Just as no one had ever produced concrete evidence proving the existence of a creature like the [Battle-Hardened Blade Master], this fantastical being, which appeared only in ancient epics, legends, and rumors, did not even have an appearance that the world could agree upon.
A young, sickly, reserved swordsmanship grandmaster claimed it was an aged silver-white wolf with labored breathing; a battle-hardened veteran who had returned from the hell of war believed he had seen a gigantic red wolf covered in shattered armor and scars.
There were even martial artists with open minds who lived in seclusion deep in the mountains and devoted themselves entirely to swordsmanship. During extremely focused training, they had glimpsed a pair of profound wolf eyes hidden within the phantoms of swinging swords.
Many people had mentioned experiences of witnessing this legendary creature. Among them were even Legendary figures whose names had been recorded in the history of kingdoms and even the Aifala Continent. Yet everyone's descriptions of the wolf-like creature they had seen differed greatly, making it difficult to connect or generalize them.
As time passed, this creature became like the urban legends from Xia Nan's past life: a conceptual existence that people did not truly take seriously.
Eventually, even those who had never experienced anything similar—ambitious people seeking fame and fortune—would deliberately fabricate similar stories in their past experiences to build themselves up.
Having crossed into this world nearly two years ago, Xia Nan had never heard of this creature before entering the Secret Realm. Everything he knew about it came from the Attribute Panel, so naturally, he had no idea what it looked like.
In reality, the changes to his body after confirming his evolution path had far exceeded his expectations.
The metal shell that had originally clung to the surface of his