Chapter 012: The Tongue Sword

“This sword is called the Tongue Sword. It is said to have been formed from the tongue of a god—namely, the creator of Divine Speech Magic!” The True God took out this dark, long sword from his tongue and shook it in his hand; the sword trembled upward and downward in response.
This sword was actually a flexible blade.
As the True God shook the sword, a sweet scent spread around. Du Fan had a strange thought—the energy fluctuations of the sword were like those of someone with an extremely sweet voice saying words that brought great comfort to the heart!
The moment this happened, Du Fan immediately felt his combat strength wane—especially his desire to win. It was as if his opponent were an old friend, making it impossible for him to feel murderous intent.
“Chieftain Naixiu, quickly get familiar with the Eternal Bow. The battle ahead will likely depend on you and the Eternal Bow to decide the outcome,” said Saito calmly. In Saito and Naixiu’s eyes, the True God’s Tongue Sword merely looked strange, as they were quite far away from the True God.
While Moses and Du Fan were fighting the True God, Saito had also prepared his magic.
“Who exactly is that god, the creator of Divine Speech Magic?” Du Fan asked.
“Du Fan, you’re just a mortal. How dare you try to understand matters among gods? This is outright blasphemy! You desecrator, die!” The True God swung his Tongue Sword, creating several black sparks at its tip. With a determined expression, he prepared to strike.
At that moment, a lightning bolt as thick as an arm suddenly appeared in the sky. Just as the True God prepared to attack Du Fan, the lightning struck him on the head.
With a loud “bang,” the True God’s hair stood on end, and his whole body trembled.
Even as a god-tier expert, he was paralyzed by this lightning strike!
“Who is attacking this god?” The True God, having suffered two setbacks, became furious, his standing hair fluttering in the air.
Before he could finish speaking, another even thicker lightning bolt struck!
The lightning appeared without warning, and given its speed, the True God couldn’t dodge it at all. This time, the lightning’s power was even greater, knocking him to the ground.
“True God, aren’t you a god? How come you’re knocked to the ground by someone as insignificant as me? Oh, I forgot—although you’re a god, you’re just the lowest rank of them all,” Saito shouted from afar.

“Saito, it’s you! It’s you who hurt this god! Wait for it—after I deal with Du Fan, I’ll take care of you!” the True God shouted. Before he could finish speaking, another lightning bolt struck, this time sending the True God deep underground! “Your Excellency, the True God, with my ‘Thunderous Nine Heavens’ technique, each bolt of lightning I unleash is more powerful than the last—enjoy it!” Saito laughed loudly. As soon as the True God was thrown underground, he immediately flew back up! Seeing his appearance, Du Fan thought of those beggars on the streets—their faces grimy, hair messy, and their clothes in tatters. Although the lightning didn’t injure the True God, its destructive power destroyed his clothes and hair. This time, the True God learned his lesson and immediately activated a protective magic, creating a blackish shield that covered his entire body. Under this dark shield, his figure appeared even more hazy. Like a ghost, the True God quickly moved behind Du Fan and swung his sword downward. As the sword struck, it emitted a strange sound, as if countless voices were speaking at once. Du Fan turned around, dizzy from the noise—like being bombarded with words he didn’t want to hear, spoken by someone he despised deeply. His mind went blank in confusion. In that moment of distraction, the True God’s sword struck Du Fan’s head. A flash of white light appeared, blocking the sword. “Absolute Protection Field! How is this possible?” the True God exclaimed in surprise as his sword was blocked. Before Du Fan could respond, another lightning bolt struck from the sky! With ‘Thunderous Nine Heavens,’ four fierce bolts of lightning had already been unleashed! This time, the lightning hit the True God’s shield, causing it to shake. It seemed the fourth bolt was far more powerful than the previous three. The shield wobbled briefly before stabilizing. “Du Fan, you’re really lucky to have such an Absolute Protection Field. But in front of this god, breaking it isn’t difficult—just drain your magic, and your field will vanish on its own!” the True God said. “Now, I’ll break your Absolute Protection!” Suddenly, the True God’s expression changed, and he launched fierce attacks on Du Fan with his sword. “Elder Naixiu, how long do you think Elder Du Fan can hold out?” Saito asked Naixiu.

