God Emperor - Chapter 683

Chapter 683


Zhang Ruochen stood by the stone wall grasping the hilt of the Valley-water Sword . He pointed at the word "Heaven" on the top left-hand corner and said, "Let's fight . This is my last try . See if your Tao of the sword is more powerful than mine!"

The writing soared out and turned into a human figure . Its hands were grasping a combat sword . The figure landed from the air and aimed a strike at Zhang Ruochen's head .

In an instant, the scenery around Zhang Ruochen completely vanished . Columns of air gyrated upward and wrapped around him .

Above him, the huge combat sword struck down toward his head . An earthshaking tremor of Qi accompanied the strike, almost as if it was trying to cleave the earth .

"You're just a Sword Comprehension . Do you think you can subdue me?"

Zhang Ruochen slashed his sword and drew a long arc in the air . The sword Qi broke through a column of wind that was blocking him in front .

The scenery around him became visible again . He was still standing at the foot of the Third-Level Mountain . Nothing had changed .

The only difference was that the gatekeeper attacking him was already at the top of his head .

"Sword One!"

Zhang Ruochen held his sword with both hands . His body and the sword merged into one, turning into a white streak of light . The light soared to the sky . With an incisive air, he attacked the gatekeeper .

CLANG! The swords clashed . Dense sword Qi surged out, whirling about everywhere .

Zhang Ruochen then hurtled down . His legs sunk deep into the ground up to his knees, surrounded by numerous fissures .

The gatekeeper also fell soon after .

It landed sideways on the ground with a deafening thud, creating a large, human-shaped crater . There was a hole the size of a bowl in its chest, emitting large quantities of holy light .

The body of the gatekeeper turned into numerous specks of light that then reconfigured to form a character on the stone wall .

"Breakthrough successful . "

A low voice sounded from within the stone wall .

The burly man was astonished . He had a feeling that Lin Yue would triumph on this try . He did not, however, expect him to kill the gatekeeper with a single strike .

He even suspected that Lin Yue had pretended to be weak during his first try .

How could any man make such great strides within just a few hours?

Clap! Clap!

The burly man clapped his hands . "You're indeed a genius in the Tao of the sword . My eyes are opened . I'm a little curious, though . You could have easily defeated the gatekeeper . Why did you take three tries?"

Zhang Ruochen sheathed his Valley-water Sword . He stared at the burly man and said, "I can only tell you I did my best on every try . A man can improve, but a gatekeeper will only ever be this strong . "

It was actually not surprising that Zhang Ruochen had defeated the gatekeeper with a single strike .


Although the gatekeeper had reached the ninth level of Sword One, his realm in the Tao of the sword was still in the Intermediate Stage of Heart Integrated into Sword . Zhang Ruochen, on the other hand, had reached the Advanced Stage .

Zhang Ruochen did not succeed on his first try because he lacked the necessary experience to fight top sword practitioners . He lost to the gatekeeper in just over 100 moves .

On his second try, Zhang Ruochen exchanged 2,000 moves with the gatekeeper . He accumulated much combat experience and also tried to probe its weakness .

The gatekeeper's weakness?

The gatekeeper's greatest weakness was the fact that it was not human . It was simply a whiff of sword consciousness . The gatekeeper knew only how to attack and defend, and had no variation in its moves . Or rather, its variations were very slow .

Zhang Ruochen pinpointed its weakness . Since he was more powerful than the gatekeeper, he managed to kill it with a single strike .

Zhang Ruochen obviously would not give the burly man the real reason . After explaining casually, he headed for the mountain path to continue up the Third-Level Mountain .

The revered Holy Land of all sword practitioners—the Sword Pavilion—was on the summit of the Third-Level Mountain .

Zhang Ruochen had high expectations of the Sword Pavilion .

"'A man can improve, but a gatekeeper will only ever be this strong . ' He's right . It makes sense . "



The burly man stared at Zhang Ruchen from behind and smiled faintly . He started climbing the Third-Level Mountain . Although he kept distance, he wanted to know how far Zhang Ruochen could go .

The second stage was midway up the mountain . As expected, it did not prove to be a hindrance to Zhang Ruochen .

After breaking through the second stage, Zhang Ruochen continued climbing . If he could overcome the "Force" of the Third-Level Mountain, he would reach its summit .

Like the first two mountains, the Third-Level Mountain was 9,000 meters high . Its Force, however, was several times more powerful than the last .

Even with his willpower, Zhang Ruochen found it extremely difficult to resist the Force .

After reaching a height of 7,000 meters, his eardrums started throbbing with pain . There was a humming noise in his ears all the time .

Each step weighed his body down by an extra 10 tons . His bones crackled and his spine bent almost as if it would break .

Zhang Ruochen eventually had to stop . He sat cross-legged on the ground and started running exercises from the Scripture of Emperor Ming's Empyrean within his body . He tried his best to subdue the Force .

At this point, he discovered that the burly man was still trailing behind him . The man had stopped 30 meters away .

"This man can overcome the Force of the Third-Level Mountain so easily . Is he a Half-Saint?"

Zhang Ruochen soon shook his head .

