Chapter 312: ying Swordman, God-level Swordsmanship Talent


    [You have been killed by The Overseer Swordman. Lifesavertalent activated...]


    The system prompt shed across the screen as Johnwas resurrected on the spot, his soul suffering a slight injury.


    This guy is much stronger than that Nick.


    However, during this period, Johnhad experienced significant growth in strength. Dealing with him would be a breeze now.


    Swordmanlooked at John, who had resurrected, without a hint of surprise.


    He recognized the golden aura surrounding Johnas a special invincible state. Not in a rush to attack, he casually held his long sword in his arms and said with a yful expression, "Human, stop struggling. You are no match for me."


    "Don''t know where you get all your confidence from." Johncouldn''t be bothered to waste words. Raising his massive sword, Chaos Forcebegan to slowly gather, disregarding the rules of World-in-Hand.


    Seeing this, Swordmanwas somewhat surprised but still wasn''t overly concerned. He calmly said, "It''s useless. Unless you can destroy my World-in-Hand, here, I am invincible."


    "Heh, you''re actually right about one thing." Johnsmirked. Raising his longsword high, he shouted, "Creation and Destruction!"With a roar, his sword descended forcefully.


    Boom!


    The wind howled, and the longsword sliced through the air. The space itself cracked apart as endless spatial turbulence surged, wildly DevouringWorld-in-Hand.


    "Not good!" Swordman''sexpression changed slightly. He hurriedly stabilized his World-in-Hand, but at the same time, his long sword flew out to meet John''sattack.


    "Mountain Splitter!" He bellowed, and his long sword transformed into a massive de, shing at the giant sword to stop John.


    Boom!


    Crack!


    A violent crash echoed as the entire world trembled. There was a sharp sound of metal breaking, and Swordman''slong sword was shattered in the sh.


    But even so, it had still managed to interrupt John''sstrike.


    Whoosh...


    The howling winds continued, and the spatial turbulence raged on. The entire world seemed to be on the verge of copse.


    "Human, what kind of technique is this?" Swordmanwas horrified, his eyes locked onto Johnwith fear.


    Though World-in-Handhadn''t beenpletely destroyed, it had suffered a heavy blow.


    "Blocked it, huh." Johnwas slightly surprised, but his expression remained cold as he raised his longsword once again. "I wonder if you can block this one."


    Whoosh!


    Chaos Forcegathered, and Johnraised his longsword high once more.


    "Stop!" Swordmanwas filled with terror. He knew his World-in-Handcouldn''t take another blow like that.


    "Human, get out of here!" He cursed, attempting to throw Johnout of the World-in-Hand.


    But it was toote.


    "Ha, now you regret it? It''s toote!" Johnsneered, and with another mighty swing of his longsword, the world around them began to shatter, mountains and rivers crumbling. The endless spatial turbulence rushed forward and Devouredeverything.


    Buzz!


    Swordman''sWorld-in-Handwaspletely destroyed. Both he and Johnwere forcefully ejected from it.


    Cough!Swordmanfell to his knees, still clutching the broken half of his long sword. His eyes red at Johnwith a mixture of fury and disbelief, his voice trembling, "N-No... Impossible..."


    "Hmph, ignorant fool!" Johnsneered disdainfully, toozy to waste more words. Without hesitation, he immediately unleashed his Nine Heavens Sword.


    Whoosh!


    A terrifying sword beam tore through the sky, slicing down with overwhelming fury.


    "Damn it!" Swordmanwiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, feeling immense pressure. Slowly, he stood up, his eyes ring at the roaring sword beaming at him. His face twisted with rage as he gritted his teeth and roared, "Human, even without my World-in-Hand, I can still kill you!"


    As he spoke, energy surged around him, coalescing into half of his broken sword. He suddenly released a massive aura, no weaker than John''s.


    "Heaven''s sh!" He yelled, his de unleashing a sharp, blinding de beam aimed straight at John''ssword beam.


