This quartet of sword lights seemed capable of piercing heaven and earth, possessing the terrifying might and frightful power to cleave through space, penetrating the universe!
No wonder even Chen Nan, with his martial arts cultivation, felt a surge of terror.
At this critical juncture, Chen Nan activated the Slaughter God Seven Steps, his figure flashed, and he dodged the attack. The ground where he had previously been standing was now marked by four deep trenches, carved out by the intensely sharp sword qi.
"Sister Gongsun, is this the trash that killed Brother Wang Zhi and poisoned Elder Li Jiang? To let him die by our hands would be letting him off too easy!"
After a scornful laugh, four figures in blue, white, red, and black appeared in the small park.
The four figures, exuding unmatched Gang Qi, took their positions at four corners, encircling Chen Nan and the three girls in the middle.
The speaker was the young man in the middle wearing blue, who appeared to be in his early twenties. Despite his age, the Gang Qi he radiated had clearly reached the Imperial Dao Realm, pulsing around him like a tangible force. His eyes, brimming with arrogance, looked at Chen Nan as if he were gazing at a cold corpse.
Chen Nan was immediately puzzled.
Wasn’t it said that within the Sky Sword Sect, Gongsun Yudie was the first disciple?
Then why did these four people, who suddenly appeared, each with their Gang Qi on full display, all surpass her, the first disciple of the Sky Sword Sect?
If it were just one Imperial Dao Realm powerhouse, Chen Nan might have thought that a disciple of the Sky Sword Sect had made rapid progress, temporarily surpassing Gongsun Yudie, but the simultaneous appearance of four peers exceeding Gongsun Yudie forced Chen Nan to doubt.
Seeing Chen Nan undaunted and even curiously sizing them up, Gongsun Yudie’s heart stirred, and she shouted at him, "Chen Nan, at this point, why aren’t you surrendering yourself immediately? My four junior brothers have perfected the Four Symbols Sword Formation. Even if you are unmatched within your realm, you are no match for them!"
Four Symbols Sword Formation?
Chen Nan then realized.
Ancient martial sects like the Sky Sword Sect typically possess some closely guarded secrets, their trump cards kept hidden away.
It could be a supreme cultivation technique or some precious resource that could greatly enhance one’s combat power.
And now, this Four Symbols Sword Formation was clearly a trump card for the Sky Sword Sect!
No wonder that even when Gongsun Yudie, the sect’s prime disciple, had been repelled several times, the Sky Sword Sect still had the confidence to send more disciples after him. They indeed had something to rely on.
With this realization, Chen Nan once again reached out with his senses and discovered that the four people surrounding him were not actually at the Imperial Dao Realm in their cultivation.
Their True Qi, after undergoing a peculiar cyclical process, merged seamlessly with each other, supporting one another.
This process had pushed their original Qi Dao Ninth Layer cultivations to the level of the First Layer of the Imperial Realm.
Thus, the so-called Four Symbols Sword Formation was not mere bluster, but indeed possessed wondrous aspects.
Seeing Chen Nan remained silent, the blue-clad young man thought he had intimidated him and became even more overbearing and arrogant, brandishing his sword and boasting, "Kid, you seem clever. As long as you sever your own limbs and cripple your cultivation, then obediently come with us, I won’t necessarily take your life!"
Chen Nan couldn’t help but snort, his face full of speechlessness, "Where did this idiot come from, spouting such nonsense? Did he forget to take his meds before leaving the house?"
Four Symbols Sword Formation?
Four at the Emperor Realm First Level?
When he was at the Qi Dao Ninth Layer, he had slain Control Realm powerhouses, let alone now that he has reached the Qi Dao Ten Layers, surmounting a challenge beyond his level was nothing to fret about. Since the battle with Xiao Yuanming from Desire Palace, he had completely grasped the essence of "momentum" in Martial Arts, not fearing enemies a whole Realm higher than himself.
