World's Strongest Martial Warrior

"You make a fair point. Let's opt for a different mode of combat."    

As Gu Melville's words trailed off, a sinister green light emanated from his eyes, momentarily disorienting Peter Parker.    

When Peter came to, he realized that his divine soul had manifested in an expansive, enigmatic realm.    

Looking up, he spotted Gu Melville's ethereal form hovering in the void three thousand meters distant.    

This apparition was Gu Melville's Nascent Soul, clearly intending to engage in a soul-to-soul battle to spare Daoist Priest Tian Yu's cave from any collateral damage.    

Suspended in mid-air, Gu Melville gazed intently at Peter, a flicker of disbelief in his eyes.    

"This is not the form of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Who are you?"    

Though Peter stood before him with a body wrought from mental and soulful energies, it was distinctly unlike that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.    

In other words...    

The man before him was no cultivator from the Immortal Breaking Universe!    

Peter Parker replied with cool detachment, "My identity? Does it truly matter?"    

"Indeed, it does not. Regardless of who you are, you will meet your end here today!"    

Drawing a deep breath, Gu Melville's feet touched the void, and he vanished from sight.    

In an instant...    

Gu Melville reappeared before Peter, brandishing his green longsword in a swift, unpatterned strike reminiscent of a mortal's careless slash.    

Yet, Peter, on the receiving end of the blow, sensed the formidable might behind Gu Melville's sword—a force so great that even a seasoned cultivator at the quasi Great Perfection Realm might be gravely injured, if not slain.    

With a mere thought, Peter Parker called forth the Human Emperor Sword into his grasp.    

In the Divine Realm's martial arts hierarchy, post-Martial God King, the divine soul could fully wield weapons with its own power, employing divine skills and techniques as effectively as one's physical form.    

Summoning the Human Emperor Sword, Peter met Gu Melville's attack head-on, his blade slicing through the air without a hint of evasion.    

"Clang! Clang!" The green and gold swords met in a clash, ringing out with the clear sound of metal on metal. Around them, space remained unbroken, with only a barely perceptible ripple spreading outward in every direction. This ripple, sharp as a blade, cut through tens of thousands of miles.    

In the next instant, the tranquil expanse of ten thousand kilometers imploded into oblivion.    

Following the exchange, Gu Melville's eyes glinted with a green light. He brandished his ancient green sword once more, engaging with Peter Parker's Human Emperor Sword before aiming a swift strike at Peter Parker's throat.    

Unfazed, Peter Parker pressed forward instead of pulling back. His Human Emperor Sword traced an unusual arc through the air, aiming for the center of Gu Melville's forehead.    

Their swords struck simultaneously. After the brief contact, they swiftly moved past each other. A green sword beam shot from Peter Parker's weapon, streaking tens of thousands of miles into the void. Behind Gu Melville, a golden sword light cleaved the vast expanse of sky and earth in two.    

Ignoring the fearsome energy of their sword lights, they locked gazes.    

In the next moment, they launched into attack once more. Each stroke of their swords spanned tens of thousands of miles, shattering space and reducing everything in its path to nothingness. Without resorting to any grand techniques, they both pushed their power to the extreme.    

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged over ten blows midair. The space within a hundred thousand miles was in a constant state of destruction and rebirth, as if heralding the apocalypse.    

"Boom!" Another collision of swords sent tremors through their bodies before they retreated through the air.    

Peter Parker looked up at Gu Melville, who stood opposite him, a look of surprise dawning in his eyes. Gu Melville had proven himself to be a formidable opponent, one of the most exceptional talents in the Immortal Breaking Universe. Not only was he a masterful sword cultivator, but his innate ability was unlike anything Peter Parker had ever encountered.    

Despite not having advanced to the multiplication realm, this individual's combat prowess likely surpassed that of Xue Jiuming, a multiplication realm cultivator. Had it been before his ascension to the Sovereign realm, he might have struggled to best this opponent.    

"I never imagined someone of your unparalleled talent would exist within the Immortal Breaking Universe. Typically, only Immortal cultivators venture here. You've piqued my curiosity—who are you, and how did you come to be in the Shattering Immortal Universe?"    

Gu Melville managed to quell the tumultuous energy within him, his gaze upon Peter Parker tinged with gravity. In their recent clash, it appeared they were evenly matched. But Gu Melville knew the truth—he had been at a disadvantage.    

The enigmatic young man from another universe stood before him, evidently his superior in strength.    

"Do you truly wish to uncover my identity?" Peter Parker's lips curled into a slight smirk. "If you can compel me to reveal my ace in the hole, then maybe you'll earn the right to know who I am."    

"Really?" Gu Melville's eyes narrowed as the energy around him shifted dramatically. He emanated the presence of an unsheathed sword, radiating a fierce brilliance.    

In that instant, all other light in the world was eclipsed by a singular sword strike. This strike seemed capable of drawing the emptiness of ten thousand miles into its blade, a single slash with the might to dominate the heavens and the earth.    

Peter Parker observed Gu Melville's approaching sword with serene eyes. "Gu Qingxuan, your aptitude is remarkable, and your mastery of the Sword Dao is without equal. An average cultivator at the Great Perfection Realm would likely stand no chance against you. Unfortunately for you, you've met me today."    

As Peter Parker spoke with detachment, he unleashed a technique from the Human Emperor Sword. "Immortal Killing Sword Art, Immortal Execution!" The sword cut through the air, a streak of blood-red brilliance amidst a sea of golden light, cleaving through the cosmos itself.    

Gu Melville was taken aback, every pore on his body on high alert.    

Before he could react, the sword realm he had painstakingly forged with all his might exploded with a resounding crash. The aftershock of the formidable sword Qi sent him hurtling backward through the air.    

"Puchi!"    

A stifled groan escaped Gu Melville's lips as a steady stream of bright red blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.    

He lifted his gaze to Peter Parker, his eyes betraying a mixture of disbelief and shock. "What... What kind of sword technique is that?"    

He had just unleashed the Taiyi Sword World, the most exalted sword technique of the Taiyi Sect.    

At full power, even an average Mahayana Realm cultivator would be ensnared within the Sword World, struggling to escape.    

Yet, the man before him had obliterated his Taiyi Sword World with a single sword strike.    

How could this be possible?