Chapter 910: Magic Sword, Divine Mysterious Power

Xuan Yuan Wentian, though one of the Four Sacred Masters of the Profound Sky Continent, was a person of mediocre talent in his youth.

In a place like the Heavenly Might Sword Region, his aptitude wasn't even considered mediocre. Had he not borne the surname "Xuan Yuan," he might have been expelled from the Heavenly Might Sword Region long ago due to his poor talent, just like the founder of Heavenly Sword Villa.

The Profound Sky Continent was a world that revered profound energy, and places like the Heavenly Might Sword Region were even more rigidly stratified. One's profound strength level determined their absolute status within it. Though his Xuan Yuan bloodline saved him from expulsion, it also made his mediocrity a disgrace to the Xuan Yuan lineage. In the Heavenly Might Sword Region, he endured neglect, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation. Even his own parents became completely disappointed in him and ignored him, and none of his six brothers ever spared him a glance.

He endured too much contempt and humiliation, combined with self-loathing, until one day it all erupted. His desire for power, like an awakened demon, grew and swelled uncontrollably.

With his mediocre talent, he compensated through desperate effort. While others cultivated for four hours a day, he would train for eight or even ten. To gain more resources, he resorted to unscrupulous means, even maliciously harming fellow disciples, including two of his own brothers.

As his strength grew rapidly, surpassing more and more of his peers, he began to receive recognition, praise, and even flattery from some. The stark contrast in treatment between the weak and the strong intensified his pursuit of power to an extreme degree, making his methods even more ruthless and desperate. When he finally stood at the pinnacle of the Sword Region and became the Sword Master, he changed his name to "Xuan Yuan Wentian."

This name signified his ambition to one day challenge the heavens themselves.

His relentless craving for power knew no bounds, especially after learning about the existence of the God Realm from ancient texts. He became obsessed with pursuing that world.

To become the Xuan Yuan Sword Master, he ambushed and poisoned his own brother.

For the Heaven Punishing Divine Sword, he risked sanctions from the other three sacred lands to annihilate the vast Eternal Night Royal Family.

To unseal the demonic sword, he traversed the Profound Sky Continent for centuries, searching for countless strange objects and rare stones. For the final devil blood, he sealed Ye Mufeng's soul and pursued the reincarnation of Ye Huang. For the day of the thirteen stars aligning, he waited a millennium. For the Samsara Mirror, he manipulated the other sacred lands into attacking the Illusory Demon Realm. For the final demonic sword seal, he plotted against the entire Profound Sky Continent.

In the end, due to a slight miscalculation, he gritted his teeth and abandoned his own body and bloodline.

This ultimately led to his current power, truly allowing him to dominate the world.

Tenacity, obsession, patience, cunning, treachery, malice, ruthlessness—combined with a bit of luck—forged the Xuan Yuan Wentian of today.

Possessing his current power, he had always believed it was his rightful due and unique in the world. He was convinced that the day he completely refined the devil blood, everyone else on the Profound Sky Continent would be mere ants compared to him.

However, just as his Heavenly Sovereign might began to manifest, Yun Che suddenly appeared and displayed a power he could not suppress. And it had only been a mere month since their last encounter.

How could he accept that Yun Che had caught up to the devil god power he had painstakingly acquired over his entire life, in just one month?!

Yun Che stated gravely, "Most of my power comes from my master, and the rest I earned with my life! At least, I would never, like you, go mad in pursuit of power, annihilate entire clans, cause chaos in the Illusory Demon Realm, or seize another's body!"

"Master..." Blood vessels burst in Xuan Yuan Wentian's eyes, and the terrifying red-dressed girl flashed in his mind. Even as a "Heavenly Sovereign," he still felt fear whenever he thought of Jasmine. He roared unwillingly, "Why... why couldn't I find a master like that?! Why?! It's unfair... it's not fair! Ah!"

Jealousy, also a negative emotion, intensified like burning straw once ignited by his dark profound energy.

