Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 256: The Storms from All Directions Gather in Zhongzhou!
“It is said that at that time, the two martial sages directly struck a huge hole in the upper three heavens and fell directly into the middle three heavens! Then they fought for nine days and nights in the middle three heavens, sinking more than twenty great mountains!”
“Sunk directly?”
“Indeed, sunk directly!” The middle-aged man in a black robe spoke with a somber and serious demeanor, “That is now the Boundless Sea in the middle three heavens, do you know it?”
Everyone nodded like chicks pecking at rice, as if they had truly seen that “Boundless Sea.”
“After the two sages’ battle in the middle three heavens, they finally couldn’t hold back. With a loud boom, they struck another hole in the middle three heavens and fell into the lower three heavens…” The middle-aged man in the black robe described the battle vividly.
“And they fell into the lower three heavens?”
“Of course! Otherwise, how would the Heaven-asking Sword come out?” The middle-aged man in the black robe rolled his eyes, “Are you listening? If you’re not, I won’t continue.”
“No, no, no… It’s my fault, my fault! Little brother! Bring up two more jugs of fine wine!”
“Hmm… After the battle in the lower three heavens, the two sages were finally exhausted, yet they still couldn’t determine a winner or loser!” The middle-aged man in the black robe sighed deeply, his eyes misty, “At that moment, the Hades Blade Saint, Xia Huangquan, finally delivered the final strike…”
“And immediately afterward, the Asking Heaven Martial Saint also unleashed the last strike of the Heaven-asking Sword!”
Everyone’s hearts leaped to their throats.
“…With a tremendous explosion, the lower three heavens were suddenly filled with the sounds of mountains crashing and tsunamis, landslides and upheaval, the world distorted, storms brewed, and thunder crashed…” The middle-aged man in the black robe seemed as if he was about to cry, “And the two sages… perished together…”
“Ah?”
“Sigh…”
The crowd was filled with a sense of regret.
“However, although the two martial sages fell, their swords and blades remained unharmed. What’s more… remarkably, the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade absorbed the soul marks of the two sages, resulting in the martial saint mark! Do you know what the martial saint mark is?”
“Could it be…”
“Exactly!” The middle-aged man in the black robe slapped the table, “The lifelong learnings of the two sages are contained within the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade! Therefore, for the past eight thousand years, there has been a legend circulating in the world…”
“What legend?” The crowd asked eagerly.
“The Heaven-asking Sword can ask heaven; if heaven’s way is unjust, I will eliminate it! The Hades Blade, a blade among immortals; one slash sends you into the Yellow Springs!” The middle-aged man in the black robe sang softly, his expression filled with the loneliness of a high-level expert.
“The Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade are adversaries, but once the sword appears in the world, the blade will surely not remain silent! They must contend for supremacy in this world once again! This is fate!”
“Ah? Does that mean…”
“Exactly!” The middle-aged man in the black robe sighed, “You all know that the Heaven-asking Sword has appeared, but you don’t know that the Hades Blade has also manifested in this world, and along the way, it has also brought blood and chaos!”
The entire room was stunned! Suddenly, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard in the tavern.
“This is a catastrophe in the martial arts world and the greatest opportunity for the Nine Heavens people!” The middle-aged man in the black robe sighed, “No matter who you are, as long as you possess either the Heaven-asking Sword or the Hades Blade, you could potentially unlock the martial saint mark! And whoever can unlock this martial saint mark can become a martial sage in a short period!”