104: Chapter 104 Berserk Sky-Piercing Sword

Tiger Roar shatters the heavens, swords throw the firmament into chaos.

Above the void, the roar of heaven and earth rending apart had long since drowned out all mortal sounds.

Lu Hu's figure flickered within the spatial rifts. With every shift, he left behind trails of shattered light. The void-breaking sword hummed softly in his hand, the spatial power flowing through its blade like a nimble dragon, diverting all of the demon-slaying sword's pervasive sword qi—which aimed straight for the source—into the chaotic currents of the void.

The humanoid plant formed by the demon-slaying sword stood in mid-air, its body composed of tangled roots and stems. Thousands of tiny blades swirled around it, creating a domain of deathly silence. Everywhere it passed, space was sliced into fine fragments, and even the dust from the cracking earth was ground into nothingness; it was the god-slaying might that ignored defenses and struck directly at life force.

"The Dao of Space indeed counters my sharp edge."

The demon-slaying sword's voice was as cold as eternal iron. "But you must understand, the void-breaking sword's formation was my doing!"

"If you do not stop now, you will be beyond redemption."

Lu Hu stomped his foot in the void, pausing briefly as battle intent boiled in his eyes.

He was enjoying the fight; Lu Hu had never imagined that fighting could be this exhilarating.

"Stop your yapping and fight!"

With that, Lu Hu let out a great roar and continued to press the attack.

"You're courting death—"

The demon-slaying sword's roots shook violently, and a crimson light, as red as blood, pierced through the void, bypassing spatial barriers to strike the void-breaking sword in Lu Hu's hand!

Buzz—

The originally clear and nimble void-breaking sword suddenly erupted with a blinding blood-red light!

The blade trembled violently in Lu Hu's hand, emitting a piercing shriek like the wails of endless vengeful spirits. A violent, ferocious, and blood-soaked baleful aura surged, as if countless souls were screaming in agony.

"This is..."

Lu Hu looked down at the void-breaking sword.

He could feel that the sword was slipping from his control.

It wasn't that his power was being suppressed or his moves were being countered; it was the resentment of the countless demons, cultivators, gods, and devils it had slain over the eons within the blade itself, along with the blood aura accumulated from the Qian Kingdom's continuous slaughter.

These powers were sealed deep within the void-breaking sword in layers, and now, triggered by a single thought from the demon-slaying sword, they were completely detonated!

"Why do you think the army-breaking sword was able to evolve into the void-breaking sword?"

The demon-slaying sword walked forward slowly. With every step, a bottomless chasm split open in the void. "After the Sword God died, I took the initiative to draw in the baleful aura of the sea of blood and infuse it into the sword embryo to aid its transformation. The birth of its own intelligence was merely a bonus dessert."

Boom!

The blood-red light on the void-breaking sword erupted completely. With a flash of space, it broke free from Lu Hu's palm.

A towering baleful aura submerged everything like a tsunami. The void-breaking sword's blade slashed and hacked uncontrollably, tearing space apart at will. The violent spatial currents intertwined with the blood-sea baleful aura to form a domain of destruction.

At this moment, the void-breaking sword had completely lost control and gone berserk.

It distinguished neither friend nor foe, nor right from wrong.

Chila—

Peerlessly sharp sword qi slashed out in all directions. As the sky-filling sword qi struck, Lu Hu's tiger fur kept falling off.

"Wake up!"

Lu Hu shouted in anger, his Tiger Roar shattering the clouds as he tried to wake the void-breaking sword. But the blood-sea baleful aura was too vast, blocking everything; the void-breaking sword simply couldn't hear his voice.

Lu Hu frowned; it seemed he couldn't wake the sword yet.

The demon-slaying sword stood nearby, quietly watching the scene. Its plant-like torso swayed slightly as if sneering: "Using a sword I personally forged to kill me?"

"Roar!"

The light of the Five Elements erupted around Lu Hu, and a vast giant tiger manifested in the void.

Boom!

A giant palm that blotted out the sun pressed down toward the void-breaking sword. Its immense power surged like a flood against the blood-red light, attempting to forcibly erase the spreading baleful aura and other ominous forces.

But layers of blood-curse runes emerged on the void-breaking sword's blade. As each rune lit up, billions of vengeful spirits shrieked, colliding with the giant palm Lu Hu had manifested with his magic power.

Clang!

The berserk void-breaking sword used spatial power recklessly, causing infinite baleful aura, bolstered by spatial power, to appear all over the world.

Being the closest, Lu Hu was instantly enveloped by the baleful aura, which rushed straight into his sea of consciousness.

Countless illusions appeared before Lu Hu's eyes: mountains of corpses and seas of blood, wails echoing everywhere, severed heads, shattered earth...

"It's all fake."

Lu Hu said calmly. He had studied the Kun character and had some knowledge of illusions.

Lu Hu closed his eyes, and a Divine Tiger formed within his sea of consciousness. It stood majestic and immovable as a mountain, allowing the baleful aura to surge as it pleased; all illusions shattered at that moment.

