Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

Unlike Tuoba Rong'Er, Tuoba Wu is not the current prodigy of the Tuoba Family, but rather the prodigy of the previous generation.

Now at twenty-nine years old, nearing thirty, his cultivation is at Guiyuan Realm Fifth Heaven. In terms of battle power, he is not inferior to some of the prodigies on the Profound List.

"Chu Ming?"

Tuoba Wu squinted his eyes. Although he appeared rough, it did not mean he was stupid. On the contrary, he was meticulous.

A day earlier, he had heard about the conflict between Tuoba Rong'Er and Chu Ming. Tuoba Rong'Er's visit to him now was meant to enlist his assistance.

He wanted to refuse but dared not voice it. Although both were prodigies of the Tuoba Family, their status gap was considerable.

Moreover, Tuoba Rong'Er was the cherished darling of the family's ancestor, who adored her dearly. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been included in this Sword Peak expedition.

"Relying on our combined strength, it seems difficult to keep him here..."

Tuoba Wu said to Tuoba Rong'Er.

"We certainly can't confront him head-on, but we have this."

Tuoba Rong'Er understood Tuoba Wu's concerns and took out a map of Sword Peak from her storage ring.

Tuoba Wu was slightly stunned, then relieved. Sword Peak was filled with arrays. With the map in their possession, they were aware of array positions that Chu Ming didn't know. If they used the arrays well, they could at least stall Chu Ming for a moment or two.

A moment or two could make all the difference in a duel of experts.

"This…"

Tuoba Wu was still hesitant.

"I know Brother Wu cultivates the Earth Level High Tier Martial Technique Imperial Extreme Swordsmanship. If Brother Wu helps me this time, I am willing to return and ask the ancestor to let Brother Wu view the latter part of Imperial Extreme Swordsmanship for free."

Seeing Tuoba Wu's hesitation, Tuoba Rong'Er gritted her teeth and promised.

"Alright!"

Upon hearing about the Imperial Extreme Swordsmanship, Tuoba Wu felt tempted.

Imperial Extreme Swordsmanship was the strongest sword technique of the Tuoba Family. Once cultivated to the Transformation Realm, it was comparable to Earth Level Top Tier sword techniques.

Therefore, the teaching of Imperial Extreme Swordsmanship was exceedingly strict. Unless one had made a great contribution to the family or had the talent to reach the Profound List, it wouldn't be taught.

He, due to his significant status within the family, had been fortunate to learn half the set. As for the other half, it was held by the ancestor.

...

Buzz Buzz Buzz!

Chu Ming flew out from a killing array, his white robe flaring fiercely. His expression shifted suddenly as he surged towards a nearby rock, with his dantian lightly quivering, leaking wisps of spiritual power.

"It seems I'm about to break through!"

Chu Ming thought to himself.

He immediately sat cross-legged, taking two middle-grade spirit stones from his storage ring, holding them in his palms. Rolling waves of spiritual power quickly streamed from his palms' meridians into his dantian, replenishing his spiritual power consumption.

Boom!

An incense stick's duration later, Chu Ming's dantian swelled, and his internal spiritual power grew significantly stronger. Even his sword essence power saw a slight increase.

"I wonder what it would be like when all the spiritual power in my dantian turns into sword essence power?"

Chu Ming exhaled deeply and slowly opened his eyes, and two beams of radiance shot from his eyes like lightning streaking through the void.

Currently, his sword essence power was only a mouthful, enough for one attack. Converting all the spiritual power in his dantian to sword essence power had a long way to go.

Chu Ming estimated that only by pushing the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique to the Thirteenth Layer or Fourteenth Layer would it become a reality.

Whoosh!

Chu Ming rose and continued climbing Sword Peak. His pace was slow, pausing every few meters on the surrounding rocks for several hours, sensing the Slaughter Sword Intent within Sword Peak.

Whoosh!

Emerging from another Third Level array, his brows furrowed, his mouth curled in a cold smile, and he continued climbing Sword Peak.

"Brother Wu, do you think he's discovered us?"

In midair, Tuoba Rong'Er and Tuoba Wu stood side by side, surrounded by a layer of white gauze, allowing them to blend into space. Unless facing a Great Power of Transcendence, no one could notice anything amiss.

"Impossible. The Concealing Robe is an Earth Level High Tier magical treasure. Furthermore, within Sword Peak, everyone's spiritual sense is suppressed to an extremely low level. Unless he is a Great Power of Transcendence, he wouldn't detect us."

Tuoba Wu replied confidently. This Concealing Robe was his prized magical treasure that had saved his life more than once.

"In a moment, I'll strike directly, and you'll ambush!"

Tuoba Wu then instructed.

"No problem!"

Tuoba Rong'Er thought she might have been too paranoid. No matter how formidable Chu Ming was, he could only rival a Guiyuan Realm Fifth Layer expert. How could he possibly detect them?

Whoosh!

Tuoba Wu held a Flame Longsword, transforming into a streak of light, rushing towards Chu Ming's back at extreme speed, leaving only a phantom in the air.

"Finally couldn't resist, huh?"

Chu Ming's eyes turned icy cold. His Conjugate Sword drew a sudden arc, darkening the sky as if an aurora fell across the stars, striking directly back.

Clang!

With a metallic clash, sparks flew from the point of collision. Chu Ming's expression remained unchanged, his steps unwavering, his body instantly rotating to face Tuoba Wu.

"How is this possible?!"

Tuoba Wu's face twisted with shock, the immense force from the Flame Longsword forcing him to retreat three or four steps, leaving deep footprints in the ground.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a faint fluctuation appeared near Chu Ming, followed by a barely visible light, resembling a star glimmering in the void.

Puff!

Chu Ming stepped forward fiercely, raising the sword above his head, his energy peaking instantly. With a swoosh, a terrifying sword aura burst from the Conjugate Sword, the sword light barely visible and somewhat ethereal.

Crack!

Puff!

Amidst the flying sparks and blood, from Tuoba Wu's chest gushed a mix of flames and blood. Wearing an Earth Level High Tier defense armor, Tuoba Wu's armor was cleaved in two by Chu Ming's strike, causing significant injury to Tuoba Wu.

Ding!

Meanwhile, the faint light reached Chu Ming's left side. With a cold smile, Chu Ming extended his left hand, crushing the sword light to pieces, with sword qi scattering in all directions.

"Run!!"

At this moment, only one thought dominated Tuoba Wu's mind. With just two moves, he was gravely injured; if he took another, his life would be at risk.

Whoosh!

Ignoring Tuoba Rong'Er, Tuoba Wu dashed towards Sword Peak, his body moving unpredictably, making use of the arrays' positions to evade Chu Ming, still holding some hope to escape.

"Want to flee?"

Chu Ming murmured, raising his Conjugate Sword again as a faint, ethereal sword light burst forth from the sword.