In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 526 Sun Wheel Sword and Moon Wheel Sword

Research on dark energy and dark matter is ongoing.

In the next phase, the knowledge provided by the oddballs on the Boros ship who were responsible for maintaining the dark energy reactor was of limited use.

Besides continuing to study the properties of dark matter, Shimizu and his team focused their main efforts on simplifying the particle collider.

This thing costs tens of billions to use once, and it is also huge, taking up almost half the area of ​​Qingshui's private island.

Although dark energy is powerful, it cannot be extracted as easily as chakra, and its high cost also prevents it from being produced and stored in large quantities like the Arc Reactor.

The most important tasks at present are, firstly, to extend the lifespan of the particle collider and simplify it, and secondly, to create an energy sphere like the one on Boros's spaceship, which can operate for a long time and be switched on and off at will.

At that time, it will be possible to produce dark energy devices routinely and on a large scale, just like the Ark Reactor.

The final step is to miniaturize the particle collider so that it can continuously draw dark energy from space, thus creating an inexhaustible dark energy core.

It sounds easy, but it is destined to be an extremely grand and vast subject, even more like a magical technological project than a small-scale condensation nuclear fusion reactor like the Arc Reactor.

Even with the participation of several world-class scientists, Shimizu wasn't confident he could pull it off.

Two days later, in City F.

To celebrate successfully surviving this god-level disaster, the Hero Association's leadership decided to organize another gathering of the S-class heroes who participated in the incident. At the gathering, they also reiterated that the disasters mentioned in the prophecy could occur within the next six months, and that there was a possibility of other god-level disasters occurring besides this one. They hoped that all heroes would continue to maintain contact according to the plan from the last meeting.

After that, it's time to relax at a hot spring resort and have a large banquet at a local hotel in the evening.

The whole process went relatively smoothly, except for minor incidents like Tornado having a drunken outburst in the middle of the night and Zombie Man pretending to be dead.

Even after the party ended, Atomic Samurai approached Shimizu once again.

"Mr. Black Lightning, that... the sword I mentioned last time..."

Atomic Samurai, with a toothpick in his mouth, smiled somewhat embarrassedly at Shimizu.

His previous sword was smashed to pieces by a single punch during his battle with Boros. He's currently using a spare, which is still of decent quality, but he's still eagerly awaiting the work that Shimizu promised him last time.

"It's all set up. Brother Shenfeng, you can give it a try. If you don't like it, you can tell me what the problem is so I can make some changes."

Shimizu took out a longsword from the naan bread that looked exactly like the original sword of Atomic Samurai.

Atomic Samurai's face lit up with joy as he took the sword from Shimizu's hand and then removed it from its sheath.

"Zheng!"

A clear, resonant sword rang out.

As soon as Atomic Samurai got its hands on it, it felt exactly the same as before with just a light swing in the air.

No, it's even better.

Although the weight, center of gravity, and friction between the hilt and the hand are not much different from the past, the smoothness of the blade cutting through the air is much better than the previous swords.

This is enough to increase his speed when drawing and swinging his sword by a significant margin.

The two swords were not even in the same league in terms of sharpness.

The Atomic Slash is said to be able to cut through even atoms, and with this sword, his attack threat will be even greater than before.

"As you expected, this sword has no other additional functions, just like my own sword. So apart from the shape of the blade itself, the manufacturing process is the same as the black steel longsword I use, focusing on the toughness and sharpness of the sword itself. At the same time, its power transmission will be better than your original sword, which can greatly enhance the power of your sword energy."

Atomic Samurai lovingly stroked his newly acquired magical longsword, quickly forgetting all about his old, broken sword.

Even though he hadn't actually used this sword in real combat yet, Atomic Samurai was certain that it was far superior to any sword he had ever used before.

This is the kind of sword a swordsman of his caliber should use!

Abdominal cut tiger amber is so lame!
"We'll talk about testing the sword later. I'll find a skilled but eccentric person to sharpen it. There's another thing I'd like to invite Mr. Shimizu to do with this trip."

Atomic Samurai twirled his sword again, then reluctantly sheathed it before putting his arm around Shimizu's shoulder.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Perfect timing, Mr. Shimizu, you must have heard about the recent Hero Hunter incident, right?"

