Chapter 161 – With the Sword God Senior Here, Jianghai Has No Worries!

Above the canyon, scattered starlight descended.

Gray-white ashes fell like rain as dark clouds dispersed, allowing the blazing sun to reclaim Sword God Valley. It seemed everything had finally reached its conclusion.

Zzzzt—

The electromagnetic field, disrupted by residual shockwaves, recovered as the live broadcast signal returned to normal. After the brief disconnection, the comment section erupted in chaos.

“Where is Lord Sword God? I’m worried sick!!”

“What’s with that masked old man? Such poor sportsmanship—resorting to self-destruction!?”

“Show us the footage already! This is agonizing!”

Amid the barrage of urging comments,

The backup camera activated.

The lens suddenly focused, zeroing in directly above the canyon.

Qin Yang’s figure reappeared, standing before the crowd once more, instantly brightening everyone’s spirits. The live stream comments boiled over with excitement!

The Jianghai Sword God was still alive!

But before their joy could fully form, Qin Yang’s form suddenly grew ethereal, transforming into dust carried by the wind as he vanished completely from the world.

“Teacher… is gone…”

Among the crowd, Li Zixuan looked up at the spot where Qin Yang had disappeared. She froze momentarily before comprehension dawned, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

No need to wonder…

Teacher was definitely fine!

During his battle with the Grassland Sword Saint last time, it had been the same situation…

After fighting valiantly on all fronts, he dissolved into starlight and vanished, completely breaking the Sword Saint’s defenses.

So… what appeared now must have been Sword God’s doppelganger!

“Teacher is so incredible!”

Li Zixuan clapped with inner reverence, her beautiful eyes narrowing as memories of time spent with her master surfaced, suddenly giving her pause.

If Sword God’s doppelganger was this indistinguishable from the real thing,

Then how many times had the master who spent time with her actually been him in person?

How could she ever be certain?

After all,

Even a Supreme Realm expert couldn’t tell them apart, let alone a junior like herself who had just reached the early Innate Realm… Just as she was lost in thought, a burst of cheering interrupted her contemplation.

“Magnificent, truly magnificent!”

Elder Li clapped and laughed heartily, his eyes full of admiration: “As expected of Sword God Senior! Using just a doppelganger as bait to trick a Supreme Realm expert into self-destruction—such brilliance!”

As his words faded,

Lin Mofeng beside him was equally convinced, shaking his head with emotion: “To think it was merely a doppelganger… The Jianghai Sword God truly lives up to his reputation.”

He had truly misjudged earlier.

How could he have ever doubted the Jianghai Sword God’s strength?

Now, even a single doppelganger of his possessed power at the late Grandmaster stage. His true self’s strength must be even greater!

He had undoubtedly reached the Supreme Realm, perhaps even beyond!

“How shortsighted I was,”

Lin Mofeng chuckled self-deprecatingly, turning to survey the surrounding crowd.

Cheers and applause continuously rose from the crowd as word spread quickly about how the Jianghai Sword God’s doppelganger had repelled the enemy.

A doppelganger defeating the foe!

“Zi Xuan, Master is amazing!”

Li Qinghe, caught up in the emotional atmosphere, excitedly transmitted her thoughts, “This trip was definitely worth it!”

Now she finally understood.

No wonder that Qin guy wasn’t panicking at all, sitting so calmly in the Library…

…He must have informed Sword God to intervene long ago, deliberately deceiving me!

When we return, I’ll definitely settle this with him properly!

“That’s your grand-teacher!”

Li Zixuan puffed her cheeks, reminding her again: “Don’t be so disrespectful, Sister Qinghe. You always do this—sneakily taking liberties. It’s impolite.”

“I…”Hearing this, Li Qinghe was momentarily speechless, her pretty face instantly falling. “I wasn’t! I just… Oh, never mind! Don’t worry about it, you’re such a killjoy!”

“Bleh!!”

She stuck out her tongue, then turned to join the cheering crowd.

Mountain-toppling, sea-roaring cheers surged upward, echoing through the canyon as the Sword God’s mighty name shook the heavens.

Just then,

“SHUT UP!!!”

A hysterical roar erupted, instantly drowning out all other voices!

………

“You insignificant ants! Do you truly think I don’t exist?!”

The Black-Robed Man glared furiously at the crowd below, spreading his arms wide as his tattered robes rustled and billowed in the wind. A terrifying aura erupted from his entire body, shaking the entire area!

Instantly.

A cold, sharp killing intent swept through Sword God Valley!

As if needles were pressing against their backs, the canyon fell into complete silence. The cheers abruptly ceased as the citizens looked up at the Black-Robed Man in the sky, their hearts filled with terror.

“A bunch of ants, how dare you act so arrogantly here?”

The Black-Robed Man stared at the dense crowd, his bloodthirsty killing intent surging as he directly targeted all of them.

Now.

The Jianghai Sword God’s avatar had dispersed.

That made him the strongest presence here!

Since the Venerable One’s reputation had been tarnished, everyone in the valley who witnessed this scene must die!

“Since you’re the lowly ants the Jianghai Sword God cares about, I’ll slaughter every last one of you!”

With these words.

The Black-Robed Man grinned ferociously, flipping his palm downward like a towering mountain range covering the entire canyon.

Suffocating pressure descended, far exceeding what came before, directly rushing downward—

Faster! Stronger!

In just an instant, it had reached a height mere meters above the crowd!

“Everyone, be careful!”

Lin Mofeng leaped out from the crowd, releasing Star Power to counter the pressure, fighting from below against the force from above!

Boom!

Massive Star Power collided, creating brocade-like brilliant colors. The space above the crowd shattered, revealing a void fracture.

“Huh? An ant at the initial Grandmaster stage dares to resist me?”

“Seeking death!”

The Black-Robed Man roared, his voice becoming thunder that formed a connected line, violently striking Lin Mofeng’s chest and shattering layer after layer of rib bones.

The next moment.

Lin Mofeng was sent flying into the cliff wall amidst billowing dust, falling into a state between life and death!

“Mo Feng!”

Elder Li’s pupils abruptly contracted as he urgently tried to rush forward, his heart burning with anxiety.

But!

It was too late!

Mirror-like pressure descended, compressing air density along with it. Sounds were squeezed and distorted into eerie elongated tones, as if experiencing dimensional reduction.

Cries of anguish rose as the scene of despair reappeared. Li Zixuan and Li Qinghe activated their Array Formation, joining others in resisting the pressure.

Crack!

The peaks of Sword God Valley shattered, strands of Sword Qi extinguishing.

“Hahaha, cry! Scream!”

The Black-Robed Man laughed wildly, “From joy to sorrow, I’ll send you all to hell to be buried with my master!”

He looked down upon everything, feeling utterly comfortable as he listened to the beautiful screams. His peripheral vision accidentally caught a returning purple glow.

The familiar scene came to mind again,

“This is! The Sword God’s returning thrust?!”

The Black-Robed Man was shocked, hurriedly trying to block, but the purple sword light raced swiftly and precisely drilled into his forehead.

Boom!

Instantly, massive Sword Qi erupted, blowing apart his body, shattering every secret-art bone, completely turning them to dust!

Body and form both destroyed!

Star Pressure ended!The wind howled through the valley, sweeping bone dust across the mountain slopes…

Gone in an instant…

With the Black-Robed Man’s death,

the oppressive pressure surrounding everyone abruptly vanished. They collapsed weakly to the ground, their strength spent. Elder Li, forcing his frail body upright, gazed at the distant violet light, his heart swelling with greater reverence than ever.

“With Sword God Senior watching over us, Jianghai need not fear.”

(End of Chapter)