Chapter 157: Man and Sword Become One, Shangguan Jinhong Dies

Yu Huatian and the other two were almost sprained by this scene.

How could a grand master just run away without even saying hello?
But they had already rushed forward, and it was too late to retreat.

"Whoosh!"

Cao Shaoqin, who was rushing in the front, heard a flash of sword sound in his ears, like a sharp blade scratching his eardrum, making him almost unable to hear other sounds. The only thing that kept echoing in his mind was the sharp sword sound, causing a deep pain deep in his brows.

Cao Shaoqin instinctively raised his arms, turned his hands into claws, and grabbed in front of himself.

His hands have been trained using special methods, so he won't get hurt even if he grabs some steel weapons with his bare hands.

However, this time, as soon as Cao Shaoqin stretched out his hands, a bunch of sharp sword energy threads appeared directly.

His palm touched the silk thread, making a harsh friction sound, but it did not last long as it was pierced through and cut into several pieces.

Cao Shaoqin's eyes widened, and all his energy dissipated.

He just realized something was wrong and was trying hard to dodge, but he didn't expect that Li Ming still held back. His sharp sword intent could not only condense into threads, but also release multiple strands at the same time to form a net.

Cao Shaoqin was unable to dodge and his hands were directly crippled.

The next second, Li Ming's sword flashed, and Cao Shaoqin's head flew off, and he died.

At the same time, Yu Huatian and Liu Xi's attacks came again, collided with Li Ming's sword energy, and each of them collapsed.

"Shangguan Jinhong, you..."

Yu Huatian was about to burst into a curse, but suddenly the rest of the words were stuck in his throat.

Because Yu Huatian clearly felt a breath of death emerging in his heart like a tide.

They had experienced this feeling many times during their fight with Li Ming just now, but it had never been as strong as it was now.

Yu Huatian seemed to be completely engulfed by this feeling, and for a moment his body was unable to move.

In his sight, Li Ming seemed to have merged into one with the Blood Soul Sword in his hand. A white light appeared around his body, mixed with a bit of violent bloody aura.

Afterwards, the boundary between man and sword did not seem so clear.

In Yu Huatian's eyes, the man is the sword, and the sword is the man. The two seem to have merged into one at this moment. Along with this, the sword intent on Li Ming's body also appears rapidly rising!

"what?"

Yu Huatian and Liu Xi both paused and looked at the scene in surprise.

Because they could clearly feel that Li Ming's current sword intent and momentum had changed compared to the chaotic battle with them.

"He, made a breakthrough?"

This idea popped up in Yu Huatian’s mind.

After defeating several grandmasters in a row, the opponent's sword realm actually broke through a critical point.

The next moment, Li Ming and his sword flew out like a flash of lightning.

At this time, Shangguan Jinhong had already escaped for a distance, but before he could relax a bit, his heart suddenly tightened, and a sense of crisis that was much stronger than before came to his mind.

Shangguan Jinhong turned around suddenly and saw Li Mingren attacking with his sword.

Although he had already escaped for some distance, it seemed like only a moment and Li Ming seemed to have caught up with him.

The terrifying sword intent on his body made Shangguan Jinhong's heart tremble with anxiety.

"It's the unity of man and sword. He has broken through to the realm of unity of man and sword!"

Shangguan Jinhong was knowledgeable and experienced, and immediately noticed the peculiarity.

Unexpectedly, Li Ming could make a breakthrough in swordsmanship during the battle with him!
At this moment, Li Ming's sword intent, which was originally much stronger than his own, was rapidly rising at a terrifying rate, instantly making Shangguan Jinhong feel terrified.

This sword force was so terrifying that it made people tremble with fear. Shangguan Jinhong had never seen such a force in all the years he had entered the Grandmaster realm.

In today's martial arts world, perhaps only the Sword God Xie Xiaofeng, who has disappeared for a long time and whose current whereabouts is unknown, can be compared to him?
Even Ximen Chuxue, Ye Gucheng and others who have risen in the martial arts world in recent years, Shangguan Jinhong felt that they were inferior to this sword force.

In the path of sword cultivation, there are different stages such as ordinary sword, heart sword, sword heart and clear sword, and the unity of man and sword.

The average warrior is at most at the Ordinary Sword Realm, using the sword as a weapon and practicing sword moves to defend against the enemy.

