32: Chapter 32 Bird-Man God, World Will

"The world will has appeared? Why is Daoist Ye not surprised at all?"

"Is it possible that Daoist Ye's original target was the world will?"

"This... can Daoist Ye beat it? There are beings of the Nascent Soul Stage in this world, so how strong must the world will be?"

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"Good boy, no wonder you acted like this. Turns out your appetite is so big?" Master Yuanxin suddenly realized.

"This guts is way too big, right?" Celestial Master Zhang also thought of it, staring blankly at Ye Qingxuan.

"Amitabha, I didn't expect Immortal Master Qingxuan's purpose to be the World Origin!!" Master Kongming also understood Ye Qingxuan's scheme.

"Three Seniors, what is the World Origin? Why does it feel like you are so surprised?" Although Xiao Sa had some guesses, he decided to ask the professionals.

"The World Origin is the most fundamental power of a world, and also the location of a world's vitality. It has tremendous benefits for Cultivators." Looking at the full screen of question marks, Master Yuanxin explained.

"World Ranks are divided into minor planes, Small Worlds, great worlds, Minor Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, Major Thousand Worlds, and the Ultimate True Realm."

"A wisp of a Small World's Origin is enough to let an ordinary person directly enter the Golden Core without side effects, and a Major Thousand Worlds' Origin can even let someone achieve Immortal Ascension on the spot." This time, Abbot Kongming spoke first.

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"My goodness. Such a precious thing?"

"If I could get it, how great would that be."

"Just prop your pillow higher and you'll get it."

"I thank you!!"

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"The world where Qingxuan is located should be about to ascend to a great world. What Qingxuan did is equivalent to uprooting the foundation of its ascension, so it has appeared." Celestial Master Zhang glanced at Master Kongming.

"Then how strong is that world will? Can Daoist Ye beat it?" Sister Qing only cared whether Ye Qingxuan could win. After all, if he lost, everything would be over.

"It should be the strength of Soul Transformation Perfection. If Qingxuan uses all his trump cards, it shouldn't be much of a problem." Master Yuanxin's tone was calm, but Celestial Master Zhang and Abbot Kongming detected a trace of a tremor, though no one asked further.

—— Zijin Mountain

"World Origin, what a huge scheme." Number One couldn't help sighing. Earlier, watching Ye Qingxuan loot that world had made him extremely excited, but seeing this now, he realized that what he looted was completely negligible compared to his purpose.

At this moment, the leaders of various countries were cursing Ye Qingxuan one after another, hoping he would die at the hands of the world will. After all, Ye Qingxuan's strength was too overpowered.

Unfortunately, they didn't know the Book of Seven Arrows with Nail Head, so this curse was destined to be useless.

And next——

"My goodness, a bird-man?"

"Are these the deities of that world?"

"His appearance is actually quite good."

"Oh my god, an angel?!!"

"Huaxia's Ye is dead for sure. Angels are invincible!!"

—— National Destiny Space

Ye Qingxuan cheered up, his entire body's magical power operating at high speed. The human emperor banner emerged, the Formation diagram rapidly expanded under his feet, and the Zhuxian Sword Intent was primed and ready.

Suddenly, the originally calm and boundless Void Realm seemed to be torn apart, violently splitting open a long and deep crack. Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly stepped out from that crack—unexpectedly a strange entity with six pairs of wings, holding a giant sword, and emitting dazzling white light all over its body! The powerful Aura emanating from its surroundings was roughly at the Soul Transformation Early Stage Realm.

"Hmm? A bird-man? Or an angel? Could it be... this is the legendary deity? So weak?" Looking at the mysterious creature in front of him, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help uttering these words.

Hearing this, the bird-man's expression instantly turned extremely gloomy, even taking on a grayish-blue tint.

Without a doubt, through the magical translation function of the National Destiny Space, he had already understood the contempt and mockery in Ye Qingxuan's words.

"Abominable outsider, how dare you blaspheme the supreme deity like this! I am the Angel God King, now descending in the representation of deities, specifically coming to impose severe punishment and judgment on you! Hand over your life!"

