First Immortal of the Sword-Chapter 2048 - Sword Heart and Saber Gall

This unbelievable, mysterious scene brought with it indescribable taboo flair. It lasted a mere moment before disappearing.

Su Yi, however, couldn’t calm down.

The Epoch Spark had displayed a hidden path shrouded in fog. That had to be the Path of the Ancient Gods!

But what was that massive abyss at the far end? Why did the ruins of lost epoch civilizations all ultimately wind up buried there?

The Epoch Spark could illuminate the fog shrouding the Path of the Ancient Gods, seeing through illusions and falsehoods to reveal the truth. With it, he could acquire the strongest possible opportunity to achieve divinity in the Path of the Ancient Gods.

Did the scene reflected before him imply that the strongest Path of Divinity lay in the ruins at the bottom of the abyss at the far end of the Path of the Ancient Gods?

Su Yi’s thoughts raced.

Meanwhile, the Epoch Spark’s radiance withdrew, and it transformed into a dark little fire seed about the size of a quail egg. There was nothing outwardly special about it.

But Su Yi already understood how wondrous this taboo fire seed was.

It could illuminate the Path of the Ancient Gods, letting one see through the fog and reach its far end.

But it could also defy the natural order, break ironclad rules, and serve as a Divine Fire Source when a Transgressor proved their Dao and achieved godhood!

Igniting one’s Divine Flame was a critical step in achieving divinity.

When Great Realm cultivators proved their Dao, all of them used their foundations in the Grand Dao to condense Divine Flames, then melt and fuse with their Epoch Fragments. That was how they achieved divinity.

But an Epoch Spark was different. It was a Taboo Treasure!

And Su Yi was a Transgressor. If he used himself as a seed and cleaved open a path to divinity with his sword, he’d undoubtedly violate even more taboos and face the most lethal of backlashes.

But if he used this Epoch Spark to achieve divinity, he’d have an additional killer weapon to help him contend with the backlash.

Moreover, an Epoch Spark was actually the earliest form of a nascent epoch civilization!

Everyone knew that heaven and earth were born of chaos.

The earliest stage of any epoch civilization’s development was an Epoch Spark, a type of chaos source!

When an Epoch Spark became a true epoch civilization, it would give rise to a completely new path and system of cultivation, as well as new worlds to cultivate in!

Of course, this was an extremely slow, drawn-out process. When a world was born of chaos, it underwent an extremely long period of development. But someone who controlled an Epoch Spark controlled the entirety of a nascent epoch civilization. They were like its ruler!

One could only imagine how extraordinarily precious an Epoch Spark was.

Su Yi didn’t even need to think to know that as soon as a treasure of this caliber appeared, it would drive gods mad with desire.

He was certain that his first incarnation had left it for him too, for the express purpose of paving his path to divinity!

Su Yi couldn’t help but feel wistful. His visit to the Tower of Ancient Evils really was a turning point in his destiny, his greatest transformation prior to achieving divinity!

As he overcame its nine floors, he repeatedly tempered his Dao of the Sword and fused with Li Fuyou’s experiences, all the while increasing his mastery of the power of reincarnation. His combat prowess had soared continuously.

And breaking the Abundance of Heaven Chessboard had taught him that he needed to leave the system entirely to find an unparalleled, unknown path to divinity all his own!

He’d also gained a deep understanding of Transgressors and Taboo Treasures, and learned of the secret stage between the Great Realm and divinity, a level only Transgressors who controlled reincarnation could reach: the Hidden Summit Realm!

And now, it was the power of reincarnation that let him acquire the Epoch Spark, a Taboo Treasure.

This was an absolutely unimaginable stroke of good fortune, an unparalleled opportunity sufficient to change his destiny and path to divinity!

And all of this was thanks to his first incarnation. He’d made a plan spanning countless years, all in preparation for his future self’s path to divinity.

This was unquestionably lavish. When Su Yi thought back to everything he’d gained, how could he not be rueful?

Suddenly, the sound of fierce combat emanated from outside the tower.

Su Yi was instantly solemn.

......

“Everyone, let’s kill Xu Xingke first. Then we can claim the Epoch Spark!”

“Got it!”

...Shouts shook the heavens, and waves of destructive power swept outward in all directions.

Over the past half year, thesee terrifying existences had waited patiently nearby, biding their time. Now, all of them chose this moment to strike. They shot through the air and charged toward the Tower of Ancient Evils.

A skeletal bird beat its wings and stirred up enormous waves. The red-robed man drinking and relaxing on its back stepped through the sky and waved his sleeve, sending countless terrifying golden flames flying through the air.

The white-robed woman bathed in gray lightning flew in on her blue furnace, her illusory, ethereal figure emanating such imposing majesty as to shatter the sky around her.

The black-robed man in a jade crown directed his black lotus platform over the surface of the water, and when he pressed down with his palm, countless lights of the natural order descended.

Other figures from the various forbidden zones took action. All of them displayed ferocious majesty terrifying beyond imagination, and all of them targeted Xu Xingke.

Heavenly God White Flame and Heavenly God Panhu of the Kingdom of Lasting Light took action too, leading their subordinates into battle. Their lineup was shockingly enormous!

