Chapter 20: Beheading the Heart Demon

  Tang An felt a strange change in the true yuan within his meridians and furrowed his brow.

  But after a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes! Immediately, his right hand rose slightly, and in an instant, a black sword aura condensed on his hand. The sword aura condensed but did not disperse, and within a moment, it formed a small sword.

  Tang An's finger pointed, and the small sword whizzed through the air, directly piercing a large tree not far away. The tree only made a low "cracking" sound, but didn't even shake once. This sword was actually so sharp!

  His eyebrows slightly cleared, and he raised his hand again. This time, his target was a stone several meters away. The sword energy pierced through his fingers and shot out. But as soon as the sword energy was released, it suddenly produced an eerie effect. The sword energy was stretched infinitely, turning directly into a thin thread, like a chain lock, locking onto the large stone.

  The black sword was like a tough silk ribbon, connecting the big stone and Tang An's fingers, as if it were a black chain. As Tang An's fingers gently swayed, the stone emitted a "rustling" sound, and gravel fell from above.

  Tang An's right hand grasped with force, and in an instant, the black silk thread suddenly expanded to twice its size. The black sword energy continuously transmitted through this thin line onto that stone block, and before long, only a "boom" sound was heard, and that stone block instantly shattered into powder!

  Gravel dust dances in the wind, fine as sand...

  Nian Wushuang and Yuan Wanli were shocked when they saw this, their faces full of incredulity. Nian Wushuang's eyebrows furrowed, seemingly unable to comprehend how Tang An had managed it.

  His progress is indeed rapid, and this divine thought has been cultivated by him to the point of almost materialization. Generally, Tianjing high-level experts can use their divine thoughts to bind and press objects, which is already not easy. But he can actually use his divine thoughts to shatter stones in mid-air, how tough must his divine thoughts be? Moreover, how did his divine thoughts undergo a qualitative change? It even carries a hint of the killing intent of a sword, has his true yuan force completely transformed into a killing sword yuan? If it's really like this, then when he enters the Great Tianjing in the future and condenses his divine soul, he will inevitably be counterattacked by the supreme power of the killing sword. If he can't endure it, his soul may scatter and disappear!

  After listening to Wu Shuang, his face had already become solemn. He asked himself that he was not a good person either, but after all, he couldn't be as ruthless as Tang An. Tang An was not only ruthless towards his enemies, but also seemed to be even more ruthless towards himself! If even someone like him couldn't walk out of that heavenly path, then who in this world would dare say they could walk through it?

  "Is there an end to the path of heaven and man? The eighth heavy boundary, the return to the origin boundary is already a legend, it seems that this world has not seen a master of the return to the origin boundary for a long time, let alone the ninth heavy boundary, and the tenth heavy boundary. Nian Wushuang thought about this, and couldn't help but imagine: "What kind of scenery is above the tenth heavy boundary of heaven and man? I really want to see that kind of divine elegance... Unfortunately, unfortunately..."

  Just then, Tang An slowly got up from the ground. Mu Hongyu and the others saw Tang An wake up and were about to go forward to ask him a few questions.

  But at this moment, the three women suddenly saw Tang An staring blankly at his own right index finger.

  The scene was strange, Mu Hongyu only felt that something was wrong in her heart, while Miao Miao still believed in Tang An as usual. In her heart, Tang An would always be the most powerful one. And Xiao Xie was curiously blinking her big eyes at Tang An with interest, she seemed to have already known that she would see something fun again.

  Tang An's index finger suddenly trembled, and in an instant, a sword energy shot out from it. The direction of this sword energy was precisely aimed at his own forehead!

  Everyone saw Tang An's action and was suddenly shocked. Mu Hongyu and Miao Miao suddenly felt that their heartbeats were about to stop.

  But immediately, they saw that Tang An's eyes were shining brightly, and in an instant, a black wave of energy burst forth from his body. Wave after wave of ripples crashed against the sword energy, while the killing intent on the sword energy was constantly being resisted, swallowed up, assimilated, until it disappeared without a trace.

  The sword energy disappeared, and the black wave also disappeared. But Tang An burst into a wild laughter.

  "Haha...... indeed it is! Since there's a Killing Dao Sword Origin and a Killing Dao True Origin, then this Protective Body True Energy naturally has differences with other True Energies!"

  Everyone stared at Tang An in shock and confusion, wondering how he had managed to do that, except for Xiao Xie who seemed to have some idea.

  "Protective true energy, has all been converted into sword yuan, should we switch to offense instead of defense?" As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Xie's eyes lit up: "It seems to be very powerful, do you want to try it out?"

