Qian Daochen set down his wine cup.
"With no woman in your heart, drawing your sword comes naturally."
Tang Chen froze where he stood.
Qian Daoliu turned to look as well.
Silence fell beneath the ancient tree for a moment.
Tang Chen lowered his head and looked at his hands.
"With no woman in your heart..."
He recalled the conflicts between himself and Qian Daoliu over the years.
The two of them had fought fiercely over Bo Saixi more than once.
Tang Chen had even regarded defeating Qian Daoliu as a condition for earning Bo Saixi's approval.
After a long while, he raised his head again.
"I understand."
Qian Daoliu glanced at him.
"Do you really understand?"
Tang Chen nodded.
"From this day forward, I will give up pursuing Bo Saixi."
"I will focus on cultivating my hammer techniques."
"Once I truly understand why I swing my hammer, I will return and seek his guidance."
The Heavenly Screen's comments instantly multiplied.
[Independent Soul Emperor: With no woman in your heart, drawing your sword comes naturally?]
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Tang Chen gave up Bo Saixi just because of one sentence?]
[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: Tang Chen uses a hammer. Why does he need to draw a sword?]
[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: The principle is the same. With fewer distracting thoughts, cultivation naturally becomes more focused.]
[Sea Horse Douluo: Has Lady Bo Saixi just been abandoned like that?]
[Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan: No wonder Tang Chen later only wanted to search for a godhood.]
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Within the shattered Soul Fighting Arena.
Chen Xin watched the Heavenly Screen, sword light gleaming in his eyes.
"I have comprehended it."
Ning Fengzhi turned toward him.
"Uncle Sword has comprehended something again?"
Chen Xin gripped the Seven Killing Sword tightly.
"With no woman in your heart, drawing your sword comes naturally."
"Senior is telling all swordsmen that love will slow the speed of their swords."
"A true swordsman can only have a sword in his heart."
Gu Rong looked at Chen Xin.
"You old sword fool, you never had a woman to begin with."
Chen Xin ignored him.
He raised the Seven Killing Sword and carefully sensed the changes within it.
"No wonder Senior was able to reach his current realm."
"From now on, I will keep only the Seven Killing Sword in my heart."
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong exchanged a glance.
Both were helpless.
Qian Daochen had casually spoken a single sentence, yet Chen Xin could take it as a truth of the sword.
But upon careful consideration, those words did make sense.
Chen Xin had never married in his life.
Only by devoting all his energy to the Seven Killing Sword had he reached his current realm.
Spirit City.
Before the Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong stood upon the stone steps.
Her black papal gown clung to her tall, slender figure.
The slit at the side of her dress parted lightly as she walked, revealing a pair of long, beautiful legs.
Thin, translucent black stockings clung tightly to the smooth lines of her legs.
Her black heels clicked against the stone steps, and the delicate sheen along her legs shifted with each step.
Bibi Dong stopped.
"With no woman in your heart, drawing your sword comes naturally."
She lowered her head and glanced at the Rakshasa Sword in her hand.
"Put another way..."
"With no man in your heart, does it become easier to grow stronger?"
Bibi Dong thought of Yu Xiaogang.
That past relationship had indeed left her with far too many weaknesses.
Even after so many years, Yu Xiaogang had still affected her judgment at times.
Bibi Dong raised the Rakshasa Sword.
Purple divine light flowed along its blade.
"That seems to make some sense."
"Men only interfere with my sword swings."
The Heavenly Screen shifted.
After leaving Angel Mountain, Tang Chen truly stopped mentioning Bo Saixi.
Every day, he would swing the Clear Sky Hammer alone.
Qian Daoliu also devoted all his energy to cultivation.
After the two arrived on Sea God's Island, they fought Bo Saixi one after another.
After each battle, they went into seclusion separately.
When Bo Saixi came to the shore, Tang Chen merely greeted her before continuing to contemplate his hammer techniques.
When she passed beneath Sea God's Mountain, Qian Daoliu only nodded before continuing to comprehend the Angel God's power.
