Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 485 - 267: Fierce Battle with the Sword King, Heart Spirit as Sword

"Come to the high-altitude battlefield!"

Wei Fan let out a light shout, no longer hiding his aura. It erupted like a volcano, sweeping the atmosphere with the aura of a Martial King, stirring the winds and clouds.

Beidou Sword King’s pupils contracted; his expression was no longer calm and arrogant: "You actually achieved Martial King status!"

Even his voice changed!

Having attained Martial King status for hundreds of years, it was his first time losing composure like this. Even when confronting or fighting against a Demon King, he hadn’t been this flustered.

A Martial King under twenty was simply unheard of, a rarity even outside the Land of Dao Collapse.

"Many people in the outside world speculated that you had become a Martial King. I thought they were ignorant, but it turns out the ignorant one was me."

Beidou Sword King displayed a self-deprecating expression.

As Martial Kings, they knew the difficulty of becoming one, so when many Jianghu people speculated that Wei Fan had already broken through to the Martial King level, they scoffed at it.

Even he, the youngest Martial King in the Wilderness, the only Human Race Martial King to break through after the Holy Fall battle, took hundreds of years and secretly cultivated Demon Skill before barely crossing into the Martial King realm.

"It’s not ignorance, but arrogance and lack of virtue!" Wei Fan flew above the clouds, standing with his hands clasped behind his back.

Beidou Sword King nodded without hesitation: "Indeed, it’s overconfidence. Even when you killed many from the Desert Martial Alliance, destroying numerous sects, we Martial Kings never truly paid attention to you. We even used your situation for our own schemes, letting you grow!"

Beidou Sword King regretted deeply.

Logically, when Wei Fan killed Li Guiping, he should have intervened to eliminate him. But he respected his identity as a Martial King too much to stoop down and kill a Martial Venerable. Coupled with his conflicts with Guangling Sect, he hoped to shift the grudge of killing the genius Wei Fan onto Guangling Sect, so he used the excuse of seclusion and left Wei Fan unchallenged.

Now, as he disregarded his identity as a Martial King to go after Wei Fan, he found that Wei Fan had used the time to become a Martial King powerhouse on par with him, no longer an ant he could easily crush.

Wei Fan nodded: "So it’s because of scheming? You beasts truly excel at this, bowing down to Demon Fiends, afraid to provoke them, yet striking hard against your own people, scheming against the Demon Hunter Organization, even calculating against yourselves."

Beidou Sword King shook his head: "If one does not care for oneself, the heavens and earth will destroy them. The lives and deaths of others are none of my concern."

Wei Fan’s expression turned cold: "So you beast have fallen into the Demon Dao, practicing on people?"

At these words, Beidou Sword King’s pupils contracted again. His practice of Demon Skill was known to almost no one, yet Wei Fan saw through it at a glance: "I cannot let you live!"

A terrifying killing intent surged from his body.

It was now certain that the Demon Hunter Organization had not involved itself in the matter between Wei Fan and the Desert Martial Alliance, so the issue between Beidou Sword Sect and Wei Fan was merely a personal vendetta.

But if news of his cultivation of Demon Skill spread, it would no longer be a matter between him and Wei Fan, but a conflict between him and the entire Demon Hunter Organization. The Demon Hunter Organization hated those who cultivated Demon Skill even more than they despised Demon Fiends.

"Boom!"

Beidou Sword King emanated a surging aura, with essence qi from all directions converging onto his body, forming countless sword lights around him.

"You indeed have heaven-defying talent, but like us, you are too arrogant. Breaking through to Martial King so young, yet not staying hidden to cultivate, choosing instead to oppose me."

Wei Fan’s talent made his killing intent uncontrollable. A Martial King so young, given a few more years, might become unstoppable in the Wilderness.

Amidst the intense killing intent, Beidou Sword King’s hair danced wildly, and streaks of sword light appeared behind him like a starry river.

Beidou Sword Manual!

The Beidou Sword Sect’s ultimate skill, he was not the only king in the Beidou Sword Sect but the third Martial King in its history.

The Beidou Sword Manual, a martial arts manual created by the founding ancestor of the Beidou Sword Sect while observing the stars, wielded unmeasurable mighty power.

In an instant, Wei Fan felt as if confronted by the stars, with tiny sword auras appearing as vast as stars in his eyes.

Yet he knew it was an illusion; his golden Primordial Spirit gently shook, quickly dispelling the illusion, revealing only the real scene.

Although the fantasy disappeared, Wei Fan still sensed that the Beidou Sword King seemed connected to the stars, with streams of the Power of the Stars projected from the depths of the starry sky, converging onto the sword lights behind the Beidou Sword King.

He was also channeling the Power of the Stars, emitting blinding light, seemingly transforming into an unparalleled Divine Sword.

With a movement of his body, all the stars moved along, covering Wei Fan like raindrops.

"This martial art is even more profound than the Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual!"

Wei Fan narrowed his eyes, feeling the terror of the Beidou Sword Manual. After all, it was refined over generations of the Beidou Sword Sect’s Martial Kings, while the founder of the Extreme Martial Sect, who created the Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual, died before living a full life. There had been no more Martial King powerhouses in the Extreme Martial Sect since.

The Sword Aura clashed, destructive waves spread across the sky, and the Martial King’s aura was world-ending.

Wei Fan propped up his domain, instantly locking the space within a hundred meters around him, but the starry-like Sword Aura came crashing in, tearing the domain apart.

"Be subdued by me!"

