The Intent of Shattered Jade

"Cough! Cough cough cough—!!!"

A violent cough sounded in the dark environment, causing waves of deep echoes. 💣ඏ 69Şђu 🔥♦

After a few breaths, Tang Yuehua circulated her Soul Power and finally adapted to the pungent smell of rust stimulating her respiratory tract and lungs.

Only then did Tang Yuehua have time to look around the dark space she was in.

There is a light source here.

The light source came from the ground and all directions, and beams of cold, blue-green light dispelled the darkness.

"These are... ' Blue Silver Grass '?!" Tang Yuehua looked down at the few small grasses emitting fluorescence at her feet, her mouth slightly open, an incredulous expression on her delicate face.

Using these glowing, mutated "Blue Silver Grass" as a guide, Tang Yuehua looked around and discovered that this space was about a hundred meters in diameter and about ten meters high.

In this space, apart from the mutated "Blue Silver Grass" that emitted light, Tang Yuehua was surprised to find that there were actually a bunch of dark mounds, just like haystacks made of rice straw on the edge of farmland.

Suppressing the strong, pungent smell of rust in her nostrils, Tang Yuehua took light steps and slowly walked into the nearest small hill.

As they got closer, the smell of rust became even stronger. Tang Yuehua, who had experience with forging both at the Heavenly Craft Academy and the Clear Sky Sect, immediately recognized that the small hill was made of metal artifacts!

Seven steps, five steps, three steps... When she was just one step away, with the help of the faint, cold light around her, Tang Yuehua could see the specific shape of the small hill in front of her.

"These are..." Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment as she exclaimed, "Weapons?"

Clearly, what came into her view was a stack of different weapons, such as swords, spears, giant axes, and warhammers, piled one on top of the other.

She paused, then scanned the area again, noticing that every weapon was incomplete. Tang Yuehua frowned slightly, muttering in confusion, "Why are they all broken?"

Looking up and around, Tang Yuehua was secretly astonished as she scanned the small hills in all directions. If all of these were made up of weapons, just like the one in front of her, then the scene here would be truly amazing.

Even if they are all broken weapons and fragments, if they were melted down into metal, the amount would be enormous.

At that moment, an inexplicable impulse urged Tang Yuehua to continue walking and wandering in this space.

"This place is practically a graveyard for weapons!"

After walking for dozens of meters, Tang Yuehua finally couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

In her eyes, those small hills made up of broken weapons and wreckage looked like grave mounds, and the space located beneath the "Ling Family Old House" was essentially a cemetery!

As soon as she finished speaking, a cold light flashed before Tang Yuehua's eyes, attracting her attention.

Following the direction where the cold light had appeared, she saw that not far in front of her, one pit after another stretched across the ground.

Looking around, Tang Yuehua discovered that these pits were located precisely in the center of this space, which made her realize even more that these pits were not ordinary.

Stepping forward, Tang Yuehua saw all the pits as she got closer. The layout was four vertical and five horizontal, with each pit about 1.5 feet in diameter, and they were all filled with all sorts of broken weapons and blades.

Wrong!

Tang Yuehua narrowed her eyes and locked her gaze on the pit closest to her. She discovered that it wasn't all broken weapons and debris; there was an exception!

It was a long weapon about 2.7 meters tall, standing straight in the center of the pit. At the top was a metal blade shaped like the character "T", and the long shaft below was dark and grimy, with the end stuck straight into the ground at the bottom of the pit.

War halberd!

With each step, Tang Yuehua circled the pit, observing the scene within each one.

An octagonal heavy sword, a straight-backed battle saber, a halberd, gleaming silver double hammers, a mountain-splitting axe, a hard and sturdy spear...

Tang Yuehua stopped in front of one of the pits, her gaze meeting the bronze spear. She could feel the Azure Nether Divine Sword on her back trembling.

"Buzz—!"

Seemingly provoked, the bronze spear suddenly emitted a tremor, and a chilling aura locked onto Tang Yuehua.

In that instant, Tang Yuehua seemed to see a towering figure before her eyes, who raised his hand and pulled out the bronze spear, its tip pointing directly at her brow!

"Kill--!!!"

A terrifying killing intent swept in, even more terrifying than when Tang Hao, unleashed his ' Deathgod Domain '. It wasn't the kind of cold and chilling killing intent, but a blazing bloodthirsty aura, carrying an indescribable sense of tragedy, just like a warrior charging at the front line on the battlefield, with a resolute determination to risk his life!

"Clang—!"

The Azure Nether Divine Sword was drawn from its sheath and fell into Tang Yuehua's hand. The ethereal Sword Intent erupted, awakening Tang Yuehua's mind, which had been somewhat scattered by the impact.

