I Have A Sword

Ye Guan looked up at the plateau. He couldn't see anyone there, but he could feel the overwhelming battle intent radiating from that place.

All three of them wore grave expressions. The battle intent was terrifying, and it pressed down on them like a suffocating weight. It was endless, relentless, and overwhelming.

What frightened them most was that, facing this force, none of them could summon their own battle intent. Their hearts felt powerless, like they couldn't stand against it at all.

Ye Guan locked his gaze on the plateau, and at that moment, his Invincible Sword Intent surged forth from within him to resist the oppressive energy.

A swordsman with Invincible Sword Intent.

He could accept defeat, but he would never surrender without a fight.

His eyes burned brighter as his battle intent intensified. Beside him, the Great Daoist Brush Master and Gu Pan also stared at the plateau, equally determined not to be overwhelmed by the surging battle intent.

All three were struggling to resist it.

Meanwhile, their Ancient God Soldiers knelt respectfully around them.

Suddenly, the battle intent from the plateau seemed to sense their defiance and surged like a raging flood, crashing down toward Ye Guan and the others.

Their faces changed instantly, but in unison, they each took a step forward to meet the attack.

Ye Guan struck the hardest, unleashing countless sword intents that cut through the air, but the battle intent suppressed them all. His eyes reddened as he gripped his sword tighter. Though his sword intent was being crushed, it was growing stronger within him.

The Great Daoist Brush Master and Gu Pan were also resisting. Both of them were struggling against the immense pressure.

The battle intent only grew stronger, and soon all three showed signs of pain.

Ye Guan fixed his gaze on the plateau, his figure radiating a terrifying Invincible Sword Intent. Yet despite its strength, it was being suppressed, leaving him unable to move.

Deep inside, a voice echoed.You can't resist this.

The force was beyond his current power. And that thought only grew louder.

The enemy was at least a ninth-level True Dao expert, while Ye Guan wasn't even on the sixth level.

How could he possibly stand against that?

The moment that thought crossed his mind, Ye Guan's Invincible Sword Intent faltered.

Startled, Ye Guan focused. His face twisted in determination as he spread his palm, summoning a sword made from sword intent. With a roar, he transformed into a streak of sword light, charging fiercely toward the plateau.

His fleshly body and soul ignited; his blood boiled with raw power.

An all-out strike.

Ye Guan knew that he was scared inside. His mind was making excuses to retreat, and if he were to give in, his mind would break.

There was an old saying that stated, "It's easy to defeat enemies outside, but hard to defeat the enemy deep inside."

And the only way to conquer that enemy was to face it head-on.

In other words, one had to make a move.

Throughout history, great ambitions and dreams only come true through action. Most people only dream, stuck between fantasy and reality, always finding excuses to avoid trying... And eventually, they would waste away.

When Ye Guan felt fear creeping in, he knew it was that inner enemy trying to hold him back.

However, he refused to yield.

As his sword light soared toward the plateau, the Great Daoist Brush Master and Gu Pan nearby were stunned.

Neither had expected Ye Guan to go all out just like that.

The Great Daoist Brush Master's face darkened, and his eyes fixed on Ye Guan charging ahead. His thoughts were unreadable.

Ye Guan's attack tore through the air and reached the plateau in the blink of an eye.

"Hmm?" A surprised voice echoed from the plateau. Then, without warning, a massive wave of battle intent crashed down on Ye Guan like a flood.

Boom!

His Invincible Sword Intent shattered, and a powerful force blasted him away.

Ye Guan crashed onto the ground, shaking it violently. The earth hadn't shattered, as it was also saturated with terrifying battle intent.

Ye Guan was seriously injured.

Seeing that, the Great Daoist Brush Master immediately became excited, and he dashed forward without hesitation.

When you're down, I'll finish you!He was pumped like he'd just taken a shot of adrenaline.Finally, damn it. I've got this!

Just then, his face changed drastically. He turned around to find Gu Pan's fist smashing toward him with terrifying soul energy.

Gu Pan was clearly tapping into the power that he had obtained from the Sanctuary of Souls.

