Suddenly, his fingers froze, and a lightning-fast thought flashed through his mind: Or... could he try using the fusion of Ye Feng's sword strike and the one that blocked it?
The copying ability had already provided him with optimized data, so Ling Yun could recreate the attack scene at any time. However, the mindset of Ye Feng when he unleashed that sword and the belief that burned almost his entire life at that time were the most important factors. The copying ability, which only possesses rationality and logic, was powerless to change this.
But for some reason, a strange thought flashed through his mind again. Ling Yun suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He slowly closed his eyes and entered the Void Realm, which he had not entered for a long time.
This was a necessary state he had to enter when he first entered the Yellow Book barrier to practice telekinesis. Only in this state could he control telekinesis without any distractions. Since achieving some success in simulating his supernatural abilities with Duan Lie, Ling Yun had not gone to the second level of telekinesis practice. It wasn't that he wasn't diligent, but rather that he had already laid the foundation, and all that remained was to advance to a higher level.
However, the state of mental clarity is clearly useful. At least after Ling Yun was swept away by the vortex, this method, which was only used for basic cultivation, saved his life. Without the state of mental clarity, Ling Yun would not have been able to survive until now.
Now, Ling Yun once again entered this wondrous and clear realm. His sea of consciousness instantly became blank. After a moment, a gleaming silver sword entered his sea of consciousness from the void and began to demonstrate the entire process from when Ye Feng thrust out that sword.
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The hexagonal array slowly came to a stop, as if sensing something. The hexagon at the center of the array continuously gathered pure blue light, as if it were searching for something.
The powerful figures seemed to sense something as well, and all turned their gazes toward a certain spot in the void.
A boundless and fiercely powerful aura, filled with tragic intensity and unstoppable momentum, suddenly burst forth from the void, like a dark magic curse chanted by a group, instantly causing everyone present to change their expressions.
"I have arrived..." A hollow voice, as if from ancient times, slowly spoke from the void.
Chapter 202 A Sword's Light Chills Across Fourteen Continents
Upon hearing this hollow voice, even Tie Li, Li Zhongqi, and Luo Panxi's expressions changed, as if they had sensed something strange yet familiar. Luo Panxi remained silent, but his expression gradually turned grim.
Tie Li muttered to himself, "This aura is so familiar, it seems to be the aura emanating from Ye Feng's sword strike, but... no, it seems a little different."
Li Zhongqi shook his head: "It's not that it's different, it's completely different. It seems that other forces have been mixed in, but the indomitable and fierce momentum remains unchanged." As he spoke, he squinted at the void from which the momentum emanated, and said with some surprise, "This kid is really strange. He can conceal his presence and even his aura. If he hadn't unconsciously released this momentum, I probably wouldn't have been able to find him."
A flash of silver light appeared in the void, and Ling Yun suddenly materialized, standing there suspended in mid-air. His face was calm, seemingly expressionless, yet a strange emotion seemed to be emanating from him. However, this emotion appeared to be a subtle, inner feeling, imperceptible unless one looked closely, like a thin layer of mist covering a mirror. But upon closer inspection, it became clear that Ling Yun standing in the void was merely a phantom, revealing no aura whatsoever. If one relied solely on perception without the naked eye, one would find that there was nothing there.
The hexagonal formation continued its aimless search for the opponent's presence. Because the instructors' attention was entirely focused on the formation, they were oblivious to the outside world, while the formation relied entirely on the opponent's presence to determine location and movement. Therefore, unlike the other powerful individuals who could see Ling Yun with their naked eyes, the formation slowly and heavily circled, inching its way through Ling Yun's path. Because it possessed only absolute objective rationality, the formation never showed impatience, like a cold computer mainframe operating on 0s and 1s.
However, the azure hexagonal crystal at the center of the formation seemed to sense the overwhelming aura emanating from Ling Yun. Rings of blue light were rapidly condensing the mental energy fields of the six instructors, instantly imbuing it with terrifying power. Meanwhile, a continuous stream of telekinetic energy was being channeled into the hexagon, ready to receive or unleash a devastating attack at any moment. The formation possessed a certain degree of predictive ability, determined by the sensitive nature of its mental stance, much like human intuition, yet with subtle differences.
Although the powerful figures saw Ling Yun, he seemed to have changed compared to before, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what exactly had changed.
