Chapter 988: Chapter 1015: Above Peerless Skills! It Is Sacred Law! (Third Update) Chapter 988: Chapter 1015: Above Peerless Skills! It Is Sacred Law! (Third Update) Yang Zhen did not hear the words of the Nine Dragons Great Saint; in fact, at that moment, Yang Zhen had entered an exceptionally mysterious state.

With that sword strike, Yang Zhen had never felt such a sensation; it was as if the entire heaven and earth were before him, and yet as if the whole heaven and earth were not before him, with only the Great Elder and Valley Granny remaining in his eyes… and the horrified expressions on their faces.

Now you know fear, huh? Damn it, what took you so long?

Amidst the Nine Heavens Thunder Penalty, after devouring the Heaven and Earth’s Blood Qi, Yang Zhen could hear the voices from outside; Valley Granny and the Great Elder cursing and swearing, saying over and over that they were going to slay a saint. Yang Zhen then understood what kind of wishful thinking the two were harboring.

If the Nine Heavens Thunder Penalty had indeed been the Nine Dragons Great Saint undergoing tribulation and had shown the same cowardice as Yang Zhen had displayed, he would surely have sustained irreversible severe injuries. Under such circumstances, the Great Elder and Valley Granny might really have fancied their chances of succeeding in a saint slaying.

Oh boy, if that were the case, wouldn’t the two of them have unparalleled fame, resonating through the entire world of practitioners?

The Nine Dragons Great Saint might have been the first saintly powerhouse to appear in this world, and before his reputation could warm up, he would have been killed by the joint efforts of the Great Elder and Valley Granny. Such a monumental saint slaying would be an explosively legendary feat.

Regrettably, inside there was not the Nine Dragons Great Saint, but this Sao Saint!

Upon seeing that it was Yang Zhen who emerged from the Nine Heavens Thunder Penalty, not the Nine Dragons Great Saint, the look of confusion on the faces of the Great Elder and Valley Granny made Yang Zhen feel embarrassed for them; their turning tails to run away must surely have sprung from the realization that the Nine Dragons Great Saint was not far off, probably already seething with rage.

Yang Zhen had never intended to let them go, and the moment the Great Elder and Valley Granny turned around, their fate was already sealed–they would die here.

Yang Zhen stood tall, his body showing no fluctuations of aura, yet he gave off an eerie feeling. This feeling did not come from Yang Zhen himself, but from the Great Missing Sword in his hand and the wildly destructive sword intent in the sky.

A terrifying sword light, like a chasm between heaven and earth, suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Everyone was terrified by the scene before them; amidst cries of shock, they thought the chasm that had appeared before the Great Nether Dynasty emerged had reappeared, and they all fled towards the distance.

But everyone knew in their hearts that this chasm was not the work of heaven and earth, but was created by Yang Zhen’s sword.

But how could this be?

Not to mention that Yang Zhen was only a practitioner at the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Celestial Phase, whose cultivation could be crushed with a rock by several people present; even half-step saints like the Great Elder and Valley Granny could not unleash such a fearsome sword strike.

Even the Nine Dragons Great Saint was taken aback, as if he had witnessed the most inconceivable thing in the world, and the violent power erupting from his body became uncontrollable from excitement; if Yang Zhen wasn’t still in the midst of battle, he would’ve likely rushed forward by now.

What level of defiance against the heavens did a martial skill possess to shock such a mighty Saint Realm powerhouse into such a loss of composure?

As everyone was unsettled, Yang Zhen suddenly staggered, his complexion turning pale in an instant, as backflowing blood attacked his heart, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a “wah”.

Seeing this, everyone present exclaimed in shock, the Nine Dragons Great Saint frowned and said in a deep voice, “Kid, don’t be reckless; the Nine Swords of Annihilation is not something you can master at the moment.”

The Nine Swords of Annihilation?

Hearing this name, the faces of the Great Elder and Valley Granny lost all color, and they cried out in horror, “The Nine Swords of Annihilation? No, this is impossible, absolutely impossible. The Nine Swords of Annihilation has been missing for fifty thousand years. How could Yang Zhen have mastered it?”

“Missing for fifty thousand years?” The Nine Dragons Great Saint was startled, furrowed his brows, shook his head slowly, and said, “No, there’s another person who has comprehended the Nine Swords of Annihilation. This sword technique has not disappeared; it’s just that you have had no chance to see it.”

