The members of the Shang Xie Association stared at the sword in Lin Qiye's hand, plunging into dead silence.
"Hehehe... Mr. Lin must be joking." The man in the suit laughed awkwardly. "What we're discussing here is Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, one of Takama-ga-hara's three divine artifacts. According to legend, this sword has always been in Susanoo's possession and is his most treasured possession...
"Mr. Lin, where did you get that sword?"
"Takama-ga-hara. I took it from Susanoo."
"..." The suited man's mouth twitched slightly. "Mr. Lin, let's not joke around..."
If that sword of yours was really Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, didn't that mean you had entered Takama-ga-hara and personally snatched away Takama-ga-hara's greatest killing artifact from Susanoo—the treasure he valued most?
Not even novels dared to write something like that, did they?!
With a helpless sigh, Lin Qiye drove Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi into the surface of the desk. The instant its edge touched the desk's rim, the heavy desk split cleanly in half down the middle. The fracture was smooth as a mirror, displaying terrifying sharpness.
"I can't let go of it. Otherwise, it'll cut through the building, the earth, and the ocean all the way to the deepest part of the sea... Just look at it like this."
Lin Qiye gripped the hilt and suspended the sword in midair. A grim, terrifying aura of slaughter surged from its blade, and everyone present changed expression!
Several people seemed to realize something and hurried closer to inspect it. On the blade, the three ancient characters for "Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi" were engraved. Shock appeared on all their faces!
"This, this..." A scholar adjusted his glasses and examined it for a moment. "This... really is Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi!"
"What?!"
"How could Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi be here?!"
"Mr. Lin, how did you get it out?!"
"..."
The Shang Xie Association members in the conference room erupted