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

Chapter 528 Sword Forging
The group entered the cabin, lit candles, and began their meeting.

Although Shimizu didn't know why they still used candles instead of electric lights for meetings in this day and age, the thought of several people discussing things around a candle in such a dim environment really gave it the air of a mysterious organization.

The subsequent events unfolded exactly as Shimizu remembered, except that the group of swordsmen agreed to let Shimizu join the Sword Saint Association.

Tianqing and Canmei agreed to Atomic Samurai's request, saying they would mobilize their disciples and their own connections to help find Garou.

The only objection was to perform seppuku.

"When did the Sword Saint Guild become a place for networking? I joined here to learn from each other and improve, not for this kind of thing."

As Shimizu waited expectantly, Fukukiri finally interrupted Atomic Samurai, reaching into his pocket at the same time...

"Abdominal disembowelment..."

Atomic Samurai opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to Abdominal Surgery.

"Alright, Kamikaze, let's put this matter aside for now. I also have something important to say."

Abakiri took the package out of his pocket and threw it on the table. Several purplish-black fleshy spheres rolled out, twitching and beating like hearts, looking like bacteria magnified many times over.

"Look at this thing, a monster cell. As long as you eat it, you can gain power beyond the limit. Sun Wheel, Sky Clear, you two are not young anymore, are you like me, only able to watch in despair as your bodies age and you can no longer make any progress?"

Hehe, don't say I'm heartless for not sharing good stuff with you guys.

Fukuchi looked at the other five people in the room and laughed hoarsely.

"What are you saying? Abdominal disembowelment!"

"How could you do such a thing? Where did you get it?!"

Tianqing and Canmei looked at Fuqie with some apprehension, their hands already on the hilt of their swords.

Fukukiri's usual strength is not much different from theirs; they all have the ability to kill Demon-level monsters, but they are not as strong as Atomic Samurai and Nichirin.

Now that he has ingested the monster cells, his strength has definitely far surpassed that of the two of them.

"So, you've already swallowed this thing and turned into a monster?"

Atomic Samurai removed the toothpick, his sharp eyes fixed on the seppuku, seemingly judging where to make the cut.

"Of course! I am no longer human, Kamikaze. Now, you and Hinowa may not be my match!"

Fukichi's face began to change, and he moved like a fierce tiger. The Tiger Soul sword in his hand emitted a sword cry like a tiger's roar, which was terrifying and exuded a strong bloodthirsty aura.

Clearly, in order to make himself and this sword stronger, Fukiri used some unknown method to kill many powerful people, thus cultivating such an astonishing killing intent.

It seems that a connection was formed between the man and his sword after he became a monster, making the sword a part of the seppuku-giri.

In other words, the seppuku is now more powerful than in the original timeline.

Shimizu's eyes lit up.

Is there such a good thing?

"Join me, everyone! Let's make even greater progress in kendo together, wouldn't that be great? Shimizu, I don't know how you managed to become so strong in such a short time, but if you join us, you'll become stronger even faster!"

As Fukukiri spoke, Shimizu turned and exchanged a glance with Atomic Samurai, then looked at Hinowa, both understanding the meaning in each other's eyes.

Keep them alive as sacrifices.

"Abatsukiri, you've fallen. What a pity."

Atomic Samurai placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and looked at Fukuchi, who had transformed into a humanoid tiger.

He becomes stronger as a monster, but he is also getting stronger, and the newly acquired sword in his hand is the best proof of that.

Moreover, besides himself, there was also Nichirin who could unleash equal combat power in a short time, and Shimizu who could fight against god-level monsters and possessed combat power above the dragon level.

The former seppuku was ultimately far weaker than Atomic Samurai and Nichirin, and he didn't know how big the gap was. With his strength skyrocketing, his confidence also skyrocketed.

Only the S-class heroes and mid-to-high-level members of the Hero Association have a relatively clear understanding of Shimizu's combat strength. Nichirin was only informed of this by Atomic Samurai because of their extremely good relationship.

The information from the seppuku side was ultimately too outdated.

However, Fukiri was still unaware of all this, and continued to ramble on.

"I told you, I'm giving you a chance. Hurry up and eat the monster cells. Kamikaze and Shimizu, there are orders from above that you two cannot be spared. It's a real pity, but it's also just right. One Tiger Soul is enough; there's no need for a second one!"

"It's a pity indeed."

The sun wheel sighed.

