SWNOVELXO Chapter 495: Swallowing Origin Absolute Saber
Boldly acting in front of Ji Xuanjing would indeed offend this Second Prince, but Han Zheng no longer cared.
This Second Prince didn't even inquire about his demands before forcefully repaying a favor, which seemed generous but was actually subtly taking Sheng Tian'an's side.
In reality, for Ji Xuanjing, Sheng Tian'an was indeed more useful than Han Zheng.
Not to mention the strength of both sides, Han Zheng was one of the Thirteen Guards directly under the Grand Commander, making his identity sensitive. Even if someone owed him a favor, it wouldn't be appropriate to command Han Zheng to do some sensitive things.
On the other hand, Sheng Tian'an was the Tower Master of Black Feather Building, which had countless bandits and villains in the thirteen branches that could be commanded by Sheng Tian'an, making him most suitable for dirty work.
So, from the very beginning, Ji Xuanjing intended to help Sheng Tian'an suppress Han Zheng, he just didn't expect Han Zheng to act so brashly.
In fact, besides wanting to reclaim the Xuan Pi Pearl, Han Zheng had another reason for taking action: if he didn't kill Sheng Tian'an now, it would lead to endless troubles in the future!
Upon learning Sheng Tian'an's identity, Han Zheng knew that Black Feather Building was definitely a big problem.
It's not Sheng Tian'an and Black Feather Building's power that is troublesome, but those connections that Sheng Tian'an had mastered were the real issue.
The nobility of the Great Zhou experienced thousands of years of changes, intermarrying with each other, intertwined.
Even if the Duke An Mansion was stripped of its title due to losing the power struggle, these connections wouldn't disappear, nor would the hidden messages Sheng Tian'an knew change.
So if Sheng Tian'an were allowed to return and mobilize his connections, and slowly set up arrangements, even the Demon Cleansing Bureau might have someone making trouble for him.
It would be better to decisively cut the knot, eliminating Sheng Tian'an here, which would save a lot of trouble.
In Sheng Tian'an's hand appeared a long black blade, slender and akin to a feather.
A black sword light sliced across the sky, blocking the overwhelming demonic energy, a hint of anger flaring in Sheng Tian'an's eyes: "Han Zheng, you're courting death!"
As the words fell, Sheng Tian'an's body suddenly erupted with an ear-piercing screeching sound, cutting down with a sword, causing countless black feather blade lights to descend abruptly, even flipping the entire ceiling of the private room over.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
An old man, who had been standing quietly behind Ji Xuanjing and appeared unremarkable, suddenly erupted with an extremely powerful wave of Gang Qi, grabbing Ji Xuanjing and dragging him downstairs in an instant.
Ji Xuanjing's expression darkened, deeply resentful of Han Zheng for not giving him face, actually attacking right then and there.
And Sheng Tian'an was also not considering the bigger picture, not even realizing Ji Xuanjing was present, striking so violently.
Xiang Yuangong and two others moved swiftly, directly leaping down the stairs, skillfully evacuating the people around them.
They could not intervene in a battle between Yang God Realm combatants, all they could do was evacuate the crowd, otherwise, if civilians got injured, someone from the Demon Cleansing Bureau might come to find trouble.
On this side, Han Zheng clasped his hand into a seal, the Great Brahma Heavenly God King Seal falling ahead with a roar of Gang Qi, the sword energy exploding, countless black feather blade lights tearing through the Fantian God King illusion, though they had no extra power to harm Han Zheng.
Sheng Tian'an squinted, assessing Han Zheng: "You have some skill, no wonder you're so arrogant!
Though arrogant, I was even more so back in the day, to the point of being called haughty.
But what of it? After stepping into the Yang God Realm and establishing Black Feather Building, I realized how deep the waters are, how high the sky is!
Mindless arrogance is just foolhardiness," he sneered.
As his words concluded, the black aura on Sheng Tian'an's Yanling Blade thickened, the strike enveloping seemingly all light around it.
In a radius of several hundred yards, no glimmer of light could be seen, instantly transformed into an extremely dark domain!
