Azure Leaf Grass Sword Intent

"What did you want to do when you came to this world?"

A calm voice echoed through Lin Xuan's mind. It was the voice buried deep within his own heart.

Did he want to live an ordinary, mediocre life? Or did he want to fawn on others and comprehend his own Haodong Three Fists?

No, neither!

Whether it had been his decision to risk everything to adopt Na'er, or his approach toward Tang Wulin, he had ultimately only ever had one goal: to transcend this world and be bound by no one.

Yet when he looked back on the past few years, Lin Xuan realized that while he had learned restraint, he seemed to have lost some of his sharpness.

Everything else was merely a means to an end. If he cared too much about this so-called help, he would be putting the cart before the horse, wearing down his true heart instead.

In the end, he would be nothing more than another Dai Yuhao.

Without those people, could Lin Xuan not become a god and rise to greatness?

He refused to believe that!

The moment that thought arose, Lin Xuan felt as though a weight had been lifted from his heart. The Sword Momentum that had lingered around him for so long transformed into something tangible.

It was an unyielding Sword Intent, like a frail blade of grass rising from the earth and piercing straight into the clouds.

If the breeze does not blow as I wish, then I shall ascend to pluck the stars myself!

Azure Leaf Grass Sword Intent: Beginner (1/5000)

The Azure Leaf Grass Sword Skill on the System Panel transformed into Azure Leaf Grass Sword Intent at that moment.

"Phew!"

Lin Xuan opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of stale air. The surging sword qi around him settled, making him seem like an ordinary person.

"Roar!"

A cold gleam flashed through the eyes of the three Azure Shadow Wolves opposite him. With low growls, they pounced at Lin Xuan.

They did not know why this human's aura had suddenly weakened, but it was undoubtedly the perfect opportunity they had been waiting for.

The three Azure Shadow Wolves sealed off Lin Xuan from the left, center, and right. Their sharp claws glinted coldly in the air as they shot straight toward his head.

"Perfect timing!"

Lin Xuan laughed. His thoughts were clear now, and he had been itching to vent his strength.

With a light sweep of the longsword in his hand, Lin Xuan slashed out.

This strike lacked the fierce, surging sword qi from before and seemed utterly ordinary. Yet beneath it, the Azure Shadow Wolves' supposedly indestructible claws were like blocks of tofu, shattering at the slightest touch.

Sword light flashed through the air. The bodies of the three Azure Shadow Wolves froze midair, then their breaths faded as they crashed to the ground one after another. Three streams of spiritual power flew out from their bodies.

Three wolves slain with one sword!

"Looks like it's time to replace this sword."

Lin Xuan glanced at the tiny crack exposed on the blade and shook his head helplessly.

This Deep Blue Greatsword had been with him for several years. Though it had never undergone Blood Sacrifice, he had grown attached to it. Now, it was finally time for this old companion to retire.

He had not even fully activated the Azure Leaf Grass Sword Intent just now, yet the sword had already been damaged. If he went all out, it would probably be ruined in a single strike.

"I've absorbed around eight hundred years' worth of spiritual power. Even if it's split between two Soul Rings, each should gain about four hundred years. Not bad."

Lin Xuan estimated the spiritual power swirling around him.

More than thirty hundred-year soul beasts amounted to nearly four thousand years, and with the three Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, it came to over eight hundred years of spiritual power in total. But that was secondary. The most important thing was that he had comprehended Sword Intent.

"ROAR!!!"

Just as Lin Xuan was deep in thought, an earth-shaking roar erupted from the distant forest, startling flocks of birds and beasts into flight. Its aura far surpassed every Thousand-Year Soul Beast he had encountered.

"A Fierce Beast!"

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up. If a Fierce Beast had appeared on the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, it was most likely the platform's guardian.

Guardians could drop Soul Bones. He remembered that the one in Eastsea City was a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and its Soul Bone was a hundred-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Arm Bone.

Lin Xuan might have hesitated before, choosing caution above all else, but now he wanted to give it a try.

Having comprehended Sword Intent, his strength had risen dramatically. More importantly, his state of mind had changed. All the emotions he had suppressed in the past now made him crave a fierce battle to burn them all away.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

"I'm fighting that damn Fierce Beast!"

Lin Xuan howled, leaping several times before vaulting onto the peak of the gorge. His figure raced toward the source of the beast's roar.

"Ah!"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's claw descended. The Young Man screamed, then turned into a beam of light and vanished from where he stood.

"Lu Renyi! This is all your fault! What the hell were you thinking?"

Mu Xi frowned as she watched her classmate get killed by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, then glared irritably at Tang Wulin and the other ahead of her.

If those few had not ambushed the three of them, they might still have had a chance to escape even after the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear appeared.

Now, everything was ruined!

"Senior Sister, you were trying something improper with Brother Xuan. As fellow students, it was perfectly normal for us to strike first, wasn't it?"

Tang Wulin said sullenly.

They had nearly succeeded, but a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Although it only had a hundred years of cultivation, its strength was close to that of a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

And now Xie Xie had been dragged into it as well.

"Improper my ass! Are you an idiot? Could I really have beaten Lin Xuan to death?"

Mu Xi's beautiful eyes widened in fury, like a crazed lioness. This dense little junior brother was about to make her explode with rage.

Lin Xuan was her father's treasured disciple. No matter what, she could not possibly have truly attacked him.

"Besides..."

Mu Xi felt a pang of grievance in her heart. She had only wanted to restore a little of her authority as the senior sister; she had never intended to really teach Lin Xuan a lesson.

"Enough! Instead of arguing about that, think about how we're going to escape."

Gu Yue glanced calmly at the two of them. Little Bear Lord was still watching them, yet they were acting as though he did not exist.

How rude!

"Hmph!"

Both of them snorted and turned their heads away, temporarily setting the matter aside.

A streak of dark gold flashed through the air, followed by a piercing shriek beside Tang Wulin's ear. It was the sound of air being torn apart.

Tang Wulin's expression changed. He yanked his Blue Silver Grass toward a nearby tree, forcibly shifting his body aside.

"Roar!"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's massive three-meter body appeared where Tang Wulin had just been, roaring furiously at him.

The next instant, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear vanished again. Tang Wulin cursed inwardly. Why were the three of them only chasing him?

Man and bear continued their chase through the forest, one fleeing and the other pursuing.

"Blazing Sun!"

Mu Xi cried out softly. The blazing fireball above her head shone brightly as she launched a huge fireball directly at the distant Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Tang Wulin might be a little dense, but he was still her junior brother.

Bang!

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear paused. The claw that had been about to strike Tang Wulin swung upward instead, slapping at the fireball and effortlessly snuffing it out as though swatting a mosquito.

"The gap is too great!"

Mu Xi's expression turned grim. That was her thousand-year soul skill, yet that stupid bear had casually extinguished it with one swipe.

"Roar!"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear roared. Tang Wulin swung through the forest like a little spider using his Blue Silver Grass, and for the moment, it truly could not catch him.

It glanced at Gu Yue and Mu Xi in the distance, hesitated briefly, then ultimately chose to trust its instincts and charged straight at Mu Xi.

Take care of this one first!