!" Shen Yuanmo shouted lowly, clenching one hand.

Buzz—!

An ancient black longsword instantly appeared in his right hand; it was the [great evolution immortal slaying sword].

The sword's body emitted a low hum, and the pitch-black crack in its center expanded like a bottomless abyss, ready to devour everything at any moment.

Shen Yuanmo swung the sword upward with a backhand, carrying Sword Qi of the Chaos Origin. In a posture that seemed to split heaven and earth, it collided violently with the pure white sword light.

There was no world-shaking explosion, no deafening roar.

There was only silent annihilation.

Shen Yuanmo's Chaos Sword Qi and the pure white sword light stalemated in the air for a moment.

It was as if two completely different Laws were canceling each other out, grinding each other away.

Finally, they both turned into nothingness, dissipating between heaven and earth.

This scene caused the Divine Souls of Jian Juechen and the other two inside the taiyi sword to roar in shock and anger.

"Impossible! This is impossible!" Jian Juechen's voice trembled with disbelief.

"You actually managed to block a Half-step Mahayana strike from the taiyi sword?!"

Jian Jiuxiao roared, "What kind of monster is this kid?! Isn't he in the Void Return Realm? How could he erupt with such power?!"

Jian Wusheng was more composed, but the shock in his tone was not lessened in the slightest.

"The armor on his body isn't right! And his aura has already reached the Hedao Middle Stage! He can actually temporarily increase his cultivation during battle?!"

Shen Yuanmo's expression remained unchanged. Having blocked this strike, he now had a good idea of what he was dealing with.

[Perfect Deduction] activated!

He muttered in his heart, and his mind began to simulate the details of that strike at high speed.

The Mahayana dao rhyme contained within the pure white sword light, that immortal characteristic.

Along with the taiyi sword's attack patterns, all were rapidly dismantled and analyzed in his mind.

"Nothing more than this," Shen Yuanmo responded calmly, with a hint of disappointment in his tone.

"The taiyi sword itself is somewhat interesting, the Materials are good, but unfortunately, the people using it are too useless."

His voice wasn't loud, yet it clearly spread throughout the entire Taiyi Sword Sect.

It even reached the ears of various top-tier forces across the Eastern Region through those shattered secret technique water mirrors.

Inside and outside the Taiyi Sword Sect, all the experts spying on this battle through secret techniques were horrified.

The Northern Dark Palace, Myriad Demon Valley, Pagoda Demon Hall, and all other top forces in the Eastern Region were now plunged into a deathly silence.

Atop the Wanfa Immortal Sect's void crossing divine boat.

Qing Xuzi and the Myriad Laws Daoist were so excited that tears filled their eyes, and their bodies trembled so violently they couldn't stand steadily.

"He blocked it! Elder Shen blocked it!" Qing Xuzi was incoherent, his voice carrying a sob.

The Myriad Laws Daoist said joyfully, "Heaven blesses our Wanfa Immortal Sect! Heaven blesses our Wanfa Immortal Sect!"

Daoist Xinghe stared intently at Shen Yuanmo's figure; his tense body finally relaxed a bit, but his eyes were still filled with solemnity.

"Good kid... you really didn't let me down," he muttered to himself.

"However, this is only the beginning. The true power of the taiyi sword is not so simple."

Inside the taiyi sword, Jian Juechen and the others were thoroughly enraged by Shen Yuanmo's "people using it are too useless" remark, and their Divine Souls began to vibrate violently.

"Arrogant! Junior, you have completely enraged us!" Jian Juechen roared.

He realized that Shen Yuanmo was no ordinary Void Return Realm Cultivator, and ordinary attacks were no longer effective.

"Junior Brothers, no need to hold back! This boy must die! Besiege him with the Sword Shadow Division method!" Jian Juechen ordered decisively.

Buzz!

The taiyi sword body erupted with a sky-piercing blood-red light, and the originally ancient sword body became eerie within that light.

The next moment, the taiyi sword split into three with a bang, transforming into three peerless sword shadows.

Each sword shadow was incredibly solid, radiating sharp Half-step Mahayana Sword Intent, besieging Shen Yuanmo from different angles in a triangular Formation.

The three sword shadows were as fast as lightning, tearing through the Void Realm and instantly sealing off all of Shen Yuanmo's paths of retreat.

A flash of excitement passed through Shen Yuanmo's eyes.

"Now this is somewhat interesting," he whispered, his figure moving like lightning as he engaged the three sword shadows in battle.

The [great evolution immortal slaying sword] in his hand hummed, and the pitch-black crack in the center of the sword seemed to come alive.

