Chapter 147: A Brilliant Clash, A True Swordsman!
"Impressive," Lin Han remarked, unable to hide his admiration. "Even while cornered, you managed to summon your other two blades with such decisiveness. You split your focus, using one sword to sever the iron chains below so they could no longer threaten you, while wielding the other two to confront my World-Ending Spears head-on, all the while steadily closing the distance to me."
"As expected of 'Three-Blade' Zhang Xifeng—you certainly made the most optimal decision. Yet, it won't be enough to save you."
"After observing you for some time, it is clear your Three-Blade Domain is formidable, but it is only at its peak when all three blades are released. That staggering speed is indeed daunting, but once one manages to reach your physical form, the true power of your domain cannot be fully unleashed."
"That is the fatal flaw of the Three-Blade Domain. Turning a melee swordsman into an object-controller who manipulates blades—it hardly seems suited for a true swordsman, don't you think?"
Zhang Xifeng, fully focused on parrying the incoming World-Ending Spears, retorted, "What would you know? You are a mage; do not pass judgment on me, a swordsman!"
"Though, I must admit, your insight is sharp."
"What would I know?" Lin Han replied with an air of indifference. "Your goal right now is to close in on my iron sphere and shatter it, isn't it?"
"And what if I do? I am less than two meters away from you now. Your World-Ending Spears cannot hold me back much longer."
"Who said I was trying to hold you back?"
"What?"
Lin Han rested his chin on his hand and said casually, "I have been waiting for you to come to me all along!"
In an instant, the world shifted. A blood-red vortex manifested in the sky, and the ground began to tremble, splitting open directly in front of the throne!
"What is that!"
Zhang Xifeng grew instantly alert. He could feel a terrifying power coalescing within this realm, so intense that the surrounding spiritual energy began to wither away.
Slowly, a massive guillotine blade descended from the heavens, wreathed in pitch-black death energy! Beneath the chasm in the earth, a platform slowly rose to meet it.
Seeing this, Feihua felt her breath catch in her throat. The blade felt as though it could sever the very fabric of the world! The aura of death it emanated filled her with despair; merely looking at it was enough to overwhelm the senses. She felt as though she had seen this before—somewhere.
Yes, she remembered! In the ancient history of Earth, this device had existed: a guillotine! It was a tool of execution, used in times past to carry out the death penalty.
*Can this really be the aura of a Forbidden Spell cast by a Sovereign-tier powerhouse?*
It was simply staggering!
Zhang Xifeng, trapped between the jaws of the guillotine, wore a look of panic; the pressure of that deathly aura made it impossible to breathe. *Could it be that he has been preparing for this single strike the entire time?*
*Escape! I must escape!*
*I cannot take this strike head-on. I might die!*
Zhang Xifeng made his choice and turned to retreat, but at that moment, countless iron chains erupted from the ground, the pressure ravaging both sides of his path.
"Want to run? Feel free to try!" Lin Han, seated within his iron sphere, was not in the best state; the energy within his body was being consumed at a horrific rate, drawing in the power from hundreds of kilometers around to fuel him. Had it not been for his unique ability, he would have been drained dry and died halfway through the casting.
This, at last, was the true form of the Apocalypse Judgment: The God-Slaying Guillotine!
Zhang Xifeng slashed frantically with his swords, but he could not break free from the barrier. The iron chains grew with unnatural speed, binding him firmly within the guillotine.
"Three-Blade, your era has come to an end. It is time for you to vanish from this age," Lin Han said calmly, suddenly raising his hand and pressing it downward.
"Execute!"
In an instant, the great blade seemed to receive a command and plummeted downward, its terrifying aura sweeping across the entire expanse.
"No!"
Straining against the crushing pressure, Zhang Xifeng stood at the center of the guillotine. In a split second, his two swords left his hands, vanishing into the void, only to reappear instantly to block the descending blade!
"It has slowed down! It can be broken!"
"Three-Blade, why struggle? This is the full force of a Forbidden Spell. Your Three-Blade Domain is strong, but you cannot withstand this!" Lin Han furrowed his brows, straining his right hand downward. He had to admit that Zhang Xifeng was a powerhouse of his generation; he was actually delaying the guillotine's effect and forcing Lin Han to burn through his own stamina. It had become a pure contest of strength between the two.
*Go down!*
Suddenly, the guillotine blade descended a few inches further.
"The force... it increased again!" Zhang Xifeng gritted his teeth, controlling the two floating blades while grabbing his third sword. He let out a long sigh.
To wield one sword in hand and control two with his intent—this was the ultimate state of the Three-Blade Domain! The enemy was right; swordsmen were meant for melee combat. How could he have awakened a purely ranged technique? It defied the very essence of a swordsman!
*Kill with the flesh! That is what a swordsman is!*
Thirty years. It had been thirty years since he last used this technique!
Zhang Xifeng’s eyes grew resolute. His grip on the sword loosened—or rather, he relaxed. He bent his knees slightly and launched himself into the air.
Lin Han stared intently at the scene. He sensed a shift in the spiritual energy around Zhang Xifeng. As he surged upward, his speed exceeded the limit of his previous Three-Blade technique. Lin Han’s eyes could no longer track his figure. In the next moment, the two blades that had been blocking the guillotine fell away.
The guillotine blade shrieked as it descended!
At the same time, Zhang Xifeng reappeared, his two blades hovering behind him. He swung his hands toward the great guillotine blade, and the two swords behind him lunged forward in unison!
"Three Stars Shatter the Sun!"
Lin Han widened his eyes and gasped, "What is he doing?! Is he planning to take the God-Slaying Guillotine head-on?!"
"Three-Blade, have you gone mad? How can you face a Forbidden Spell of this magnitude head-on!" Feihua could not believe what she was seeing. He was meeting it face-to-face!
"Uncle Zhang, no! Run!" Ma Tianxing screamed, his heart breaking. "Don't go up there, Zhang..."
"To do this... he will really die. Three-Blade, what are you thinking..."