Chapter 148: Sword Comes

Li Jiansan’s words instantly ignited Sun Yiqiu’s fury.

Ever since he began his cultivation, Sun Yiqiu had enjoyed a smooth and unhindered path. He was overwhelmingly arrogant, deeming himself peerless under heaven.

How could he possibly endure such remarks from Li Jiansan? In his eyes, what Li Jiansan spoke was not the truth, but a humiliating insult.

How could he ever let this go?

"With your formidable talent, you could have shone brilliantly within the Azure Dragon Academy, but of all things, you should never have provoked me!"

"Today, I will ensure you find no burial place!"

"Li Jiansan, descend to the netherworld and atone for your sins!"

A murderous, freezing glint erupted within Sun Yiqiu's eyes as he roared menacingly at Li Jiansan.

Sun Yiqiu let out a cold snort and drew a longsword that shimmered with a golden glow.

A piercing whistle of air-rending sound echoed through the void.

Witnessing this, the onlookers were momentarily stunned before breaking into an uproar.

"That is a high-grade Profound-tier weapon!"

"Sun Yiqiu himself possesses the cultivation base of the fifth tier of the Foundation Establishment realm. Combined with a high-grade weapon, along with his seven-zhang projection of spiritual energy, his current combat power is fully sufficient to rival a powerhouse at the ninth tier of the Foundation Establishment realm!"

"It seems Li Jiansan is destined to lose this battle."

Gasp after gasp of astonishment rose and fell continuously.

"Big Brother Li, is he... truly going to be all right?"

At that moment, even Zhang Dabao and the others began to feel deeply concerned.

"Is this your ultimate trump card?"

Compared to the shock of everyone else, Li Jiansan alone remained utterly indifferent.

"Still so arrogant with death at your doorstep. Taste my blade!"

Sun Yiqiu slashed fiercely with his sword. A massive golden sword Qi instantly tore through dozens ofzhang of the void, carrying a ferocious and sharp sword gleam as it cleaved toward Li Jiansan, as if it could even sever heaven and earth!

Before Li Jiansan, although that sword strike had yet to arrive, the overwhelming and terrifying sword Qi had already surged forth in advance, generating successive gusts of piercing, bitter gales in the air.

This immense golden sword Qi instantly enshrouded Li Jiansan's surroundings. If an ordinary person were standing here, they would likely have been shredded into dust long ago.

Li Jiansan flicked his finger, condensing his profound and pure true essence into a dazzling silver sword beam that charged straight toward the opposing golden sword Qi.

Crack-boom!

The golden sword Qi and the silver sword beam collided fiercely.

With a deafening roar, the silver sword beam sliced through the golden sword Qi like a hot knife through butter, its remaining momentum unchecked as it thrust toward Sun Yiqiu.

"What?!"

Sun Yiqiu was instantly seized by shock. He had never expected Li Jiansan to shatter his golden sword Qi so effortlessly.

Hastily, he slashed out another sword strike. Only under the bombardment of this terrifying defensive sword Qi was Li Jiansan's flicked sword beam finally blasted into pieces.

Sun Yiqiu's expression shifted slightly, his pupils involuntarily contracting. The power Li Jiansan had casually flicked out was actually stronger than his own.

What was even more terrifying was that after smashing through his sword Qi, the silver sword beam still possessed such horrifying residual power.

Just how formidable must a full-strength strike from him be?

"How could he possibly be this powerful?" Monstrous waves churned within Sun Yiqiu's heart.

"Let me show you what a true sword technique looks like."

In response, Li Jiansan wore a cold expression. Waving his two fingers, the dazzling silver sword beam suddenly flared within the void. Although the silver sword beam lacked an astonishing imposing aura, the sword light between Li Jiansan's two fingers was incomparably condensed, resembling a flawless divine sword!

"The first sword!"

Li Jiansan raised his hand and sliced down gently. Those serene sword beams instantly turned violent.

Crack-boom!

A sound that shook heaven and earth rang out. Amidst Sun Yiqiu's incredulous gaze, that terrifying sword light had already arrived right before him. Sun Yiqiu held no doubt that this single sword strike, unleashed from Li Jiansan's joined fingers, was absolute enough to separate his head from his body.

