Recruiting Ji Juechen, White Mask Template Unlocked

Ji Juechen lay helplessly on his back on the cold stone platform.

However...

To Huo Yuhao's surprise, after taking that blow, Ji Juechen had still not completely lost consciousness.

"Cough! Cough!"

He clenched his teeth, dug his hands into the ground, and struggled to roll over.

Facing the sky, he suddenly coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, his chest heaving violently.

Seeing him stubbornly forcing himself to hold on, Huo Yuhao raised his brows slightly, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes:

"Oh?"

"What does this mean?"

"You still refuse to give up?"

Ji Juechen panted heavily, but his gaze was more determined than ever.

He stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao and intermittently forced out a sentence:

"The wound on my back..."

"Is a swordsman's disgrace!"

At that moment, his heart was filled with pure thirst for knowledge and intense unwillingness to accept defeat.

How can I learn the name of the sword in my hands?

How can I make the person before me acknowledge me and tell me the truth?

Hearing those words and sensing Ji Juechen's unwavering gaze,

the corners of Huo Yuyao's mouth finally curled into a slow arc of appreciation.

"Good!"

"Impressive!"

Whether it was that indomitable will to die rather than submit...

Or that near-mad obsession with the sword path!

Ji Juechen truly deserved to receive the Zanpakuto from him!

Whoosh!

Huo Yuhao flipped his wrist and put away the nail clipper he had used to toy with his opponent.

Then, his right hand firmly grasped the hilt of the purple-black long blade at his waist.

"Since that's the case..."

Huo Yuhao's gaze turned sharp:

"Then I'll let you witness..."

"The vastness of the world!"

Clang—!

Accompanied by a crisp, melodious blade ring, Yamato burst from its sheath, unleashing a biting flash of cold