753: Chapter 754 Annihilation of the Thunder Swamp

Beneath the Slaughtering Heaven Sword Mountain in the east.

Ling Guzhou stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at that illusory Slaughtering Heaven Great Sword.

He already had several top-grade dao seeds in his possession, but he didn't even look at them, silently sensing the extremely violent Slaughtering Heaven Sword Intent emanating from the great sword.

"Severing Heaven, Slaughtering Earth, Severing Emotions, Only Me... this sword dao is seventy percent compatible with my own Dao."

"The remaining thirty percent is too heavy with hostility and baleful intent; I must use my solitude to transform its slaughter, taking its essence and discarding the dross."

After saying this, he no longer hesitated and took a step forward, his figure merging into the soaring Sword Qi and disappearing.

He entered the core of the Legacy trial directly, intending to use the Sword Intent of this place to temper and complete his own sword dao!

By the side of the Golden Crow Volcano in the south, Mo Cha sat cross-legged on the edge of the churning lava, his body intertwined with devilish flames and earth fire; not only was he unharmed, but his aura became even more frenzied and violent.

Three devil-attribute dao seeds floated before him, and as he looked at the phantom of the Three-legged Golden Crow in the air, a hint of greed flashed in his crimson eyes.

"True Fire of Extreme Yang? Perfect. With my Myriad Transformations Blood Demon True Body, I shall devour this extreme yang, reverse Yin and Yang, and temper a supreme devilish body!"

He laughed wildly, showing no fear of the extreme yang aura emitted by the Golden Crow phantom that suppressed Devilish Qi. His figure transformed into a beam of blood-flame devilish light, charging boldly into the runic fire rain erupting from the crater, intending to use his devilish body to forcibly withstand and devour this extreme yang Legacy!

Outside the Mysterious Ice Palace in the north.

Ji Qingyi stood quietly above the Ice Abyss, her moon-white long dress reflecting the falling snow.

The Lunar Cold Qi emitted by the Mysterious Ice Palace resonated strongly with her Taiyin Divine Power, even proactively extending a crystalline frost path toward her.

But she did not enter immediately, merely gazing at the dancing Fairy phantom deep within the palace, clear light swirling in her eyes as if she were deducing or verifying something.

"The Lunar Guanghan Chapter seems right but is actually wrong; it has too much Mortal World obsession and lacks a bit of Innate tranquility."

She shook her head slightly, seemingly not entirely satisfied with this Legacy. "However, the techniques within regarding the transformation of moonlight and the condensation of the ice soul have their unique points; they are worth a look."

She finally took a step onto the frost path, her figure disappearing into the palace like the moon returning to the Cold Palace, natural and harmonious.

Beneath the Ancient Tree of Life in the west.

Li Xuanfeng looked up, staring at the ancient carvings of sacrifices and longevity on the tree trunk. The sharp blue-white Sword Intent around him did not dissipate; instead, it slowly merged with the ancient tree's Dao Rhyme, his gaze clear and solemn.

"The Foundation of the Human Dao lies in living beings; the continuity of the state lies in longevity." He whispered to himself, seemingly having gained some insight.

"My sword dao is sharp, breaking all laws and severing delusions, but it is too fierce and lacks harmony, missing the depth to carry all things and sustain life endlessly."

"The Legacy here contains the ancient Human Sovereign's Great Dao of Sacrifice and the essence of protecting all living beings. It is not a sword of slaughter, but a sword of protecting the Dao."

As he finished speaking, his original sword dao intent and the ancient Dao Rhyme of the tree resonated loudly.

"If I use my own Sword Intent as the bone and the Human Sovereign's Great Dao as the soul, combining hardness and softness, offense and defense as one, with vitality flowing within the sharpness and a heart for protecting the Dao hidden within the slaughter..."

"Only then can my sword dao truly reach Perfection."

He raised his hand slightly, and the Void Realm beside him trembled. Above the sharp blue-white Sword Intent, a golden sword shadow, brilliant as the sun and filled with immense dignity, slowly condensed.

That was the prototype of the newly born Human Sovereign Sword Intent after his own sword dao merged with the Human Sovereign's Great Dao.

Meanwhile, at other Legacy ruins within the Secret Realm, intense struggles had already broken out.

Beside a Green Lotus Sword Pond, Shen Jinghong transformed her sword into a green lotus, sweeping away the crowd and eventually claiming the Legacy for herself.

She began to undergo the baptism of the ancient Green Lotus Sword Intent, the Sword Qi around her becoming increasingly pure and ethereal, with faint signs of an impending Breakthrough.

