Chapter 130 The Sword God of the Ages, yet the sword aura of the War God made his soul tremble.
A fatal sense of crisis gripped his throat as if it were a tangible force.
The Demon King immediately realized... the human before him.
His strength had definitely reached the level of a Limit Douluo.
And he was no ordinary Limit Douluo!
Li Bai calmly looked at the Demon King, who was on high alert, a simple longsword appearing in his hand at some point.
The sword was not yet drawn!
Yet, a soaring sword intent stirred the surrounding air currents, emitting a faint hiss.
"Demon King!"
Li Bai spoke, his voice clear and resonant, yet carrying an undeniable majesty.
"Honored guest, you have come from afar, yet instead of visiting the Beidou Academy, you engage in these sneaky dealings. This is not the behavior of a gentleman."
The Demon King's face was grim, but he forced himself to remain calm, saying, "You have misunderstood."
"I... I merely happened to be traveling here, using the aura of the plants and trees to cultivate. I have absolutely no intention of offending the Beidou Academy."
He tried to conceal his true purpose.
Upon hearing this, Li Bai's lips curled into a faint sneer, clearly not believing his nonsense.
He was too lazy to waste any more words.
Some boundaries needed to be drawn with force.
"Clang!"
A clear, resonant sword cry suddenly rang out, like a dragon's roar echoing through the heavens!
The ancient longsword in Li Bai's hand suddenly drew three inches from its sheath!
In just three inches, an indescribable, boundless sword intent soared into the sky, tearing a rift in the clouds!
The next moment, Li Bai pointed his fingers like a sword. He gently slashed at the void ahead.
There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling light.
But the Demon King's pupils constricted sharply; he clearly saw a tiny, almost transparent spatial rift appear silently as Li Bai's finger traced it.
Within that rift!
Endless destruction and sharp sword energy intertwined and roared!
"Sizzle!"
The rift extended downwards, touching the earth.
In an instant, a hundred meters in front of the Demon King, the solid ground was silently cleaved open like tofu, creating a massive, bottomless chasm over ten meters long!
Within the chasm, terrifying sword energy raged and swirled, forming an absolute death zone.
It emanated a chilling killing intent that could freeze one's soul!
Li Bai slowly withdrew his fingers, the ancient longsword returning to its sheath with a soft clang.
He calmly looked at the deathly pale Demon King.
"This line is the boundary."
"Any powerful member of the Soul Beast race who crosses this line without permission..."
He paused slightly.
The sword intent that had been gathering around him suddenly erupted, like billions of divine swords simultaneously pointing at the Demon King!
"Kill without mercy!"
These three icy words were like the coldest ice in the heavens.
They instantly froze all the blood and soul power in the Demon King's body.
That tangible killing intent, like countless steel needles, pierced the depths of his soul.
He had no doubt.
If he dared to step even half a step across that sword-qi chasm, he would be utterly destroyed, his body and soul annihilated!
Cold sweat poured down the Demon King's forehead!
His body trembled slightly from extreme fear and humiliation.
He, a ferocious beast of five hundred thousand years… when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
But facing Li Bai's unfathomable strength and undisguised killing intent, he couldn't even muster a thought of resistance.
The difference in strength was too great!
In the end, all his anger, resentment, and fear transformed into a muffled groan, suppressed to the extreme.
Then, the Demon King no longer hesitated.
His figure transformed into a streak of green light, like a stray dog, fleeing without looking back towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
His speed was astonishing!
He was afraid that if he was even a step slower, he would be beheaded.
Watching the Demon King disappear into the horizon, the murderous aura on Li Bai's face instantly vanished.
He returned to his carefree and unrestrained demeanor.
He yawned, as if he had merely shooed away a noisy fly.
"Disturbing the peace," he muttered.
His figure transformed into a sword aura once more and vanished.
He returned to Beidou Academy to continue his sword dance!
Meanwhile, the shock and anticipation outside had reached their peak.
Above the sky, after a brief silence, the intensely rich golden light finally began its final condensation!
The entire sky of Douluo Continent was rendered in pure gold.
Third place!
Soon to be revealed!
The information of the third place, carrying the majestic power of heaven, was imprinted deep within everyone's soul.
[Soul Master Power Ranking, Third Place]
[Name: Sun Wukong]
[Affiliation: Beidou Academy]
[Soul Power Level: Level 98]
[Martial Soul: Ruyi Jingu Bang]
[Soul Ring Configuration: Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red]
[Combat Power Evaluation: Born from a stone monkey, nurtured by chaos, his martial soul, Ruyi Jingu Bang, is formed from the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, capable of changing size and weight.]
Although his soul power level is 98, his combat strength is comparable to a peak level 99 Limit Douluo. A single blow can shatter mountains and cleave rivers and seas; his power is unparalleled, and he is invincible. Therefore, he ranks third.
[Reward: Soul power increased by one level, all soul rings increased by 35,000 years, a 250,000-year soul bone, the Battle Saint Technique, and a wisp of Chaos Origin Power.]
"Sun Wukong! It's Beidou Academy again!"
"Level 98? Ranked third with only level 98 soul power? Comparable to a peak Limit Douluo?"
"Why is this Sun Wukong so unfamiliar? He seems to have never appeared on previous lists. Could he have sprung from a rock?"
"The Ruyi Jingu Bang martial soul? Never heard of it!"