With a series of thuds, Tang Yuehua subconsciously took more than ten steps back until she was out of the range locked by the bronze spear's aura before stopping.

"Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho—!"

At this moment, Tang Yuehua no longer cared about the pungent, rusty smell that permeated the underground space. She breathed heavily, and cold sweat seeped uncontrollably from her skin, running down her smooth skin.

"What... what terrifying fighting spirit!" Tang Yuehua gripped the hilt of the Azure Nether Divine Sword tightly, her knuckles turning white, as if she were using all her strength, while her eyes were fixed on the bronze spear that had returned to silence.

This is simply unbelievable!

It should be noted that Tang Yuehua, who is twenty-four years old this year, has already reached level forty in Soul Power. She is only one Soul Ring away from becoming a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor!

Eight years ago, Tang Yuehua comprehended the "Breeze Sword Intent" through the Sword Intent seed contained within the Azure Nether Divine Sword and the First Soul Ring Soul Skill, breaking through her own shackles and reaching level 20 in Soul Power.

After acquiring the "Breeze Sword Intent," although Tang Yuehua's Martial Soul talent did not undergo fundamental changes, her cultivation path was no longer as difficult as before.

In eight years, Tang Yuehua's Soul Power increased by twenty levels. Apart from the Soul Power boost brought by the Second Soul Ring and Third Soul Ring, her own cultivation results were at least sixteen levels higher!

This is essentially equivalent to a progress rate of two levels per year, which already surpasses the talent of the vast majority of Soul Master on the Douluo Continent.

Not to mention, with the "Breeze Sword Intent" within her, Tang Yuehua's combat power is extremely strong. In the various Great Soul Fighting Arena Soul Fighting over the years, except when encountering Soul Master with extremely high-quality Martial Soul Bloodlines, Tang Yuehua has basically been able to defeat opponents of the same level. She can also occasionally achieve victory when challenging opponents of higher levels.

But now, the sudden burst of power from a mere uncontrolled bronze spear is enough to frighten her, Quasi-Soul Ancestor, into retreating; this is truly absurd.

"If you want to go further in the future, you can go and take a look at the Mountain Sea Village in the [Water Wood Duchy]—"

For some reason, Tang Yuehua heard again the words Ling Yi had said to her not long ago.

Originally, after her Soul Power broke through to level 40, Tang Yuehua planned to return to Haoyang Cliff and ask her father to arrange for someone to hunt Soul Beast of suitable age and attributes for her as her Fourth Soul Ring.

Perhaps it was fate that led Tang Yuehua to meet Ling Yi on the way. Faced with this man who captivated her heart, Tang Yuehua did not hesitate to postpone her return to the sect and instead followed him.

After learning that Tang Yuehua's Soul Power had reached level forty, Ling Yi pondered for a moment before giving the above suggestion.

And so, just because of Ling Yi's words, Tang Yuehua came to the Water Wood Duchy without hesitation, and came to Mountain Sea Village, the place where Ling Yi was born and raised.

Thinking of Ling Yi's words, Tang Yuehua's shock and faint fear quietly dissipated, replaced by a strange sense of joy.

With a slight tightening and loosening of her grip on the Azure Nether Divine Sword, Su Bai felt the tangible sensation. The "Breeze Sword Intent" transformed into a wind-blue longsword in her heart, severing all distracting thoughts. With a peaceful mind, Tang Yuehua once again stepped towards the pits.

This time, however, Tang Yuehua's target was no longer the bronze spear, but the octagonal heavy sword!

Thousands of miles away, in Lingyun City.

In Room 405 on the fourth floor of the Martial Soul Research Institute, Ling Yi was looking down at a pink begonia growing in a transparent liquid on his workbench when he suddenly had a thought and turned to look at the wall covered with inscriptions not far away.

"This direction, there's still some distance to go. Is it the [Water Wood Duchy]?"

Ling Yi quickly made a mental judgment and in the blink of an eye thought of Tang Yuehua, whom he had met not long ago on his way back to Lingyun City.

Is it her? It must be—

Shaking his head, Ling Yi stopped thinking about it and lowered his head again to continue observing the crabapple tree in front of him.

"Blue Silver Grass" is ultimately "Blue Silver Grass," not a begonia flower. After the experiments conducted over the past period, Ling Yi discovered that "Blue Silver Grass" could no longer serve as the carrier of the Ye Clan's bloodline if he wanted to further analyze the power essence of the "Nine Heart Begonia" bloodline.

At the same time, in room 404 next door.

