On the Divine Sword Mountain, five fierce battles were ongoing at different locations.
Basically, there were about three to four governing gods in a group versus one sword spirit.
Originally, these governing gods thought that with this setup, they could easily handle the five sword
spirits. They deliberately separated the five of them, so that they couldn't work together and form an
array that they could use for a counterattack.
However, now that they had faced them, they found that they were dead wrong.
After all, the fighting power of each of the five sword spirits was much stronger than they had
anticipated.
There was no problem for them even if they had to fight against three of four governing gods at the
same time.
In fact, the battle lasted for several days without these governing gods having the upper hand against
the sword spirits.
Other creatures in the whole Sword Cosmos were attracted by the violent movement of the Divine
Sword Mountain.
The situation indeed got pretty intense and chaotic.
After a few more days, the governing gods had finally begun to show anxious expressions.
"Damn it! This is not good. We have underestimated the fighting abilities of these sword spirits!"
"You're right! The Divine Sword Mountain really deserves to be the core of the Sword Cosmos. The
power of the sword spirits is truly on a league of its own!"
The governing gods couldn't help but express their shock as they conversed through their spiritual
sense.
"Ha! Fortunately, we have also prepared for the worst-case scenario.
Let's not hide our trump card anymore.
It's time to perform it! We can't let this situation go further,"
one of the senior governing gods proposed.
"Yeah, I guess it's time.
Let's do it.
I hoped that we didn't need to use this, but we have no other choice.
There's no turning back now!
We must deal with the five sword spirits or we're the ones who are going to be in trouble.
Kill them if that's the only way to suppress them!
If we lost here, we might not be able to return to the Divine Sword Mountain anymore."
Another governing god expressed worries and determination to go all-out.
"We know that too!
It's now or never!"
The other governing gods strongly proclaimed their resolve.
The very next moment,
a fist-sized sword array suddenly rushed out from the bodies of each governing god.
Then, more than a dozen sword arrays rapidly expanded in the wind.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Every sword array spurted out dense white silk threads that looked like a flowing white stream.
Each of the arrays released hundreds of millions of white silk threads that spread out in all directions.
Soon after, these threads immediately enveloped the entire Divine Sword Mountain.
Meanwhile, outside of the Divine Sword Mountain,
many people were gathered as if they were waiting for an order.
It could be said that currently, almost all of the elite warriors from the four major forces had come in
support to the governing gods.
"Everyone, listen carefully. A white silk thread shall connect to your Soul Sea.
No one is allowed to refuse this. Otherwise, he shall be dealt with accordingly and be punished for
treason!"
As soon as the senior masters of the four major forces saw the monstrous white silk threads rush out of
the Divine Sword Mountain, they immediately issued the order to all of their disciples.
Immediately after, all the members of the four major forces opened their Soul Seas without hesitation
and allowed the white silk thread to penetrate their Soul Seas and instantly connect to their spiritual
souls.
At the same time, inside the Divine Sword Mountain, the governing gods began to take action.
"Activate the array! Now!"
As the voice of the governing god echoed, all of the arrays were activated simultaneously.
Eventually, dozens of sword arrays burst out with beams of bright light at once.
Then, all of the white silk threads also began to glow and dazzled brightly.
"Form the big array!'
one of the governing gods roared mightily.
Boom! Boom!
In a flash, the arrays gathered together and ultimately formed a ginormous array that floated in the air
and suppressed the Divine Sword Mountain from above.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At this time, the enormous array exuded a terrifying pressure. Billions of white silk threads were
connected to it, giving it an extremely dangerous vibe.
The five sword spirits quickly raised their heads and shifted their attention to the array above them.
They looked at it with serious expressions, and there was a hint of worry on their faces.
Just by looking at it, they could tell that this thing must be very powerful.
"Ha-ha! Hey, old men! Today, we shall teach you a lesson!"
"You've had your fun for so long, but that ends today.
You only have two choices. It's either you surrender obediently, or you die miserably!"
The governing gods laughed wildly as they taunted the sword spirits.
