Chapter 46

"Die!" Amidst the surging sea of blood, the nine-headed giant snake's body irresistibly coiled towards the sea where Mei Xue stood.

This was not a magical technique, but it resembled one. It was the nine-headed giant snake's deathly constriction, a violent means that could crush everything, gathered from all the strength in its body.

This kind of attack could not be resisted, for it was pure power, the most essential strength of the nine-headed giant snake as a descendant of divine blood.

That enormous body symbolized a tyrannical force capable of sweeping across all seas and mountains. In this endless sea of blood, the divine blood body was invulnerable to all methods, and could not be destroyed by heaven or earth.

Mei Xue felt that immense power, the crushing force that could strangle everything.

This time, it was impossible to use the power taken from the endless sea of blood to block it. The only way to counter such power was with an equally powerful force.

The blood color on the crystal sword began to fade, turning back to its original silver, representing the pure color of the Netherworld Seed's Law of All Things.

"Boom!" The surging waves of blood from all directions swept towards Mei Xue. The nine-headed giant snake's massive body naturally merged with these blood waves, releasing a destructive aura.

Amidst this heaven-shattering attack, Mei Xue instead closed her eyes calmly.

The melody that had been interrupted by the appearance of the nine-headed giant snake once again echoed in Mei Xue's heart.

It was the sound of sorrowful rain, the life of a swordsman who had been lonely all his life and had never been understood by anyone.

In the memories of the Heavenly Terrace, there was no human stronger than him, even among the countless geniuses who had reached the peak of the Heavenly Terrace, he was unique.

Because, apart from the sword, he had nothing.

Because, he had lost everything that could be lost.

Because, he was lonelier and more isolated than anyone else, to the point that when he stepped onto the Heavenly Terrace, no one could be called his opponent.

That person's name was Xuanyuan Hong, the Supreme Heavenly Sword Xuanyuan Hong, the only sword immortal in the seas and mountains who had attained the Dao through the sword and ascended to the Immortal Terrace.

When he ascended the Heavenly Terrace, it was a rainy day, and no one was by his side.

When he ascended the Heavenly Terrace, he did not receive any enlightenment from it, for his strength had already surpassed the limits of the blessings the Heavenly Terrace could give.

And he did not ascend the Heavenly Terrace to receive any enlightenment.

He ascended the Heavenly Terrace just to see the great Dao patterns that existed there, to prepare for reaching the Immortal Terrace.

After he finished, he left a sword strike on the Heavenly Terrace, as a return to the Heavenly Terrace.

This sword strike was the one Mei Xue was feeling at this moment, the divine sword that surpassed all other techniques recorded on the Heavenly Terrace.

As the nine-headed giant snake's massive body coiled towards her, Mei Xue also comprehended this sword strike from the lonely rain, the most powerful sword strike recorded among all the great techniques on the Heavenly Terrace.

The first move of the Heavenly Sword—One Sword Soaring Above the Dust.

This sword strike required the user to forget everything, to forget all of themselves, leaving nothing but the sword in their hands.

This sword strike was the most special and the loneliest of the seven moves of the Supreme Heavenly Sword Xuanyuan Hong.

Because this sword strike was comprehended in the sorrow of the Supreme Heavenly Sword Xuanyuan Hong, when his family was destroyed and his homeland shattered.

At that time, the Supreme Heavenly Sword Xuanyuan Hong had not yet become famous in the seas and mountains, but he was involuntarily drawn into the great war that swept across the seas and mountains, watching his family be destroyed and his loved ones die one by one.

At that time, he was very similar to Mei Xue now, both having had the things they wanted to protect taken away, and losing the things that were important to them.

After losing everything, Xuanyuan Hong finally comprehended the Dao through the sword, creating his own sword path, the "Heavenly Sword."

The sword strike left by Xuanyuan Hong on the Heavenly Terrace was the starting point of the Heavenly Sword, the first move of the supreme sword technique "Heavenly Sword" that shook the seas and mountains.

The name of this sword strike was—One Sword Soaring Above the Dust.

In the surging sea of blood, a sharp sword light shot up into the sky, higher than the nine-headed giant snake's body, deeper than the endless sea of blood.

Mei Xue, who swung this sword strike, had a gaze that pierced the clouds.

This sword strike represented a belief that transcended the laws of heaven and earth.

This sword strike, which heaven and earth could not contain, pointed directly to the myriad worlds.

If the nine-headed giant snake in the endless sea of blood had an invulnerable divine blood body that could not be destroyed by heaven or earth, symbolizing the most deeply rooted laws of the seas and mountains, then this sword strike was the one that shattered all laws, causing heaven and earth to collapse.

This sword strike required the will to abandon everything, to forget everything, to be able to strike this sword.

This sword strike was the supreme realm that "Heavenly Sword" and all later sword cultivators pursued—One Sword Shattering All Laws.

This sword strike was not one of despair or abandonment, but one full of hope, a sword that cut through the threads of fate.

This sword strike was the starting point of the Heavenly Sword, the origin of the first divine sword in the legend of the seas and mountains.