Not long afterward.
Qian Daochen arrived on Sea God's Island.
He did not take part in the Sea God's Trial.
Nor did he challenge anyone.
Every evening at dusk, Qian Daochen would stand atop a seaside reef and practice his sword.
The ancient sword left its sheath.
A streak of sword light swept across the sea.
The surging thousand-zhang waves would calm in an instant.
The first time Bo Saixi saw that sword strike, she stood atop Sea God's Mountain for a long time.
From that day onward.
She came to the coast every day.
Whenever Qian Daochen practiced his sword, she stood nearby and watched.
Whenever Qian Daochen drank, she sat beside the reef.
They spoke of the ocean.
They also spoke of the sword.
Bo Saixi thought less and less of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.
Her gaze gradually held only that white-robed figure.
The scene changed again.
Moonlight spread across the beach.
Bo Saixi wore a crimson gown.
The soft fabric clung to her voluptuous figure, while a golden sash at her waist drew out her slender curves.
The sea breeze stirred her skirt.
A pair of fair, slender legs emerged from beneath the red dress.
Tiny droplets of water clung to her smooth, snow-white skin.
Her bare jade feet stepped across the damp sand, leaving behind a string of shallow footprints.
Her deep-blue hair flowed down her back, with a few strands resting against her snow-white neck.
Moonlight illuminated her exquisite, peerlessly beautiful face.
The once lofty Sea God Douluo now looked only at the man on the reef.
Qian Daochen laid the ancient sword across his knees.
Bo Saixi came to his side.
She did not sit down as she usually did.
Her fair fingers rested against the side of her red dress.
After a brief silence, Bo Saixi finally spoke.
"Qian Daochen."
Qian Daochen looked up at her.
Bo Saixi met his gaze.
"I like you."
"Would you be willing to stay on Sea God's Island?"
Both continents fell silent for an instant.
The next moment, comments flooded the sky.
[Independent Soul Emperor: Damn, something like this actually happened?]
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu gave up pursuing Bo Saixi, but Bo Saixi fell for Qian Daochen instead?]
[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: With no woman in your heart, drawing your sword comes naturally—so this kind of outcome can happen too?]
[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: Tang Chen lost far too thoroughly this time.]
[Sea Horse Douluo: Lady Bo Saixi actually took the initiative to confess to a man?]
[Sword Douluo Chen Xin: Senior's swordsmanship has indeed transcended worldly matters.]
Spirit City.
Before the Angel God's Temple.
Qian Daoliu watched the two figures beneath the moon.
Memories from decades ago resurfaced.
He and Tang Chen had followed their elder brother's guidance, setting aside their feelings to focus on cultivation.
By the time the two of them came to their senses, Bo Saixi's gaze had already fallen upon Qian Daochen.
Qian Renxue stood beside him.
The evening breeze stirred her golden hair.
She looked at Qian Daochen on the Heavenly Screen.
"Did Great-Granduncle agree?"
Qian Daoliu did not answer.
Within the Heavenly Screen.
The red skirt swayed lightly.
Bo Saixi still stood beside the reef, waiting for Qian Daochen's answer.
Dense comments flashed past one after another.
[Independent Soul Emperor: Did Qian Daochen agree or not?]
[Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: That is Bo Saixi, the Sea God Douluo!]
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: He cannot seriously have no women in his heart, can he?]
[Sea Horse Douluo: Keep playing already!]
[Soul Master of the Heaven Dou Empire: Did Qian Daochen agree or not?]
Sea God's Island.
Beneath Sea God's Mountain.
All seven Sacred Pillar Douluo stood frozen in place.
They had served Bo Saixi for many years.
In everyone's eyes, Bo Saixi had always been the lofty High Priest of Sea God's Island.
She possessed peerless beauty.
She also possessed strength sufficient to suppress the vast majority of soul masters in the world.
Sea Horse Douluo looked up at the woman in red beneath the moonlight.
"Lady Bo Saixi actually took the initiative to confess to a man?"