The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1676: Chapter 1676: Jing Yan’s Strategy

Jin Haiwang is not a broad-minded person; in fact, he could be said to hold grudges very deeply.

If it weren’t for Lady Nu Zhen’s tough attitude when communicating with him, he might have directly come over to kill Jing Yan.

In Jin Haiwang’s view, merely ordering his chief disciple Jin Zanzhi to ambush Jing Yan outside the Natural Array at Nu Zhen Mansion was already giving face to Lady Nu Zhen.

In the Chaos Universe, there are few lives that Jin Haiwan deems worth giving face to.

Lady Nu Zhen’s figure flashed swiftly, rushing towards the location where Jing Yan and Jin Zanzhi were fighting. She aimed to rescue Jing Yan from Jin Zanzhi’s grasp.

At this moment, Jing Yan and Jin Zanzhi have been engaged in combat for some time.

Relying on his physical body’s formidable defensive capabilities, Jing Yan had no immediate threat to his life under Jin Zanzhi’s Sword Dao attacks. However, it was clear that Jing Yan was wounded. Blood had flowed from the corner of Jing Yan’s mouth more than once.

Jin Zanzhi also senses that Jing Yan’s aura seems to have weakened somewhat. He knows that Jing Yan probably won’t hold out much longer. If he continues his intense assault, he can soon kill Jing Yan. As for Jing Yan’s servant, Jin Zanzhi pays no heed, considering him merely a physically strong individual equivalent to a First-Order Supreme.

"Stop resisting!"

"Accept the fate of death! Dying early saves you from enduring so much pain," Jin Zanzhi taunted Jing Yan as he continued his attacks.

Jing Yan’s expression revealed intense anger.

Seeing Jing Yan angry and seemingly unable to control his emotions, Jin Zanzhi became even more certain that Jing Yan wouldn’t last much longer.

However, he never imagined that Jing Yan’s anger was merely a sham to deceive him.

In fact, so far, Jing Yan had been consistently lulling Jin Zanzhi into complacency. Jing Yan’s goal was not merely to survive; he intended to kill Jin Zanzhi.

Jin Zanzhi is extremely formidable, and with Jing Yan’s current strength, even if he exhausts all his means, it would be challenging to inflict mortal harm upon Jin Zanzhi. Therefore, he must employ some trickery to make Jin Zanzhi careless.

Once careless, he is bound to reveal a flaw inadvertently. And Jing Yan needs just such an opportunity.

Finally, Jing Yan waited for that opportunity.

With Jing Yan’s aura growing increasingly weak, Jin Zanzhi indeed grew somewhat complacent, thinking Jing Yan could no longer stir up any waves before him.

Yet at this moment, he suddenly sensed a precursor of danger.

Jin Zanzhi’s expression changed, becoming swiftly cautious. However, by this point, his vigilance was a bit late.

"Divine Soul Storm!"

Jing Yan’s Divine Thought had long been in communication with Little Black, always searching for an opportunity to unleash the Divine Soul Storm. He found a breakthrough point.

The Divine Soul Storm quietly approached Jin Zanzhi and then explosively erupted. The Power of the Divine Soul Storm instantly enveloped Jin Zanzhi. Jin Zanzhi sensed a warning before the Divine Soul Storm attacked his Divine Soul. Nonetheless, it was still a step too late.

He felt his Divine Soul Body shudder slightly, then descended into a brief stupefaction. The piercing pain of his Divine Soul spread throughout his body in an instant.

"Damn it!" Jin Zanzhi realized he had been ambushed.

He had no idea Jing Yan possessed such a tactic. If he had been prepared and cautious, he could resist such an attack. After all, as a Second Rank Chaos Supreme, his Divine Soul was inherently strong.

"Ultimate Nihility!"

"Chaos Sword!"

As the Divine Soul Storm was unleashed, Jing Yan executed Ultimate Nihility, rushing toward Jin Zanzhi. Immediately, he followed up with the Chaos Sword.

This Chaos Sword differed from the previous ones.

This strike was not only infused with Jing Yan’s fully exerted Divine Power and Power of Laws but also incorporated the strength of the Shadow World. Most notably, it included some of the Hongmeng Dao Pattern insights Jing Yan had recently grasped.

The sword shadow slashed directly toward Jin Zanzhi.

Jin Zanzhi, who had achieved Second Rank Chaos Supreme Realm billions of years ago, managed only a momentary lapse under the Divine Soul Storm’s assault. Although his Divine Soul Body might need some time for full recovery, it didn’t prevent him from reassembling his strength to fend off Jing Yan’s attack.

"Damn brat, how dare you ambush my Divine Soul Body and injure me? You have enraged me, I will tear you to pieces," Jin Zanzhi roared furiously.

His entire Divine Power surged forth, frantically gathering the Nine Great Laws around him.

Before the long blade in his hand, an enormous terrifying blade light condensed, blocking the Chaos Sword’s attack.

The power of the Sword Dao was overwhelmingly strong.

The sword shadow of the Chaos Sword struggled fiercely to attack but was nonetheless obstructed by the Sword Dao, unable to break through. Even though this time the Sword Dao’s blade screen was gathered hastily by Jin Zanzhi.

However, in the blink of an eye, a faintly discernible Divine Pattern within the Chaos Sword’s sword shadow lightly trembled, erupting in a frighteningly intense glowing energy. This Divine Pattern instantly unleashed a terrifying wave of power.

This wave rapidly expanded, spreading across the blade screen of the Sword Dao.

The blade screen conjured by the Sword Dao seemed to melt quickly, like ice encountering flames.

"What?"

"Impossible! What... what kind of power is this?" Jin Zanzhi watched the Sword Dao’s energy weaken, his eyes nearly bulging out.

Despite his utmost efforts to channel Divine Power, he couldn’t stop the dissolution of the Sword Dao.

The Hongmeng Dao Pattern’s attack was immensely formidable. Even if Jing Yan had only grasped a small fraction of Hongmeng Dao Pattern’s First Layer Power, he already posed a significant threat to the Sword Dao.

The Hongmeng Dao Pattern, combined with the multifaceted might of the Chaos Sword, finally shattered the Sword Dao.

Residual power of the Chaos Sword collided fiercely into Jin Zanzhi’s body.

Though Jin Zanzhi was sheltered by Defensive Treasures, his physical body was far inferior to Jing Yan’s. The sword shadow struck him, sending his body flying like a meteor, while blood continuously spilled from his mouth. Coupled with the unrecovered wounds of his Divine Soul Body, his spirits plummeted significantly.

"Succeeded!" Jing Yan rejoiced with sheer delight.

Moments earlier, Jing Yan was exceedingly tense. He couldn’t be sure whether his attack would succeed, so he felt no relief until Jin Zanzhi was heavily injured. Now, Jing Yan knew he succeeded, with his plan dealing a severe blow to the complacent Jin Zanzhi.

Without any hesitation, Jing Yan once again executed Ultimate Nihility, pursuing the retreating Jin Zanzhi.