313: The flawed jade is the king (52).

"I'm taking your spot."

A raspy voice spoke with an unquestionable will.

Below the platform, a commotion broke out.

"It's that blind man!"

"The one who left the word 'Heart' on the stone tablet at the end of the Heaven-Ascending Road!"

"Another ruthless character! Now we're in for a show—a duel between two top-tier Prodigies!"

The crowd instantly boiled with excitement, all eyes converging on this barefoot youth with eyes closed and a sword on his back.

Wang Yun looked at him, his expression extremely solemn.

He felt an incredibly pure Sword Intent emanating from the other party.

It was a kind of determination that discarded all external things, turning everything about oneself into a sword.

"Make your move."

Wang Yun's voice was calm.

The blind youth didn't answer; he simply raised his hand slowly and made a phantom slash toward Wang Yun.

There was no sword.

There was no Sword Qi.

But at that moment, Wang Yun's Heart Heavy Pupils sent out a violent warning.

He saw an invisible and intangible edge, composed purely of Sword Intent, cross the distance of space to strike directly at the Origin between his brows.

"Heart Sword?"

Wang Yun's expression turned sharp. He didn't dodge, because he knew this sword strike couldn't be avoided.

He also joined his fingers like a sword, meeting it with a Sword Light that contained the true meaning of 'Sever Self'.

Ding!

A light sound exploded on the level of the Divine Soul.

Wang Yun's figure swayed, while the blind youth retreated half a step.

In the initial exchange, the superior was immediately apparent.

But Wang Yun's face became increasingly solemn.

He activated his Heart Heavy Pupils, attempting to analyze the structure of the opponent's sword move.

However, in the next moment, he actually discovered that within the vision of his Heart Heavy Pupils, the opponent's body was also emitting a fluctuation similar to the 'Minds Eye'.

That fluctuation was completely different from his own.

Wang Yun's Heart Heavy Pupils could see through essence, analyze Laws, and predict the future, leaning toward 'omniscience' and 'control'.

But the opponent's 'Minds Eye' seemed to view the entire world as a scroll composed of countless flaws and lines.

In his eyes, there was no strength or weakness, no Laws, only 'can be cut' and 'cannot be cut'.

That was an ultimate 'Heart Sword Eye' born for slaughter!

"Interesting."

Battle Intent rose within Wang Yun's heart.

The fierce battle erupted instantly.

The blind youth's sword was invisible and intangible, yet it was everywhere.

His 'Heart Sword Eye' could always precisely find the weakest point in Wang Yun's defense, forcing Wang Yun to respond with all his strength.

At times, it was a tricky strand of Sword Qi piercing through the weakest node of Wang Yun's protective divine light.

At other times, it was an invisible Sword Intent rushing straight for Wang Yun's Divine Soul, attempting to shake his Dao Heart.

Relying on the toughness of his Supreme Body and the predictions of his Heart Heavy Pupils, Wang Yun narrowly avoided several killing moves.

The battle shifted from testing the waters to a true life-and-death struggle.

The two figures flickered rapidly atop the Heaven Venerable Platform; every collision caused the Laws to roar and Sword Intent to scatter.

The crowd below watched in awe; they couldn't even catch the movements of the two, seeing only two blurs of light and shadow in constant conflict.

Four hundred rounds had passed.

Through the constant collision and analysis against the opponent's 'Heart Sword Eye', Wang Yun's Heart Heavy Pupils gradually gained the upper hand.

He could predict more of the opponent's attack trajectories and analyze more flaws within the opponent's Sword Intent.

"It's over."

Wang Yun no longer held back.

He took a step forward, and the Supreme Phenomenon 'Grandmist Gives Birth to All Things' boomed open, as the Primordial Chaos Domain instantly enveloped the entire Heaven Venerable Platform.

As the Myriad Things Born Divine Ability was activated, countless divine vines erupted from the ground, turning into a cage to restrict the opponent's movements.

"Return to One!"

"Punish Heaven!"

"Sever Self!"