When one reaches the Heart Sword realm, he is already a rare master in the world, because as the name suggests, he has worked hard in the way of the sword and has achieved some success. He can wield the sword at will, and his level is completely different from that of ordinary warriors.

The sword heart is clear, which is a higher realm. If you can reach this level, you will be a true sword master in the world. You can achieve a special resonance between the sword and the person, and you can already exert a completely different level of power. The masters who can appear on the famous sword list in the world are basically at this level.

And going further up is the realm where man and sword become one.

This level is simply not something that ordinary people can achieve. It requires not only talent and understanding of kendo, but also some opportunity and luck.

As the name suggests, man and sword are completely integrated into one, man is the sword and the sword is the man.

In recent years, among all the sword masters in the world, the only one who is well-known to everyone is the Sword God Xie Xiaofeng who has reached this level. However, he later disappeared inexplicably and there has been no news of him since then.

With the help of the system, coupled with the Taibai Sword Technique and the Fourteenth Sword, Li Ming had already reached the realm of sword heart enlightenment, but he was stuck there, unable to break through.

Because the level of artistic conception cannot be improved by continuously purchasing and stacking internal strength through the system.

For example, Shangguan Jinhong’s realm is higher than Li Ming’s, but he has only condensed the true meaning. No matter in quality or strength, he is far behind Li Ming.

This is also the reason why Shangguan Jinhong and Li Ming were suppressed by each other's sword intent during the sales process just now.

Although Li Ming has not been able to break through in the level of sword intent, his understanding of sword and his own accumulation have been constantly improving over such a long period of time, and the foundation has been laid.

Recently, I have studied the Nine Yin Scriptures and absorbed some of its true meanings, and gained some insights.

This time, fighting with so many powerful grandmasters, the quantitative change turned into a qualitative change. Li Ming himself did not expect that after a series of fierce battles, his understanding of the sword intent would suddenly break through a layer of window paper, and he stepped into the unity of man and sword from the realm of sword heart enlightenment.

At this moment, Li Ming's attention was not even on Shangguan Jinhong, but on feeling the changes in his mind and... the resonance with the Blood Soul Sword in his hand.

hum...

In the blink of an eye, Li Ming was already close to Shangguan Jinhong.

A terrifying truth almost completely engulfed Shangguan Jinhong.

The true meaning in his body sensed the danger and oppression, and it trembled violently and sounded the alarm, but Shangguan Jinhong seemed to be locked in place and could not move at all.

A stream of light flew over as man and sword became one, and at the same time Li Ming performed the fourteenth sword!
The combination of man and sword plus the power of the fourteenth sword instantly increased the original power by several levels.

And now when Li Ming took action, he suddenly had a completely different feeling from when he performed the fourteenth sword.

In the past, he could only clearly feel the destructive power of the Fourteenth Sword and his efforts to control it.

And now, in the state of unity between man and sword, Li Ming suddenly felt that there seemed to be a lot of space behind the fourteenth sword.

The ceiling that once restricted him seemed to disappear at this moment, allowing him to see more distant scenery.

Although I can't get there yet, I have already had a rough glimpse of the scenery.

That was a completely different realm from the Fourteenth Sword, pushing the aura of destruction and death to the extreme, but after reaching the extreme it evolved into several completely opposite feelings, which was very contradictory.

This strange feeling appeared quickly, in just a moment, but it made Li Ming understand something. "Is that the legendary fifteenth sword?"

Such a thought popped up in Li Ming’s mind.

He had always thought that he would find an opportunity to unlock the fifteenth sword through the system in the future.

However, at this moment, Li Ming seemed to feel that as long as he took a few small steps forward, he would be able to comprehend the fifteenth sword by himself based on his own understanding!
But this thought only flashed through Li Ming's mind, and he immediately regained his attention.

The rising sense of death reached Shangguan Jinhong.

"Come on, how about the union of man and sword? Let me see how capable you are!"

Facing the overwhelming sense of death, Shangguan Jinhong felt the trembling of the sword intent in his body, and suddenly an aura of unwillingness to admit defeat emerged.

He was able to reach his current level of cultivation step by step because his mind is much more resolute than that of ordinary people, and his pride and arrogance are unmatched by others.

Li Ming's sword seemed to arouse the most radical fighting desire in his heart.

