748: Chapter 749 Clash of Sword Intent

Thousands of Prodigies, unable to restrain themselves, were like a swarm of ants rushing toward honey, crashing into that radiant, lethal airspace with bloodshot eyes.

The brilliance of Immortal Arts instantly eclipsed the glow of the dao seeds. The clashing of Magic Treasures, the tearing of flesh, and the wretched howls of those being eliminated intertwined into a single cacophony.

Severed limbs and broken arms mixed with shards of Magic Treasures, falling from the sky like raindrops.

In just a few breaths, the auras of over a hundred figures abruptly extinguished. Some were blasted to death directly, while others, heavily injured and on the brink of death, crushed their life-saving talismans.

They turned into white light and were expelled from the Secret Realm, leaving behind only the dao seeds that were rapidly dimming and falling in the air, triggering a new round of frantic scrambling.

The truly top-tier Prodigies did not join this chaotic low-level slaughter immediately.

They were like falcons circling high in the Nine Heavens, coldly looking down at the chaos below. Their Divine Senses had long since locked onto the small portion of dao seeds with the densest auras and the most pure Dao Rhymes.

Those were often top-grade dao seeds containing core fragments of the Origin, their value far exceeding the ordinary. The restraints on those dao seeds were also slowly dissipating.

“Buzz—!”

The first to move was Ling Guzhou. With a slight sway of his figure, he had already appeared above the area where the dao seeds were most concentrated.

Below, countless people were fighting to the death for a single dao seed, while he looked calmly toward the center at three dao seeds floating in a triangular formation.

One was silvery-white throughout, naturally generating Sword Qi; one was crimson as fire, containing the shadow of a phoenix; one was as heavy as a mountain, permeated with the Qi of Earth Virtue.

The three dao seeds' auras pulled at each other, faintly forming a small force field that repelled other dao seeds from approaching.

Just as Ling Guzhou stepped forward to take them, another green shadow, equally fast to the extreme and carrying a grand and majestic Sword Intent, arrived in this area almost simultaneously.

Li Xuanfeng.

The two were a hundred feet apart, their gazes colliding in the Void Realm. No words were spoken, but their auras were already locked onto each other.

“I’ll take that sword seed,” Ling Guzhou spoke, his voice flat yet carrying a sense of aloofness. He was referring to the silvery-white Sword Qi dao seed.

“What a coincidence,” Li Xuanfeng’s finger lightly rubbed the hilt of his sword, a sharp curve rising at the corner of his mouth.

“I also feel that this item is destined for me.” Before his voice had even faded, the two of them moved almost at the same time!

There was no testing; from the start, it was a collision of their respective sword path true intents.

Ling Guzhou drew his sword and slashed forward. A strand of Sword Qi, condensed to the extreme, shot out silently. Wherever it passed, a thin black line was sliced into space that could not close for a long time, pointing straight at that silvery-white sword seed.

Within the Sword Qi was an isolated Sword Intent that cut through everything and stood alone, as if only this sword remained between heaven and earth.

Li Xuanfeng also slashed forward, and a cyan-white Sword Qi broke through the air. Wherever it passed, layers of space shattered, and the sword pressure forced countless Prodigies below to kneel, suffocating.

Boom—!!!

Two Peak Sword Intents crashed together!

An invisible shockwave swept in all directions. Nearby Prodigies were sent flying like stalks of straw, unable to even scream before their Divine Souls were shattered by the aftershocks of the Sword Qi.

A huge chasm was torn into the Void Realm, the wild winds howled, and the Laws wailed.

After one strike, the Sword Qi dissipated and the turmoil gradually subsided.

Li Xuanfeng’s robes trembled slightly, his aura remaining steady. Ling Guzhou stood as still as a mountain, his eyes showing not a hint of fluctuation.

Under one strike, they were actually evenly matched.

Countless Prodigies below were terrified out of their wits, not even daring to breathe.

Was this the combat power of those in the top ten of the heavenly pride list? The power of just one strike was actually this terrifying!

A draw!

A hint of surprise flashed through both their eyes simultaneously, which then turned into even stronger Battle Intent. They had met their match; a worthy opponent.

Almost at the instant before the aftershocks of the Sword Qi collision had completely vanished, both of them moved at the same time!

Ling Guzhou turned into a bolt of silver lightning, heading straight for the silvery-white sword seed and the crimson phoenix shadow dao seed.

Li Xuanfeng was not to be outdone either. His green shadow was like the wind, sweeping toward the silvery-white sword seed and the heavy Earth Virtue dao seed.

Their targets both included that silvery-white sword seed, and both were determined to get it!

“Clang!” “Buzz!”

Ling Guzhou’s fingertips emitted Sword Qi again. He wasn’t attacking Li Xuanfeng, but precisely severing the aura connection between the crimson dao seed and the other two, while a gentle force pulled it toward him.

Li Xuanfeng, on the other hand, unsheathed his long sword. A solid Sword Intent field enveloped the silvery-white sword seed and the Earth Virtue dao seed, forcibly suppressing and collecting them.