Liu Hao stood in the corner, his palm against the wall, and solemnly asked Ni Xing in the center of the room, "Are you ready?!"

"Ready—!" Ni Xing nodded solemnly, holding a bronze spear in his hand.

Having received an affirmative answer, Liu Hao no longer hesitated and channeled his Soul Power into the array switch on the wall.

"Nine Shao Sound-Stabilizing Soul Guidance Array, activated!"

"Buzz—!!!"

A high-frequency hum suddenly appeared, and a visible wave of sound waves appeared in room 404, surging from all directions toward the Ni Xing Tide in the very center.

Faced with this relentless sonic wave, Ni Xing's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He stood firmly on his feet, head held high and back straight. With a flick of his wrist, he thrust his bronze spear forward.

This thrust was so fast that it approached the speed of sound, and the resulting ripples in the air met the oncoming sound waves head-on.

The ripples in the air didn't even last a second before being torn apart by the endless sound waves. Only the spearhead, which seemed to pierce through space, remained unmoved amidst the sound waves.

However, the sound waves are not limited to this aspect; apart from the feet, the surrounding area and the top of the head are all enveloped by the powerful sound waves.

Ni Xing is now surrounded on all sides, facing a dire situation.

Outside, more than ten figures stood at the doorway, watching Ni Xing, who was wielding his bronze spear with afterimages, through the pure crystal observation window.

"Do you think Ni Xing will succeed this time?"

Suddenly, Qing Yuan asked from the crowd.

Eryue Xuan pursed his dry lips, as if recalling the despair he felt not long ago when facing the endless sound waves inside. He shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. This isn't like comprehending the ' Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound,' where you can just follow the steps."

"What do you think, Wenqing?" Qing Yuan nudged Shang Wenqing beside him with her elbow.

Shang Wenqing shook his head in response, saying, "If Ni Xing had chosen short weapons like swords, his success rate might have reached 50%, but he insisted on choosing long weapons, specifically spears. Tsk—that's difficult!"

"That's right!" Weiyi nodded from the side, and continued, "Even if Ni Xing chose a spear, the flexibility of the spear shaft would allow it to withstand attacks from all sides for a longer time, but a spear is a weapon that would rather break than bend..."

"No! I actually think the chances of Ni Xing succeeding this time are very high!"

Suddenly, a completely different statement from the crowd drew everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall, thin figure standing at the back, using his height to silently observe the scene inside room 404. He was the one who had just spoken.

"Old Mo?" Gu Ying looked at the man with surprise and asked, "You're all better now?"

The tall, thin figure, Mo Yuxiong, rolled his eyes at Gu Ying, annoyed. "Nonsense, with the City Lord taking action, of course I'm ready!"

"Tell me," Eryue Xuan asked with interest, looking at Mo Yuxiong, who was recovering from a serious illness, "What are your thoughts on why Ni Xing succeeded?"

Not only Eryue Xuan, but everyone else present also looked on with curiosity, waiting for Mo Yuxiong's insights.

Mo Yuxiong was not intimidated at all. He turned his gaze to Ni Xing, who was sweating but still breathing steadily, and asked calmly, "First of all, you need to understand one thing."

"What is it?" Shang Wenqing narrowed his eyes. He also felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, but he could never remember what it was. Looking at Mo Yuxiong's expression, he felt that he was very close to the answer.

Mo Yuxiong's gaze met Shang Wenqing's, and he asked, "What is the purpose of the second stage trial of the ' Nine Shao Sound-Stabilizing Soul Guidance Array '?"

"Of course, it's to catalyze our understanding of the artistic conception!"

Before Shang Wenqing could answer, Eryue Xuan blurted out, "In the most intense and critical siege environment, a high level of concentration is needed, just like being on the battlefield of a million-strong army. It's more suitable for us than standing on a lone peak..."

"Therefore," Mo Yuxiong glanced at Eryue Xuan, then turned his gaze back to Ni Xing, whose aura was beginning to become chaotic in room 404, and continued, "The key point is not whether Ni Xing can withstand the onslaught of these sound waves, but whether he can elevate his spirit in the process and comprehend a realm of his own!"

As Mo Yuxiong finished speaking, as if in response to him, a tenacious will filled with a desperate, selfless spirit suddenly emerged in Room 404. No matter how the continuous sound waves ravaged it, that will remained as firm as Boulder.

The moment this thought appeared, Ling Yi in room 405 next door finally stopped his experiment and stood up to look at room 404, which was separated by a wall.

"Good!"

A genuine smile of satisfaction appeared on Ling Yi's face, "In this way, the ' Shattered Jade Spear Technique ' has a successor. I hope you can continue to develop it beyond its current seven forms..."