Chapter 350: Eliminating the Buddhist Prodigy, Reverberating Across the Heavens

Bang!

As Feng Boping exerted the power of his Heaven-Stealing Sacred Path, the Buddha Lord's strength was incessantly drained, becoming increasingly feeble. His body even turned into a phantom before being shattered by Feng Boping's Heavenly Tribulation Light.

Just then, a Buddha light suddenly erupted from behind the Buddhist Holy Mountain, illuminating the area. It was the Buddha Lord's true form, while the figure in the Buddha Hall was merely an avatar he projected.

Now that the avatar dissipated, the Buddha Lord's true form revealed itself. With a raised hand, boundless Buddhist Dharma enveloped the area, like a Buddhist kingdom, casting a brilliant golden light around the Buddha Hall, unleashing his Buddha Domain.

Feng Boping chuckled coldly and similarly deployed his own domain, the Heaven-Stealing Extreme Domain.

Within his domain, sacred paths circulated, and as it rubbed against the Buddha Lord's domain, it began to steal power from the Buddha Domain.

In a prolonged battle, he would only grow stronger, constantly pilfering the enemy's strength in the exchange.

The Buddha Lord seemed to sense Feng Boping's troublesome nature, his expression darkening slightly. He murmured, "Flowers are not flowers, fruits are fruits. Borrowed external force is ultimately not your own. If you imitate me, you will only be defeated by me!"

His body suddenly swelled, revealing a towering Dharma form. He unexpectedly reversed direction, actively sending power towards Feng Boping. However, this power contained the Sacred Path of Equality, which instead suppressed the power within Feng Boping's body.

Feng Boping scoffed, and with a surge of his sacred path, he immediately tore apart this shackle.

"Ingenious craftsmanship is but imitation. My stealing is not like theirs. All things are taken by my will!"

He raised his hand to seize the Buddha light, his Stealing Path circulating, intending to seize the other's seven emotions and six desires, capture them, and steal his mind.

However, when the sacred path activated, he sensed that within the Buddha Lord's body, thoughts were empty, devoid of desire and念, like a stone.

He uttered a soft "huh," not believing that the other was truly without desire. Otherwise, why establish Buddhism and absorb incense offerings? Even pursuing transcendence to the other shore was a form of desire.

If truly without desire, then it was merely an empty shell.

Soon, he realized that the other had hidden his desires within his sacred path, making them difficult to discern and perceive.

The Buddha Lord also sensed Feng Boping's methods. Suddenly, a surge of compassion welled up in his heart. This compassionate force seemed to be actively offered to Feng Boping.

Feng Boping inadvertently stole it, and a thought arose in his heart – to let go and convert to Buddhism. He immediately severed this thought.

Their confrontation was entirely different from ordinary martial arts sparring, every step filled with deadly intent.

The two exchanged blows with their sacred paths, neither yielding. At the same time, the Buddha Lord unleashed a series of top-tier Buddhist divine abilities to suppress Feng Boping. Feng Boping, in turn, constantly swung out Heavenly Tribulation Light from his palm, shattering the Buddhist Dharma.

Countless onlookers were dazzled by the scene. The clash of saints was too profound to fully grasp, but the boundless tremors of Buddhist Dharma seemed to engulf the entire holy mountain, leaving everyone in awe.

Li Hao was also witnessing a saintly battle for the first time. He could sense the extraordinary sacred paths within. These sacred paths were like bridges, both sides borrowing the power of heaven and earth, akin to becoming immortals, with inexhaustible power. They clashed behind these bridges, battling within heaven and earth, their powers mutually plundering each other.

Li Hao faintly understood that the essence of a saintly battle lay not in strengthening oneself, but in plundering the opponent.

Cultivating self-strength had limits due to the physical body, but being in the same heaven and earth, seizing the opponent's power could greatly enhance oneself.

"Elder Feng…"

Worry showed in Li Hao's eyes. He wondered if Elder Feng could win. In this saintly battle, he couldn't even discern who was stronger or weaker. Their auras shifted rapidly, advantages and disadvantages changing in a flash, making it impossible to predict.