In the blink of an eye, their figures crossed.

In Ling Guzhou’s arms, there was now the crimson phoenix shadow dao seed and that heavy Earth Virtue dao seed.

While in Li Xuanfeng’s hand, he firmly held that silvery-white sword seed and another nearby Azure Wood dao seed that exuded a continuous aura of life.

Two seeds for each.

Ling Guzhou’s gaze fell on that silvery-white sword seed, then indifferently swept over Li Xuanfeng. His expression was aloof, and his tone carried a bit of arrogance:

“Your sword is barely passable.”

“Cultivate well and don’t perish too early. Next time we meet, I’ll show you what true Sword Dao is.”

As his voice fell, without waiting for Li Xuanfeng’s response, his figure swayed and he streaked across the sky like a solitary swan, disappearing into the mist on the other side of the Dao Source Valley, no longer participating in the struggle below.

Li Xuanfeng looked down at the silvery-white sword seed in his hand, which was still buzzing as if in excitement, then glanced in the direction where Ling Guzhou had disappeared, his eyes burning with Battle Intent.

He put away the two dao seeds, flicked his green robes, and also turned into a beam of sword light, flying in the opposite direction of Ling Guzhou.

The first collision between the top Sword Cultivators ended in a draw, but everyone knew this was only the beginning.

Just as the two sword masters were competing, in another area, Devilish Qi surged to the heavens!

“Jie jie jie! You are all nutrients for this seat!”

Mo Cha laughed wildly. The devilish flames around him turned into a hideous, sky-blotting giant claw. Ignoring the countless Immortal Arts and Magic Treasures attacking him from below, he forcibly thrust it into a dense cluster of dao seeds and scooped them up!

When the giant claw was retracted, three dao seeds were actually caught between its fingers!

One was pitch black as ink with dense Devilish Qi, one was crimson as if dripping blood with soaring Evil Qi, and one was gray and deathly silent, as if it could devour life.

They were all top-grade Demonic Path, slaughter, and death attributes dao seeds, perfectly matching his Cultivation Technique.

On the way back, at least a dozen attacks landed on the giant claw, causing the devilish flames to churn, but they could not shake its foundation.

Mo Cha didn’t even look at those attackers. He opened his mouth and swallowed the three dao seeds directly into his stomach, his aura instantly surging.

Laughing wildly, he rushed toward the next dense point of dao seeds. Wherever he passed, the crowd retreated, his ferocious flames unmatched for a time.

Ji Qingyi’s body flowed with Immortal Qi. She lightly raised her jade hand, and a gentle wave of Taiyin Power swept up the dao seeds flying across the sky.

Two seeds with cold and agile attributes seemed to receive a call, actively breaking away from their chaotic trajectories and flying toward her like tired birds returning to the forest.

She flicked her sleeves and collected the two seeds. One was a crystal-clear Profound Ice dao seed, and the other was a Taiyin Spirit Seed flowing with hazy moonlight.

After collecting the dao seeds, she also did not stay, her figure gradually fading away.

In other corners of the battlefield, Shen Jinghong’s sword light bloomed like a green lotus, sweeping away a Sharp Gold dao seed. Shi Jingxian was like a ghost, his spiked club smashing away several contenders as he seized two Thick Earth dao seeds.

Mu Chenyu’s Sword Qi turned into silk, skillfully fishing out a Clear Wind dao seed from the chaotic army...

The top-tier Prodigies were like the most efficient harvesters. When the chaos first began, they had already seized the most bountiful fruits and then left gracefully, leaving the even more bloody and cruel remaining struggle to those who followed.

On the edge of the battlefield, Chu Yungui looked at the dazzling dao seeds and the incredibly tragic melee in the sky. His eyes held both greed and deep wariness.

With his current state, rushing into the central area would undoubtedly be seeking death.

His gaze swept like a venomous snake, finally locking onto a relatively ordinary dao seed on the outskirts of the battlefield that was being contested by three or four people.

The highest cultivation among those people was only the Late Stage of the Immortal Lord realm. The battle had already reached a fever pitch, and everyone was injured.

An opportunity!

Chu Yungui took a deep breath, suppressed his injuries, spotted an opening, and shot out like a bolt of lightning, striking out with his sword!

The angle was tricky and the timing was precise, aiming straight for that Raging Flame dao seed while the aftershocks of the sword light enveloped the two closest people.

“Puff!”

“Ah!”

A Middle Stage Immortal Lord Cultivator was caught off guard, his shoulder pierced by the Sword Qi, falling with a scream. Another person was also struck by the Sword Qi, his offensive stalling.

Chu Yungui risked aggravating his internal injuries to forcibly accelerate. His fingers formed a claw, and he grabbed that dao seed in his hand! As the dao seed entered his hand, pure fire-attribute energy surged into his arm, giving his spirit a slight boost.

Success! Although it was only an ordinary dao seed, this was the first step for him to regain his confidence and strength!