The Pinnacle of the Swordplay System (3K, Seeking Subscriptions)

Crack—bang!

Tan Zhishan’s pupils contracted. Before him, a gold-and-blue shield shaped like a sword sheath cracked apart, and the chilling sword intent tore directly through his chest.

Your item · Aegis of Avalon (Imitation) has been destroyed

You have suffered a powerful slash. Based on your Mental Power attribute, you have obtained the following information:

You have been struck by Special Reincarnator EX014

You have been affected by Special Reincarnator EX014's Heart Light Pulse. You will be unable to defend against, negate, or dispel EX014's attacks.

Tan Zhishan did not make a sound. As blood sprayed from his chest, he turned, his cloak billowing as his entire body vanished from space like a ghostly shadow. In a single step, he appeared behind Mercenary Tao.

As one of the Supreme Experts in Mental Power, he had nevertheless mastered Lv8 Combat Mastery. It was precisely so that when fighting these lunatics obsessed with close combat, he would not be left helpless the moment they closed in.

Ghost Step!

When Tan Zhishan appeared behind Mercenary Tao, he happened to see his chest completely split open. Blood splattered everywhere, along with organs, bones, and even the flesh on his back, which was nearly cut through.

He was not worried that Mercenary Tao would die. He pressed one hand on Mercenary Tao’s shoulder and ran toward the sea.

Neither of their injuries was fatal, but that did not ease his mind. On the contrary, the Aegis of Avalon was an imitation made by an alchemy master from a certain Native World, modeled after the EX-grade Noble Phantasm, Avalon, the Everdistant Utopia.

Its defensive power was terrifyingly high. That item alone could withstand any attack below Fierce-tier.

Even attacks above Fierce-tier could be greatly weakened.

Yet such a defensive item had not only been split apart by a single slash, but had also failed to prevent both himself and Mercenary Tao from being wounded.

She made no attempt to conceal her identity as a Special Reincarnator. EX-014, Azure Sky’s female swordswoman, Sen Xia, wielder of Divine Dream Slash!

Tan Zhishan frowned. He had not expected Azure Sky to still be interfering in matters of the real world. Their president seemed to have already become entangled in some unimaginable conspiracy.

Whoosh—bang!

Just as Tan Zhishan approached the Black Pearl, he saw a sword descend from the sky. A woman in a Western-style dress, her expression icy to the extreme, stood atop that sword as if she weighed nothing.

"That’s far enough, Tan Zhishan, Mercenary Tao, Mahakala. Your fighting in the real world has already exceeded the limits set by that person."

The Professor sat on a Magic Carpet, flying a hundred meters above the ground. He listened to the sound of seawater flooding back over the shore, and to the beach, which had become strangely silent in an instant against the backdrop of crashing waves.

He could not help but sigh. For Reincarnators, that group of violent creatures, only absolute violence could make everyone submit.

And now, there were probably fewer and fewer people capable of doing that.

He frowned, sensing the increasingly powerful tide stirred up by the Infinite Dimensional Space. Everyone would be swept into it. No one could escape.

And…

He recalled that President Cao Qi had not intervened to stop either of these two incidents. That was an extremely abnormal development.

Logically speaking, as the pinnacle among Reincarnators who had personally drawn the boundaries for Reincarnators in the real world, President Cao Qi would warn any Reincarnator capable of drastically altering the environment of the real world.

Just as he had during the encirclement and slaughter of Mercenary Tao in Myanmar.

After that, Mercenary Tao had behaved far more quietly in the real world.

Thinking of how President Cao Qi would occasionally say, as though joking, "After I die…," his mood began to turn restless.

Tan Zhishan also realized that only two people from Azure Sky had come.

Not only had the King of Miracles failed to appear, but among Azure Sky’s core members, only Sen Xia had arrived.

He did not spare the Professor floating in the air a glance.

The black flames in the sky gradually dissipated, while the Black Great Sun behind Tan Zhishan became increasingly distinct.

He frowned.

"Sen Xia, the King of Miracles seems to be in poor condition. You still have the mood to meddle in our business?"

The gazes of the other Reincarnators immediately focused on the terrifying female swordswoman.

Almost all the Reincarnators present were high-level Reincarnators. Azure Sky’s name was well-known, but those who had truly seen Azure Sky’s core Reincarnators take action were only the top-tier Reincarnators who could enter Native Worlds and high-risk Secondary Worlds.

Chu Qi quietly widened the distance between himself and Echo. Only after confirming from the corner of his eye that Beverly, that lunatic, would not rush over did he slowly let out a breath.

Naturally, he had heard Sen Xia’s name before. As the only Reincarnator he knew of whose Swordplay System specialization had broken through to Level 9+, this woman’s deeds were often treated as a benchmark by Title-level Reincarnators of the Swordplay System.

She was the standard by which one measured just how far a Swordplay System Reincarnator could ultimately go.

Without a doubt, she was strong. Extremely strong!

Even compared with Mad King and Mercenary Tao, whose previous battle had nearly destroyed Japan, she gave no impression of being inferior.

But at this moment, Chu Qi was still somewhat disappointed by Azure Sky’s internal stability and by how much influence this top-tier gathering could exert upon the real world.

No matter how strong Sen Xia was, she was not the King of Miracles!

Song Xian’s expression was equally grave. Sure enough, they could clearly see that the Great Sun of Finality, which had just been preparing to retreat, was now spreading rings of black flames from the Black Great Sun behind him.

