dīng dīng dāng dāng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yī shí piàn kè ， jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn wú fǎ jiāng duì fāng de kǎi jiǎ cì pò ， lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī yīn mái zhī sè。
叮叮当当的声音传入耳朵，一时片刻，九宫须臾剑无法将对方的铠甲刺破，林轩脸上lù出一丝yīn霾之sè。
The clanging sounds filled his ears. For a moment, the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword could not pierce through the opponent's armor. Lin Xuan's face darkened with a hint of gloom.
yīn wèi duì fāng qīng dí ， ér ràng zì jǐ yíng dé le xiān jī ， zhè yàng de jī huì ， shū wéi nán dé ， ruò shì yí dàn cuò guò ， xià yī cì kě jiù bú huì yǒu le 。
因为对方轻敌，而让自己赢得了先机，这样的机会，殊为难得，若是一旦错过，下一次可就不会有了。
Because the other party was overconfident and underestimated him, he had gained an advantage. Such opportunities were rare; once lost, they would never come again.
yí dìng yào zhuā zhù ！
一定要抓住！
He must seize this chance!
lín xuān méi xiǎng dào néng jiù cǐ miè dí ， dàn yí dìng yào ràng lǎo guài wù guà diǎn cǎi cái kě yǐ ， lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī lěng xiào zhī yì ， yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， yī shì yàng gǔ piáo de zhǎng gē fú xiàn zài shì xiàn lǐ 。
林轩没想到能就此灭敌，但一定要让老怪物挂点彩才可以，林轩嘴角边lù出一丝冷笑之意，右手抬起，一式样古朴的长戈浮现在视线里。
Lin Xuan hadn't expected to be able to eliminate his opponent so easily, but he needed to wound the old monster. A cold smile appeared on his lips as he raised his right hand, revealing a long and ancient-looking spear in his vision.
qīng qīng yī dǒu ， hún shēn de fǎ lì yǐ rú jué dī zhī shuǐ yì bān de zhù rù ， cǐ bǎo biǎo miàn fú wén bān bó ， qīng guāng yào mù ， lín xuān yòu shǒu yǐ hěn hěn de cháo zhe xià fāng huī luò 。
轻轻一抖，浑身的法力已如决堤之水一般的注入，此宝表面符文斑驳，青光耀目，林轩右手已狠狠的朝着下方挥落。
With a slight shake, all of his essence energy surged into it like a flood. The surface of this treasure was covered with faded runes, emitting a bright green light. Lin Xuan's right hand fiercely swung downward.
cī lā zhī shēng dà zuò ， yī gǔ xiōng lì qì zhī qì pèi rán ér chū ， yǔ zhī bàn suí de shì wú shù fú wén cóng zhǎng gē biǎo miàn ruò yǐn ruò xiàn de tūn tǔ 。
刺啦之声大做，一股凶戾气之气沛然而出，与之伴随的是无数符文从长戈表面若隐若现的吞吐。
A loud tearing sound echoed as an ominous aura emerged. Accompanying the aura were countless runes flickering on the spear's surface.
jǐn jiē zhe nà xiē wén zì yī shǎn ， wéi chéng le yí gè yuán quān ， yī guǐ yì jīng qiǎo de fǎ zhèn chū xiàn zài le miàn qián 。
紧接着那些文字一闪，围成了一个圆圈，一诡异精巧的法阵出现在了面前。
Following these words, the text continued:
yuè yá xíng de guāng rèn jǐn jiē zhe fú xiàn ！
月牙形的光刃紧接着浮现！
The characters quickly formed a circle, revealing a strange and intricate array before them.
zhí jìng zú yǒu zhàng yú ， suǒ guò zhī chù ， kōng jiān dōu kāi shǐ tā xiàn niǔ qū ， rú liú xīng zhuì dì ， xiàng zhe duì fāng jī shè guò qù 。
直径足有丈余，所过之处，空间都开始塌陷扭曲，如流星坠地，向着对方jī射过去。
A crescent-shaped light blade soon appeared!
