Chapter 676 - 670: All Enemies Slain
This voice echoed not just in the ears of the two Dragon Race members, Left and Right, but also reverberated throughout Earth.
Even the people in [Strongman Paradise] could hear it clearly.
Whetstone?
It’s rare for ordinary humans living on Earth to hear such a coined term.
Most people would say sharpening stone.
However...
The many Guardians present quickly reacted upon hearing these three words.
"Wow! [Sword Master] is here!"
"Eh? Really?"
"This is a voice I would never forget in my lifetime; it must be the Sword Master himself!"
"Wan Haihao and Zhu Hanyi are busy on the [Strongman Paradise] side with the promotional shoot; they’ll probably regret it tomorrow, won’t they?"
While the restored-to-health Guardians were discussing the identity of the speaker, an ancient-style longsword burning with ice-blue flames suddenly appeared before the crowd.
The sword was four feet long, with a smooth and simple hilt, devoid of any unnecessary decorations. At first glance, it seemed unremarkable, with nothing particularly special about it.
Objectively speaking, while this sword could be considered top-notch in minimalistic style, compared to those ancient-style flying swords Zhang Qianren summoned earlier, it lacked distinctive traits in terms of appearance.
Left and Right’s gazes focused on the longsword ablaze with ice-blue flames, their pupils instantly contracting to dangerous pinpoints.
The enemy had not yet appeared.
But just the sword’s sharpness gave them chills, as if their blood was about to halt and gradually congeal.
"Enemy..."
"All Enemies Slain!"
A cold, brief, yet powerful voice.
Left and Right immediately felt shrouded by a shadow of death.
"Run! Run! Run!"
"Leave this planet at once, return to the ancestral land! This enemy is terrifying! Fighting him is simply courting death!"
At that moment, the two elite members of the Dragon Race were utterly terrified, losing all will to fight, with no intention of confronting the sword’s owner.
Yet the person had not appeared, only a flicker of the sword’s shadow.
Swish!
In an instant, Left and Right’s bodies were sliced in half, their broken bodies matching the previous wounds of Zhang Qianren and Gray.
"What’s happening? Am I... dead?"
Right blinked, feeling his thoughts gradually freezing, his soul also frozen by that sword’s light.
Usually, such a "waist cutting" level injury was barely a scratch to him.
With the Void Dragon Race’s formidable life force, just reconnecting the severed body, without treatment, cells could heal themselves in a second or two, restoring to full strength.
However...
Right’s eyes gradually dimmed.
His body still retained cellular vitality, but his soul had been shattered directly, turned into dust.
The thirty-kilometer-long dragon body floated quietly above the Pacific Ocean.
The two halves of the body, under the pull of blood, gradually closed together, and with a squirming of muscles, eerie snapping sounds emitted from the dragon bones.
The pitch-black dragon body floated in the seawater, appearing as if merely asleep.
"That sword wasn’t aimed at me; it was a range attack... How could it be so powerful?!"
In the sky, Guang Longzuo’s body shattered into countless light spots, continually splitting and regrouping, struggling desperately to survive: "I’m unwilling! I still want to see His Majesty become the unprecedented one and only dragon, founding an everlasting empire, and I..."
After struggling frantically for a moment, Left’s divine light in his eyes suddenly dimmed, and the massive dragon body plummeted into the sea.
...
While the battle over the Pacific was happening, the attention of netizens from countries around the world was mostly focused on the live broadcast in [Strongman Paradise].
The Earth Super Forum and various new and old media responded to the call, using their influence to allow residents of all countries to see this "promotional shoot highlights" in a timely manner.
In the live broadcast room, all bullet comments in various languages were translated into texts that netizens from different countries could understand.
"I’ve heard that this time, with help from the first and strongest super data lifeform [Hong] in history, the time difference between Earth and [Strongman Paradise] is temporarily eliminated, allowing us to watch the live broadcast! Cherish it, everyone!"
"Next, let’s welcome war correspondent Li Xing and special guest Dong Huaiming to speak!"
"What the heck are they talking about, we have eyes! Make the commentator shut up!"
"Breaking news, breaking news! The first option for this publicity shoot is supposedly a challenge at the ’Team · Tier Eleven’ level!"
"???"
"Damn! A National Guardian level opponent, and it’s a team type? That’s got to be insanely difficult!"
"I’ve heard the higher the projection’s level, the smarter it is, so... comprehend the difficulty for yourselves, folks."
On the Earth Super Forum, the "China Extraordinary Tier Unification Standard" currently outlines twenty-five tiers, from low to high.