The Confucian Sage and Sword Saint, however, wore solemn expressions, seeing clearly. They were not yet Three Calamity Saints, still lacking the Heavenly Tribulation. Without the indestructible body of a myriad tribulations, they could see that neither of the two could easily kill the other. Having weathered the Heavenly Tribulation and endured its baptism, they were nigh indestructible.

The only way to defeat the opponent was to break their sacred path, but at this moment, their sacred paths seemed evenly matched, making it difficult to determine victory or defeat.

A saintly battle between equals was not something that could be resolved in a few moves. Despite their all-out efforts, it might take three days and three nights.

This duration was insignificant to saints, who could draw upon the power of heaven and earth and possessed inexhaustible stamina, feeling no fatigue.

Bang!

A beam of Buddha light shot out but was deflected, striking distant Buddhist structures and instantly reducing a cluster of buildings to dust.

The power ripples of the two caused the millions of spectators present to tremble in fear. Such earth-shattering scenes were unprecedented.

They felt as if the seemingly indestructible Great Dao itself was collapsing. Crimson red appeared within the Buddha light in the sky, like a tragic doomsday scene, as if holes were burned through the firmament.

"Amitābha, boundless Buddha-sea, Immeasurable Seal!"

Suddenly, a low chant echoed. From behind the Buddhist Holy Mountain, another brilliant Buddha light emerged, followed by an enormous palm print arriving along the Buddha light.

The palm print instantly obscured the entire sky above the holy mountain, enveloping it in light, eclipsing the sun and moon. It was a ten-thousand-丈 Buddha palm, seemingly intending to completely cover the mountain peak.

This Buddha palm slammed down, containing boundless Buddhist Dharma scriptures. Feng Boping's expression turned grave. He abruptly raised his hand, and a massive amount of Heavenly Tribulation Light emerged in his palm, transforming into a dazzling, blinding silver-white divine spear, which he hurled out with force.

The divine spear pierced through the Buddha palm, tearing a hole in it, and boundless tribulation lightning flickered, turning into billions of silver threads.

The Confucian Sage and Sword Saint's expressions shifted slightly as they looked towards the Buddhist gate. They saw a Buddha draped in a large red kasaya, seated on a lotus platform, slowly floating towards them. Before his lotus platform was a green-light oil lamp.

The wick of the oil lamp was faint, the flame flickering, but amidst the howling tremors, the lamplight only swayed slightly, never extinguishing.

They both knew this was the second saint of Buddhism, the Green Lamp Buddha.

Feng Boping also discerned the newcomer, his eyes narrowing slightly, but his expression remained fearless.

"It's the Green Lamp Buddha, the second saint of Buddhism!"

"I've heard that this Green Lamp Buddha has cultivated for an extremely long time and is incredibly mysterious. Although his temples are few, his worshippers are all nobles and royalty."

"A single lamp illuminates a thousand-year dark room. The Green Lamp Buddha is the eternal lamp of Buddhism. It's said his years of cultivation predate even the Buddha Lord!"

Upon seeing the Green Lamp Buddha, countless people excitedly discussed.

Many had heard of this mysterious Buddha but rarely glimpsed his true form.

"Master…"

Jue Ming's expression shifted upon seeing the Green Lamp Buddha, and he immediately lowered his head.

The Green Lamp Buddha's expression was indifferent, devoid of both compassion and cold killing intent. The green-light oil lamp on his lotus platform suddenly brightened, emitting a hazy green glow.

He raised his hand, using Buddhist Dharma as oil to ignite the green lamp. In an instant, the Buddha light, like golden flames, swept across the sky.

"Myriad Forms Buddha Kingdom, Other Shore Reincarnation!"

The Green Lamp Buddha murmured. Under the Buddha light's envelopment, his domain expanded, and a jet-black aurora emerged, seemingly capable of plundering all life force.

Feng Boping's eyes narrowed as his Heaven-Stealing Extreme Domain contracted.

On the other side, the Buddha Lord also attacked simultaneously. Behind his Dharma form were a thousand palm prints, representing the cultivation he had accumulated over a thousand lifetimes. Each palm print represented a lifetime of suffering, and now they were all to be used to suppress Feng Boping, making him endure a thousand lifetimes of hardship.

Bang!

