Lin Su smiled faintly. "Sword techniques are the branches, sword intent the trunk, and the sword heart the king! He could pass on a Sword Dao Rule Seed to you, but could he pass on a sword heart?"
Sword heart!
That was the answer!
He Su's Dao realm stood a level higher, while Lin Su possessed a sword heart. The two were evenly matched once more!
"Again!" He Su raised her hand, her sword piercing the sky—Heavenly Sword Stance!
Lin Su raised his hand as well. His stance was almost identical to hers: Heavenly Sword Stance!
Layers upon layers of rules stacked atop He Su's sword, like flowers of the Heavenly Dao.
Lin Su's sword held only a seed of rules, yet it was crystal-clear and translucent, unlike anything seen before. This was the effect added by his sword heart.
Their moves collided, and neither gained the upper hand. Lin Su did not retreat a single step, nor did He Su. Their hair flew high above their heads, while even the crushing weight of rules overhead seemed shaken by this violently powerful Heavenly Sword Stance.
He Su took a deep breath. "The Sword Dao can actually fight across ranks. It truly is powerful. Unfortunately, you do not know that among the Dugu Nine Swords, I have learned one more stance than you... The seventh stance of the Dugu Nine Swords: Surging Wave Stance!"
The longsword in her hand suddenly flipped...
A wave of sword light abruptly surged up before Lin Su!
Fast as the Drawing Sword Stance, heavy as the Heavenly Sword Stance, muddy waves rolled across the sky. There was no pattern to speak of, yet it also resembled the Breaking Sword Stance.
This Surging Sword Stance fully fused the essence of three sword techniques from the Dugu Nine