Chapter 1022: Chapter 437: Breakthrough of the Supreme Treasure; The Great Battle Rekindled (2)

Xu Ping’s face showed a gentle smile as he replied with his divine sense, "How do you feel?"

He could sense the excitement and strength transmitted by the Artifact Spirit, a Perfection and confidence that comes after a leap in life level.

"Very good, Master, I feel... full of power!" The Artifact Spirit’s thoughts carried joy.

Xu Ping carefully perceived the deeper connection with his life-bound treasure.

This sword was his life-bound item, now promoted to a treasure, its compatibility with his mind and soul had reached an unprecedented height.

With this sword in hand, the powers he could unleash were far beyond the comparison of ordinary masterless treasures.

His mind moved slightly, and even without deliberately activating his mana, the sword’s body naturally exhaled sword qi that was unmatched in its sharpness yet brimming with life, just a mere hint of its aura revealed was already faintly surpassing the boundary of the Nascent Soul level.

"If I go all out, supplemented by Sword Dao, its power... can definitely reach Divinity Transformation level," Xu Ping was certain in his heart.

Moreover, he discovered a pleasant surprise.

After the promotion to treasure, the internal space and structure of the Canghua Divine Wood Sword underwent mysterious changes, allowing it to absorb and store the mana he infused in advance, like a giant mana battery.

This means that in intense battle, he can instantly unleash destructive power far exceeding normal, while effectively alleviating his own mana consumption.

"With my current strength, wielding the Canghua Divine Wood Sword and Ten Thousand Souls Banner, with both treasures in hand, even facing a Divinity Transformation Cultivator alone, I might be able to hold my own for a while, not completely powerless."

Xu Ping assessed his own combat strength, a strong confidence surged forth.

This foundation, looking at the entire Nascent Soul Realm, probably no one could surpass it.

"However, the Star Palace Saints are extraordinary, and their methods are unpredictable."

He quickly calmed down, "I hope the great battle can delay a few more days, until my sword intent achieves a Minor Achievement breakthrough, and the swordsmanship power steps up a notch, thus allowing more assurance against the Dual Saints."

Suppressing distracting thoughts, Xu Ping once again absorbed the Canghua Divine Wood Sword into the Nascent Soul for nourishment while continuing to comprehend Sword Dao for self-improvement.

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However, heaven did not follow man’s wishes.

Time passed, merely two years later, the suppressed calm of the outer sea was broken once more.

The Star Palace did not give Xu Ping more time.

The Star Palace’s army, larger than before, like a steel torrent, crossed the boundary and launched a total assault! Countless starry tower ships spanned the sky, formations were tight, and killing intent surged to the heavens.

Xu Ping’s hopes were thwarted.

He could no longer remain uninvolved; he must join this battlefield.

The grandeur and brutality of war was far beyond words to describe.

Between the vast sea and sky, late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators and Demon Race Fourth Rank Upper Grade great demons became the backbone of the battlefield.

The magical treasure radiance of Human Race Cultivators and the formidable body divine techniques of the Demon Race collided madly, erupting into deafening roars.

Energy storms swept in all directions, evaporating the sea waves.

At every moment, severed limbs and shattered magical treasures fell from the sky, dyeing the sea below a shocking crimson.

The late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Star Palace, in terms of standard Spirit Treasures, exquisite battle formations, and inherited secret techniques, are clearly a cut above the rest.

They cooperated seamlessly, their attack and defense orderly, often able to deal heavy blows and even slay Demon Race great demons relying on instinct and talent, at a relatively small cost.

Even though the outer sea alliance side had a slight numerical advantage, the battlefield situation merely maintained a fragile equilibrium, and in some areas, the Star Palace was faintly dominant.

As soon as Xu Ping joined the battlefield, he demonstrated his astounding strength.

He did not completely reveal the treasure power of Canghua Divine Wood Sword, but used it as the core to manipulate seventy-two magic swords to set up a sword array.

The brilliant sword light was like a red star river, and wherever it went, the Star Palace cultivators all retreated; ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would die upon contact, and even late-stage cultivators dared not face it directly.

"Courting death!"

Hongyi roared furiously, taking the initiative to confront him,

In the chaotic battlefield, Xu Ping and Hongyi fought with tacit harmony.

The two were fighting and moving, seemingly entangled with strong enemies, but in truth, silently moving towards the edge of the main battlefield.

Their minds, for the most part, were firmly focused on the higher ground, the Divinity Transformation battlefield.

There, was the crucial point deciding everything.

Ao Guang, the Fifth Rank Dragon King, clearly used the Dragon Race’s treasure against heaven, and his injuries had healed.

At this moment, he spiraled in the sky, his dragon might vast, invoking the entire outer sea’s Power of Heaven and Earth to enhance himself, overturning rivers and seas, summoning wind and rain, fighting fiercely with Star King and Moon God, evenly matched.

The rules of the outer sea still favored him, making him evenly matched against two, not at all at a disadvantage, occasionally even forcing the Star Palace Saints to temporarily avoid the edge.

However, the faces of Star King and Moon God were unsettlingly calm.

They calmly responded to Ao Guang’s violent onslaught, their eyes deep and unhurried, seemingly waiting for something.

This abnormal calm made Ao Guang’s heart inexplicably rise with a strong unease.

He glared angrily with dragon eyes, his attacks became increasingly fierce, trying to force out the opponent’s trump card, but the Dual Saints remained firm as a rock, merely reacting to his moves, exhausting his strength.

"Something’s amiss... what are they waiting for?"

Ao Guang’s giant dragon heart gradually sank, a crisis sense rooted in instinct grew stronger and stronger.

He really couldn’t think of what means the Star Palace Saints might have to break this deadlock, when the cheating heaven talisman had already been used and his side had recovered to full strength.

As the battlefield plunged into the most intense deadlock, with corpses everywhere below the sea and blood vapor filled the sky, a sudden change occurred.