The sky was bright, the breeze warm and gentle.
Eastern Wasteland Region.
A corner of the Human Ancestral Land.
The terrifying Sword Qi storm subsided.
Clang!
With a crisp ring of metal striking metal, a longsword spun through the air.
It flew more than ten meters before stopping, its tip plunging into the ground, over half the blade buried within.
Soon after, a young man was sent flying backward as well. He rolled across the ground several times before coming to a stop, his hair disheveled and his breath unsteady. He lay completely still, looking thoroughly bedraggled.
Across from him.
Chi Jiuyu spun her sword in a beautiful flourish and sheathed it behind her back. Even as satisfaction welled in her heart, she felt a little worried.
Had she...
gone too hard on him?
Fortunately, the motionless young man soon sat up. The sharp pain radiating from all over his body made him bare his teeth in a grimace.
After taking several deep breaths to ease the pain, he smiled.
"Wonderful!"
"Your sword carries both Master's shadow and Senior Martial Uncle's shadow."
"And there is another kind of sword, one of an extremely high level, yet completely different from both Master and Senior Martial Uncle's."
As he spoke, he held two fingers together like a sword and made a gesture. A brilliant ribbon of light, like starlight, immediately streamed forth.
It was the Star Sword from the Moon Mist Seven Sword Styles.
Chi Jiuyu had only used it once, and he had already learned it.
"It has a little of martial uncle Chen Huan's shadow, but martial uncle Chen Huan's sword should not yet have reached such a level."
His eyes were filled with curiosity.
"..."
Chi Jiuyu fell silent.
To be honest, although she had won, the feeling of