The Great Daoist Brush Master's expression turned grim. He had no choice but to abandon Ye Guan, because Gu Pan moved with lightning speed, appearing before him in an instant.

The Great Daoist Brush Master threw a punch, and a Dao seal flickered on his fist along with a mysterious power. It was the mysterious soul's power.

It wouldn't help the Great Daoist Brush Master kill Ye Guan, but it was not afraid of Gu Pan.

Boom!

When their powers collided, a shockwave exploded, forcing both to retreat.

The Great Daoist Brush Master stopped and looked at Gu Pan, unsurprised. The two clearly had some unspoken alliance. Gu Pan would not let Ye Guan die if he wanted to live.

Everything made sense.

The Great Daoist Brush Master stared at Gu Pan and sneered, "You really think you can stop me?"

Gu Pan's eyes narrowed calmly. "Try me."

The Great Daoist Brush Master laughed and opened his palm. A Dao seal appeared, and waves of Dao energy swept across the world. These were Daos and Laws from beyond this world!

The Great Daoist Brush Master's aura surged violently.

Gu Pan's eyes twitched. "So you were hiding your strength."

The Great Daoist Brush Master chuckled, "Only just figured it out?"

He began chanting an ancient spell, causing the spacetime around Gu Pan to tremble violently.

The spacetime cracked open, and countless Dao seals carrying terrifying Dao energy poured out of the rifts.

The Great Daoist Brush Master was displaying strength of at least the eighth level of the True Dao.

Gu Pan eyed the Great Daoist Brush Master and murmured, "Laws beyond the Dao..."

Suddenly, he clenched his fists and ignited his fleshly body. He thrust his hands upward, shouting, "Star Rulebreaker!"

Boom!

The sky cracked open and billions of stars converged overhead. Countless rays of starlight rained down from the rift.

The endless stars swallowed the spacetime where Gu Pan and Great Daoist Brush Master stood.

The Ancient Ruins trembled from the power.

Gu Pan couldn't break the seal here, but his power pierced it.

No way! Even the gods can't shake the seal here.The Great Daoist Brush Master was shocked to see billions of stars. He hadn't expected Gu Pan's power to be so terrifying.

Gu Pan's move was equivalent to the eighth level of True Dao.

Stars fell like rain, and the spacetime where they stood was engulfed in a furious battle of stellar energy and Dao energy.

The plateau trembled. Thanks to the seal, the chaos couldn't affect the entire realm.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed, and the two were forced back.

When they stopped, countless stellar energy and Dao energy clashed before them in a terrifying display that resembled fireworks. Billions of stars overhead rearranged themselves.

Far away, Gu Pan rotated his right hand, and the billions of stars overhead moved.

Then, he roared and swung his fist toward the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The stars disappeared, and they reappeared on Gu Pan's right hand. The punch contained the power of a ninth-level True Dao expert. The Great Daoist Brush Master's pupils constricted sharply at the sight.

At this moment, he no longer held anything back. The mysterious soul in him merged with the Great Daoist Brush Master. He opened his palm wide and clenched it hard.

A Dao seal appeared on his glabella, and his figure emanated a nine-colored Dao light as tens of thousands of golden rays burst out of him.

Boom!

A mighty explosion occurred, sending the Great Daoist Brush Master flying tens of thousands of meters away.

When he finally stopped, the golden rays dimmed, and the Dao seal on his glabella flickered dimly.

In the distance, Gu Pan stood amidst the starry river, looking radiant and majestic.

He glared at the Great Daoist Brush Master and roared, "I was born in the Great Ruin! In less than a century, I became unrivaled. I created the Starry Rulebreaker technique that allows me to stay invincible against those beneath me.

"You really think the Mi Fo sealed me? Had my mother not begged me to spare him before she died, he would have died ten thousand times over under my fist!"

Gu Pan stepped forward and pointed at the Great Daoist Brush Master. "You're too weak for me to bother with. Bring out your true body and all your avatars. I'll take on ten of you at the same time!"