One Sword Nine Shadows!

Zhang Su's gaze shifted to behind Wang Hai.

Wang Hai seemed to know what Zhang Su was looking for.

He sneered. "No need to look. They didn't come. And even if they had, do you think they would still help you?"

"To tell you the truth, Du Tian and the other two were the ones who came looking for me. How could I not see through their little scheme? They wanted to borrow my hand to teach you a lesson, but I don't mind."

Seeing the savage expression on Wang Hai's face, Zhang Su understood.

So it was Du Tian and the other two...

No wonder Du Tian and the other two had seemed so eager for him to go out earlier.

They had already sought out Wang Hai and wanted him taught a lesson.

Thinking back on the past year, Zhang Su had even given all his good things to Du Tian and the other two.

And this was the result...

Such was the human heart!

"Blame your live-in son-in-law of an elder brother. It's been a year, and my anger has been burning hot! Unless I teach you a ruthless lesson, I won't be able to vent the hatred in my heart!"

Wang Hai spoke through gritted teeth.

It seemed he truly hated Zhang Su's elder brother to the bone.

Suddenly, Zhang Su smiled.

His eyes narrowed slightly. "Has anyone ever told you something?"

"What?"

"You talk far too much nonsense..."

The moment those words fell, Wang Hai flew into a rage.

"You..."

But before Wang Hai could finish, Zhang Su's hand had already gripped the sword hilt.

Clang.

A crisp sound of a sword being drawn reached Wang Hai's ears.

Zhang Su had drawn his sword.

The Lengshuang Sword he had just exchanged for had left its sheath for the first time!

At once, a dazzling white flash swept out.

"A mere Blood Qi Realm First Layer dares draw a sword against me?"

Though enraged, Wang Hai was not flustered.

He was at the Blood Qi Realm Third Layer.

Moreover, his attainments in swordsmanship were exceptionally high.

He too drew his sword in an instant.

But when he looked closely, his vision blurred. Why had Zhang Su's sword vanished?

No, it had not vanished.

It had transformed into six sword shadows.

But how could there be six sword shadows?

Which one was real?

And which one was false?

He could not tell.

He simply could not tell.

What was more, Zhang Su's strike was so swift that it arrived in the blink of an eye.

Almost on instinct, Wang Hai unleashed his sword technique, dancing his blade into a flower of steel before him as he attempted to block Zhang Su's strike.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Wang Hai felt the sword in his hand shudder violently.

He sensed what seemed to be three sword strikes slamming hard into his blade.

I blocked it!

Joy rose in Wang Hai's heart.

But in the next moment, pain tore through his wrist.

"Ah..."

Immediately afterward, three sprays of blood burst from both his hands and his leg.

Thud.

Wang Hai dropped to one knee.

The sword in his hand also fell to the ground with a clang.

"You only just cultivated Blood Qi. How can you be this strong? And I clearly blocked your sword..."

Wang Hai could scarcely believe his own eyes.

He was at the Blood Qi Realm Third Layer!

And Zhang Su?

According to Du Tian and the others, Zhang Su had only barely cultivated Blood Qi half a month ago.

Clack.

Zhang Su sheathed his sword.

He did not explain anything to Wang Hai.

Blocked his sword?

Indeed, Wang Hai had blocked three strikes.

But Zhang Su's Nine Shadows Sword Technique had already reached major mastery, allowing him to wield One Sword Six Shadows.

All six of those sword shadows were real.

Even going all out, Wang Hai had only managed to block three strikes.

The commotion here was rather great.

After all, swords had been drawn.

Thus, many Outer Sect disciples gathered as well.

Seeing this scene, some Outer Sect disciples' pupils contracted, their hearts filled with shock.

"It's Wang Hai and Zhang Su. Didn't Zhang Su fail to cultivate Blood Qi for an entire year? He actually managed to injure Wang Hai, who's at the Blood Qi Realm Third Layer?"

"I witnessed their entire exchange. If I'm not mistaken, Zhang Su used the Nine Shadows Sword Technique, and it has already reached major mastery. He can strike with One Sword Six Shadows."

"One Sword Six Shadows? Impressive! Zhang Su has such tremendous talent in swordsmanship? Many martial artists train with the sword for years and still cannot achieve One Sword Six Shadows."

"Wang Hai could block three of Zhang Su's sword shadows, but he couldn't block One Sword Six Shadows! Wang Hai did not lose unjustly..."

"Zhang Su... he does have some reputation, but his elder brother's reputation is even greater. After all, he is the famed live-in son-in-law of the Su Family... Who would have thought Zhang Su had been hiding his true abilities and possessed such superb swordsmanship?"

Zhang Su did not kill Wang Hai.

Because the Guiyuan Sect had rules forbidding disciples from killing one another.

Ordinary disputes were fine, and fighting was allowed, but no one could be killed or crippled.

