A thrill rising from the depths of her soul made Song Wanning’s body tremble slightly.

She yearned for that sword strike, longed for it.

But even more, she felt a sense of defiance!

With a turn of her wrist, she raised her longsword high and swung it forward with all her might.

The first strike, nothing.

The second, unimpressive.

The third, a slight improvement.

The fourth...

After countless strikes, the only thing left in Song Wanning’s eyes was that one sword strike from before.

Her Divine Soul was completely immersed, unable to pull itself away. Even her actions were no longer under her control.

The pearl, which had been so arrogant just a moment ago, suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

This human’s sword strikes were becoming increasingly sharp, and mixed within them was a terrifying aura that made it feel an unconscious sense of fear.

’Something’s wrong, this isn’t right!’

’Just a moment ago, this human’s Sword Intent wasn’t like this. What in the world is she doing?’

The pearl finally felt a sense of dread.

It tried to rush forward and provoke Song Wanning to disrupt her trance-like state, but it found that it couldn’t get close at all.

The closer it got, the more terrified it became.

The aura emanating from her made it want to submit!

’No, absolutely not!’

’This human is not the master I want, not at all! I absolutely cannot yield like this!’

The pearl began to put up a desperate struggle, hiding in a corner.

As arrogant as it had been before, it was now equally panicked.

In her Sea of Consciousness, the Golden Small Sword also began to change.

It was shocked to find that lines of patterns were appearing on its body, and it was even beginning to sprout scales.

’What’s happening?’

The Golden Small Sword was bewildered, completely unaware of what was going on.

It only knew that with every sword strike its master made, the patterns on its body deepened, and another scale would appear...

It stared blankly at itself, feeling as if some incredible change was about to occur...

BOOM—

Mo Yang Immortal Monarch swung his sword.

Song Wanning immediately followed, swinging her longsword, but her strike only imitated the form, lacking its spirit.

’What exactly am I missing?’

She furrowed her brow in deep thought, subconsciously stopping her movements.

Staring blankly at that figure, she felt as if she were seeing one of the Heavenly Gods descend.

Looking down upon all living things, his disdain seemed to hold a profound meaning.

It was complex and indistinct, impossible to see clearly.

Song Wanning’s heart skipped a beat.

’That’s it.’

’Mo Yang Immortal Monarch is a true Heavenly God. He always carries himself with an air of looking down upon the world.’

’He genuinely looks down on everything in this world, yet he also feels compassion, pitying all of creation.’

’He clearly cultivates the Heartless Path, yet he would help me out at critical moments.’

’He professes to be heartless, yet he is more sincere than any of those hypocrites.’

’He simply stands silently between heaven and earth, embracing and protecting everything.’

RUMBLE—

With a loud bang, a massive change occurred in Song Wanning’s Sea of Consciousness. In an instant, it became a chaotic vortex, sweeping up the Golden Small Sword and obscuring everything in a jumble.

Within her Sword Dao Realm, the tyrannical killing intent instantly transformed into countless blooming, delicate flowers, vibrant and full of life.

Wild grass grew vigorously, great trees shot up from the ground, and small animals frolicked and played with abandon.

What a scene of peace and prosperity!

Everything seemed to have become wonderful, but the pearl’s heart trembled. It screamed internally, ’I’m doomed!’

’This human... she’s actually awakened the Sword Dao True Realm.’

’I’m doomed!’

’Above Sword Intent is the Sword Dao Realm, an illusory domain constructed from Sword Intent that can kill without a trace.’

’And above the Sword Dao Realm is the Sword Dao True Realm. Why is the word "True" used?’

’It is because everything in the True Realm is real—a new world constructed by its master!’

’A truly real new world, controlled by her and her alone.’

’Song Wanning is merely at the Nascent Soul Stage! How on earth did she do it???’

The pearl was terrified, a fear rising from the depths of its being.

’This person’s talent in the Sword Dao is simply terrifying.’

’And strangely, her Sword Dao True Realm isn’t one of killing intent...’

’It’s too strange.’

’But she clearly cultivates the path of slaughter...’

The pearl was baffled, but it also knew it had no escape. It resigned itself to its fate, hiding in the corner.

’Once Song Wanning regains her senses, she’ll definitely drag me into her Sword Dao True Realm to torture me. I won’t be able to resist then. I’ll have no choice but to submit obediently.’

...

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE—

The rumbling in her Sea of Consciousness continued to tremble and roar, buffeting Song Wanning.

At that moment, she stood above the starry firmament, looking down dispassionately upon everything in the Lower World.

Her past, the people she knew—they all became tiny, like a single grain in the vast ocean, utterly insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

A field of chaos seemed to lie before her, obscuring everything.

Song Wanning raised a hand and casually swung her sword.

The chaos scattered.

Warm sunlight tore through the heavens, shining directly down upon her.

In that instant, like a deity, she looked down upon all living beings.

Beneath her gaze, all things submitted and knelt in worship.

At the same time, a halo of light suddenly radiated from the confinement chamber, breaking through the restrictive seals and surging madly in all directions.

With the confinement chamber as its epicenter, the halo first radiated throughout the entire Song Family estate, then spread out at the speed of light, enveloping the entire city in just a few breaths.

But the halo didn’t stop, pressing on with unstoppable momentum toward the continuous mountain range.

The moment the halo enveloped them, all people and things were struck by a soul-deep terror, and then they uncontrollably fell to their knees with a THUD.

Below the Nascent Soul Stage, not a single person was spared.

Those above the Nascent Soul Stage struggled desperately to hold their ground, breaking out in a cold sweat just to remain standing, their eyes still filled with terror.

The entire city was thrown into an uproar. Even the demon beasts in the high mountains prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.

Everyone looked toward the Song Family’s estate in terror, with no idea what had happened.

However, the one responsible for it all was completely oblivious.

Her Sea of Consciousness was a blaze of golden light. The Golden Small Sword had vanished, replaced by a constantly soaring Golden Dragon.

It roared and bellowed as it flew ever higher.

Like a world-shaking emperor, it looked down upon all of creation.

CRACK—

A soft sound came from her Dantian. Her cultivation advanced naturally, and she successfully broke through to Nascent Soul Peak.

The pearl saw this and its vision went black.

’Now I’m really done for.’

It wished it could find a crack in the ground and bury itself.

A few breaths later, everything finally returned to calm.

Song Wanning retracted her aura, and the halo of light dissipated at the same moment.

Everyone regained their freedom and shakily stood up, their bodies already soaked in cold sweat.

They all hastily wiped the sweat from their brows, their faces pale, unable to calm their minds for a long time.

In that moment, every single one of them had felt the urge to submit, even having the thought of willingly being enslaved. It was simply too terrifying!

What kind of "Demon Art" was this?

The crowd looked at each other, their eyes still filled with terror.

Out of dread and lingering fear, no one even dared to speak up and discuss the strange phenomenon.

They only knew that something incredible had surely happened at the Song Family estate!

In the confinement chamber, Song Wanning wore a gentle, innocent smile as she beckoned to the pearl with her finger.