Emperor’s Domination

y were mere ants in comparison.
Nonetheless, fear didn’t diminish their excitement for the battle.

“They’re about to launch the offense.” One expert said.

“There’s no other way outside of a direct attack.
They don’t want to pay the ransom.” A clan elder nodded.

Everyone knew that Li Qiye’s asking price was ridiculous and no sects would accept it.

“Clank!” A sword hymn suddenly forced their weapons to resonate back and interrupted the tense atmosphere.

A divine sword descended, seemingly piercing their heart deep.
Some felt a sharp pain and had to cry out.

It pinned onto the ground first then its master landed subsequently.
The two have reached a state of oneness.
The landing resulted in a huge pit with mud flying everywhere.
This was quite a flashy entrance.

The newcomer slowly stood up and revealed himself to be a rather skinny middle-aged man.
He wore a black robe with his hair draping down freely.
His expression and gaze were cold and devoid of any ripple.

He was exactly like the blade in his hand – a tool for murder, black as ink from top to bottom.
Its cold gleam inflicted pain to the spectators.

The legendary state of oneness with the sword was in full display in this case.

“Eighth!” An ancestor bellowed after seeing him.

Even the imperious Celestial Ape Demon King and Starshooter King became alarmed.

“Eighth of Sword God Sacred Ground!” This title struck fear into the listeners regardless of whether they had met him before.

“Ninth.” The middle-aged man uttered emotionlessly.

“Ninth?! He has finished the ninth sword then!” The big shots understood the significance of this title.

“Ninth… Why is he here?!” People stopped calling him “Eighth” right away.

“I thought he had disappeared…” A youth shuddered.

“Yes, after slaying seven sect masters in a row.” An older cultivator said.

“I thought he died from injuries from that last battle, here he is now, with the ninth sword finished.” One ancestor said.

“So this is a member of Sword God Sacred Ground.” Someone else brought this up.

In the contemporary, several sects reigned supreme – Sea Emperor Sword Kingdom as the strongest, Sword Temple with its unfathomable foundation, Virtuous School for its popularity….

However, anyone from these sects, including their successor, would become afraid after hearing about the sacred ground.

This sect was rather unique due to its lack of disciples – only three or so.
This number could even go down to one.