Accompanied by an angry shout, the giant sword in the bird-man's hand slashed down fiercely. In an instant, countless dazzling light elements crazily gathered toward the air as if summoned by something, and quickly condensed into a huge giant light sword, directly slashing down fiercely at Ye Qingxuan with sharp and unmatched might.

"Playing with the sword in front of this poor daoist, you are the very first!"

Ye Qingxuan's mouth curved up slightly, a flash of disdain crossing his eyes. He gave a light shout, and the profound yuan inside his body surged out like a tide, instantly merging into the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around him.

As Ye Qingxuan's thought moved, a surge of Sword Intent suddenly erupted. Only to see ripples suddenly appear in the originally calm Void Realm, followed by countless extremely sharp Sword Qi emerging out of thin air, and these Sword Qi all gathered toward where Ye Qingxuan was.

In the blink of an eye, a long sword over four feet long appeared in Ye Qingxuan's hand. The sword's body was snow-white throughout, as if carved from mutton-fat jade, emitting a chilling cold light that made one's heart palpitate.

Ye Qingxuan tightly gripped the sword hilt, feeling that surging Sword Intent connect with his mind as if they had merged into one.

Facing the light sword stabbed by the bird-man, Ye Qingxuan showed no fear. His figure flashed, pressing forward like a ghost. At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, the long sword in his hand turned into a silver lightning bolt, slashing straight toward the bird-man's light sword.

Only a loud boom of "bang" was heard, and two terrifying sword radiances violently collided, instantly stirring up sky-full light and violently surging energy fluctuations.

The surrounding cloud layers rolled and churned wildly; and those rock fragments suspended in the air also shot in all directions under the ravages of this shockwave, presenting an exceptionally spectacular scene. A radius of a hundred miles was flattened into ruins by the shockwave of this collision.

However, the moment the two just exchanged blows, Ye Qingxuan keenly perceived that the bird-man's swordsmanship was full of flaws, completely relying on brute force to hard-fight without any technique to speak of.

"This poor daoist overestimated you. Your level of swordsmanship is truly unsightly. I'll give you a three-word evaluation: an eyesore."

Ye Qingxuan's words drove the bird-man completely crazy, gathering his body's energy desperately, "I am the Angel God King, accept judgment!"

Immediately releasing a beam of golden energy light, it lunged toward Ye Qingxuan.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan lifted his left hand slightly, and his single palm quickly formed a series of profound Spell techniques. As his fingers kept changing, a mysterious and ancient Eight Trigrams Formation diagram suddenly emerged in the Void Realm.

In an instant, a loud sound came from the sky, sounding like thunder from the Nine Heavens exploding. Following that, a dazzling golden energy beam roared like a dragon and bombarded toward the Eight Trigrams Formation diagram! When the two collided, a heaven-shaking roar erupted, shaking the entire Heaven and Earth incessantly.

The golden light and the Eight Trigrams diagram collided and counteracted each other, stimulating a terrifyingly extreme energy fluctuation that spread across the boundless sea of clouds at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, this powerful energy gathered into a huge energy halo.

Seeing this, that bird-man was startled in his heart, but quickly regained his composure. His whole body radiated a dazzling holy brilliance, and behind him, an eight-winged angel phantom standing dozens of meters high slowly condensed.

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"Oh my god, angels really exist."

"Angels will definitely defeat that Huaxia's Ye."

"Angels are invincible!!!"

"My goodness, so many foreigners? Aren't they just bird-men with wings? Is there any need to make a fuss?"

"Heretic, you are not allowed to insult angels!!! I want to duel with you!!!"

"Ha, sure, name the place. I'm at the Qi Refining Second Layer, and I'll beat the crap out of you."

"Come on, grandson."

"Daoist Ye already said that the bird-man is very weak, and his swordsmanship is a total mess. Just watch, foreigners, your angels' defeat and demise is only a matter of time."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!"

———— On the battlefield at this moment

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan's pupils flashed with sharp cold light, and a head of glossy black long hair danced wildly in the fierce wind.

His figure was as tall and straight as a pine, and the Sword Intent around his body surged like the sea. Countless sharp and matchless sword radiances whistled in from all directions, finally condensing into a peerless divine sword that was silver throughout.

