Chen Yuan had seen what it looked like when Liu Bai subdued the Sun-Piercing Sword. The process had been perilous beyond measure.
He had needed to let the Sun-Piercing Sword's sword qi batter his flesh, as though undergoing death by a thousand cuts. Only then could he win its recognition and become its Weapon Lord.
Yet the sight of Gu Linchuan taking command of the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword was entirely unexpected.
As though facing a formidable enemy, Gu Linchuan slowly drew the sword from its sheath. Sword light immediately erupted from the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword, piercing the heavens. Even Chen Yuan, who knew nothing of swordsmanship, could sense the astonishing sword intent and delight emanating from it-something it had never shown in Sang Tianhong's hands.
When Sang Tianhong wielded the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword, he merely borrowed its divine might and keen edge. He was not truly using a sword.
To him, there was no difference between holding the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword and holding a Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Staff.
Only now, held in Gu Linchuan's hand and blazing with world-shaking sword light, was it truly the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword.
Gu Linchuan scratched his head and looked at the sword in his hand, astonished. "That's it? Didn't you say you had to subdue a divine weapon or demonic arm to become its Weapon Lord? Does this count as subduing it or not?"
Wang Xuangan looked at Gu Linchuan with a complicated expression. "A born swordsman. You were born for the sword.
"I've only seen two people like that in my entire life. One was the Sword God, Xie Kunwu, and the other is you, young Gu.
"Of course you didn't subdue the Nine Abyss Life-Slaying Sword, because it didn't need you to. The instant you grasped its