Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 950 - 948: Ninth Layer Mountain

The Black Moon Dance is the second technique of the Abyss Three Knives—the first being the Night Wolf Kill. When the Black Moon Dance is unleashed, the arena is instantly shrouded in a terrifying black aura, sinister and bloody, as if the Abyss of Hell has descended!

Although the Abyss Three Knives is a Lower Grade Saint Level sword technique, it is a demonic skill containing an extremely terrifying evil slaughter realm. If the cultivator’s mental realm is not firm enough, it is exceedingly easy to succumb to inner demons!

Even though no disciple of the Nine Elements Dao Palace practices the Abyss Three Knives, at the moment Long Xuanyi unleashed it, many disciples still turned pale!

Boom!

Chu Ming looked calm, channeling the spiritual power within him into the Eye of Illusion. Long Xuanyi was correct in his assumptions; Chu Ming indeed could not fully utilize the power of the Eye of Illusion, but his soul power was extraordinarily strong, nearly reaching the threshold of the Saint Dao, not weaker than Long Xuanyi’s. He could wield sixty percent of the Eye of Illusion’s power!

Rip!

The Eye of Illusion was pitch-black, harboring emotions of slaughter and terror. Suddenly, a terrifying pull emanated from the Eye of Illusion, causing the sky to darken, as if the entire void were being absorbed into it!

Crack!

Like a whale swallowing water, the darkened sky was filled with sword auras transforming into white starlight, flying into the Eye of Illusion and extinguishing deep within the void!

"How is this possible?!"

Long Xuanyi’s eyes flashed with astonishment. Chu Ming effortlessly dispelled his Black Moon Dance?

"Take my final move, Abyss Three Knives, Ghosts and Gods Weep!"

Long Xuanyi let out a long howl, and on his right arm holding the pitch-black saber, nine faint golden flowers of law bloomed—nine flowers of the Golden Law!

With the enhancement of these nine Golden Laws, Long Xuanyi’s sword aura became extremely terrifying. Subtly, the gathered disciples turned pale, hearing the wailing sounds of ghosts and wolves, sharp and chilling!

"Kill!"

Chu Ming shouted fiercely, his body surrounded by starlight. The Eye of Illusion behind him suddenly transformed from pitch-black to a fierce purple, terrifying to behold!

Boom boom boom!

Streaks of purple light continuously shot out from the Eye of Illusion, tearing through the void, terrifying beyond measure. The entire void trembled slightly, and the defense array outside the arena began to flicker, showing signs of breaking!

The strike between the two reached the destructive power of Saint Dao experts!

Thunderous boom!

Long Xuanyi’s sword aura, like a raging black dragon, collided chaotically among the purple lights, tearing them apart, erupting into blazing sparks!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was like thousands of stars exploding simultaneously, with endless white waves sweeping out of the void. However, as soon as these white waves approached Long Xuanyi, they were blocked by his formidable aura!

At this moment, Long Xuanyi’s face was as calm as water, his eyes cold as a blade. He understood that in this duel with Chu Ming, he had lost. His loss lay in underestimating Chu Ming, who astonishingly possessed a Sacred Artifact, capable of completely altering the outcome of their battle!

Whoosh!

The white waves gradually dispersed, and a blood-red figure flew out from them, landing stably on the shattered arena. His posture was tall and straight, and though his body was dusty, his eyes were exceptionally bright!

"Long Xuanyi, you have lost!"

Chu Ming retrieved the Infinite Sword into his storage ring, patted the dust off himself, and said calmly to Long Xuanyi.

"Take this!"

Long Xuanyi, with a sullen face, tossed the Flower of Slaughter Law towards Chu Ming!

Whoosh!

Chu Ming caught the Flower of Slaughter Law in his hand and immediately felt the Slaughter Law within him begin to stir, seemingly wanting to devour this Flower of Slaughter Law instantly!

The Flower of Law is typically condensed by martial artists of the Emperor Realm, containing many of their insights. However, the Flower of Law can also be seized, as with Long Xuanyi’s Flower of Law, which he stripped from someone else.

"Chu Ming, may you forever remain in the Nine Elements Dao Palace!"

Long Xuanyi coldly snorted at Chu Ming, then turned and left. Today’s battle with Chu Ming cost him his face, only adding to Chu Ming’s renown!

Seeing Long Xuanyi leave, Gu Hu turned pale instantly. With Long Xuanyi’s defeat, didn’t it mean he had to fulfill his bet with Chu Ming?

"I’ve already given you the contribution points!"

Gu Hu gritted his teeth, then started putting his clothes into his storage ring, revealing his strong physique until he was nearly stripped bare, causing the female disciples to scream and cover their eyes, cursing Gu Hu!

"Chu Ming, I will never reconcile with you!"

Gu Hu shouted at Chu Ming, then turned into a stream of light, flying towards the outside of the Battle Hall!

"Go, go, go, let’s hurry, I want to see Gu Hu flying naked across the Nine Elements Dao Palace, hahaha..."

"I must record this scene with a Memory Stone; it’s likely to become a stain on Gu Hu’s reputation!"

"Hurry up, if we don’t go now, we’ll miss it; if we go too late, it’ll be over!"

The male disciples in the Battle Hall, seeing Gu Hu flying about naked, excitedly discussed and ran towards the outside of the Battle Hall, disregarding everything else!

Chu Ming suppressed his urge to devour the Flower of Slaughter Law instantly, then stored it in his storage ring!

At this moment, Li Shang approached Chu Ming, praising him, "Chu Ming, you did well. Although it wasn’t a true battle with Long Xuanyi, you showed the might of our Nine Elements Dao Palace. I hope you keep up the good work and do not become arrogant!"

Chu Ming immediately clasped his fists respectfully at Li Shang, saying, "Disciple understands!"

"Good, as long as you understand. The cosmos is vast, and the Nine Elements Dao Palace is small; your journey is long!"

Li Shang’s eyes glinted with reminiscence, and then he sighed deeply!

"Perhaps you could try challenging the Nine-layered Mountain. Back then, Jiu Xuan was half a step away from passing it. Among peers, you are no weaker than Jiu Xuan, and you might pass it. If you do, the benefits you’ll gain are immeasurable!"

Li Shang, collecting his emotions, earnestly spoke to Chu Ming.

"I will try!"

Chu Ming replied affirmatively, having long thought about challenging the Nine-layered Mountain, as he wanted to enter the Inner Palace. Besides breaking through to the Sixth Layer in cultivation, the only other path was conquering the Nine-layered Mountain!

Having just broken through a month ago, reaching the Sixth Layer of the Emperor Realm would take a lengthy time unless a miraculous opportunity presented itself. Thus, conquering the Nine-layered Mountain became a shortcut for Chu Ming to enter the Inner Palace! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

After leaving the Battle Hall, Chu Ming flew towards his residence. At this moment, the entire Nine Elements Dao Palace was abuzz with excitement over Chu Ming’s actions in the Battle Hall!