Feng Boping's body suddenly vanished. In the next instant, he surprisingly appeared before the Green Lamp Buddha, reaching out towards the green lamp. Heaven-Stealing power surged from his palm, and the lamp's wick began to violently flicker as a portion of lamp oil was stolen.

The Green Lamp Buddha's expression remained indifferent, but a green light suddenly bloomed in his eyes. The lamp oil stolen by Feng Boping in his hand abruptly ignited, turning into green flames that rapidly spread along his palm, engulfing his entire body in fire.

The burning body struggled incessantly, but soon stopped moving, dissolving into nothingness with the wind.

The Green Lamp Buddha looked up, only to see Feng Boping still standing unharmed in another location. The previous act of seizing lamp oil was merely an avatar projection.

"Little brat, get ready, we're withdrawing."

On the battle stage, Li Hao was looking worried when he suddenly heard Elder Feng's voice transmission.

He was slightly taken aback, but inwardly, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If Elder Feng truly intended to fight the Buddhist sect to the death here, it might not be advantageous. After all, this was the Buddhist Holy Land, their territory. Elder Feng was alone and outnumbered, unlikely to gain an advantage.

The only way to escape at this point was to leave with Elder Feng. Li Hao's gaze swept across the familiar faces below the stage. Among them were Yao Zu, and Zhan Tan and Ye Zu, who had previously spoken out in his defense and rebuked others. But at this moment, they were all staring intently at the saintly battle high in the sky, somewhat lost in contemplation.

Only one gaze was fixed upon him.

As he looked over, their eyes immediately met.

Li Hao's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled at Lin Qing'er, reassuring her not to worry.

He knew he couldn't get entangled with her at this moment, or it would implicate her.

With the Sword Saint's protection and her status as a Holy Maiden of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, the Buddhist sect wouldn't easily move against her.

He withdrew his gaze and suddenly realized he was still stepping on the Twin Buddha Child.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. He had previously hesitated to deal a deadly blow to the Twin Buddha Child, considering the Buddha Lord's potential intervention, but the result was that the other side still disregarded all decorum and attacked.

Now he no longer needed to hold back. The power within his body surged.

"You!"

The Twin Buddha Child seemed to sense Li Hao's killing intent, his expression drastically changing.

Although Li Hao had suppressed him earlier, he knew Li Hao dared not kill him, out of consideration for the Buddha Lord. But now, things were different.

Rage, fear, and madness filled his eyes as he roared for help, unleashing the last vestiges of his Buddha-demon power.

However, the Eternal Domain ruthlessly suppressed him, crushing his body deep into the battle stage. Li Hao raised his hand, and sword qi within the domain, like needle points, rapidly pierced through, instantly turning the Twin Buddha Child's body into a sieve.

Countless spurts of blood erupted. The power the Twin Buddha Child mustered was directly shattered. His skull cracked, his body mangled, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a pool of blood.

But Li Hao didn't stop. He knew the Twin Buddha Child could revive from a drop of blood, but even blood rebirth had weaknesses. His sword light now condensed, continuous as a flowing dragon, engulfing the blood on the ground, constantly tearing and severing every drop of blood.

Moreover, he had activated the fatal attribute before attacking.

At this moment, with the hyper-frequency of attacks, even with a one percent probability, the fatal attribute was triggered repeatedly.

Drops of blood extinguished, and terrifying plundering power permeated, a terrified roar of rage emerging from one drop of blood, but it was extinguished as soon as it began.

The commotion here also drew some attention. When they saw Li Hao on the battle stage actually turning the Twin Buddha Child into minced meat, shocked cries erupted.

This top Buddhist prodigy, a reincarnated saint, was actually killed by Li Hao to this state!

Outside the arena, Jue Ming and many other Buddhist half-saints sensed the sudden change here. Stunned for a moment, they were instantly enraged and took action, rushing towards Li Hao.

At this moment, with saints battling, the previous rules of the prodigy battle seemed to have completely vanished. They needed to preserve the Twin Buddha Child's blood so he could survive.

If he perished here, he would re-enter reincarnation, and this prodigy battle would be forever severed from the Twin Buddha Child.

"Beast, stop!"

