章 38: Refining the Demon Condemning Sword

"This sword really lives up to its name."

Tatsuya contentedly said to himself, while softly caressing the sleek sword within his grasp. The blade of the sword emanated a dangerous aura that could threaten people with just its presence. This is the sword that Tatsuya managed to retrieve from Gu Long before executing him.

The Demon Condemning Sword is a heavenly object, only second to the Heavenly Profound Treasures. It was originally the destined sword of a very powerful human cultivator. That human cultivator specialized in killing those foreigners that once attempted to invade the Primal Chaos. He stood side by side with those godly beings that fended off those foreigners.

Although, millions of years have already passed when the foreigners have invaded the Primal Chaos, there are still some remnants of that war. Tatsuya knew that a residual soul of an unfathomable devil still resides within this planet. That devil is also the individual who currently guards the Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulations.

"This sword is currently sealed… If Gu Long used the sword at its unsealed form, maybe even I wouldn't be able to block that so easily…"

The human cultivator who possessed the sword is so powerful, to the point that every demons and devils feared his blade. Because of this, they all teamed up to kill that human cultivator. Upon achieving their goal, the devils deemed that his sword is dangerous, thus it resulted to the sword being sealed for millions of years.

Actually, Gu Long was a victim of this sword's seal. If the foreigners really deemed that the sword is dangerous, they would have longed destroyed it. However, they instead used this sword to manipulate the destined person who would be able to find this sword. The seal they made is actually a sort of Soul Manipulating Formation Diagram that could slowly and involuntarily replace the consciousness of the target.

"They really are cunning. If one of the strongest within this universe' side suddenly turned into a traitor, it would result into an unprecedented calamity that would took billions of lives…"

Tatsuya knew how terrifying the seal inside this sword can be. However, millions of years have already passed since this seal was made. It only possessed enough power to influence someone of Gu Long's level. But, it could never influence Tatsuya whose soul had reached the Supreme Territory.

Right now, Tatsuya's soul had already transcended the level of Nine Mortal Realms. His soul is currently at the level of Divine Origin Realm, and it will continue to get stronger. This allowed him to possess a divine sense that could rival that of Divine Origin Realm cultivators. This meant that if someone actually fought with him and used a soul attack, the attack would be rendered meaningless.

Even then, Tatsuya still wouldn't use his divine sense under any normal circumstances, because his Elemental Sight is far better compared to his divine sense. Furthermore, his innate ability is something that no ordinary man could perceive or detect.

Tatsuya then controlled his divine sense to make the Demon Condemning Sword float before him. He's planning to remove the seal, to unlock the full potential of the sword before him. After all, what he currently lacked is a sword that could handle his power.

The Divine Lightning Art that he inherited from the White Tiger God is a technique that focused on different forms that embodied the universe itself. Tatsuya could further empower these techniques, if he could use a medium that could handle his amplification. It just so happened that the Demon Condemning Sword landed on his hands.

"Unseal!"

Reaching his maximum focus, Tatsuya's body began to directly release lightning sparks that distorted the space around his cave. These lightning sparks formed little threads that began to cover the sword.

Chu Xin who stayed within another cave, felt the intense fluctuation of energy within the encompassed space that Tatsuya created. They both currently stayed on the Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range, in accordance to Tatsuya's wishes. She felt a tiny trace of shock within her heart, slowly becoming used to Tatsuya's miraculous feats.

When she stepped into the New Moon Profound Palace, she discovered a lot of things about the heavens and earth. Her talent made everyone speechless and feel inferior, which made her question her real origins. The pentagon mark on her forehead gave her some knowledge about the world which could help her in her path towards the pinnacle.

Even then, this knowledge made her realize Tatsuya's oddness amongst the many. Her adoration and admiration towards Tatsuya only continued to grow into terrifying levels. There won't be a day when she wouldn't think of Tatsuya. Because of this, she continued to desire for more strength, enough strength that will allow her to stand by Tatsuya's side.

"But, I guess it's not enough…"

She softly muttered to herself, as she sensed the intense space fluctuation around her. This level of fluctuation brought enough sensation that it is enough to make her tremble and shiver. Thankfully, Tatsuya promised her that these after-effects wouldn't affect her at all.

She knew that her current strength is nowhere near to Tatsuya's strength, and even if Tatsuya agreed to let her join him, she knew that she would only be a burden for him. This fact made her desire for more strength. She was so immersed in her thoughts that she wasn't able to detect the changes of her Heavenly Yin Profound Veins.

Her profound veins, the Heavenly Yin Profound Veins, is something that basically allowed the possessor of it become unrivalled in terms of talent and potential. This profound veins allowed the possessor to gradually gain control over the Yin elements, making it one of the most powerful profound veins ever recorded in the history.

Under the pressure that Tatsuya might just suddenly leave her alone in the future, slowly managed to incite the real potential of the Heavenly Yin Profound Veins. If back then, she possessed the cultivation base of fifth level of the True Profound Stage, now she's subconsciously breaking through into an ever higher stage. And, she wasn't even aware of it.

The Yin elements that oozed out of the Demon Condemning Sword actually gathered around Chu Xin, as her body rapidly absorbed every single last of it. Tatsuya noticed these changes while he was unsealing the sword, and it made him smile that Chu Xin finally managed to step further.

