Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 390 The battle has just ended, Aizen reappears.

If it were anyone else, seeing their opponent unleash their signature move would probably make them panic.

Moreover, the strategists had such rules.

At this moment, Wei Zhuang, who was clearly practicing the horizontal sword technique, used the vertical sword technique, which naturally made people's imaginations run wild.

Thinking about it this way, my mind became cluttered and confused.

In such a crucial battle, the consequences of having a distracted mind are self-evident.

But Gai Nie is Gai Nie. At this moment, although he panicked for a moment, it was only for a moment.

A moment later, he suppressed all his distracting thoughts and focused intently on the enemy.

His gaze fell on the shark-tooth sword.

He immediately noticed the flaw.

No martial art in the world is perfect; it can only be perfectly executed in the hands of the right person.

The "Hundred Steps Flying Sword" move, in terms of its form, is simply throwing the sword in one's hand.

It looks incredibly simple.

But precisely because it is simple and direct, unlike those fancy martial arts techniques, it is less likely to have any flaws.

To use this move well, simply achieving speed is enough to make it powerful.

However, if you want to use this move to defeat a strong enemy, you must be accurate and ruthless.

Gai Nie could see that Wei Zhuang had grasped the essence of this move, which was 'speed', but it was also obvious that his accuracy and power were slightly lacking.

After all, he had been practicing horizontal swordsmanship since childhood. Even if he had learned the Hundred-Step Flying Sword at some point, his understanding and mastery of vertical swordsmanship was clearly far inferior to that of Gai Nie.

Gai Nie then suddenly drew his sword.

A flash of blue light appeared.

In an instant, the Abyss Rainbow Sword in his hand moved three times in succession, and the three sword lights struck the three spots of the Shark Tooth almost at the same time.

Under the three sword strikes, Shark Tooth, which had transformed into a black dragon, actually slowed down.

Then, Gai Nie flicked his longsword, slowing down the speed and weakening the force as he flicked the Shark Tooth Sword into the sky!
This move, the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, was actually broken by Gai Nie.

The whole process involves little fancy technique, only pure precision.

These three sword strikes can be said to have deeply captured the essence of the vertical sword technique.

Wei Zhuang was slightly startled, but then he thought that if he could really kill his senior brother with the Hundred Steps Flying Sword, it would be a strange thing.

He leaped up, grabbed the Shark Tooth Sword, and slashed down with it.

Gai Nie parried with his sword.

Two world-renowned longswords clashed together, the metal and true energy colliding to create red and blue sword light.

How do you know how to fly with a hundred-step sword?

"I am also a disciple of the School of Diplomacy, so why didn't my master teach me the Hundred-Step Flying Sword?"

"What exactly did you do?"

"you guess!"

Wei Zhuang smiled smugly, and suddenly turned the Shark Tooth Sword in his hand, using its serrated edges to jam Yuan Hong. Then, with a sudden burst of force, a crack was heard, and a crack appeared directly on the Yuan Hong Sword.

Gai Nie's expression changed slightly.

Before he could react, Wei Zhuang continued to apply pressure.

The crack then widened.

With a strange sound, the Yuanhong Sword, ranked second in the sword manual, was broken by the Shark Tooth Sword!
Half of the sword blade flew up, and several fragments fell down.

In Gai Nie's hand, only the hilt and half of the blade remained!
"what?"

"Shark Tooth actually..."

"The Demon Sword!"

This happened so fast and was so surprising.

This was even more astonishing than Wei Zhuang's previous display of the Hundred-Step Flying Sword.

The reason why Shark Tooth is called a demonic sword is because of its special serrated structure, which can be said to be specifically designed to counter other longswords.

In the years since Shark Tooth became famous, quite a few famous swords have broken on its serrated edges.

This further cemented Shark Tooth's reputation as a demonic sword, and also made it despised by swordsmen, swordsmiths, and sword appraisers throughout the land. As a result, Shark Tooth was not included in the sword manual at all.

But no one expected that Shark Tooth could still break a sword ranked in the top ten of the sword manual, or even the second ranked sword, with its serrated edge!
This is the second most famous sword in the world!

Only Master Xu, who was a swordsmith and had a deep connection with the sword Yuanhong, vaguely understood.

The reason why Shark Tooth was able to break Abyss Rainbow is probably because Abyss Rainbow itself has a defect.

This flaw is the origin of Yuanhong.

This sword was originally "Broken Rainbow," a weapon forged by Master Xu's mother for Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin.

