Chapter 5935

Tianjian Pavilion’s Lun Jian Tai trembled under the clash of intentions, though not from brute force, but from the sheer weight of spirit and will.

Chen Ping felt it in his bones: the sword aura around Dugu Ao was unlike anything he had encountered. It was pure, absolute, and yet contained the flexibility of the cosmos itself—like a river that could carve mountains yet slip through cracks in stone.

The dragon-slaying sword in his hand wasn’t just steel—it carried Chaos Immortal Power, the golden dragon bloodline, and the Earth Fire True Flame. Each force was restrained, yet together they were a storm bound into a blade. He moved carefully, drawing a circle in the void. Within it, yin and yang spun, the five elements coiled and evolved, and a vague scene of cosmic creation—the birth and death of all things—unfurled like a mist.

Dugu Ao’s eyes flared as he recognized the formation. “Chaos opens the sky…” he whispered, almost a reverent gasp, and his iron sword trembled in acknowledgment. Then, with a roar that seemed to shake the heavens, the hundred-foot giant sword behind him slammed into the circle.

The collision wasn’t explosive. There were no blinding shocks or crashing waves. It was… assimilation. The chaotic sword intent in Chen Ping’s circle flowed around, devouring and integrating the immense sword light stroke by stroke. And instead of breaking, the circle became firmer, expanding imperceptibly, a living manifestation of creation itself.

Dugu Ao’s face lit with exhilaration. “Again!” he bellowed. In a heartbeat, he became a streak of sword light, moving as one with his iron blade, piercing the core of the sword circle. Each strike was desperate, precise—a pinnacle technique, the heart of the sword distilled to its purest essence.

Chen Ping met each strike without retreat, his own sword moving as an extension of his body and mind. He could feel the laws bending around him, Chaos Immortal Power guiding the flow of energy to balance Dugu Ao’s tremendous might. Every motion was a conversation, every clash a negotiation between realms of understanding.