Bu Tiange, standing to the side, touched his nose, feeling as if Sheng Tian'an wasn't just insulting Han Zheng, but himself too, considering he was quite arrogant.
Encased in the extreme dark domain, neither Bu Tiange nor Han Zheng could see Sheng Tian'an's position for a moment, not even knowing if that one strike had landed.
"This fellow seems quite strong, are you confident?"
Bu Tiange nudged at Han Zheng.
"Bu Tiange, you're asking such a question? At this point, whether or not I have confidence doesn't matter, I have to have it!"
As he finished speaking, Han Zheng's body burst forth with a torrent of blood qi and Gang Qi, an immensely powerful energy materializing behind him as an Ape Demon Illusion, punching the sky open!
Sheng Tian'an indeed possessed considerable strength, among the Yang God Realm martial artists Han Zheng had encountered, his strength surpassed that of Qing Jingzi and Chen Changqing.
However, his strength, though formidable against early-stage Yang God Realm martial artists, fell short of Chen Baxian's supreme level that even Han Zheng found insurmountable.
Bu Tiange shook his head lightly, confidence? He never knew what confidence was, just striving was enough.
The longsword at his waist drew out, emanating only sword light with no shadow.
That mesmerizing sword intent radiance descended from the sky like a celestial being, slashing down with an astounding sword strike.
Heavenly Que!
Han Zheng's punch and Bu Tiange's sword, containing overwhelming vigor, descended mightily, tearing apart the endless dark domain, finally revealing a sliver of light.
Yet in the next moment, Sheng Tian'an's strike was already upon them, swallowing both Han Zheng's Crack Earth Fist Intent and Bu Tiange's supreme sword.
Bu Tiange let out a light exclamation, swiftly retreating.
Han Zheng too transformed into a boundless Blood River, evading backward.
Sheng Tian'an's strike was utterly bizarre, able to swallow both Bu Tiange's and his own power.
Bu Tiange's Heavenly Que was driven more by sword intent than Sword Dao, and his own Crack Earth was the pinnacle of condensed pure strength.
Yet these two entirely different forces were both swallowed by his strike, what sort of domineering sword skill is this?
"This is Duke An's lineage's 'Swallowing Origin Absolute Saber,' its sword skill is extremely strange, able to consume almost any attribute of force.
Upon absorbing a force, the sword skill when executed again carries the attribute of that force.
In essence, the more you fight, the stronger it becomes, if you delay, defeat is almost inevitable,"
Yan Xuankong's voice lazily sounded.
He also mingled in the Capital City back in the day, naturally knowing the details of Duke An's lineage.
"Old Yan, stop holding back, a sword skill this powerful must have a significant flaw, otherwise, Duke An's lineage would've become the world's greatest Martial Arts family by now."
Han Zheng, possessing numerous advanced cultivation techniques, gradually gained his own understanding of Martial Arts, long having outgrown his rookie status.
Hearing Yan Xuankong's words, Han Zheng immediately realized that the Swallowing Origin Absolute Saber must have significant flaws.
Otherwise, given such a formidable ability, wouldn't they be invincible?
But Yan Xuankong loved to keep people guessing, never speaking fully, waiting for one to ask, to show off a bit.
Upon Han Zheng dissecting his intentions, Yan Xuankong snorted, "I just didn't have a chance to finish yet.
Though Swallowing Origin Absolute Saber possesses bizarre capabilities, the rules of Martial Arts dictate an unchangeable principle.
Your realm level determines the level of power you can wield.
One can only wear underwear that fits their butt size.
Though it's mysterious, the martial artist wielding Swallowing Origin Absolute Saber isn't omnipotent.
Once the power swallowed by the saber exceeds the user's comprehension, let alone executing it, the backlash alone could be fatal."
Han Zheng immediately understood.
Realm is akin to a cup, and strength is the water within the cup.
A higher realm can accommodate higher strength, but if the strength exceeds one's realm, it can easily result in a backlash.
The prime example being Bu Tiange, his realm vastly surpasses his own strength, hence he could endure the Heaven and Earth Power of Qing Jingzi's Yang God Realm level.