Hearing this, the Great Elder and Valley Granny looked at each other with faces full of despair, and then simultaneously roared furiously, as their bodies suddenly erupted with terrifying Spirit Soul flames, staring at Yang Zhen and bellowing, “You bastard kid, how dare you comprehend the Nine Swords of Annihilation? Do you know how many people in the world are searching for this Sacred Law?”

Boom, boom, boom–!

Violent shockwaves engulfed in flames roared to life. What kind of terrifying phenomenon would the burning of a half-step Great Saint’s Spirit Soul induce?

In the sky, endless clouds approached with the wind, the mighty Heavenly authority surged powerfully, and countless blue lightning bolts descended from the skies, striking right in front of the Great Elder and Valley Granny.

After burning their Spirit Souls, their faces showed no signs of life, but the terrifying aura from their bodies had already defied the heavens.

Upon hearing the name of the Nine Swords of Annihilation, it was clear that neither of the two intended to leave alive, but no one expected that, even with the fate of dying and their Spirit Souls completely annihilated, they were determined to kill Yang Zhen.

Among the terrified and astonished gazes of the crowd, the Great Elder and Valley Granny both smiled tragically, each brandishing a sword and leaping toward Yang Zhen. Accompanying their charge was an endless and majestic Heavenly might, as if it threatened to annihilate all living beings.

A hint of shock and rage flashed across the face of the Nine Dragons Great Saint. He snorted coldly and with a raise of his hand, a terrifying wave of Qi surged forward.

Just then, Yang Zhen’s weakened voice suddenly came through, “Damn it, I, Sao Saint, said I’d kill you both and I will definitely kill you both. You think burning your Spirit Souls is impressive? I, Sao Saint, can do it too!”

“Young man, don’t!” The Nine Dragons Great Saint exclaimed in shock, trying urgently to stop Yang Zhen. However, before he could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly bulged out, crying out in surprise, “Heavenly Sacrifice… How many Sacred Laws do you actually know, you brat?”

Sacred Law?

Martial Skills, peerless techniques, Sacred Laws, Emperor Skills… Above peerless techniques, there are Sacred Laws!

Even Yang Zhen did not expect that Heavenly Sacrifice would actually be a Sacred Law; this was truly an unexpected delight.

However, the Heavenly Sacrifice released during the process of performing the Nine Swords of Annihilation seemed different from before, as if its rank had been elevated substantially.

It seemed, as the Nine Dragons Great Saint had said, that Heavenly Sacrifice had indeed risen to the level of a Sacred Law.

Boom boom boom!

Raging Heaven and Earth Qi surged in from all directions. Naturally, Yang Zhen couldn’t truly be burning his Spirit Soul. To kill two Half-step Great Saints who were already at the end of their ropes, there was no need for Yang Zhen to be so desperate.

Whizz–!

As the Heaven and Earth Qi enveloped him, a fierce wave of Qi suddenly erupted from Yang Zhen’s body, turning the originally profound and distant sword strike into a violent outburst.

For a moment, the sky changed color and amidst the endless thunder, Yang Zhen, with a single sword, split the tumultuous clouds asunder, as if he had cleaved the very heavens and earth in two.

“No… this is impossible!”

The faces of the Great Elder and Valley Granny showed sheer despair, and before they could complete their sentence, they were struck by a terrifying light of world destruction.

A sword strike like a chasm between heaven and earth obliterated the two almost instantly, reducing them to such fine shreds that they couldn’t be put back into any recognizable human form.

Two streaks of light wailed briefly within the sword glow before burning out completely–these were their Spirit Souls.

It had to be said, even for Half-step Great Saints, even against such a terrifying sword strike, their profound souls managed to struggle for a brief moment.

After witnessing the execution of the two, Yang Zhen stood tall in midair, one with his sword, resembling a war god standing between heaven and earth, staring at the countless Practitioners around him. He grinned and said, “This is the foundation of Shangyuan Sect. If any of you still harbor thoughts of challenging Shangyuan Sect, I, Sao Saint, am always ready to accompany you!”

Having said that, Yang Zhen whizzed down from midair.

As the Nine Dragons Great Saint had said, with his current cultivation realm, Yang Zhen was not yet able to unleash the full power of the Nine Swords of Annihilation.

Nevertheless, Yang Zhen had done it. With one man and one sword, he had furiously slain Half-step Great Saints!

At the same time, excitement surged through Yang Zhen’s heart. If this technique was called the Nine Swords of Annihilation, didn’t that mean there were eight other swords?

Damn it, inside the crystal coffin in the Nine Realms Exquisite Tower, who exactly was that beautiful Saintess? The way the Nine Dragons Great Saint reacted, could he know her identity?