Chapter 2454 Dazzling Sword Formation
Duan Lingtian?!
Silence descended when people heard the name Duan Ling Tian. How could they not be familiar with this name? Most of them had heard the news that had been spreading even though they did not think it was true. Duan Ling Tian was an Eminent Celestial who apparently killed a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial outside of a heaven-rank treasure vault left by a Great Overarching Golden Celestial. It was said that he had strength comparable to an Eight Tribulation Bodiless Celestial.
“He… He can’t be that Duan Ling Tian, right?”
“Didn’t you hear what the girl standing next to him said? He killed a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial before and has strength comparable to an Eight Tribulation Bodiless Celestial? She even called him Brother Ling Tian. He must be Duan Ling Tian!”
Han Xue Nai, who heard the discussion in the surroundings, scoffed and said, “Duan Ling Tian is, indeed, my Brother Ling Tian! The news all of you heard is true. He did kill a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial outside a heaven-rank treasure vault left behind by a Great Overarching Bodiless Celestial. Moreover, he killed the Bodiless Celestial with just a strike!” Her voice grew louder and louder as she reached the end of her sentence.
After listening to Han Xue Nai’s words, everyone was convinced the purple-clad young man was Duan Ling Tian. They discussed his strength, and the topic slowly s.h.i.+fted to the Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial from Li Yan Sect in Skyline Realm.
“So he’s Duan Ling Tian!”
“I really didn’t expect to meet Duan Ling Tian from the rumor. I wonder if he really possesses the strength of an Eight Tribulation Bodiless Celestial like the rumor says.”
“Whether he’s as strong as the rumor says or not, we’ll find out soon enough. Can’t you see that Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who had just obtained the Celestial Supreme Treasure staring at him like prey?”
“We’re about to watch a good show!”
The old man from Li Yan Sect said with a sneer, “So you’re Duan Ling Tian. I’ve seen you through a Mirror Image so I think the rumor is just a rumor. There’s no truth in it at all. The strength you displayed when you killed my sect disciple, Rong Bo, was comparable to a Three or Four Tribulation Bodiless Celestial at best!”
The hate in the old man’s eyes intensified as he spoke. When he had seen the Mirror Image of Rong Bo being killed, he had seen Duan Ling Tian’s strength. Although Duan Ling Tian had easily defeated Rong Bo, it was clear that Duan Ling Tian was not as powerful as the rumor made him out to be.
The old man’s words, naturally, caused the onlookers to doubt the veracity of the rumor. After all, to begin with, most of them did not think the rumor was true.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Duan Ling Tian looked at the old man indifferently before he slowly said, “You’re quite observant. I have to say you’re right…”
Killing intent could be seen in the depths of the old man’s eyes at this moment. He said threateningly, “Duan Lingtian! Since you killed Rong Bo, I’ll kill you today and send you to h.e.l.l to avenge him!”
Duan Ling Tian narrowed his eyes as he calmly said, “You think you’ll be able to avenge Rong Bo? I hope you’ve thought this through. You might die trying to avenge him. That’s not worth it, right?” His words that were filled with confidence showed that he was not frightened by that old man. It seemed like he was warning the old man that he would die if he tried to avenge Rong Bo.
Duan Ling Tian’s words provoked the old man, enraging him. His body trembled in anger as he said, “Arrogant! How arrogant!”
The onlookers who were stunned by Duan Ling Tian’s confident words began to whisper furtively among themselves.
“How can Duan Ling Tian remain calm at this moment?”
“Perhaps, he’s really capable of killing this Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who has obtained a Celestial Supreme Treasure?”
“You’re joking! It’s impossible for an Eminent Celestial in the mundane realms to kill a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who has obtained a Celestial Supreme Treasure!”
Most of the onlookers concluded that Duan Ling Tian did not possess the strength to defeat the Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial.
“Brother Ling Tian…” Han Xue Nai called out. Although she could see Duan Ling Tian was confident, she could not help but feel anxious since she thought his strength was only on par with the Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who possessed a Celestial Supreme Treasure. She thought to herself, ‘However, based on Brother Ling Tian’s words, it seems like he’s certain he’ll be able to kill that old man.’
Zhang Yi was taken aback by Duan Ling Tian’s confidence. He could not help but muse inwardly, ‘Duan Ling Tian, I wonder where your confidence came from. This old man is a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial with a Celestial Supreme Treasure!’
Nonetheless, due to Han Xue Nai and Zhang Yi’s trust in Duan Ling Tian, they a.s.sumed he would not speak recklessly if he was not confident. After thinking about it, they were convinced Duan Ling Tian would be able to kill the old man even though they did not know how he was going to do it.
Han Xue Nai who knew Duan Ling Tian well began to think to herself, ‘Brother Ling Tian’s a.s.sist-type Divine Ability can raise his strength by two stages. The Celestial Sword can raise it by another stage. The fourth stage of the Sovereign Heart Sword, the Body Sword Fusion, can raise it by two stages, and the offensive Divine Ability, the Thirteen Green Lotus Swords, can likely increase it by another stage. All in all, his strength should be on par with an Eight Tribulation Bodiless Celestial.’ She shook her head, trying to figure out why Duan Ling Tian was so confident. After a moment, her eyes suddenly brightened as though she had found her answer.
At this moment, the old man from Li Yan Sect in Skyline Realm bellowed angrily, “Duan Lingtian!” He charged toward Duan Ling Tian without any warning as the Celestial Saber in his hand shot out saber rays that seemed indestructible.
When the old man moved, the sound of the wind whistling rang so thunderously that it caused onlookers to have a headache. This was only natural since the old man was a powerful Bodiless Celestial. Even among Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestials, he was much stronger than ordinary Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestials. Moreover, he had just obtained a Celestial Supreme Treasure. This would only further raise his strength.
“Elementary Devouring Tactic!” Duan Ling Tian cried out, casting his a.s.sist-type Divine Ability. In just a moment, he absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy in the surroundings and raised his strength by two stages. Then, his eyes flashed coldly as he continued to say, “Complete Weaponry Submission!”
As soon as Duan Ling Tian finished speaking, a Celestial Sword appeared in the air and transformed into sword rays that revolved around his body. The number of sword rays continued to increase from hundreds to thousands and it kept increasing. In the end, it seemed like there were tens of thousands of sword rays. It looked extremely intimidating!
Soon after, the sword rays shot up, converging above Duan Ling Tian. It began to form a complicated and mysterious Sword Formation.
Everything happened in just a blink of an eye that some of the onlookers with a weaker cultivation base could not catch Duan Ling Tian’s movements at all. The Formation was so dazzlingly beautiful that the onlookers could not take their eyes away from it!
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At this moment, an energy that seemed similar to lightning and thunder surged out in all directions. In just a blink of an eye, the energy shrouded the entire area along with everyone present on the scene, including the old man from Li Yan Sect in Skyline Realm.
“Hm?” At this moment, the old man who was charging toward Duan Ling Tian discovered that the Celestial Saber in his hand was behaving strangely. It was vibrating with no rhyme or reason.
“What’s happening?!” It did not take long before the old man’s expression changed drastically. He had discovered that as the Celestial Saber in his hand continued to vibrate, it was also repelling the energy that he tried to send into it.
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In just a blink of an eye, the old man’s hand that was holding onto the Celestial Saber suddenly began to bleed from wounds that had appeared just as suddenly. He thought to himself, panicking, ‘No!!! If I don’t let go of the saber now, I’ll lose my hand!’ He quickly released the saber in his hand without a second thought.
The Celestial Saber fell quickly like a wild horse at this moment…