Jue Ming, the closest, roared, his Buddhist eye wide with fury, abruptly unleashing a palm strike towards Li Hao.

Li Hao's gaze turned ruthless. He had been somewhat lenient earlier, not fully revealing his extreme realms, as the Immortalizing Extreme Realm could easily attract the attention of saints. But now that his identity was exposed, he no longer held back.

Immortalizing!

In an instant, the sixth extreme realm was revealed, and the power of heaven and earth instantly poured in.

The veins of heaven and earth manifested behind Li Hao like a hurricane, and immense power gathered in the arena. Li Hao stood on the battle stage, like a young god of war.

Facing the approaching Buddhist half-saints, his eyes blazed with fury, and he bellowed, "Suppression!!"

The Eternal Domain manifested, like a heaven and earth furnace, shrouded in endless sword qi. The domain swept outwards, and under the immense might of the Immortalizing state, the domain was greatly enhanced, actually suppressing all the Buddhist half-saints within the domain.

The domain was impervious to group attacks. Even with many half-saints attacking together, they were all blocked and suppressed by the domain.

Seeing this scene, countless people were once again speechless. Was this the youth's true form, his true power?!

Li Hao suppressed the many half-saints, but didn't stop, still rapidly obliterating the Twin Buddha Child's blood. In the blink of an eye, he shattered all of his blood!

The other's blood was not even his divine blood, making it even easier to eradicate.

All of this happened in an instant. As the last drop of blood was extinguished, the Green Lamp Buddha lowered his brow, a hint of anger seemingly surfacing in his eyes.

He raised his hand and flicked a drop of green lamp oil, shooting it towards Li Hao.

This lamp oil pierced through the Eternal Domain, actually igniting green flames as it rubbed against it, even setting Li Hao's domain ablaze!

Li Hao felt his domain burning, its power being consumed, and his expression instantly changed. He sensed an invincible saintly power from that lamp oil.

"For a dignified saint to bully the weak with strength, aren't you ashamed!"

Feng Boping's voice echoed. At the moment the green lamp oil approached, Elder Feng's figure suddenly appeared beside Li Hao, grabbing him and闪身 to another location. At the same time, he extinguished the tenacious green lamp flame.

"How dare you be so vicious!"

The Buddha Lord's divine sense rapidly scanned over, discovering that the Twin Buddha Child's aura had truly vanished, completely killed by Li Hao!

He clearly could revive from a drop of blood, yet in this instant, all the blood in his body was eliminated by Li Hao.

"Breaking the rules, slaying the Buddha Child, your sins are unforgivable!"

The Buddha Lord overlooked Li Hao, a cold intent surfacing in his solemn expression.

Feng Boping scoffed, "Only you are allowed to break the rules first, not others to retaliate? Today, we father and son will not accompany you any further. When Haotian becomes a saint in the future, we will come back to settle accounts!"

As he spoke, he didn't waste any more words, abruptly deploying his sacred path, enveloping Li Hao, turning to leave.

"Coming as you please, leaving as you please, it's not that easy!"

The Green Lamp Buddha coldly murmured. These words were saintly sounds, like Great Dao rules. To ordinary people, they sounded like ancient mysterious whispers, unclear and impossible to decipher.

Outside the Buddhist Holy Land, law restrictions suddenly arose. A brilliant Buddha light ascended from the holy mountain, shooting towards Feng Boping's trail.

Feng Boping unleashed a bizarre body technique, moving without a trace, but he was still targeted by the Buddha light. He saw a Buddhist eye vertically open on the Green Lamp Buddha's forehead, it was that eye tracking him.

Bang!

The Buddha light shot over, and Feng Boping turned to strike it, unleashing a resounding explosion. His body was jolted, staggering slightly.

His expression shifted slightly. His figure flickered again, sacred path activated, stealing the gaps of heaven and earth. His body technique was strange and unpredictable, coupled with traversing the Ruin, he instantly appeared thousands of miles outside the Buddhist gate.

In Li Hao's vision, the enormous Buddhist Holy Land instantly became extremely tiny in the distance. This was still because his physical body was powerful and his eyesight was extremely sharp. If it were an ordinary person, they would no longer be able to see the towering Buddhist Holy Mountain at this moment.