“ zhè shì shén me bǎo wù ？”
“这是什么宝物？”
With a diameter of over ten feet, it sliced through space as if it were nothing. Lin Xuan's expression darkened, and the onlookers gasped in shock. Single-handedly tearing open space—this old monster was truly formidable; he couldn't have done that.
“ sì hū jù yǒu kōng jiān shén tōng ， ér qiě hái bú shì pí máo ， nán dào shì tōng tiān líng bǎo ？”
“似乎具有空间神通，而且还不是皮毛，难道是通天灵宝？”
Seeing the light blade approaching, the old monster sneered and vanished into the space crack.
“ bù ， yì bān de hòu tiān líng bǎo ， nǎ yǒu zhè yàng de wēi lì ， dàn xiān tiān líng bǎo ， yòu bù kě néng luò zài yī fēn shén xiū shì de shǒu lǐ 。”
“不，一般的后天灵宝，哪有这样的威力，但先天灵宝，又不可能落在一分神修士的手里。”
That was a perfect hiding spot, but Lin Xuan's expression changed as the old monster reappeared with an ugly face. The explosion had torn through his armor and essence body, yet no blood flowed from the wounds, nor did he attempt to escape.
“ bù cuò ， nà yīng gāi shì shàng gǔ dà néng xiū shì suǒ liàn zhì de běn mìng fǎ bǎo le 。”
“不错，那应该是上古大能修士所炼制的本命法宝了。”
Lin Xuan felt uneasy, but before this thought could fully form, something incredible happened.
háng jia yī chū shǒu ， jiù zhī yǒu méi yǒu ， miàn duì tiān jué lǎo guài ， lín xuān zì rán bù kě néng cáng zhe yē zhe ， rán ér dào hǎi gē yī chū shǒu ， jiù yǐn qǐ le páng guān zhòng xiū shì de jīng hū 。
行家一出手，就知有没有，面对天绝老怪，林轩自然不可能藏着掖着，然而倒海戈一出手，就引起了旁观众修士的惊呼。
"Bang!"
guān zhàn zhī rén suī rán bù duō ， dàn jìng jiè dōu fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， xīng yuè chéng sì dà zhǎng lǎo bù tí ， lóng xìng shào nián yě shì fēn shén qī ， zì rán dōu kàn chū lín xuān zhè bǎo wù fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yí gè èr gè lù chū jí wéi guān zhù zhī sè。
观战之人虽然不多，但境界都非同小可，星月城四大长老不提，龙姓少年也是分神期，自然都看出林轩这宝物非同小可，一个二个lù出极为关注之sè。
The halves of the old monster's body simultaneously exploded.
zài shuō lìng yī cè 。
再说另一侧。
The force was tremendous; Lin Xuan and the onlookers had to retreat to avoid the blast. The explosion sent up a cloud of dust, but when they cleared it, Lin Xuan's eyes widened in shock.
“ hē ！”
“喝！”
The old monster hadn't vanished; instead, he transformed into hundreds—thousands—of smaller versions of himself.
qíng tiān pī lì bān de dà hǒu chuán rù ěr duǒ ， tiān jué lǎo guài yáng shēng tǔ qì ， tū rán shuāng shǒu tái qǐ ， cháo zhe qián fāng píng tuī guò qù 。
晴天霹雳般的大吼传入耳朵，天绝老怪扬声吐气，突然双手抬起，朝着前方平推过去。
Each one was no taller than a foot, yet their features and proportions were identical to the original.
suí zhe tā de huà zuò ， yī tuán jīn huáng sè de qì làng bào shè ér chū 。
随着他的话作，一团金黄sè的气浪爆射而出。
In other words, one large old monster had turned into thousands of tiny monsters.
wēi lì dàng zhēn shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， suǒ guò zhī chù ， jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn bèi zhà le gè qī líng bā luò ， bù guò lín xuān de běn mìng fǎ bǎo zì rán bù néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó ， líng xìng lián sī háo sǔn shī yě wú ， yī zhuǎn yǎn yòu wéi shàng lái le 。
威力当真是非同小可，所过之处，九宫须臾剑被炸了个七零八落，不过林轩的本命法宝自然不能用常理揣摩，灵xìng连丝毫损失也无，一转眼又围上来了。
"What kind of secret technique is this? It's too absurd; could it be another illusion?" Lin Xuan's mind raced as he hesitated to confirm his suspicions. He narrowed his eyes again and used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye once more, but the result was the same: each figure was fully formed and real, not illusions or substitutes.
