The old man unleashed his power against Eryke once more.

Eryke saw a path ahead, a faint trace of blue and red lines stretching toward the old man, wrapping tightly around him.

It was the weak point of the old man's Will, which had expanded into a dome.

For First-stage Martial Artists, their Will remains contained within their bodies. But Transcendent Martial Artists, having shattered their mortal limits, merge their Will and expand it into a dome.

This grants them the ability to strike invisibly, capable of killing another Martial Artist almost instantly.

It's like being stabbed by countless unseen sword Wills or pierced by endless spear Wills, their strength entirely dependent on the wielder.

What was even more terrifying was the sheer might of a Transcendent Martial Artist. Their limits had been shattered, their bodies hardened like steel, and the feedback from their strengthened Will pushed them to the absolute extreme.

In this Martial world, there was not a single weak Transcendent Martial Artist, even in their final breath, they remained formidable.

Eryke raised his Aura Sword, tracing the faint red trajectory, while his Sword Will followed the blue line, shattering the old man's dome once again.

The old man's body was wracked with fresh injuries, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth unendingly.

"Cough, cough… you are strong, no, you're getting stronger," he admitted, despair clouding down his voice.

Eryke's pupils never strayed from the tip of his blade. He remained as calm as ever, shaking his head as he spoke. "I'm not getting stronger, I've simply seen through your weakness, old man." He hoisted his sword.

"You just glanced at it! How could that be possible…!?"

"It's because I am strong," Eryke replied casually. "I've already understood your Will. It's the Gold Ingot Will, if something is heavy, then I can simply cut it apart with my sword."

"You…" The old man stretched out his hand once more, trying to overwhelm Eryke with pressure.

This time, the blue and red lines were even clearer to him. Eryke slashed without mercy, shattering the dome in the blink of an eye.

The old man froze in place, and in the next moment, he collapsed to the ground as the last glimmer of vitality drained from his body.

[Congratulations, you have killed a Transcendent Martial Artist. You have gained one million destiny points.]

"Eh? He died just like that?" Eryke muttered, a little stunned as he stared at the glowing panel before him.

"I thought he was something… but old age…"

He shook his head with a sigh. Unfortunately, no matter how strong a Martial Artist may be, they still cannot escape the fate of death.

A Transcendent Martial Artist might be powerful, but old age leaves them dangerously vulnerable.

If this old man had been in his prime, defeating him wouldn't have been as simple as breaking his dome a few times but killing him now took only a heartbeat.

For even a strong First-stage Martial Artist, he would have been a nightmare. But against someone on his level, the old man's death was inevitable.

"Gr… Grandmaster is dead." The sect leader's face turned as pale as paper, horror etched into his expression. His pants were soaked, a foul stench leaking from him.

"Now… it's time." Eryke's gaze swept across the hall, his blue pupils gleaming.

"If you do this, the other two sects will not forgive you!" he shouted at Eryke, summoning all his courage for that single outburst.

"Hmm." Eryke nodded casually. "If I were afraid of them, I wouldn't have attacked you in the first place, would I?"

With a calm expression, the Sword Will behind his back surged forward, tearing through the air and slicing every Martial Artist in its path.

They didn't even have a chance to retaliate; the Sword Will was simply too fast. The ground shattered, forming a deep ravine, while a veil of dust enveloped the area, just the mere aftermath of his attack swept Martial Artist of the Million Gold Sect.

Eryke surveyed the destruction and let out a sigh. "This was for the better."

He then extended his hand forward. Blood from the corpses of the Martial Artists began to rise, swirling together to form a massive blood sphere.

The sphere condensed again and again until it became a single blood pellet, hovering right in front of him. Eryke reached out and caught it casually, his eyes studying it silently.

You might be wondering how he was capable of such a feat.

The answer is simple: his Sword Will.

Eryke could subtly control the vibrations produced by his Sword Will, creating an almost telekinetic force that drew the blood into the air and compacted it until it formed a solid pellet.

It might sound simple, but without the sharpening effect of his Sword Will on his mind, such a feat would have been impossible.

The Hive Mind allowed him to multitask with his other clones, significantly easing his mental burden as well, while Grey assisted him from the soul, allowing him to achieve such a feat from the mere vibration of his Sword Will.

Eryke then took out another blood pellet from his pocket. "These two blood pills should be enough."

One of the blood pills brimmed with vitality and Qi, drawn from the blood of countless First-stage Martial Artists as well as the Transcendent Martial Artist. The other paled in comparison, barely worth glancing at.

"Time to create my fifth spell," he muttered, casually sitting down. His understanding of his sword had deepened even further after facing a Transcendent Martial Artist.

Even though his other clone, Gang Reyong, had also faced a Transcendent Martial Artist, he hadn't done so with his Sword Will. Gang Reyong relied on dirty tricks to secure his victory, whereas Eryke fought fair and square.

Of course, the difference in opponents mattered too, Eryke faced an old and feeble Transcendent Martial Artist, while Gang Reyong had contended with a prime one.

The spell had already taken shape in his mind, an integration of the Martial Artists' blood and Qi as its material, combined with his growing Aura and his Sword Will:

SwordHeart!

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