Chapter 342: The Sword of Life and Death Double Kill

In fact, earlier on, while using the clone of the Thunder God to hone his skills, Chen Xiao was able to make a direct breakthrough, unifying all his elemental spirits into one true spirit and becoming a True Spirit God. Yet, there remained an obstacle in his heart—the hatred between the two celestial dragons, Ming Lan and Ming Qing. This obstacle served as a huge barrier preventing him from reaching the level of True Spirit God. It was a flaw in his psyche that kept him from advancing to that realm.

Now, by eliminating the seven elders of the Mingyue Sword Sect, Chen Xiao had essentially destroyed the sect’s foundation, avenging Ming Lan and Ming Qing. That flaw in his psyche vanished instantly. With his mind clear and his momentum unstoppable, he made a breakthrough and became a True Spirit God.

However, at this point, Chen Xiao had already used the power of Yin and Yang to completely sever his cultivation from the Heavenly Map and the Ascension techniques. His advancement to True Spirit God no longer affected his ability to ascend. His Reincarnation Sky was still at its first stage. But Chen Xiao’s true spirit was entirely different from those of other True Spirit Gods. The true spirits of other True Spirit Gods took the form of halos, with the colors flashing within representing their attributes. Meanwhile, Chen Xiao’s true spirit was a slowly rotating diagram of Yin and Yang!

Chen Xiao had now fully transformed into an entity with Yin and Yang attributes—a true being of Yin and Yang. Although he could still use the power within the Heavenly Map, it was no longer his dominant force as before. It was merely a dispensable existence, akin to a divine artifact. At this moment, it seemed Chen Xiao had grasped a sliver of his own destiny.

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“He… he became a True Spirit God?”
In the Mingyue world, aside from the Mingyue Sword Sect, there were several larger sects and factions, but they had always been suppressed by the Mingyue Sword Sect and unable to breathe freely. Now, seeing the Mingyue Sword Sect under attack, how could these factions not come to watch?

When they saw an ordinary-looking youth eliminate the seven elders of the Mingyue Sword Sect with a single move, shock appeared on their faces. In the understanding of True Spirit Gods, the strongest among them had only condensed three true spirits. Among the elders of the Mingyue Sword Sect, three had already condensed three true spirits, while the other four had condensed their second true spirit. How powerful was this youth, who had wiped them out all at once? Could he be the legendary peerless warrior who had condensed a fourth, or even a fifth, true spirit?

As these people were lost in confusion, they suddenly saw the nine elemental spirits within Chen Xiao’s body unfolding and gradually coalescing into a strange true spirit. Instantly, the faces of these True Spirit God kings, who had lived for countless years, turned extremely expressive.

Was he just a True Spirit God with a ninth-level elemental spirit? Had he only made this breakthrough now? Everyone’s mind was in chaos. Some could hardly believe what they were seeing.

Once the nine primordial spirits were gathered and the True Spirits of Yin and Yang were formed, Chen Xiao let out a slight sigh of relief. After the formation of these True Spirits, the power of Yin and Yang had completely become the dominant force within his body, suppressing all celestial forces. If he wished, he could even sever the connection between the Heavenly Map and those mysterious celestial shadows right now. However, if he did so, those ancient monsters who had orchestrated everything would surely rush out at all costs to tear Chen Xiao to pieces. Until he gained sufficient strength, it was best not to resist too openly. Yet now, Chen Xiao could silently draw celestial power from those celestial shadows to further refine the forces of Yin and Yang, making them even more potent. The forces of Yin and Yang—yin and yang, life and death—were merely a technique recorded in the scriptures of the dual-death art; what could be cultivated depended on Chen Xiao’s own understanding, as these forces were the result of his own insights. Chen Xiao’s current goal was to become a Supreme God, and in that capacity, fully integrate the primal elements of fire and water in his dantian into the forces of Yin and Yang, merging them with the Yin-Yang Map. This might allow him to create a completely new form of power. But for Chen Xiao at this moment, this was still far beyond reach. His soul was still millions of miles away from the realm of a Supreme God. Everything had to proceed steadily. Looking at those True Spirit Gods hidden in the shadows, who were in shock, a faint smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. “I hold a deep grudge against the Moonlight Sword Sect. Now that it has been destroyed, I will no longer trouble this world of Moonlight.” Chen Xiao bowed slightly toward the void, and his voice instantly spread throughout the world. Every corner, every living being heard his words. “You destroyed the foundation of my Moonlight Sword Sect and now you want to leave?!” Suddenly, an enraged voice rang out, exploding across the entire Moonlight Mountains. All living beings in the mountains, including hundreds of millions of insect-eaters, were instantly killed by the shockwave. Even the disciples of the Moonlight Sword Sect who remained here, as well as some True Spirit Gods who resisted fiercely, were killed by this immense force. An incredibly huge divine sword stretched from heaven to earth, seemingly piercing the entire world. On this divine sword, dim moonlight shimmered, and a man in black clothes with black hair stood atop it. This man possessed only ordinary strength as a True Spirit God, but under the might of this divine sword, he seemed like the protagonist of the entire world, the only one between heaven and earth. His black hair fluttered in the wind, his eyes shining like stars as he stared fiercely at Chen Xiao. “The leader of the Moonlight Sword Sect? Wan Si Yi?” Chen Xiao smiled slightly as he looked at this man. This man was indeed the current leader of the Moonlight Sword Sect—Wan Si Yi’s grandfather. Behind Wan Si Yi was the sect’s sacred artifact, a divine sword of the supreme artifact level. The reason Wan Si Yi hadn’t appeared earlier was that he was deep within these mountains, refining this supreme artifact sword. “So it’s a supreme artifact. I’m currently in need of a suitable weapon, and this one fits my needs perfectly.”

