It should be known that in order for Sword Intent to reach the third tier, at least five attributes are required. Even he had only just recently achieved this, and he didn't expect someone from the younger generation to possess the same accomplishment as him.

Moreover, judging from the aura, Ling Chen's Sword Intent is extremely stable. Although slightly inferior in intensity, it is evidently stronger in stability!

"Very well, you are worthy to be my opponent."

With his left hand resting on the end of the sword hilt, Peerless Sword straightened his back, and a sharp Sword Intent surged upward, colliding with Ling Chen's Sword Intent. The void was immediately filled with endless sounds of countless minute explosions. The Sword Intent storm emerged from nothing, extremely chaotic, spreading towards all directions, radiating outwards.

Ah!

Screams erupted in succession. Those seated close to the stage felt their eyes blur and their heads throb with pain, scrambling and retreating backward to evade the assault of the Sword Intent storm.

"Not good, it's a Sword Intent storm, quickly retreat, this is nearing a Saint-level confrontation."

Someone in the stands exclaimed in terror.

The Sword Intent confrontation between these two unexpectedly created such a terrifying Sword Intent storm.

Though the stage shield could defend against the impact of Saint-level forces, it could only guard against physical attacks, unable to defend against the assault of Sword Intent. Since Sword Intent is a spiritual attack, it completely disregarded the stage's defense, forcibly spreading outward.

The level of Ling Chen's Sword Intent is mid King level, but it had long stabilized on the third tier, whereas Peerless Sword's Sword Intent is top King level, also barely making it to the third tier, and it was not an ordinary Sword Intent, but a relatively rare Traceless Sword Intent. Although not as formidable as Ling Chen's which absorbed the essence of Kingship Sword Intent and Green Lotus Sword Sense, it was much stronger than ordinary Sword Intent. The clash of their Sword Intents was like a showdown between two senior Half-Saints, with imaginable destructive power.

Of course, although the Sword Intents of both were formidable, they were not true Sword Saints, and in utilization of Sword Intent, they were much weaker than Sword Saint-level powerhouses, at the bottom of the rank. However, the confrontation of such near-Saint-level Sword Intent was extraordinary. If they didn't retreat, they might have their souls crushed by the Sword Intent storm, dying tragically on the spot, which was no joke.

The two Sword Intents formed two colors on the stage; Ling Chen's Sword Intent appeared in a shade of azure, intermingled with a touch of gold, while Peerless Sword's Sword Intent was pure black, highly aggressive, continuously launching attacks on Ling Chen. Although Ling Chen was currently in defense, his Sword Intent firmly occupied half of the stage, preventing Peerless Sword's Traceless Sword Intent from encroaching even a bit, awaiting an opportunity to counterattack.

"Heavenly Dragon Sword Qi!"

Failing to gain the upper hand with Sword Intent, Peerless Sword's True Qi surged from within, fully infusing into the long sword in hand. The long sword resonated with a long cry, akin to a white dragon descending from the sky, aiming a slash towards Ling Chen.

Whoosh!

The sea of Sword Intent was torn apart, a trail slicing through the stage, advancing directly towards the freely standing Ling Chen, unstoppably.

The Red Sky Sword was drawn, and Ling Chen swung it in midair.

With one slash targeting the throat of the Heavenly Dragon Sword Qi, Ling Chen decapitated the white dragon with one stroke, causing the sword qi to collapse and disperse.

"Interesting! Let's see how many of my strikes you can take!"

Peerless Sword laughed heartily, and with an overbearing aura, transformed into a beam of rainbows, instantly arriving, launching dozens of attacks on Ling Chen.

"Bring as many as you want, I'll break as many as you bring."

Ling Chen remained calm and composed, unsheathed the sword to meet the attack.

"Having confidence is good, but it's a pity your confidence is overblown. Do you think you can contend with me just with a strong Sword Intent? Too naive!"

Peerless Sword's eyes flickered with a chilling light. Sword Intent was just one part of a swordsman's strength, not the entirety. If the swordsmanship was clumsy, what use was a strong Sword Intent?

As he neared Ling Chen, each of Peerless Sword's strikes was unimaginably fast, as if a person had transformed into dozens, all simultaneously swinging a strike, each aimed squarely at Ling Chen's vitals.

"Too fast, this is Peerless Sword's unmatched sword speed. Can humanity truly exhibit such rapid sword speed?"

"This is Peerless Sword, unmatched among the young generation in accomplishments on the Sword Way!" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"That might not be the case, look at Ling Chen, he managed to catch them all."

Amid the crowd's discussions, Ling Chen advanced towards Peerless Sword, swinging the Red Sky Sword to its utmost, blocking each of Peerless Sword's attacks. Moreover, despite being amidst adverse currents, his counteroffensive managed to stall the adverse currents, standing on equal footing.

Clang clang clang clang clang...

If one were to say that the battle between Peerless Sword and Liu Mengru showcased the full extent of his strength, then the duel with Ling Chen was not limited to just Peerless Sword, but equally, Ling Chen as well, both exhibiting their full twelve pints and continuing to rise, with the flavor of infinite potential.

Faced with an equal-level genius swordsman, these two surpassed their limits, demonstrating the wonder of a genius swordsman.

Due to such rapid speed, the emergence from Sword essence reached such extreme levels that neither of them vanished, but instead multiplied, densely filling the stage with five, ten, twenty, numerous Ling Chens and Peerless Swords engaging in battle. The movements with sword strokes vary from slash attacks, edge-on confrontation, long-distance strikes, to defense moves, ever-changing, with air energy radiating in all directions.

In the audience seats, numerous watching warriors were spellbound, seemingly dumbfounded.

Had they not witnessed it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that anyone could unleash swordsmanship to this absurd realm, and not just one, but two.

Peerless Sword's prowess far exceeded their imagination.

However, with the emergence of Ling Chen, he also possessed sword speed and swordsmanship attainment that could rival Peerless Sword.

This was simply unbelievable.

"A rare battle between freaks not seen in a century!"

An older warrior watched the battle without blinking, then suddenly put forth a statement.

"The unparalleled swordsmen showdown rarely seen in five hundred years!"

Another warrior, evidently a swordsman, spoke with visible excitement.

"Sword that Defines the World!"

Dozens of shadows of Peerless Sword abruptly dissipated, a clear figure emerged, and with one move, executed an overwhelming sword technique. A giant thousand zhang sword descended from the sky, and with a furious slash downward, the immense sword pressure crushed and annihilated the various illusions of Ling Chen instantly.

"Golden Sword Domain, forge a sword into a tower!"

Ling Chen's real body too emerged, his eyes glittered, golden light shone, the Golden Sword Domain spread out, where streams of golden sword qi rapidly forged into a ten-zhang tall pyramid, completely enclosing Ling Chen within.

Boom!

The thousand zhang giant sword struck the pyramid; the terrible force and momentum spread out, fiercely impacting the protective shield, distorting it, yet the deafening sound waves once again passed beyond the protection, causing numerous warriors in the stands to see stars, feel dizzy, while those of lower cultivation were directly shaken to the point of bleeding from their noses and mouths, suffering internal injuries. Quickly, everyone covered their ears, sealing the ears' meridians, faces filled with terror.