C2024 Lin Daoke's Sword

Lin Daoke's sword was unparalleled in the world.

Forged from his divine station, the sword did not radiate a blinding divine light. When it materialized in the palm of the Sword Sect's Master, a subtle phantom of Lin Daoke flickered by.

This sword represented Lin Daoke's divine station, a fusion of his primordial spirit and his very essence, making it one of the world's weapons of doom.

Historically, Lin Daoke would not readily reveal this sword.

Typically, those who witnessed it were on the brink of death.

"Sir, please summon your Solar Spirit."

Jihui emerged from the inferno behind Lin Daoke, still exuding respect and modesty. "The one who silenced the spiritual sense in the Ashlands must be your Solar Spirit, correct?"

Jihui's hands were empty; the flag that had pierced the Everlands did not accompany him.

"Why hasn't your Solar Spirit come here? Why hasn't it descended upon the Everlands?"

Jihui, slightly disappointed, gently shook his head. "The scorching heat of the Earthfire can't destroy your Solar Spirit. You are able to come here."

Yu Yuan responded coolly, "There's no hurry."

His Solar Spirit within the Ashlands was busy quelling the spirit of the blazing fire and a green-black essence, drawing on the power of Primal Blood and Primal Vitality from within the Crucible of Evil.

"Jihui, I'd like to see your corporeal body cross over from the Abyss as well."

Kaiya stepped forward, her demeanor bold and decisive, and pointed at Jihui's spirited form. "I've heard about your human body in the Abyss. Since you have the audacity to command the Evil Gods and use that palace to detain my father, then I will..."

Boom!

A surge of demonic flames burst forth from the depths of Kaiya's eyes.

She focused her energy toward the Ashlands, intent on striking down Yuan Lianyao's devil soul, defying spatial constraints as she targeted her true form.

In the fiery depths of her eyes, soul phantoms flickered, astonishing those present.

It seemed as though a multitude of specters from various Astral Domains were converging, drawn by her dominant soul.

"You dare to imprison my father; I will confine you in the Origin Realm!"

Kaiya let out a cold snort.

Suddenly, a Demon Gate began to coalesce behind her, slowly taking shape and gradually opening.

From behind the Demon Gate, it seemed as though innumerable little devils were bowing in worship to Kaiya, murmuring something under their breath.

A flicker of astonishment crossed Yu Yuan's eyes.

These little devils were extolling the virtues of the Great Demon God Bertain, chanting his true name and steadily growing in power.

It appeared that the more they praised Bertain, the stronger the little devils became.

In the depths of Kaiya's eyes, a phantom of Jihui began to emerge.

As soon as the phantom materialized, the chanting of the countless little devils transformed into razor-sharp blades, slicing through the soul, and directly affecting Jihui's original soul within Kaiya's gaze.

Jihui, who had emerged from the blazing fire and stood beside Lin Daoke, was suddenly reduced to thousands of soul threads.

His soul had been mercilessly torn apart by Kaiya.

Whoosh!

The flagpole and flag, previously anchored in the Everlands, were now set adrift, swaying in the cosmos like a giant fan, gathering Jihui's fragmented soul threads.

After a moment, the myriad of soul threads began to coalesce on the surface of the flag.

"Without your corporeal body, as a mere spirited body, how could you possibly stand against me?" Kaiya declared icily, "I've been waiting for you to call forth the Wraithbanner!"

A thunderous roar of a legion of demons erupted from the Demon Gate standing behind her.

Little devils and Demon Gods scattered throughout the Star Rivers of the Origin Realm heeded her summons, forging a soul connection with her.

An untold number of Sky Fiends linked their devil souls with her physical form.

Kaiya's magic power surged, multiplying several-fold in an instant.

The colossal Demon Gate, like a world of holy demons governed by complete rules, pressed down upon the Wraithbanner as it soared out of the Everlands.

With a hiss and a crackle, the sharp tip of the Wraithbanner pierced through two space tunnels. Jihui attempted to maneuver this pivotal piece through the passageways to escape.

One tunnel led to the topmost continent of the Abyss.

The other connected to the fiery expanse of the Everlands.