“Du Fan’s domain skill can be maintained for two to three hours without attacking,” said Naixiu.
“Since that’s the case, I still have a few lightning strikes left to use. It seems I’ll have to wait for the right opportunity to act,” said Saito after some thought.
“Can the Great Clan Leader’s magic be controlled and released actively?” Naixiu asked, looking at Saito in surprise.
“Yeah, ‘Thunder in the Nine Heavens’ does indeed have that feature. Also, Naixiu, you should get familiar with the properties of the Eternal Bow quickly. That way, you can act in any situation that arises. The Eternal Bow is one of the legendary artifacts of our elf race!” said Saito.
“Understood, Great Clan Leader,” said Naixiu.
The Eternal Bow in her hands emitted an aura that seemed both destructive and creative. Waves of this aura spread to her arms and then penetrated deeper into her body. Feeling the aura of the Eternal Bow, Naixiu suddenly felt as though it was connected to her very flesh and blood, as if it were part of her own body. The arrow energy in her body gradually transformed into an aura that was both destructive and creative!
Closing her eyes, Naixiu experienced this strange sensation. With the Eternal Bow in her hands, even the energy attributes within her body had changed!
Saito watched intently the battle between Du Fan and the True God on the battlefield. Du Fan was fighting against the True God with Frostfall Snow. Thanks to his absolute defense, he was able to hold his own against the True God. At critical moments, Du Fan’s absolute domain would automatically activate to protect him from harm. Moreover, his light combat energy strongly suppressed the dark forces, preventing the True God from exerting 100% of his strength. Even so, Du Fan still found the fight extremely difficult.
The divine level and the sacred rank were completely different stages of cultivation. Although Du Fan, thanks to various tactics and advantages, wasn’t about to lose immediately, the sheer power of the divine level alone made him suffer greatly with every strike from the True God!
Frostfall Snow was also a legendary artifact. When it clashed with the True God’s tongue sword, nothing unexpected happened. But with each encounter, a massive force emanated from the tongue sword—a sharp vibrating force that ignored Du Fan’s absolute defense and shook his body directly.

After exchanging over a dozen blows head-on with the True God, and clashing his Frostfall Sword with the True God’s Tongue Blade for the same number of times, Du Fan’s arms grew increasingly numb! It was completely from the shock! The wrist holding Frostfall Sword became increasingly stiff! The True God had already noticed this: “Du Fan, how is it? Surrender to me instead. After all, I’m a god.” It seemed the True God had completely forgotten Du Fan’s earlier mockery; once in the upper hand, he tried to persuade Du Fan. “Amazing you’re still at the godly level, yet it took you so long to defeat me,” Du Fan said. “Very well, Du Fan, take this move from me—sweet words and a hidden blade!” the True God said. His wrist kept trembling, and the Tongue Blade in his hand trembled as well! Since the Tongue Blade was originally a soft sword, once it trembled, it truly resembled a living tongue, flickering nimbly! As the Tongue Blade flapped up and down, a mesmerizing sweetness seeped out from its moving shadow. “Something’s wrong!” Saito immediately said. With a thought, the fifth bolt of lightning struck swiftly. During the fight between the True God and Du Fan, no thunder had been heard for a long time. Thinking Saito’s magic had run out, the True God had already withdrawn his shield, so this bolt caught him off guard! His attack of sweet words and a hidden blade was instantly interrupted, and even the True God himself was sent flying dozens of meters away by the lightning! “Saito! You bastard!” Getting up from the ground, the True God rushed toward Saito. Du Fan turned quickly, raised Frostfall Sword, and delivered a cross-cut from behind to the True God’s back. The True God couldn’t afford to be careless. Although Du Fan, as a master at the peak of the Saint rank, posed no real threat to a godly being, the light combat energy contained in the cross-cut was something the True God, as a master of dark forces, had to take seriously. The powers of light couldn’t outmatch those of wind, fire, water, earth, etc.; they merely had much better healing effects. But when light forces faced dark forces, they became the nemesis of the dark! Feeling the cross-cut filled with light combat energy behind him, the True God had to stop attacking Saito and turn to fight Du Fan again! “Clang.” The sound of swords colliding echoed across the battlefield. A massive shockwave spread through Du Fan’s body via Frostfall Sword, leaving him numb all over and greatly reducing his mobility. Seizing this opportunity, the True God’s Tongue Blade, like a coiling python, swiftly and eerily slashed at Du Fan’s shoulder.

A flash of white light, and a tremendous force stopped the tongue sword’s momentum and speed, preventing it from advancing even an inch. At the same time, Du Fan felt another tingling sensation in his shoulder! Although the tongue sword was protected by the Absolute Guardian Domain, its penetrating power still managed to break through the domain’s defenses, causing intense tingling in Du Fan’s shoulder. “Let’s see how long you can hold on!” The True God was clearly enraged. He raised the tongue sword and drew a mysterious arc, then continued to move it in the air one after another. Seeing the True God casting more spells, Saito didn’t hesitate and unleashed the sixth lightning strike! With a loud boom, the sixth lightning strike had changed color, turning completely pale purple! This pale purple lightning carried a shrill sound as it struck—like someone screaming, with the end of that scream being right above the True God’s head!