rán ér sù dù suī shì kuài jí ， dàn zǒng shì liú xià le yì diǎn kòng xì ， chā zhī háo lí miù yǐ qiān lǐ ， zhè diǎn shí jiān ， yǐ ràng tiān jué lǎo guài zhuā zhù le shí jī 。
然而速度虽是快极，但总是留下了一点空隙，差之毫厘谬以千里，这点时间，已让天绝老怪抓住了时机。
They were all real!
shēn xíng yī shǎn ， cóng jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn de bāo wéi zǎn cì zhōng táo le chū lái ， suí hòu yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， cháo zhe qián fāng qīng qīng yī huà ， cī lā ， fǎng fú bù jǐn bèi sī pò ， yī dào kōng jiān liè fèng chū xiàn le 。
身形一闪，从九宫须臾剑的包围攒刺中逃了出来，随后右手抬起，朝着前方轻轻一划，刺啦，仿佛布锦被撕破，一道空间裂缝出现了。
Lin Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. He had faced countless battles in his long life, yet he had never heard of such bizarre power before. The old monster could transform into thousands of copies!
lín xuān bó rán biàn sè， páng guān xiū shì yě yī zhèn hài rán ， dān shǒu sī liè kōng jiān ， zhè lǎo guài wù hǎo kě pà de shí lì ， huàn zuò zì jǐ ， wú lùn rú hé shì bàn bú dào dì 。
林轩勃然变sè，旁观修士也一阵骇然，单手撕裂空间，这老怪物好可怕的实力，换做自己，无论如何是办不到地。
The onlookers were equally shocked, looking at each other with wide eyes.
yǎn jiàn nà guāng rèn zhǎn lái ， tiān jué lǎo guài lěng hēng yī shēng ， shēn xíng yī shǎn ， yǐ mò rù le nà kōng jiān liè fèng lǐ miàn 。
眼见那光刃斩来，天绝老怪冷哼一声，身形一闪，已没入了那空间裂缝里面。
"Master, have you ever seen this kind of power from the old monster?" asked a cultivator named Lu Yun.
zhè dǎo shì jué hǎo de duǒ cáng zhī chù ， rán ér xià yī kè ， lǎo guài wù jiù xiào bù chū lái ， yín guāng yī shǎn ， nà yuè yá xíng de guāng rèn shì ruò shǎn diàn ， yǐ hěn hěn de jī dǎ zài kōng jiān liè fèng shàng miàn 。
这倒是绝好的躲藏之处，然而下一刻，老怪物就笑不出来，银光一闪，那月牙形的光刃势若闪电，已狠狠的击打在空间裂缝上面。
"No."
tā xiàn ！
塌陷！
The old monk shook his head. Among the onlookers, he knew the old monster best; they had been contemporaries and even teamed up to explore a secret realm tens of thousands of years ago. Back then, the old monster was formidable but not as powerful as now, especially with this strange power.
yuán běn de kōng jiān liè fèng ， zhòu rán xiāo shī wú zōng ， suí hòu tiān jué lǎo guài de shēn yǐng xiǎn xiàn chū lái ， liǎn sè jí wéi nán kàn 。
原本的空间裂缝，骤然消失无踪，随后天绝老怪的身影显现出来，脸sè极为难看。
"Transforming into countless forms does resemble the supreme divine power of our sect, but since he practices Confucian techniques, it's just an imitation."
zhè yī cì ， bié shuō hù tǐ gāng qì ， lián nà gǔ piáo de zhàn jiǎ yě méi yǒu fēn háo yòng tú ， cī lā shēng zài cì chuán rù ěr duǒ ， lǎo guài wù bèi lán yāo zhǎn wèi le liǎng duàn 。
这一次，别说护体罡气，连那古朴的战甲也没有分毫用途，刺啦声再次传入耳朵，老怪物被拦腰斩为了两段。
"Is that so?"