    Boom!


    The sword beams collided with a violent crash. The surrounding space trembled as fierce winds blew, sending the nearby Huntersflying in all directions.


    Johnwas forced to take a step back.


    Swordman, however, remained firmly grounded, his grip tightening around the broken de, veins bulging on his arm.


    "Cough!" He coughed up more blood, his murderous intent growing stronger. He red coldly at John, "Human, you''re nothing but a disappointment."


    "Asura Frenzy sh!" He muttered lowly, his form vanishing as it turned into a vast cloud of de beams, all surging toward John.


    John''sbrow furrowed. This attack was eerily simr to his own Demon yer sh.


    He dared not take it head-on. The wind elements around him surged, and he used Wind Evasion, disappearing in a strange, fluid motion.


    Whoosh...


    Endless de beams rained down, the howling winds tearing everything around him apart. Yet, not a single beam managed tond on John.


    "Cough!" As the storm of de beams dissipated, Swordman''s form materialized once again. He coughed up more blood, hisplexion growing even more pale. He was almost at his limit.


    "Human,e out!" He roared angrily. With his World-in-Handdestroyed, he no longer had control over the Power of Laws. Helpless against John''sWind Evasion, he was unable tond a single blow.


    "You filthy worm, do you dare face me head-on?!" He cursed, grinding his teeth, trying to provoke John.


    "Heh!" Johncoldlyughed. His form slowly began to condense, growing into a towering giant, gazing down at Swordmanlike an insignificant insect. "Seems like you''re nothing special after all."


    Swordmanswallowed nervously, his aura bing increasingly unstable. "I will kill you. Soul Annihtion!"


    With that, he sliced his broken de across his finger, blood sttering as the air trembled. It was a soul attack!


    Johnfelt an intense sense of danger. This attack had the power to obliterate his very soul.


    Not daring to underestimate it, Johnimmediately activated Golden Lotus Manifestation.


    A golden light enveloped his soul, granting him immunity to all forms of harm.


    Boom!


    A tremendous roar echoed in his mind as the golden light flickered. Despite the soul attack being nullified, the overwhelming shockwave still rattled his brain, causing a brief moment of dizziness and disorientation.


    "Die, Heaven''s sh!" Swordmanseized the opportunity, suppressing his internal injuries, and unleashed his Heaven''s shonce more. A terrifying de beam howled as it swept toward John''stowering form.


    His senses cleared, and his cold, unblinking eyes locked onto the iing attack. Without dodging, he activated his soul skillin response.


    Whoosh!


    Golden mes erupted, instantly consuming Swordman.


    "Ah..." A blood-curdling scream echoed as his energy shattered, and the massive de beam dissipated into nothing.


    "It''s over!" John''scold voice reverberated as a powerful sword intent spread, filling the air with countless shing sword beams.


    The Return of Ten Thousand Swordsskill activated, and thousands upon thousands of sword beams instantly engulfed Swordman''sform.


    The terrifying damage from the sword techniques,bined with percentage-based life damage, shattered Swordman''sbody beyond repair.


    Seizing the moment, Johnactivated his soul skill.


    Intimidation!


    Soul Impact!


    With Swordman''sWorld-in-Handshattered and his soul already critically damaged, without his physical form to protect him, there was no way for his soul to withstand John''sonught.


    With a mighty crash, Swordman''ssoul was obliterated, its mes extinguished andpletely erased.


    [You have killed The Overseer Swordman, gaining 26,766,000,000 experience points.]


    [Plunder talent activated. You have acquired the God-level Swordsmanship Talent, The Heavew +1%, Strength +10,000, Physical Critical Hit +10, Attack Speed +10.]


    [God-level Swordsmanship Talent: Increases sword skill damage by 500%, and enhancesprehension of swordsmanship by 100%.]


    "God-level talent!" Johnwas stunned. He hadn''t expected Swordmanto possess a God-level swordsmanship talent.


