Ruthless Sword's First Experience

Chapter 29: Ruthless Sword's First Experience

Sasuke was still obsessed with becoming stronger.

Ximen Chuixue's ultimate strength and his ultimate pursuit of strength deeply attracted him.

Only then did he realize.

There was actually such a way of living: entrusting everything to the sword in one's hand, because only the sword would never betray you.

That was why he could not imagine why someone like that would still get married.

"Actually, it's just a matter of choice." Shen Mo gently stroked Hikari, who had already fallen asleep in his arms, as if he had seen through Sasuke's confusion. "I told you before that Swordsmanship is the way of killing. The Ruthless Sword is indeed a suitable choice for the sword. However, all power can be used to protect, and the sword is no exception. That is the Emotional Sword."

"Emotional Sword?" Sasuke murmured these words.

He was completely different from how he had been several hours ago.

He had opened so many Jars.

He had learned so many sword techniques.

He thought he was already familiar with the sword, but he was somewhat confused by what Shen Mo had just said.

"Isn't the sword meant for killing people?" he asked.

"Hahaha." Shen Mo could not help laughing. He shook his head. "You still have a long way to go on the path of Swordsmanship. As you are now, you can't even achieve the Ruthless Sword, let alone the Emotional Sword."

He could tell that Sasuke was getting a little carried away.

It seemed that Sasuke in the anime had been like this too.

He would inexplicably become confident, only to suffer a brutal beating afterward.

After learning Chidori, he had dared to charge at Itachi Uchiha. The result went without saying. In fact, throughout the entire anime, Sasuke had been beaten countless times.

Sure enough.

Sasuke was somewhat unconvinced. "Anyone who dares to stand in the way of my revenge, no matter who they are, I can kill without hesitation. Isn't that the Ruthless Sword?"

He raised his chin slightly, his gaze firm.

He was already completely different from before.

Shen Mo looked at him and secretly shook his head.

This wouldn't do.

When doing business, especially this kind of business, the most crucial thing was not how to swindle money, but to make sure customers never felt satisfied.

They had to believe that they could succeed through their own efforts? How could that do?

They had to believe that they could only succeed by buying Jars!

Fortunately, Shen Mo had anticipated this.

"If you think of the sword as being that simple, you won't be able to achieve anything on this path." Shen Mo spoke unhurriedly, then continued before Sasuke could say anything. "But it's fine. It's normal that you don't understand it yet. Keep opening chests. The greatest significance of Jars is that they can allow you to accomplish things you could never accomplish on your own."

Sasuke fell silent.

His gaze toward the Jars still carried longing.

He could become even stronger!

He began opening chests again!

What he did not know was that among the remaining Jars was a great gift Shen Mo had prepared for him.

Here it comes—

The 194th Jar contained only a piece of jade.

"It really is this!" Shen Mo exclaimed. "It seems your luck is truly good."

"What is this jade?" Sasuke became expectant as well.

Although he still did not know what it was, every time Shen Mo said something like that, it turned out to be something good!

"This is the Experience Jade." Shen Mo looked at Sasuke meaningfully.

"The Experience Jade?" Sasuke repeated.

"That's right. This thing is exceedingly rare. It allows a person to experience the realm of the sword first. If they are an exceptionally gifted genius, they may even be able to retain part of that realm and completely turn it into their own, causing their strength to surge." Shen Mo paused, then smiled playfully. "Don't you think your sword is the Ruthless Sword? As it happens, this piece of jade can let you experience the true Ruthless Sword."

This jade was not something Shen Mo had just added.

He had prepared it long ago.

Why say that Swordsmanship cost more money? Because ordinary people simply lacked the necessary talent.

Anyone who could achieve something with the sword, in any world, could be called a peerless genius.

Its demands on a person's talent, character, and comprehension were far too harsh.

Of course, it was genuinely powerful as well.

Suppressing players' sense of reward too much would also affect their desire to spend. As a former game planner, Shen Mo understood this very well. What he had to do was strike a balance between the two: let his customers spend happily, but not let them become so powerful all at once that they felt there was no need to spend more.

Now—

Sasuke was gradually falling into the trap of spending money.

He looked at the Experience Jade in his hand.

Strength surging?

I like it.

Sasuke did not hesitate. Following Shen Mo's instructions, he pressed the jade against his forehead, automatically ignoring the phrase "exceptionally gifted genius."

Then, the white jade burst into light, as if countless tiny swords of flowing radiance drilled into Uchiha Sasuke's mind.

His body trembled.

Sasuke truly sensed that realm. In that instant, it was as if he had become a third party observing his own heart. There was nothing there—no emotions, not even hatred—only a vast whiteness like snow. The sole thing that existed—

was a sword!

Nothing else.

He had already merged with the sword.

Even without a sword in his hand, he knew that his sword was everywhere. As long as it was his will, all things in Heaven and Earth were his sword!

Powerful—how powerful was this?

Sasuke even felt that he no longer needed to move. With nothing more than a glance or a thought, he could cut apart all things in the world.

However—

There was no joy. He had already become the sword, and swords did not feel joy. Even when he thought of Itachi Uchiha, his clansmen, the night his parents had been killed, or his elder brother from the past, his heart did not stir in the slightest. In the face of this realm, that hatred seemed as insignificant as dust.

He could still kill people.

But it was not for revenge, and even less for emotion. It was simply for practicing the sword.

This was the pinnacle of ruthlessness.

Sasuke's eyes seemed to have lost all vitality. All that remained was a dead object.

"Wake up—!"

Suddenly, a furious shout exploded in his heart.

It was like thunder.

It completely shattered the sword in his heart.

"Gasp, gasp!"

Sasuke collapsed to the ground, clutching his heart and breathing heavily, his eyes filled with indescribable fear.

What was that?

That feeling!

It was as if he had already died and been turned into a sword. Everything that made him human had been ruthlessly stripped away, leaving only the sword!

"Was that the Ruthless Sword?"

His voice hoarse, he raised his head and looked at Shen Mo. If not for this man's furious shout, he felt that he would never have returned.

How was that possible?

Could anyone really train their sword to such a level?

"The Ruthless Sword is a path like this. Those who follow this Swordsmanship need only be true to the sword, without needing to be true to people." Shen Mo looked at Sasuke and shook his head. "But this Swordsmanship isn't suitable for you. Normally, even someone with talent would not be enslaved by Sword Intent in reverse simply because they failed to comprehend anything. If I had not been here, you probably would have needed quite some time to recover from your Sword Slave state."