CHAPTER 326: CHAPTER 289 DEADLOCK

In the hall, everyone held their swords and stared straight at Gao Xuan, with fierce Sword Qi crisscrossing the Sword Mountain.

Standing beside Gao Xuan, Helen was almost suffocated by the sword energy pressure from everyone.

She was now deathly nervous, with the Storm Crown in her mind continuously accumulating Source Power, ready to burst out at any moment.

At this moment, Gao Xuan casually said that he needed more money from her father, making Helen feel both amused and helpless.

However, Gao Xuan was enduring many times the pressure Helen felt, yet he still had the mood for joking. It showed how formidable Gao Xuan was.

To face changes without fear and remain calm in danger is easier said than done, and there are few in the world who can achieve it.

Moreover, this time was a situation of inevitable death!

Facing the threat of death, Gao Xuan remained composed and unflustered, as graceful as ever. This demeanor truly charmed Helen to no end.

Helen tightly held Gao Xuan’s hand, "No matter life or death, fortune or misfortune, I will be with you!"

"Touched."

Gao Xuan gently shook off Helen’s hand, "But a chance to shine like this isn’t for you."

Gao Xuan laughed heartily as he drew the Hongyi Sword. The clear blade rippled with waves of Sword Qi, yet held steady and didn’t release.

All the Sword Qi and Sword Intent unleashed by the numerous Silver Sword Heroes were completely swept away by this one sword.

The Hongyi Sword, wielded by Gao Xuan, was strong but not violent, gentle but not weak. It shattered all the Sword Qi and Sword Intent of many Silver Sword Heroes, yet showed no sharpness. The Sword Intent was entirely contained, revealing nothing, forming a world of its own.

This sword was exquisite beyond compare, and although the many Silver Sword Heroes watched intently, they couldn’t discern the real from the illusory in Gao Xuan’s sword.

The many Silver Sword Heroes instinctively retracted their power, preparing for change.

This was the most normal reaction.

There were too many people present. Although Gao Xuan stood at the forefront, it was impossible for everyone to rush together.

Neither did they have enough rapport to cooperate. No one was willing to take risks when facing a strong enemy.

Gao Xuan clearly had nowhere to escape, death seemed certain. But he had killed a Golden Sword Saint before.

Every Sword Hero knew the weight behind Gao Xuan’s achievements!

No matter what means Gao Xuan used, being able to leap ranks and kill a Golden Sword Saint signified that Gao Xuan was an unparalleled Sword Hero.

Gao Xuan’s combat experience was incredibly rich, and his Spiritual Power far surpassed the crowd by an unknown number of folds.

The emotional changes, Source Power fluctuations of the numerous Silver Sword Heroes were all under his control.

Gao Xuan paid no mind to these weaklings; it was just that there were too many people, making it a bit troublesome to deal with.

The space was so small that without careful control, Helen might get hurt.

More importantly, there was an Evil God hiding here.

The old proverb holds: Shoot the horse first to catch the thief, seize the king first to catch the rebels.

Gao Xuan’s Hongyi Sword severed all the Sword Intent of the Silver Sword Heroes, cutting off all their sensory links with him.

The Sword Qi contained within the Hongyi Sword formed a world of its own, isolating all perceptions and observations from the outside.

Even visually, everyone’s gaze was cut off by this sword.

With just one sword, Gao Xuan severed all his ties with the hall, including the Divine Power surrounding him.

The Super Tier Hongyi Sword truly exhibited its mighty power at this moment.

Even Divine Power could be broken by it in a single sword stroke.

Everyone in the hall knew how exquisite this sword of Gao Xuan was. But only Isis realized how strong it really was.

Driven by divine intuition, Isis immediately sensed something was wrong. Instead of looking at Gao Xuan, she drew her sword and slashed directly.

Isis’s sword was the War Spirit Sword, a powerful Silver Sword. Under the Divine Power’s support, this War Spirit Sword shone with golden light.

Though resembling a Thrusting Sword in design, it carried the weight of a thousand catties and could gather endless Source Power into unbeatable Sword Qi.

