The Wen family's Literary Prison was at most eighty-eight, and Wen Sansi had cultivated it to eighty-eight.
Once the eighty-eight Literary Prison appeared, even Qiu Shi was trapped.
"Think thrice before you act. Goodbye, Four Extremities Goddess." Wen Sansi waved and turned to leave.
The next moment, a terrifying wave of star energy whizzed past, causing the sea to boil.
Wen Sansi suddenly turned around and stared at Qiu Shi in shock. This star energy belonged to an Enlighter.
None of the Fifth Mainland's younger generation had reached the Enlighter realm.
Only the Daosource Three Skies had done so.
Four Extremities Goddess Qiu Shi had reached the Enlighter realm, and with her terrifying star energy and Sirius, she shattered the eighty-eight Literary Prison and sent a palm towards Wen Sansi.
From the Hunter realm to the Enlighter realm, it seemed like a single realm. The Ten Arbiters had long since been able to challenge those above their realms, but this was no ordinary cultivator.
Qiu Shi was on the same level as Wen Sansi, and breaking through to the next realm was a completely different matter.
They could have broken through to the Enlighter realm long ago, but they had not done so because they wanted to accumulate more experience. Breaking through from the Hunter realm to the Enlighter realm was a qualitative change, and the more experience one had as a Hunter, the greater the change after breaking through to the Enlighter realm.
Qiu Shi dared to break through, which meant that she had accumulated enough experience, and her strength had undergone a complete transformation.
Sirius Palm pressed down on Wen Sansi so hard that he could not breathe. He retreated, but he could not avoid the revolving stars around him. "I told you to leave, but you didn't. I'll send you off. The Five Astral Children have nothing to do with you." The sea trembled as a huge gully appeared in the sea. Stone tablets shot out from the bottom of the sea and scattered across the sea.
On the other side, Ling Gong had also encountered a rather troublesome enemy: Yu Hua Mavis.
The Mavis family had always been mysterious, and they controlled the Human Domain's economy. They never lacked money, and they were incredibly powerful. Yu Hua Mavis was born from the heart of a tree, and she was a core member of the Mavis family. No one knew how much power she wielded.
Ling Gong's expression was solemn. As one of the Ten Arbiters, she did not fear anyone, but Mavis truly made people feel uneasy. In particular, wherever Yu Hua Mavis went, flowers blossomed, which made people shudder.
"Leave. The struggle for the Star Tower belongs to the Neoverse, and it has nothing to do with your Innerverse." Yu Hua Mavis smiled, and her tone was gentle.
White Knight raised her spear. "Try me if you want me to leave."
Yu Hua Mavis sighed. "The Lingling clan is the favored child of the universe, and they're the embodiment of innate gifts. No one dares to say that they can win against your clan, but you're just a Hunter, so you can't fight me."
Ling Gong's eyes narrowed. "You're an Enlighter?"
Yu Hua Mavis raised his head. "If I don't become an Enlighter, then I'll become one of the Five Astral Children." He then tapped his foot against the ground, and under his bare feet, green grass spread out from the seabed towards the spirit palace. The grass then condensed into a giant fist that smashed towards the spirit palace.
Ling Gong thrust out her spear. With a bang, the body of the spear shattered. The power of the fist made of grass made Ling Gong doubt her life. She was sent flying.
Ever since she started cultivating, she had never encountered such a powerful opponent. This kind of power was simply unfathomable.
Yu Hua Mavis still had a smile on her face, and the grass fist opened up into a palm that grabbed at Ling Gong.
Ling Gong's eyes turned cold as her innate gift appeared. A bell rang out, and all living beings prostrated themselves before the Sky Palace appeared.
Ling Gong's Sky Palace was known to be able to suppress everything. The moment it appeared, it was accompanied by a phenomenon that intimidated everyone.
Yu Hua Mavis praised, "What a powerful innate gift. It's a pity that there's still a gap between us, and even this innate gift can't make up for it." The grass then grew even more crazily, and the palm suddenly grew larger and larger until it finally became a giant green palm that covered the entire mountain range.
The Sky Palace crashed upwards while Ling Gong wielded her spear and stabbed at Yu Hua Mavis.
There was a loud boom as more than ten cultivators in the distance were fighting over something. When the Sky Palace and the giant green palm collided, the resulting shockwaves swept across the seabed. The cultivators were shocked, and they were unable to react in time before they lost consciousness and were buried under the sea.
The sea trembled as terrifying shockwaves surged out of the surface and swept towards the sky. Following that, there was a violent explosion as the void distorted and split apart, scattering in all directions.
At the bottom of the sea, Ling Gong stared at Yu Hua Mavis in disbelief. Her spear had been easily caught by this woman, and her Sky Palace had been shattered by the giant green palm. How was this possible?
Yu Hua Mavis smiled. "You're really powerful. Is this the power of the Ten Arbiters?
If I hadn't broken through to the Enlighter realm, I would have had a hard time fighting you. Unfortunately, the gap between us is too great. "She then exerted more force, and Ling Gong's star energy spear shattered once more. Ling Gong was then flung away by Yu Hua Mavis.
The Ten Arbiters were being targeted, as the Prime Clear Group had been searching for them ever since it had appeared in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
As the contest for the Star Tower began, the Ten Arbiters were being attacked one after another. Regardless of whether it was a one-on-one battle or an encirclement, none of them were idle.
Lan Si was surrounded by several Neoverse cultivators, but none of them posed any threat to him.