Only to hear Ye Qingxuan's cold shout: "Today, let this poor daoist teach you how to wield the sword in your hand!"

Before his voice fell, he violently drove the profound yuan inside his body, and the originally stationary Eight Trigrams Formation diagram suddenly began to spin rapidly, spinning faster and faster, gradually turning into a bottomless giant energy vortex.

This energy vortex seemed to possess endless suction power. The ferocious golden energy beam, as soon as it made contact, flew toward the center of the vortex.

But in an instant, these golden energies sucked into it spewed out like a volcanic eruption, rushing straight toward that bird-man with a fury even more violent than before.

Caught off guard, the bird-man was blown away by this sudden rebound force, his body tumbling continuously in the air several times before barely stabilizing his stance.

However, before he could even catch his breath, he felt a chill in his chest. Ye Qingxuan was seen holding a silver long sword, piercing through his chest. Ye Qingxuan stood in mid-air, his Aura as empty as the void, as if he had always been standing there.

"How is it possible? You... when?" The bird-man, whose body was pierced, looked at Ye Qingxuan with disbelief.

"Blending with light and dust, profound and seemingly existing, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Ye Qingxuan's tone was filled with disdain.

As soon as Ye Qingxuan finished speaking, the bird-man's armor shattered, his wings scattered, and he fell in the light, turning into ashes. This was the power of the Zhuxian Sword Intent; those struck turned into nothingness.

Ye Qingxuan stood above the sea of clouds and slowly disappeared, his figure appearing exceptionally stalwart under the illumination of the sunlight.

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"I said so, a mere bird-man is a piece of cake."

"The angel lost???"

"How is it possible!! I don't believe it, it's fake, it's all fake."

"What triggered these foreigners? Is there any need to be like this?"

"Probably their faith shattered, never mind him. Daoist Ye's show isn't over yet."

"Exactly, exactly. Let's watch Daoist Ye unleash his Divine Might."

"Blending with light and dust indeed." Master Yuanxin sighed; he hadn't learned this Move yet.

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"world will, is this your means? Are you still not going to make a Move yourself?"

Ye Qingxuan stood in a patch of chaotic void, looking forward with a cold gaze. His voice seemed to traverse endless years, echoing in this silent space.

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The once water-calm Void Realm suddenly rippled with layers of waves, as if a stone had been tossed into it.

Immediately after, a mysterious and powerful force emerged from all directions, rapidly condensing together. In the blink of an eye, a dense mist appeared before Ye Qingxuan and began to slowly rotate.

As time passed, the mist became increasingly dense, eventually forming a colossal eye! This eye was like a scorching sun hanging high in the sky, emitting a powerful Aura.

It stared intently at Ye Qingxuan, its gaze revealing traces of murderous intent.

"Late Stage Soul Transformation? It seems those Demonic Beasts I killed caused your strength to drop quite a bit. Come, let's get this over with quickly."

Ye Qingxuan sensed the strength of the world will. If it were at the Perfection of Soul Transformation, he would only be able to maintain a stalemate by going all out and dragging it out until the time ran out, with a chance to snatch some of the world's Origin during the battle.

But now, it was only at the Late Stage of Soul Transformation, and it wasn't as strong as he had imagined. Wouldn't that world Origin be like a watermelon, ready to be sliced as much as he wanted?

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, the anger and murderous intent in the world will's eyes grew even stronger. A stream of mist slowly gathered, eventually forming a humanoid figure. As the face became clear, it was shockingly the birdman Ye Qingxuan had just slain. However, its gaze was cold and indifferent, yet filled with murderous intent when looking at Ye Qingxuan.

"Could it be that this birdman was the strongest expert of this world, since even you manifested in his form? However, this poor Daoist can kill him once, and can kill him a second time."

Although Ye Qingxuan spoke lightly, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest. The world will was incomparable to that birdman; it could unleash every ounce of its power, making it a genuine Late Stage Soul Transformation powerhouse.

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"Not good! The power of this world will can be fully unleashed. Its strength is absolutely incomparable to any previous enemy!" Celestial Master Zhang knitted his brows tightly, his face filled with worry. "Especially compared to those trash that Qingxuan easily defeated before, it's like the difference between clouds and mud!"