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  The night was as dark as water, and everyone had already left the backyard, leaving only Tang An. In three days, he would be dueling with Wang Ruitu, and just thinking about it made his heart excited. That feeling, apart from being due to having waited for ten years to have the chance to end the feud, was also a kind of expectation for a master!

  Wang Ruitu is one of the seven major heads of the Shushan Sword Sect, the number one sword sect in the world. He is known in Jianghu as the Shushan Seven Absolute Swords and is a top-notch expert who was already at the Tianjing level twenty years ago. There are rumors that he is the strongest among the current Shushan Seven Absolute Swords. There are also rumors that he has touched the edge of the Great Tianjing, and with just a bit of luck, he can break through at any time.

  Tang An's heart couldn't help but tremble at the thought of the great battle on June 6th, and his murderous intent was even stronger than before!

  His hand grasped the Frost Sword, and all the killing intent of the sword was contained within. The Frost Sword received this sword intent, and suddenly trembled, as if it were afraid of this stern killing intent.

  The treasured sword, unexpectedly also feared this murderous intent! This murderous intent, how heavy must it be? What does it want to do?

  Slaughter the gods, exterminate the demons!

  Tang An drew his sword and swept it out, in the backyard, quietly without a sound.

  He casually stroked it, and instantly countless leaves fell from the trunk, leaving the tree crown completely bald.

  The tree is completely dead!

  "The demonic path and the righteous path are both paths of heaven! After the sword of killing comes the sword of life, and thereafter life and death become one with the heavenly sword."

  At this time, Tang An, who had merged with the Six Styles of Killing Sword, could vaguely sense the invincible sword path contained in the killing sword's intent. However, in his mind, there seemed to be a vague figure performing mysterious and unpredictable sword techniques in front of him.

  His swordsmanship is vastly different from his Murderous Sword!

  It's a living sword!

  However, Tang An couldn't understand it. His heart was already filled with murderous intent, how could he possibly comprehend that vitality?

  The devil is not eliminated, the devil's path is not yet complete, without entering the devil, how can you put down the butcher knife? How can you become a Buddha on the spot? God and devil are just inseparable!

  Life and death give birth to each other, never missing anyone!

  But at this moment, Tang An was still attracted by that mysterious swordsmanship. He didn't know how the swordsmanship in his mind was produced, but he felt that the swordsmanship was so mysterious, seemingly better than his own killing sword.

  Tang An suddenly stood up and began to dance with his sword in the dimly lit backyard... The swordsmanship that appeared in his mind was being danced out. For a moment, the only thing seen in the yard was the shadow of the sword, like a tidal wave, Tang An's whole person seemed to be possessed by a demon, starting to wield this sword technique.

  "No, no, it's absolutely not this feeling!"

  Tang An stretched out his left hand, and in an instant, a thread of sword energy burst forth from the top of his left hand. His right hand discarded the Frost Sword, and also burst forth with a thread of sword energy. Two small swords danced at his fingertips. He used both hands simultaneously, and incredibly, he began to dance two different sword techniques in this courtyard.

  One is life, one is death.

  Life and death coexist in the world, they should be mutually born and promote each other. However, how life and death can be mutually born is really too difficult!

  Tang An's eyes flashed with a fierce light at times, and at other times seemed to contain endless vitality.

  His entire demeanor began to change constantly. His face turned black and white, alternating with each other, looking extremely strange!

  The swords clashed, and the two swords suddenly flew out of Tang An's hands, fighting each other. The sword shadows overlapped, and every time they collided, Tang An's mind was hammered by a large hammer, his spirit was shocked!

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Swords clashed, Tang An's face suddenly surged with a wave of turmoil, his mind was shaken, and he could no longer hold back. With a "pu" sound, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from his mouth!

  "Cough...cough..." He started coughing, his mouth was filled with fresh blood, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, but a smile began to appear on his face.

  "Devil's temptation! Devil's temptation! Haha... Do you think I'd believe that? Although I've entered the devil's realm, and this sword is a devilish sword, under the vast sky, I only kill those who deserve to be killed! Haha... Whether I become a devil or a god, it's all within my power, no one can stop me!"

  "Haha... Heart Devil... Thanks to you again today, my Killing Sword is now entangled in a life-and-death struggle and has merged with another sword! Now I have merged seven swords, and in the Heavenly Realm, no one can withstand my one sword! Wang Ruitu, he's definitely going to die!"

  Tang An took a step forward, and suddenly the backyard was filled with a loud rumbling sound. The ground began to shake violently, and afterwards, all the flowers, grass, and trees withered and died!

  Mu Hongyu and others heard the noise, all rushed over here, but when they arrived, Tang An had disappeared...

  Above the blue sky, a green light shoots straight towards the Grand Canyon!

  It's Tang An!

  "June 6th, I can't wait any longer! Wang Ruitu, are you ready?"

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