The violent gale of the "Soul-Rending Abyss," the 97th checkpoint of the Ancient Starry Road, shattered Baili Tianming's protective sword qi. As he plummeted, he gazed at the "Funeral" sword rune manifesting in the palm of his hand. This was an ancient secret talisman stripped from the natal magic treasure of the Old Ancestor of the Nether River when Baili Tianming had slain him three days prior. Below, the churning Chaos mist suddenly condensed into the shape of a sword, bearing him down to land upon a fragment of meteorite covered in Dao Marks.
"Another sword-testing stone." Baili Tianming flicked his finger against the surface of the meteorite, and dark gold blood seeped from the cracks. This blood intertwined in the air to form an ancient battle challenge, and the sword intent flowing between the characters resonated with the primordial sword technique within his body. When the final line, "Slay all latecomers," appeared, the entire meteorite burst apart with a deafening roar, exposing the bottomless sword graveyard below.
The death screams of a million broken swords formed a sonic boom, and droplets of blood burst from Baili Tianming's earlobes. He drew his natal sword and thrust it into the ground; the characters "Affectionate Heaven" shining on the blade linked together in the void to form a net, actually slicing the sound waves into passable rifts. This was the "Heavenly Net Sword Domain" he had comprehended after cultivating the primordial sword technique to the se…
Chapter 139