All his strength and decades of cultivation were poured into the dragon and phoenix rings in his hands without reservation at this moment.

Along with a fierce buzzing sound, a shadow emerged from Shangguan Jinhong's mother and child dragon and phoenix rings and expanded outwards.

Shangguan Jinhong mobilized almost all of the true energy and true intention in his body. The layer of phantom outside the dragon and phoenix ring expanded rapidly. In the eyes of others, it seemed that Shangguan Jinhong was holding a pair of exaggeratedly large mother and child dragon and phoenix rings in his hands. He did not dodge or evade, but went straight to the stream of light.

In the flowing light, Shangguan Jinhong could vaguely feel Li Ming's breath.

But in his own eyes, the opponent and the sword had completely merged into one.

Two extremely powerful auras rose into the sky. Many warriors who were still fighting fiercely inside and outside Juxian Manor felt a chill in their hearts and seemed to be suppressed by the two auras.

Everyone stopped their attacks at the same time and turned to look in this direction.

Most people couldn't see clearly what was happening, but they could clearly feel the strong murderous intent contained therein.

Those who were nearby, including Lin Pingzhi and others from the Five Mountains Sword Sect, were all stunned by the scene before them, with their mouths wide open.

No one expected that the fighting between warriors could actually unleash such power. It was completely beyond their imagination.

A loud bang suddenly occurred!

The two sides collided head-on, and many warriors who were staring at this scene in a daze lowered their heads in pain, not daring to look directly at the center of the battle.

Because of the strong truth, it almost hurt their eyes.

Even masters like Yu Huatian and Liu Xi couldn't help but avoid looking at him.

The loud noise lasted for a while and echoed all around.

The many warriors finally recovered and looked up in surprise.

I saw the halos formed by the exquisite true energy, which dispersed weakly in the air and then gradually went out.

"What about people?"

"Where have people gone?"

Many people only saw the aftermath of the battle, but did not find the figures of Li Ming and Shangguan Jinhong.

Everyone couldn't help but look around, searching for their traces.

"Did these two people die together?" Some people even had such a ridiculous idea in their minds.

But I also feel that there is some possibility, because the power that just erupted makes people feel that no warrior can survive it.

There was still a lingering sharp truth in the air, which made everyone afraid to approach.

Even at such a distance, my skin felt a little sore.

"over there!"

Suddenly, someone pointed in a direction and said.

When everyone looked carefully, they realized that the person was no longer in the air, but had moved to the ground.

Shangguan Jinhong fell to the ground, his hair completely disheveled by the residual force of the previous attack, and hung on his shoulders, making him look extremely disheveled.

His originally bright and beautiful clothes were now torn in many places, with blood constantly flowing out of them.

"Um……"

Shangguan Jinhong shook slightly, let out a muffled groan, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Good, good!"

Shangguan Jinhong said "OK" several times, and her expression was finally no longer so dull, but showed a hint of complexity.

But everyone kept turning their heads and only saw Shangguan Jinhong, but no trace of Li Ming.

"What happened? Did Li Ming die? He was defeated by the leader of the Money Gang after all?"

Speculations kept arising in everyone's mind.

Even Lin Pingzhi, Jiang Yuyan and other martial arts school disciples were worried.

Although they didn't believe that the gym owner would fail, this battle was obviously different from the previous ones...

"Where's the master?"

Lin Pingzhi and Jiang Yuyan were also looking around.

But Shangguan Jinhong slowly raised the pair of mother and child dragon and phoenix rings in his hands and looked at his pair of weapons.

Then his lips moved slightly, and it seemed that he wanted to say something.

But soon after, more blood came out of his mouth, and many broken holes appeared on the dragon and phoenix rings in his hands.

Afterwards, Shangguan Jinhong fell backwards with a look of unwillingness in his eyes.

He fell to the ground helplessly, and died completely.

Shangguan Jinhong, dead?
When everyone saw this scene, their eyes widened in shock.

I thought Shangguan Jinhong was the final winner just now, but I didn't expect this result.

"over there!"

Suddenly someone discovered something and pointed in the air.

Everyone looked up and discovered that a figure had appeared silently in the night sky that had been empty just a moment ago.

He stood with a sword in hand, his clothes fluttering slightly.

Although he felt a little messy, there were no obvious injuries on his body.

It’s Li Ming!

(End of this chapter)