An aged swordsman with a withered face but sword qi soaring to the heavens slowly ascended the reviewing platform. He clasped his hands over the hilt of his sword and closed his eyes in concentration.
The old man was Chai Qingshan, the sole surviving grand swordmaster of the previous generation from East Yue Sword Pool.
His swordsmanship stood unrivaled across the southeastern martial world. He had shielded Guangling King Zhao Yi from countless assassinations and schemes, and his cultivation in the sword path was not to be underestimated.
The naval forces continued their drills on the river, but the banks of the Guangling River were instantly thrown into turmoil.
Vanguard general Zhang Erbao charged ahead on horseback, wielding a horse lance that howled with fierce winds as he swung it.
Xuan Yi and the other three moved at once, skimming over the tides of the Guangling River.
"Kill!"
Back Kui Army vanguard general Zhang Erbao gripped his horse lance, a cruel expression on his face, as though he would tear Xuan Yi and the others into four pieces in the next instant.
"Kill!" Zhang Erbao's pupils contracted, yet he showed no fear.
"Whoosh!"
The four became one, and their sword emerged like a dragon. A flash of cold light swept past, and Zhang Erbao's head was brutally gouged away by the Sword of the Heart. One of Guangling's rare peerless fierce generals died on the spot just like that.
At the same time, a vast sword aura three hundred zhang long shot forth, streaking directly toward the reviewing platform atop Great Yan Reef.
Chai Qingshan finally made his move. With a backhanded sword-drawing technique, he blocked the sword aura at the very last instant!
"What a Two Sleeves Azure Snake!" Chai Qingshan's face turned alternately pale and green.
It turned