The earth-shattering sword strike and the embodiment of light and fire kept replaying in Ling Yun's clear mind. Because there were no other distracting thoughts, the process of Ling Yun blocking that sword strike was replaying little by little, filling his ocean of consciousness and then replaying it again, gradually bringing Ling Yun's mind into that incomparably profound and supreme realm in the void.
This is similar to sketching. If you only have a blank sheet of paper as a base, you can quickly and easily draw the scene or person you want to depict. But once there are words or lines on the base, it's like your mind is already full of distracting thoughts and ideas. Not only is it difficult to add sketching, but you might not even be able to draw at all. The difference between the two is enormous.
A silver halo was slowly and steadily emanating from Ling Yun's body, much like a superhuman releasing a mental field. However, such a powerful effect is usually only produced by actively releasing a mental field. Ling Yun, on the other hand, was releasing his mental field automatically without any conscious effort, indicating that rapid changes were taking place within his body.
He slowly raised the lightsaber in his hand, aiming it at the center of the hexagonal array from a distance of tens of meters. The light blue crystal hexagon was the source of all the offensive and defensive strategies and the array itself, much like the central processing unit in a computer. Only by breaking this hexagon could the seemingly flawless array be truly broken.
Suddenly, a layer of eerie blue flame ignited on the silver lightsaber. Although it wasn't intense or loud, it exuded an exceptionally terrifying aura. Eerie blue represents the purest form of energy fire. Normally, even the purest energy fire would only appear dark blue in the outside world. This is because contact with the outside air inevitably introduces impurities, and even very small impurities cause the energy fire to change color, thus weakening its power.
After Ling Yun entered the realm of emptiness and clarity, he unintentionally reconnected with the pure energy of the Heavenly Net Barrier through continuous communication and repeated simulations. This caused the energy fire to appear in the world outside the core space for the first time in his life. Only in a pure ocean of consciousness where there is no thought or desire could such a miraculous effect be achieved.
In an instant, the eerie blue and silver light emanating from Ling Yun's body grew stronger and more dazzling, like a sun interwoven with silver and blue, so intense that even a blind person could sense his presence. As if echoing his imposing aura, the outer edge of the Heavenly Net Barrier suddenly glowed with an eerie blue light, and golden, spiderweb-like lines gradually lit up against the blue background, layer upon layer, converging behind Ling Yun like capillaries finally converging on the main vein. Ling Yun appeared as a humanoid sphere of light embedded in an eerie blue curtain, with countless spiderweb-like golden lightning bolts flashing behind him.
In the seemingly frozen air, everyone saw Ling Yun slightly open his mouth and let out a silent sigh. He didn't deliberately make it loud, but everyone clearly heard that heavy, silent sigh, as if it rose from the depths of their hearts, striking them like a heavy hammer.
The two weaker instructors suddenly took several steps back, their bodies radiating a spiritual energy field. Their faces showed signs of weakness and pain, which finally countered the soul-stirring sigh.
Although the three deputy chief instructors maintained calm expressions, their brows furrowed involuntarily, and their hearts were in turmoil. They were filled with shock; none of them could have predicted that Ling Yun would unleash such a decisive and astonishing move.
The hexagonal array finally detected Ling Yun's aura. The crystal hexagon kept flashing blue light and slowly aimed at Ling Yun's direction. However, this time, it seemed to sense Ling Yun's boundless momentum and immense energy. Instead of launching an attack, the hexagonal array focused all its mental energy on defense. The invisible defense was like a thick wall of mental energy, showing a tangible silver light around the array.
Ling Yun slowly moved, swooping down from the air towards the hexagonal array. Behind him, a great river composed entirely of light and fire opened up. The golden light of the Heavenly Net Barrier followed this incomparably bright river, weaving together to form a golden sun that enveloped Ling Yun completely.
Ling Yun's figure had disappeared, and all that could be seen was a huge sphere of light interwoven with silver, dark blue, and gold, like a meteor from outer space burning with flames, only its speed had slowed down countless times. If one's eyesight was sharp enough, one could barely spot a faint human figure inside the sphere of light.
Absolute emptiness, absolute stillness, absolute power. A perfect state of mind, an indomitable and fierce momentum, and the energy boost from the Heavenly Net Barrier merged into an organic whole at this moment, bombarding the perfect formation.
A hall full of flowers intoxicates three thousand guests; a single sword's light chills fourteen continents!
Suddenly, this powerful line of poetry arose simultaneously in the minds of all the powerful individuals, resonating within them.
