Chapter 130: The Contemporary Sword God, Capable of Battling a God
This Sword Qi made his Soul tremble.
A fatal sense of crisis, like a tangible entity, gripped his throat.
The Myriad Demon King immediately realized… this human before him.
His strength had definitely reached the Peak Douluo level.
And he was definitely not an ordinary Peak Douluo!
Li Bai calmly looked at the Myriad Demon King, who was facing a formidable foe, a simple longsword having appeared in his hand at some unknown point.
The sword was not unsheathed!
Yet, an imposing Sword Intent had already stirred the surrounding air, emitting a faint hiss.
"Myriad Demon King!"
Li Bai spoke, his voice clear and resonant.
But it carried an undeniable majesty.
"Esteemed guest, having come from afar, instead of visiting Big Dipper Academy, you engage in such clandestine activities. This is not the conduct of a gentleman."
The Myriad Demon King's face turned ugly, and he forced himself to calm down, saying, "Your Excellency has misunderstood."
"This King… I merely happened to be traveling here, cultivating by drawing on the plant aura of this place. I absolutely have no intention of offending Big Dipper 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 also couldn't be bothered to waste any more words.
Some boundaries need to be defined by power.
"Zheng!"
A clear sword cry suddenly rang out, like a Dragon roaring in the Nine Heavens!
The ancient longsword in Li Bai's hand suddenly unsheathed three inches!
Just three inches, and an indescribable, majestic Sword Intent soared into the sky.
Tearing a rift in the clouds above!
The next moment, Li Bai pointed his fingers like a sword.
And gently drew a line in the Void Realm before him.
There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling light.
But the Myriad Demon King's pupils contracted sharply; he clearly saw.
A faint, almost transparent spatial rift quietly appearing as Li Bai's finger traced through the air.
Within that rift!
Infinite destruction and sharp Sword Qi intertwined and roared!
"Chila!"
The rift extended downwards, touching the earth.
In an instant, a hundred meters in front of the Myriad Demon King, the solid ground was silently sliced open like tofu, forming a massive, bottomless gully over ten meters long!
Within the gully, terrifying Sword Qi raged, forming an absolute death zone.
Emitting a chilling killing intent that froze the Soul!
Li Bai slowly withdrew his fingers, and the ancient longsword returned to its sheath with a soft "clang."
He calmly looked at the Myriad Demon King, whose face was ashen.
"This line is the boundary."
"Any strong individual of the Soul Beast Clan who crosses this line without permission…"
He paused slightly.
The restrained Sword Intent around him suddenly erupted, like billions of Divine Swords simultaneously pointing at the Myriad Demon King!
"Kill without mercy!"
The three icy words, like the Nine Heavens' cold ice.
Instantly froze all the Myriad Demon King's blood and Soul Power.
That tangible killing intent, like countless steel needles, pierced deep into his Soul.
Making him not doubt for a second.
That if he dared to take even half a step across that Sword Qi gully.
The next second, he would be utterly annihilated, body and Soul destroyed!
Cold sweat poured down the Myriad Demon King's forehead!
His body trembled slightly from extreme fear and humiliation.
He, the dignified five hundred thousand year Ferocious beast… when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
But facing Li Bai's unfathomable strength and undisguised killing intent, he couldn't even muster a hint of resistance.
The gap was too vast!
Ultimately, all the anger, unwillingness, and fear.
Transformed into an extremely suppressed grunt.
Immediately, the Myriad Demon King no longer hesitated.
His figure transformed into a green light, like a stray dog, fleeing without looking back towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
His speed was astonishing!
Fearing that a moment's delay would result in his head being separated from his body.
Watching the Myriad Demon King disappear into the horizon, the murderous aura on Li Bai's face instantly vanished.
And he returned to his usual carefree demeanor.
He yawned, as if he had just casually shooed away a noisy fly.
"Disturbing the peace."
He muttered.
His figure once again transformed into a Sword Qi and disappeared.
Returning to Big Dipper Academy to continue his sword dance!
Meanwhile, the external shock and anticipation had reached their Peak.
Above the heavenly curtain, after a brief silence.
The extremely dense golden light finally began its final condensation!
The sky of the entire Douluo Continent.
Was rendered a pure gold.
The third place!
Was about to be revealed!
The information for the third place, carrying a majestic heavenly might, was imprinted deep within everyone's Souls.
[soul master strongest ranking, Third Place]
[Name: Monkey King]
[Affiliation: Big Dipper Academy]
[Soul Power Rank: Level 98]
[Martial Soul: As-You-Will Golden-Banded Cudgel]
[Soul Ring Configuration: Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red]
[Combat Power Evaluation: A natural stone monkey, born from Chaos. His Martial Soul, the As-You-Will Golden-Banded Cudgel, is formed from a Heavenly Spiritual Root, capable of growing large or small, heavy or light. Although his Soul Power Rank is Level 98, his combat power rivals a Level 99 Peak Limit Douluo. A single strike can shatter mountains and break rivers, incredibly fierce and invincible. Thus, he is ranked third.]
[Reward: Soul Power increased by one Rank, all Soul Ring lifespans increased by thirty-five thousand years, a two hundred and fifty thousand year Soul Bone, the Battle Saint Method, and a wisp of Chaos Origin Power.]
"Monkey King! Big Dipper Academy again!"
"Level 98? Ranked third with Level 98 Soul Power? Rivaling a Peak Limit Douluo?"
"Why is this Monkey King so unfamiliar? He seems to have never appeared on previous rankings. Could he have popped out of a rock?"
