Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

Hoo!

Hu Xueqi let out a deep breath, a look of relief appearing on his face as he said to Wu Ning, the Blood-Dropping Sword, "You win."

After Hu Xueqi, Wu Ning was a bit exhausted in both physical strength and spiritual power, but even so, he still maintained his winning streak at seventy-nine matches, very close to Lin Xuan, the One-Sword Seal Throat.

Now, the situation was clear; the three with the most consecutive wins were Chu Ming, Lin Xuan, and Wu Ning.

After the Hundred Battle Arena ended, the yellow-robed elder called the three of them to a corner and instructed, "Gather here tomorrow at noon, and enter Sword Peak with the others. Remember not to be late."

"Understood."

"No problem."

Chu Ming and the others nodded immediately, then the three of them parted ways in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

Back at the inn, Chu Ming took out the Sword Gang Remains from his Storage Ring and entered a state of comprehension. The Sword Patterns on it gradually became clearer in his eyes.

On the way, although he was constantly on the move, he had never stopped comprehending the Sword Patterns on the Sword Gang Remains.

At this moment, he was surrounded by an ethereal aura, with waves of spatial ripples spreading out from him continuously. The Void Sword Intent was extremely dense, clearly having reached the late stage of Tier Three.

In Sword Cloud Abyss, he comprehended thirty thousand Sword Patterns, and on the way, he comprehended an additional two thousand Sword Patterns. The Void Sword Intent contained in these two thousand Sword Patterns was obviously much more profound than the previous thirty thousand.

A night passed without incident.

...

The next day at noon.

Chu Ming set out from the inn and headed toward the City Lord's Mansion. When he arrived, he saw that Wu Ning and Lin Xuan were already waiting in front of the mansion.

"Inside Sword Peak, everyone is a competitor. Let me remind you to be wary of the geniuses from the Twelve Family Alliance."

Wu Ning looked at Chu Ming and Lin Xuan, the One-Sword Seal Throat, and warned.

"Hmph, a bunch of worthless scum, not worth mentioning!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuan sneered with disdain.

As a genius on the Profound List, he naturally did not fear the mere geniuses from the Twelve Family Alliance.

Chu Ming remained silent, but he kept it in mind.

At this moment, the yellow-robed elder from the previous day emerged from the City Lord's Mansion and, seeing the three of them, immediately approached.

"The Patriarch has asked you to enter the mansion and go to Sword Peak together."

The yellow-robed elder walked in front, with Chu Ming and the others following behind.

The City Lord's Mansion in Ye City was extraordinarily grand, but Chu Ming and Lin Xuan were experienced and well-traveled, so they were not particularly impressed.

After the time it takes for one incense stick to burn, the four of them arrived in front of a grand hall.

In front of the hall stood Ye Feiying's burly figure, and behind him were over twenty youths with cold and arrogant expressions. Among them, Chu Ming recognized a familiar figure.

Tuoba Rong'Er!

Chu Ming immediately recognized Tuoba Rong'Er, and she naturally noticed him as well.

Seeing Chu Ming, Tuoba Rong'Er froze for a moment, then a cold smile appeared on her lips. She placed her right hand on her neck and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Since everyone is here, let's head out!"

Seeing Chu Ming and the others, Ye Feiying withdrew his gaze and said indifferently.

Then he led the group towards the back mountain of the City Lord's Mansion. The rear mountain was full of broken walls and rubble, with shattered stone cliffs and flying rocks.

"Sword Peak contains countless Sword Arrays, including Killing Arrays and Trapping Arrays. When you enter, you will be randomly transported to unknown places. So be careful."

On the way, Ye Feiying instructed.

In fact, Ye Feiying's words were mainly directed at Yemei, the direct disciple of a King of the Life and Death Realm. If something happened to her in Sword Peak, the entire Ye Family would be in deep trouble.

As for the others from the Twelve Family Alliance, their elders had already explained everything about Sword Peak before they came.

Rip!

At this moment, a giant spatial rift suddenly appeared before them, and a white-robed elder stepped out of the space, his expression kind but his eyes sharp as a hawk's.

As soon as the white-robed elder appeared, it was as if everything around them vanished. He became a huge black hole, frantically devouring the spiritual power around him, becoming the center of that space.

"Greetings, Patriarch!"

"Greetings, senior!"

Everyone immediately bowed respectfully.

"Hmm!"

The elder nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Yemei for a moment before looking ahead at the void.

Whoosh!

The Ye Family Patriarch formed seals with his hands, and green lights flashed rapidly between his fingers, faster and faster, until everyone could only see blurred shadows.

Whizzing sounds filled the air, and then a black dot gradually appeared in the void ahead, growing larger until it became a black hole over a person's height.

"Quickly, enter!"

The Ye Family Patriarch said in a deep voice, beads of sweat slowly rolling down his forehead, clearly bearing the burden of maintaining the black hole.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Without hesitation, everyone leapt into the black hole. Chu Ming and the others were the last to enter. Once they disappeared completely, the Ye Family Patriarch retracted his hands, and the black hole rapidly shrank into a dot before vanishing.

...

Chu Ming felt the world spinning around him and saw his surroundings change. When he opened his eyes, he was already standing in front of a towering peak.

The mountain soared into the clouds, its peak obscured by an endless sea of clouds.

"This should be Sword Peak."

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Chu Ming's eyes pierced through the mist, but all he could see before him were clusters of white light.

Surveying the surroundings with his Spiritual Sense, he found it severely suppressed, only able to explore up to two hundred meters around him. He detected no signs of life within that range.

Whoosh!

Chu Ming's body flashed, transforming into a streak of light as he rushed up Sword Peak. The higher he flew, the denser the mysteries of Slaughter Sword Intent in the air became.

Puff!

After flying just a dozen meters, it was as if he pierced through a layer of paper. Suddenly, everything around him changed, and he found himself on flat ground. Ten meters away, twin-horned exotic beasts covered in black scales, flames under their feet, charged at him with roars.

"Is this an Illusion Array? Or a Killing Array?"

As Chu Ming pondered, the terrifying beasts had already reached him. In a flash, he grasped his sword hilt, and a bright Sword Light split the air, shining ferociously.

Puff…

The sound of tearing space echoed as the beast and everything around it crumbled like paper, turning to ashes. Chu Ming found himself back on Sword Peak but remained motionless, not advancing ahead.

"That must have been an Illusion Array!"

Chu Ming thought to himself.