Hearing this, Master Yuanxin, who was standing to the side, smiled slightly and spoke slowly,

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, ever since Qingxuan successfully established his foundation, I, as his Master, have never personally witnessed him use his true full strength!

Even when dealing with that birdman just now, he only did so with a playful, teasing attitude. Today, perhaps we can finally get our wish and see his all-out strength!" As he spoke, Master Yuanxin's tone carried a hint of hard-to-conceal anticipation and pride, yet there was not a single trace of worry.

At this moment, even the Buddhist monk who had been silent all this time spoke up, "If that is the case, then this poor monk would like to see what kind of astonishing abilities this Banished Immortal truly possesses!"

Seeing that even Master Yuanxin, Qingxuan's Master, was so calm and composed, why should he worry unnecessarily?

Sister Qing and Xiao Sa, standing not far away, also appeared exceptionally excited. Both of their eyes were shining brightly, and the people in the livestream room stared intently like hungry wolves at the place where the fierce battle was about to erupt.

After all, ever since participating in the National Destiny Game, Ye Qingxuan had always given off an indifferent vibe, as if he didn't care about anything, and no one had ever seen him go all out. Now, knowing that he was about to fight with everything he had, everyone was naturally filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Ye Qingxuan raised his hand and pointed. The Formation map unfolded, and the Great Heavenly Cycle Flying Star Sword Array was established.

Assisted by the Formation, Ye Qingxuan's strength surged wildly. His Aura rose from Golden Core Perfection all the way up through Early Stage and Middle Stage Nascent Soul... until it reached Early Stage Soul Transformation.

Looking at the disdainful gaze of the world will, Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly, and the Nine Secrets of Daoism were immediately deployed.

"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing."

The expression of the world will changed, because it had grown weaker while Ye Qingxuan had grown stronger.

The Nine Secrets of Daoism was a secret technique to borrow power from heaven and earth. However, with the world will right in front of him, how could it possibly lend him power? Thus, Ye Qingxuan had modified the secret technique.

Changing "borrowing" into "robbing," he directly snatched the power of the world—the kind where you borrow but never return.

"Outsider, you deserve to die!!!" Furious, the world will attacked directly, starting with a forbidden technique. A massive sword of light swung out, its Aura far beyond anything that birdman could compare to.

"Manifestation of Dharma and Earth." As soon as Ye Qingxuan's voice fell, a thousand-zhang-tall manifestation appeared behind him, its face identical to Ye Qingxuan's.

*Boom!* Ye Qingxuan's Aura surged once more, reaching the Late Stage of Soul Transformation, close to Perfection.

*Clang! Buzz!* A sword hum echoed. It was Ye Qingxuan's natal spiritual sword, the cangmang sword, a High Grade Spiritual Artifact. This was also the first time it had been unsheathed since he refined his natal Flying Sword.

"That is Qingxuan's natal Flying Sword. It seems he really is going all out." Master Yuanxin looked at the cangmang sword in Ye Qingxuan's hand with a face full of emotion. After all, he had only seen that sword once when it was successfully refined, and it had never been unsheathed since.

"With the boost from the grand Formation, power borrowed from the Nine Secrets, plus the manifestation and his natal Flying Sword... with this level of strength, he could probably slay even a Late Stage Soul Transformation expert, right?" Celestial Master Zhang's lips twitched as he looked at Ye Qingxuan, who was armed to the teeth.

"Hmm? Wait, that's not right. The Nine Secrets is a secret method to borrow power from heaven and earth, but that heaven and earth has become his mortal enemy. How could he possibly borrow power?" Abbot Kongming watched Ye Qingxuan perform the Nine Secrets and noticed a blind spot.

"Who says you can't borrow from a mortal enemy?" Master Yuanxin looked at Kongming with a strange expression.

"Would a mortal enemy agree to lend power?" Celestial Master Zhang also asked in return.

"Why would he need its consent?" Master Yuanxin's expression was peculiar. Clearly, he had been just as bewildered as Kongming and Celestial Master Zhang back then.

"Isn't that just blatant robbery?" Celestial Master Zhang also came to his senses, looking at the world will in the livestream with a strange expression. How pitiful.