Not to mention, these four before him were merely at the "Pseudo Imperial Path".
"Ignorant fools, today this young master will leave you with no corpse to bury!"
The man in the green shirt’s face darkened with rage as he shouted towards the top of his skull: "Spirit of the proud corner, flying to the eight extremes, roaming the Netherworld, stand to my left... Azure Dragon Sword Master, take your place!"
Seeing the man in green unleash his Gang Qi, beginning to command the momentum of the Sword Array, the man in red beside him also stood with sword in hand, his eyes full of intense Killing Aura and disdain: "Blazing sky of the Azure Heavens, Qi rising like Heaven, six grandiosities of divine presence, lead the way before me... Vermilion Bird Sword Master, take your place!"
With the formation of the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird, two of the Four Symbols Sword Formation, as the two men’s Gang Qi erupted, the small park darkened as if doomsday had descended upon the world.
Following behind them was the man in dark clothing: "Taiyin gives birth to life, turtle and snake form the platform, commanding all spirits, follow behind me... Xuanwu Sword Master, take your place!"
Last was the man in white clothing, who had the heaviest Killing Aura, his body wrapped in a dazzling golden-white light: "Spirit of the beak constellation, august and dignified, lying in ambush to kill, stand to my right... White Tiger Sword Master, take your place!"
Once the Four Symbols Sword Formation was complete, the intense mixed Killing Aura and Sword Qi shot straight to the Nine Heavens. Even before the four within the Array had made their move, a boundless storm of Gang Qi whirled out, reducing the trees inside the Sword Array to powder and scattering it in the air.
Feeling this killing intent, Chen Nan’s face became solemn.
Although those who laid down the Sword Array were not that strong in Cultivation, this Four Symbols Sword Array was indeed a fierce formation meant for slaughter.
To exaggerate not, even with Chen Nan’s current strength, he couldn’t be a hundred percent sure that he could break through the Sword Array.
But the stronger the opponent, the higher his War Intent soared.
As a Martial Artist in the world, what joy is there in bullying those weaker than oneself, without facing a worthy adversary in battle?
With boiling blood, Chen Nan infused his True Qi into his hands, and then seeming nonchalant, he sent the three stunned women, who stood in shock, to the outermost periphery of the battle circle: "Listen up, you three go to school first, I’ll deal with these four beasts and then meet you at school."
"No, I want to be with you!" Su Qingqing’s words had not yet finished when she was pushed far away by a surge of True Qi.
When she tried to approach again, she could only feel a roaring gale and flying sand in front of her, finding it incredibly difficult to even take a single step, let alone reach Chen Nan’s side.
"Idiot, idiot!" Su Qingqing panicked, trying to rush over desperately, but was stopped by a black figure appearing in front of her.
Gongsun Yudie stood in front of the three girls, her voice as cold as a machine, but the words that came out were filled with profound meaning: "If I were you, I’d get as far away as possible right now, to avoid distracting that jerk!"
Su Qingqing was no fool. Hearing this, despite being emotionally agitated and extremely anxious, she still bit her lip hard, pulling Jiang Xiaomi and Liu Tiantian to a halt.
However, in her heart, she had made a firm resolution: "Idiot, you mustn’t get hurt, otherwise, I won’t forgive you for the rest of my life!"
After sending Su Qingqing and the two other girls away, Chen Nan finally let go of some of his worries.
Facing four opponents in the Emperor Realm, as well as the almost heaven-and-earth-altering Absolute Killing Sword Formation, Chen Nan’s War Intent surged and his True Qi roared within his body, the Hunyuan Sword held boldly in his grip.
It was a pity that the Jade Lotus Platform and the Demon Sword couldn’t merge with his body, being inconvenient to carry, left at home; otherwise, with a Holy Artifact in hand, who among these four could withstand a single strike from him?
"The Four Symbols Sword Formation, is it? Today, Grandpa will break sword with sword, and teach you what is the true essence of Martial Arts!"