Chapter 524: Song Family's Heaven Saber, True to Its Name
The Song Family's Heaven Saber lives up to its name.
This was the only thought in Han Zheng's mind after witnessing Song Tianya's saber strike.
Han Zheng had studied the Heaven Saber, comprehending the essence of its sword skill, and the saber was also Han Zheng's primary weapon.
However, Han Zheng was not a pure swordsman; he used the saber merely as a weapon, still possessing various skills to counter his enemies even without a saber.
Han Zheng studied sword skill, but his martial path was not sword skill—it pursued the utmost combat strength in the path of battle and skirmishes.
Thus, Han Zheng's saber lacked the pure extremity of Song Tianya's saber.
The clash of sabers erupted with boundless killing intent and blood slaughter, akin to a blood-red storm surging around the two.
The blood-red evil qi seemed like numerous smaller sword gangs attacking Han Zheng, containing a tremendous Heaven and Earth Power that even forced Han Zheng to retreat to counteract.
From the first move, Han Zheng understood why Song Tianya would rather turn against the Demon Cleansing Bureau than give up collecting Incense Fire Willpower.
Though Han Zheng had never fought with Song Tianya before, according to Xu Cunbao, Song Tianya's strength should have been comparable to Night Sky God Venerable, perhaps slightly superior due to the inherent power of the Heaven Saber.
But in true combat, that wasn't the case; Song Tianya's strength was definitely a tier higher than Night Sky God Venerable's, especially in terms of power!
This formidable power was due to the Heaven and Earth Power absorbed by the magic platform, which Song Tianya refined, causing his strength to soar tremendously during this period.
The reputation of the Smell Fragrance Sect was poor, forcibly gathering the remaining populace within Kai Ping Prefecture, amounting only to a scale of ten to twenty thousand people.
The Song Family, rooted here for a millennium, could easily gather over tens of thousands, granting Song Tianya a power several times that of Night Sky God Venerable, resulting in noticeable improvement.
With such benefits, how could Song Tianya possibly give up?
Han Zheng formed the seal technique in his hands; the Great Dragon Elephant Mahavira Power suddenly erupted, with powerful qi blood force soaring skyward, as endless blood river swept around to resist the endless sword gangs.
Yet at the next moment, Han Zheng found that the Sword Gang's power contained a mysterious force which sliced through the expansive blood river surrounding him like a hot knife through butter.
Song Tianya was nicknamed the Blood Transforming God Saber; his comprehended sword intent involved blood slaughter and carnage, with its most unique aspect being its ability to neutralize any qi blood power!
The mysterious force carried by his sword intent would dissolve qi blood upon contact, dissipating it into the Heaven and Earth, transforming into the purest Heaven and Earth Power.
Song Tianya could then freely absorb this Heaven and Earth Power, growing more formidable as the battle progressed.
This Blood Transforming God Saber notably restrained martial artists whose qi blood was robust, focusing on physical body cultivation.
Han Zheng's qi blood fortification cultivation technique and Blood God Scripture were almost entirely restrained by the Blood Transforming God Saber.
"Who would have thought a young one like you practiced Blood Demon Sect's techniques, but flaunting these in front of me is courting death!"
Song Tianya sneered, "I once encountered remnants of Blood Demon Sect during my martial world adventures, intending to ambush me, but those dozens ended up dying under my Blood Transforming God Saber!"
"Who told you I only practice Blood Demon Sect's techniques?"
Han Zheng formed the seal technique in his hands, unlocking the third sealing above Heavenly Demon Transformation.
Simultaneously, the Mandala Sky Demon Barrier was deployed, with a black domain extending rapidly centered around him, as infinite Heavenly Demons roared forth to gnaw at Song Tianya.
Numerous blood slaughter saber gangs were torn apart by the Heavenly Demons; Song Tianya's expression slightly changed.
Han Zheng's sword skill was terrifying; besides being proficient in Blood Demon Sect's techniques, he even possessed so many formidable cultivation techniques—how did he manage to practice them all?
Song Tianya moved, his blood-colored curved sword slashing out in succession around him, blooming into a blood-colored flower.
Yet where the flower landed, countless Heavenly Demons were torn apart, and the Mandala Sky Demon Barrier was split into cracks by those strikingly beautiful sword lights.