The golden thrusting sword cut horizontally, striking precisely at the Hongyi Sword that came thrusting through the air.

As the two swords clashed, the golden light on the War Spirit Sword erupted brightly, with layer upon layer of rippling waves dissipating the fierce power on the War Spirit Sword.

Gao Xuan failed to achieve his strike; instead, it was blocked by Isis, and in the confrontation of the two swords, he even suffered a slight setback.

This made him realize that Isis’s divine power was not strong, yet it was not inferior to Divine entities such as the Dragon God or Crimson Eye.

The Dragon God and Crimson Eye were relatively dumb. Like beasts with mere brute strength, even if superior to humans, they could always be killed once their weaknesses were discerned.

The Charm Race Evil God possessing Isis had stayed in the human realm for an unknown length of time, boasting extensive experience and profound wisdom.

The same Divine Power, wielded by them, could be a hundred times more efficient, which was terrifying.

The opponent obviously also mastered Swordsmanship and transformed Divine Power into Sword Intent. Even converting only a small portion, on a level, it was not much inferior to him.

The Divine Power enhancement also granted Isis a stronger body, enhanced speed. While Divine Power couldn’t break through the limits of Source Power, it could break through the limits of the body.

Like Gao Xuan, his ultra-high agility and constitution granted him considerable advantage in low Source Power environments. In facing Isis, his bodily advantage was now minimal.

This was slightly troublesome!

The Hongyi Sword kept thrusting, and the lightning-fast Quick Sword carried ceaseless Sword Qi.

Isis’s War Spirit Sword wasn’t bothered by the persistent Sword Qi. Each of her strikes could precisely parry the Hongyi Sword.

The two swords clashed in rapid succession, with the golden light on the War Spirit Sword continuously bursting in all directions. The scattered golden lights in the air resembled tiny golden birds, emitting sweet, melodious chirping.

Hearing these bird chirps, Gao Xuan’s mind briefly faltered, thinking how beautiful the birds sang.

The Six-winged Celestial Cicada let out a high-pitched cry, drowning out all sounds, snapping Gao Xuan back to his senses.

The opponent’s manipulation of Divine Power was truly exquisite, using golden light as birds to convey spiritual waves, causing his emotions to fluctuate and slightly scattering his Sword Intent.

"As expected of a Divine entity, you have some skills. I underestimated you!"

Gao Xuan expressed his admiration through Spiritual Power, but the Hongyi Sword accelerated by another degree.

Although Isis could fend off the attacks steadily, her Swordsmanship was ultimately a world apart from Gao Xuan’s, relying solely on the conversion of Divine Power to Sword Intent to control her sword, lacking three parts of the initiative compared to Gao Xuan.

Facing Gao Xuan’s Quick Sword, she found no room to counterattack and could only follow Gao Xuan’s rhythm.

She attempted to cast a Divine Technique with no effect and lost her patience.

She barked at Han Changchun and others, "What are you waiting for? Attack!"

At this point, Han Changchun and the others suddenly snapped back to reality.

Gao Xuan and Isis’s Swordsmanship was too profound, and a group of Sword Heroes were intimidated by the Sword Intent of both sides. Until Isis gave the order, they remembered they should help.

Three top-level Sword Heroes charged at Gao Xuan together.

Han Changchun was the fastest, the Cold Blood Sword with its icy Sword Qi aimed directly at Gao Xuan’s back.

Feng Jingzheng’s Soul-breaking Sword moved unpredictably, slashing at Gao Xuan’s side.

Iron Dragon Yang Zifeng was the slowest, and his sword was the heaviest, lagging behind the other two.

Han Changchun and Feng Jingzheng were both top-tier Silver Sword Heroes, their Swords brimming with condensed Sword Qi and heavy refining of Sword Intent.

Their offensive did not interfere with Isis, while their Sword Art aimed at the vital points of Gao Xuan. Their assaults and Isis’s movements formed a pincer attack.

The many Silver Sword Heroes watching believed Gao Xuan was doomed.

Even Helen realized something amiss, urgently prompting the Storm Crown to take part in the battle when a sudden change erupted.