The Duel, part 2 (The Thirteen swords)
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Yao did not move, his hands behind his back and when Mo Shen’s three-dimensional sword orbit reached Yao a barrier distorted right before Yao and the impact created a deafening ring.
That ring was ear-piercing and it caused a lot of cultivators below the Origin realm to cringe.
Mo Shen snorted. “You think that this barrier would save you? Wrong!”
“Let me show you the power of the Thirteen swords.”
He then closed his eyes.
Although nobody else felt like anything had changed, in Mo Shen's mind, the entire arena had turned into a world of swords that was centred around Mo Shen himself. This was the domain that the Thirteen swords created. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that to understand one of the Thirteen swords, one had to first comprehend the basics of a domain.
Yao's eyes flashed, and he scanned his clothes. But he did not see any changes. Despite being in the spirit realm, Yao realised that he was still threatened by Mo Shen who was a realm below.
Through the surrounding spirit energy, he could feel that cracks had appeared everywhere. These cracks weren't restricted to just his clothes; they covered his body, the entire arena's ground, and they even appeared in the sky. It was as if nothing could withstand the Thirteen swords oppression.
At the same time, the spirit barrier that had been erected by Shang Fa to protect the audience from the aftershocks had actually started twisting.
Considering the fact that Shang Fa was an Emperor cultivator, it was quite plausible to say that it would not be unshakeable…but shockingly, a mere peak true qi realm cultivator was making this same barrier to distort even before an attack was launched.
Many cultivators were horrified by the sight and quickly retreated.
Mo Shen immediately opened his eyes and said;
“Second Sword.” As his words finished, the sky darkened and an endless sword qi covered the sky. This was the second sword of the Thirteen swords. It was a sword that could not be dodged even if one hid in the void.
Yao's eyes suddenly widened as he struck out with his palm.
A pressure that could crush mountains swept out in all directions and sundered the earth. The void collapsed as infinite lines of sword qi pierced through space.
The initial energy barrier laid down by the mentors did not last for even five seconds before being shredded to pieces; shocking Shang Fa. The man did not hesitate, he created the one much more powerful than the last.
This is monstrous talent. Who in the celestial sword sect haven't heard of the Thirteen swords. Plus the young man had gone ahead to use the second sword right away without giving Yao a taste of the first.
Yao, whose hands had been behind his back the entire time, finally pulled them out…
The barrier he had erected distorted into a hazy form and completely disappeared.
Then facing the endless stream of swords he drew an inscription on the void and it was painted by vitality.
It says;
“Single-fletched arrow.”
He quickly tapped into its essence and instantly multiplied it by at least a hundred.
Yao looked into Mo Shen’s eyes and his lips lifted upwards.
He tapped out at the void and his arrows launched forward. They didn't cause any commotion as the initial inscriptions were taking form, but the moment it collided with the approaching stream of swords that comprises of the second sword, it was like the groove trembled from underneath the earth, a shockwave ripping through space and causing the second barrier created by Shang Fa to rapidly disintegrate.
Mo Shen’s eyes widened when his second sword was pushed back and shattered. A trickle of blood ran down his lips as he stared at Yao in shock.
Shang Fa was stunned…almost visibly excited knowing that Yao could cause as much destruction as Mo Shen had done.
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