105: Chapter 105 Lu Hu: This battle was really not easy.

As the demon-slaying sword's words fell, its core root—which had been twisted and deformed by Lu Hu's punch—suddenly erupted with an unprecedented crimson light.

The countless tiny fragments that had scattered after its trunk shattered now shot back simultaneously, like ten thousand swords returning to their ancestor, winding around the core root and transforming into a constantly shrinking blood-colored light cocoon.

"Why do you think I nurtured the evolution of the void-breaking sword, even though it was a sword meant to kill me?"

The demon-slaying sword's voice emanated from within the light cocoon.

"How would I know what you've been up to?"

Lu Hu's Five Elements Domain blossomed around him, blocking the frenzied attacks from the void-breaking sword that no longer distinguished between friend and foe.

"This sword was the ultimate weapon I forged for myself from the very beginning."

Boom!

The light cocoon exploded, and countless blood-red vines shot out.

Simultaneously, the berserk void-breaking sword halted its movements as a terrifying spatial power was released, steadily intensifying. Cracks appeared on the void-breaking sword's blade; it was overloading itself to release spatial energy.

"I shall sacrifice all living beings in this world! With the lives of billions, I will pave my Great Path to the upper realm!"

The vines shooting out from the demon-slaying sword grew countless branches, frantically absorbing the spatial power released by the void-breaking sword.

The blood-colored light cocoon grew even more dazzling. "The Dao of Space connects the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. The void-breaking sword is the key to whether I can slaughter and sacrifice every living being."

"Its spatial power can spread my blood sacrifice to every corner of the world, letting no living being escape and leaving no trace of life behind!"

"Only a flawless blood sacrifice of heaven and earth can ensure my perfect ascension!"

"But... this plan was disrupted by you."

In the demon-slaying sword's plan, if not for Lu Hu, it could have definitely wiped out the Xuan Kingdom within a thousand years and performed the blood sacrifice with a 99% chance of success.

However, that plan had now been interrupted.

The Xuan Kingdom had not yet been destroyed, and a reckless tiger that came out of nowhere had thrown everything into chaos.

"My losses shall be compensated by you!"

A crimson light shot into the sky, shrouding the entire world in blood. The void-breaking sword, which had been rampaging in the void with overwhelming baleful aura, began to disintegrate. It intended to release all its spatial power at once, allowing the demon-slaying sword to slaughter all life in the world in a single stroke.

Buzz—!!

The sound of the sword's hum was no longer a piercing shriek, but a primordial sound that resonated through heaven and earth. On the sword's body, the baleful aura of a sea of blood merged with spatial power. The forbidden methods the demon-slaying sword had inscribed in advance were all activated at this moment.

The void-breaking sword had now become the ultimate weapon extending from the demon-slaying sword, the core for spreading the power that would slaughter all beings.

"Open!"

The demon-slaying sword shouted.

Countless spatial rifts tore open around it. Rays of white light lit up, orderly and dense like a spiderweb. Within that white light was the entire world.

The Kun Kingdom, the Qian Kingdom, the Man Kingdom...

Whether it was mountains, rivers, great lakes, secret realms, or deep abysses; whether it was mortals, cultivators, demons, or spirits—except for the Xuan Kingdom, every place was simultaneously pierced, covered, and connected by spatial tunnels!

The rifts were still expanding. Once they could support the descent of the demon-slaying sword's power, it would be the moment of catastrophe for all living beings.

At this instant, countless creatures felt a chill down their spines, their hair standing on end.

Within the Xuan Kingdom, the world-suppressing seal fully revived, hovering high above the nation.

On the ground, Emperor Xuan looked up. The sky was shattering, and countless terrifying sword qi could strike through the rifts at any moment.

"A disaster that could end the world... simply hiding won't solve the problem."

Emperor Xuan sighed, his deep gaze turning weary. Everyone in the Xuan Kingdom was doing their best to save people, but in the face of the impending apocalypse, it was merely a drop in the bucket.