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All of them had sensed the endlessly terrifying burning aura emanating from the ninth floor of the tower. It melted even the dense spacetime cracks clustered in the nearby skies!

Their first goal was to eradicate the biggest obstacle in their way, Xu Xingke!

When the gods attacked, Xu Xingke just frowned. His beautiful but unearthly face barely even shifted.

He rose, then took his black saber scabbard in his left hand.

Half a year prior, he’d vowed to die defending the Tower of Ancient Evils if need be. Now that the battle had truly begun, he naturally didn’t panic or lose control.

Clang!

The humming of a saber went off like a thunderclap, booming throughout the nine heavens and the ten earths.

Eye-piercing electric light surged from Xu Xingke’s thin figure, obliterating the sky and making everything on all sides tremble. Even the surrounding waters boiled.

Then, Xu Xingke reached for the mouth of his scabbard with his right hand, as if drawing a saber. Resplendent, searingly bright saber light erupted from the empty sheath, illuminating the whole world.

Upon closer inspection, he now held a snow-white, glinting saber. It was fully four feet long, and electricity raced along the blade like starlight. Its sharp edge emanated heaven-shaking murderous intent.

The saber’s name was Soul Severer.

It could sever the souls of all gods and ghosts between heaven and earth!

Xu Xingke’s presence changed dramatically. He now seemed tyrannical, forceful, and intense!

His monstrous saber intent shook many of his powerful foes.

Meanwhile, Xu Xingke took to the skies and swung his saber.

Kccch!

A one-hundred-thousand-foot streak of dazzling saber qi rose into the air and swept out on all sides, tearing open the sky as it spread outward.

The terrifying saber force within the saber qi blocked the surrounding gods’ attacks!

Boom!!!

Heaven and earth were thrown into upheaval. Everything collapsed on all sides.

An unparalleled battle of gods erupted.

Xu Xingke fought alone, saber in hand, tearing through the heavens. He was surrounded by enemies on all sides, but he was nonetheless contemptuous and proud. His strength was shocking to behold.

But his enemies were no pushovers, either.

Especially the ancient gods of the forbidden zones. Each was an unparalleled figure in their own right, and all of them had an abundance of combat experience. Before long, they’d seized the initiative and begun forcing Xu Xingke back!

The two Heavenly Gods of the Kingdom of Lasting Light were no slouches either. They and their subordinates took out their treasures and displayed their divine majesty, relentlessly suppressing Xu Xingke.

It wasn’t long before Xu Xingke was injured.

“Xu Xingke, you’re far weaker than you were back then!” The man in red robes let out a long sigh. “When you drew Soul Severer then, who’d have dared to face its edge head-on?”

“You cannot possibly defend the Tower of Ancient Evils on your own, nor can you save that reincarnator, Su Yi!” said a man in black robes and a jade crown. “If you don’t want to die again, hurry up and back down!”

Boom!

The battle raged with even greater intensity.

Xu Xingke’s wounds piled on with increasing severity. All he could do was passively defend himself. The situation was dire.

But he didn’t back down. His steely, handsome face didn’t even ripple with emotion.

Even gods feared death, but if you could overcome your fear, everything was suddenly of little importance.

Xu Xingke was strong enough that he could have cut open an escape route had he wanted to. It wouldn’t have been difficult, either.

But he did no such thing.

Sword cultivators tempered their sword hearts. They sought to cut through everything in their path. Naturally, they were completely unafraid of death.

Saber cultivators tempered their saber gall. They sought fearlessness and the courage to forge boldly ahead no matter what. They weren’t afraid to die either!

The gods, meanwhile, attacked in a frenzy.

The surrounding waters were thrown into complete upheaval. Only the Tower of Ancient Evils stood there, entirely unmoving. No matter how fierce the aftershock of the battle, the tower never even budged.

“He was like this, then, too. He was almost killed. That old pervert, the River Lord, brought him back from the brink of death.” Gongye Futu stood atop the Tower of Ancient Evils and whispered. “But his Dao of the Saber was tempered through fearlessly charging into battle, firmly believing that it would be better to die than to retreat. The moment he flees from battle, his fearless saber gall will break completely.”

“Compared to one’s sword heart or saber gall, life and death don’t matter at all,” said Su Yi. “That’s what it means to be a true sword or saber cultivator.”

He had Li Fuyou’s experiences, so he understood at a glance how perilous this battle was, and how dire Xu Xingke’s plight was.

But that only made it increasingly obvious how powerful and firm Xu Xingke’s saber gall was!

“Aren’t you worried that something will happen to him?” Gongye Futu couldn’t help but ask. Su Yi seemed far too calm, as if he wasn’t worried at all.

It was simply heartless!

“With you here, what need is there for my intervention?” Su Yi said as if it were perfectly obvious.

“......” Gongye Futu wanted to object, but he quickly realized he had no way of arguing with that. It was true. His wisp of soul would quickly dissipate, but there was no way he would just watch Xu Xingke die, and neither would he let Su Yi risk himself.

Meanwhile, someone had already noticed Su Yi standing on top of the tower.

“That Su Yi kid has come out!”

“It looks like he’s acquired the Epoch Spark!”

Countless people stirred.

Strangely, none of them seemed to notice the figure standing beside Su Yi!