He was considered lucky, while Wen Sansi and Ling Gong were considered unlucky.
Everyone was searching for the Mountain and Sea Realm's inheritance, and there were many cultivators in the ocean currents.
Vortexes appeared one after another, indicating that there were many treasures at the bottom of the sea.
At a certain location at the bottom of the sea, more than ten cultivators were fighting over a stone tablet. As a sword light flashed past, the cultivators all stopped and stared blankly into the distance. In that instant, they had all experienced the feeling of death.
The moment that person's sword left its sheath, it meant that their fates had ended.
One of the Ten Arbiters, Liu Tianmu. His sword qi shook the heavens.
The cultivators slowly retreated. The stronger one was, the greater their horizons, and the more they could sense Liu Tianmu's strength.
Liu Tianmu easily obtained the stone tablet, but then he suddenly put it down and slowly turned around. Black flames burned at the bottom of the sea, and there was the faint sound of hooves. Something invisible had left footprints on the ground.
Others could not see it, but Liu Tianmu could. In front of him was a strange rider covered in flames, riding a black warhorse, and carrying a war banner.
His attire could not be more obvious. Burial Garden.
A desolate whistle sounded from the bottom of the sea, and it grew closer and closer. The whistle came from the Burial Garden Knight, and the black flames spread out and gradually surrounded Liu Tianmu.
"Retreat from the Mountain and Sea Realm," the ghost-like Blackflame Knight said, his voice cold, and his eyes even colder.
Liu Tianmu unsheathed his sword. "Try it."
"My name is Youweep, and I'll cry as I send you off. Goodbye." The whistle grew louder as the black flames condensed into a spear. The warhorse charged forward and stabbed at Liu Tianmu. Liu Tianmu slashed out with his first sword.
There was a loud bang as the sharp slash cut horizontally through the sea. The cultivators who had been about to leave were shocked, and they hurriedly dropped to the ground. The slash swept past and tore through the void.
"What the hell?"
One of the cultivators could not believe his eyes. The power of this attack was too terrifying, and if they had been hit by it, they would have died without a doubt.
The other cultivators exchanged glances and then looked into the distance in shock.
Liu Tianmu's sword was formed from star energy. Although the first sword had blocked the spear, the blade had already cracked, and the star energy had even been ignited by the black flames. Liu Tianmu's body was forced back by the massive impact.
The warhorse neighed, and its four hooves burned with flames as it charged forward once more. Liu Tianmu frowned and immediately used the fourth sword. Countless sword images appeared around him and condensed into one as he slashed out.
Youweep's spear became even darker, and as the warhorse charged forward, the spear pierced through the void once more.
There was a bang, and the sea boiled as the void was cut apart. The lightning spread out in all directions, and the seabed was torn apart.
Liu Tianmu's eyes widened. Man and sword became one, sword and domain became one, and then man and domain became one. The fifth sword.
Bang!
There was another loud bang, and this time, Youweep was forced back. Her warhorse could not stop its momentum and was forced back several steps.
Quiet Weep's black spear was severed. Liu Tianmu leaped high into the air and slashed his sword towards Quiet Weep. As the sword shadow descended, the sword qi swept past Quiet Weep and her warhorse, slashing towards the seabed.
Liu Tianmu's pupils shrank. Something was wrong. The next moment, her wrist was grabbed, and the black flames spread all over her body. The flames seemed illusory, but they contained a temperature that chilled her to the bone and burned her flesh.
Liu Tianmu swung his sword and used the sixth sword to defend.
Youweep was forced back once more, and so was Liu Tianmu.
The two were separated by a hundred meters, and they stared at each other.
"What kind of existence is the Burial Garden?" Liu Tianmu asked, emphasizing each word.
Youweep looked at Liu Tianmu coldly. "Among those of the same generation, there are very few who can fight with me. I acknowledge you, Sword Sect's Liu Tianmu."
"It's still too early to say that. Your existence is very strange, but it's not invincible. As long as I can find a weakness, you might not be able to obtain my acknowledgment with your strength," Liu Tianmu said coldly.
Youweep seemed to smile, but it also seemed like she wasn't. It was hard to tell, but her desolate whistle became even louder. The black flames on her body spread to the top of her head, gradually turning into a book. A strange book that burned with black flames.
"Ten thousand years ago, there was a powerhouse called the Ninth Shield. His innate skill was the shield, and he could block all weapons. I wonder if your sword can break through his shield," Youweep said slowly. Following her words, a huge shield appeared. It seemed to revolve around her body, and with the neighing of a warhorse, she charged at Liu Tianmu, her spear stabbing out.
Liu Tianmu gripped his sword tightly. Looking at the black spear, he slowly raised his sword, and his clothes fluttered despite the lack of wind. "Tenth Sword, Star Slashing."
With a whoosh, the invisible sword Qi swept out. The sea, air, and everything visible to the naked eye were cut apart. Specks of light scattered across the sea like fireworks.
Each of the Thirteen Swords could be called a powerful sword technique, and countless people yearned to use them. In the hands of different people, the power of each sword would be different.
However, no matter who used it, as long as the Tenth Sword was used, its power would be enough to shock countless people.
The Tenth Sword, Star Slashing, was just that powerful.
The sea floor was cut open horizontally, and it gradually healed.
As for Youweep, her shield was cut open as well. The black flames on her body completely disappeared, revealing a person in black armor. This person was Youweep.