The burly man's cultivation was certainly unfathomable . However, he had clearly not cultivated a Divine Soul . He was still of the Fish-Dragon Realm .

Zhang Ruochen did not know that the burly man was even more astounded than he .

"The lad's really something . He reached the 7,000-meter point of the Third-Level Mountain even when he's still of the Fifth Change in the Fish-Dragon Realm . I did the same when I was of the Fifth Change . Is his willpower as strong as mine?"

The burly man had always been the most outstanding person in his age group and realm ever since he was young . He had always left the second best far behind .

Now, someone had emerged in his realm who could rival him . It naturally stimulated his eager desire to win .

"I'd like to see how far you can go . " The burly man smiled faintly and sat down in a cross-legged position as well . He waited patiently for Zhang Ruochen .

In the next few hours, Zhang Ruochen would stop every 100 meters . He would only continue after getting used to the Force .



Zhang Ruochen took six hours to finally reach the 8,000-meter point .

The burly man began to look extremely solemn .

The burly man's face looked more and more serious as Zhang Ruochen climbed the mountain . Each step Zhang Ruochen took made the difference between them more pronounced .

The burly man was a very proud person . He enjoyed winning very much . He could not accept someone else as his superior in any way .

"Is he really that powerful?" The burly man wanted to pit himself against Zhang Ruochen . However, he held back this urge because he had already reached the Peak of the Ninth Change in the Fish-Dragon Realm .

It would not mean anything to win with a cultivation of the Ninth Change .

Zhang Ruochen climbed from day to night .

From night to dawn . The sun began to rise .

When the sun had finally risen, Zhang Ruochen took his final step . He had reached the summit of the Third-Level Mountain .

His Taoist robe was completely soaked in blood and sweat . His ears, nostrils, eyes and mouth were dripping with blood . He looked extremely gruesome .

It was impossible to imagine how much pain he had gone through . He reached the summit through his exceptional perseverance and focus . Now he stood in a position that others could only look at in awe .

It was a painful experience climbing the Third-Level Mountain, but if he had not withstood the pain, he would not be the first to see the rising sun!

Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath and spread out his arms . He was completely relaxed . Genial sunshine shone down on his body . He spoke with a deep sense of enjoyment . "This is a wonderful feeling . "

After running exercises around his body, he took in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi . The pain in his body gradually subsided . A refreshing feeling took over, an experience that he had never had before .

"This guy . . . "

The burly man had reached the summit . He glanced at Zhang Ruochen, not knowing what to say .

All of a sudden, Zhang Ruochen opened his eyes and stared at the burly man . He could not suppress his curiosity . "Who are you, really?"



The burly man said, "Can't you guess?"

Zhang Ruochen said, "As far as I know, only Gai Tianjiao can reach the summit of the Third-Level Mountain while still of the Fish-Dragon Realm . I'm sure you are not her . "

"Why not?" The burly man laughed with a calm, unfazed air .

"Although I haven't seen Gai Tianjiao before, I've heard many stories about her . I know she's a woman—an exceptionally beautiful woman," Zhang Ruochen said .

The burly man had a look of deep enjoyment . He nodded and said, "Gai Tianjiao is the first of the four beauties of the Yin and Yang Sect . She's certainly very beautiful . If you keep praising her, you might get into her good books . "

Seeing as the burly man would not identify himself, Zhang Ruochen quit asking questions and went to the third Holy Spring instead .

Since the burly man was beside him, Zhang Ruochen could not use his Spatial Ring to collect the Holy Water . He would certainly be discovered .

If he were to collect only a small gourd of Holy Spring water, however, it would help him only a little in the Tao of the sword .

Zhang Ruochen decided to practice by the third Holy Spring . He would try to break into the Completion of Sword One .

He sat cross-legged by the Holy Spring and drank his first gourd of Holy Water .

"Swoosh!"

In his Qi Sea, the three Sword Comprehensions surrounded the Heart of the Sword and started surging . A tremendous roar sounded like that from a tumultuous river . The noise reverberated within Zhang Ruochen's ears and body . No Monk outside could hear it .

After drinking the first gourd of Holy Water, Zhang Ruochen's wounds healed . The scabs fell off and his skin became as tender as a baby's . It was as if his body had been thoroughly remolded .

After taking his second gourd of Holy Water, Zhang Ruochen started practicing the sword on the summit of the Third-Level Mountain .

He tried comprehending the mysteries of Sword One while practicing . At the same time, he was digesting the power of the Holy Water .

After he drank his third gourd of Holy Water, his sword moves gradually slowed down . Each move became more profound and concentrated . His sword moves blended with the laws of Heaven and Earth, and their power increased tremendously .

A Taoist priest of about forty strolled out from the Sword Pavilion .

He had a cyan beard and looked quite cultivated . He was supporting a terracotta teapot in his hands and looked at ease . He walked over to the burly man and stopped beside him .

His eyes were fixed on Zhang Ruochen executing the sword moves . His brows went up . "Not bad . Another genius of the Tao of the sword has emerged . He has reached the summit of the Third-Level Mountain and the Sword Pavilion on his own strength . Who's the boy, Tianjiao?"Please download our sponsor's game to support us!