"I've heard of Garou, an immature and rebellious disciple trained by Mr. Bang. If I encounter him, I will kill him on the spot."

Garou's potential is too high, reaching god-level. It's best to kill him with overwhelming power before he turns into a monster, otherwise it will be very troublesome.

This guy's ability to stay alive is even more monstrous than Metal Bat's, making one wonder if he also has a protagonist's halo.

To avoid him posing a threat, Shimizu would not hesitate to attack with all her might the moment she saw him, and kill him instantly.

"Yeah, me too. Even that guy in the vest has fallen recently. Although he's not one of the top among us, he still has some strength. If we let that guy run wild, the heroes below S-class will probably be in a panic, which will greatly affect the Association's suppression of monsters."

Moreover, I'm also worried about Grandpa Bang. Although I don't doubt his abilities, if we really meet, I'm afraid he won't be able to bring himself to be ruthless and will instead be ambushed.

Therefore, I plan to convene a Sword Saint Assembly, calling upon all the world's top swordsmen to kill Garou.

In the eyes of Atomic Samurai and others, Garou is more dangerous than most Dragon-level monsters.

Because he is human, he is much easier to integrate into human society than a monster, and the ideology he represents is extremely harmful to human society as a whole.

Once it spreads, it doesn't need the approval of a large number of people; just reaching a certain scale is enough to be terrifying, far more harmful than cults.

The consequences could be disastrous.

Qingshui asked:

"Brother Shenfeng, are you planning to invite me to the Sword Saint Gathering?"

"Correct!"

Atomic Samurai nodded emphatically.

"Although you are not a pure swordsman, Shimizu, your strength surpasses that of every top swordsman in the world. Moreover, your swordsmanship is definitely at the master level. You are definitely qualified to enter the Sword Saint Association. With your addition, we have another companion with whom we can discuss swordsmanship and improve together."

“Yes, I’ve long admired the other masters in the Sword Saint Guild.” Shimizu nodded slightly in agreement.

This wasn't a compliment; he was genuinely curious about the swordsmanship of several sword masters in the Sword Saint Guild.

In terms of strength, he is definitely far superior to the sword masters in the Sword Saint Guild, especially after mastering the technology to extract dark energy. He can unleash god-level combat power before the dark energy is exhausted.

But that's mostly the power of dark energy itself. If you really exclude dark energy, or even the armor on his body, his combat power would only barely reach the level of a dragon or above.

In terms of swordsmanship, if he were placed in the current Sword Saint Association, he would probably only be at the middle level. Whether it is Atomic Samurai or the current members of the Sword Saint Association, their swordsmanship is at the grandmaster level.

Shimizu has been trying to integrate the essence of the Water Flow Rock Smashing Fist and the Whirlwind Iron Slicing Fist into his own swordsmanship.

It's not for any other reason than that his swordsmanship is already quite advanced compared to his fists. If he could integrate his swordsmanship, the power he could unleash would be even greater.

If dark energy could also be applied to it, the destructive power would be even more shocking.

After all, swordsmanship is a combat technique that uses tools.

Combat techniques are, in themselves, used in conjunction with strength.

More importantly, he can transfer the tearing force he experiences when using this fist technique to the sword.

If we can produce a portion of vibranium and then materialize it into a magical artifact, it should be sufficient to withstand such power.

Atomic Samurai and Nichirin are far inferior to him in strength, and their combat power is even further behind. However, in terms of swordsmanship, a combat technique, they are indeed ahead of him.

Joining the Sword Saints' Guild would be entirely beneficial to me, and since Atomic Samurai has already extended an invitation, there is no need to refuse.

The next day.

Shimizu and Atomic Samurai's three disciples arrive in G City.

The headquarters of the Sword Saint Guild is located here.

Surprisingly, the headquarters of the Sword Saint Society, which is mysterious and famous in the eyes of the world, is actually just an inconspicuous wooden house hidden in a pine forest.

Compared to other simple wooden houses, this wooden house can be considered a rather exquisite little attic, but who would have thought that such an inconspicuous house would be the headquarters of the Sword Saint Association, which has been passed down for countless years?
Because he was transported by Shimizu using a portal, Atomic Samurai was the second official member of the Sword Saint Association to arrive.