The three Supreme sword moves, under the dual enhancement of the Supreme Body and the Primordial Chaos Domain, merged into one, turning into a purple-gold sword rainbow capable of severing eternity as it slashed down toward the blind youth.

Facing this world-destroying strike, there was no fear on the blind youth's face; instead, he laughed with a hint of madness.

"Good!"

He pressed his palms together, and within those hollow eyes, a Sword Intent even purer and more terrifying than any before burst forth.

"Sword of the Only Mind."

It was a finishing strike that ignored the Physical Body and the Laws, slashing directly at the Origin of the Divine Soul.

Boom!

The sword rainbow and the Heart Sword collided violently in mid-air.

The entire Heaven Venerable Platform shook violently, and the surrounding protective light screen was instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

Pfft!

Wang Yun let out a muffled groan, a tearing pain coming from his Divine Soul.

But thanks to the endless, surging vitality of the heart of flora, his Divine Soul was repaired the moment it was injured.

The blind youth, however, was not so lucky.

Under Wang Yun's domineering and peerless sword strike, his protective Sword Intent shattered layer by layer. He was sent flying, smashing heavily into the edge of the Heaven Venerable Platform, coughing up blood as his aura instantly withered.

Though Wang Yun won, he also knew the opponent's strength was extreme, and it was nearly impossible for him to completely kill the man.

He watched the blind youth struggle to his feet and did not attack again.

"I lost."

The blind youth wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and admitted defeat frankly.

"Your previous sword strike was very strong; I only wanted to verify my own Dao Heart."

After speaking, he gave a distant bow to Wang Yun, then turned and actually chose another nearby Heaven Venerable Platform that no one dared to approach, sitting down cross-legged to begin healing.

After this battle, Wang Yun's fame grew even greater.

No one else dared to challenge the Heaven Venerable Platform he occupied.

By now, the layout of the ten top-tier Heaven Venerable Platforms of the Eighth Ancient Star was set.

The Supreme Body who carved the word 'Yun', Wang Yun.

The terrifying Phoenix Body who carved the word 'You', the green-robed Chen You.

The Heart Sword Eye who carved the word 'Heart', the barefoot blind Sword Cultivator.

The mysterious woman who carved the word 'Spirit', claiming to be the Sovereign of Grass and Wood, surrounded by a hundred flowers.

And the one who carved the word 'Chen', a cold-looking youth carrying an unsheathed ancient sword.

These five peak experts, who had once carved their names on the Heaven-Ascending Road stone tablet, each occupied a platform.

Wang Yun's gaze fell upon the youth carrying the unsheathed ancient sword.

When he clearly saw that cold face, his heart jolted.

Ye Chen!

It was actually that mysterious Sword Cultivator who had appeared briefly in the Falling Star Mystic Realm years ago.

Wang Yun understood instantly.

After their parting back then, this person must have chosen to seal himself, only breaking the seal in this Golden Great Age to compete for the emperors road.

Recalling the Sword Scripture the other cultivated, there was surely a connection with You Chen; perhaps he had obtained the Sword Scripture Legacy of You Chen.

A flash of wariness crossed Wang Yun's eyes.

This person was definitely one of his strongest enemies on this emperors road.

The remaining five Heaven Venerable Platforms were occupied by five other Ancient Freaks who, though they hadn't left their names, had also reached the top of the Heaven-Ascending Road and possessed equally formidable combat power.

At the Earth Venerable Platform level, Chen Yang also relied on his newly born 'Great Sun Saint Body' and unyielding Battle Intent to successfully seize a spot, stabilizing his position.

The tragic struggle came to a temporary halt.

All the Prodigies occupying the platforms began to seize the time, using the dense dao rhyme of the platforms to enter secluded Cultivation and prepare for the even more brutal trials to follow.

Wang Yun sat cross-legged on the Heaven Venerable Platform, his mind sinking into his body.

With the enhancement of the Heaven Venerable Platform's dao rhyme, he could clearly feel that the condensation speed of his emerald Dao Fruit had increased by more than forty percent out of thin air.

"As expected of the Heaven Venerable Platform; it truly is extraordinary."