Regardless of its destination, the Wraithbanner could escape Kaiya's magical seal, allowing Jihui's soul, now dispersed into soul threads, to effortlessly reform.

"You can't escape."

The two dazzling passages, pierced by the flagpole, suddenly filled with magic power, sealing the entrances with a substance akin to the mud of the Hallowed Ground.

The Wraithbanner, saturated with Kaiya's dark will, left Jihui with no escape, neither to the heavens nor the earth.

"Mr. Lin."

Jihui's voice, tinged with resignation, emanated from within the flag.

Lin Daoke gave a slight nod.

The Sword Sect Master brandished his sword, forged in divine stature, and brought it down in a swift vertical strike.

Chi!

As the blinding sword light erupted, many Solar Spirit cultivators wisely shut their eyes. Those in the Unbound realm squinted through the pain, tiny cuts forming at the corners of their eyes, as they strained to witness the descent of the blade.

The fearsome sword light tore through Kaiya's meticulously crafted Demon Gate.

Connected to Kaiya across the Star River in the Origin Realm, the Sky Fiends screamed in agony, all sensing Lin Daoke's chilling sword's will.

The lesser devils and their devil souls burst apart, while the mightier ones scrambled to reassemble their fractured spirits.

"You've grown stronger!" Kaiya cried out in astonishment.

Following her cry, Lin Daoke's dazzling sword light finally met the most unyielding object in existence and was abruptly halted.

The violet gold Dragon Slaying Stage, aglow with resplendence, transformed into a modest-sized inkstone in Yu Yuan's hand, which he used to intercept Lin Daoke's sword.

"Eh!"

Taishi, standing above the massive bronze coffin, had summoned its lid to aid Kaiya, but he paused upon witnessing the Dragon Slaying Stage's intervention.

"Without setting foot in the Everlands, I am free from its will, and I find the starry expanse far more liberating."

With a casual upward thrust, Yu Yuan sent the towering River of Swords cascading into the high heavens.

The Divine Sword, an extension of Lin Daoke himself, soared alongside the sword light, slipping from his grasp.

Within the sword, Lin Daoke's phantom slowly came into focus.

With the Divine Sword aloft, his primordial spirit manifested, guiding the blade with ethereal precision.

Lin Daoke's real body hesitated briefly before drawing forth another sword from the Golden Sanctum within his elixir field.

It was a Divine Sword, a manifestation of the Solar Spirit.

Crafted from a transparent Psicrystal and refined with the purest divine force, this sword was the materialized form of a Solar Spirit Body, and it too was a razor-sharp Divine Sword.

With a sword above his head, one in his hand, and another suspended in his mind, Lin Daoke inhaled deeply.

His body, wielding the sword, overflowed with the violent, chaotic power emanating from the Abyss. The acupoints of his little worlds resonated with the exuberant song of the sword.

The flesh that was once his weakest aspect seemed to have been forged by the Abyss's might, transforming into yet another keen-edged blade.

For Lin Daoke, his divine position was the sword, the Solar Spirit was the sword, the Lunar Spirit was the sword, and even his corporeal body was the sword!

Having devoted his life to swordsmanship, his heart knew only the sword. He shunned love, family, and sect affairs, forever in pursuit of the ultimate expression of the sword.

"To the Ashlands!"

The flagpole jabbed upwards once more, piercing through the void that Kaiya's magic power had sealed.

"Heed his command!"

From the burning expanse of the Everlands, Han Miaoyuan called out.

Lin Daoke paused briefly before the sword, steered by the primordial spirit and solidified by his divine position, followed the Wraithbanner and, under the influence of Jihui's space magic, shot through the void.

Eiwrone.

On the surface of the silver-white star, a deep cavern appeared, the spatial constraints imposed by Yu Yuan shattered by the force of Jihui's flagpole and Lin Daoke's Divine Sword.

Jihui's sword and Lin Daoke's had traversed multiple layers of space, reaching their destination ahead of the Everlands.

In an instant, they materialized beside Yuan Lianyao, within the gaze of the Secular Bird Queen, Zhong Chichen, and Loong Jie.

"Leader of the Sword Sect!"

"Lin Daoke!"

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