The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1699: Chapter 1699: Overwhelming Pressure

Clan Leader Ying Huixu and High Priest Ying Xiao personally led Jing Yan into a heavily guarded secret chamber within the tribe.

Inside the chamber, Jing Yan saw the Seven Absolute Killing Treasure Book.

It was a black-hued tome, shimmering with light, imbued with powerful Divine Soul Energy. To put it into perspective, such Secret Technique Books and the Martial Arts Stele in the outside world share a remarkable similarity. They are all engraved using the Divine Soul Energy of powerful individuals. Replicating them is extremely difficult, unless a cultivator comprehends the secret technique and re-engraves it with their own Divine Soul.

Moreover, with each session of cultivation using such Secret Technique Books, the Divine Soul Energy on them diminishes. Eventually, the Divine Soul Energy completely disappears, rendering it worthless.

The Shadow Clan Tribe has many replicas. However, to show enough sincerity to Jing Yan, Ying Huixu brought him before the original Secret Manual.

”Minister Jing Yan, this is the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Book. You only need to use your Divine Soul to communicate with it to receive the relevant information about the Seven Absolute Killings. If you can’t accept all the information at once, you can do it in several parts,” Ying Huixu said to Jing Yan.

”Alright, I’ll give it a try.” Jing Yan didn’t hesitate.

His Divine Soul extended and made contact with the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Book. Then, he received a vast amount of information about this secret technique and learned how to cultivate it.

Quickly, Jing Yan retracted his Divine Soul.

”Clan Leader, High Priest, I’m done!” Jing Yan turned to the two and said.

”Ah?” They were slightly taken aback.

They sensed that Jing Yan’s Divine Soul had connected with the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Book, but the duration was very short. How much information could he have received in such a short time?

”No worries. As long as Minister Jing Yan is with the Shadow Clan Tribe, we can come back anytime,” High Priest Ying Xiao quickly responded, smiling.

”Yes, yes!” Ying Huixu also nodded immediately.

”There’s no need to return. I have fully grasped the information of the Seven Absolute Killings secret technique,” Jing Yan waved his hand and said.

Once again, they were left in astonishment, looking at Jing Yan in disbelief. Was it really that quick? How powerful must this Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Body be?

The stronger the Divine Soul Body, the faster one can receive information from the Secret Manual.

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In the following days, most of Jing Yan’s energy was devoted to cultivating the Seven Absolute Killings secret technique.

During his cultivation, Jing Yan was especially delighted. The Seven Absolute Killings Secret Book provided him with great surprises. This secret technique could significantly enhance Jing Yan’s combat power. Perhaps the increase in direct killing power wasn’t immense, but in terms of stealth and assassination, it was incredibly improved.

Jing Yan felt that if he fully comprehended the Seven Absolute Killings, he could potentially inflict serious damage even against some Third-rank Chaos Supremes, as long as he caught them off guard.

First, he would use Ultimate Nihility to approach, then suppress with the Gravity Domain while simultaneously launching a Divine Soul Storm against the opponent’s Divine Soul Body, followed by using the Seven Absolute Killings secret technique coupled with the Chaos Sword and other methods. Such an attack could indeed be lethal to some Third-rank Supremes.

Yet, Jing Yan himself was not even a Supreme in Law Cultivation.

Jing Yan found cultivating the Seven Absolute Killings relatively smooth, though the resources consumed by this secret technique were also astonishing. Fortunately, after killing Wu Mo and others, Jing Yan obtained a large amount of resources, enough to cover the consumption for the Seven Absolute Killings.

Time quietly passed by.

On a certain day, the Shadow Tribe assembled its high-ranking members for a meeting in the Divine Martial Hall. Jing Yan was also invited to join. Jing Yan was not an internal member of the Shadow Tribe, and under normal circumstances, the Shadow Tribe wouldn’t involve him in such matters. But this time, it was different from usual.

”The Wu Clan Tribe is making big moves.”

”Yes, according to the intelligence we have, it seems the Wu Clan Tribe is planning to target our Shadow Clan Tribe.”

Many high-ranking members of the Shadow Tribe had already received some intelligence information.

”Ladies and gentlemen!” The deep voice of Clan Leader Ying Huixu resonated.

Everyone present immediately fell silent, their eyes fixed on Clan Leader Ying Huixu.

”I have acquired accurate information. The Wu Clan Tribe intends to attack our Shadow Clan Tribe. You all know that previously, the Wu Clan Tribe attempted to ambush our ruin exploration team from the Shadow Clan Tribe, but they ended up suffering heavy losses. Their Supreme Elder, Wu Mo, died on the spot. Such losses have driven the Wu Clan Tribe’s anger towards our Shadow Clan Tribe to an unprecedented level,” Ying Huixu said, scanning the entire audience.

”The Wu Clan Tribe is truly shameless. They were the ones who attempted to ambush our ruin exploration team.”

”Exactly, they are truly despicable. We didn’t ambush their Wu Clan Tribe members.”

”Their ambush failed, and they ended up being killed. How dare they seek vengeance!”

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

”Ladies and gentlemen, saying these things is already useless. The Wu Clan Tribe has made a decision to seek revenge against us. Their plan is likely to declare an all-out war, with the intention of completely annihilating our Shadow Clan Tribe,” Ying Huixu said with a somber look.

”You all know how strong the Wu Clan Tribe is. Although they lost a Great Witch and five top-notch Wizards, they still have four Great Witches remaining. Moreover, they have more Wizards at the Wizard Realm level than our Shadow Clan Tribe,” Ying Huixu’s voice carried a heavy pressure, making everyone present feel as if they couldn’t breathe.

”The Wu Clan Tribe wants to destroy us, but it won’t be that easy. If they go to war, they would also suffer significant losses. At that time, the other two major forces in the Floating Domain would certainly not miss the opportunity to strike against the Wu Clan Tribe. Aren’t they afraid? Those two major forces surely have an interest in carving up the Wu Clan Tribe, right? Doesn’t the Wu Clan Tribe realize this?” asked one elder.

After he spoke, many people nodded.

Indeed, although the Shadow Clan Tribe wasn’t as strong as the Wu Clan Tribe, they weren’t pushovers either. To wipe out the Shadow Clan Tribe, any five-star force in the Floating Domain would have to be prepared to pay a hefty price.

”The problem lies right here!”

”If it were just the Wu Clan Tribe, no matter how angry they are, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to launch a full-scale war against us. However, I have received some news that they might have allied with the Sa Clan Tribe!” Ying Huixu took a deep breath and said.

As soon as Ying Huixu said this, everyone present changed their expressions.

Even Jing Yan was startled. He knew a bit about the Sa Clan Tribe, one of the three major five-star forces in the Floating Domain. If the Sa Clan Tribe and the Wu Clan Tribe joined forces against the Shadow Clan Tribe, then the fate of the Shadow Clan Tribe would be obvious. These two five-star forces could mobilize nearly ten Great Witch-level powerhouses, and their number of Wizards could easily crush the Shadow Clan Tribe.