The Martial King’s Will Power swept out like a storm, pinning the Sword Aura in place before shattering it.

"Too few methods; I must solve the current issue and go to the Demon Hunter Sub-Hall to learn some Martial King techniques!"

Although he had broken through to the Martial King realm, the only Martial King level martial technique he mastered was the Purple Realm Sky Splitter.

Of course, it’s not that the previous martial techniques can’t be used; those techniques can be utilized. However, the strongest aspect of a Martial King Powerhouse is still their domain. If martial techniques can’t be used in conjunction with the domain, their power will be greatly diminished.

Nevertheless, Wei Fan was unafraid. After the initial clash, he gained some understanding of the Beidou Sword King’s strength, and purely in terms of power, it wasn’t significantly stronger than his own.

Although they both broke through to the Martial King with a Seven-Colored Golden Body, Wei Fan had also practiced the Celestial Roc Body Cleansing Skill and had strengthened his origin with a substantial amount of Golden Body Power.

The most crucial point was that his Primordial Spirit was the Golden Primordial Spirit transformed from the second transformation of the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, and his Primordial Spirit Realm definitely exceeded that of the Beidou Sword King.

No matter to whom, the Primordial Spirit is the foundation. The strength of power, more often than not, depends on the Will Power, which is the realm of the Primordial Spirit.

"Your domain can actually stabilize my move; your Will Power is extraordinary!" The Beidou Sword King exclaimed in surprise.

He hadn’t expected to defeat Wei Fan in one strike, but the ease with which Wei Fan’s domain neutralized the attack was beyond his expectation.

He had become a Martial King hundreds of years ago, after years of cultivation achieving Martial King First Layer Perfection, and starting to challenge the Second Layer. Wei Fan had just barely broken through and already possessed power not far off from his own, how could he not be astonished?

"You’ve made your move, now it’s my turn!"

Wei Fan was like a raging dragon, Qi Blood rushing skyward from the top of his head, and his domain enveloped the Beidou Sword Sect.

In the confrontation between Martial King Powerhouses, it is mostly the domain that matters, and the strength of the domain almost determines the victory or defeat.

Boom...

As the two domains collided, the firmament shook as if two worlds were crashing into each other. Waves of destruction swept across sky and earth, even distorting the void in the battlefield as if it was about to be torn apart.

"You’ve just broken through, and you dare to compete with me in domains!"

The Beidou Sword King raised his eyebrows, his Will Power surging, rapidly boosting his domain power to compress Wei Fan’s domain.

Squish... squish...

Within the domain clash formed a pure black force of destruction, causing both their bodies to tremble fiercely.

Wei Fan’s brow shone, faint hints of golden light emanating.

"A fool remains a fool no matter how long they cultivate!"

Wei Fan shouted furiously, the Primordial Spirit opened its eyes, and his Will Power swept like a storm, reversing the situation and suppressing the Beidou Sword King’s domain.

"How can this be..."

The Beidou Sword King exclaimed, feeling as though his head was splitting, his chest felt hammered.

Wei Fan had just broken through, yet his domain power was more terrifying, his Primordial Spirit Realm was undoubtedly higher. To a Martial King Powerhouse, the power of the domain is in large measure a manifestation of Will Power, and the strength or weakness of Will Power is closely related to the Primordial Spirit.

"Nothing is impossible!"

Wei Fan charged forward, transforming his domain into a purple world.

"This is the Purple Realm Sky Splitter from the Extreme Martial Sect; you’ve mastered it this quickly!"

The Beidou Sword King’s pupils contracted, recognizing the origins of this move—the Purple Realm Sky Splitter from the Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual, a martial technique exclusively designed to break domains.

Though the strongest ability of a Martial King is the domain, it’s impossible for one’s domain to always be stronger than their opponent’s. And in life-and-death combat, one doesn’t confront the strength of others using one’s weaknesses.

Martial Kings who cultivate the Purple Profound Martial Arts Manual usually have a physical body far superior to other experts of the same realm.

This move, Purple Realm Sky Splitter, is designed to break the opponent’s domain, then close in for a physical assault, targeting the opponent’s weaknesses with one’s own strengths.

Upon recognizing Purple Realm Sky Splitter, the Beidou Sword King retreated explosively, attempting to evade the technique.

Boom!

Wei Fan’s purple domain, like two large hands, tore apart the Beidou Sword King’s domain, bringing the Beidou Sword King back from the twisted world.

"Roar..."

The Beidou Sword King emitted a low roar, feeling as though his Primordial Spirit was about to crack, experiencing unimaginable pain.

The domain is an advanced sublimation of Will Power, a deeper level of utilization. Breaking the domain may seem externally harmless, but the Primordial Spirit suffers a backlash.

Wei Fan flashed like a thunderbolt, closing the distance between them, and struck out with a punch.

Great Sun Shattering Fist!

Although he only obtained the heart method of the Great Sun Shattering Fist at the Martial Venerable Realm, at this moment, under the drive of Martial King’s Power and Will, it was as if he would unleash a real sun. As his fist emitted dazzling light, it radiated terrifying temperatures enough to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, brutally prying open the Beidou Sword King’s domain that was about to close.

"You want to engage in close combat with me?"

From the Beidou Sword King’s body came the resonance of myriad swords, even his hair transformed into sharp long swords. He sliced with an upright hand, his palm turning into a long sword, slashing toward the Great Sun with earth-shattering momentum.

As a Sword King, his Sword Dao had penetrated to his core, reaching the state where his Heart Spirit had become one with the sword.