Facing this sword, Sun Yiqiu's expression turned ashen with terror. He had no choice but to draw his sword upward, frantically unleashing several consecutive streams of sword Qi.

A golden flash of lightning exploded across the void.

Only after Li Jiansan's sword light was finally hacked apart did Sun Yiqiu catch a heavy, ragged breath.

Right at that moment, Li Jiansan's second sword had already descended!

Unlike the piercing and tyrannical nature of the previous strike, the sword Li Jiansan swung this time carried a trace of an archaic, boundless, and vast majesty, resembling a supreme grandmaster traversing across the cosmos, transforming into an Azure Dragon of the nine heavens, invincible beneath the heavens.

Sun Yiqiu's expression altered drastically. His longsword rose once more, golden sword Qi sweeping across and flashing through the void to hack toward Li Jiansan.

Boom!

The dazzling golden sword energy crashed heavily against the silver sword beam, producing a thunderous explosion. Space fractured, the void trembled violently, and this patch of heaven and earth seemed somewhat unable to bear the burden.

As the two swords intersected, the golden sword Qi was beaten into retreat. Sun Yiqiu staggered back several steps, his sword-wielding arm trembling violently. He stared at Li Jiansan and drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

The power of this particular sword strike of his opponent's was not overwhelming, but the sword technique itself was exquisitely refined. With every single collision, it could unleash an astonishing might, perfectly restraining every single one of Sun Yiqiu's attacks.

The sword techniques Li Jiansan casually raised his hand to execute far surpassed Sun Yiqiu's imagination. Before Li Jiansan, all divine abilities seemed to pale and lose their original efficacy.

"Not bad. Let us fight once more!"

Li Jiansan uttered lightly, his true essence boiling, his robes snapping in the wind, the light in his eyes swelling vastly as his fighting intent soared to the heavens!

"Abominable! You actually dare to use me as your sparring partner? Very soon, you will utterly regret this foolish decision!"

Li Jiansan had actually treated him as a whetstone. This infuriated the once-haughty and peerless genius Sun Yiqiu instantly.

Following that, he let out a fierce roar, his entire body shooting forward like a thunderbolt as he slashed out dozens of swords in an instant. Each and every stream of biting, sharp sword Qi immediately enclosed Li Jiansan within it.

"The third sword!"

In response, Li Jiansan simply struck out with a single sword.

The moment the sword light appeared, a bone-chilling frost emanated!

Instantly, the piercing sword light collided violently with the all-encompassing golden sword Qi of the heavens. A massive roar resembling rumbling thunder echoed between heaven and earth, causing the entire void to shudder!

This heaven-shaking strike felt as though it could topple Mount Tai and drain the brilliance from the sun and moon.

Had an ordinary martial artist faced such a terrifying strike, they would undoubtedly have panicked completely, trembling in endless terror.

Although Li Jiansan had unleashed the third sword, beneath this sky-filling sword Qi, the silver sword beam was already vibrating violently, showing faint signs of fracturing.

"It seems I must use the golden treasured sword after all."

Li Jiansan sighed softly. After all, this sword light was merely condensed from spiritual power and could not compare to a true weapon.

If Li Jiansan were holding a divine weapon in hand, Sun Yiqiu's sword Qi could be shattered effortlessly.

"How can this be possible? I must have your life today!" Yet seeing that Li Jiansan's casual strike was actually able to contend on equal terms with his golden light sword Qi, Sun Yiqiu was filled with boundless horror.

Immediately afterward, his roar shook the air as the momentum from his body erupted like a mountain torrent, causing the void to hum and vibrate.

He slashed out with another sword. This time, the sword energy surged several times over, resembling a rainbow piercing through the sun.

Clearly, this was Sun Yiqiu's true level, and at this moment, he had executed his full strength.

Those terrifying sword energies—enough to make beholders change color and listeners shudder in fear—rained down like a blanket, as if intent on cleaving the very earth in half.

At that moment, above the void, the sound of thunder exploded, and the immense momentum surged toward all directions, whipping up sweeping billows of dust from the ground.

"Sword, come!"