War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

"These swords… Each of the swords' strength is comparable to the full strength of a cultivator at the Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!" Duan Ling Tian could clearly sense the power from the swords. Naturally, this level of power was no threat to him so he was not worried.

However, the same could not be said for Han Xue Nai and Liu Xia. Both women's faces had paled at this moment. Although both of them were at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage, they still felt a tremendous pressure when faced with giant swords that contained the full strength of a cultivator at the Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage

Zhang Yi's expression had also turned solemn, but it was not as grim as the girls. "Sword! Lightning!" He cried out without wasting any time. He quickly sent his Saint Origin into the Thunder Sword before he began to destroy several of the gigantic stone swords in one sweeping motion.

Boom!

Rumble!

When Zhang Yi destroyed the few gigantic swords, the remaining swords divided themselves into nine groups and flew out in all directions, causing a thunderous noise to ring in the air. The shockwaves stirred up the dust and sand, obstructing everyone's sight.

After the dust settled, Duan Ling Tian and the other three saw the nine groups of swords had transformed into nine larger swords. It would take a dozen or more men to hug the circumference of the sword.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Every time the swords moved, a thunderous noise would ring in the air. It sounded as though giants were walking on earth.

"The swords…" Zhang Yi's expression changed drastically. He could clearly sense the swords' energies were currently not any weaker than him.

"Interesting."

Colors continued to drain from Han Xue Nai and Liu Xia's faces as a faint smile appeared on Duan Ling Tian's face. He did not expect the first challenge in the heaven-rank treasure vault that was left behind by Li Bai, the Green Lotus Sword Celestial, would be so challenging.

Currently, the strength of each of the swords was comparable to the strength of a cultivator at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage. In fact, it was stronger than ordinary cultivators at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!

Individually, the swords were certainly weaker than Zhang Yi. In fact, he could even deal with two or three of them. However, if all the swords attacked him at once, he did not think he would be able to deal with it. He looked at Duan Ling Tian with a bitter smile on his face. "Duan Ling Tian, who knew we'd need your help with the first challenge as well…"

Previously, Zhang Yi and Liu Xia could deal with the earlier challenges in the human-rank treasure vault. They did not need Duan Ling Tian's assistance at all. He really did not expect that the first challenge in the heaven-rank treasure vault was so difficult that, let alone Liu Xia, even he could not deal with it.

"Don't worry. It's just a small matter." Duan Ling Tian shook his head with a faint smile when he heard Zhang Yi's words.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At the same time, the nine swords that looked as though they were capable of holding up the sky and seemed clunky and slow began to move. Their speed was even faster compared to earlier. Not only did the swords look formidable, but even the shockwaves from the swords were terrifying!

Apart from Duan Ling Tian and Zhang Yi who remained unmoved, Han Xue Nai and Liu Xia looked as though they were going to be blown off.

However, that did not last long.

Suddenly, the silhouette of a black turtle appeared from Duan Ling Tian and shrouded the women. They instantly felt the pressure disappear.

"Go!" Duan Ling Tian said quietly. The Celestial Sword that had appeared in his hand at some point zoomed out with a short-lived sword cry.

Han Xue Nai, Liu Xia, and Zhang Yi could vaguely hear the sword cry, but they could not see the sword at all as it moved.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A thunderously loud sound reverberated in the air, causing three of them to feel as though they were going deaf.

Meanwhile, Duan Ling Tian cast the Sword Wielding Art to control the Celestial Sword and destroy the nine swords all at once!

Size-wise, Duan Ling Tian's sword was like an ant compared to the nine gigantic swords. However, Duan Ling Tian's sword easily destroyed the nine gigantic swords.

Just like that, Duan Ling Tian and his companions successfully overcame the first challenge by Li Bai, the Green Lotus Sword Celestial.

Four of them ventured deeper into the swamp area before it flashed again. The swamp had disappeared and they were currently in a luxuriously decorated hall. Everything they saw gold and shiny, it was extremely lavish! The hall was lit up by numerous Luminous Pearls that were embedded in the hall. Each of the pearls was so big that it would need two grown men to hug it.

…

While Duan Ling Tian and his companion were going through the second challenge in the heaven-rank treasure vault in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone, the realm adjacent to the Saint Province Realm, the Land of Exile, was experiencing a disturbance of its own.

Since the space barrier had been torn down, almost anyone can travel freely between the two realms once their cultivation base had reached a certain stage.

Roar!

An earth-shattering dragon cry resounded in the air.

In the polar south of the Land of Exile, among the barren hills that were shrouded with red mist, there was a blood-red lake. Currently, the blood-red lake was roiling.

Boom!

A loud explosion sounded in the air as a white figure shot out of the lake. The lake seemed to have exploded when the figure shot out.

The blood-red water spurted up into the air like geysers, looking as though blood was splattering in the air.

Roar!

A dragon cry sounded in the air again. The former dragon cry seemed to have come from the lake earlier whereas this dragon cry seemed to have come from several thousands of feet above the lake in the sky.

A white divine dragon was seen hovering above the lake. Its body was almost 2,000 meters long. It was covered in white and shiny scales. It looked as though it was sculpted from porcelain. It looked unreal! Upon closer inspection, one would notice the white divine dragon had eight claws on each of its paws. It was an Eight-clawed Divine Dragon!

In the Saint Province Realm, there was only one Eight-clawed Divine Dragon. He was also the clan leader of the dragon clan in the Lower Province. He was an Eight-clawed Golden Dragon.

How did an Eight-clawed White Dragon appear in the Land of Exile? When the Eight-clawed White Dragon moved, Devil Qi surged out of its body like lightning bolts. Its eyes were red as though it had experienced Qi Deviation.

If there were members from the dragon clan here to witness this, they would be extremely shocked to see the white dragon. A white dragon was even rarer than a golden dragon. Its innate talent was even higher than a golden dragon!

Roar!

The sound of roaring continued to sound from the blood-red lake. The sound was deeper compared to the cry of the Eight-clawed White Dragon.

Boom!

The blood-red lake exploded again, spurting water into the sky as a black figure suddenly shot up into the sky.

The other dragon that flew out of the blood-red lake was covered in black and shiny scales. It also had eight claws in each of its paws. Similarly, it was also covered by Devil Qi, and its eyes were red.

At this moment, an Eight-clawed Black Dragon could be seen next to the Eight-clawed White Dragon.

If the members of the dragon clan were here, their jaw would drop when they saw the black dragon. This black dragon was clearly an Eight-clawed Devil Dragon!

Two of the Eight-clawed Divine Dragons were still hovering in the air when there was a golden flash by the lake. Soon after, a golden-clad little girl appeared. She laughed before crying out excitedly, "Little Black, Little White, both of you finally came out from your closed-door cultivation!"