To save the world, the source of all this had to be dealt with.

And the source of this world-ending threat was that sword capable of slaying immortals and demons.

...

"Roar!"

As the world teetered on the brink of destruction, Lu Hu made his move. He didn't use any divine abilities or spells; he simply reached out a palm toward the void-breaking sword.

It seemed he wanted to destroy the void-breaking sword. Without it, the demon-slaying sword would be unable to sacrifice the world's inhabitants.

"Overestimating yourself."

The demon-slaying sword's voice was filled with mockery. The slaughterous blood energy the void-breaking sword had accumulated for a thousand years had erupted all at once. Without power that absolutely crushed a Heavenly Immortal, no one could stop the void-breaking sword.

Lu Hu's actions were nothing but a futile effort.

The demon-slaying sword simply let Lu Hu try to stop the void-breaking sword.

This was fine too; if he injured his immortal body while trying to force a stop, he would be even easier to deal with.

"Roar!!"

As Lu Hu approached the void-breaking sword, his palm was shredded into a bloody mess by countless sword qi. The power of the void-breaking sword truly had the potential to kill him.

However, Lu Hu's eyes remained calm. He continued to press his tiger palm down. Flesh splattered and bone fragments flew as the chaotic, disordered spatial turbulence quickly began to disintegrate his hand.

Just as his palm was about to be completely ground away, Lu Hu made contact with the void-breaking sword and thought to himself,

"System."

The blood-sea baleful aura on the void-breaking sword was still boiling, the spatial Dao was still connecting heaven and earth, and all its power was still surging.

But at that moment, the void-breaking sword suddenly vanished. The boiling, chaotic power in the void abruptly froze.

The countless spatial tunnels spread across the world like a spiderweb stopped expanding at the same time.

"?" The demon-slaying sword, which had been watching the show, fell into a state of confusion.

Lu Hu withdrew his hand, and the Power of Creation blossomed on his palm, causing the ground-away flesh and bone to recover.

"In the end, this King's skills are superior."

Lu Hu sighed, feeling it hadn't been easy.

The void-breaking sword was powerful, but it had ultimately recognized him as its master and was his item. Putting it into the system space was perfectly reasonable.

Then, Lu Hu looked at the chaotic baleful and blood energy in the void and took a deep breath, sucking all of it into his stomach.

Simultaneously, the countless spatial tunnels that had opened because of the void-breaking sword began to close. The vines that had intended to use spatial power to destroy the world instantly lost their means of transmission. They thrashed about wildly in the void, their power gradually weakening.

"No—!!"

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the demon-slaying sword let out a frenzied scream. The disappearance of the void-breaking sword meant it could no longer sacrifice the world's living beings.

It also meant its hope of ascension was severed. "How is this possible??"

The demon-slaying sword went mad, but unfortunately, its roars and rages were meaningless.

Buzz—!

One moment, the world was being destroyed and all life sacrificed.

The next, the spatial Dao dissipated, and the apocalypse collapsed!

The shattered spatial tunnels gradually closed and disappeared.

The sound of the world disintegrating came to an abrupt halt. Countless living beings looked up in confusion, unaware that they had just survived a fatal catastrophe.

The demon-slaying sword's core root froze in the void. The blood-red light was still brilliant, but its branching roots had already fallen out of the spatial tunnels.

Its plan, its ascension, the ultimate weapon it had spent countless years forging...

"Gone... the void-breaking sword is gone... the spatial tunnels are gone, the medium is gone, the blood sacrifice... is ruined..."

The demon-slaying sword's voice trembled with resentment. "I was only one step away... only one step away from ascension... You, bring out the void-breaking sword!"

As its words fell, countless world-ending sword qi enveloped Lu Hu.

"Don't you have any other moves? Just barking here in your impotence."

Lu Hu rubbed his fists, the Five Elements Power dancing between his fingers.

All the sword qi attacking him was blocked.

"This King is tired of fighting. Next, I'm taking your life."

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