They were pretty confident that with the array they created, they could certainly restrain and bring down
the five sword spirits.
This array was actually a precious skill of the Flying Immortal Sword Sect, one of the four major forces.
It had been passed down in the Flying Immortal Sword Sect for generations and was accompanied by
a long history.
This immense array was made up of several smaller arrays.
But the smaller arrays were also equivalent to the foundation of the larger one.
Furthermore, the most fearsome function of the array was that it could absorb a tremendous amount of
energy.
Once activated, it could attempt to absorb all the energies that it could acquire and readily use them to
strengthen itself.
This huge array was specially designed to absorb the energy of swordsmanship.
More importantly, the array could absorb energies through which the silk threads were connected.
In this case, the threads could instantly obtain the sword energy, sword aura, sword intent, and even
the sword cultivators' vitality and thinking ability.
Everything would be forcefully absorbed and then refined into the energy needed by the array.
It meant that the sword aura, sword intent, sword energy, sword civilization, sword faith, the law of
swordsmanship, and everything else related to the sword in the void would be assimilated and refined
by the white silk threads before they were sent to the array.
And the more energy that the array absorbed, the more powerful it was going to be.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At this moment, the array above the Divine Sword Mountain was roaring, generating extensive
airwaves that shook the surroundings.
Whoosh!
Each silk thread that was connected to the array began to release an astonishing suction force.
At the same time, just outside the Divine Sword Mountain,
the people of the four major forces found out that the energy in their bodies was being extracted.
Their sword aura, sword intent, and sword energy were drawn out, running along the silk threads.
These were immediately refined into the energy needed to power up the massive array above the
mountain.
Concurrently, all the sword energies floating in the vicinity of the mountain were also being continuously
absorbed.
Everything was gathered by the threads and were refined to empower the array.
As a result, the members of the four major forces were losing the things which were related to their
swordsmanship. Even their vitality was being sucked from them. Moreover, they had no control over it.
They were just being sucked dry continuously.
"Argh!
What is happening?
The energy in my body is being quickly extracted!
I can't take this anymore. My strength is gradually fading!"
"What is this? Even my life energy is getting absorbed. I'm getting weaker and weaker!"
"No! My sword achievement!
I've worked hard for this but it's dropping sharply!"
Almost every people of the four major forces screamed in panic.
After all, the energy that they had obtained through many years of cultivation was just rapidly depleting.
Their strength was also constantly decreasing. This kind of unfavorable situation would really alarm any
sword cultivator.
"Everyone! Listen!
All of you need to calm down!
Don't get too scared.
I have something to announce and you need to pay attention!"
The leaders of the four major forces finally said something about the situation.
Immediately after, the people fell silent and tried to suppress their agonies for the time being as they
waited for the announcement.
The voices of their leaders exhibited the utmost authority, making them quickly follow their orders.
It was known that at most times, the leaders of these forces had seldom shown their faces in public.
Therefore, for ordinary people, it would be close to impossible to see them.
In fact, even with the people here today, many of them had never seen the faces of their leaders since
they joined their sects.
Therefore, when they suddenly heard the voice of their leaders, most of them were surprised and
excited at the same time.
The previous panic was swept away.
Their blood began boiling as if they were ready to fight any time as long as their leaders commanded
them.
"Everyone, you don't need to panic.
You just have to trust us.
Each one of you is a very essential part of the group and we are proud of you.
And right now, we absolutely need your help.
For the time being, please bear the hardship. We need you to continue contributing your vital energy
and everything related to your swordsmanship. This is the only way that we can deal with our extremely
strong enemies.
We need to gather all our strength and unite against the opponents!
But don't worry. After all of this is over, everything shall be returned to you.
For the victory and honor of your own sect, bestow your energy and everything related to your
swordsmanship to us.
This is a battle that will be told in the generations to come. It shall be a great honor to participate and
contribute to such a historic battle!"
The governing gods of the four major forces said about the same thing to all of their respective
members to gain their trust and cooperation.
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