With Song Shadao’s use of the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Technique, lightning crackled around him, transforming into hundreds of thousands of fine threads under his control. These threads surged towards the bronze ancient swords, entangling and then ruthlessly shattering them.
In the blink of an eye, Song Shadao had broken Shi Feixuan's terrifying killing move.
"Has Uncle's Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Technique reached such a terrifying level?"
Witnessing Song Shadao's mastery of the technique, Shen Lang’s eyes widened. It had reached the point of effortless execution.
"Is this the confrontation between top experts?"
Wang Yuyan watched everything unfold beside them, her heart pounding with excitement. Even her breathing grew rapid.
Both Shi Feixuan and Song Shadao possessed Heavenly Realm peak martial cultivation, yet their strengths surpassed what a typical Heavenly Realm peak expert could achieve.
At this moment, Wang Yuyan had an epiphany. Her body, which had no martial cultivation, began to stir.
"Song Shadao, is this the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Technique passed down in your Song family? It is indeed powerful, capable of countering our Ci Hang Jing Zhai's Ci Hang Sword Canon. No wonder your ancestors once dominated the era."
Her sword move, "Breaking the Void," had been thwarted, yet Shi Feixuan showed neither anger nor disappointment. Instead, she looked at Song Shadao with keen interest and spoke.
Shi Feixuan knew Song Shadao's strength. Thirty years ago, Song Shadao and Shen Tianjun were almost invincible. After thirty years of refinement, he was not someone easily killed.
"Breaking the Void" was merely a probe of Song Shadao's strength; the true killing moves were yet to come.
"Feixuan, I do not wish to fight you, nor am I willing to."
Song Shadao looked at Shi Feixuan and sighed, "Why must you pursue the so-called Supreme Forgetfulness? Why insist on cultivating the legendary Sword Heart Comprehension? Even the old sect leader might not have achieved Sword Heart Comprehension; perhaps it simply doesn't exist."
"Song Shadao, shut up!"
Song Shadao's words were met with Shi Feixuan's furious roar: "Supreme Forgetfulness, the descent of an immortal, Sword Heart Comprehension, invincible in the mortal world – this is my lifelong pursuit of cultivation. Do not disturb my dao heart again!"
Shi Feixuan glared at Song Shadao, her voice laced with anger. "Why did you appear in my life? If you hadn't, I wouldn't have had these lingering attachments, nor would I have been unable to break through for thirty years."
"Song Shadao, since you are here today, then die here!"
With that, Shi Feixuan closed her eyes and clasped her hands together. Suddenly, meteors began to fall from the sky, a meteor shower descending.
"How can there be a meteor shower?"
Shen Lang exclaimed in shock upon seeing this.
But then, as if realizing something, his expression changed drastically. "This… this isn't a meteor shower… this is transforming the void into reality, condensing formless sword energy into tangible swords, and finally manifesting as sword meteors?"
"Senior Brother, this is the second stage of the Ci Hang Sword Canon, its name is 'Sword Dominates Heaven and Earth'."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wolong explained, "Upon reaching the second stage of the Ci Hang Sword Canon, one can condense formless sword energy into tangible swords. Though not wielding a single blade, the world itself becomes a sword. This rain of swords, falling like meteors, offers no angle for evasion. The only recourse is to endure it head-on."
"However, this move is countless times more terrifying than 'Breaking the Void.' The chance of survival if one attempts to withstand it head-on is almost zero."
"Senior Brother, you must act, otherwise, Song Kuangwang will be in grave danger."
"I…"
Wolong's words echoed Shen Lang's own thoughts, but intervening in the affairs between his uncle and Shi Feixuan placed Shen Lang in a difficult position.
After all, this was their private matter, and his uncle would certainly not want him to interfere.
"Shen Lang, don't move rashly. This is not a battle you can interfere with. If you do, you will lose your life."
Song Shadao seemed to have seen through Shen Lang's thoughts and shouted at him. He then circulated the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Technique again, condensing all the lightning into a barrier above him.
The next second, the sword meteors manipulated by Shi Feixuan descended. Golden ancient swords, one after another, collided with Song Shadao's lightning barrier.
However, the golden ancient swords, condensed from sword energy by Shi Feixuan, were far more powerful than the bronze ones. Song Shadao's lightning barrier was shattered in less than three seconds, and then, a continuous stream of golden ancient swords rained down upon him.
But, at this critical juncture, a colossal phantom of a golden lion appeared behind Song Shadao.
Song Shadao let out a roar towards the sky, and the phantom golden lion behind him roared in unison.
This roar was deafening, earth-shattering. The terrifying power forced Shen Lang and the others, who were three hundred meters away, to involuntarily spit out blood.
Wiping the blood from their lips, Shen Lang and the others looked forward again, only to find that this single roar had shattered all the falling sword meteors.
"This is… Raging Lion's Roar?"
Seeing her "Sword Dominates Heaven and Earth" broken by a single roar from Song Shadao, Shi Feixuan was furious. "Song Shadao, you have actually cultivated this Raging Lion's Roar that no one else can?"
"Feixuan, I have missed you terribly these past thirty years. My longing for you became my torment. To lessen this pain, I studied and practiced martial arts day and night."
Song Shadao wiped the blood from his lips, then leaped to Shi Feixuan's side and sat down slowly. "I know many skills; the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Technique and Raging Lion's Roar are just two of them."
"However, even becoming the number one in the Dragon Kingdom, or even the world, what does it amount to? One still feels lonely and lost, only experiencing endless melancholy and emptiness."
Song Shadao looked at Shi Feixuan, his eyes filled with tenderness and helplessness. "You still have two moves: 'Sword Dominates the Universe' and 'Sword Annihilation of Self.' But you have used these two moves before me, and I have methods to counter them. Therefore, we need not fight further."
"I did not come to bother you today; I merely came to ask for a favor."
Song Shadao pointed at Wolong and smiled, "That young man is a junior of mine. His eyes were blinded by the Three Insects and Three Flowers Powder poison, so I wished for you to heal his eyes."
"You think I would help you?"
Shi Feixuan looked at Song Shadao and snorted coldly.
"If you were capable of not helping me, you would have achieved Supreme Forgetfulness long ago and reached the realm of Sword Immortal."
Song Shadao looked at Shi Feixuan and sighed.
"Song Shadao, you truly understand me. But it is precisely because of this that you must die."
Shi Feixuan closed her eyes, a look of unprecedented pain on her face. "If you do not die, my life will be ruined."
"If you are willing to give them the Three Insects and Three Flowers Paste, I am willing to die by your sword, to aid you in achieving Supreme Forgetfulness and becoming the legendary Sword Immortal."