X-Dragon Era

After much hesitation, Xin Yun found it incredibly difficult to decide. Although no matter how he chose, Xin Yun's true strength would not diminish, the Zhu Xian Four Souls were actually Xin Yun himself, existing between the realm of split souls and incarnations, inseparably linked to the original body, thriving and waning together.

However, the problem Xin Yun now faced was that he hoped the Zhu Xian Sword Soul would grow stronger quickly to help him out, but if the Zhu Xian Sword Soul became more powerful, Xin Yun's own abilities would regress, and he'd fall behind Yi Luo Xiang, Yan Qingying, and Ming Xuan, which was not what Xin Yun wanted to see.

After repeated hesitation, Xin Yun finally made a reluctant decision. He could not reduce his current capabilities and decided to separate out four baby-like Sword Spirits temporarily. As the leader of a group, his strength absolutely could not be left behind. Though dividing among the Four Sword Souls did not equate to a loss, from the perspective of Xin Yun's original body, it certainly was a step back.

While pondering, Xin Yun reached out with his right hand, his fingers curved like hooks, and with a tug at the four Zhu Xian Swords lying on the ground, four streams of Rainbow Light instantly flew out from the shimmering Treasure Swords and darted into Xin Yun's hand.

The four Treasure Swords radiated four colors of light: green, blue, red, and yellow, corresponding to the energies of earth, water, fire, and wind, respectively. This was precisely the principle behind the Zhu Xian Four Swords.

Looking at the four streams of Rainbow Light swirling in his palm, Xin Yun knew... this was the real Zhu Xian Four Swords. The so-called Zhu Xian Four Swords were not actually referring to the steel blades, but to the Sword Qi contained within the blades!

Of course, having just Sword Qi was far from enough, there also had to be Sword Intent, and this Sword Intent would be bestowed by the four souls of the Sky-opening Axe. As he pondered... a thought crossed Xin Yun's mind, and he divided the Axe Soul within his body into four, infusing them into the four streams of Sword Qi. The combination of Sword Qi and Sword Intent marked the true completion of the Zhu Xian Four Swords!

Sword Intent, in fact, is a principle, a special kind of rule, similar to the Executing Immortal Formation Diagram of the Leader of Tongtian. Without this diagram, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation cannot be arranged!

In comparison, the Executing Immortal Formation Diagram of the Leader of Tongtian is like an integrated circuit board or a piece of zinc; its function is to compute the earth, water, fire, and wind Sword Qi according to the rules, a man-made artifact.

But once combined with the Axe Soul of the Sky-opening Axe, the Sword Intent formed by the Four Souls of the Sky-opening Axe is akin to human consciousness, its efficacy far surpassing that of a zinc piece. The difference is as vast as that between the human brain and a computer.

With Sword Qi and Sword Intent, the prerequisites for arranging the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation were present. However, without someone to command it, it would merely be a lifeless formation with no usefulness at all.

Even the Leader of Tongtian required the help of four near-leaders to arrange the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Xin Yun now faced the same issue, having both the sword and the diagram, but no one to arrange the formation!

Taking a deep breath, Xin Yun's expression turned unprecedentedly solemn, and with a fierce bite of his teeth, he separated four tiny slivers of his soul and subsequently injected them into the amalgamation of Sword Qi and Sword Intent. The next moment... four intense lights radiated throughout the secret chamber!

With Zhu Xian Sword Qi as the foundation, the Axe Souls of the Sky-opening Axe as the guide, and Xin Yun's soul as the medium, the evolution would give birth to Sword Spirits perfectly fit for the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, merging with the Zhu Xian Four Swords!

Inside the secret chamber, lights flickered, and the next moment... as the light retracted, four walnut-sized light orbs, formed by congealed Sword Qi, appeared in mid-air.

Do not underestimate these light orbs. Though small, each of the four orbs contained a stream of Sword Qi, Sword Intent, and Sword Spirit. When combined, they formed a special Sword Soul, known as—Zhu Xian Sword Soul!
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Looking at the four tiny infants shining with green, blue, red, and yellow lights, Xin Yun smiled with satisfaction. The next moment... Xin Yun mobilized his body's energy, gathered the Essence Blood within his body, circulated a droplet of Essence Blood to the tip of his tongue, then bit his tongue, spraying out a mist of crimson Essence Blood...

As the blood mist formed from the Essence Blood was expelled, in an instant... the four infants simultaneously opened their eyes. Amidst the flickering light, they rapidly absorbed the blood mist hanging in mid-air. Under Xin Yun's expectant gaze, the blood mist was fully absorbed by the infants, coalescing on the surface of the light orbs before gradually melting into the four light orbs.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!" Finally, amidst four intense clanging sounds, the four light orbs shook in unison, their radiance swiftly withdrawn, and simultaneously, the bodies formed by the light orbs rapidly solidified from within, growing out soft fair flesh.

In the blink of an eye, as the brilliance receded, four tender and delicate infants hovered proudly in mid-air, each radiating fierce Sword Qi in shades of green, blue, red, and yellow.

Looking closely, although the infants were small, only the size of soda bottles, they bore an uncanny resemblance to Xin Yun, just miniaturized countless times, with much smoother skin.

Is this the creation of life? No... it is actually not. These Four Great Sword Souls were not a creation of life, but a congregation of Sword Qi, Sword Intent, and Sword Spirit. After absorbing Xin Yun's Essence Blood, they formed a physical body. They are an entity between split souls and incarnations, and their relationship with Xin Yun is actually one and the same, inseparable.