Chen Xiao glanced at the supreme divine sword and smiled slightly before saying, “Arrogant!”
Wan Si Yi’s black hair fluttered as he waved his hand, causing the supreme divine sword to appear in midair and transform into a mighty swordstream that rushed toward Chen Xiao’s body.
“With the power of Yin and Yang, stop it!”
Behind Chen Xiao, the True Spirit of Yin and Yang spun violently, and the surging forces of Yin and Yang converged in front of him, forming hundreds of Yin-Yang patterns. These patterns rushed forward to block the swordstream.
At the seventh level of the Divine Spirit, Chen Xiao could already destroy the avatar of a supreme god. Now that he had reached the level of a True Spirit God, his strength had improved dramatically.
A True Spirit God wielding a supreme divine weapon was already a significant threat in the eyes of other powerful True Spirit Gods, but to Chen Xiao, it was nothing special.
The hundreds of Yin-Yang patterns acted like tiny suction cups, firmly holding back the torrent of the divine sword. The swordstream, resembling a river, couldn’t move an inch forward.
“Hmph, if a supreme god wielding a supreme divine weapon posed some threat to me, you’re still far from that.”
Chen Xiao shook his hand and threw a punch, instantly reducing Wan Si Yi’s body to fragments.
“Chen Xiao, you underestimate me!”
As Wan Si Yi’s body was shattered, his voice rang out again. “My soul has merged with the Sword of Torrents. I am the spirit of that sword. As long as the sword endures, I will endure!”
Wan Si Yi laughed madly. Suddenly, the Sword of Torrents trembled slightly, and the Yin-Yang patterns clinging to its blade were blown away.
In the next moment, the Sword of Torrents rushed toward Chen Xiao once more.
“The Sword of Torrents? A water-type supreme divine weapon? Hmph, it’s destined to be mine!”
A glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes. “You’re the spirit of a supreme divine weapon. You say you won’t perish as long as the weapon endures? Well, I’ll shatter its form right now. Watch closely!”
Chen Xiao roared, and the forces of Yin and Yang surged wildly within him. With all his strength, he created another massive Yin-Yang pattern—though this one was slightly different from the previous ones.
This time, the forces of life and death formed separate patterns that combined together, flowing slowly, much like a millstone in the mortal world.
Boom!
A sound like rolling wheels echoed through the void, shaking the entire Moonlit World.
“What is this?”
Wan Si Yi was shocked, but he didn’t take it seriously.
“The Moon-Slicing Style!”
The Sword of Torrents suddenly transformed into a huge crescent moon in midair, slashing toward Chen Xiao.
As this massive crescent moon took shape, no energy radiated from it, not even causing any ripples in space. It moved like a beam of light, bypassing everything to strike at Chen Xiao’s body.
“This supreme divine weapon truly has its unique strengths.”
Chen Xiao was surprised—his powerful attack to kill with both life and death forces failed to capture the form of this supreme divine weapon at all.

Immediately, the power of the Self-Reliant Heaven flowed out from the celestial map, and the Power of the Heavenly Dragon instantly enveloped him. As the Flying Moon approached, Chen Xiao’s body vanished into thin air.

“Hm?”

After the Flying Moon passed by, Wan Siyi’s figure reappeared. He looked around in disbelief.

“He actually managed to dodge the Moon-Slicing Technique?” Wan Siyi held the Tideflow Sword in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

“I can dodge the Moon-Slicing Technique, but you can’t escape my Life-and-Death Double Kill.”

Boom!

As soon as Chen Xiao spoke, the mutated Two Elements Map sucked Wan Siyi and the Tideflow Sword into it.

The next moment, the Main God Aspect of the Two Elements within Chen Xiao activated again, and the fierce power of the Two Elements surged into the Life-and-Death Double Kill technique.

“How is this possible?!”

Wan Siyi’s panicked voice rang out. Cracks appeared on the Tideflow Sword’s body within the Life-and-Death Double Kill technique, as if it might shatter at any moment.

“Hmph, thinking these petty tricks can fool me? You really take me for an idiot.”

A cold smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. He knew very well that with his current strength, it was impossible to destroy a main divine artifact. The cracks on the Tideflow Sword were clearly created by Wan Siyi.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Xiao sent the Life-and-Death Double Kill Map into his Main God Space. Then, he moved as well and entered.

Upon arriving in the Main God Space, Chen Xiao’s body was empowered by the laws of the Main God, allowing him to harness more of the power of the Two Elements from his Main God Aspect.

“Hmph, my goal is merely to trap you. This place will be your grave.”

