Chapter 508: The Meaning of Defying Fate

90 steps… 80 steps… 70 steps…The glare of the sword and the raging fire failed to dissuade the crowd from their gaze.Everyone wanted to see the final outcome!Who would be the last one standing?Everyone's concentration was intense, unwilling to blink even with bloodshot eyes. The vibrations beneath their feet and the roaring in their ears seemed to be invisible.Tong Zheng, having packed his luggage, had already left the City Lord's Mansion and stood among the other spectators, watching the battle like a commoner."Fifty steps, very close." Tong Zheng's face was solemn.So Li An, giving his all, possessed this kind of strength.That Bai Jianxin, who had appeared out of nowhere, was even more abnormal. A First Heaven Dao Fruit held his own against Li An, a Second Heaven Dao Fruit!Soul Transformation, the ultimate form of martial will.This strength was truly undeniable.If Bai Jianxin had fully entered the divine realm, he would likely be even more unstoppable than he was now.The winds between heaven and earth grew increasingly boisterous. Yuri flapped his wings, watching the battle from a distant tree, surrounded by birds of all colors."Yuri, Yuri, why does it feel like your Lord Li is about to collapse?""Bai Jianxin is still advancing. At this rate, he'll reach Li An in two minutes. Li An feels like he's almost exhausted!""Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Yuri said excitedly."Lord Li can't lose!"Ji Lie and the others silently prayed in their hearts, hoping Li An would hold on!The demon clan also mobilized their entire forces to cheer Bai Jianxin on.Even members of the Baishui Cult showed up.Lin stared at Bai Jianxin, who was walking step by step toward Li An on the stage, feeling a mixture of emotions.He understood better than anyone what Bai Jianxin's actions signified.A great catastrophe was approaching.The demon world didn't favor young people, which was why he, the son of the demon lord, had joined the Shura Realm. The demon world won't give you the true foundation, but you can find a way to obtain it from the Shura Realm.No demon world leader has any expectations for this generation of young people.Both Bai Jianxin and Lin Shijing are abandoned, discarded children.When they see Bai Jianxin reach this point...Will the demon world leaders regret it?Not only not, but they will actually target Bai Jianxin.Because everyone knows that his swordsmanship, his abilities, and his opportunities all came from the human race!Whether this guy will turn against the Tiangang in the future is hard to say.Bai Jianxin's situation is actually quite awkward.The stronger his swordsmanship, the greater his fame, the more dangerous he becomes.So, at this moment, he's transcending not just the Fiery Storm, but many more.Li An is in the same boat.At this moment, his Dao Fruit is resonating with the heaven and earth, and a thought arises in his mind, exactly the same as when he faced Yu Jingnian in the Immortal Realm:Don't avoid, don't retreat.Forward, victory!To win everything, to reach the pinnacle!Ten steps, nine steps...Five steps, four steps...Here it comes.Bai Jianxin finally reached Li An, in the center of the blazing storm!Li An was only a sword's length away from him.The flames on the man before him had waned considerably.His own sword intent had also faded.The two men locked eyes.The sword spirit once again drew its sword.Li An's flurry of punches suddenly paused.The blazing storm gradually dissipated.The storm of sword intent slowly rose.Bai Jianxin was about to unleash the sword he had cultivated throughout his life.At this moment, his martial intent was much weaker than before.But his morale had reached an unprecedented peak!He was only one step away from the finish line!He was going to cut through!Cut through!Cut through!First, cut through his own past!Second, cut through Li An's last line of defense with his sword intent!Third, challenge those corrupt, selfish, damned demon world leaders!Follow my master's teachings!Always draw your sword only against the stronger!A storm of sword intent surged, and the white soul energy grew violent!At that moment,everyone felt a sharp pain in their hearts!Bai Jianxin's expression became more ferocious than ever before.He mustered his last bit of strength!He drew his sword!"The way of the sword knows no rules! I am unrestrained!"Zhao Shaolong watched this scene, his heart trembling.That was his father's unique skill!At this moment, Bai Jianxin had mastered it almost perfectly!His body instantly transformed into thousands of afterimages, covering the sky and filling the air with dense masses.The moment he drew his sword, he transcended the constraints of time and space.The Bai Jianxin of the previous second.The second before that.A minute ago.The Bai Jianxin of every moment in time appeared one by one. Every sword swing just now was not in vain, replicated in this very second!Nearly thirty minutes.1800 seconds.He barely paused for a second.So now.Nearly eighteen hundred Bai Jianxins appeared on this battlefield!Each one was