Warrior’s Promise

Above the sea, hundreds of thousands of saber Qi filled with killing desire covered the heavens and the earth.

 Su Mo wore a severe expression on his face. There was no way he could escape the attacks all around him.

 He could only concentrate his efforts on defending himself, since there was no way to avoid the attacks.

 BOOM!

 In an instant, Su Mo’s aura burst out of his body and caused a series of explosions all around him.

 At this moment, Su Mo mobilized the Three Secret Techniques and his strength immediately increased by a tremendous degree.

 However, the Three Secret Techniques seemed to have paled over time and their effect was diminishing.

 Su Mo utilized 50% of his spiritual Qi only to triple his combat strength.

 By the time Su Mo had reached the Martial Emperor Realm, the effects of the Three Secret Techniques would likely be insignificant.

 “Buzz—”

 The Dark Force in his body was like a tumultuous river while the long sword in his hand started emitting a three-colored sword radiance.

 “Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

 With the sword radiance dancing and the sword shadow twinkling, the dense three-colored sword Qi rose to meet the hundreds and thousands of saber Qi slashing down.

 In the twinkling of an eye, the sword Qi and saber Qi had collided with each other.

 Boom! Boom! Rumble!

 Explosion after explosion produced deafening noises. The sundered sword Qi and saber Qi brought stormy waves surging in all directions.

 “Swish!”

 In a flash, Su Mo managed to quickly retreat 500 kilometers back.

 His strength was lagging far behind his opponent’s. The blast waves from these sundered Qis were mostly coming in his direction.

 Despite this, the violent surges of blast waves hit his Body-protection Dark Force, causing the blood in his body to surge.

 “Hmmm?” Leng Jiang saw that Su Mo had managed to block his attack and a surprised look appeared in his eyes.

 Although he knew from He Chuanyan that Su Mo’s strength was formidable, Leng Jiang had not expected it to be so strong.

 After all, his strength had far surpassed He Chuanyan’s.

 At this moment, the one thousand disciples of the Shenwu Academy standing on the one dozen islands became astonished.

 “Su Mo is surprisingly capable! Was he deliberately hiding his cultivation? He is indeed outstanding!”

 “Leng Jiang’s ability is indeed formidable. It is unbelievable for Su Mo to fight Leng Jiang, who is three levels higher in his cultivation!”

 “I had thought there wasn’t any doubt that Leng Jiang would defeat Su Mo. I thought Su Mo would be easily crushed. Surprisingly, there’s something still worth watching!”

 Many spectators were getting excited. If a martial artist in the Emperor-to-be Realm managed to resist a Lvl 3 Martial Emperor, everyone would be surprised!

 It would be a miracle if Su Mo had kept himself from being defeated.

 There were very few Martial Emperor Realm disciples in the Shenwu Academy who could resist an opponent three levels above him.

 Apart from God’s Son and the 18 Holy Sons, only a handful could transcend three levels and fight a superior opponent while they were in the Martial Emperor Realm.

 “This is getting interesting!”

 Taishi Xuan curved his lips into a smile. An idea came into his mind. It is not a bad idea to recruit this talent into the Taishi Family.

 Of course Su Mo had to survive this battle first. He could tell from Leng Jiang’s look that he was determined to kill Su Mo.

 He threw a glance at Mu Li standing under a distant old tree and transported himself to her side in a flash.

 “Instructor Mu Li, what is Su Mo’s background?” Taishi Xuan asked Mu Li with a smile.

 He believed Mu Li would know Su Mo’s background.

 After all, she had helped Su Mo out when Taishi Xuan tried to make things difficult for him at the square. She had claimed that Su Mo was highly regarded by Grand Master Huoyuan.

 “I’m not sure!” Mu Li said, shaking her head.

 Upon hearing Mu Li’s answer, Taishi Xuan could not help but frowned. He was a little annoyed by the lady’s nonchalant attitude towards everyone.

 Nevertheless, he had a soft spot for these characters.

 He could derive a sense of accomplishment from winning her heart.

 “Instructor Mu Li, I would like your advice over matters concerning my cultivation. See you tomorrow about this!” Taishi Xuan decided to stop talking about Su Mo.

 “Hmmm!” Mu Li nodded gently. Although she did not have a good impression of Taishi Xuan, it was not right for an Instructor to refuse a disciple’s queries on cultivation.

 Mu Li could not be bothered about Taishi Xuan at this moment. She focused her attention entirely on Su Mo.

 Although she knew that Su Mo was exceptional in his willpower and was gifted in craftsmanship, she was also astonished when she found out that his strength was surprisingly strong.

 It was extremely difficult for even a top-notch Emperor-to-be genius to stand up against a Lvl 3 Martial Emperor.

 Despite this, Su Mo was still going to taste defeat.

 He must have reached the limit in his resistance. There was only a slim chance that he could maintain his undefeated state.

 In the sky, above the surface of the sea.

 Leng Jiang was in no hurry to strike. He squinted as he looked at Su Mo.

 He had failed to defeat Su Mo in two moves. Hearing the whispers from the crowd, Leng Jiang felt somewhat humiliated. The killing desire in his heart intensified.

 “Brother Leng, Su Mo is an expert in sword formation. Watch out for his Spiritual Sword Formation!”

 He Chuanyan’s voice rang out to warn him at this moment.

 He Chuanyan did not look pleased. He thought Leng Jiang could easily kill Su Mo in one move and did not expect Su Mo to be able to resist Leng Jiang at all.

 That was why he reminded Leng Jiang not to fall for Su Mo’s tricks.

 Leng Jiang was doubtful and surprised to learn that Su Mo was an expert in sword formation.

 However, he was not overly bothered about the fact.

 There were quite a number of experts in sword formation within the Shenwu Academy. While they were all rather capable, their power were limited to their mastery of the sword formation.

 A few dozen Spiritual Swords would not pose any threat to Su Mo, given his level of cultivation.

 However, it might be challenging for Su Mo at his current cultivation to mobilize even more Spiritual Swords.

 “Su Mo, my previous strike was just an appetizer. Now I will make you know the meaning of hopelessness!” Leng Jiang stood at a vantage point over Su Mo and looked down at him with chilling eyes.

 As he rotated the long saber in his hands slightly, a brilliant golden saber radiance penetrated the sea water.

 Although Su Mo was keeping a straight face, he was frantically exploring the different possible tactics to defeat his opponent in his heart!

 He was aware, however, that his opponent had not displayed his true capabilities. He could not determine his opponent’s true strength.

 “Heaven-ensnaring Saber Technique—the First Move of Ensnaring the Heavens!”

 Leng Jiang let out a loud cry and slashed his saber so that it came down heavily on Su Mo.

 In that instant, a terrifying 3,000-kilometer long saber shadow came down forcefully on Su Mo like a rainbow.

 The gigantic saber shadow struck at lightning speed with tremendous power and a brilliant radiance. It shattered everything.

 Su Mo could feel an amazing power the moment the sword shadow appeared. The force seemed to coagulate space and bound everything up.

 “What’s happening?”

 Su Mo was taken aback. He felt it difficult to move as a powerful force froze him. The saber shadow had slashed down and kept his body under bondage.

 The air, the sea and everything else within this 50-kilometer radius seemed to have stopped. Everything came to a standstill.

 The Heaven-ensnaring Saber Technique had bound the heavens, the earth, and humans—in a word, everything!