He was regretting the seppuku.

A renowned swordsman is about to pass away.

"It's not a pity, it's actually a gain."

Shimizu replied.

Abdominal cuts are excellent materials for sacrificial swords.

"Remember to leave one alive, then move!"

In the blink of an eye, Atomic Samurai drew his sword.

Shimizu and Nichirin also drew their swords at the same time.

Even if Fukukiri were to receive additional enhancements due to the Tiger Soul, at this point he would at most be just an ordinary high-ranking Dragon-level monster.

Both Atomic Samurai and Nichirin can unleash attack power at the peak of the Dragon Realm. Although Shimizu is not wearing armor, he automatically activates the Reverse Life state when he draws his sword, and his sword moves also carry some of the essence of the two sets of fist techniques, making them even more powerful than the other two.

In just a moment, before he could even draw his sword, his limbs were severed cleanly.

Although the granulation tissue was still twitching, seemingly trying to heal itself, Shimizu had already placed a palm on the top of Abakiri's head.

The seal of the Divine Burial was activated, and mysterious sealing incantations immediately spread all over Fukuchi's body, sealing him away.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Tianqing and Canmei had just drawn their swords when the battle was over.

"boom."

The wooden house seemed to have only just realized what had happened when its walls finally gave way and collapsed with a crash.

Amidst the dust and ruins, Shimizu gripped the seppuku in one hand, twirled the sword with the other, and scratched his head.

"Excuse me, this house must be hundreds of years old."

The house collapsed because he couldn't control his strength.
Although he is stronger and deals more damage than Atomic Samurai and Abdominal Slayer, his swordsmanship is inferior to these two master-level experts. His previous strike also used more force than theirs, so he couldn't hold back his full power. Even though this was already a restrained effort, if he were to unleash his full power without any reservations, the entire city of G would be devastated, and even half the continent would suffer.

To be able to control it to this extent, his swordsmanship skills are actually extremely exquisite. In the entire One-Punch Man world, only Nichirin and Atomic Samurai are a step above him.

"It's alright, if the house is damaged, we can just build another one."

Nichirin patted his trouser leg, found the Nichirin Sword in the ruins that was originally enshrined in the sword box on the second floor, put it away, and shook his head.

What is truly important in the Sword Saint Association is the inheritance of swordsmanship: one is the way of the sword, and the other is the Sun Wheel Sword and the Moon Wheel Sword.

Although it might be a bit disrespectful to my old friend Fukukiri to say this, now that he has become a Dragon-level monster, he perfectly meets the requirements for the sword offering. The Moon Ring Sword, which has been lost for a hundred years, may soon reappear in the Sword Saint Association. Compared to that, what is a mere antique house?
The Sword Saint Society has been passed down for so many years, and although it has experienced many hardships, it has still accumulated a certain amount of wealth in terms of material resources. Although this amount of money is a pity, it is not unacceptable.

A few seconds later, Atomic Samurai's three disciples, along with Ame-no-Kaze's daughter, Yu-da, Can-mei's son, Zi-teng, and Nichi-lun's apprentice, Spring Beard, all rushed over after hearing the commotion.

These individuals are all peripheral members of the Sword Saint Association, each possessing combat abilities equivalent to those of top-tier A-class heroes, capable of holding their own against Demon-level monsters.

In addition, he is still young and has great potential. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be no worse than sword masters like Canmei and Tianqing. He may even become a grandmaster of swordsmanship.

As for Fukichi, he opened his doors to many disciples for money. Without money, one could not learn much useful knowledge from him. So even though he was over sixty years old, he still did not have a single disciple who was presentable. The strongest disciple was only on par with Chalanzi, not worth cultivating, and did not even qualify to become an outer member of the Sword Saint Association.

So even if he turned into a monster and cut off his limbs, not a single disciple would speak up for him.

After Nichirin revealed the situation regarding Abdominal Cutter, all the peripheral members of the Sword Saint Association knew that their Sword Saint Association had now formed a deadly feud with the Monster Association behind Abdominal Cutter, and began to mobilize their forces to search for relevant information.

Meanwhile, Shimizu, clutching his seppuku, arrived at his private island with a group of Sword Saints.

They are about to begin forging the Moon Wheel Sword.

Large and small bags of sword-forging materials were taken out one by one; these were all from the Sword Saint Guild's inventory.