At the instant the barrier shattered, a dazzling and unparalleled sword light descended suddenly from the sky.
Extreme sharpness, extreme pure sword intent—in its path, it seemed to tear apart any existence.
"Bu Tiange!"
Song Tianya looked up, raising the Blood Transforming God Saber in his hand like a bright moon ascending to clash with the sky.
The contention between saber and sword had existed since the naissance of martial arts, yet historically the Sword Dao was the mainstream.
Observing the many sect setups within the martial world revealed countless Sword Dao followers, whereas sects and families focusing on sword skill were few.
Song Tianya naturally knew Bu Tiange, the renowned Qingming Sword Pavilion's abandoned disciple, yet did not expect their strength to truly be so formidable, with a Sword Dao cultivation absurdly strong!
Sword and saber clashed, blood light filling the sky, stirring an endless storm of sword qi.
Bu Tiange uttered a soft exclamation, his sword rotated, transforming thousands of sword lights to descend sweepingly toward Song Tianya.
Bu Tiange's Sword Dao cultivation was exceptionally powerful; as a swordman, he naturally disdained saber users.
Of course, Han Zheng was an exception; Han Zheng wasn't a pure swordsman, possessing other martial skills as well.
All the pure swordsmen Bu Tiange encountered never amounted to anything, except for Song Tianya, whose sword skill was genuinely grand and vigorous, merging hardness with softness, weaving intricacies with almost no apparent weakness.
Meanwhile, Han Zheng formed the Great Brahma Heavenly God King Seal with his hands; a series of powerful seal techniques continued to bombard Song Tianya.
The Blood God Scripture was restrained by the opponent, so Han Zheng simply ceased using the Blood God Scripture.
A four-armed Fantian God King phantom appeared behind Han Zheng, with its frenzied bombardments pushing Song Tianya back step by step.
But suddenly, a layer of black light emerged around Song Tianya.
A black brilliance trembled along his saber, erasing all energy that it touched into nothingness!
This saber's power was both dominant and eerie; behind Han Zheng, the Ape Demon roared, its Sea Suppressing Palm fell, but it too was dissolved by the saber, forcing Han Zheng to retreat.
Even Bu Tiange, with his unparalleled sword intent, could not resist this powerful force, transforming into sword light and swiftly retreating.
Song Tianya gasped, his complexion slightly pale.
This Void Saber was an Origin Power he had yet to grasp, gleaned from saber marks within an ancient relic.
While immensely dominant, its use was massively draining as he hadn't fully mastered it.
Despite failing to injure Han Zheng or Bu Tiange, forcing them backwards, they clung like flies re-engaging immediately.
Song Tianya glanced towards the Song Family's side, his eyes reddening instantly.
The Song Family, known for wielding the Heaven Saber, was powerful, ranking towards the top among the Five Families and Seven Sects.
Yet facing the ferocious Xuanjia Guard of the Demon Cleansing Bureau, they were simply no match.
Especially at the True Pill Realm level, it was practically slaughter!
Xiang Yuangong and three other Jing'an Guard elites—Wen Tingyun, Lian Sheng, Su Wuming—were nearly unparalleled within the True Pill Realm.
Working together, far surpassing the True Pill Realm, they could even withstand multiple moves against the Yang God Realm.
The trio's joint assaults left the Song Family elders virtually defenseless, slaughtered in a few moves.
Continuing like this, even if he survived, the Song Family would be annihilated by the Demon Cleansing Bureau!
Song Tianya formed a seal in frustration, shouting loudly as a dazzling gold-red luster enveloped him.
A veiled phantom emerged from Song Tianya, wielding a long saber crafted from Yang God Power, attracting an avalanche of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into the phantom.
With the Yang God Blade's strike, golden brilliance swept across the firmament, stirring waves with every passage.
Bu Tiange instinctively raised his sword to defend, but upon being grazed by the golden brilliance, his eyes lost focus for an instant, as if caught in a soul-binding enchantment.
Though only for that moment, Bu Tiange immediately regained awareness and retreated, but the saber had already cut across his arm, causing blood to spill.
Bu Tiange slightly lifted his eyebrows in surprise: "Yang God Blade? You're indeed desperate."