"Old witch—I’ll make you vanish into thin air—!!!"
Boom—!!!
As Ye Xiaofan shouted, a world-shaking divine power burst from him, and an endless terrifying force madly accumulated. The only leaf on the World Tree Martial Soul within him seemed to undergo a tremendous transformation at that moment, transforming into an endless ocean of power that surged into his body.
However, when the young man in white swung the Divine Sword, countless cultivators were slightly taken aback, all showing incredulous expressions.
To think—a giant of the Entering the Saint Realm, yet a mere cultivator of the Self-Slaying Realm dared to wield his sword against such a supreme force?
In everyone’s eyes, this was undoubtedly a fantasy, a fool’s errand.
Even the myriad Saints of the Demon Realm witnessed this and showed a look of helplessness and a wry smile. Even though Bai Yue was currently immobilized by Yunmo Baitian and more than a dozen giants of equal level, the instinctive defense of a Saint was not something an ant of the Self-Slaying Realm could cleave through.
"The young master has been blinded by hatred."
Countless Saints of the Demon Realm watched Ye Xiaofan, who was heading off with his sword, with no trace of mockery in their eyes, but rather with bouts of heartache and powerlessness.
But one cannot blame that figure; who wouldn’t lose their sanity upon encountering such a situation? The torment Ye Xiaoyue had endured—forget a girl who hadn’t even condensed her Spiritual Essence, even the supreme giants of the Saint Realm would find it a fate worse than death.
However, the female cultivators from the Divine Maiden Sect had a different mindset when they witnessed this, each one gazing at the figure in white as if watching a frog at the bottom of a well.
"Does he really think he can break through the Sect Leader’s personal defenses with mere Self-Slaying Realm cultivation? Truly delusional."
"It’s said that the Sword Saint’s successor has exceptional talent. I don’t deny his extraordinary achievements, but his brains seem not to be his strong suit."
"Enough, when is now? How do you still have the mood to make such cynical remarks? What if he, in his anger, truly destroys the Divine Maiden Sect?"
For a moment, numerous female cultivators of the Divine Maiden Sect instinctively spoke, only to be immediately rebutted by a host of senior sisters.
Though it was laughable that a mere Self-Slaying Realm practitioner dared to take on the Entering the Saint Realm, most people in the Divine Maiden Sect hadn’t forgotten that with myriad Saints looming above the Divine Maiden Sect, if that youth truly provoked the Saints of the Demon Realm to act, they might indeed devastate the entire Divine Sect.
At the very least, weaker cultivators like them wouldn’t survive the attempt to escape, and the current Divine Maiden Sect was tightly surrounded with no conceivable way out.
Nevertheless, even so, the scene of Ye Xiaofan brandishing his sword against the giant of the Saint Realm left countless cultivators both amused and aghast. Even the Supreme Elders of the Divine Maiden Sect couldn’t help but show a hint of mockery upon witnessing it.
"Such overestimation of one’s abilities, a mere ant of the Self-Slaying Realm dares to wave its claws at giants, not knowing death."
"Hmph, I’d like to see how he plans to break through Sister Bai Yue’s defenses."
"Just a powerless bellowing ant, daring to confront the power of the Saint Realm. Even the instinctual defensive power alone is enough to shatter his attempts."
Many Supreme Elders of the Divine Maiden Sect felt relieved in their hearts, and seeing the naive figure making such a laughable move only made them feel relaxed.
Even the Divine Maiden Sect Leader, currently sealed by Yunmo Baitian and others’ Sacred Artifact, couldn’t help but reveal a disdainful expression upon witnessing this.
"A mere clown truly thinks himself invincible with some connections to the Demon Realm? Utterly laughable."
Seeing an ant of the Self-Slaying Realm wielding a weapon toward her, Bai Yue regarded it as the biggest joke ever.
The Saint Realm and the Self-Slaying Realm could never be in the same league; an insurmountable chasm lay between them. With that figure’s current power, no matter how heavenly his martial soul might be, it was impossible for him to pose any threat to a Saint Realm powerholder.
This is reality!
In the face of absolute power, everything seems futile. Throughout the Martial Soul Continent, across endless epochs, there has never been a case of someone in the Self-Slaying Realm overpowering an Entering the Saint realm cultivator, and it has never happened before, nor will it ever happen.
Naturally, Bai Yue did not take this sword seriously, given the overwhelming disparity in power. Even if the opponent were to self-destruct their Profound Sea, it wouldn’t even scratch the surface of a Saint.
Little did she know, a world-shattering transformation was occurring within Ye Xiaofan at this very moment.
The terrifying green leaf transformed into a world-shaking force, madly pouring into Ye Xiaofan’s body—a force partly injected into the Dragon Emperor Sword and partly wrecking havoc on his body.
Yes, you heard it right, half of the World Tree Green Leaf’s power was wildly destroying this body, a force so terrifying that Ye Xiaofan couldn’t possibly bear it.
Ye Xiaofan’s intent wasn’t suicide despite this action; he was well aware that with his current strength, he couldn’t even touch the Divine Maiden Sect Leader. His only reliance now was—Restriction!!!
This Restriction was one of three Sword Restrictions left inside him by the First Generation Sword Saint, Dugu Nan, when he went to the ’Hundred Sects Battle Domain.’ The Sword Saint had said that the three Restrictions were each to be used sparingly, but every single one could save his life.
The other meaning of saving his life naturally meant attack as well; that which could save life, could also kill.
Ye Xiaofan’s intent in using the World Tree to destroy his body was to activate one of the Restrictions. He didn’t know how to use the three Restrictions, but one thing was exceptionally clear: as long as his life was threatened, the Restriction would awaken on its own.