"Good!" I roared in fury, my entire body seeming to catch fire. Even the area around my pupils began to sting. The Tai'e Sword had feasted on blood and was boiling with battle intent. Facing my Sword Demon Master, it felt as though no bond of master and disciple remained. What stood before me was nothing but a lone wolf. Either I killed him, or he killed me!
Seeing the killing intent I had birthed, my Sword Demon Master laughed again. His expression then grew even more savage. Just as I had, he drenched the Zhu Xian Black Sword in blood, then began chanting, "Even immortals have their idle hours; sing and dance with the sword against decay and glory. The Heaven Sword bears the dawn dew and questions the flowers; the Earth Sword welcomes the evening wind and sunset clouds. Heaven's Path! The Two Swords of Decay and Glory!"
I roared, and boundless Sword Qi immediately answered my call. Now I had to cut off every retreat and combine everything I had learned into a single display. Facing my Sword Demon Master, who had reached the pinnacle of strength in the Nine Provinces, I had nowhere left to evade. In the great war across the Nine Provinces, one either died at another's hands or perished beneath the heavenly tribulation. That was why my Sword Demon Master had become so extreme. He intended to kill Senior Brother first, then me, and afterward choose whether to kill Li Taichong!
I had finally seen through his thoughts. If that was not the case, why would he have tried to kill Senior Brother and shown me no mercy either?
He cherished us, but he did not want us to die at someone else's hands. His heart, however, had grown as merciless as the