Tier One to Four corresponds to [Under Development Level] Superpower Users, mecha masters with initial training, Sword Cultivators in the First Realm of Seven Vortex Swordsmanship, and genetic modifiers with preliminary enhancement.
Tier Five to Ten corresponds to [Pillar Level] Superpower Users, battle-hardened mecha masters, Sword Cultivators in the Second Realm of Seven Vortex Swordsmanship, and deeply genetically modified Transformers.
Tier Eleven to Fifteen corresponds to [National Guardian Level] Superpower Users, Ace Mecha Masters, Sword Cultivators in the Third Realm of Seven Vortex Swordsmanship, and Perfect Genetic Modifiers.
Tier Sixteen to Twenty matches [God] and [Haotian] level advanced National Guardians, equivalent to Sword Cultivators in the Fourth Realm of Seven Vortex Swordsmanship.
Tier Twenty-One to Twenty-Five aligns with middle-ranked divine beings under the Divine Court, with significant gaps between each tier.
The five-member team selected to film the live-action promotional video is taking on the [Team · Tier Eleven] challenge.
The team consists of: Song Chu, Ye Chudong, Wan Haihao, Wu Di, and Zhu Hanyi.
This list was carefully calculated and considered from multiple aspects, aiming to spark the fighting spirit of ordinary people and lower-tier Extraordinary Ones, achieving the best publicity effect.
Since this list consists entirely of Chinese individuals, other countries will feel a sense of competition or rivalry after watching the promo, even if they don’t say it outright; if handled properly, it can lead to a positive cycle.
With the current Extraordinary strength on Earth, forming a team to take on a Tier Twenty challenge against five divine instances is no problem.
Even without using the abilities from the [Prophet] medal, with Ma Ran on the main attack, Su Qiangwei as secondary, Gray maneuvering, Zhang Qianren in control, and casually selecting a support from the National Guardian level, they can pass the Tier Twenty team instance.
However...
Such an approach has no positive significance; instead, it would cause ordinary Earthlings and lower-tier Extraordinary Ones to feel despair from witnessing too vast a gap, losing their drive to advance.
Among the first batch on the list, Song Chu fought alongside the [Prophet], sharing life and death. No need to elaborate, just the fact that he shares experience points with the [Prophet System] from his Game of Life panel elevates his comprehensive strength beyond the A+ limit of [Blood Flame], reaching the National Guardian level.
His only issue is his solitary nature; he’s used to working solo and isn’t good at teaming up with others.
Ye Chudong is the kind of person whose superpower doesn’t add any combat attributes, but after undergoing gene modification and optimization during this period, by chance, he reached the level of a Perfect Genetic Modifier, at least not becoming a burden.
As for Wan Haihao, Zhu Hanyi, and Wu Di, there’s no need to elaborate.
These three are leading figures in the "Self-Study Stream," enjoying a high reputation globally, known as the "Cangming Second-Generation Three Giants."
And the difficulty of Tier Eleven is just right, hovering around the National Guardian level threshold, making it very suitable.
This lineup of five tackling five Tier Eleven projections isn’t easy, but not too hard either, ensuring a spectacular battle performance for people—at least, that’s what was planned.
However...
As the squad engaged fiercely with the five Tier Eleven divine projections, a voice suddenly resounded across the globe.
"An interesting whetstone."
The quicker-reacting netizens immediately typed keywords like "Sword Master," "Lin Qiubai," and "Cangming First Generation" on the public screen, as excited as if they’d been injected with adrenaline.
Some of the slower netizens finally accepted the reality, and then, the voice presumed to be from the [Sword Master] said three more words.
"All..."
"Enemies Slain!"
The move’s name was plain and unassuming, not flashy, just a bit stronger than "Ma Ran’s Flat Slash Series."
As the words fell.
And then...
There was nothing more.
In the eyes of everyone, an icy blue sword light swept across the sky.
The five Tier Eleven divine projections shattered as if they were cutting through air, completely dissipating.
That day, national media outlets around the world held press conferences, announcing that all remaining alien foes on Earth had been utterly eliminated after that icy blue sword light shined and declared that as of today, Earth is ushering in a new era of peace.
Whether Earthlings believe the "peace restored" claim doesn’t matter.
What’s important is that this sword indeed eradicated all hostile life from the "Earth-Cangming" faction!
Subsequent investigations revealed that all alien entities harboring enmity, even those hiding within human society or deep in mountains and oceans, had been sliced in two, regardless of strength, thoroughly deceased.
Thus, people across the world gradually realized that the sword that astounded the world was truly...
[All Enemies Slain].