When Jing Ke attempted to assassinate the King of Qin, he used a map of the Yan state to conceal his weapon. Therefore, Canhong was specially crafted into a short sword, with a blade length that was only half that of a normal long sword.

After the failed assassination attempt on the King of Qin, the sword was repaired and reforged into a normal longsword by the swordsmiths of Qin.

In other words, the sword from the hilt to the first half is the original fragment, while the second half of the blade was actually added later.

Of course, given the skill of Qin swordsmiths, this sword was repaired to perfection.

Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for it to be severed during a battle.

But by sheer chance, Yuanhong encountered Shark Tooth.

This demonic sword.

This sword's nemesis!
This led to the current situation where even the second-best sword in the world was ultimately broken by Shark Tooth.

In the end, Yuanhong was broken by Shark Tooth.

And so the battle came to a conclusion.

How could a swordsman without a sword, even one like Gai Nie, revered as a sword saint by the Qin state, possibly fight against another swordsman of similar strength, in perfect condition, and wielding a shark tooth sword?
But Gai Nie was no ordinary man. At that moment, he threw off the hilt of his sword and grabbed the broken, flying blade.

He then moved.

Wei Zhuang realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

How close are the two of them at this moment?

At such close range, and with Gai Nie's incredible speed, he barely sensed anything amiss before Gai Nie's hand, holding half a sword blade, was already pressed against his chest.

But the broken Yuanhong sword tip was already pressed against Wei Zhuang's throat!
"Everyone has their own weaknesses."

Gai Nie spoke of the core theory of the Vertical Sword Technique: "When you are too fixated on the sword itself, you have already neglected the person wielding the sword!"

Wei Zhuang broke Yuan Hong with his serrated blade, but this action left him wide open, exposing a fatal opportunity.

The cold blade pressed against his neck.

Wei Zhuang remained calm: "Senior brother, you've won. Make your move."

Gai Nie remained motionless.

The sharpness of Yuanhong pierced the skin on his hand.

Fresh blood flowed straight down and dripped onto the ground.

The shark tooth suddenly rose and struck Gai Nie's wrist with precision.

Gai Nie's hand went numb, and he unconsciously loosened his grip, letting go of the half-sword.

Then, Shark Tooth swept his sword horizontally, sending Gai Nie flying.

Do you know what your biggest weakness is?

Wei Zhuang sneered: "You're too obsessed with so-called justice, always thinking about achieving a more perfect result... Naïve!"

"Uncle!"

A gasp interrupted Wei Zhuang's sermon.

Everyone looked up at the sound and saw Tianming appear in a passageway to the side. Gai Nie was greatly surprised.

Wei Zhuang's expression also changed drastically.

This was certainly not because of Tianming, but because of the person who appeared with Tianming.

Dressed in a white scholar's robe, with a handsome face and holding a folding fan, he looked like a carefree scholar.

The purple longsword at his waist looked more like an ornament than a weapon.

But both Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang knew what kind of person he was.

"You...why are you here?"

Aizen smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I just came here to find a friend. I happened to run into this little kid on the way, so I brought him here."

Although Gai Nie appeared calm, he was inwardly wary: "Tianming, come here."

"Uncle, are you okay?"

Tianming rushed over and asked with concern.

Seeing that Aizen didn't stop him, Gai Nie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's alright."

Wei Zhuang said, "Your friend? Could it be some ancient relic from the distant past?"

"No."

Aizen slowly walked to the center of the main hall, looked at a sword that was stuck there, and smiled, "Found it, so it was here."

Wei Zhuang had noticed the sword long ago, but he had no interest in asking about it, especially since he had been very busy ever since he arrived at the central hall.

"Your friend is a sword?"

"To be precise, the person who can pull out this sword is the friend I'm looking for."

Aizen gently stroked the hilt of the Azure Light Sword and said, "Would you like to hear the story of this sword?"

Everyone fell silent.

None of the Mo family members recognized Aizen. However, at this moment, they were at a disadvantage.

Delaying the process benefits them.

Moreover, judging from Wei Zhuang's attitude, one can tell that he is also an important figure.

As for Wei Zhuang and his group, Bai Feng and Chi Lian had both participated in the Loulan incident and witnessed a Grandmaster-level expert under Lan Ran's command, which naturally filled them with fear.

Hidden Bat had seen Aizen not long ago, and now it had hidden itself in the shadows, not revealing a thing.

The Black Qilin is centered around Wei Zhuang.

The only outsider was Zhang Han.

However, he also saw Wei Zhuang's attitude and naturally wouldn't make a move rashly.