They appeared in a desolate land. Feng Boping didn't stop, again taking Li Hao and rapidly teleporting away.

On the Buddhist Holy Mountain, the Green Lamp Buddha's expression was gloomy. The opponent's body technique was too fast. This Thief Saint was renowned for his body techniques. Ten years ago, before weathering the Heavenly Tribulation, he was already able to traverse various holy lands. Now that he had weathered the Heavenly Tribulation, perhaps no one but a Supreme Saint could restrain him.

In just a short while, even his Green Lamp Buddha Eye lost track of the opponent's aura.

Feng Boping came quickly and left quickly. As he took Li Hao away, the great battle on the Buddhist Holy Mountain also came to an end.

At this time, everyone was stunned. Returning to their senses, countless people looked up in all directions, trying to see the Thief Saint's figure, but saw nothing. Even the peerless youth on the battle stage had disappeared without a trace.

"Haotian was taken away by the Thief Saint!"

"So terrifying, is this a saintly battle? Completely incomprehensible, but it feels so shocking."

"Compared to the saintly battle, I just saw Haotian actually use a domain to suppress so many Buddhist half-saints. Are my eyes playing tricks on me?"

Various discussions arose below the stage. The unexpected events of this ranking battle were one after another, shocking people. This matter might even spread beyond the Azure Billow Realm, circulating throughout the heavens.

"The Twin Buddha Child was killed!"

"Isn't he able to revive from a drop of blood? Why isn't he reviving from that pool of blood on the ground?"

"I just saw Haotian continuously launching sword qi attacks at that blood, seemingly shattering the Dao Intent within those drops of blood!"

At this moment, the ground was covered in blood, but this blood was lifeless, showing no signs of healing.

On the holy mountain, apart from the clamorous discussions of the crowd, the many Buddhist half-saints were strangely silent, their expressions unsightly, complex, and shifting.

They had just attacked together and were actually suppressed by that youth all at once. It was simply unbelievable.

Letting the tiger return to the mountain today, if that youth becomes a saint in the future, he will definitely be a great calamity for Buddhism.

The Green Lamp Buddha glanced at the Buddha Lord, said nothing, and his figure blurred slightly, disappearing from the Buddha Hall.

The Buddha Lord's expression was somber, without a trace of a smile. The words the other side spoke before leaving were like a sharp thorn piercing the heart of Buddhism. He knew that a seed of the sacred path had already sprouted in that youth, and after some more cultivation, he could develop the prototype of a sacred path.

At that time, he would be in the half-saint realm. If he could accumulate enough incense offerings, he could step into sainthood.

And with the Thief Saint's protection, he would sooner or later accumulate enough incense offerings.

He was silent for a long while. Under the Confucian Sage and Sword Saint's gaze, his expressionless face lowered and he chanted a Buddhist mantra, "This child has fallen into the demonic path, cultivated into a great demon. My Buddhist sect is willing to rally the world to诛杀 this demon. Those who provide information will be rewarded with a Buddhist treasure, and those who take his head will be granted three hundred cities' worth of incense offerings!"

Hearing the Buddha Lord's words, everyone was astonished.

Three hundred cities' worth of incense offerings could even allow a half-saint to prove Dao and become a saint!

Such an astronomical reward was practically treating that youth as a saint.

Countless people were tempted, but thinking of that youth's power and the protection of a Three Calamity Saint behind him, wanting to take his head was probably no easier than killing a newly ascended saint who had just weathered tribulations.

The four realms of sainthood, each calamity corresponding to a realm: Human Calamity, Earth Calamity, Heaven Calamity, corresponding to Human Saint, Earth Saint, Heaven Saint. After weathering the three calamities, the sacred path was complete, and one could achieve the Supreme Saint position.

"That Haotian took first place in the Azure Billow Realm. If he is诛杀ed, who will represent the Azure Billow Realm in the Supreme Prodigy Battle?"

"That's right, Haotian's strength is terrifying even among the heavens, and he even has a chance to take first place. If he can win first place in the Supreme Prodigy Battle, the fortune of our Azure Billow Realm will greatly increase, and energy will surge!"

