
In an instant, Ye Yuan was already at the last step of the 999th step. Right now, only one sword was left aimed at him. When Ye Yuan's eyes stared at the sword, his face did not look like before. This time his face was more serious.
This last sword stored the true power of the Azure Yang Sword Arts skill set. As before, Ye Yuan stepped forward. The shadow sword did not directly move towards him but slowly turned into an actual sword form.
"Be careful Ye Yuan. This sword force ray was the supreme work of founder You Wuya. His power is terrible. Even if you understand the power of the sword, you must be careful when facing it." Lu Yang warned.
Ye Yuan replied with a serious face. "Thank you for warning me, Elder Lu Yan. I already know."
Previously, the shadow swords directed at Ye Yuan had an awful lot of pure Qi energy. Now, however, he was completely unable to sense that energy. This showed that this last shadow sword was extremely sturdy.
When Ye Yuan's foot touched the 333rd rung of the Nine Heavens Path, the shadow sword began to move.
"Eh? I could still feel the power of the sword. Why does it feel like it's gone now? Did Ye Yuan make it through the third round?" Huyan Yong suddenly exclaimed.
"If he had indeed made it through this stage, the Nine Heavens Path would have made a rainbow path for him to pass downwards."
The intent of Feng Ruoqing's sentence showed that Ye Yuan had not managed to complete the third round.
"But.... What is this? Did Ye Yuan probably have ...."
Huyan Yong's imagination went wild because he did not know exactly what was really going on with Ye Yuan in the Nine Heavens Path.
"Don't think that. Let's wait patiently. The state of the Nine Heavens Path this time around was a bit strange. I don't know what really happened with Ye Yuan there."
Ever since the blade lines of the Azure Yang Sword Arts began to solidify and form into a real sword, Ye Yuan had already stopped launching sword force attacks from his body. He closed his eyes. He looked, had completely stopped holding on.
"What are you doing, Ye Yuan? The power of this sword is incredible! You'll die this way!" Lu Yan's voice sounded echoing.
Ye Yuan ignored Lu Yan. Actually, he was now entering an empty state and locking his five senses.
Within the current world of Ye Yuan, all that was before him was a sword that greatly frightened his strength. He was deliberately devouring the power of the Azure Yang Sword Arts skill by using the Sakura Flower Sword Technique as a guide. And this is not an easy way.
Because the initial intention of this array was to make the next generation of fighters learn the art of using swords, so the collection of swordsmanship here was not made to kill even though it was very powerful. That was why, many disciples who passed this third round failed because they did not understand this concept.
Originally, there were countless shadow sword blades, then from here the number was reduced to a thousand, a hundred and finally one remained. The more the number becomes less, the more its strength increases. It seemed like this was due to the impact caused from the incarnation of sword force. With Ye Yuan's experience, he was still able to understand this embodiment.
The best part was that You Wuya had originally formed a swordsmanship from the understanding he had gained during his life. This makes the fighter who faces the shadow sword can understand the swordsmanship. Of course, to get it, the fighter must be able to survive first from the previous sword attacks. No one could understand this easily like Ye Yuan.
Although the Nine Heavens Path was not smooth to pass through, Ye Yuan had to admit that You Wuya had already far thought about the fighters of the future generations of the Quiet Cloud Stream very well.
"Why don't you wear a sword, Ye Yuan!"
Seeing the sword blade that was in front of Ye Yuan was about to launch an attack, Lu Yan's anxious voice sounded echoing from the void. Soon the sword was ready to slide and when it had slid, Lu Yan would not be able to stop it.
Ye Yuan actually drew his sword stance in the crucial moment, this caught him off guard.
"Woosh!"
When Ye Yuan's foot landed on the 999th step, the sword seemed to have moved together. The attack did not spread. Lu Yan knew of the danger that arose from this attack. However, at this moment Ye Yuan's eyes still remained closed as if unaware of the danger threatening him.
Lu Yan gritted his teeth. He suddenly appeared before Ye Yuan. The appearance of Lu Yan who looked like a shapeless ghost moved spread his hands out forming a circular line. A sword blade then slid off. This single attack was like an ant meeting an elephant when compared to the previous one. The difference is very striking.
Previously, Lu Yan was able to direct his shadow-sword attacks with great force because he used an array formation. Now, since he had himself unleashed that sword stance, the result was simply too weak. This was also because Lu Yan was merely a wisp of god soul smoke. He wanted to save Ye Yuan but his form was not strong enough to do so despite his extremely high will.
"Thank you very much, Elder Lu. Let me face it myself." A moment later, Ye Yuan's calm voice sounded behind Lu Yan.
A strange energy aura emerged from Ye Yuan's body. Lu Yan instantly stepped aside without much thought. The sword blade attack was so fast. In the blink of an eye, the sword blade was already before Ye Yuan.
However, Ye Yuan was able to see clearly as the line of the sword blade drew closer to him, his speed becoming reduced like it was swallowed by mud. Finally, the pace of this sword stopped about 3 feet in front of Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan spread out his hands and patted the tip of the sword with his finger. The sword instantly vanished with a thunderous sound.
Lu Yan who witnessed the incident from the side was startled instead of flabbergasted and unnerved for a moment. He did not expect that the final round of the challenge of the Nine Heavens Path could be completed by Ye Yuan in this manner. It was totally unimaginable before.
Lu Yan had been a guide on this Nine Heavens Path for nearly 200 years. He knew very well what a sword style was like in the third round. The power of this sword is very strong. Even fighters of the Soul Merger Level could not survive the attacks of these shadow swords. However, Ye Yuan was able to defeat him with just a pat from his finger.
"Thank you very much Elder Lu for sacrificing himself to save me earlier!"