    Sword technique damage had increased fivefold, and hisprehension of swordsmanship was also enhanced by 100%.


    The only downside was that he wasn''t proficient with a sword himself.


    However, this talent could be passed to Chris, who had inherited the Snow Mountainlegacy and specialized in swordsmanship. It would undoubtedly be of immense help to him.


    In addition to the God-level swordsmanship talent, Johnalso plundered another 1% of The Heavew.


    It seemed that only by killing the The Overseercould one acquire The Heavew. Unlike the blessing of The Heavew, this Power of Lawswas fully refined by John, with no negative effects whatsoever.


    Johnwasn''t entirely sure what The Heavew would do, but it didn''t seem like a bad thing.


    Boom, boom...


    At this moment, distant sounds of explosions echoed.


    Ice Talkerand Terranwere being overwhelmed by Centerorand his threepanions, their situation looking grim.


    Meanwhile, the altar of Nature Cityhad been destroyed, the city now a pile of ruins, and a new wave of Huntersemerged around them.


    Johnpaid no attention to the Hunters, maintaining his Heaven and Earth Transformationstate as he charged toward Centerorand his threepanions.


    Flying Sword Strike!


    A sword beam cut through the sky like a streak of terror, instantly hitting Centeror.


    Boom!


    With a thunderous crash, Centerorstaggered back three steps, steadying himself. His brows furrowed as he stared at Johnin disbelief. "Godyer, you actually managed to kill Swordman!"


    Swordmanwas ate-stage two-star The Overseer. Even he would have to employ some tricks to kill someone like that, but Johnhad done it.


    This human was far stronger than the rumors had suggested!


    Centerorlocked eyes with John, his gaze flickering. He wanted to kill this man and im the reward from ShadowLord God.


    But Ice Talkerwas obviously allied with John. Unless he could trap them in World-in-Hand, there was no way to defeat them.


    Centerordared not try such a thing, as Swordmanhad only been able to trap Johnin World-in-Handbecause of his own power. It had ultimately resulted in the destruction of the World-in-Hand.


    This human likely had the means to destroy World-in-Hand, and Centerorwasn''t willing to take that risk.


    "Saukers, Thunderover, we retreat!" Centerorordered. His goal had been to destroy Ice Talker''sNature City, and he had aplished that. He had no desire to continue fighting.


    "Centeror, I swear, Nature n will never forget this!" Ice Talkerseethed with rage. The power of nature surged around her as hundreds of vines shot out, trying to trap Centeror.


    Johnwas somewhat surprised by Ice Talker''smethods. Her style of attack was somewhat simr to Jean''s.


    Centerorsneered and waved his hand, instantly destroying the vines. Breaking free from the restraints, the three of them disappeared in an instant.


    "My lord, are we really just letting them go?" Terranasked, his form ragged, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His voice was filled with frustration.


    Ice Talkergritted her teeth and said coldly, "A three-star The Overseerlike Centerorcan''t be stopped from fleeing. Besides, the ability I justprehended has negative side effects, so I can''t use it recklessly."


    As she spoke, she couldn''t help but nce at John, her eyes flickering.


    Johnfurrowed his brow and took a step back. The look in her eyes was oddly familiar, reminding him of how Siniand the others had looked at him when they hadn''t seen him for a long time.


    Roar… roar...


    The cries of Huntersechoed through the area. Ice Talkerbroke her gaze and turned her attention to the battlefield. With the city destroyed and no walls to defend, the group was being relentlessly assaulted by waves of Hunters, their situation growing increasingly dire.


    With a helpless sigh, Ice Talkerspoke, "Godyer, thank you for your help this time. Unfortunately, we still failed. When the timees to build the next city, I hope you''ll assist me again."


    She then reached into her pouch and pulled out over twenty Soul Essences, tossing them toward John.


    These were the rewards she had obtained from ying the Hunters'' Broodmother. While they were very helpful to her, she couldn''t let Johnleave empty-handed.