Beyond that, the void-breaking sword continued to release its power frantically. The blade slashed at Lu Hu again and again, the spatial currents carving several sword scars onto his body. Drops of blood dripped into the void, swallowed by the baleful aura before they could even hit the ground.

Seeing this, the demon-slaying sword also made its move.

"Since you refuse to submit, then I shall grant you death."

The humanoid plant's roots shook, and thousands of blades instantly converged, forming a blood-colored giant sword that pierced through heaven and earth. The blade was wreathed in an aura that could slay gods and destroy immortals, devoid of any emotion, possessing only absolute destruction. This strike had no fancy techniques or domain entanglements; it was the simplest, purest—sure-kill blow.

"Die!"

The blood-colored giant sword slashed down, locking onto Lu Hu. If he took this hit, he would surely be heavily wounded!

A sharp light flashed in Lu Hu's eyes. He made a move that even stunned the demon-slaying sword.

He didn't dodge or hide; instead, he reached out with his tiger palm and grabbed the out-of-control void-breaking sword in the distance.

In an instant, the endless blades shredded Lu Hu's tiger palm until it was bloody. Lu Hu bared his teeth, enduring the pain as he caught the void-breaking sword and pulled it back to block in front of him.

He intended for man and sword to withstand this blow together.

Boom—!!

The blood-colored giant sword crashed down. The killing blow that should have landed on Lu Hu struck the berserk, indiscriminately attacking void-breaking sword instead!

Bang—!!

As the two swords collided, the world instantly fell silent.

A violent shockwave of power swept out in all directions from the point of impact. The speed at which the sky was collapsing suddenly accelerated; a large portion of the firmament shattered directly, revealing the chaotic void behind it. The earth completely gave way, mountains crumbled, and oceans flooded inward, everything turning into ruins.

Lu Hu and the void-breaking sword were sent flying by the impact. Lu Hu himself was mostly unharmed, while the blood-red light on the void-breaking sword flickered. Its berserk momentum was briefly checked, but shortly after, it went completely mad because of it, and its power surged accordingly.

The void-breaking sword's power was too great now. No one knew exactly how much resentment, baleful aura, and blood aura it had accumulated—not even the demon-slaying sword knew. It had simply kept the Qian Kingdom slaughtering to build up the void-breaking sword's power.

Now that it was released all at once, this power was so great that even a Heavenly Immortal could not withstand it.

Seeing this, Lu Hu let go of it once again.

Because it had just been heavily damaged by the demon-slaying sword, the void-breaking sword first slashed at the demon-slaying sword, then turned to tear through space, hacking and slashing wildly. Everywhere it went, all things were destroyed.

The demon-slaying sword was forced back repeatedly by the berserk void-breaking sword, its sword domain being hacked to pieces. A hint of anger finally entered its voice.

"Presumptuous! You dare to slay your master!"

"The master of the void-breaking sword is me!"

Lu Hu's words rang in the demon-slaying sword's ear. He had appeared before the demon-slaying sword at some unknown point, his Five Elements Tiger Fist carrying immense majesty as it smashed directly toward the core roots of the humanoid plant!

"You dare!"

The demon-slaying sword was both shocked and furious, hurriedly activating thousands of blades for defense.

But this punch from Lu Hu was no longer a probe.

Where the fist wind passed, space solidified, sword qi crumbled, and even the blood-sea baleful aura was forcibly repelled.

Boom—!!

The punch landed.

The humanoid plant torso formed by the demon-slaying sword exploded. Countless tiny blades were sent flying in all directions, and the core roots were twisted and deformed by the punch. That god-slaying power that struck at the source was actually forcibly dispersed before absolute physical strength!

"Impossible... I am a Heaven-Slaying Tool. I can slay demons, kill immortals, and slaughter the heavens. How can you shatter my body with mere physical strength..."

The demon-slaying sword's voice was full of disbelief.

"I don't know either. Anyway, this King's body has been tough since I was young!"

Lu Hu spoke coldly. All along, as long as he ate medicine, his constitution would grow stronger. Later, after planting a large field of spiritual herbs, just lying by the field and smelling them caused his constitution to continuously improve, growing by +1 and +1.

Even though the system had given him divine abilities and techniques as rewards, in terms of pure strength, his physical body was still the most powerful.

As the saying goes, great strength produces miracles.

As long as the force is great enough, even a basic attack can be of great use.

Lu Hu reached out and grabbed the main root that was trying to flee. Immortal power erupted from his fingertips, directly crushing the countless sword runes and incantations upon it.

Lu Hu looked toward the distant void. The void-breaking sword, temporarily uncontrolled but still berserk, had absorbed enough blood-sea baleful aura and heaven-and-earth power. Its blood-red light intensified, and its hum reached a piercing extreme. It seemed to lock onto the most intense aura on the battlefield and suddenly turned, charging toward both Lu Hu and the demon-slaying sword with world-destroying momentum!

Lu Hu calmly raised the demon-slaying sword's roots, seemingly intending to use the void-breaking sword to completely kill this plant.

"You go too far!"

The demon-slaying sword's tone suddenly became calm, devoid of anger or coldness.

"You forced me to use my final trump card ahead of time."

"Be destroyed, this world!"

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