"Our Azure Billow Realm is one of the lower twenty-three realms. If he can take first place in the Supreme Prodigy Battle, we might even have a chance to rise to the middle nine realms and become the tenth realm!"

Many people were shocked by the Buddha Lord's generous offer, but they knew this matter had nothing to do with them. Instead, the Buddha Lord's desire to诛杀 Li Hao touched their interests.

Many martial artists in the Azure Billow Realm questioned and discussed this.

The other side had taken first place in the Azure Billow Realm. Regardless of his character, he could at least represent the Azure Billow Realm in the battles of the heavens and win great fortune for the Azure Billow Realm. Yet, he was being wanted and诛杀ed by the Buddhist sect. This was tantamount to infringing on everyone's interests.

Hearing the discussions below, the Buddha Lord's expression was cold and indifferent. He had naturally anticipated this. He then continued, "The ranking battle for this prodigy contest is over. Although that demonic child is tyrannical, since he is representing our Azure Billow Realm in the battle, the Buddhist sect will not take action against him before the Supreme Prodigy Battle ends. The previous诛杀 order is also limited to after the prodigy battle!"

The Confucian Sage looked at the Buddha Lord and slightly shook his head.

The other side had labeled that youth as demonic, and as a Buddhist, he must eliminate demons, essentially putting himself in a difficult position.

Moreover, the other party had slain the Twin Buddha Child. If the Buddhist sect didn't react with furious anger, they would be looked down upon.

But now that youth was representing the Azure Billow Realm in the battle and had shown astonishing performance, the world's minds were complex. They knew he was demonic, but also knew he could bring benefits to the Azure Billow Realm, and hoped the Buddhist sect would pardon him.

Those who harm me are enemies, those who benefit me are friends. Under this kind of innate nature, the Buddhist concept of righteous and demonic would also retreat.

Even if he was demonic, if he could benefit the Azure Billow Realm, he would be sought after by many martial artists. Although ironic, it was also reality.

At this moment, hearing the Buddha Lord's words, the countless voices of controversy ceased. Buddhist believers immediately praised the Buddha Lord's compassion and magnanimity.

This ranking battle thus hastily concluded. The top ten rankings were listed, and Li Hao was still on the list. Since he had publicly slain the Twin Buddha Child, the first place naturally fell to him.

Lin Shuhai, Holy Son Haoyue, Chi Guang, and many other prodigies had complex expressions.

They didn't expect this battle for the number one prodigy to involve so many things.

The Twin Buddha Child was slain by Li Hao, and Li Hao was driven away by the Buddhist sect. In the upcoming battles of the heavens, who knew what else would happen?

As the splendor and excitement faded, the audience also gradually left the Buddhist mountain.

Chi Guang's expression was complex. This battle had broadened his horizons. The clash between Li Hao and the Twin Buddha Child, and the strength they displayed, far exceeded him. He had originally thought he was a leading figure among his peers, but now it seemed he was still far behind.

If the prodigies in the final top ten of the battles of the heavens were all this terrifying, he was afraid he had no hope of reaching the top ten.

Seclusion, cultivation!

Chi Guang gritted his teeth, turned, and left.

Lin Shuhai and other prodigies were also greatly stimulated. The peerless figure in their minds lingered, and they all successively descended the mountain, hoping to improve again before the true battles of the heavens began in half a year.

The Sword Saint glanced at his disciple, seeing that Bian Ruxue's Dao rhythm was unpredictable, as if her mind was wavering.

He slightly frowned, and with a wave of his sleeve, he took Bian Ruxue back to the Sword Ancestor Holy Land.

Holy Son Haoyue and other prodigies also followed Yao Zu and other half-saints back to the Sword Ancestor Holy Land.

Although this battle concluded at the Buddhist Holy Land, throughout the Azure Billow Realm, discussions raged, and countless people were talking about the various details of this battle.

Within the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, in the Sword Saint's courtyard.

He quietly looked at his disciple with lowered brows, and softly said, "Your Dao heart has shifted, and it seems to be greatly related to that youth. Do you know him?"

If it was merely being awed by the other's power, it shouldn't be like this.

Bian Ruxue's heart jolted upon hearing her master's words. She knew her master's insight was like fire, and she couldn't hide anything from him.

