What was the Precipice Blade?!
Zhuangzi's On Swordsmanship suddenly surfaced in Dian's mind.
The Commoner's Sword: disheveled hair, bristling temples, drooping caps, glaring eyes, and no words. Blades clashed before them, slashing necks above and cleaving livers and lungs below, deciding victory and defeat, life and death.
The Lords' Sword: wise and courageous men formed its point, incorruptible men its edge, virtuous men its spine, loyal sages its guard, and heroes its sheath. Once wielded, this sword thundered, carrying the ruler's commands to every corner.
The Son of Heaven's Sword: the feudal states formed its blade, the five elements its virtues. It divided yin and yang and ordered the four seasons. Once wielded, this sword set the lords right, and all under heaven submitted.
Yet whether it was the Commoner's Sword, the Lords' Sword, or the Son of Heaven's Sword, they were all merely swords of men.
Here and now, what unfolded before his eyes was truly a sword of the earth!
With the ley lines as its blade and lava as its edge, it flashed with white light, reversed day and night, razed cities and uprooted the earth, sweeping everything aside!!
Without hesitation, Groudon channeled its accumulated power underground, seizing control of the entire Land of the Earth. Boundless lava erupted, and in an instant, terrifying light and heat reduced everything outside Eindoak Town to nothing!
Boom!
Boom!!
Boooom—!!
Every crash meant the Land of the Earth had risen another inch!!
Standing atop the towering structure, Carlita instinctively grabbed a stone pillar as it shook, staring at the sight before her in disbelief.
Eindoak Town had risen...
No, to be more precise, countless lava channels had spread between Eindoak Town and Groudon. On closer inspection, they resembled the mysterious inscriptions on Groudon's body.
And if this "Precipice Blade" was