Chapter 1300: One Word Becomes a Prophecy

The world was vast and boundless, yet at this moment, nothing could compare to the magnificent sword light and the grand, mighty sword energy that overwhelmed everything, reaching everywhere.

One sword pierced heaven and earth, shattering eternity, unstoppable!

One sword penetrated countless enemies, cutting into secret lands, slaying an endless number of foes, and dyeing an entire region with blood.

One sword severed the past, present, and future; any who resisted instantly exploded, leaving no ash, annihilated into nothingness.

It was that overbearing and unrivaled.

Above and below, there was only sword light, dazzling and fierce, vast and boundless. One sword strike cleaved through all ages.

In the Yang Realm, old monsters awakened in famous mountains and great rivers were all terrified. Their hair stood on end, and their decaying bodies instantly tensed, utterly shocked.

In fact, the situation was even more serious than they imagined.

Inside the First Mountain, after this sword light swept out, it not only eradicated all enemies and killed every creature that had invaded, but also implicated their ancestral lands.

For instance, in Starfeather Heaven, powerful cultivators of that clan employed profound techniques and their strongest arcane arts to directly summon fragments of ancient cosmic star rivers. Stars poured down from the sky, even black holes descended with them, aiming to fill the fractured world and obliterate the First Mountain. All these stars and celestial bodies were channeled through their ancestral lands, then summoned and empowered for their use, directing energy towards the First Mountain.

Now, that sword light not only slew that person but also pierced through the forbidden land of Starfeather Heaven behind them.

This was truly a strike from hundreds of millions of miles away, immense and brilliant, with endless sword light, like a vast ocean transformed into a magnificent, boundless waterfall, surging towards the heavens.

The forbidden land of Starfeather Heaven was very mysterious, located beyond the sky, overlooking the rise and fall of the mortal world, holding an extraordinarily transcendent status. Yet now, this forbidden land exploded, pierced by an enormous hole, right where the clan's ancestral home, housing its direct and core bloodlines, resided! One sweep of the sword, and the place withered. The peripheral areas remained, but what was left of the central region? Just darkness, a "great void." Originally, stars shone brightly and rivers of light flowed here, incredibly dazzling, but now it was dim and terrifying.

Only the most powerful cultivators perceived this scene; many outsiders remained unaware.

Similar events also occurred at Chaotic Abyss and Silent Ridge. The deepest parts of these two places were connected to eerie secret lands, with pathways carved out leading to other terrifying ancient realms. Today, both locations suffered calamity. Sword light descended from the heavens, piercing through them, and surging sword energy, like a rushing ocean, impacted those eerie and terrifying ancient realms. Wherever the sword light struck, heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers in the dark lands.

Heaven and earth trembled violently, and the most powerful were all astonished. Only they clearly felt what had happened; others were still unaware, finding it hard to imagine that the upheaval at the First Mountain would affect so many places.

Finally, the sky-piercing sword energy vanished, and the far-reaching brilliance receded into the First Mountain's interior. Only then did everything become quiet.

Number Nine and the others stood in place, trembling, their lips quivering as they mumbled something. In a trance, amidst the boundless sword energy and within the magnificent sword light that illuminated eternity, they seemed to hear a mighty roar. It was that person, from that era and legend; his blurred figure appeared as he unleashed his final sword strike. Number Nine and the others were all greatly agitated, trembling. In that sword light, they seemed to see the person's back as they departed in those years, a somewhat desolate figure embarking alone on a distant journey.

"Who stands with me?!"

As the sword light surged, Number Nine and the others seemed to hear this mighty cry, as if from the highest heavens, a sword cleaving through all ages. Was he calling for someone to fight alongside him, or was he yearning for certain individuals? Then, everything completely vanished, as if nothing had happened, even making memories blur, the recent sights fading from their minds.

"It's as if... it never existed in ancient history."

"But he truly existed!"

Number Nine and the others cried out, old tears streaming down their faces as they howled to the sky. Finally, they looked at each other, each asking if the world-shaking roar had been heard.

"Back then..."

