Finally, the moment arrived.
In Mo Hua’s eyes, a brilliant light surged, seemingly condensing into a sword radiance that flowed with the Five Elements, vast and boundless, emerging from the void.
This sword was guided by the spiritual power at Mo Hua’s fingertips.
Then, Mo Hua pointed forward, spiritual power moving, driving this "Sword of Divine Thought" to break through the barrier between reality and illusion, transforming into a divine light, shooting out.
In the void, the Sword Intent bloomed like a kaleidoscope.
A more intense wave of Divine Thought rippled out in the form of Sword Intent.
Amidst the flickering divine light, the Godslaying Sword pierced through the towering ancient tree in front.
Afterwards, it seemed as if nothing happened.
But the ancient tree suddenly trembled violently.
The large white dog, standing guard on the perimeter for Mo Hua, its fur stood on end.
This was the first time Mo Hua truly, in a meaningful way, pulled his Tai Xu God-Slaying Sword Form out of the Sea of Consciousness and sliced it in the real world.
The surging, fierce Sword Intent was so powerful that even from a distance, it transmitted an oppressive feeling like thorns on one’s back.
Beyond shock, the large white dog was somewhat dumbfounded.
It did not expect that Mo Hua, already so strong, could become even stronger.
In a short time, he had become so strong that it felt somewhat "out of reach."
The large white dog secretly squinted at Mo Hua.
It now began doubting Mo Hua’s "nature."
It seriously suspected that Mo Hua was also a Divine Beast, just wrapped in a harmless human disguise...
As the waves of Divine Thought subsided.
In the woods, Mo Hua smiled brightly.
"Succeeded!"
The Godslaying Sword was finally swung from his Sea of Consciousness into reality.
From now on, this powerful Divine Thought killing move, which had been invincible in the realm of Divine Thought, could also break the boundary between illusion and reality and be used in the real world.
But then, Mo Hua looked at the towering ancient tree before him, at the nonexistent sword mark left by the Sword of Divine Thought, and frowned after pondering for a moment, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
Although it was swung out, the power of this sword was far from reaching his expectations.
The merged Sword Dao was "cut corners," nearly halving it.
Moreover, Divine Thought Out of the Body and Sword Intent projection is a very complex and troublesome process.
Breaking the barrier between reality and illusion, surpassing the Heavenly Gate of the Sea of Consciousness, borrowing spiritual power for guidance, anchoring the path of Sword Dao...
During this, the power of Divine Thought would suffer significant losses.
Moreover, this Sword Dao was already a discounted version by Mo Hua.
Thus, the power of the Godslaying Sword Out of the Body...
Mo Hua estimated that it might only be about one-tenth of his full power display in the Sea of Consciousness.
In the Sea of Consciousness, such a strong Godslaying Sword could only exert about a tenth of its power in reality...
Mo Hua had a complicated feeling.
But there’s nothing to be done.
Sword Transformation of Divine Thought was not something he could fully handle at his current realm.
His realm was too low; it was already good enough to barely activate this sword, and he couldn’t expect too much.
He could only continue practicing to gradually increase the proficiency of "Godslaying Out of the Body," to maximize the power of the Tai Xu God-Slaying Sword.
Thinking of this, Mo Hua was taken aback again.
Another doubt floated in his mind:
What exactly was the "lethality" of this Godslaying Sword move?
Using Divine Thought to chop a big tree was meant for practicing the sword.
But the tree itself was flora, with only the most basic life and almost no Divine Thought, equivalent to a "dead object."
Mo Hua couldn’t use the tree to measure the lethality of his Godslaying Sword.
Because it didn’t have much Divine Thought to slay.
To truly test the sword, one needed a "living thing."
"Living thing..."
Mo Hua looked around and, unconsciously, focused on the only "living thing" in the forest—the big white dog. .
The big white dog froze for a moment, instantly understanding Mo Hua’s intention, its eyes widened in "fury."
It barked "woof woof" at Mo Hua.
It meant to advise Mo Hua not to be ungrateful!
Not to bite the hand that feeds you!
To have self-awareness!
Not to get confused about its strength and come to harm this harmless big white dog!
Was that dreadful sword something anyone could withstand?
Mo Hua also realized the impropriety, smiled apologetically, and then said, "I’ll treat you to something good."
The big white dog reluctantly "huffed" in response.
Mo Hua prepared to take the big white dog to the dining hall, but before leaving, he looked back at the ancient tree, which had silently endured many sword strikes without complaint, and felt a touch of apology in his heart.
He pointed his finger, guiding Spiritual Ink to draw several Thick Earth Formations and Water and Earth Formations on the ground for the tree as compensation.
Then Mo Hua patted the tree, "If I have time later, I’ll draw more for you..."
The towering ancient tree remained silent, but its wounded "soul" felt somewhat comforted.
Afterward, Mo Hua took the big white dog to the dining hall.
Because it was mealtime, he needed to eat as well.
The dining hall was filled with aromas, and disciples were bustling around, while Mo Hua sat side by side with the big white dog, nibbling on a drumstick while the big white dog gnawed on a pork knuckle.
Both man and dog’s eating actions were quite similar.
After the meal, Mo Hua escorted the big white dog back to the book courtyard, secretly handing it a bone sealed with a demon monster.
This made the big white dog very happy, its tail wagging non-stop, its big head constantly nuzzling against Mo Hua’s face.
...
After sending off the big white dog and returning to the Disciple’s Residence, Mo Hua was still contemplating the "sword testing" issue.
But finding a target to test the sword on was not easy.
He couldn’t use humans.
Otherwise, if something went wrong, resulting in a fatal accident, it would be a huge problem.
Some Sin Cultivators and Demon Cultivators could be potential targets.
But currently, he was in the Sect, focused on cultivation, and it was inconvenient to go out, nor did he have the time for such elaborate arrangements, to specifically seek out a Demon Cultivator to test the sword.
After some thought, he concluded that only Monster Beasts could be the targets for sword testing.
Humans have Divine Sense, and Monster Beasts actually have "Monster Sensing" too.
Monster Beasts have weaker intelligence, and their Monster Sensing is not as complex as a Cultivator’s Divine Sense, but their primal instincts are stronger, not lacking a certain cunning and slyness of beasts.
The flesh and demonic power of Monster Beasts are much stronger than the flesh and spiritual power of Cultivators.
But comparing Monster Sensing to a Cultivator’s Divine Sense, in pure strength of Divine Thought, the gap wouldn’t be too large.
And the extinguishment of Monster Sensing means the death of the Monster Beast.
Mo Hua nodded, having made up his mind.
Two days later, when he had some free time, he visited the Refining Demon Mountain, planning to find a Monster Beast to "test the sword."