Shi Jingxian broke into a Mountain-Shaking Manor, using the spiked club in his hand to strike the guardian Stone Spirit before the manor, causing the earth to crack and mountains to shatter.

He finally gained recognition and entered the manor to receive the ancient Legacy, his blood vitality and strength beginning to grow frantically.

Mu Chenyu found a Clear Wind Cave. Relying on his unique understanding of the Wind Sword Intent, he passed through the endless wind blades outside the cave and obtained a strand of ancient Wind Spirit Legacy, taking his movement and sword speed to the next level.

Azure Profound Sect Disciples such as Su Qingyuan, Lin Xiaowan, Lu Chenyu, and Yun Qingjue also made gains in different Legacy ruins based on their own Opportunities and strength.

Even a down-and-out person like Chu Yungui gritted his teeth and sneaked into a relatively remote place.

Relying on the faint compatibility of the Taixuan Immortal Palace's secret techniques, he arduously gained the qualification to enter, attempting to use this forbidden land's Legacy to reverse his decline.

Just as various parts of the Secret Realm fell into a frenzy of killing and fighting due to the appearance of the Legacies, a forbidden land in the northeast corner, far from all eighty-one Legacy ruins—the Silent Extinction Thunder Marsh—displayed an eerie calm.

This place was shrouded in gray-purple World-Destroying Divine Lightning; the thunderstorms fell like rain, annihilating all life. Even an Immortal King would not dare to set foot here lightly, fearing being struck by the divine lightning containing the Law of Extinction and having both their body and soul obliterated.

Yet at this moment, atop a lonely stone mountain at the edge of the Thunder Marsh, Xiao Ruobai and the other five stood quietly.

Wang Xiaopang peeked down at the sea of thunder below; his scalp immediately went numb, his whole body shivered, and he quietly tugged on Dong Li's tail, muttering in a low voice:

"Little fox, is this the 'good place' you sensed all along the way?

People are fighting to the death for the eighty-one Legacies outside, and here you are, leading us into a dead zone that even an Immortal King wouldn't dare to step in?"

Dong Li shivered from being pulled, her furry ears drooping. She felt a bit guilty but forced a determined look:

"I... how was I supposed to know it looked like this! I just felt a particularly strong throbbing in this direction all along the way, unlike any other Opportunity. Who knew it would be such a terrifying thunder pool."

"The Legacies outside are good, but most of their Dao Principles are singular and their attributes are fixed."

Ling Xi's voice rang out, a faint light swirling in her eyes as if she could see through the essence of those Legacies.

"For me, devouring all laws and making them my own is the Righteous Path; a top-tier Legacy with a single attribute would instead become a shackle."

"Me too!" Mo Yu grinned, the blood energy around him burning like a furnace.

"The Qilin Combat Dao fights against heaven and earth, relying on Bloodline atavism and life-and-death combat. Walking a path arranged by others isn't satisfying! It's better to fight and carve out one's own!"

Fang Hanyu stood with his eyes closed, holding his long sword. Occasionally, a strand of Chaos Sword Qi escaped from his body, silently dissolving the tiny arcs of lightning that drew near.

His Chaos Sword Dao was all-encompassing and could also annihilate all things. External Legacies could only serve as resources and whetstones, not the path itself.

Everyone's gaze finally landed on the leader, Xiao Ruobai. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the depths of the Thunder Marsh.

There, the gray-purple lightning did not strike randomly but seemed to follow some ancient and mysterious trajectory.

In the center of the marsh, a Thunder Eye had formed, no more than ten zhang in diameter, where the lightning was most dense and nearly pitch black in color.

Within the Thunder Eye, space constantly annihilated and underwent Rebirth, as if it were gestating or perhaps sealing something.

"The eighty-one Legacies are Opportunities given to all living beings by the Secret Realm."

Xiao Ruobai spoke slowly, his voice calm yet possessing a clarity that pierced through the thunder: "They allow the mediocre to transform and the strong to become stronger."

He withdrew his gaze and looked at his five companions who shared life and death with him, a golden light flickering in his eyes: "But that is not our path. Revered Master has already pointed the way for us; there is no need to borrow the Legacies of others."

"No matter how good another's Dao is, it belongs to them. Our Dao..."

He paused, his gaze turning once more toward that deathly silent Thunder Eye, saying word by word:

"Shall be carved out by ourselves, within this forbidden land!"

The moment his voice fell, he took a step forward. Instead of flying toward any Legacy site, he dove headfirst into the Silent Extinction Thunder Marsh below—a place that could cause even an Immortal King at the Peak to perish!