"The As-You-Will Golden-Banded Cudgel Martial Soul, never heard of it!"
"How many secrets does Big Dipper Academy truly hide?"
Everyone on the Douluo Continent was incredibly shocked!
His Soul Power Rank was only Level 98?
One must know that Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Bibi Dong were all Level 99 Limit Douluo.
Yet, this Soul Master named Monkey King.
Actually surpassed four Limit Douluo with Level 98 Soul Power.
And ranked third!
This was simply unheard of and unseen!
...Inside the Hall of Worship.
Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "Level 98… rivaling a Peak Limit Douluo?"
"This is impossible!"
"The gap in Soul Power Ranks is an insurmountable chasm. How could he do it?"
Sikong Zhen had already shocked him enough, but he never expected Big Dipper Academy to produce another freak like Monkey King.
One must know that even the High Priest Qian Daoliu, who was ranked lower previously, was immeasurably stronger than him.
Therefore, he could clearly recognize.
How shocking it was for Monkey King, with Level 98 Soul Power, to overpower Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, Tang Chen, and Bibi Dong.
A trace of confusion flashed in Qian Daoliu's golden eyes, then turned into deep apprehension.
"Big Dipper Academy… where do these strong individuals come from?"
"Their Cultivation system seems entirely different from ours."
He suddenly realized… the terrifying aspect of Big Dipper Academy.
It wasn't just the number of strong individuals, but also that they had overturned the Cultivation knowledge passed down for ten thousand years on the Douluo Continent… Inside the Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Xiao looked at the information on the heavenly curtain, and a monstrous wave rose in his heart.
As the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, he had dedicated his life to studying the Dao of power.
Yet, Monkey King's Martial Soul actually made him feel an unprecedented pressure.
"A single strike shatters mountains and breaks rivers… This power is even more overbearing than grandfather's Clear Sky Hammer!"
...While various factions across the continent were still reeling from Monkey King's ranking.
"Boom boom boom!"
The golden light on the heavenly curtain surged again.
This time, the golden light was no longer violent, but transformed into pure white.
Like the Milky Way pouring down from the Nine Heavens!
Carrying an ultimate sharpness and uninhibitedness, as if everything between heaven and earth could be severed by this power.
"This aura… it's Sword Intent! Pure to the extreme Sword Intent!"
"What terrifying Sword Intent! I feel my Martial Soul trembling!"
"It's Li Bai!"
"It must be Li Bai from Big Dipper Academy!"
Countless Soul Masters subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons.
Those Soul Masters whose Martial Souls were swords felt an awe from the depths of their Souls.
This Sword Intent had already surpassed the Realm of technique.
Reaching the supreme Realm of "Sword is Dao"… Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, in his white robes, was now tense all over, his gaze fixed on the heavenly curtain, his eyes filled with both fanaticism and loss.
He had been obsessed with the Dao of the Sword his entire life!
Considering himself the King of Swords on the Douluo Continent.
But when this Sword Intent appeared, he realized… his previous Realm was merely that of a frog in a well.
"This is the true Dao of the Sword… this is the Sword God!"
Chen Xin murmured to himself, his voice trembling slightly.
He could feel that this Sword Intent contained not only killing intent.
But also uninhibitedness, freedom, and unrestrainedness.
It was a Realm he could never hope to reach in his entire life.
Bone Douluo Gu Rong stood beside him, looking at Chen Xin's distraught appearance, and sighed softly.
"Chen Xin, don't be too fixated. These people from Big Dipper Academy are not ordinary."
"Their path is different from ours."
Chen Xin didn't speak, just stared intently at the heavenly curtain, the light in his eyes extremely complex.
There was envy, jealousy, unwillingness… but more than that, a genuine awe from the bottom of his heart.
He knew that his path of the Dao of the Sword had been completely overturned today.
Above the heavenly curtain.
The white golden light condensed into shape, like a white-robed Sword God standing in the air, and the information for the second place slowly emerged:
[soul master strongest ranking, Second Place]
[Name: Li Bai]
[Affiliation: Big Dipper Academy]
[Soul Power Rank: 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: Dual-Martial Soul wielder, True God among swordsmen, Immortal Saint among drinkers. His sword techniques are elegant and unrestrained, unpredictable, containing supreme Profound Truths such as 'Sword Heart Transparency' and 'Sword Intent Manifestation.' His combat power far surpasses ordinary Limit Douluo, capable of transcending Ranks to defeat nascent Divine Rank powerhouses. He is the pinnacle symbol of the continent's Dao of the Sword, thus ranked second.]
[Reward: Soul Power solidified sixfold, all Soul Ring lifespans increased by fifty thousand years, two three hundred thousand year Soul Bones, a wisp of Divine Rank Sword Intent, Sword Intent power increased by fifty percent, auxiliary Martial Soul effect increased by thirty percent.]
"Li Bai! twin spirits!"
"Capable of transcending Ranks to defeat nascent Divine Rank powerhouses! My heavens! A Limit Douluo can actually defeat a god?"
"Eighteen ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, I didn't misread that, did I?!"
"True God among swordsmen! This evaluation… it's too terrifying!"
The entire Douluo Continent was completely plunged into a frenzy of uproar!
Limit Douluo and Divine Rank powerhouses.
That was the difference between Mortals and Divinities!
No matter how strong the former, they were ultimately Mortal bodies.
The latter, however, had already touched the Divine Rank Domain, possessing the power to control everything.
But Li Bai… was actually able to cross this chasm with the Realm of a Limit Douluo and defeat nascent Divine Rank powerhouses!
This level of strength!
Had already exceeded everyone's understanding!
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