"Don't say it! I believe he is still alive, he will reappear, and he will return one day!"

Finally, they decided to seal the mountain. This battle had a tremendous impact, and they needed to reorganize the area and investigate some old matters. Numbers Four, Five, and Eight had not yet returned; they were searching for the traces of certain individuals, aiming to uncover some terrifying truths from the past.

In the three battlefields, hundreds of thousands, even millions, of evolvers witnessed the various shocking phenomena emanating from the direction of the First Mountain, their souls trembling. Even from a great distance, they could see that sometimes rivers of stars poured down from that direction, other times sword energy soared into the sky, and then darkness enveloped heaven and earth. These myriad sights and energy flows, though not reaching them, still made many evolvers' legs tremble, their calves cramp, and they completely collapsed onto the ground. Moreover, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, occasionally accompanied by the bizarre phenomenon of pouring blood rain, truly astounding and shocking all clans.

Finally, it became completely quiet. That battle had reached its conclusion.

"It's over, everything is finished! The First Mountain is henceforth erased from existence!"

The driver, Jie Ming, from the Four Calamity Sparrow Clan, a Divine King, let out such a roar that the sky boomed, making everyone's ears ring.

"Indeed, everything has ended. The First Mountain holds many secrets, including the most important path in the Yang Realm. Although it may not be needed now, and other paths exist, that area ultimately conceals many ancient affairs, as well as a major unresolved case that needs to be brought to light."

Someone echoed, walking towards them. It was a master and servant pair, descendants of the core bloodline of Silent Ridge.

"The First Mountain is destroyed, becoming dust in history!" At this moment, even Yi Yu, the successor of Chaotic Abyss, sighed, a complex expression on her beautiful face. This clan had a complex history of grievances with the First Mountain; her ancestor, a peerless beauty, had been entangled with the prehistoric black hand, Li.

In an instant, many gazes, almost tangible and incredibly cold, turned towards Chu Feng. The entire battlefield fell silent. With the First Mountain annihilated, how could Cao De stand his ground? The atmosphere was extremely delicate!

"The starlight is particularly brilliant today!" Another voice spoke, and a man and a woman approached, also scions from a forbidden land. Two individuals from the core bloodline of Starfeather Heaven arrived: the man was handsome and upright, the woman cold and stunning. They looked down on the assembled multitude, haughtily surveying everyone.

Not long ago, Starfeather Heaven's terrifying secret art had been displayed: rivers of stars poured from the sky, engulfing the First Mountain, an incredibly grand sight. Unfortunately, they didn't know that the blinding light that surged skyward was actually a single sword light that annihilated everything, even piercing through their ancestral lands. Those present, even Divine Kings or Heavenly Venerates, found it difficult to discern the truth, unaware that it was actually a world-shaking sword strike, ascending against the current to slay all enemies. Many believed it was star rivers pouring down, piercing through heaven and earth, then igniting into sky-piercing beams of light! Later, although many also sensed sword energy, the beings from the Four Calamity Sparrow Clan were arrogant, smiling without comment. Because they believed it was the unleashing of their clan's Four Heaven-Opening Swords, sweeping across heaven and earth, unstoppable, a true world-suppressing art!

People from Starfeather Heaven arrived, as did descendants from Silent Ridge, all beings from forbidden lands, making everyone realize just how terrifying this alliance was!

Chu Feng felt a bitter ache in his heart, a headache of helplessness. He didn't know the true outcome of the First Mountain battle, but seeing the continuous appearance of descendants from forbidden lands, his heart naturally sank. The combined forbidden lands were more numerous than he had imagined; normally, they could indeed annihilate the First Mountain. Now that the great battle had concluded, everyone believed the First Mountain was finished! Chu Feng himself felt bitter; by normal inference, he naturally thought the odds were against them, feeling sorrow for Number Nine and lamenting for the former First Mountain.

Yet, at this moment, Chu Feng absolutely could not bow his head. Even if losing the battle, he wouldn't lose face. He appeared very calm, saying, "Are you sure your formidable experts won? I think you might want to prepare for a good, loud cry; no one will laugh at you."

