As this surge of might swept through, the entire ground shuddered violently.
“Neither of them has used sword intent, and neither has activated the Cosmos Body Refining Art, yet they’ve already caused such terrifying force.”
“If they went all out, wouldn’t the entire battle platform collapse?”
Everyone’s gazes on the two grew heated. This duel might well be the most spectacular match of the Six Sect Martial Tournament.
At that moment, Tang Feng and Lei Xuan looked at each other simultaneously, their figures shooting forth like arrows.
Their speed was so great that only two blurry silhouettes could be seen.
“Clang!”
The two indistinct forms crossed paths. The sharp sword tip was blocked by the black heavy spear, sparks flying in all directions as ripples of true essence spread outward.
In the next instant, Tang Feng held nothing back. The longsword in his hand trembled, and a terrifying sword intent, as heavy and dense as mountains and rivers, erupted forth.
Sensing danger approaching, Lei Xuan’s expression grew incomparably solemn. A layer of obscure patterns instantly enveloped his body. The black heavy spear thrust out fiercely, his true essence churning like a flood dragon, intent on piercing through all the sword intent.
“Hiss… hiss…”
In an instant, much of the sword intent was annihilated, yet it still came crashing down like a sky-blanketing tide.
Facing this surging, overwhelming sight, Lei Xuan seemed utterly insignificant.
His body was carved with streaks of bloody gashes, soon becoming a man of blood, and in a flash, he was completely swallowed by the Mountain and River Sword Intent.
Tang Feng stood in place, his blue robes fluttering, while Lei Xuan slammed heavily beneath the battle platform, raising a cloud of dust.
Cosmos Sect disciples hurried forward, fed a pill into Lei Xuan’s mouth, and then carried him away.
The Cosmos Sect elder glanced at Lei Xuan, sighed softly, and announced, “Snow Garment Sect’s Tang Feng wins!”
“Senior Brother Tang Feng is so powerful!”
“Indeed! Lei Xuan had no resistance at all against that Mountain and River Sword Intent.”
“Barring accidents, the champion of this round will be our Snow Garment Sect.”
On the Snow Garment Sect’s viewing platform, many disciples wore expressions of delight.
Over these past days, they had been stifling their anger, and now that Tang Feng had finally taken the stage, they naturally wanted to vent their frustrations.
“Good thing I didn’t bet on Lei Xuan, or I’d have lost badly.”
“As expected, that fat elder from Bright Moon Sword Sect is an old fox, offering 1-to-10 odds.”
“Lei Xuan has been utterly defeated. That person from Purple Cloud Sect will likely follow the same path.”
“That woman who bet 30 spirit stones is destined to be the biggest fool.”
Even the bettors were wearing expressions that said, “Good thing I’m clever,” and some were gloating.
Compared to them, Qu Qirong on the Spirit Treasure Pavilion’s viewing platform was much calmer.
She had witnessed Deng Tianyu’s strength firsthand. If he could slay even a King-Sealing Realm expert, how could he possibly lose to Tang Feng at the Divine Ability Stage perfection?
And besides, Tang Feng had Mountain and River Sword Intent—did her Tianyu not have his own?
His sword intent was not limited to just one kind.
The Cosmos Sect elder looked toward Deng Tianyu and Tang Feng. “The championship match for the first round will be held tomorrow.”
“Both of you, rest well and adjust your conditions to their peak.”
Tang Feng shook his head. “That won’t be necessary. Let’s do it today!”
“My condition is already at its peak. That just now was merely a warm-up!”
Having spoken, he looked toward where Deng Tianyu stood, his eyes narrowing as a trace of killing intent rose. “Do you still remember what I said that day?”
At this, Deng Tianyu smiled, and his figure vanished from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was already on the battle platform.
In the arena, the Cosmos Sect elder looked toward Zhai Yun.
Only after the latter nodded did he continue, “Since both of you wish to settle this today, then let us begin!”
“Wait!”
“In this battle, I will establish a Death Pact with him!”
Tang Feng’s lips curled into a grim arc as he spoke.
A commotion erupted!
The moment these words fell, the entire venue boiled over.
The Six Sect Martial Tournament had regulations originally—lethal force was not permitted.
But once a Death Pact was established, that was different!
Once set, it would be a fight to the death, and only the victor would walk off the battle platform alive.
Deng Tianyu nodded. “I have no objections.”
If the other party was so eager to go sightseeing in the Western Pure Land, he was naturally happy to oblige.
“In that case, this battle shall be a Death Pact!”
“It will only end when one party is dead!”
The Cosmos Sect elder said nothing more. After leaving these words, he departed from the battle platform.
At this moment, everyone held their breath, their gazes fixed intently on the battle platform.
And at this moment, Tang Feng’s expression abruptly turned cold. The longsword in his hand spun, and the heavy, solid, impossibly sharp Mountain and River Sword Intent poured forth.
In an instant, the entire battle platform was engulfed by boundless sword intent, and crisscrossing cracks appeared all over the ground.
The space seemed to distort. Even the cultivators on the viewing platforms felt a stinging pain in their eyes.
Mountain and River Sword Intent!
Sword intent evolving into great rivers, sword intent evolving into mountain peaks.
The great rivers, endless and surging!
The mountain peaks, heavy and steady, with the force of a thousand tons!
Below were the great rivers, above were the mountain peaks.
The two trapped Deng Tianyu between them, making him appear incredibly small.
“You have sword intent, but before my Mountain and River Sword Intent, it is nothing more than an ant’s existence.”
“I once said I would take your life. Now I come to fulfill that promise!”
Tang Feng’s voice came from all directions, declaring Deng Tianyu’s fate.
Seeing this scene, the disciples of Purple Cloud Sect were somewhat worried.
In contrast, the disciples of Snow Garment Sect wore cold sneers, wanting to see Deng Tianyu slain.
“First 100,000 spirit stones, then 300,000 spirit stones.”
“This trip to the Cosmos Sect has been quite profitable!”
In the distance, the fat elder of Bright Moon Sword Sect was all smiles, clearly already seeing the result.
Under everyone’s gaze, a three-foot sword rainbow appeared in Deng Tianyu’s hand.
“Ring… ring…”
The sword rainbow rotated, emitting sword cries as if it possessed life.
As the sword rainbow spun, waves of bone-chilling, bitter cold began to rage.
“Crack… crack…”
Wherever it passed, everything froze into blocks of ice, turning into ice sculptures.
The great river formed by sword intent was frozen!
The mountain peak formed by sword intent was also frozen!
Tang Feng’s smile froze, his body froze. Ice and frost covered his entire form. He wanted to circulate his true essence to dispel the cold, but found he couldn’t move at all!
Everything became crystalline and translucent, smooth and solid, reflecting a pure white luster under the sunlight.
The entire battle platform had, at some unknown point, transformed into an enormous ice cave, with cold raging and snow and frost dancing.
“Whoosh…”
A cold wind blew past.
“Bang… bang… bang!”
The ice cave exploded. The sword-intent-formed mountain peaks and great rivers exploded. Even Tang Feng, who had become an ice sculpture, exploded along with them.
A sky full of crystalline snowflakes drifted down, carrying flecks of blood, as if mourning the passing of winter itself.
On the viewing platforms, everyone’s eyes went wide, frozen like stone statues.
They had thought that the Mountain and River Sword Intent would directly devour that sword cultivator from Purple Cloud Sect.
But such heavy and sharp Mountain and River Sword Intent had been frozen into ice sculptures in an instant.
Only one thought remained in their minds now.
—What kind of sword intent is this?