The first one is Rilun, the current leader of the Sword Saint Association, who lives in seclusion here and guards the headquarters.

"Sun Wheel is not my real name."

After Atomic Samurai introduced Shimizu and Hinowa to each other, the latter immediately smiled and said to Shimizu.

This is an elderly man of the same age as Bangu, also an octogenarian.

However, he looks fiercer than Bang, mainly due to the scars on his face.

One of the streaks even grazed his eyes, leaving one of Sun Wheel's eyes constantly closed, while the other eye, like Bang's, shone with a sharp light, yet its edge remained concealed.

"The leader of each generation of the Sword Saint Association is named after the Sun Wheel Sword. This is because the Sword Saint Association has a Sun Wheel Sword passed down from its predecessors. It has extremely powerful strength, but it can only be drawn by a true peerless sword saint. After gaining the approval of more than half of the members, you only need to kill a powerful monster and pour your blood on the sword to become a formal member of the Sword Saint Association."

Why is there this ceremony?

Shimizu asked the sun wheel curiously.

"It's just to ensure that the power of the Sun Wheel Sword doesn't diminish. This sword can be called a demonic sword. Although it can grant the user extremely powerful strength, it needs blood to charge it. If it were the enemy's blood, that would be fine, but it will absorb blood before the sword is drawn, and it will be the user's blood."

To reduce the burden on users, we also regularly pour the blood of powerful monsters onto the sword as a supplement.

This sword is very important. When a calamity truly strikes the world that humanity cannot withstand, that will be the time for the Sword Saint Association to draw its Nichirin Blade. Perhaps the Sword Saint Association currently lacks a swordsman capable of fully unleashing the power of the Nichirin Blade, but if a disaster truly occurs that even the Association cannot withstand, we can still manage to unleash a portion of the Nichirin Blade's power and offer some assistance.

As Nichirin explained, he led Shimizu upstairs to view the Nichirin Sword.

From its appearance, this sword is unremarkable, but even just sitting there, one can feel the fierce aura emanating from its blade.

"It is indeed a demonic sword."

Shimizu released his spiritual energy, touched the sword, and made his own assessment.

Seemingly due to Shimizu's spiritual power, the sword trembled slightly in its scabbard before returning to calm.

He craved the blood of a powerhouse like Shimizu, yet he also disliked Shimizu's sword intent for being too weak and pure, not worthy of drawing his sword.

Shimizu was a little surprised.

It's just a sword, yet it possesses such a rich sense of self, almost as if it has its own soul.

The magical artifacts crafted by a single person are not incapable of possessing sentience, but most are relatively simple. The most intelligent ones can only reach the level of a flower doll. The intelligent programs inside are all pre-programmed. Even if they possess some sentience and can autonomously sense malice and activate defenses, it is only because the Qi contained within the artifact itself carries the spiritual energy of the artifact's owner that it can possess some simple intelligence.

In some ways, it's actually similar to a shadow clone with its own consciousness.

This sword is similar; though it is naive, it is more pure and more like a real living being.

"May I take a look at this sword?"

Shimizu asked the sun.

He had never forged such a weapon before, so he wanted to observe the Sun Wheel Sword and perhaps gain some insights to upgrade his own weapon.

"Please, I have heard from Shenfeng that you are a swordsmith with the ability to forge extraordinary divine weapons. Of course, I would like to ask you to take a look and see if there is any way to solve the defects of the Sun Wheel Sword. In return, the Sword Saint Society can provide the forging blueprints for both the Sun Wheel Sword and the Moon Wheel Sword."

Ri Lun said somewhat embarrassedly, feeling that he was taking advantage of others.

"The Moon Wheel Sword? Is it a sword that corresponds to the Sun Wheel?"

Shimizu took the Nippon swordsmanship from Nippon's hands.

"Indeed, these two swords were originally a pair, with complementary abilities and no side effects. If an unparalleled sword saint could wield these two swords and combine them, they could fight against gods. It's just a pity that the Moon Wheel Sword has long been lost."

Nichirin stroked his beard and said.

(End of this chapter)