"What are you saying?!" Jie Ming from the Four Calamity Sparrow Clan rebuked. Though a charioteer, as a Divine King, he could not tolerate their disciple being so arrogant after the First Mountain's supposed destruction.

Chu Feng stood with his hands behind his back, truly putting on a brave front at this moment, absolutely refusing to back down. He said, "Do you not understand me? Your elders are all dead, utterly annihilated in the First Mountain, completely wiped out. You may now mourn."

A profound silence fell over the scene. Millions of evolvers across the entire battlefield listened quietly, and upon hearing this, they showed strange expressions, feeling shocked and incredulous. Was Cao De putting on a brave face? Or did he truly have confidence? Some were suspicious.

"Heh heh, haha..." The being from Silent Ridge sneered, shaking their head. "The First Mountain is utterly destroyed. You're still dreaming; it's truly laughable."

People from other forbidden lands also laughed. In such circumstances, how could the First Mountain possibly turn the tide?! A single forbidden land could engage in a bloodbath there. With several forbidden lands joining forces, was there any clan in the world that couldn't be annihilated? Especially since they knew their elders had various contingency plans, even summoning the soul light of beings from other realms.

Chu Feng glanced at them and said, "Have you not sensed the supreme sword intent emanating from my First Mountain?"

At this moment, even Jie Wuliang, the usually composed and stable disciple from the Four Calamity Sparrow Clan, smiled slightly and said, "Our clan's strongest scripture is the Four Heaven-Opening Swords. We have never heard of the First Mountain excelling at sword rituals, nor has Li ever wielded a sword."

"Haha..."

The man and woman from the forbidden lands couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. Some showed mocking expressions, looking askance at Chu Feng with disdain and contempt, each full of self-importance. The First Mountain was finished! This was the consensus among these young powerful experts from the forbidden lands; there was nothing to doubt. If such a combined force couldn't destroy the First Mountain, it would be utterly unreasonable, completely abnormal. They all sneered, completely unaware of the catastrophe that had befallen their own homes. Apart from the peripheral areas, the vast central regions of forbidden lands like Starfeather Heaven and Silent Ridge had long since become gaping voids.

Chu Feng secretly prepared, ready to strike at any moment and unleash his trump cards. However, he still spoke defiantly, absolutely refusing to yield. He said, "You've all been fooled by your own powerful experts. Unbeknownst to you, they've all been defeated and perished. How could they give you such confidence? Frankly, all of your clans are in deep trouble!"

"Damn it, at a time like this, you still dare to be so arrogant!" The core bloodline successors of several clans were indignant, itching to retort that *his* clan was the one in deep trouble! They found it hard to imagine that Chu Feng, despite his desperate bravado, would prove to be prophetic!

"Hmm, then let's contact our clan members and gather images of the First Mountain after it was leveled and bloodbathed. Today, let everyone on this battlefield witness it together."

The core bloodline successor of Starfeather Heaven smiled, offering this suggestion, not in a hurry to kill Cao De, but wanting to torment him slowly.

"Alright, then make the contact quickly," Chu Feng nodded. With things having come to this, he would stand firm to the end, but secretly, he had prepared the Reincarnation Soil and the small wooden spear. He was sensing everything around him, wanting to know if any Heavenly Venerate-level enemies were secretly watching.

Then, Chu Feng added, "I have to say, what kind of ridiculous beliefs have your clans instilled in you? Sometimes overconfidence can be ruinous. All in all, every single one of your clans is in deep trouble!"

Someone said coldly, "Mobilize personnel to the First Mountain to pay respects to our ancestors and bring back images of the bloodbath there!" They still didn't know that their own ancestral lands had become vast, deep voids! Surviving clan members were crying and wailing. Some thought of their clan members who were away, including those present, and wished to contact them urgently to tell them the truth and urge them to flee for their lives.

In fact, many evolvers in various places were already moving, all wanting to know the results of the First Mountain battle as soon as possible. Even some peerless powerhouses who had already perceived what happened were still investigating, their expressions solemn, unwilling to miss a single shred of information.