incredibly real, not even a phantom.Countless powerful warriors stood up at this moment, their pupils trembling with fear!What the hell is this a joke!?Is there such a sword technique in this world?!Eighteen hundred Bai Jianxins, appearing simultaneously!And the aura of their "original bodies" is the weakest.The later they appear, the stronger they are!Forget about Li An.No one in this world could withstand this strike!Eighteen hundred Dao Fruit First-Level Bai Jianxins simultaneously striking!This could inflict the same devastation as a Dao Fruit Fifth-Level or even Sixth-Level cultivator!No!More than half of the clones were harmless!Bai Jianxin's power couldn't yet fully unleash the brilliance of this sword!But it was already astonishing!How could Li An block it!?His flaming body had already disintegrated.Only then did the world notice that the entire arena was swathed in Li An's flames, just as he had been with Ji Lie.During those fifteen minutes of his battle with Bai Jianxin, he had spread the flames across the entire landscape!The next second!It's coming!Everyone craned their necks!Bai Jianxin roared to the heavens and drew his sword!Nearly a thousand condensed souls simultaneously unleashed their full power, slashing across the battlefield!But at the same time!The flames of the entire battlefield began to boil and tremble!The arena seemed to have transformed into a massive volcano!Li An roared!The volcano erupted.At this moment, Li An's flames had truly become overwhelming. Looking up, he couldn't see the sky; looking sideways, he couldn't see the end of the flames.He mobilized every ray of fire covering the battlefield, simultaneously vibrating, resonating, and imploding!Henry Henian, his opponent from the first match, saw this scene, his jaw dropping to the ground!Multiple vibrations, resonance—that's what he had used then.But he could only create two vibrations simultaneously.Now, Li Ang's fire filled the battlefield.Thousands and millions of vibrations, all activated simultaneously!At this moment, only red and white remained in the world.Everyone in Cross City witnessed the power that soared into the sky.Then there was a silent explosion.Annihilation!The two men's clash produced an annihilating effect!The city's guards launched into action, protecting the spectators.But they themselves were terrified, wondering, "We protect the spectators, but who will protect us?"The power of these two prodigies overwhelmed everything in the place.A burst of intense light struck.Many people, overcome with excitement and euphoria, fainted on the spot.Those who remained, staring intently ahead.The bright light faded.Who was standing?Who was lying?The light hadn't faded yet!Suddenly!Another burst of intense light struck.Everyone was utterly horrified.There's a third force!?But this light seemed powerless.On the rooftop of the City Lord's Mansion, the guild leader's pupils suddenly constricted.He clearly saw a wave of light erupt from Li Ang's Dao Fruit.This light wave itself possessed no power, but it possessed an attribute that he couldn't believe.The light wave's rank was the same as the heavens!This meant that even if the light wave had no destructive power, Bai Jianxin's attacks would deal significantly less damage!Because, those who are above heaven are those who are above heaven.Once they descended to the mortal realm, they would stand before the world. Even if he didn't speak or move, the life force he emanated, as high as the heavens, could crush everything in the mortal realm.It was like the suppression of a demon's bloodline.It was like the suppression of the rank of a soul-transformed martial will versus a normal martial will.It was no different from a Heavenly Cripple unlocking a Heavenly Cripple technique.Life rank was supreme.As long as it was as high as the heavens.Even without a realm, it could suppress the power of a mortal god!Why did Li An possess such power!?His Dao Fruit...The president's eyebrows trembled slightly.He had once said that Li An's fate had long been changed by him.Such a person, in Zhuge Tianming's words, was a Fate-Defier.What did Fate-Defier represent?I had asked Zhuge Tianming before, because I wasn't one, but Zhuge Tianming and his group were.Zhuge Tianming replied."Literally.""Someone who goes against the grain of fate."It was a simple answer, but it conveyed something he couldn't believe.But I didn't ask any further. Unexpectedly, today Li An actually confirmed the answer in his heart!This alone could have given Li An such power.The heavens are a web, and the threads within are the threads of destiny.This web has a source.Just as a stream has a source.Follow a stream to its end, and you'll reach its source.Follow the thread of destiny to its end, and you'll find the same source as the heavens!The bright light faded.The scene in the arena was clear.Bai Jianxin fainted, lying on the ground, a bloody mess.Li An stood, staggering slightly, but his eyes shone with undeniable majesty."Find someone else to be your stepping stone to enlightenment.""My path is unreachable to you!"