Outside the pocket dimension, the five elders stood silently in the air, completely unaware of what was happening within.Below them, countless cultivators from various sects, clans, and noble families had gathered to witness the Soaring Dragon Assembly. Excitement was evident in their eyes as they waited to see who would emerge victorious, soar above the rest like a true dragon, and receive the grace of the Regional Ruler.Among the five elders, everyone's attention eventually fell upon the snow-white-haired man standing with his hands behind his back. His gaze remained fixed on the depths of the pocket dimension.He was the Grand Elder of the Stormfall Imperial Family.The Grand Elder was deep in thought.It had already been several days since the geniuses of the Stormfall Prefecture entered the Sovereign Pocket Dimension, and he knew some of its secrets.The pocket dimension was not merely a trial ground.It contained the Sovereign Abode.And within the Sovereign Abode was an oppor

Deep inside the Sovereign Abode, Liu Kang stood silently, his hand gripping the ordinary iron sword that Lin Xue had given him.Blood dripped from the blade, staining the ground beneath him. Corpses lay scattered around him, their lifeless bodies serving as a grim testament to the battle that had just taken place.Yet there was something strange about the iron sword.Its luster was changing.The originally dull blade seemed to possess a faint metallic sheen, and as the blood of his opponents touched its surface, it was slowly absorbed into the weapon. The sword seemed to be drinking the blood, causing its aura to become subtly different from before.A short distance away, Bai Yu stood silently, staring at Liu Kang with undisguised awe.The moment they had entered the Sovereign Abode, several groups of cultivators who had underestimated them had launched attacks, believing they could take advantage of their relatively low rankings.Unfortunately for them, they had chosen the wrong targ

Feng Lian felt a surge of fear as his eyes narrowed coldly. His fist tightened as a powerful metallic Qi began to gather around it, radiating a sharp and oppressive aura.Across from him, Liu Kang smiled.For the first time since the battle began, he finally stopped holding back and began releasing his full strength.Lightning Qi surged through his body, coursing through his meridians like raging thunder. His aura instantly became sharper and more refined, carrying an overwhelming sense of power that made the surrounding space tremble faintly.The ordinary iron sword in his hand began to resonate.A faint sword hum echoed through the battlefield as strands of sword resonance gradually condensed before him. Liu Kang guided the lightning Qi within his body into the sword, causing its blade to tremble violently.Buzz!The sword trembled in his grasp, and faint arcs of lightning flickered across its surface.Liu Kang lowered his gaze toward the sword and nodded slightly in satisfaction.T

It was respect for the strong.Neither of them spoke.Then, something unexpected happened.The scattered fragments of Liu Kang's shattered sword suddenly began to tremble.Feng Lian's expression changed, while Liu Kang's eyes narrowed in surprise.The fragments slowly rose from the ground, drawn toward one another by an invisible force. Piece by piece, they began to merge.The broken steel twisted and reshaped itself, its surface glowing faintly as the fragments fused together. A mysterious aura gradually spread across the battlefield, growing stronger with every passing moment.Liu Kang and Feng Lian stared at the transforming weapon without looking away.The ordinary sword that had just shattered beneath the force of the Heavenly Tribulation Flash was now slowly reforging itself.As its shape gradually took form, a strange and ancient sword aura quietly emerged from within it.For the first time, genuine astonishment appeared in Feng Lian's eyes."What... is that sword?"Liu Kang di

Liu Kang did not answer immediately. He slowly closed his eyes.The sensation had already vanished, yet something remained, a faint connection between his soul and the sword.Through that connection, he could feel something.He could feel the sword's emotions.It was not happy.It was not excited.It was hungry.A hunger that seemed to have existed for countless years.A hunger for battle, a hunger for blood.A hunger to cut through anything that dared to stand before it.Liu Kang slowly opened his eyes.A faint smile appeared on his face."So that's how it is."Feng Lian frowned."What?"Liu Kang raised Heavenrend and pointed its edge toward the empty space before him."Come."The instant the word left his mouth, Heavenrend erupted with terrifying sword intent.BOOM!The entire pocket dimension shook violently.A colossal sword phantom suddenly manifested behind Liu Kang, stretching nearly a hundred meters into the sky.The phantom was pitch-black, with crimson runes covering its eno