With a loud roar, Xuan Yuan Wentian lunged forward like a rampaging beast, pouncing on Yun Che. Two massive demonic claws manifested simultaneously, tearing at Yun Che's body in a crisscross motion.

Yun Che shifted his feet, instantly teleporting dozens of yards away. Xuan Yuan Wentian, having missed, stood there, his body trembling uncontrollably, but he did not turn. After a while, his trembling gradually subsided until it stopped completely.

Even the chaotic dark demonic energy that had previously enveloped him settled down completely.

"Heh, heheheh." Xuan Yuan Wentian was laughing, but it was no longer the furious, uncontrolled laughter from before. Instead, it was a particularly low, guttural laugh. He slowly turned around, his dark eyes surprisingly regaining a terrifying calmness.

Yun Che: "..."

"This Sovereign almost overlooked something," he said softly, raising his gaze to Yun Che. "Your profound veins were crippled before you were sixteen. From then until now, you've cultivated for less than eight years. Less than eight years...heh."

"To possess such power in less than eight years, just how many secrets do you hold?" Xuan Yuan Wentian's laughter became even lower, and his gaze towards Yun Che suddenly grew several times more dangerous.

"So what?" Yun Che retorted with a sneer.

"The fortune of one person cannot ultimately compare to another's. To possess your current power in less than eight years, you must certainly have the greatest fortune on this continent. Unfortunately, the greatest calamity of your life is encountering this Sovereign."

"This Sovereign will completely end your fortune and your life! After you die, all your secrets will naturally belong to this Sovereign!" Xuan Yuan Wentian's eyes widened dramatically, emitting a scorching and maniacal light. "Then all your fortune will become this Sovereign's stepping stone to ascend to another world!"

"Too bad. Even if I die, you won't be able to take even a tiny bit of what's on me," Yun Che said, looking at him as if he were an idiot.

"Is that so..." The demonic forbidden art, Devil Wheel Blood Sacrifice, which the demonic sword used to devour Fen Juechen's power, flashed through Xuan Yuan Wentian's mind. A slow, chilling grin spread across his lips. Though activating it a second time so soon would be extremely taxing, if he could gain all of Yun Che's power... this madman would be willing to pay any price.

"Yun Che, your accomplishments truly surprise this Sovereign. You not only succeeded in making this Sovereign lose control of his emotions, but for a moment, you even made this Sovereign feel fear," Xuan Yuan Wentian said calmly, slowly raising his hand, which was wreathed in black light. "However, it's all over now."

CRACK!

Black lightning bolts flashed from bottom to top, like dark thunder from hell. Xuan Yuan Wentian gripped a black greatsword, and from its hilt, a pair of demonic eyes emitted terrifying black light.

Instantly, dark energy surged around Xuan Yuan Wentian, making the already black light even deeper. More terrifying still, the dark pressure emanating from him increased rapidly to a terrifying degree. Under this dark pressure, the world quickly darkened, and the churning seas below became incredibly calm, as if an entire mountain range had been placed upon them.

When this dark pressure surged to a certain extent, it suddenly seemed to weaken. Yet, the oppressive feeling on Yun Che did not diminish; instead, his soul suddenly experienced a momentary spasm. Following this, under Xuan Yuan Wentian's aura, a powerful and increasingly intense sense of humility rapidly emerged within him.

This was...

Xuan Yuan Wentian's profound energy aura... had undergone a qualitative change?!

An immense, indescribable terror enveloped them. Hundreds of miles of ocean became utterly silent, the sky grew dim, and space seemed sealed, devoid of even the slightest tremor. Under this all-encompassing pressure, countless profound practitioners of the Supreme Ocean Palace involuntarily knelt in immense dread, unable to rise for a long time.

Under this pressure, it was as if they were facing a descending deity.

"..." Yun Che's body stiffened. He clenched his jaw slightly, then took a sharp breath. His chest, which had been constricted for so long, finally heaved heavily, and the sensation of being forcibly suppressed eased slightly.

CRACK!

CRACK!