Supreme Territory is the highest possible realm state that an existence could achieve before the True God Stage. This made Tatsuya different among everyone within this universe. This also applied to Chu Xin, as Tatsuya became more distanced from her. Not everyone within the world could be as talented as Tatsuya, to the point that his potential made even the White Tiger God feel a sensation that Tatsuya would be a groundbreaking variable.

"Trying to escape?"

Tatsuya indifferently muttered to himself. His mutter is actually directed to the struggling Demon Condemning Sword before him. The seal within the sword is connected to the devil who made that seal, and that devil is currently trying to retrieve this sword. If ever the devil's plan failed, he already made further preparation as to how to deal with the sword. The devil left a tiny bit of his soul inside the seal to control the sword in dire times.

However, the devil's residual soul who currently resides within the Demon Condemning Sword, only felt threatened in all sides, as he discovered that he can't escape out of Tatsuya's grasp. The devil concluded that he doesn't have any choices left, as he forcefully released a very terrifying devilish aura that covered almost the whole planet.

*Boom!*

His devilish aura is his last resort to escape Tatsuya's grasp, as he initially thought that Tatsuya would immediately succumb to fear upon colliding with his aura. However, the devil who observed Tatsuya within the sword, instantly paled in fear. He couldn't believe what's happening right now, as Tatsuya indifferently stared at the sword, as if he could directly observe the devil's soul inside the seal.

"What a problematic fellow…"

Tatsuya hurriedly deployed an even stronger formation diagram that covered the near proximity around him. This formation diagram differed from his usual diagrams, as this diagram possessed a scarlet blue aura that directly fended off the devilish aura from leaking outside.

Even though, it has only been a few seconds since the devil's residual soul released that aura, it was more than enough for the strongest existence within this planet to detect that soul. And, this fact made Tatsuya complain towards the devil.

Knowing this, Tatsuya didn't hesitate anymore. He directly used his Divine Lightning aura to pressure the devil. The devilish aura that relentlessly leaked out of the Demon Condemning Sword instantly vanished into thin-air. The devil's residual soul within the sword, began to tremble in trepidation.

Seeing such results, Tatsuya poured even more pressure towards the Demon Condemning Sword, with the aim to completely eradicate the devil's residual soul. Tatsuya completely morphed into a god of thunder individual, as his eyes shone. His aura completely destroyed every single bit of space fragments within the cave, resulting into the cave losing its ground.

Tatsuya waved his hand again, as a formation diagram deployed to prevent the cave from vanishing forever. This formation diagram also gathered the residual devilish aura within the cave, and directly assisted these aura towards Chu Xin who is rapidly getting stronger.

"Noooo!"

The Divine Lightning aura reached its peak, completely overpowering the devil's residual soul. The devil howled in pain and trepidation, as it finally clutched its final signs of life.

Tatsuya swiped the beads of sweat within his forehead. After all, he completely poured every strength he had just to remove the residual soul from the sword. Even then, the unsealing process isn't finished yet, but he already completed the most important process which is to remove the devil's soul.

"Condense!"

Tatsuya directly produced pure lightning energies that came from the divine lightning bead within his body. He then controlled the pure lightning energies towards the Demon Condemning Sword, slowly but steadily approaching the sword.

*Badum*

Once the pure lightning energy that his body painstakingly stored inside his body, collided with the sword. The Demon Condemning Sword suddenly emanated a very tyrannical aura. The darkness within the blade slowly vanished, as it turned into essences that Chu Xin directly absorbed.

Gradually, an azure light replaced the previous color of the blade. Dark lightning sparks jumped around the blade, emanating a destructive aura enough to intimidate almost everything. Tatsuya then controlled his divine sense to leave an imprint on the sword.

This whole process took more than 2 months, as it was Tatsuya's most exhausting task that he had ever done. However, he knew that it was worth it, as he currently grabbed the sword. He could feel an astonishing flow of power inside the sword.

His cultivation base also jumped to the seventh stage of the Earth Profound Realm, as he couldn't help but feel happy over the benefits and surprises that he received from refining the Demon Condemning Sword. The profound energy within his body reached an even more terrifying level. It was very condensed and pure, making Tatsuya confident in a fight against Sovereign Profound Realm cultivators.

"Hmm. Looks like I need to practice the way of a sword."

Tatsuya muttered to himself, as he stored the Demon Condemning Sword inside the lightning bead within his body. The lightning bead inside his body could store objects with an extremely pure lightning affinity, making it advantageous for Tatsuya in a way.

Seeing that he could finally see the sun's light again, he felt rather satisfied over his work. Tatsuya then retrieved the triple formation diagram around the cave which they stayed in, as he slowly left the cave and saw the bright sun. He felt satisfied, and only knew that he must at least wait for Chu Xin to voluntarily come out of the cave. After all, disturbing someone's cultivation might result into some backlash.

"Greetings, milord."

Upon leaving the cave, what first entered Tatsuya's sight is the gigantic Scarlet Dragon that prostrated before him. He felt kind of helpless over the manners of the Scarlet Dragon. Even then, he felt that it wasn't that kind of bad compared to his life inside the Heavenly Sword Villa…