Perhaps it was because Billy had already advanced to the fifth rank. This time, when he looked at the sword manual, his reaction seemed to be less intense than last time. Although, there was still a faint sense of dizziness, it was much milder compared to before.
“Hmm?”
However, as time passed, after about half an hour, his brows slightly furrowed.
Because, that familiar feeling from last time returned, and his consciousness gradually slipped from his control.
Scenes of bloody slaughter flashed through his mind, all of them were the scenes he personally experienced on the battlefield before.
The scattered limbs and severed arms, rivers of blood, mountains of corpses, it was a horrifying sight!
He could clearly feel that a force was gradually manipulating his consciousness, making him restless and filled with an urge to kill. Little did he know, at this moment, his eyes had turned red, and a strong killing intent permeated his entire body uncontrollably.
As Casey and the others stood not far away, they sensed this killing intent and couldn’t help but shiver.
“Casey, should we interrupt Boss? He seems a bit off!” Azure Dragon looked at Casey and asked.
“Wait a little longer!” Casey said after a moment of thought.
“The Celestial Blade is really something, even though Boss has reached the fifth rank, he still can’t control it!” Soul Chaser commented.
“Casey, is Billy going to be okay?” Harleen asked with a hint of worry.
“Don’t worry.” Casey responded, “Let’s wait a few more minutes. If it continues like this, we’ll interrupt him.”
“Okay!” Harleen nodded slightly.
Just as everyone was talking, Billy exhaled heavily. Then, he shook his head forcefully and shifted his gaze away from the sword manual, and the killing intent gradually dissipated.
“Interesting!” Billy muttered to himself after calming down a bit, marveling at it in his heart.
Even though he only had the cultivation of a fifth-rank Saint, due to practicing the Heart Sutra of the Azure Void, his spiritual strength was almost on par with an eighth-rank Saint powerhouse.
Yet, he still couldn’t control this set of sword techniques. The horror of this sword technique was evident.
“I’ll try again!” After about four or five minutes, Billy took a deep breath and looked at the sword manual again.
This time, he directly activated his bloodline power!
Under the influence of his bloodline power, his cultivation reached the sixth-rank Saint realm, and his mental strength was comparable to that of a ninth-rank Saint powerhouse.
“Is it really useful?”
To his delight, after half an hour, that mysterious power was much weaker than before, almost negligible. Without the influence of that power, Billy could finally calm his mind and carefully study the sword manual.
Not long after, Casey and the others could sense from his aura that he should be fine, and their hanging hearts finally relaxed.
The Celestial Blade Dance technique was much more profound than the Domineering Blade Art. Even Billy, a genius who had been accompanied by a sword his whole life, could only grasp the surface after studying it for a while.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three to four hours had passed.
“‘Beneath the sky, only this blade, to achieve perfection, only the Celestial Blade!’ That’s true!” At this moment, Billy muttered to himself again.
Then, after putting away the sword manual, he stood up, and Casey and the others approached.
“Boss, how is it? Did you understand it?” Judge asked first.
“The sword technique is too profound, I can only comprehend a part of it for now!” After handing the sword manual to Casey, Billy continued, “You guys move a kilometer away, I’ll give it a try!”
“Alright!” everyone responded and retreated further.
Then, Billy drew out the Bloodshadow Fury Blade.
Immediately, his aura soared to its peak, taking a few steps forward, he wielded the Bloodshadow Fury Blade.
As his movements gradually accelerated, the air around him surged, and a cold wind blew.
Before long, a chilling death aura enveloped the entire space, causing Casey and the others, who were a kilometer away, to shiver involuntarily.
The clear sky suddenly became turbulent, and a large amount of snow and ice floated in the air as if enchanted, obscuring the sun.
“Celestial Blade Dance, Slash!”
As Billy spoke in a deep voice, a dark-colored blade aura carrying earth-shattering energy tore through the void and descended from the sky.
As the blade aura condensed, the surrounding thousand square kilometers darkened, as if night had fallen.
If observed closely, one would notice the faint silhouette of the sun, moon, and stars appearing on the dark blade.
From the momentum alone, it could be seen that its power far surpassed the Domineering Blade Art.
Casey and the others, a kilometer away, felt the power of this blade and their expressions were filled with extreme shock. Following that, they couldn’t help but retreat several hundred meters again.
Boom!
Immediately after, the blade descended straight down, a deafening roar spreading through the void like a thunderbolt on a clear day.
As the blade fell, the resulting shock-wave flattened three small mountain peaks within a several-kilometer radius in front of Billy, sending endless ice and snow soaring into the air, creating a torrential snowstorm.
Meanwhile, in front of them, a deep trench appeared on the icy surface, stretching for three to four kilometers. It was so deep that its bottom could not be seen. The snow and ice on both sides of the trench rushed down like an avalanche.
Almost at the moment the blade fell, the powerful recoil force sent Billy flying for more than a kilometer. Fortunately, he adjusted his posture in midair and slid back for another hundred meters before coming to a stop on the ice.
Billy, who regained his footing, spewed out a mouthful of blood. His aura appeared abnormally weak. Just with this one strike, almost all of his Chi was directly depleted, and his spiritual strength also suffered immense damage.
Celestial Blade Dance was horrifying!
“Billy!”
“Boss!”
“…”
Casey and the others rushed over at the same time.
“Are you alright, Billy?” Harleen asked with concern on her face.
The others had the same worried expression on their faces.
“I’m fine, don’t worry!” Billy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly.
Although this strike had injured him significantly, he had succeeded!
“Celestial Blade Dance truly lived up to its reputation!” Stout exclaimed in shock.
“Honestly, Boss, even comprehending only a part of it gives you such power. If you were to fully comprehend it, how formidable would it be?”
“When that happens, even a half-step Divine powerhouse would be nothing more than a single strike!”
Everyone was rare in not refuting his words. Although they didn’t know the exact power of this strike, they all understood that Billy, after activating his bloodline power, already possessed the strength of a Sixth-rank Saint.
On this basis, not to mention this strike, even if he used the Domineering Blade Art, it would be enough to kill a strong cultivator in the late Eighth-rank realm.
And just now, this strike clearly surpassed the power of the Domineering Blade Art!
In other words, even with Billy’s current level of comprehension of Celestial Blade Dance, he would be able to contend against a Ninth-rank Saint powerhouse!
If he fully comprehended it, his combat power would be self-evident.