Chen Xiao sneered. With the full power of the Two Elements from his Main God Aspect, and enhanced by the laws of the Middle-Rank Main God, the power of the Life-and-Death Double Kill Map surged dramatically.

“What’s going on?!”

Wan Siyi’s terrified voice echoed. He had indeed been pretending earlier, trying to lure Chen Xiao into making a move so he could strike a fatal blow. But unexpectedly, moments later, the strange black-and-white map outside him suddenly gained immense power, grinding the Tideflow Sword to pieces and even attempting to devour its original Main God laws.

“Power of the Two Elements, laws of life and death—established!”

Chen Xiao shouted. The power of the Two Elements instantly transformed into the laws of life and death, sweeping through and destroying the original Main God laws within the Tideflow Sword. After transformation, it formed a brand new type of law power—the laws of life and death.

However, these laws of life and death were based on the rules of life and death. Although the rules of life and death under Chen Xiao’s control were not very strong, comparable only to the laws of the True Spirit God, in the Main God Space, these rules became incredibly powerful thanks to the enhancement from the laws of the Main God.

They destroyed the original Main God laws and refined their essence, creating a brand new set of laws—those of life and death.

Laws are acquired by cultivators or gods through their own cultivation. Rules, on the other hand, can only be utilized or even controlled after one comprehends them through insight.

However, controlling the rules is mostly the domain of the dominators; the other supreme gods are constantly refining their own rule powers to achieve perfection. At this moment, due to the technique of Life and Death Double Kill, Chen Xiao unexpectedly grasped this peculiar life-and-death rule. Boom! Suddenly, the Wave Sword was shattered by the Life and Death Double Kill Diagram, turning into fragments that faintly appeared within it. As for Wan Si Yi, he let out a scream before turning into nothingness. “Reassemble!” Chen Xiao used a set of artifact-forging techniques he had learned from books in the book world to quickly reassemble the broken supreme artifact. Now, Chen Xiao was equivalent to a mid-tier supreme god and fully capable of forging supreme artifacts. He urgently needed a new artifact to harness the forces of Yin and Yang within his body; as for those heavenly artifacts, he no longer intended to use them unless it was a critical moment. The life-and-death rule within the Life and Death Double Kill Diagram rapidly absorbed the incoming supreme god rules to refine itself, while the fragments of the supreme artifacts gradually coalesced around this rule. Whoosh! In the next instant, a sharp sword aura soared into the sky, and a black-and-white long sword was instantly formed within the supreme god’s space. The Life and Death Double Kill Diagram was even swallowed by this sword. With a single gesture, Chen Xiao grasped the sword in his hand. “This divine sword, refined from the power of Life and Death Double Kill, shall be named Life and Death Double Kill Sword.” Chen Xiao was extremely satisfied with this sword, which was on par with a supreme artifact. But the next moment, his expression changed slightly. He realized that the life-and-death rule within the sword was slowly connecting with his own supreme god essence, aiming to assimilate the vast array of supreme god rules within it. Chen Xiao’s supreme god essence had already transformed into a Yin-Yang supreme god essence. Although it was filled with the forces of Yin and Yang, what flowed out were still supreme god rules, continuously being fed into the Water and Fire Origin Diagram in his dantian. This Water and Fire Origin Diagram was now the key that replaced the rules, governing the operations within his body. “What would happen if I transformed the supreme god rules into life-and-death rules and used them to refine the Water and Fire Origin Diagram?” A playful glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes. Anyway, the Water and Fire Diagram in his dantian was like an overbearing guest—a glutton who could consume anything. With the combination of water and fire, the two primal flames had become extremely stable, so he wasn’t worried about any accidents. Yet, the current life-and-death rule was still far too weak, insignificant compared to the dominator-level supreme god rules in his supreme god essence. Chen Xiao understood that this was just as a long process as becoming a supreme god. “If I can gather a second true spirit using the Yin-Yang Diagram, along with this Life and Death Double Kill Sword, then even against a true lower-tier supreme god, I should be able to fight.” A smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face.

The next moment, his body moved—not back to the World of Bright Moon, but straight back to the Realm of a Thousand Souls. As for the remaining disciples of the Sword Sect of Bright Moon, Chen Xiao wasn’t worried at all. The various sects in the World of Bright Moon already held deep resentment toward them. With the destruction of the Sword Sect of Bright Moon, if they wanted to seize control of the world, they wouldn’t hesitate to hunt down those remaining disciples. Those people were doomed to fail, so Chen Xiao wasn’t concerned at all. At the center of the Realm of a Thousand Souls, on Thousand Souls Island, there was a forbidden area that no one on the island was allowed to approach—it was the grave that Chen Xiao had built for Ming Lan and Ming Qing. “Old friends, I’ve come to see you,” he said. At that moment, holding a bottle of wine, he leaned against the tombstone and took sips slowly. In his eyes appeared the images of those two celestial dragons playing in the Lake of a Thousand Souls, along with memories from the past. “Sigh… The dead are gone. You’ve avenged them; now you can rest in peace.” Suddenly, a faint sigh sounded in Chen Xiao’s ear.