Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 427 - 424: Dragon Abyss Emerges!

"Crackling thunder!"

Endless sword rain transformed into myriad bow shots bombarding the Heavenly Gang Light Shield, crackling loudly.

The sparks that splattered out were even more dazzling than the fireworks during the Lantern Festival.

Li Chen saw that his sword strike did not break through Li Lingtian’s defense, so he stepped forward and burst into hearty laughter.

"What a formidable defense, take another strike from me!"

"Thunder arrives!"

Li Chen pointed towards the sky, where a drizzle had just been falling; in the blink of an eye, dark clouds had begun to churn tumultuously.

"Rumbling thunder!"

Immediately after, a muffled thunderclap sounded, rolling down from the thick clouds.

"Five, Thunders, Heavenly, Technique!"

Li Chen was surrounded by lightning, transformed into the reincarnation of the Nine Heavens Thunder God.

Half a year ago, Li Chen and the newly appointed Sect Leader of the Heavenly Master Sect, Gongzi Yuu, destroyed the entire Heavenly Master Hall on Heming Mountain using the Five Thunders Heavenly Technique, reducing it to ruins.

The terrifying power could be seen from this!

Witnessing this scene, Li Lingtian dared not underestimate him any longer.

Earlier, he claimed that the odds of winning against Li Chen were fifty-fifty. In truth, he was well aware deep down that it was just a modest statement.

But now, it seemed that fifty-fifty was indeed not just modesty.

A purple lightning bolt, like a giant python with bared fangs, thundered towards the Heavenly Gang Light Shield.

A loud blast of thunder was heard, and although the light shield remained intact, upon closer inspection, tiny spiderweb cracks had appeared.

"Another one!"

This second thunderbolt was even more powerful than the first. It swept in with the force of ’Sweeping Thousands of Army,’ causing the heaven and earth to change color and the sun and the moon to undermine.

"Rumbling thunder!"

After the second thunderbolt struck, the previously faint cracks were now distinctly apparent. Clearly, the Heavenly Gang Barrier was on its last legs, and one more strike would definitely shatter it.

Witnessing this scenario, everyone present was shocked.

From the current situation, Immortal Master Li was in an absolute offensive position, while Li Lingtian was merely forced to defend.

Though they were standing far away and couldn’t see the cracks on the Heavenly Gang Light Shield, they could deduce from the varying intensity of the light that this Undefeated War God was indeed at a disadvantage.

"Brother, is he going to win?" Qin Qingwu clenched her small fists, her pretty face flushed with excitement.

Zhao Yuqing also looked over full of anticipation, but she was not as optimistic as Qin Qingwu. After all, the top of the Heavenly List, the Undefeated War God of Huaxia, was not unworthy of his reputation.

Qin Feng thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Li Lingtian hasn’t really made his move yet. I can’t gauge his strength. To speak of victory or defeat now is rather premature!"

"This young friend speaks wisely; this Heavenly Gang Light Shield is merely a move Li Lingtian used thirty years ago. His true trump card has yet to be revealed!"

A Tai Chi Grandmaster with grey whiskers smoothly carried on the conversation with a smile.

"Boom!"

Just then, a deafening explosion resounded from the peak of Yan Mountain.

Li Lingtian’s Heavenly Gang Light Shield shattered with a boom.

However, there was no trace of frustration on his face, but rather an expression of excitement.

"Hidden Dragon in the abyss, arise!"

Li Lingtian pointed towards the abyss and shouted explosively.

Accompanying Li Lingtian’s shout, a dragon’s roar echoed from the abyss.

Soon after, an Azure Dragon Illusion, entwining an Ancient Bronze Sword, slowly ascended.

Upon seeing the Divine Sword emerge, everyone below was struck with fear.

"Is this the Divine Sword Dragon Abyss?"

The Grandmaster surnamed Hu’s eyes widened like copper bells, letting out an incredulous gasp.

The Dragon Abyss Sword, one of the top ten famous swords of Huaxia.