“ zhè ……”
“这……”
Lu Yun sighed. This power was truly impressive; the old monster hadn't moved in thousands of years and must be even stronger than legends said. Lin Xuan had seized a small advantage by chance, but now his situation looked dire.
ráo shì yǐ lín xuān de chéng fǔ ， cǐ kè yě bù jīn yǒu xiē fā dāi ， yī shí jiān jìng rán huái yí zì jǐ de yǎn jīng kàn cuò ， rán ér yī páng de jīng hū shēng què shì cǐ qǐ bǐ fú 。
饶是以林轩的城府，此刻也不禁有些发呆，一时间竟然怀疑自己的眼睛看错，然而一旁的惊呼声却是此起彼伏。
The young man with the dragon surname's face showed concern, but he could do nothing. He couldn't help Lin Xuan, not that he would if he could; it was pointless given their vast difference in power. All he could do was watch anxiously.
“ bù kě néng ！”
“不可能！”
Lin Xuan was also shocked, but he didn't fall into a daze. He flicked his sleeve and pointed forward with one finger. As he moved, a clear ringing sound echoed as the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword transformed into countless copies, slicing at the opponent.
“ yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ！”
“有没有槁错！”
No matter how strange the other's power might be, could it surpass the complexity of his Moonlit Heaven Witch Technique?
“ nán dào wǒ zài zuò mèng me ？”
“难道我在做梦么？”
Even if they multiplied, there were enough copies of the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword to handle them.
jīng yà de yuǎn bù zhǐ lín xuān yí gè ， páng biān guān zhàn de jǐ míng fèn shén qī cún zài tóng yàng jīng dé mù dèng kǒu dāi ， sú huà shuō rén de míng ， shù de yǐng ， tiān jué lǎo guài ， kě shì wēi zhèn cǐ jiè yǐ yǒu shù wàn nián 。
惊讶的远不止林轩一个，旁边观战的几名分神期存在同样惊得目瞪口呆，俗话说人的名，树的影，天绝老怪，可是威震此界已有数万年。
One thing countered another; as each copy shrank, their strength must have diminished.
zěn me kě néng bèi yī fēn shén chū qī de cún zài qīng yì dǎ bài ？
怎么可能被一分神初期的存在轻易打败？
The sword energy sliced through the air, but a cold laugh echoed from above. The hundreds of old monsters attacked simultaneously, each reaching into their storage bags and throwing out countless official pens.
duì fāng jué bú shì làng dé xū míng ， zhè yì diǎn ， yǎn qián de jǐ rén dōu kě yǐ kěn dìng ， nán dào lái cān jiā cǐ cì jué dòu de jǐn jǐn shì tā de yī jù huà shēn ？
对方绝不是浪得虚名，这一点，眼前的几人都可以肯定，难道来参加此次决斗的仅仅是他的一具化身？
Though only an inch long at first, they grew rapidly when caught in the wind, then were thrown toward the Nine Palaces Momentary Swords.
zhè ge niàn tou zài jǐ rén nǎo hǎi zhōng zhuǎn guò ， zhè suàn shì wéi yī hé lǐ de jiě shì le 。
这个念头在几人脑海中转过，这算是唯一合理的解释了。
Clanging sounds filled his ears as these official pens clashed with the swords. Unlike the earlier spear-like weapons created by runes, these were genuine treasures, incredibly hard. Despite having a slight advantage, the Nine Palaces Momentary Swords couldn't deal with them easily.
bù ” yě bú duì 。
不”也不对。
Lin Xuan's face darkened further.
jìng kōng dà shī yáo le yáo tóu ， zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ tài huāng miù 。
静空大师摇了摇头，这种想法太荒谬。
Unable to succeed in one attack, the old monsters didn't wait for another opportunity. Suddenly, their cheeks bulged as they spat out beams of light from their mouths!
The clanging sounds filled his ears. For a moment, the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword could not pierce through the opponent's armor. Lin Xuan's face darkened with a hint of gloom.
Because the other party was overconfident and underestimated him, he had gained an advantage. Such opportunities were rare; once lost, they would never come again.
He must seize this chance!