If someone died or was crippled, severe punishment would follow!

Zhang Su's three strikes just now had merely taught Wang Hai a lesson, not enough to cripple him.

But they were enough to leave Wang Hai recuperating for ten days to half a month.

Zhang Su ignored the discussions around him.

He swiftly vanished into the crowd.

"A sword technique at major mastery is even more powerful than I imagined!"

Zhang Su had actually only used the Nine Shadows Sword Technique.

He had not even used Triple Wave.

Yet he had easily defeated Wang Hai.

He was only at the Blood Qi Realm Second Layer.

If his sword technique reached perfection, its power would rise to another level!

Before he knew it, Zhang Su had returned to the Outer Sect disciples' residential area.

He could even see the three figures inside the room.

Du Tian, Zhao Feng, and Chu Dachuan were likely waiting for him to return in disgrace after being viciously taught a lesson by Wang Hai.

Creak.

Zhang Su pushed the door open and entered.

At once, three gazes fell upon Zhang Su.

"Zhang Su, you... didn't encounter Wang Hai?"

All three looked utterly surprised.

Zhang Su appeared completely unscathed.

Yet they had clearly informed Wang Hai...

"Are you disappointed?"

Zhang Su walked into the room step by step.

"Hm? You know?"

Du Tian asked in a deep voice.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

"That's right."

Zhang Su nodded.

Upon hearing this, the three men's expressions flickered uncertainly.

After a long while, Du Tian sneered. "So what if you know? Since Wang Hai didn't teach you a lesson, we will! You failed to cultivate Blood Qi for an entire year, you're even overage, and you could only enter the Guiyuan Sect's Outer Sect through the back door. If not for all those good things you gave us, I would have wanted to make a move long ago."

Du Tian directly threw a punch.

He specialized in fist techniques.

Driven by Blood Qi, this punch carried tremendous force.

Clang.

Zhang Su drew his sword.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Six sword shadows appeared in the air.

They instantly enveloped Du Tian.

"Ah..."

Du Tian let out a miserable cry.

The sword edge slashed his body open, blood streaming out as he looked utterly wretched.

"How is this possible..."

The other two men's expressions changed drastically.

But Zhang Su immediately followed with two more thrusts.

Every thrust carried six sword shadows.

Fast!

Too fast!

Zhang Su displayed the "speed" of the Nine Shadows Sword Technique to the fullest!

Squelch.

Zhao Feng was also stabbed and collapsed to the ground.

Only Chu Dachuan remained.

Among the three, only Chu Dachuan was at the Blood Qi Realm Third Layer!

Moreover, Chu Dachuan held an advantage.

He too practiced a fast sword technique.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Fast against fast.

Zhang Su discovered that Chu Dachuan's fast sword technique had also reached major mastery?

Previously, Chu Dachuan had never revealed a sword technique at major mastery.

"You hid yourself well."

Zhang Su said coldly.

Chu Dachuan stared at Zhang Su with uncertainty and spoke in a low voice. "You hid yourself even deeper! I thought you were basically crippled after failing to cultivate Blood Qi for a year. I never expected your talent in swordsmanship to be so high... For the Nine Shadows Sword Technique to reach major mastery is truly unbelievable!"

Had he not seen it with his own eyes, Chu Dachuan would never have believed that Zhang Su's Nine Shadows Sword Technique had reached major mastery.

"Again!"

Zhang Su sent forth wave after wave of sword shadows once more.

Chu Dachuan likewise unleashed his fast sword technique.

Relying on his abundant Blood Qi, Chu Dachuan did not fear Zhang Su even when matching speed with speed.

In the end, Zhang Su would certainly lose.

But Zhang Su?

As time passed, he did indeed begin to fall into a disadvantage.

Yet he was not the least bit flustered.

Instead, he seemed to be "comprehending" something.

"Something's wrong. Why is your sword getting faster and faster? You even struck a seventh sword shadow?"

Chu Dachuan seemed to have discovered something.

Zhang Su's sword grew faster and faster.

Could it be that Zhang Su was using him to practice swordsmanship?

This was simply unbelievable.

Was swordsmanship really so easy to break through?

Yet the truth lay right before their eyes.

Zhang Su's sword really was growing faster and faster.

Starting with the seventh sword shadow, the sword light suddenly changed.

The sword shadows filling the sky were densely packed, faintly giving one a heart-pounding feeling.

Chu Dachuan was even more terrified out of his wits.

"Ni... nine sword shadows? The Nine Shadows Sword Technique is complete..."

Chu Dachuan's voice trembled.

He had never imagined that Zhang Su had actually brought the Nine Shadows Sword Technique to completion.

With Zhang Su's One Sword Nine Shadows, Chu Dachuan could no longer hold out.

"Pshk."

Two sword shadows instantly sliced through his wrist.

"Clang."

The sword fell to the ground.

Chu Dachuan was defeated!