Legend has it that Ou Yezi and Gan Jiang carved open Ci Mountain to create this sword, releasing mountain streams into seven pools arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper next to the Sword Casting Furnace, thus named the Seven-star.

After the sword was made, looking down its blade was like gazing into a deep abyss from atop a high mountain, misty and profound, as if a giant dragon lay coiled within. Hence the name: Seven-star Dragon Abyss, commonly known as the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Back then, it was with this sword that Li Lingtian defeated 137 experts in Huaxia consecutively, seizing the title of the Undefeated War God.

Now, after nearly thirty years of silence, the Dragon Abyss Sword has finally reappeared.

"Break!"

Li Lingtian holding the Dragon Abyss Sword, drew a rainbow across the sky, piercing through heaven and earth. Like Jiao Long in the water, waves furiously swirling, it swept across the sky, slashing towards the lightning python in mid-air.

"Boom!"

The giant lightning was cleaved right through in the air, and the rolling black clouds were also dispersed, turning into a wisp of dust, drifting away with the wind.

"Thump thump!"

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Li Chen’s brows locked tightly. His feet shuffled left and right, retreating over a dozen steps before barely stabilizing his center of gravity.

From this Dragon Abyss Sword, he felt a ferocious True Dragon Aura.

However, Li Lingtian still did not know how to control this True Dragon Aura.

Otherwise, his strike just now could have not just killed him but might have been enough to destroy the whole Yan Mountain.

Seeing Li Chen in retreat, Li Lingtian didn’t pursue the victory but instead sheathed his sword promptly, asking with a chuckle, "Immortal Master Li, how powerful is my sword strike?"

A smug smile formed on the corner of Li Chen’s mouth.

"Not bad, it’s just a pity that it’s still not enough in my eyes. Little do you know: There are three million Sword Immortals in the heavens, and all must lower their heads when they see me!"[Note 1]

"Sword, rise!"

"Whoosh!"

The Zhang Ling Sword drew a dazzling rainbow across the sky, horizontally spanning heaven and earth, bursting forth from its sheath.

"Sword has a thousand shadows, slash!"

This strike of Li Chen’s was an enhanced version of the Thousand Layers Slash, with more than ten times the power of the previous.

In an instant, all the curtains of rain in the world seemed to be pulled by Li Chen’s Sword Shadow, turning into a silky net of swords, sweeping over heaven and earth, forming an inescapable earth and sky net, covering towards Li Lingtian.

In the deepest recesses of my heart, there are endless knots. Thousands upon thousands of knots cannot be untangled, and storms fill the garden.[Note 2]

This sword net cast by Li Chen, just like the net of love binding lovers, leaves no escape. Even for a Sword Master like Li Lingtian, it felt overwhelmingly perplexing.

After steadying his mind, he noticed a protruding boulder near the cliff. With a flick of the Dragon Abyss Sword, he attempted to use the stone to test the waters.

The heavy boulder, weighing thousands of jin, crashed down towards the intricate sword net.

However, with a loud "bang," the boulder was shattered by the thousands of sharp blades, bursting apart in mid-air.

Having tested the power of Li Chen’s strike, Li Lingtian’s expression grew more solemn. It seems this young lad’s growth far exceeded his expectations.

"Good, then let’s have a true contest!"

Thinking this, Li Lingtian stepped onto the void, holding the Dragon Abyss Sword, reaching up towards the Nine Heavens Cloud.

In an instant, there appeared seven stars in the sky, connected like beads, resembling a giant dragon coiling around.

"Seven, Stars, Dragon, Abyss, Slash!"

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Note 1: There are three million Sword Immortals in the heavens, and all must lower their heads when they see me. Such compelling words, beyond Little Le’s skills, are from Fenghuo Xi Zhu Hou’s "Snow Brave Blade."

Note 2: From Grandma Qiong Yao’s "Heart with Endless Knots," it’s about romantic affairs, yet Little Le felt it fitting, so it was used here.