Heaven Soldier?!
Xiao Yang was completely dumbfounded.
He had heard of Emperor Weapons, Immortal King Weapons, and even the higher-ranked Quasi-Immortal Emperor Weapons and Immortal Emperor Weapons.
But this "Heaven Soldier" was something he had never heard of before!
A weapon born of Heaven itself?
What did that even mean?
Didn't that mean this sword had represented the supreme will of this world from the moment it was born?
"If it's a Heaven Soldier, shouldn't it be upholding Heaven's order? How did it become the spark that ignited a world-ending war?" Xiao Yang asked, voicing his confusion.
"Because something went wrong with it."
The Nameless Old Man's answer left Xiao Yang somewhat taken aback.
"Something went wrong?"
"That's right. Something went wrong." The Nameless Old Man nodded and explained, "When this sword was first born, it was indeed a loyal executor of Heaven's will. It had no thoughts or will of its own. It simply followed Heaven's commands, killing any being that tried to defy it."
"But over the long ages, it passed through the hands of countless extraordinary masters and became entangled in the karma and obsessions of too many powerful beings."
"Finally, in the hands of one of its masters, all that accumulated until it brought about a qualitative change. It gave birth to its own... self-awareness!"
"It was no longer content to be Heaven's puppet and killing blade."
"It wanted to control its own fate—and even to control Heaven in turn!"
The Nameless Old Man's voice was calm, but what he said sent a chill through Xiao Yang.
A sword had gained self-awareness and wanted to control Heaven in turn?
That was more absurd than any myth!
"So it broke free of Heaven's control and became the greatest 'variable' in Heaven's eyes—an uncontrollable and unpredictable 'error.'"
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