Lin Xuan hadn't expected to be able to eliminate his opponent so easily, but he needed to wound the old monster. A cold smile appeared on his lips as he raised his right hand, revealing a long and ancient-looking spear in his vision.
With a slight shake, all of his essence energy surged into it like a flood. The surface of this treasure was covered with faded runes, emitting a bright green light. Lin Xuan's right hand fiercely swung downward.
A loud tearing sound echoed as an ominous aura emerged. Accompanying the aura were countless runes flickering on the spear's surface.
Following these words, the text continued:
The characters quickly formed a circle, revealing a strange and intricate array before them.
A crescent-shaped light blade soon appeared!
With a diameter of over ten feet, it sliced through space as if it were nothing. Lin Xuan's expression darkened, and the onlookers gasped in shock. Single-handedly tearing open space—this old monster was truly formidable; he couldn't have done that.
Seeing the light blade approaching, the old monster sneered and vanished into the space crack.
That was a perfect hiding spot, but Lin Xuan's expression changed as the old monster reappeared with an ugly face. The explosion had torn through his armor and essence body, yet no blood flowed from the wounds, nor did he attempt to escape.
Lin Xuan felt uneasy, but before this thought could fully form, something incredible happened.
"Bang!"
The halves of the old monster's body simultaneously exploded.
The force was tremendous; Lin Xuan and the onlookers had to retreat to avoid the blast. The explosion sent up a cloud of dust, but when they cleared it, Lin Xuan's eyes widened in shock.
The old monster hadn't vanished; instead, he transformed into hundreds—thousands—of smaller versions of himself.
Each one was no taller than a foot, yet their features and proportions were identical to the original.
In other words, one large old monster had turned into thousands of tiny monsters.
"What kind of secret technique is this? It's too absurd; could it be another illusion?" Lin Xuan's mind raced as he hesitated to confirm his suspicions. He narrowed his eyes again and used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye once more, but the result was the same: each figure was fully formed and real, not illusions or substitutes.
They were all real!
Lin Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. He had faced countless battles in his long life, yet he had never heard of such bizarre power before. The old monster could transform into thousands of copies!
The onlookers were equally shocked, looking at each other with wide eyes.
"Master, have you ever seen this kind of power from the old monster?" asked a cultivator named Lu Yun.
"No."
The old monk shook his head. Among the onlookers, he knew the old monster best; they had been contemporaries and even teamed up to explore a secret realm tens of thousands of years ago. Back then, the old monster was formidable but not as powerful as now, especially with this strange power.
"Transforming into countless forms does resemble the supreme divine power of our sect, but since he practices Confucian techniques, it's just an imitation."
"Is that so?"
Lu Yun sighed. This power was truly impressive; the old monster hadn't moved in thousands of years and must be even stronger than legends said. Lin Xuan had seized a small advantage by chance, but now his situation looked dire.
The young man with the dragon surname's face showed concern, but he could do nothing. He couldn't help Lin Xuan, not that he would if he could; it was pointless given their vast difference in power. All he could do was watch anxiously.
Lin Xuan was also shocked, but he didn't fall into a daze. He flicked his sleeve and pointed forward with one finger. As he moved, a clear ringing sound echoed as the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword transformed into countless copies, slicing at the opponent.
No matter how strange the other's power might be, could it surpass the complexity of his Moonlit Heaven Witch Technique?
Even if they multiplied, there were enough copies of the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword to handle them.
One thing countered another; as each copy shrank, their strength must have diminished.
The sword energy sliced through the air, but a cold laugh echoed from above. The hundreds of old monsters attacked simultaneously, each reaching into their storage bags and throwing out countless official pens.
Though only an inch long at first, they grew rapidly when caught in the wind, then were thrown toward the Nine Palaces Momentary Swords.
Clanging sounds filled his ears as these official pens clashed with the swords. Unlike the earlier spear-like weapons created by runes, these were genuine treasures, incredibly hard. Despite having a slight advantage, the Nine Palaces Momentary Swords couldn't deal with them easily.
Lin Xuan's face darkened further.
Unable to succeed in one attack, the old monsters didn't wait for another opportunity. Suddenly, their cheeks bulged as they spat out beams of light from their mouths!