Ten Thousand Sword Masters

After regaining his balance and landing, Zhang Jianyun raised his knife and charged at the man in black.

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Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two clashed, their blades flashing and gleaming.

The man in black moved with lightning speed and unparalleled ferocity, gradually gaining the upper hand.

This was the first person Zhang Jianyun had encountered with such a fast attack speed, making it difficult for him to cope, and sweat kept pouring down his forehead.

But this did not frighten Zhang Jianyun; on the contrary, it excited him. Only by clashing with the strong could he continuously improve.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

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The two exchanged blows for a while, and apart from using some crystal energy attacks at the beginning, neither of them has used crystal energy attacks since the start of the fight.

Clang!

Zhang Jianyun fiercely blocked the black-clad man's slash with his sword, then made a fist with his left hand and punched the black-clad man in the face.

boom!

The man in black threw a punch, blocking Zhang Jianyun's fist. The fists collided, causing both men's blood to surge, and the shockwave from the impact knocked them both back.

call out!

As soon as Zhang Jianyun regained his balance, he immediately swung his knife at the man in black.

Huhuhu~

The man in black jumped up, spun around, and leaped into the air to dodge Zhang Jianyun's attack.

call out!

The man in black spun around in mid-air, flipped over, head down, and raised his knife to stab Zhang Jianyun.

Zhang Jianyun looked up at the man in black falling from the sky. Instead of dodging, he leaped up and swung his sword to meet the attack.

The man in black in the air had a flash in his eyes. He didn't expect Zhang Jianyun to not dodge, but instead leap up and raise his knife to meet the attack.

Seeing this, the man in black released one hand, leaving his right hand holding the knife while his left hand was spread out in a palm, preparing to roll to the side and strike Zhang Jianyun with his palm as the two knives clashed.

Bah!

The two swords clashed violently in mid-air with a loud bang, sparks flying out and dazzlingly bright.

After the two blades clashed, the man in black used the force of the impact to roll to the side, and then struck Zhang Jianyun's head with his left hand.

The shockwave from the clash of the two blades sent Zhang Jianyun flying horizontally to the right. Seeing the man in black clapping his hands in the process, Zhang Jianyun swung his elbow with the arm holding the knife, blocking the man in black's attack with a snap.

Swish!

In an instant, the man in black raised his knife and slashed down, but Zhang Jianyun flipped backward and raised his knife to block.

Clang!

Their swords clashed again, and the immense force sent them both flying backward.

Snapped!

The moment his feet touched the ground, Zhang Jianyun leaped up, raised his knife, and charged towards the man in black.

clap clap clap!

The student in black rushed toward Zhang Jianyun.

The two are like galloping horses, about to stage a spectacular collision.

Clang!

The two met while running wildly, and with a single swing of their swords, their blades clashed together.

After their swords clashed, the two did not immediately sheathe their blades. Instead, they pressed down on each other's swords with force, their eyes locked in a fierce stare.

"Kid, you're no match for me. Give up your futile resistance, and I'll give you a quick death," the man in black said rudely.

"For an assassin like you to utter such words makes me despise you. With your mindset, how did you reach the History Realm? Did you just rely on resources?" Zhang Jianyun sneered.

"A dying man dares to provoke me? Die!" the man in black roared, sheathing his sword and retreating before leaping forward to attack again.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

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The two clashed fiercely again, producing a loud clang.

Now, Zhang Jianyun has become somewhat accustomed to the black-clad man's attack speed and is no longer at a disadvantage; he can even subtly counterattack.

This excited him, making him feel that some of his potential had been unlocked and that his attack speed had increased significantly.

Of course, his current attack speed is forced by the pressure from the man in black. Without this pressure, he would not be able to unleash such an attack speed in normal combat.

Therefore, at this moment, Zhang Jianyun actually hoped to fight the man in black for as long as possible, so that his current attack speed could become a routine action.

The man in black, of course, would not let Zhang Jianyun have his way. After discovering that Zhang Jianyun's attack speed had caught up with his pace, he gave up using force to suppress Zhang Jianyun and began to use crystal energy to attack.

shhhhhh!

Boom boom boom!

In an instant, crystalline light flew wildly, and boundless dust and smoke rose up.

Clang!

The man in black began using crystal energy attacks, but he maintained a fierce physical assault. While unleashing a burst of crystal energy light at Zhang Jianyun, he lunged forward and stabbed at Zhang Jianyun's throat, but Zhang Jianyun blocked it.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

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shhhhhh!

Boom boom boom!

The battle intensified, with large craters blasted into the surrounding area and plumes of smoke and dust obscuring the sky.

"Kid, with the level you're showing now, you can't kill Number 18. If you have any trump cards up your sleeve, just use them, or you won't have another chance," the man in black said.

"Then you'd better watch out, I'm about to use my ultimate move." Zhang Jianyun said, and then swung his knife at the man in black's throat.

Upon hearing Zhang Jianyun say he was going to use his ultimate move, the man in black immediately became serious, reducing his offensive attacks and focusing mainly on defense.

