Chapter 1181: Chapter 1181: Great Swordsman
Xu Nian sped all the way and soon arrived under Wind City.
"Sixteen! 1.3 million points, ranked 732nd." Xu Nian looked at the Identity Token in his hand, his eyes calm as water.
Sixteen was the number of people he had killed along the way.
Among them, eight were at the Late Stage Earth Immortal Realm, and one was at the Peak of Earth Immortal Realm.
However, these people couldn’t make Xu Nian slow his pace even a bit.
Those who had been following behind Xu Nian were already shocked by his strength, and they quickly took out their Communication Spirit Talismans to send messages.
They relayed everything they witnessed.
The name of Divine Demon and Meteor spread across the entire Slaughter Battlefield in an instant.
Xu Nian put away the Identity Token and looked towards the city gate of Wind City.
He did not enter but gazed in the direction of the city gate.
Standing at the entrance of the gate was a young man in a yellow robe.
The man had a giant sword on his back, large enough to be intimidating, with a width of three feet and a length reaching nearly two meters.
He carried the giant sword on his back, as if carrying a massive door panel.
Yet, the cultivators on the city wall looked at the young man with a sense of awe.
Xu Nian immediately understood that he had likely encountered a master this time.
"Huh? Isn’t he the Great Swordsman? I didn’t expect him to be here too. Is he also going to intercept the Meteor?"
"Seems like it, there will be a good show now. The Great Swordsman is ranked 130th on the points list, exceptionally strong. Although he is only at the Late Stage Earth Immortal Realm in cultivation, it’s said that his Earth Power Profound Argumentation has reached Fifth-level, and even some Peak of Earth Immortal Realm powerhouses are no match for him."
"Fifth-level Profound Argumentation, that powerful?"
"Of course, I saw him ascend the eighth level of the Profound Argumentation Tower with my own eyes."
"Hiss!"
A sound of gasping for air came from around them, and the looks towards the young man in the yellow robe became even more reverent.
Hearing the discussions around him, Xu Nian’s face also revealed a look of surprise.
Being able to reach the eighth level of the Profound Argumentation Tower indeed indicated that he had reached the realm of Fifth-level Profound Argumentation.
Because the first and second levels of the Profound Argumentation Tower are the thresholds; starting from the third level, each level adds another level of Profound Argumentation.
The twelfth level is Perfect Profound Argumentation, and further up are the laws.
This Great Swordsman going to the eighth level indicates he is comprehending the Sixth Level Profound Argumentation.
Generally, such masters wouldn’t be bored enough to put on a show; being able to go to the eighth level means he’s very likely comprehending the Sixth Level Profound Argumentation.
Xu Nian looked at the young man blocking the road with a look of seriousness in his eyes.
The young man looked at Xu Nian as well, with cold eyes.
"May we have a match?" the young man asked indifferently, his tone cold without any extra fluctuation.
"Why not?" Xu Nian replied, eyes welling up with fighting spirit.
In this Slaughter Battlefield, there is never a lack of strong and talented people.
He, Situ Jue, and Yang Dong, although selected as contestants for the grand tournament, it doesn’t mean that the younger generation isn’t capable of standing against them.
The fact that they were selected indicates that they are the top within a century old, that are the pinnacle existence.
But among the younger generation, many top geniuses and powerhouses between 100 to 300 years old are not few, and there are even more formidable existences.
After all, being a genius, with a longer cultivation time, naturally makes their strength tremendously terrifying.
"Then receive one of my moves." The young man’s eyes instantly turned fierce as he stepped heavily on the ground, leaping towards Xu Nian.
He didn’t use the giant sword on his back but instead punched towards Xu Nian.
This punch was powerful and weighty, with momentum like a storming wave, oppressing Xu Nian.
This move was no less than an all-out strike from a typical Peak of Earth Immortal Realm powerhouse.
"So strong!"
Cultivators in the distance widened their eyes.
Although they had anticipated that the Great Swordsman would be very strong, they hadn’t expected that just one punch would possess such power.
Xu Nian was surprised too; this Great Swordsman’s strength truly was extraordinary.
In this Fist Technique, Xu Nian felt a vast strength of the Earth.
This strength of the Earth was different from the Earth Pulse he had realized before, resembling more of the explosive power of an earthquake, astonishingly powerful.
The same Profound Argumentation could be understood differently by different people.
Evidently, this Great Swordsman leaned more towards the tumult of the Earth in his understanding of the strength of the Earth.
Moreover, the degree of Profound Argumentation in this punch wasn’t low, at least the Fourth-level.
Xu Nian didn’t dare to slack off at all, quickly mobilizing all his Divine Demon Gang Qi while unleashing Earth Fury!
Three earth-yellow halos directly appeared on Xu Nian’s arm.
"Buzz!"
Four halos rapidly merged, finally converging into one.
As Xu Nian punched out, all the power instantly augmented his fist.
"Boom!"
Fists collided, like a comet strike.
The transparent space rippled violently, and the entire earth exploded directly, tearing open a massive crack.
Even Wind City, bolstered by the formation, wobbled.
Both Xu Nian and the Great Swordsman were shaken apart by this mighty counterforce.
Everyone around was knocked to the ground, some were even thrown out.
Watching the terrifying scene before them, each face portrayed extreme shock.
"So... so strong!"
Someone in the crowd marveled, eyes filled with both awe and excitement.
Everyone who enters the Slaughter Battlefield is a warlike individual, witnessing the battle of such powerhouses, how could they not feel their blood boiling with excitement?
Of course, they were even more astonished that the Meteor could actually withstand a punch from the Great Swordsman?
Xu Nian stared at the Great Swordsman, retreating far away, and moved his own numb arm.
The Great Swordsman’s strength was indeed extraordinarily terrifying.
The Earth Fury he had just performed was the Earth Power Profound Argumentation he understood, which contained the power of three Peak Level Earth Pulses, plus his Divine Demon Gang Qi.
Yet even so, he still fell into a disadvantage.
The Great Swordsman floated gracefully in the distance, his figure light as a swallow.
But the gaze he directed at Xu Nian held a trace of surprise.
For Xu Nian to display the same Profound Argumentation as he did was unexpected.
Although it was one level lower, yet this punch made three Pulse Powers converge, and its strength already rivaled his Fourth-level Profound Argumentation.
"I didn’t expect that you’ve also comprehended the strength of the Earth. Your mastery of the Earth is quite exquisite. If your understanding of the strength of the Earth were a bit higher, it might even inspire my upcoming breakthrough. Unfortunately, your Earth Power Profound Argumentation is only at the Third Level," the Great Swordsman commented.
With his Fifth-level Earth Power Profound Argumentation, it was clear at a glance if Xu Nian was holding back.
Although Xu Nian’s punch technique was exquisite, the strength was ultimately weaker. If he had held back, the punch’s power might have been greater.
"Indeed, I’m not as good as you in the Earth Power Profound Argumentation, but my primary focus isn’t just the Earth Power Profound Argumentation," Xu Nian said with a smile.
As he finished, a powerful gravity wave surged around Xu Nian.
"Gravity Space? Interesting, though it seems to be only Fourth-level," the Great Swordsman coldly remarked.
"You’ll find out in a moment," Xu Nian smiled slightly.
Then he darted forward, pointing a finger towards the Great Swordsman.
A finger that shatters the sky, breaking through the void.