"Snap!" In that sword light, the nine heads of the nine-headed giant snake were cut off one by one in fear, the invulnerable divine blood body being as fragile as tofu in the face of this sword strike that shattered all laws.

This was the terror of the Heavenly Sword, facing the supreme sword qi technique that could shatter countless rules, even the nine-headed giant snake with a divine blood body could not resist.

The nine-headed giant snake, having lost its nine heads, began to wildly thrash in the endless sea of blood, its unbreakable constriction attack crumbling on its own.

However, the nine-headed giant snake did not die. As long as the endless sea of blood did not dry up, its life essence would not disappear, and countless poisonous blood began to flow back, gradually repairing its body.

On the snake's body where the nine heads had been cut off, a large number of flesh buds were growing rapidly, about to grow new heads.

This was the terror of the divine blood body, even a supreme technique like the Heavenly Sword could not kill such a descendant of divine blood in one strike.

Mei Xue did not use the power of a second strike. In fact, using this strongest sword qi technique recorded on the Heavenly Terrace had already consumed almost all of her strength.

After swinging this sword strike, Mei Xue's face became extremely pale, a symptom of excessive loss of essence and blood.

To strike one sword that shattered all laws, to perform that sword strike that shattered countless rules, how could it be easy, how could it not come at a cost?

The life force taken from the Netherworld Seed "Senluo" and the life force stolen from the nine-headed giant snake were all consumed in this sword strike, the price of performing the Heavenly Sword.

This sword strike was originally one that could only be performed after seeing through life and death. Mei Xue used the power of the Heavenly Terrace to cleverly perform this sword strike, and the cost she paid was many times more than the true Heavenly Sword.

But even so, countless people would be willing to pay this price to comprehend this sword strike.

Because this was the "Heavenly Sword," the supreme sword technique used by the Supreme Heavenly Sword Xuanyuan Hong to cut through countless great cultivators and ultimately reach the Immortal Terrace, the first divine technique in the seas and mountains, the power that all sword cultivators dreamed of.

"Did you see it well?" In Mei Xue's consciousness, at the end of the Heavenly Stairway, a white-robed swordsman with a long sword on his back faced away from Mei Xue, looking towards the other side of the Heavenly Terrace.

That direction was where the third Immortal Terrace "Dao Lian" was located.

"Thank you." Mei Xue looked up at the white-robed swordsman. Although she still did not know his name, without him, she would never have been able to perform that sword strike.

"Then, the rest of the way you must walk on your own." The figure of the white-robed swordsman slowly turned into light points, eventually completely dissipating in the endless void.

The Heavenly Terrace under Mei Xue's feet also shattered, turning into countless light points, and finally returning to the square stone slab.

In the endless sea of blood, Mei Xue opened her eyes. Her gaze was still ethereal and void, but it no longer had the sharpness of that moment.

In front of her, the massive body of the nine-headed giant snake, with its nine heads cut off, was rolling and twisting, stirring up the endless sea of blood.

Mei Xue began to run quickly, her eyes showing countless Dao patterns. She was rapidly analyzing the nine-headed giant snake's divine blood body, searching for the most important core area.

Soon, she found that core. It was not the heart, but cunningly hidden in the tail.

Ordinary people would think the tail was an unimportant part, but the tail of the nine-headed giant snake was the origin of all its essence and blood, so the Blood Transformation Divine Light was activated from here.

And this was also the hardest part of the nine-headed giant snake's body.

Unfortunately, its opponent was Mei Xue, the Mei Xue with the Senluo Demon Sword. After the protective power that made the nine-headed giant snake invulnerable was shattered by the Heavenly Sword, the hard snake tail was directly cut open by Mei Xue's sword, revealing a blood pearl the size of a person.

This was what Mei Xue was looking for, the unique treasure in the entire Azure Dragon Mountains, the only thing that could rival the life essence of the Netherworld Seed Senluo.

In the semi-transparent blood pearl, a vague, immature outline could be seen, the source of the nine-headed giant snake's entire blood and qi, and the origin of the endless sea of blood.

Without hesitation, Mei Xue raised her silver crystal sword and thrust it down.

"No!" A voice completely different from the nine-headed giant snake's sounded in the center of the blood pearl, crying and begging Mei Xue.

But Mei Xue did not stop. The "Destruction" law of the silver crystal sword was activated, easily shattering the surface patterns of the blood pearl and thrusting the sword into it.

"Shh!" Countless drops of blood splashed out from the blood pearl, staining Mei Xue's previously spotless white robe red.

At the same time, Mei Xue's skin became even more translucent, fully absorbing the essence and blood that contained infinite life force.

"No, don't thrust anymore, it hurts!" A voice similar to a young girl's sobbed, crying about Mei Xue's brutality.

Mei Xue ignored the voice, pulled out her sword, and thrust it in again.

"Ugh... it hurts... the blood... won't stop... I'm awake, don't continue."

Mei Xue continued to pull out and thrust the sword, using a special rhythm to make the blood pearl bleed more.

"I'm a virgin, so... don't thrust anymore!" The voice of the girl, being continuously bled, became weaker and weaker.