This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable Chapter 1702 - 50: Unmatched Might (Part 1)

This battle entered a strange balance, or rather stalemate, after Chi Venerable and War Venerable entered the core area of the Heavenly Tribulation.

War Venerable had to contend with the Heavenly Tribulation he had impulsively attracted, while also cautiously maneuvering against Xia Daoyun's attacks.

Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable joined forces to restrain Xia Daoyun, preventing her from freely attacking War Venerable, while also defending against Lu Qingshan's flying sword attacks.

Lu Qingshan, while undergoing the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, focused on maneuvering his flying sword to launch continuous attacks against Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable, preventing the two from fully encircling Xia Daoyun.

The Heavenly Tribulation, the three Venerables, Lu Qingshan, and Xia Daoyun all restrained and balanced each other.

As for when this stalemate would be broken, it depended on which of these three points would collapse first.

But whether it was the three Venerables or Xia Daoyun, they all believed it would certainly be Lu Qingshan who would persist the least.

The reason was simple: Lu Qingshan had the lowest cultivation among them, and more importantly, his battle was consuming not mana but his life force.

Thus, Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable appeared unhurried, while Xia Daoyun gradually showed signs of worry.

Care leads to chaos; compared to Xia Daoyun, Lu Qingshan was more composed.

The three Venerables did not mistake; his life force was indeed being consumed at an astonishing rate in this dual-line combat situation.

From the beginning until now, Lu Qingshan had already expended nearly fifteen percent of his life force.

This was the abundant life force of a Seventh Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator; it was imaginable the pressure the two Venerables and Heavenly Tribulation were placing on Lu Qingshan.

Yet Lu Qingshan remained calm.

Throughout his life, he had engaged in combat, often encountering danger, even teetering on the brink of life and death; he understood that the more dangerous the situation, the more focused he needed to be on his sword.

The sword would naturally provide feedback.

This is the so-called calm in the face of significant circumstances.

Dual-line combat?

For Lu Qingshan, it wasn't really.

Because from start to finish, he was only focused on doing one thing.

Delivering the sword.

He dispersed all thoughts; in his eyes, in his mind, there was only his own sword at this moment.

Ming Venerable and Chi Venerable were just formidable "Heavenly Tribulations."

Boom!

At that moment, another wave of thunder tide arrived, causing Heaven and Earth to tremble.

Ten thousand feet of purple light wrapped around him, resembling a thousand thunder dragons descending from the sky to annihilate Lu Qingshan.

The two Venerables and Xia Daoyun clearly saw this scene.

"Carrying heavy injuries, using his life to trade for combat power, yet still daring to cross the tribulation—simply seeking death," Chi Venerable commented disdainfully.

Xia Daoyun grew increasingly worried.

But as others either fretted or mocked, beneath the thunder tribulation, Lu Qingshan faced the incoming endless thunder dragons with a gleaming fighting spirit in his eyes.

He raised his right hand and slashed down with a sword.

Boom!

Sword Qi vast and boundless, then growing with the wind, layer upon layer, transforming into snakes of green.

Sword Qi Spirit.

Sword Qi transformed into a myriad of green snakes.

And it wasn't just one; however many Thunder Dragon there were at the moment, that's how many Sword Qi Spirits existed.

This moment, a scene appeared in the Heavens and Earth so grand it was beyond description.

Among the tribulation clouds, hundreds of massive Thunder Dragons formed of lightning stuck out their forms, descending toward Lu Qingshan below as if delivering divine punishment.

Thunder rolled.

Below, Lu Qingshan's Sword Qi Spirits leapt up in the wind, resembling Azure Dragons emerging from the sea, biting towards the Thunder Dragons above.

The scene was like a legendary battle of the Dragon Clan, never dying.

The speed of the green snakes and Thunder Dragons was beyond everyone's imagination, and amidst the roaring, the two had already collided.

The sound of roaring was deafening, even surpassing the Heavenly Tribulation of War Venerable.

The endless Thunder Dragons directly crumbled at this moment, each one exploding, shattered into pieces.

"What?!!" This scene shocked everyone.

Even Xia Daoyun was filled with emotion.

There was a time when he was just a little Sword Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, yet now he had suddenly grown into an existence even she found shocking.

....

The Thunder Dragons dispersed, and Heaven and Earth were momentarily silent.

Lu Qingshan's eyes were incomparably clear, his divine light gleaming brightly.

Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable were astonished, never expecting that after enduring another wave of Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Qingshan's offensive became even fiercer.

Clearly, under the pressure of Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Qingshan's Sword Dao had made further progress.

The stimulating effect of pressure on cultivation has long been proven.

In the mundane world, martial arts masters often travel far and wide to challenge all manner of experts, hoping to force their progress and break through bottlenecks through pressure.

Of course, if one's own resilience and strength are lacking, it's possible to be directly crushed by pressure.

Unfortunately, Lu Qingshan was not crushed; instead, he grew even stronger.

Seizing the brief interval between the completion of this wave of Thunder Tribulation and the onset of the next, he directly used Ming Venerable and Chi Venerable to try his sword.

The caliber of top-tier Demon Lords who wouldn't retaliate and would simply take a beating was a rare opportunity.

Clang clang clang clang clang clang!

Six sword lights simultaneously blossomed.

Reaching this point, Lu Qingshan held nothing back.

Six life-bound swords emerged at once, their brilliance glaring, as if they could cleave Heaven and Earth.

Six sword lights, each dispersing into innumerable fine sword lights, spraying sword light.

The sword light was as dazzling as the sun, everywhere was a killing move, nothing left unscathed, nothing unbroken.

Ming Venerable was engulfed by sword light.

Puff!

Unprepared, Ming Venerable finally neglected defenses, his shoulder pierced by the Fuyao sword, blood spurting, penetrating right through.

It was Lu Qingshan's deft maneuver, within the thousands of dazzling sword lights, the Fuyao became invisible, directly targeting Ming Venerable's forehead.

Unfortunately, it did not fulfill its wish, merely hit the shoulder.

But even so, Ming Venerable staggered back, pupils contracting sharply.

The sudden appearance of Fuyao was as bright as the sun; had he not reacted swiftly, he might have met a deadly predicament.

This situation was extremely terrifying; he actually encountered a fatal threat under the assault of a Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator.

Yet Ming Venerable hadn't recovered from the fright when Lu Qingshan's flying sword offense resumed.

Ming Venerable, after all, was an apex Demon Lord, immediately responding, utilizing his Divine Demon Body to rapidly heal the wound while defending against Lu Qingshan's flying swords.

Lu Qingshan let out a long whistle and Dragon Sparrow unleashed a fiery cascade, like a True Dragon dancing, cleaving forward.

Ming Venerable attempted to control the Dragon Sparrow using the Bloodline Divine Ability, only to find the Dragon Sparrow seemed part of Lu Qingshan's body rather than a weapon, thus his divine skill exerted not a single shake.

——The bond between Qin Yitian and Lu Qingshan was deep enough to transcend endless space and time, how could it be affected by the Demon Race's Bloodline Divine Ability?

Even the Holy Demon's Bloodline Divine Ability couldn't.

Ming Venerable made a foolish move.

Naturally, he would pay the appropriate price.

Dragon Sparrow roared, its light extremely radiant.

When the light dissipated, Xia Daoyun and Chi Venerable saw Ming Venerable clutching his neck, from which blood was gushing.

"Ming Venerable!!" Chi Venerable exclaimed.

It could be imagined if Ming Venerable wasn't an apex Demon Lord, this blow might have severed his head.

This time, it wasn't a mere light wound; even Ming Venerable found it difficult to bear too much of this kind of injury.

This kind of defeat was a disgrace beyond imagination for Ming Venerable.

He roared filled with unwillingness, "Lu Qingshan, if it weren't for this damned Heavenly Tribulation, where various battle laws and moves can't be used against you, you would have died a thousand and eight hundred times already!"

Lu Qingshan cast another sword, sword light in multitude, gathering into a sword cluster, going all out to annihilate Ming Venerable.

"If it weren't.... hehe, if it weren't for time constraints, give me ten more years, I'd have crossed nine tribulations, ascended to Sword Immortal Realm, killing you like slaughtering a dog, how could you waste words with me here?" He chuckled coldly as he delivered the sword.

"There is no such thing as 'if,' so since I'm not yet a Sword Immortal, you can only receive a beating in vain."

This comment, Ming Venerable refused to believe, nor wanted to believe, yet couldn't help but believe.

Lu Qingshan was already terrifying enough as a Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator, let alone becoming a Sword Immortal?

But why in this world would there be such a powerful Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator?

This question echoed simultaneously in the minds of the three Venerables.