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Chapter 133. Genius is merely the threshold to seeing me.
[Oh my god... it ended so quickly. Is this what a crushing defeat caused by a difference of a few thousand combat power looks like?]

[What's going on? The Thunder God's lightning was completely neutralized? Just how monstrous is the Sword Master? This...this sword energy is terrifying.]

It seems the War Rankings really need a change; the Thunder God of War is getting old after all.

[Upstairs, Jiang Jianzun isn't young anymore. Rumor has it she's 23 this year, with seven more years until retirement. Thunder God of War is only 20, seemingly even younger than her—if it's not good, it's not good; there's no need to use age as an excuse.]

[Hahaha, as expected of the adult I support! Those who said Thunder God of War was strong before, come out and shout it again?]

[Yo-ho! Now you know who the world's number one war tycoon is!]

[Jiang Jianxin, the world's number one war strategist! (Continuing below, sisters and brothers, let's get this trending!)]

Jiang Jianxin, the world's number one war strategist!

Jiang Jianxin, the world's number one war strategist!

Jiang Jianxin, the world's number one war strategist!

……

Jiang Jianxin could see the dense barrage of bullets floating around him through the gleaming blade of his sword.

— He rose to fame in one battle, officially establishing his title as the world's number one war hero.

The white-robed swordsman suddenly raised the corners of his lips.

A sudden gust of north wind arose, whipping up a cloud of dust. Her long, flowing black hair flew wildly in the wind, and her snow-white sword robe fluttered in the wind.

With a clear "clang," the longsword was sheathed, its echo reverberating across the wilderness.

Jiang Jianxin stood with his back to Fu Yunhui, the swirling yellow sand brushing against his cool profile.
"You're strong, but a genius—"

She gently stroked the hilt of the sword with her fingertips.

"It's just the threshold to see me."

In the first year after the Sword Master of the Long Light Cultivation World attained the Dao of Sword, the gates of the Sword Sect's recruitment ceremony were covered with a three-foot layer of fresh snow. A hundred of the most dazzling geniuses in the cultivation world knelt in the snow, their burning gazes reflected in the icicles that had formed on the jade steps.

Some possess innate sword bones, while others have comprehended the sword intent—but in the end, she merely brushed away the snowflakes falling on the sword tassel, turned around, and disappeared into the vast snow curtain.

The world has changed, but the invincible Sword Master remains as invincible as ever.

Jiang Jianxin smiled calmly, his figure disappearing into the desert like a drop of water, vanishing in an instant at the end of the churning yellow sand.

All that remained was Fu Yunhui's frustrated yet admiring gaze behind him.

……

"Om-"

The black screen rippled with water as the white-robed swordsman emerged from it, covered in dust.

Jiang Jianxin forgot that the large screen was mounted on the wall, and there was no TV cabinet or anything like that underneath it.

When she went in, she started with a standing long jump and bounced in.

Having just crushed the Thunder God of War, Jiang Jianxin, in high spirits, forgot about the suspended air below. He took a step out with one foot and missed, almost tripping over the invincible Sword Master.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly, and just as she was about to lose her balance, Tang Guang leaped over and landed steadily under her feet.

With a graceful twirl of her robes, she landed lightly, her posture elegant as ever, as if the danger had never occurred.

"Crackling——"

She had barely taken half a step when all the cameras and lenses were pointed at her. The blinding flashes were like a torrential downpour, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

Suddenly, a figure barely waist-high emerged from the crowd, its small hands gripping the safety tape tightly. A childish voice pierced the noise: "Keep three meters apart!" Its face was stern, like a protective little animal, and it stomped its foot at the staff who were pushing forward: "Have some sense of boundaries, you PR people!"

Jiang Jianxin glanced at the cameras pointed at her around her, then walked over to Song Jingjun and asked:
"Minister Song, what's going on?"

Song Jingjun rubbed his face and said unhappily:

“Elder Jiang, news of your sparring session with Elder Fu has reached Base Commander Rui Changming. He wants to write a special report about it, so the public relations department brought a camera.”

He pointed to the cordon and said:
"The public relations department has low hiring standards and low quality. I was worried that these people would have no manners and would stick the camera in front of the elders to film them, so I brought people here to set up a cordon to maintain order."

Jiang Jianxin hadn't expected the child to be even more thoughtful than the adults, and nodded with satisfaction, saying:
"Minister Song, you've worked hard."

Song Jingjun felt a little embarrassed, as he remembered this was the first elder to tell him how hard he had worked.

He scratched his little head and said:

"It's not hard at all. My mother said that eight and a half years old is the age to strive, and this trip is a must."

"Um……"

Jiang Jianxin fell silent for a moment.

It's clear that the Song family really wants to improve; at eight and a half years old, they're at the perfect age to strive for success.

Then she thought back to when she was eight and a half years old.

...Jiang Jianxin, an ordinary college student, couldn't remember when he was eight and a half, while the Sword Master seemed to have become the leader of the righteous path at eight and a half, and started to wreak havoc everywhere.

Jiang Jianxin frowned, pondered for a moment, and then patted Song Jingjun's shoulder seriously:
"Indeed, Minister Song is very perceptive."

Minister Naibao clenched his little fist earnestly, paused, and then said to Jiang Jianxin:

"Elder Jiang, please go first. Our medical department's car is at the door. Let them take you back first."

He stretched out his hand, and his chubby little hand emitted a pale golden light.

“I have to wait here for Elder Fu for a while—because it seems that you have caused him internal injuries, and Minister Cai asked me to treat him while I’m at it.”

Jiang Jianxin nodded understandingly and left first.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the training camp, they indeed saw the medical department's special vehicle that Song Jingjun had mentioned.

In the dim twilight, Jiang Jianxin gazed at the red and white ambulance with its flashing lights before him. His eyes slowly moved from the prominent "Emergency" sign on the vehicle to the medical staff standing beside the door, a subtle hesitation in his voice:

"...Are you going to drive me back to the villa area in this car?"

The other party nodded respectfully, a professional smile playing on their lips.

"Yes, Elder Jiang. Tea bags and hot water are prepared in the car, as well as a foldable table, so you can enjoy tea and scenery on the way."

Jiang Jianxin found it hard to believe:
“I remember that day when I went to inspect the department, I saw that we only had this one ambulance… If this ambulance takes me home, what about the patients who need emergency medical help?”

The staff member smiled and said:
"Elder, you're joking. Our medical department charges 5000 gold for each emergency call, which is 2,000 more than Rose Transportation's exorbitant toll fees. Even the base's A-level experts don't dare to fight recklessly, let alone ordinary people."

"Please sit comfortably. This car was originally intended for you gentlemen."

Jiang Jianxin hadn't expected the medical department's bureaucracy to have reached such a severe level. She stepped into the ambulance, speechless, and sure enough, she saw a small table and steaming tea inside.

With a "buzzing" start, the ambulance, its red and white lights flashing, drove towards the villa area, jingling all the way.

I forgot to mention that I've been updating late these past few days because I've been out taking measurements during the day...

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