While searching for the lost Moon Wheel Sword, the Sword Saint Society has never given up on reforging the sword for hundreds of years. Most of the necessary materials are available, and even if some are no longer available in modern times, there are other materials that other swordsmiths believe can be used as substitutes.

As for the place to forge swords, the best place would of course be the laboratory used for making equipment in Qingshui.

The craftsmen of the Moon Wheel Sword in the past mostly used extraordinary flames, as it was unlikely that ancient technology could produce high temperatures capable of melting these materials. It was probably done by extraordinary beings with relevant fire abilities.

On the Qingshui side, the large-scale Ark reactor using plasma arc technology can reach 20,000 degrees Celsius, which fully meets the required conditions, and other process equipment is also very advanced.

Compared to traditional forging processes that require a long time to melt, shape, and forge, this can save a lot of time.

It was nearly finished in just one afternoon.

Now, only three steps remain.

The sword is consecrated, quenched, and sharpened.

In this sword-making process, the sword-offering and sword-quenching processes were combined into one.

The seal was broken, but he was still unconscious due to his injuries. He was brought to the sword, which was still red and hot, while he was bound hand and foot.

Next, during the sword-making process, the blood of this high-ranking dragon-level monster will be used to complete the quenching, while the monster's soul will enter the sword along with the blood.

The monster's power will thus be incorporated into the sword.

The soul will also be tempered and formatted in this process, becoming a pure spirit within the sword.

The reason for including strange characters related to swords is that their souls are highly adaptable to swords, and the strength of the spirit within a sword depends entirely on this.

Shimizu possesses the skill of "Spirit Binding and Commanding Generals," which allows him to easily control the soul of the seppuku. Therefore, this most difficult step is actually the most foolproof for him.

A few hours later.

A longsword, its cold light as clear as the moon yet exuding the ferocity of a tiger, appeared before the Sword Saints.

This is a strangely shaped longsword. The blade is hollow, or rather, it is almost devoid of a blade, consisting of only two thin, crescent-shaped blades joined together.

The blade has grooves, clearly designed to make enemies bleed more.

The hilt below is a lunar phase wheel where blood absorbed from the blade will be stored.

The Nichirin Sword's function is to utilize blood. It is relatively passive in absorbing blood, and to unleash its power, it can only forcibly extract the user's blood. The speed at which it absorbs blood from the outside world and converts it into power is very slow.

The function of the Moon Wheel Sword is naturally to obtain blood and convert it into power for storage. In terms of power alone, it is lower than that of the Sun Wheel Sword. When used alone, the requirements are also lower than those of the Sun Wheel Sword, and it is not as demanding.

That's probably why it was taken out and used by a member of the Sword Saint Society hundreds of years ago, and then lost outside.

When two swords are together, their respective strengths not only complement each other, but also...

"Crack!"

The Sun Wheel Sword was completely embedded into the hollow blade of the Moon Wheel Sword. The lunar phase wheel below rotated, tightly holding the two swords together, allowing the blood flowing into the wheel to be directly channeled into the Sun Wheel Sword.

The sun and moon shine together, the two swords unite in perfect harmony.

"Success!"

Tian Qing exclaimed in surprise.

Remnant Plum, Sun Wheel, and Atomic Samurai stared intently at the merged Sun and Moon Swords.

Just by looking at it, you can feel the power emanating from the sword.

"Want to give it a try?"

"The withered plum tree asked."

"Even with just the Sun Wheel Sword, I can barely control it to unleash a single strike. If these two swords were combined, I'm afraid..."

Nichirin shook his head, looked at Atomic Samurai, and then at Shimizu.

His and Atomic Samurai's swordsmanship skills are the highest among the members of the Sword Saint Association. The two are evenly matched, but Nichirin is too old and physically weak, so he is not as good as Atomic Samurai.

If his swordsmanship skills are only at this level, then Atomic Samurai is probably about the same.

And what about clean water?

He was indeed a master of disguise, able to draw the Nichirin Blade without being affected in the slightest, but the Nichirin Blade wouldn't cooperate with him either.

Now that the two swords have been combined, I wonder what will happen.

"Let me do it."

As usual, Qing Shui activated his Reverse Life state, his body emanating ethereal white energy, and reached out to grasp the hilt of his sword.

The moment he touched it, he felt a chilling sensation. The next instant, a fierce and indescribable will surged toward Shimizu's mind, as if it wanted to cut him in two with a single sword strike.

(End of this chapter)