The Unfinished Sword

Before Compassion for Heaven and Man reached perfection, even Wei Jinzhong, master of Heaven's Wrath, could not react to such extreme speed. After reaching perfection, Time Stop was essentially a method of replacing the heart of Heaven with one's own heart.

Yet such godlike, demonic means had been built upon a philosophy of retreat, the philosophy of the turtle.

I had not failed. I had merely let go. My moral character was noble.

Those obsessed with hatred and love were merely ordinary mortals who needed my enlightenment.

Personal love could never compare to greater love.

Even an enemy whose hatred ran as deep as the sea had to be forgiven, pardoned.

And when Zhao Zheng's emotional support was completely beheaded by Amber and Die Wu.

That philosophy, his realm of Compassion for Heaven and Man, utterly shattered.

His rage began to stir Heaven's Wrath.

It was not merely the thunderclouds gathering above the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Even Heaven's Wrath in Wei Jinzhong's hand began to tremble, responding to another master more suited to it—a sage-like demon who had spent so long being a green-hatted turtle that he had developed a philosophy, developed divine powers, yet still concealed profound demonic nature deep within: Zhao Zheng.

And Zhanlu also began responding to Wei Jinzhong.

Compared to Heaven's Wrath, Zhanlu was an immensely famous sword.

It was regarded as the embodiment of [benevolence], and its successive masters, Xue Rengui and Yue Fei, had proven this.

The Zhanlu Sword truly was a sword of benevolence.

But it was even more a king's sword.

It had been forged by Ouye Zi, the most famous swordsmith of the Spring and Autumn period, for King Goujian of Yue.

After his defeat, Zhanlu changed hands and passed to King Fuchai of Wu.

But Fuchai was a tyrant.