This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1577 - 43: Heavenly Punishment (Part 3)

This means that the sword strike he just unleashed is powerful enough to rival the supreme beings among the Demon Race’s top Demon Lords.

Though it was just a single strike.

......

"What a marvelous technique, what a marvelous technique..." Evil Venerable laughed in anger.

"I indeed underestimated you. For a Fifth Tribulation Realm cultivator to achieve this step, you deserve to be the Sect Master of the Sword Sect...."

"However, this ends now!"

"No matter the number of your techniques, you are ultimately just an Eighth Realm Cultivator, not a Sword Immortal...."

"Truth is always truth; falsehood is always false. You die swiftly, don’t meddle!"

Evil Venerable roared in genuine anger.

His arms suddenly spread wide, once more employing the Emperor Syllable Mantra secret technique!

In an instant of booming sound, a massive emperor shadow took form behind him in the void.

"Then I shall show you what makes the top Demon Lord remarkable!" Evil Venerable’s face turned fierce, his right fist launching again.

The emperor shadow behind him moved in concert, but its power multiplied several times, the fist image erupting like a blazing sun, ready to destroy heaven and earth, threatening annihilation of all beings.

This punch, even the likes of "human weapon" Cang Xiu, couldn’t guarantee resistance.

Let alone a Fifth Tribulation Realm Sword Cultivator?

Oppressed by the terrifying force of this punch, Lu Qingshan squinted his eyes, his heart quaking.

The prowess of a top Demon Lord is overwhelming, far beyond his current ability to contend. Perhaps if he reached the Eight Tribulation Realm or Ninth Tribulation Realm, he could truly match it.

Clearly, not today.

So, is this an unbreakable deadlock?

Evidently not.

Acquiring Lieque, Lu Qingshan possesses a genuine secret technique he can rely on.....

Evil Venerable believed the sword strike just delivered was Lu Qingshan’s strongest technique, but that is not the case.

His true technique......

Lu Qingshan took a deep breath, swiftly lifting his right hand.

His right hand, gripping Lieque.

From Lieque’s blade, a sudden intense light burst forth.

A bolt of lightning, dazzling and boundless, seemingly rivaling the sun.

Upon its appearance, a powerful figure like Evil Venerable, too, underwent a drastic change in expression.

"This is....."

Evil Venerable sensed a formidable threat in the lightning.

"That..." Cang Xiu was dumbstruck.

He perceived a familiar sense in that lightning.

"This is... Heavenly..... Punishment!"

Lu Qingshan answered solemnly.

His voice, like thunder, reverberated between heaven and earth.

Amidst the stares of countless astonished people, this lightning exploded with even greater intensity, carrying a destructive aura, rushing straight toward..... Evil Venerable!

The power of Heavenly Punishment has long been proven.

Cang Xiu, using the full city of Lightning Guiding Needles, forcibly drew two Thunder Dragons, which were the Heavenly Punishment power of Lieque.

Those two Thunder Dragons were the only methods during the long battle between Evil Venerable and Cang Xiu that truly posed a threat.

It should be known that Cang Xiu was using a third party to invoke the Heavenly Punishment, inevitably causing loss, with the Thunder Dragon’s power only reaching seventy or eighty percent of the complete Heavenly Punishment force.

But Lu Qingshan, through Lieque, unleashes the full force of Heavenly Punishment.

Thus, this lightning shakes past and future, unleashing ultimate power, burning through heavens, crashing directly into the emperor shadow behind Evil Venerable!

The earth-shaking emperor shadow neither dispersed entirely, yet its fist like a blazing sun scattered, leaving a cavity!

"This is impossible!" Evil Venerable staggered back several steps, qi-blood roiling, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth, injured.

Yet he ignored it, staring at Lu Qingshan in shock, his heart rousing a soaring wave.

The might of Heavenly Punishment utterly unsettled him.

This strike approached fortyfold Ninth Grade combat power infinitely!

"Lu Qingshan...." Evil Venerable’s heart trembled slightly, fixing his gaze firmly on Lu Qingshan.

—As the newly appointed Sect Master of the Sword Sect, how could Evil Venerable not recognize him?

"Ultimately it’s external, it’s external force. This is not your own power, it comes from that sword!"

Evil Venerable gritted his teeth, facial muscles twitching slightly, affirming: "Such a strong external force must be immensely restrictive, you likely can deploy it only once!"

Saying this till the end, Evil Venerable’s voice had already turned to a roar,

though anger-driven speculation, it aligns logically.

Such external force surely demands a significant cost for utilization, isn’t it only natural?

Plus, there’s precedent, with Cang Xiu paying the price of ruining a full city of Lightning Guiding Needles, merely forcibly drawing two Heavenly Punishments.

"I refuse to believe such a technique can be used for a second time!" Evil Venerable’s face sank, his eyes sinister, his left fist launched.

The emperor shadow behind him immediately with a complete left fist, followed Evil Venerable’s movement.

But what Evil Venerable did not anticipate was, Lu Qingshan faced his offensive, showing no trace of panic, instead displayed a cold smile incessantly.

"No second time?"

"No wonder you’re Evil Venerable, even this you guessed!" Lu Qingshan laughed heartily.

"I truthfully don’t have a second time!" He nodded in agreement, then once more raised his hand to swing the sword.

Instantly, within Lu Qingshan’s laughter, Lieque’s blade unveiled.... a second Heavenly Punishment.

Lightning erupted with supreme power, rushing straight toward Evil Venerable.

Evil Venerable’s whole body violently shook, eyes widening, mind buzzing, unable to believe Lu Qingshan could actually execute a second Heavenly Punishment.

Simultaneously, as Heavenly Punishment approached, it collided directly with Evil Venerable’s left fist.

After a sky-shattering explosion, this time Evil Venerable’s form flew backward hundreds of feet before barely stabilizing.

But the emperor shadow’s hands had both collapsed, and his own were bleeding profusely, a gruesome sight.