375: Sword Comes

At this moment, the Sword Intent on Li Chungang reached an unprecedented height; at this moment, Li Chungang was enraged.

Ever since he became famous, he had never been so underestimated.

How could he not be angry? In his fury, his Sword Intent was instead thoroughly stimulated.

"Hmm, although your strength hasn't recovered to its Peak yet, it's barely passable."

"Sword God Li, make your move."

"If this Prince makes a move, you won't have a chance." Duan Zhengchun looked at Li Chungang with a smile on his face.

Duan Zhengchun's words made Li Chungang's face turn unsightly, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

I damn well know you're powerful, you don't need to keep emphasizing it; you're just trying to mess with my head.

However, despite his internal complaints, Li Chungang was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Otherwise, it would be even more humiliating.

"In that case, let's decide the victor in a single move."

Li Chungang took a deep breath as his figure slowly rose into the air. The Sword Intent throughout his body surged wildly, and soon, his Sword Intent reached its Peak.

Above his head, a phantom of a giant sword a hundred meters tall appeared.

"One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate."

Li Chungang shouted angrily and slashed down at Duan Zhengchun with his sword.

"Heh, this is your One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate? It doesn't seem like much."

"Compared to my One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, there's still quite a gap." Duan Zhengchun looked at Li Chungang with a trace of a smile on his lips.

Hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, Li Chungang was stunned for a moment.

What the hell? He said his One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate? He knows it too?

How was that possible? One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate was a unique technique he had created himself; he had never taught it to anyone. Moreover, he was certain he had never crossed paths with Duan Zhengchun.

How could he possibly know One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate as well?

Facing Li Chungang's move, Duan Zhengchun did not dodge. Instead, he circulated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill. His body shone with golden light as he simply raised his hand. A massive palm appeared and directly grabbed the incoming sword light.

"Boom..."

A deafening sound rang out, accompanied by a violent shaking of the mountains. It was as if a dragon had turned over beneath the earth; the ground vibrated frantically.

A terrifying wave of explosive energy spread out in all directions. Everywhere it passed, all trees were destroyed, turning directly into fine powder.

Even the hilltop closest to the two of them was leveled by this terrifying explosive energy.

Billowing thick smoke rose into the sky.

When Li Chungang's terrifying Sword Intent coalesced, Xiao Meng and Li Qiushui, far away in the Kingdom, felt it. Their figures instantly appeared in the sky above the Prince's Mansion, hovering in the air as they looked toward the direction where the Sword Intent had appeared.

"What's going on? The Prince isn't in the mansion, and this Sword Intent feels somewhat familiar, yet it wasn't unleashed by the Prince. What's happening?" Xiao Meng frowned, looking at Li Qiushui beside her with a face full of confusion.

"The sword technique is the same, but it wasn't performed by the same person."

"Although this person's Sword Intent is very strong, it lacks the sharpness of a young person. Instead, it seems like that of an elderly man in his twilight years. However, to be able to perform such a peerless sword technique, the opponent's strength is not weak either."

"I cannot withstand this move." Li Qiushui frowned as she looked into the distance.

After all, Li Qiushui was much older than Xiao Meng, and her experience was far richer.

Moreover, the Legacy martial arts of the Xiaoyao School were much higher than those of ordinary Schools, so her discernment was naturally superior.

"I see. Do we need to go take a look?" Xiao Meng nodded.

"Sister, you stay here just in case. I'll go see what's happening."

"At such a close distance, there's no reason the Prince wouldn't know. It's very likely the one fighting is the Prince," Li Qiushui said after a moment of contemplation.

"If it's the Prince, then we don't have anything to worry about."

"But it's better to be certain. Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister." Xiao Meng nodded.

Li Qiushui nodded, and her figure instantly turned into a streak of light, rushing toward the place where the Sword Intent had erupted.

According to the Smoke-Without-Injury Law, as the dust and smoke dissipated, Duan Zhengchun stood there radiating golden light, completely unharmed.

Not only that, the ground within three meters of him as the center was unaffected.

Yet the ground around him had completely vanished; Duan Zhengchun stood alone on a pillar in the middle of a deep pit.

Due to the power of this strike, a deep pit had been blasted into the ground, and groundwater quickly surged out, forming a man-made lake right there.

Originally, Li Chungang thought that even if this strike couldn't defeat Duan Zhengchun, it would at least leave him flustered.

However, when the smoke cleared and he saw the scene below, Li Chungang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he stood there in a daze.

Duan Zhengchun was unscathed, without even a speck of dirt on him.

"This... how is this possible? What Realm have you actually reached?"

"My attack actually had no effect on you at all?"

"This is impossible, absolutely impossible. Even an expert of the Earth Immortal Realm couldn't have taken this strike of mine unharmed." Li Chungang's mental state was beginning to crumble.

"Sword God Li, although this strike of yours was decent, with your current Realm, it's still not enough."

"If you were in your Peak state back then, perhaps this Prince could have been more serious. But now, there's no need to continue."

"You should just admit defeat. Otherwise, you'll end up getting hurt." Duan Zhengchun looked at Li Chungang with a calm expression.

"I appreciate Prince Duan's kind intentions."

"However, admitting defeat without a fight is not my, Li Chungang's, style."

"Regardless of winning or losing, I must fight." Li Chungang looked at Duan Zhengchun with a serious and solemn expression.

"In that case, this Prince will not be polite."

"You have One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, and this Prince has it too. I won't bully you."

"This Prince will also use the strength of the Heavenly Human Realm." Duan Zhengchun looked at Li Chungang with a smile.

"What? You know One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate too? How is that possible? This is my unique technique; how could you possibly know it?" Li Chungang looked at Duan Zhengchun in shock.

"Whether I do or not, you'll find out in a moment."

As he finished speaking, the aura around Duan Zhengchun changed. A terrifying Sword Intent soared into the sky, and he raised his hand to grab at the air.

"Sword, come..."

With a soft shout, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and the cloud layer churned. The dark clouds were torn apart by a force, and a terrifying giant sword pierced through the clouds, falling toward Li Chungang.

Li Chungang abruptly looked up at the sky. When he saw the terrifying giant sword falling, his pupils suddenly constricted.

This terrifying Sword Intent made his heart pound uncontrollably.

"This... this is One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate?"

If this is One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, then what was mine before? A child setting off fireworks?

The One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate he had performed earlier could only be called a sword technique; what Duan Zhengchun was performing now was One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate in its true sense.

Because he could already see that behind this sword, a massive and magnificent city gate was vaguely appearing.

However, what confused him was that although this Heavenly Gate had appeared, it showed no sign of opening.

Back then, when he created One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, he had already discovered the secret within.

Therefore, he would never use his full strength to perform this move; once he did, the Heavenly Gate would be opened.