Sand and stone turned into dark-blue glass the instant they touched those black flames. Seawater froze and spewed white mist upon contact.

Sen Xia remained expressionless. Her features were delicate, and she wore chestnut twin ponytails. She should have looked sweet and charming, but her entire presence was cold to the extreme.

A Single Thought of Silk paced forward, taking long strides to Mercenary Tao’s other side. She casually observed the state of her "master."

She was considering whether she should withdraw under the current circumstances.

She began to wonder whether she had misjudged the situation. She had assumed Mercenary Tao was once again lying low, drawing in enough enemies before beginning a slaughter, but she had not expected him to truly be in poor condition.

He had actually been caught by the Great Sun of Finality.

Facing enemies on the level of Azure Sky’s Sen Xia and the Great Sun of Finality had already exceeded the limits of her abilities.

A Single Thought of Silk had a very clear understanding of her own standing. Given the strength of her Title Ability, she could fight on equal footing with any Reincarnator below the tiers of the Three Kings and Supreme Experts.

Victory or defeat depended entirely on intelligence, the battlefield, and the compatibility of their abilities. For example, she was confident that if she targeted Su Qingqiu, she would absolutely have a chance to assassinate her. But conversely, if she encountered Mahakala in a direct confrontation, then without an effective immunity against Finality, she could be killed.

But Sen Xia and Mercenary Tao were both people A Single Thought of Silk considered to possess combat power on the level of Supreme Experts. She did not wish to become enemies with such people.

Sen Xia raised her eyes and swept them one by one across the Title-level Reincarnators present, finally stopping on the Great Sun of Finality.

She flipped down from the sword, and the infamous Demonic Blade · Heart Crossing naturally fell into her palm.

The blade was over one and a half meters long and perfectly straight. Its scabbard resembled Obsidian, like bottomless darkness itself, while its guard was shaped like a hollowed-out snowflake.

"Tan Zhishan, retreat, or… die."

Boom!

Terrifying killing intent suddenly rose behind Sen Xia like a demonic wave. That scarlet aura resembled a gigantic demon. In an instant, she actually radiated an even more terrifying pressure than the Great Sun of Finality.

Mahakala, Ice, and Jia Qi, Su Qingqiu, Su Enfei, and the others farther away all looked shocked. None of them had expected Azure Sky’s Sen Xia to directly threaten a Supreme Expert like this.

Supreme Expert… A Supreme Expert was naturally someone who had stood at the peak among countless Reincarnators with the same attribute. Tan Zhishan had not expected Sen Xia of Azure Sky to speak to him in such a manner.

For the first time, he revealed a sinister smile. Rings of black flame began to contract with a rushing roar.

Seeing this, A Single Thought of Silk no longer hesitated and immediately retreated. She only felt some regret. In a situation like this, another monster ought to have had a place here.

Then, perhaps it was only her imagination, but she saw that although Mercenary Tao’s chest had already healed and his eyes remained closed, a terrifying curve had appeared at the corner of his mouth.

That smile made her feel, in an instant, as though an electric current had risen from her tailbone and traveled section by section through her entire body.

Mercenary Tao had awakened?!

A Single Thought of Silk halted. Mahakala confirmed that only one Azure Sky member had arrived, while His Excellency clearly showed no intention of backing down. Combined with the rumors of the past few days, he immediately realized that the news was true.

The King of Miracles was under assassination attempts. Azure Sky might soon collapse.

"Namo Amitabha."

The Life-Reaping Buddhist Chant swept across the entire battlefield in an instant. At the same time, the Great Sun of Finality pressed his palms together.

Great Sun Descends!

The pitch-black sun instantly expanded from behind him, terrifying heat and malevolent curses shining indiscriminately across the battlefield.

A sinister Mental Power burst from the Great Sun of Finality’s eyes and stared directly at Sen Xia.

Boom!

Sen Xia held her sword horizontally before her. A terrifying impact instantly shattered the entire coastline. As Sen Xia drifted backward, the Great Sun of Finality clasped his hands together and raised them overhead.

This sight drastically changed the expressions of A Single Thought of Silk, Su Qingqiu, and the others. Ice even transformed into an ice man and shot into the sky.

Corona Shockwave!

As the Great Sun of Finality smashed his hands toward the ground, the Black Great Sun spinning dozens of meters in the air crashed down as well. The destructive fusion of extreme heat and curses exploded apart.

In an instant, black flames flooded the entire coastline like a carpet. Even the seawater rushing back toward the shore ignited. Amid the eruption of white mist, everything was obscured.

"Run! Run now!"

Song Xian repeatedly used Soru to flee backward, only to suddenly see that Chu Qi was not running. Instead, he leaped high into the air and charged into the white mist.

There, a body of flesh and blood stood motionless within the black flames like a corpse.

"Cang Shu, it’s time to wake up!"

Chu Qi unleashed countless sword strikes in an instant, cutting an opening through the black flames. He grabbed Bai Cangshu by the shoulder and was about to leave when he suddenly felt his body sink as terrifying strength abruptly descended.

He lowered his head, only to see Bai Cangshu wearing an unmistakable mocking, taunting smile.

The next moment, equally black flames appeared behind Bai Cangshu. The incessant muttering from his mouth gradually faded, and his voice began to unify.

"Hahahaha… Those pieces of trash are finally scared, aren’t they? This kind of battle is not a stage for trash like you to take part in!"

"Only I, and I alone…"

"Trash, shut up. This body belongs to this king!"