"What do you mean 'robbery'? It was 'borrowed,'" Master Yuanxin emphasized seriously once more.

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"6666, this kind of 'borrowing' is the kind where you never return it!"

"To put it bluntly, it's just blatant robbery."

"And the world will can't do anything about it."

"This secret technique is truly shameless."

"This is the first time I've seen Ye Qingxuan hold a sword. Before, he always condensed Sword Qi."

"cangmang sword, what a great name!!"

"Look, Daoist Ye is about to make his Move."

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"This is the first time this poor Daoist is going all out. I shall use you as my whetstone." Holding his Flying Sword, Ye Qingxuan's manifestation behind him mirrored his movements. With his right hand holding the sword, he ran his left hand's sword fingers along the blade.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to have its colors drained, turning completely black and white, dim and lusterless.

Even the sharp sword light slashed by the world will lost its original brilliant luster at this moment, turning into a pure black line suspended abruptly between heaven and earth, like an ancient and mysterious ink wash painting.

Yet, Ye Qingxuan remained exceptionally calm and composed. He slightly tilted his body with elegant and leisurely movements, as if he had long anticipated this would happen.

The moment he moved his body, the world that had fallen into silence suddenly restored itself to its original state, bursting with vibrant life once more.

At the same time, that once majestic and awe-inspiring sword light sped straight toward an empty clearing like a runaway horse, bringing with it a deafening roar.

As the sword light flew, billowing dust and smoke rose from the ground, sweeping up like a massive tornado.

"How... how is this possible?" Witnessing this scene with its own eyes, the world will widened its eyes, its face filled with disbelief as it muttered to itself.

Clearly, it had not expected at all that its all-out strike would be so easily neutralized by Ye Qingxuan.

The corner of Ye Qingxuan's mouth curled up, revealing a faint smile. "Nothing is impossible. Although you possess incredibly powerful strength, your comprehension of the 'Dao' is simply too shallow."

As he spoke, dense golden characters suddenly emerged around him, shining with a faint light as they continuously circulated around his body. It was precisely the Carefree Excursion.

Behind him, the manifestation mirrored Ye Qingxuan's movements. It also held a sharp treasure sword, continuously pouring the majestic spiritual power from its body into the blade.

It was precisely because 'Illiterates Can't Learn Swordplay' that Spells like Clearing After Snow, which seemed strange and bizarre, were actually just little tricks Ye Qingxuan had created out of curiosity and to show off in his youth.

However, after years of modifications, they were no longer just simple, flashy Moves, but could be utilized as genuine Divine Ability methods.

Those characters of Sword Qi, flashing with cold light, were like agile iron chains, tightly wrapping around the massive body of the world will with lightning speed.

No matter how desperately the world will struggled and resisted, it could not break free from the shackles of these bizarre chains, and could only watch helplessly as it was gradually subdued.

"Useless. Unless your absolute power exceeds mine, or your comprehension of the Dao of the Sword is superior to mine, you can only endure it."

———— In the livestream room

"Holy crap, awesome 666! This is the scene of Cultivators fighting that I imagined. Too handsome!"

"This... the black-and-white ink wash painting, the characters condensed from Sword Qi, and this massive manifestation... Mom, I want to enter secluded Cultivation!"

"Heaven and Earth Lose Color, Clearing After Snow... The Spells Senior Brother Qingxuan created are too hard to practice. I've studied them for ten years and still haven't learned them!!!"

"Is the person upstairs from the Shangqing Sect? Are these cool Spells really that hard to learn?"

"Hard? Hehe, ever since Senior Brother Qingxuan created them, they've been placed in the library pavilion. More than ten years have passed, and only a few people have mastered them. What do you think?"

"Did Daoist Ye not teach you personally?"

"Hehe, no matter how stupid a person is, can they not learn calculus at age 14? You tell me, how are we supposed to learn?"

"Understood, it's purely based on talent."

"Sorry to bother you, farewell."

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"These two Moves are little tricks I created myself: Heaven and Earth Lose Color and Clearing After Snow. Next is the killing Move." Ye Qingxuan gently caressed the blade, his entire body enveloped in a permeating Sword Intent.