The sky completely darkened, especially in the area where the two stood, where visibility was zero. Even the seawater turned pitch black. Streaks of dark profound lightning lashed down, and their battlefield suddenly transformed into a dark hell.

"Do you see it? Do you feel it? This is this Sovereign's true power."

With the demonic sword in hand, their blood and souls connected, Xuan Yuan Wentian's power underwent an earth-shattering transformation. Back in the Frozen Cloud Snow Region, Xuan Yuan Wentian, without revealing the demonic sword, was defeated by the Little Demon Empress. But once the demonic sword appeared, he immediately turned the tide against her.

Now, the power amplification the demonic sword granted Xuan Yuan Wentian was even more pronounced.

"This is the power of the Divine Way, the power of the Divine Profound Realm. In the Profound Sky Continent, it is merely an ancient legend, but in this Sovereign, it has become a reality."

Xuan Yuan Wentian slowly raised the Eternal Night Devil Sword. Its blade created a long black scar—a spatial rift—that lingered for a long time.

"This isn't good..." Yun Che muttered to himself. He genuinely hadn't expected Xuan Yuan Wentian's power to grow to such an astonishing extent. Though his heart clenched, his face showed no panic. Instead, he said with disdain, "Divine Profound Realm? Heh, what a joke."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Xuan Yuan Wentian's voice suddenly turned sinister, seemingly angered by Yun Che's questioning of his power.

"While my power is still far from the Divine Profound Realm, my understanding of it is far greater than yours. Because my master's power is true Divine Way power!" A mocking smile slowly appeared on Yun Che's lips. "My master said that to truly step into the Divine Way, it's not just about a breakthrough in profound energy; elemental energy, soul power, and spiritual perception must all reach a sufficient level. That is the true entry into the Divine Profound Realm. And once one enters the Divine Way, their entire being undergoes a complete metamorphosis. They can perceive different worlds and laws, possess an independently existing soul, and have an extraordinarily long lifespan."

"As for you, your profound energy might indeed have reached the intensity of the Divine Profound Realm, but unfortunately, your lifespan and soul power..."

"Silence!!" Xuan Yuan Wentian suddenly began to tremble all over. The black light on his body and sword violently distorted. "How dare you... How dare you question this Sovereign's Divine Way power!"

"Oh—" Yun Che chuckled. "Seeing how agitated you are, I suppose you already know the truth perfectly well yourself."

"Thin devil blood, a fragmented devil soul, yet to pursue power, you forcibly extracted all your strength in a short period. This is the most taboo thing in the profound way... no, it's taboo at any level, like draining the pond to catch all the fish," Yun Che said coldly. "Although you now possess extremely powerful strength, perhaps comparable to the Divine Profound Realm, your power will be capped for life, only weakening from now on, with no further growth whatsoever. As for your lifespan, heheheh, you'll probably live for less than another thousand years at most, not even comparable to an early-stage Tyrant Emperor."

"You!!!" The black light around Xuan Yuan Wentian erupted into complete chaos, and his entire body radiated an extremely intense malevolent aura. Yun Che's words brutally tore at the most painful spot beneath his arrogant facade.

"And that's not all!" Yun Che's words did not stop; he grew even louder. "Your elemental energy and soul power have decreased instead of increased, so how could your spiritual perception possibly strengthen? Xue'er and I were previously hidden twenty miles from the Sea God Platform, and you never detected us. How could you possibly perceive the existence of another world, then? Heh, that's clearly just a pathetic fantasy you use to deceive yourself."

"You!! This Sovereign will cut you into a thousand pieces!" Xuan Yuan Wentian roared, lunging at Yun Che, shrouded in world-churning black energy. The Eternal Night Devil Sword pulsed with an eerie light, as if from hell itself.

Yun Che's eyes narrowed. He dared not meet the attack directly, quickly flashing away to a safe distance, not forgetting to add one last brutal barb: "Not only have you failed to enter the Divine Profound Realm, but in this lifetime, you will absolutely never be able to enter the true Divine Way!"