However, a quarter of an hour passed, and Zhang Jianyun was still only making some ordinary attacks, which greatly disappointed the man in black.

"You dare to play me!" The man in black was furious and immediately switched from defense to offense, launching a fierce attack.

shhhhh!

Zhang Jianyun unleashed two beams of crystalline energy at the man in black, his body following closely behind the beams as he launched his attack from behind.

Huhuhu~

The man in black dodged Zhang Jianyun's attack with his crystal energy, while simultaneously swinging his sword to block Zhang Jianyun's slash.

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Clang! Clang! Clang!

shhhhhh!

Boom boom boom!

The two clashed again, their crystal energy flashing, creating numerous craters and billowing dust.

Having roughly figured out the black-clad man's fighting methods, Zhang Jianyun decided to end the battle and seize the opportunity to summon Zhu Lan and Mo Dun to surround and kill the black-clad man.

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Suddenly, Zhu Lan and Mo Dun appeared and attacked the man in black with their swords. The man in black was unable to dodge in time and was stabbed in the shoulder by Zhu Lan's sword.

Pfft!

Taking advantage of the fact that the man in black was being held back by Zhu Lan and Mo Dun, Zhang Jianyun leaped forward and stabbed the man in black in the thigh with his sword.

"what!"

The man in black roared as he knelt on the ground: "Zhang Jianyun, you, the dignified Nine-Star Guardian Pavilion Master, actually colluded with the supernatural!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Zhu Lan and Mo Dun launched a fierce attack on the man in black. Suddenly, Zhang Jianyun appeared from the side, stabbing the man in black in the throat with his sword, and then slashing off the man's head with another slash.

"Master, what's going on lately? Why are there so many assassination attempts targeting you?" Zhu Lan asked with concern.

"It's alright if we've offended some petty people, you don't need to worry," Zhang Jianyun said casually.

After releasing Zhu Lan and Mo Dun back to the Divine Realm, Zhang Jianyun returned home.

"Brother Yun, why are you covered in so much mud?" Lou Qingluan asked with concern when she saw Zhang Jianyun covered in mud and looking exhausted.

"I just dealt with a strange creature; we had a brief fight," Zhang Jianyun lied.

"Brother Yun, you've worked hard," Lou Qingluan said.

"It's all part of my duty," Zhang Jianyun said without a hint of shame.

After a brief meal, Zhang Jianyun returned to his room to meditate, constantly reviewing the battle with the man in black in his mind.

Zhang Jianyun gained a lot from this battle, the biggest gain being the increase in attack speed.

Although he couldn't use the attack speed he had during the fight with the man in black as his regular attack speed, his attack speed limit had been increased significantly. The next thing he needed to do was find a way to increase his normal attack speed to the level he had when fighting the man in black.

After reviewing the situation multiple times, Zhang Jianyun took the fish-patterned knife to the courtyard and began to demonstrate its power.

Swish swish!

shhhhhh!

Whoohoo!

After a series of sword strikes, Zhang Jianyun felt completely comfortable and extremely happy.

Squeak!

Just then, Cao Fen and Zhang Song pushed open the door and came in. They saw Zhang Jianyun wielding a knife in the courtyard. Cao Fen immediately became angry: "All you do is practice martial arts all day long, either punching or brandishing a big knife. Can't you be a little more refined?"

Zhang Jianyun was surprised to hear this: "Mother, I'm a member of the Nine Star Guard. If I don't practice martial arts and wield a broadsword, what else can I do?"

"Why don't you just relax in your room? Come home and unwind a bit. You always look like an ascetic. How are you going to find a wife like this?" Cao Fen said, dissatisfied.

"Why are you bringing up my finding a wife again?" Zhang Jianyun was speechless.

"Hurry up and change into some casual clothes. Your aunt will be bringing the girl you're supposed to meet on a blind date to our house soon," Cao Fen said.

"No way, Mom, I already said I wouldn't go on blind dates!" Zhang Jianyun said angrily.

"Stop arguing with me, quickly put away your big knife and change your clothes," Cao Fen ordered.

Zhang Jianyun was about to argue when Zhang Song said, "Just change your clothes and be frank. Your aunt meant well. Just say you didn't like them."

"Alright," Zhang Jianyun said helplessly.

The Zhao residence.

Zhao Dalong had been drinking for half the day and was starting to get irritable. "Why hasn't the assassin shown up yet?"

Zhao Dalong was quite confident in the assassin this time. This confidence was based on the reputation of the Eight Gods Hall. After all, the Eight Gods Hall had already lost an assassin, so they would definitely send a reliable assassin to carry out the assassination this time.

The sun set and night deepened, but there was still no sign of the man in black.

Zhao Dalong became unusually irritable. He paced back and forth in the living room with a wine pot in his hand. After finishing a pot of wine, he smashed the pot on the ground. Before long, the entire living room of the Zhao mansion was covered with broken pieces of the wine pot.

Gradually, Zhao Dalong began to have a bad feeling.