Every swing carried Chaos Sword Qi that devoured everything.

The Chaos vortex on the [chaos myriad dao armor] spun rapidly, resisting the invasion of Sword Intent from all directions.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out continuously, but with every collision, no great noise was made.

Instead, it was accompanied by the silent shattering of space and the annihilation of Laws.

Shen Yuanmo's figure wove between the three sword shadows, moving at extreme speeds and leaving behind multiple afterimages.

His attacks were domineering and direct, each sword strike containing the power of the Chaos Great Dao's Origin.

Every punch he threw carried a Physical Body force great enough to shatter space.

Under the control of Jian Juechen and the others, the three sword shadows coordinated perfectly, possessing both offense and defense.

Every one of their slashes was precise and ruthless, attempting to dismantle Shen Yuanmo's defense from every direction.

World-destroying Law aftershocks radiated in all directions, centered on Shen Yuanmo and the taiyi sword.

The Void Realm for tens of thousands of miles around shattered inch by inch under the impact of these Law aftershocks, like a fragile mirror, revealing the pitch-black void behind it.

That void also became unstable under the impact of the Laws, as if it could collapse at any moment to form a true Chaos.

Although the Taiyi Sword Sect's mountain-protecting grand Formation had collapsed, there were still residual Formation Restrictions at its mountain gate.

At this moment, these residual Restrictions also began to fail under the impact of the two terrifying forces.

Rumble—!

Peaks began to collapse one after another, and bottomless cracks spread across the earth.

The Disciples of the Taiyi Sword Sect, seeing this from afar, were all terrified out of their wits, kneeling and begging for mercy one after another.

"Is this... is this really power that a human can erupt with?"

A surviving Taiyi Sword Sect Elder, watching the figure in the air battling the three sword shadows, muttered to himself, his eyes filled with despair.

Inside the taiyi sword, Jian Juechen and the others had thought that dividing the sword shadows and fighting three-on-one would be enough to easily suppress Shen Yuanmo.

But as the battle continued, they became increasingly alarmed.

They discovered with horror that every one of Shen Yuanmo's strikes hit the taiyi sword's weak points with absolute precision.

These weak points were hidden injuries left behind when the taiyi sword severely wounded a Mahayana Devil Head a million years ago.

Even after hundreds of thousands of years of nourishment, they still existed, only being extremely difficult to detect.

But Shen Yuanmo was like he could see through the inside of the sword body; every attack was like a steel needle piercing an acupuncture point, landing precisely on these hidden injuries.

What made them even more terrified was the Chaos Law contained within Shen Yuanmo's offensive.

It was eroding the taiyi sword's body in a slow yet domineering manner.

With every collision, the rust on the taiyi sword seemed to worsen by a few degrees.

The Law structure inside the sword body was also becoming somewhat unstable under the erosion of the Chaos power.

"This kid... what the hell is he doing?" Jian Jiuxiao roared; he felt the taiyi sword's power being slowly devoured by something.

Jian Wusheng was more composed, saying in a deep voice, "He seems to be using our hands to temper himself, while also stealing the taiyi sword's Origin!"

Jian Juechen's heart sank abruptly.

"Impossible! How could he possibly do that?!" He could not accept this fact.

The taiyi sword was a lethal weapon that had been stained with Mahayana blood, containing a trace of immortal characteristics.

How could a mere Void Return Realm junior like Shen Yuanmo erode its Origin?

However, the feedback coming from the taiyi sword forced him to believe this reality.

Shen Yuanmo's Chaos Great Dao was incomparably domineering, as if it could devour and assimilate everything.

Shen Yuanmo was also somewhat surprised at this moment.

"The material of this taiyi sword is indeed quite good," he thought to himself.

"It contains a trace of immortal characteristics, as well as the dao rhyme of a Mahayana expert."

With every collision, he could absorb a trace of Mahayana-level sword dao rhyme and that immortal characteristic from the taiyi sword.

These powers were rapidly decomposed by the chaos dao embryo, transformed into pure Chaos Origin, nourishing his dao body and Divine Soul.

His [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] talent was also operating at high speed, constantly analyzing the taiyi sword's Law structure and the mysteries of the Mahayana Realm.

This kind of battle was simply a gluttonous feast for him.

"Continue!" Shen Yuanmo shouted lowly, the great evolution immortal slaying sword slashing out once more, heading straight for a weak point of one of the sword shadows.

Jian Juechen and the other two felt the pressure coming from Shen Yuanmo.

They realized that if this continued, the taiyi sword's Origin would sooner or later be completely devoured by this monster.