Moreover, she hadn't intended to hide it, but at this moment, many distractions filled her mind, causing her to doubt herself.

She raised her head to look at her master. Under those deep and calm eyes, her heart seemed to suddenly find a trace of peace. She softly said, "He is the fiancé I mentioned to master, from the mortal realm."

The Sword Saint's eyes slightly trembled. Although he had somewhat expected it, he hadn't expected such a close relationship.

That dazzling sword Dao youth was actually his disciple's fiancé?!

He had brought Bian Ruxue to the Holy Land of Saints and learned about her affairs in the mortal realm, but hadn't delved into the details. Now, he carefully inquired.

Bian Ruxue recounted everything in detail.

After listening, the Sword Saint's courtyard fell into a brief silence.

"So, you were able to embark on the sword path and show extremely high sword Dao talent from a young age because of the casual guidance of that youth."

The Sword Saint narrowed his eyes.

But she said that youth had disliked sword practice since childhood, instead being most interested in things like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

He also recalled the time not long ago when he traced the feeling of being spied upon and saw that youth carving for him, for the second time. Indeed, as Bian Ruxue said, he was proficient in this Dao.

"If it's truly as you say, without proper learning, yet so proficient in sword Dao, even reincarnation of a saint is difficult to explain, unless…"

"Unless what?"

Bian Ruxue was taken aback, and couldn't help but look at her master, a kind of unspeakable emotion, like fear, in her heart.

"Unless, it's the reincarnation of a Sword Immortal."

The Sword Saint softly said, his expression calm, "Or, the only rare, one in billions, unparalleled sword Dao genius in all the heavens!"

Bian Ruxue was stunned, not expecting her master to have such a high evaluation of Li Hao.

"Sword Immortals are just legends, ethereal and缥缈. Compared to that…" The Sword Saint glanced at his disciple, but didn't continue speaking.

Rather than believing it was the reincarnation of a so-called Sword Immortal, it was better to say that youth was truly an unparalleled genius in the world.

But even so, a trace of yearning couldn't help but arise in his heart, let alone other swordsmen.

Without practicing the sword, yet at such a young age, not even 30 years old, to enter the Dao with the sword, if this was said, any swordsman would be angered to the point of spitting blood and their Dao heart cracking.

"However, now he has provoked the Buddhist sect. The Buddhist sect's wanted order is merely a superficial show. The real killing move will probably be elsewhere. His situation will be very difficult, unless he always follows that Thief Saint, or finds his sect to protect him. But you said he is from the mortal realm, Sword Lord's guess was wrong, he has no sect."

Thinking of this, the Sword Saint felt a sense of heartache.

If he had known earlier that the other party had no sect, he would have taken such a genius under his wing no matter what. Now, he had missed the opportunity.

Moreover, the other party and his disciple happened to be fiancé and fiancée. If they both cultivated to become Sword Saints, a perfect match, it would be a beautiful story in the future.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, feeling regret.

Bian Ruxue's expression changed upon hearing her master's words, and she hurriedly said, "Master, then you…"

The Sword Saint knew what she wanted to say, and sighed, "Since he has such a close relationship with you, I will naturally look after him a little. But he now has the Thief Saint's protection, he may not need it. You don't need to think too much, just focus on cultivation. Your sword has entered the Dao. Since you've chosen this path, don't look back."

Saying this, he deeply looked at Bian Ruxue and waved his hand for her to leave.

Bian Ruxue was stunned for a moment, then silently retreated.

Not long after the ranking battle ended, the unexpected changes in the Azure Billow Realm spread to the worlds of the heavens.

Within a holy land in one of the Middle Heaven Seven Realms.

"This is the projection of the Azure Billow Realm's prodigy battle, take a look."

"Master, besides those few geniuses from the Upper Three Heavens, is there anyone else worth paying attention to?"

"Just take a look."

"This is…"

Within the Realm Stone projection, the battle between Li Hao and the Twin Buddha Child was recorded, including the subsequent dramatic changes.

"Eternal Domain? It's actually the Eighth Extreme Realm, who is this?"

"Qing Feng? Haotian? Never heard of them."

(End of chapter)