World's Strongest Martial Warrior

The ocean of clouds was cleaved in two by the blade's mighty force. A vast, blood-colored chasm tore through the endless sky, and the crimson light of the blade seemed capable of rending the very fabric of heaven and earth. With this slash, the world itself seemed to shift hues.    

Danilo Lujan Tian stood among the ten most formidable experts in the Immortal Shattering Universe. It was widely acknowledged that, aside from a few ancient beings who had not walked the earth in ages, Danilo Lujan was a force to be reckoned with. The sheer power of his attack was, without a doubt, fearsome. Even the most seasoned cultivators would struggle to withstand the full might of Danilo Lujan's blade.    

Witnessing the awe-inspiring strike, the peak of Sword Mountain could not afford to be careless. He clasped his hands together, his body quivering as he expelled a mouthful of Blood Essence onto the crimson heavy sword he wielded.    

"Using blood as a sacrifice to the sword, the blood sword returns to its original state!" he declared.    

The hand seal of Sword Mountain shifted, and a chilling, stern cry echoed from his lips.    

Boom!    

As Jian Chongshan's voice resonated, a formidable energy surged from the blood-red heavy sword into his body, amplifying his aura exponentially. In an instant, Jian Chongshan's presence ascended from the early stages of the Mahayana Realm to the middle stage.    

Simultaneously, Jian Chongshan hoisted the blood-red heavy sword above his head with both hands and delivered a straightforward, yet powerful slash. The strike was reminiscent of the Milky Way cascading from the celestial heights, its grandeur beyond imagination.    

"Rumble..."    

In the void, the saber and sword met with an explosive collision. The fearsome light of the saber and the energy of the sword intertwined, plunging the space into chaos. It was as though the cosmos itself was reduced to the relentless clash of these two mighty forces.    

Danilo Lujan, standing firm upon the void, was forced to retreat three consecutive steps. He then lifted his gaze to Sword Mountain, who had regained his footing after only a few steps back. Danilo's expression darkened with each passing moment.    

Sword Peak was an unparalleled sword cultivator, blessed with extraordinary talent in the Sword Dao. He could hold his own against a Mahayana Realm cultivator while only in the Quasi-Mahayana Realm.    

Having broken through to the Dacheng Realm and using a secret technique to boost his cultivation to the middle stage of the Dacheng Realm, he now possessed the power to challenge a cultivator at the same realm.    

Danilo Lujan's eyes were locked onto Sword Mountain, his heart swelling with an ever-intensifying desire to kill.    

Today, no matter the cost, he was determined to eliminate Sword Peak.    

Otherwise...    

Should Jian Chongshan be given the chance to flourish, he would become a catastrophe for Danilo Lujan.    

"Sword Mountain, you truly are the unparalleled prodigy of the Sword Dao, capable of overpowering the one from the Profound Sky Sword Sect in the past. You know him well indeed."    

"However... no matter how exceptional you are, your fate is sealed today!"    

"Danilo Lujan's Heavenly Knife, slash!"    

As Danilo Lujan's declaration dissipated, he soared through the sky with his blade, as though wielding a blood dragon, and struck at the summit of Sword Mountain.    

Kacha!    

Danilo Lujan's blade cleaved the void in two, unleashing countless spatial tempests from the fissures that resembled a celestial river.    

Chaos reigned over heaven and earth. Yuan Qi bellowed like the apocalypse.    

"Danilo Lujan's Heavenly Blade..."    

Witnessing the ferocity of Danilo Lujan's strike, which surpassed his previous attacks, Sword Peak's eyes instinctively narrowed.    

Danilo Lujan's sect had branched off from the Blood Sword Immortal Sect.    

As a result, many of the divine abilities and techniques he taught were originally from the Blood Sword Immortal Sect.    

The slash Danilo Lujan wielded was a variation of the Blood Sword Immortal Sect's supreme sword divine ability, Danilo Lujan's Heavenly Sword.    

This technique stood as one of the most formidable among the divine abilities of the Blood Sword Immortal Sect.    

With Danilo Lujan executing this move at the late stage of the Mahayana Realm, it was undeniably fearsome.    

At the summit of Sword Mountain, the warrior took a deep breath, his resolve unwavering. Clutching the blood-red heavy sword in his palm, he felt it tremble slightly. A brilliant blood-red light surged from the blade.    

In the blink of an eye, the light fractured into nine smaller swords, each one a deep shade of crimson. Under his masterful control, the nine swords arranged themselves into a formidable formation in the sky.    

"Nine Sword Lotus Flower, rise!" Jian Chongshan commanded in a hushed tone, his hands swiftly coming together.    

The air hummed with energy as the nine miniature swords spun and quivered in the void, ultimately merging into a blood-red lotus. It stood defiantly against Danilo Lujan's Heavenly Sabre, which seemed to cleave the very heavens and earth asunder.    

The collision was cataclysmic. Divine powers clashed, sending shockwaves that made the world tremble. Spectators far below were overwhelmed by the immense pressure emanating from the epicenter of the battle, tens of thousands of kilometers away.    

For a moment, the entire expanse was drenched in a crimson hue, as if reality itself had descended into chaos. All that remained discernible were Danilo Lujan's Heavenly Sabre and the Nine Sword Lotus Flower.    

Then, as if reaching the climax of their confrontation, both the Heavenly Knife and the Nine Sword Lotus Flower erupted in a deafening explosion, their limits surpassed.    

Simultaneously, two muffled groans echoed through the void.    

The aftermath was brutal. The figures of the two combatants were hurled over ten thousand feet through the air, caught in the maelstrom of the terrifying blood-colored storm.    

"The ancestor has really held his ground," someone observed, relief evident in their tone.    

Seeing Jian Chongshan maintaining his stance in the sky, Jian Wuxue and the others couldn't contain their excitement. As long as their revered ancestor could stand toe-to-toe with Danilo Lujan, the Blood Sword Immortal Sect would have a fighting chance.    

Meanwhile, outside the Blood Flame Province, the faces of the Danilo Lujan Sect's experts were etched with grave concern.    

The sect had sustained severe injuries one after another. Of the five cultivators, only Danilo Lujan remained capable of launching an offensive.    

Should Danilo Lujan fail to overcome Jian Chongshan, the sect's ability to suppress the Blood Sword Immortal Sect would crumble.    

From this day forward, the balance of power in the Silent Blood Horizon was likely to shift dramatically.    

"Nine Sword Lotus Flower. These are the nine unparalleled magical artifacts forged by the Nine Sword Elders of your Blood Sword Immortal Sect. They are truly remarkable."    

Danilo Lujan struggled to contain the tumultuous Qi within him, his gaze fixed on the sword peak with a dark and stormy expression.    

The Blood Sword Immortal Sect had stood the test of time, its depths shrouded in mystery. Despite its recent decline and a long absence of Great Vehicle cultivators, the sect still commanded Danilo Lujan's respect. He had never dared to infiltrate the Blood Sword Immortal Sect.    

As the Sect Master of the Danilo Lujan Sect, he was acutely aware of the intricate defenses laid by the ancestors within the Blood Sword Immortal Sect.    

Previously, without a Great Vehicle cultivator among them, the Blood Sword Immortal Sect had been vulnerable, forced into seclusion by Danilo Lujan's own hand.    

But now, the sword peak had ascended to the Mahayana Realm, armed with the Blood Sword Immortal Sect's ancestral treasures, making it a force to be reckoned with, on par with him.    

The Sword Mountain offered a slight, knowing smile. "Danilo Lujan Tian, my advancement is complete. Even with your late-stage Great Perfection cultivation, you might find me beyond your reach today."