"Just how many secrets does Beidou Academy hold?"
Everyone on the Douluo Continent was utterly shocked!
His soul power level was only level 98?
Keep in mind, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, Poseidon, and Bibi Dong were all level 99 Limit Douluos.
Yet this soul master named Sun Wukong, with only level 98 soul power, surpassed four Limit Douluos and ranked third!
This was unheard of, unseen before!
Inside the Hall of Offerings.
Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "Level 98...comparable to the peak Limit Douluo?"
"This is impossible!"
"The difference in soul power level is an insurmountable chasm, how could he do this?"
Sikong Zhen had already shocked him enough, but he never expected that Beidou Academy would produce another freak like Sun Wukong.
Even the previously ranked Grand Elder Qian Daoliu was far stronger than him.
Therefore, he could clearly understand how astonishing it was that Sun Wukong, with only level 98 soul power, had surpassed Qian Daoliu, Poseidon, Tang Chen, and Bibi Dong.
A flicker of confusion crossed Qian Dao's golden eyes, quickly turning into deep apprehension.
"Beidou Academy…where did these powerful individuals come from?"
"Their cultivation system seems completely different from ours."
He suddenly realized… the terrifying nature of Beidou Academy.
It wasn't just the sheer number of powerful individuals, but also their overturning of the cultivation understanding that had been passed down for millennia on the Douluo Continent.
Within the Haotian Sect.
Tang Xiao stared at the information on the celestial screen, his heart churning with immense emotion.
As the sect master of Haotian Sect, he had dedicated his life to studying the Dao of Power, yet Sun Wukong's martial spirit had instilled in him unprecedented pressure.
"One blow can shatter mountains and break rivers and seas…this power is even more domineering than my grandfather's Haotian Hammer!"
Just as the various factions on the continent were still reeling from Sun Wukong's ranking, "Boom boom boom!"
The golden light on the celestial screen surged once more.
This time, the golden light was no longer violent, but transformed into pure white.
Like the Milky Way cascading down from the heavens!
It carried an extreme sharpness and unrestrained power, as if everything in the world could be severed by this force.
"This aura...it's sword intent! Pure sword intent to the extreme!"
"What terrifying sword intent! I feel my martial soul trembling!"
"It's Li Bai!"
"It must be Li Bai from Beidou Academy!"
Countless soul masters instinctively gripped their weapons.
Those soul masters whose martial souls were swords felt an awe from the depths of their souls.
This sword intent had transcended the realm of technique, reaching the supreme realm of "the sword is the way."
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, dressed in white, was tense, his gaze fixed on the sky, his eyes filled with fervor and despair.
He had been obsessed with the way of the sword all his life! He considered himself the King of Swords on the Douluo Continent.
But when this sword intent appeared, he realized... his previous understanding was nothing more than that of a frog in a well.
"This is the true way of the sword...this is the Sword God!"
Chen Xin murmured, his voice trembling slightly.
He could feel that this sword intent contained not only killing intent, but also freedom, unrestrainedness, and liberation.
That was a realm he could never reach, no matter how hard he tried.
Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo, stood to the side, watching Chen Xin's distraught state, and sighed softly.
"Chen Xin, don't be so fixated on it. These people from Beidou Academy are no ordinary people."
"Their path is different from ours."
Chen Xin didn't speak, only staring intently at the sky, his eyes filled with an extremely complex light.
There was envy, jealousy, and resentment… but above all, a deep-seated awe.
He knew that his path of swordsmanship had been completely overturned today.
Above the sky.
White and golden light coalesced, forming a figure like a white-clad swordsman standing in mid-air. The information for the second-ranked individual slowly emerged:
[Soul Master Power Ranking, Second Place]
[Name: Li Bai]
[Affiliation: Beidou Academy]
[Soul Power Level: Level 99]
[Martial Soul: Azure Lotus Divine Sword, Wine Immortal Gourd]
[Soul Ring Configuration: Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red]
[Soul Ring Configuration: Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red]
[Combat Power Evaluation: A possessor of twin martial souls, a true god among swords, a sage among wine enthusiasts. His swordsmanship is elegant and unrestrained, unpredictable, containing supreme mysteries such as 'Sword Heart Clarity' and 'Sword Intent Manifestation'. His combat power far surpasses that of ordinary Limit Douluo, capable of defeating even a nascent god-level powerhouse. He is the pinnacle symbol of swordsmanship on the continent, hence his second-place ranking.]
[Reward: Soul Power solidified sixfold, all Soul Rings increased by 50,000 years, two 300,000-year Soul Bones, a wisp of Divine Sword Intent, Sword Intent power increased by 50%, auxiliary Martial Soul effects increased by 30%.]
"Li Bai! Twin Martial Souls!"
"He can defeat a nascent Divine-level expert! My god! A Limit Douluo can actually defeat a god?"
"Eighteen 100,000-year Soul Rings, am I seeing things?!"
"A true god among swordsmen! This evaluation... is terrifying!"
The entire Douluo Continent was plunged into a frenzied uproar!
Limit Douluo and Divine-level experts.
That's the difference between mortals and gods!
No matter how strong the former is, they are still ultimately mortals.
The latter have already touched the realm of gods, possessing the power to control everything.
But Li Bai... was actually able to cross this insurmountable chasm at the Limit Douluo level and defeat a nascent Divine-level expert!
This level of strength!
It has exceeded everyone's comprehension!
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