Chapter Twenty-Five: The Blade of Sun, Moon, Heaven, and Earth

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"Sun Blade"

Zhang Meng launched the first move of the Sun and Moon Cosmos Blade Technique, directing it toward Wang Bo. The Sun Blade resembled a blazing sun in the sky, radiating intense, violent energy; even the surrounding space seemed saturated with scorching heat, and the sun formed by the blade rushed straight toward Wang Bo.

Witnessing the wondrous power of the Sun Blade, Wang Bo was not surprised. As Zhang Meng's longtime friend and rival, he was well acquainted with the marvels of the Sun and Moon Cosmos Blade Technique. There were four forms in this technique: Sun Blade, Moon Blade, Sun-Moon Blade, and Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade. Each move was formidable, with power increasing with every form, especially the last—Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade, a technique virtually impossible for a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage to unleash.

During their last grand competition, Zhang Meng had not mastered the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade; otherwise, he would not have lost to Wang Bo. After a year of rigorous training, Wang Bo wondered whether Zhang Meng had finally perfected the ultimate move.

The Sun Blade could transform into a blazing sun, incinerating foes with its fiery energy; the Moon Blade could become a cold moon, freezing adversaries with its chilling power; the Sun-Moon Blade could manifest both sun and moon, combining heat and cold for limitless might. As for the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade, Wang Bo had never seen Zhang Meng use it, nor did he know its strength, but Zhang Meng claimed it was even more formidable than the Sun-Moon Blade.

As the blazing sun conjured by the Sun Blade neared Wang Bo, his face turned red from the heat, sweat poured from his body, and his hair was nearly singed—it was as if he was inside a furnace.

"Earth Splitter!"

Wang Bo hurriedly raised his iron hammers and unleashed his Earth Splitter Hammer Technique. Though it had only one move, Earth Splitter, within it lay forty-nine variations. Each mastered variation added an extra force; at full mastery, its power rivaled Zhang Meng's Sun and Moon Cosmos Blade Technique.

Two iron hammers, each weighing eighty thousand catties, combined with fourteen variations of Earth Splitter, struck the blazing sun conjured by the Sun Blade. Fourteen surges of inner force crashed into the sun, and with a thunderous boom, the sun was shattered, sparks flying and the temperature soaring.

"Haha! Zhang Meng, your Sun Blade is too fragile—my hammers barely touched it and it broke!" Wang Bo laughed heartily as he turned to Chen Yi, delighted at his victory.

"Hmph! Take this—Moon Blade!" Zhang Meng, irked at Wang Bo's ridicule, unleashed the Moon Blade, the second form of the Sun and Moon Cosmos Blade Technique, attacking Wang Bo once more.

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The Moon Blade resembled a cold moon, radiating intense chill. The surface of the arena was frozen, and even the disciples watching below felt a wave of cold sweep through the space.

As the cold moon approached, Wang Bo felt his spiritual power freeze within his body. He immediately used twenty-one variations of Earth Splitter, channeling twenty-one surges of inner force into the cold moon.

Hammer and moon locked in stalemate. Wang Bo's hands bulged with veins, his face flush, exerting all his strength, channeling his spiritual energy into the hammers. On the twenty-first surge, he finally shattered the cold moon.

"Sun-Moon Blade!"

Seeing the cold moon destroyed, Zhang Meng unleashed the formidable Sun-Moon Blade at Wang Bo. After using this move, Zhang Meng sensed his spiritual energy was nearly depleted; he activated his cultivation technique, absorbing energy from the surroundings.

The cold moon and blazing sun released tremendous heat and chill, streaking through the air toward Wang Bo. He felt trapped between fire and ice, and dared not slacken; he immediately used thirty-five variations of Earth Splitter. Yet the Sun-Moon Blade's power was overwhelming, extinguishing all thirty-five surges of inner force between heat and cold.

Wang Bo quickly launched forty-two variations of Earth Splitter. Forty-two surges collided with the sun and moon, and at the fortieth surge, he finally shattered both. However, his spiritual energy was nearly spent, so he hastened to recover.

"Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade!"

Seeing Wang Bo recovering, Zhang Meng pressed his advantage, giving him no time to replenish his energy. With the little spiritual energy he had regained, he unleashed the fruit of a year’s training—the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade.

On the viewing platform, elders and core disciples watched in awe as Zhang Meng performed the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade, their eyes full of wonder. Clearly, they were fascinated by its power.

Wang Bo felt both joy and disappointment at Zhang Meng’s accomplishment. He was happy for Zhang Meng, but saddened that he himself had not yet fully mastered Earth Splitter.

At first glance, the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade seemed no different from the Sun-Moon Blade, but Wang Bo soon realized his mistake. He found himself trapped in a space containing only the blazing sun and cold moon, both relentlessly assaulting him with heat and cold.

The true power of the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade lay in its ability to manipulate space—Cosmos referring to heaven and earth, world and dimension. By cleaving the world and space with sun and moon, the technique trapped enemies, with the sun and moon launching continuous attacks.

With his current strength, Zhang Meng could only isolate Wang Bo in a small space, but this space was not something Wang Bo could easily break.

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Within the space, Wang Bo’s body was marked with red and white patches—either burned by heat or frozen by cold, leaving no part unscathed.

Outside the space, Zhang Meng and the disciples watched Wang Bo’s predicament. Zhang Meng, seeing his friend’s distress, grew anxious and worried.

Though Zhang Meng had unleashed the Sun-Moon Cosmos Blade, his spiritual energy was completely spent, leaving him unable to control the space any further.

Inside the space, Wang Bo, refusing to admit defeat, repeatedly used Earth Splitter, hoping to perfect the technique and break free. Once, twice... After his spiritual energy was exhausted, he relied solely on his physical strength. At last, by combining a sliver of spiritual power with his bodily might, Earth Splitter evolved into its forty-third variation, producing a forty-third surge of inner force—he had finally mastered Earth Splitter.

Wang Bo now understood what was needed to achieve mastery: the combination of spiritual energy and physical strength.

Previously, Wang Bo had relied only on spiritual energy when using Earth Splitter, never considering the fusion with bodily power. Had it not been for this fortuitous challenge, he might never have reached mastery.

With renewed spiritual energy and physical strength, Wang Bo unleashed all forty-nine variations of Earth Splitter, forty-nine surges smashing into the blazing sun and cold moon of the space.

"Boom!"

With a resounding explosion, Wang Bo finally broke the space using his perfected Earth Splitter.

After emerging, Wang Bo stared at Zhang Meng for a long moment. At last, both men’s lips curved into smiles, and they burst into laughter.

"Hahaha…"

"Hahaha…"