At the moment of impact, no sound was made. All that could be seen was that the three-colored sphere of light instantly transformed into an indestructible sword, piercing into the tens-of-meters-thick square defense array with overwhelming force, like a red-hot iron blade plunged into butter. The intense friction generated temperatures of thousands of degrees, forming countless enormous arcs of electricity that danced wildly in the three-dimensional space within a radius of tens of meters.
The blue light on the light blue hexagon flickered rapidly, even forming a kind of afterimage of light, as it rapidly drew energy to resist the opponent's unstoppable attack. Although the six instructors had not yet merged their mental energy fields into one and were free from all thoughts and emotions, their faces all showed signs of weakness, a natural reaction caused by the rapid draining of their power.
The river of light and fire advanced tenaciously and steadily, seemingly possessing inexhaustible energy. The azure hexagon had pushed the formation to its limit, yet it could only watch helplessly as the river gradually devoured it. The hexagon began to emit a faint rumbling sound, and the light at the corners flickered—a harbinger of the hexagonal formation's impending collapse.
Tie Li couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, how did he do that? It's unbelievable!"
Luo Panxi stared at Ling Yun in disbelief. He couldn't believe that this young man, who was only eighteen years old, could actually break the hexagonal square formation all by himself. Didn't this mean that he was almost on par with a general-level expert? How could this be?
The powerful figures were stunned. Even though most of them had seen many grand scenes, they had never seen such a top-tier attack before. Even just by observing, they were able to glean a lot of insights into the essence of power.
Li Zhongqi sighed regretfully and slowly shook his head. He had already seen through Ling Yun's true strength; it was roughly on par with that of a major. Now, if Ling Yun broke through his limit and even managed to break the hexagonal formation, he himself would suffer extremely severe injuries. He would be lucky to survive, and even if he did, he would most likely be crippled. It was like someone overexerting their physical strength; even if they displayed extraordinary prowess temporarily, they would ultimately damage their internal health. Everything comes at a price; it's just a matter of how much.
With a deafening roar like a tidal wave, the azure hexagonal crystal only managed a final, desperate whistle before being engulfed by the power of light and fire. The hexagonal array suddenly shone brightly, unleashing a thick, silver beam of light, as thick as a bucket, straight into the sky like a laser cannon. Then, all the interconnected silver light networks began to shatter inch by inch.
The six instructors fell backwards simultaneously, each spitting out blood as they fell. Ling Yun's attack, combined with the backlash from the disintegration of the formation, was so powerful that even when evenly distributed among the six instructors, none of them could withstand it unscathed.
Several instructors swiftly rushed out of the mountain and caught the six instructors who were sent flying. Each of them was as pale as paper. Although the bleeding had been stopped, they had fallen into a coma and had obviously completely lost their fighting ability.
The three-colored sphere of light and fire continued its momentum, rushing forward for more than twenty meters before slowly coming to a stop, carving a crater several meters deep in the ground. The silver, gold, and dark blue energy radiance slowly dissipated, revealing the boy's thin yet stubborn and upright back.
Ling Yun slowly turned his head. His face was completely bloodless, and his trembling body seemed to collapse at any moment. Even though this attack used the energy of the Heavenly Net Barrier, it had exhausted almost all of his mental energy field. Although his self-healing was constantly recovering from his injuries, Ling Yun was still as fragile as a straw in the wind.
The silver lightsaber had long since disappeared. Ling Yun raised his right hand, revealing several deep wounds on his incredibly hard skin. These were the wounds caused by the intense friction during his rapid advance. If it hadn't healed itself, his hand wouldn't even exist.
The index finger seemed to be searching for direction. Ling Yun could only rely on the blurry feeling in front of him to find the person who made the promise. He finally found him. Although the figure in front of him was still swaying, Ling Yun's voice was still steady and strong: "Chief Luo, I have broken this hexagonal square formation. I don't know if your promise is still valid."
Luo Panxi's face was ashen. He never dreamed that Ling Yun could break through the hexagonal square formation, and he wondered where this young man's power came from. Deep down, he didn't want to let Ling Yun go, but he had already made a bold promise, how could he go back on his word in public? He thought it better to let him go first. Although he had promised not to make things difficult for him in the future, what constituted "making things difficult" depended on the specific circumstances. Why break his promise to Ling Yun, especially with so many people watching? If he went back on his word, his prestige and reputation among the crowd would suffer.