System's Super Sect Chapter 923 - 866: A Worthy Opponent

A vast expanse of sword light, resembling a starry sky!

Countless silver swords surged in every direction!

Those brilliant silver swords morphed into towering barriers, sealing off everything within a kilometer radius, creating an impenetrable fortress.

Yun Liao positioned himself beyond this Storm Sword Array, peering at Ji Daoshi inside through the spaces between the silver swords.

"Allow me to bid you farewell one final time with the Storm Sword Array!" Yun Liao's face betrayed uncontainable thrill as he swung the magic wand again!

With that swing, a hundred swords burst forth!

Swish, swish, swish—

More than a hundred silver swords morphed into streaks of white sword light, assaulting Ji Daoshi from every angle inside the Storm Sword Array, offering no escape.

Well, there was one possible path.

Burrowing into the ground!

Provided Ji Daoshi mastered earth escape techniques.

At that instant, facing over a hundred incoming silver swords, Ji Daoshi had no time for deep thought; he brandished the Heaven-Shaking Hammer in a wide sweep. Dirt and rocks erupted, swirling fragments piled up, erecting multiple layers of stone barriers!

Bam!

Bam!

Stone barriers emerged successively, shaping into cylindrical defenses around Ji Daoshi to fend off the oncoming swords.

However, these stone barriers crumbled like flimsy tofu under the sword lights' onslaught.

Ji Daoshi could only keep summoning more, hoping to endure long enough for a chance to break through.

"He hasn’t even opened the Meridian Gate!"

Suddenly, amid the stone barriers, Ji Daoshi noticed this crucial point.

Without opening the Meridian Gate, how could he deploy a Vein Technique?

This made no sense!

"Could it be that this isn’t a Vein Technique?"

A daring hypothesis struck Ji Daoshi.

His perception instantly extended outward!

Sure enough!

The sword array lacked any Vein Qi traces!

Instead, an unfamiliar aura prevailed, utterly distinct from Vein Qi, its nature unknown.

After a moment's reflection, fury blazed across Ji Daoshi’s face. "Whatever you are, don’t dream of slaying me, Ji Daoshi!"

With a thunderous bellow, Ji Daoshi halted the Heaven-Shaking Hammer mid-motion, then hoisted it skyward, arching back like a new moon.

Mighty Vein Qi started converging!

The Heaven-Shaking Hammer powered up!

The Heaven-Shaking Hammer was no mere Vein Technique!

It was a School Vein Skill!

"Heaven-Shaking Forbidden Form!"

This marked the second strike of the Heaven-Shaking Hammer!

When it descends, it rattles the Upper Realm!

Bam!

Right then, the final stone barrier shattered under sword assault, exposing the fully charged Ji Daoshi.

The instant after, the colossal hammer crashed down!

Heavens and earth cracked apart instantly; the ground across thousands of meters splintered utterly, as if a monstrous quake had struck.

The tremor even rippled through all of Jianshui City.

The earth's shudder extended dozens of miles!

Spectators from afar fled in panic at that moment, desperate to evade the hammer's fallout.

Only upon reaching safety did they halt and gaze back at the site of devastation.

From a distance, the terrain lay in utter chaos.

Yet the sword array endured.

Unscathed as ever.

"This..."

"This sword array remains unbroken!"

"Ji Daoshi unleashed might rivaling the Upper Realm of Mountain Suppression, yet failed to shatter that man’s sword array. Isn’t that utterly inconceivable?"

"I’m beginning to wonder if that fellow ranks among the Seven Domains Celestial Ascension Ranking contenders. He seems like some century-old cultivation veteran."

As murmurs swelled, Ji Daoshi's expression inside the Storm Sword Array turned grim.

The early thrill.

The initial hubris.

All evaporated now.

How could he still delude himself that his foe was no match?

This opponent was a true prodigy among prodigies.

Such strength could vie for Red Domain supremacy.

"Who exactly are you?" Ji Daoshi bellowed at Yun Liao outside the array, who resembled a wandering trader.

During this lull in attacks, he sought his rival's identity.

This was a foe deserving honor.

Failing to learn his name would be regrettable.

Yun Liao stayed quiet, simply brandishing his magic wand. "It’s not your weakness; the Storm Sword Array is simply overpowering."

At this juncture, Yun Liao grew even more resolute in pursuing Full Element Mage status.

Hearing this from within, Ji Daoshi's brows furrowed sharply; rage flared anew in his gaze, blazing hotter.

Vortex Map activated.

Spiritual Power surged fully.

Meridian Gate thrummed in unison.

Bam, bam, bam—

Heaven-Shaking Hammer charged its second blow once more.

This time, he aimed straight for the sword array; he refused to believe it unbreakable.

If one strike fails, try two.

If two fail, go for three!

In essence, Ji Daoshi vowed to battle till the finish!

"It’s futile; your strength nears exhaustion, whereas the Storm Sword Array’s strikes reveal only a fraction of its potential." Yun Liao spoke without scorn, just to highlight the disparity.

Yet Ji Daoshi bellowed defiantly.

"Quit your babble!"

As the Storm Sword Array’s sword lights surged anew, Ji Daoshi launched a mad barrage, pouring out every ounce of power in a do-or-die frenzy.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Deafening blasts erupted from the sword array, resounding across the heavens.

All of Jianshui City’s residents turned toward the uproar; over a hundred Earth Unrestricted Experts shot skyward, racing to the disturbance’s origin.

Meanwhile, Extreme Force Sect’s Sect Leader ascended too, heading west with an old comrade.

The airborne Earth Unrestricted Experts couldn’t resist some chatter.

"Fascinating, holding a private duel right in Jianshui City."

"Doesn’t this mock the All-knowing Tower?"

"All-knowing Tower staying silent?"

The Extreme Force Sect Leader, a wrinkled elder, guffawed mockingly at All-knowing Tower, creases deepening endlessly.

Simultaneously, inside the Storm Sword Array, Ji Daoshi bled profusely, fatal wounds multiplying across his form.

Some inflicted by the array’s blades.

Others from pushing beyond his limits.

Still, Ji Daoshi hammered relentlessly at the Storm Sword Array, eyes crimson, fixated solely on shattering it.

Life or death? He gave it no thought.

Witnessing this, Yun Liao’s features softened with admiration.

Though bested by sorcery, Ji Daoshi merited esteem.

"In tribute, Myriad Swords Attack ushers you to Yellow Springs!"

With those words, Yun Liao swung his magic wand.

Storm Sword Array unleashed Myriad Swords Attack!

Swish, swish, swish!

The sky turned silver-white, as if winter blanketed all. Ji Daoshi inside the Storm Sword Array resisted a mere moment before being carved into myriad fragments, dissolving into blood mist strewn everywhere.

A few breaths passed, and the sword array faded.

Ji Daoshi had utterly vanished from existence.

From thousands of meters away, onlookers stared at Yun Liao’s silhouette in stunned silence, words failing them.

When voices finally stirred, the first question was.

"Who is this guy?"

(September approaches... Hehe. Halting at three updates today to build momentum, then charge into the new month.

Gratitude to Mammasusu, Xiaomu, Zhinaan for the 100 rewards. Thanks to E’xi’s family for the 200. Deep appreciation for those three rewards on August’s final day!)