"Someone come here!"

Zhao Dalong shouted loudly towards the outside, and a servant immediately came in.

"Second Master, what are your orders?" the servant asked cautiously, head bowed.

"Go, go to the Zhang residence on Shuixiu Street and see if Zhang Jianyun is home," Zhao Dalong said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Second Master, I'll go check right away," the servant said.

"Be careful not to be discovered by the Zhang family," Zhao Dalong warned.

"Don't worry, Second Master, I won't be discovered by the Zhang family," the servant said earnestly.

After the servant finished speaking, he turned to leave.

"Wait, I'll go check it myself," Zhao Dalong said.

Afterwards, Zhao Dalong got up, stepped out of the living room, left the Zhao residence, and headed to the Zhang residence.

Arriving at the Zhang residence on Shuixiu Street, Zhao Dalong looked at the gate and, after observing for a while, took advantage of the absence of anyone and climbed over the courtyard wall.

Upon reaching the courtyard wall, Zhao Dalong was delighted to see the door to the Zhang family's living room wide open, as he could clearly see the people inside.

But what he saw caused Zhao Dalong a pang of pain in his heart.

Zhao Dalong saw that Zhang Jianyun was chatting and laughing with a young and beautiful woman in the living room. Judging from their appearance, the two were probably on a blind date.

Zhao Dalong immediately clutched his heart, quickly rolled over and got off the horse, moving away from the Zhang residence before leaning against a wall.

"Ah~ Ah~"

Zhao Dalong roared in pain a few times, his expression contorted in agony.

"Who the hell is yelling outside?" The person inside the wall heard Zhao Dalong's roar and cursed at the person outside the wall.

Upon hearing the curses, Zhao Dalong hurriedly clutched his heart and fled.

Back at the Zhao residence, he smashed the wine pot that was placed in the living room.

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"Guards!" Zhao Dalong roared.

"Second Master, what's wrong?" A servant rushed in.

"Send men to search the outskirts for the body of a person dressed entirely in black," Zhao Dalong ordered.

"Yes, Second Master, I'll go and organize men to search right away," the servant said.

"Once you find the body, bring it back to me secretly," Zhao Dalong instructed.

"Understood." The servants immediately organized a search, and half an hour later they found the body of the man in black who had been killed by Zhang Jianyun and brought it back to the Zhao residence.

Upon seeing the corpse of the man in black, Zhao Dalong frowned. The man in black had both knife and sword wounds on his body.

"Zhang Jianyun still used a sword?" With a puzzled look, Zhao Dalong summoned a carriage and drove the corpse of the man in black to the Eight Gods Temple branch in Kaiyang City.

At the Yagami Palace branch, Rai Zhen figured there wouldn't be much business today, so he prepared to close up shop and head to the casino.

Giddy up! Whoosh!

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside.

Lei Zhen was overjoyed, thinking to himself that business had arrived.

boom!

Zhao Dalong pushed the door open and entered, staring coldly at Lei Zhen.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Zhao Dalong, Lei Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong. "Guest, please wait a moment, I'll go and call Manager Liu."

Zhao Dalong sat down on a chair in the hall without saying a word, staring coldly at Lei Zhen.

Lei Zhen felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly left the hall to find Liu Jiangwu.

"What? Zhao Dalong is here again? And he looks so hostile?" Upon hearing Lei Zhen's report, Liu Jiangwu's heart pounded. He knew something was terribly wrong. After losing two ace assassins with the cultivation of the Sea of ​​History realm, he could no longer stay in his position as manager.

Following Lei Zhen into the hall, Liu Jiangwu's face was extremely gloomy.

"Guest, you've arrived."

When Zhao Dalong was young, Liu Jiangwu said weakly.

"The steward of the Eight Gods Hall, are assassins with the cultivation level of the Sea of ​​History so worthless to you? Are you just going to discard them like that?" Zhao Dalong said coldly.

Liu Jiangwu was silent for a while before speaking: "Our Eight Gods Hall regards every assassin as a treasure, regardless of their cultivation level."

"Treating them like treasures? Sending two people to behead Zhang Jianyun is how you treat treasures?" Zhao Dalong scoffed. "Did you collect the body of that assassin last time? Did you analyze the wounds on his corpse?"

When questioned by Zhao Dalong, Liu Jiangwu stammered, "The life and death of assassins is not something we in the Eight Gods Hall can interfere with; it's the code of conduct. Of course, we don't want to see assassins killed either. This time, we lost two assassins, and I will be held accountable by my superiors."

"Hmph, I don't care how you handle things internally. This time I brought back the assassin's body, and I hope you can examine the body and properly assess Zhang Jianyun's strength," Zhao Dalong said sternly.

"Guest, there's no need for an assessment. Number 17 was killed by Zhang Jianyun, which means that no one with the cultivation level of the Sea of ​​History is a match for Zhang Jianyun. If you still want to kill Zhang Jianyun, you'll have to hire an assassin with the Golden Wheel Realm," Liu Jiangwu said.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.