The silence between the two sides brought a moment of quiet to the entire central hall.

Aizen chuckled, "Since no one has any objections, then I will begin. This story should begin with Emperor Guangwu of Han..."

So he gave a general account of the story of the Seven Swords.

Those already in the audience felt completely bewildered.

Those who heard of it for the first time, such as Wei Zhuang, had a puzzled expression.

"What destiny or anything like that? It's just a sword..."

After hearing the whole story, Wei Zhuang said with great disdain.

Aizen, still smiling, said, "The concept of destiny, though somewhat ethereal, is not entirely unbelievable. Moreover, even setting aside the idea of ​​destiny, this sword itself is a rare treasure."

"There is one person present who has personally experienced the power of this treasure... Am I right, General Zhang Han?"

With just one sentence, Zhang Han, who had been silent all along, became the focus of everyone's attention.

Zhang Han touched his waist and asked in confusion, "Does this gentleman mean that the power of the Seven Swords is comparable to the treasure I possess?"

"Probably... However, unlike the Heavenly Crystal, the Seven Swords possess a spirit and can recognize their own master. Those who do not gain their recognition cannot unleash the power of the Seven Swords!"

Tianjing?

Everyone present immediately grasped the key point of this statement.

The Heavenly Crystal was a treasure known to many high-ranking officials in the seven kingdoms.

After all, the Zhou emperor used this skill to cultivate divine power and pacify the world. Many of the high-ranking officials of the seven kingdoms were descendants of the Zhou emperor, so they naturally had records of it.

As the six states were destroyed by Qin, some information began to circulate.

Furthermore, many years ago, the six states united with anti-Qin forces among the Hundred Schools of Thought to carry out an operation specifically targeting the Heavenly Crystal, which made the legend of this treasure no longer a secret.

Therefore, the news about Tianjing that came from the east of Kyushu and the four seas some time ago has attracted a lot of attention.

Unexpectedly, one of the experts sent by the First Emperor was carrying this treasure...

The members of the Mo family exchanged glances, and they could all see the shock in each other's eyes.

It wasn't just because of Tianjing, but also because of this mysterious person who suddenly appeared and actually compared a sword to Tianjing.

Could this sword really contain such powerful energy?

Duanmu Rong quietly called Tianming to her side and asked him about this person.

Tianming naturally couldn't explain it.

Although he had been to Loulan, he had never met Aizen that time. He had only seen him from afar and did not even recognize him.

This time, however, it was purely by chance.

When he, Gao Yue, and Shao Yu ventured into the forbidden area of ​​the Mo family, they went down different paths due to a momentary mistake.

Within the forbidden area of ​​the Mohist school, there are two different paths.

Kingly way.

The Way of the Hero.

Shao Yu embarked on the path of kingship, while he and Gao Yue chose the path of chivalry.

After getting separated, he and Gao Yue ventured across the Path of the Heroes, where they encountered Master Ban and Big Hammer.

After activating the Xuanwu mechanism and changing the water supply for the entire Mo Family Mechanized City, the group left the Mo Family forbidden area and returned to the Mechanized City.

On the way, they encountered the Moon Goddess of the Yin-Yang School.

Moon Goddess's martial arts skills were profound, and Big Iron Hammer was no match for her. Master Ban's traps were nothing but child's play in front of her.

Both were easily defeated by their opponent and knocked unconscious.

Then, the Moon Goddess captured Gao Yue, but let Tianming go.

In a moment of desperation, Tianming thought of returning to the central hall to seek help.

They encountered that mysterious person halfway there.

The central hall was completely surrounded by a large number of Qin soldiers.

It was this mysterious man who knocked out all the Qin soldiers, allowing him to be brought to the central hall.

Unexpectedly, the situation in the central hall was even worse.

Upon hearing this, the group frowned, wondering where this mysterious person had come from. Why did Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie seem to know him and even seem quite wary of him?

Of course, he also showed concern for Gao Yue.

But at a time like this, no amount of concern will help.

Trapped in the central hall, and with Gongshu Chou under their control, they would likely have been threatened by Wei Zhuang with the lives of the other Mohist disciples. No matter how willing they were, they were powerless.

In the field.

Aizen continued, "The fact that this sword is standing here means that it is about to meet its master, but it has been standing here for many days and no one has pulled it out."

Only today did I realize that although its owner was inside the Mo Family's Mechanical City, he had not yet had time to make a move.

Gentlemen, how about giving it a try?

(End of this chapter)