Even a fool might have hesitated at words meant to hoodwink fools.
But Li Taibai chose to believe them outright. After all, as he saw it, there was no reason to lie about something like this.
Taking them as truth, Li Taibai flipped up into the tree, stood on a branch, and loudly recited the words Ouyang had written on the paper.
As the words left his mouth, he infused them with True Essence, carrying his voice far and wide.
"Who am I? I am the world's invincible, universally acclaimed, most handsome, strongest Sword Cultivator, Li Taibai!"
All of Chaoge City could hear Li Taibai's voice.
Countless people froze in the middle of what they were doing and looked awkwardly toward the sky. Those words were so overwhelmingly embarrassing that merely hearing them made their toes curl.
What kind of goddamn mood had seized the most exalted swordsman in the city today, making him recite such embarrassing lines at the top of his lungs?
After finishing his recitation in the tree, Li Taibai inexplicably felt a little ashamed, but also a little thrilled. His immaculate sword heart had actually begun to stir faintly.
This surprised Li Taibai. He had already reached the end of the Sword Dao, already stood atop its summit, looking down upon it.
But why had these words stirred his immaculate sword heart?
Could these words, which felt rather embarrassing to recite, truly help his Sword Dao?
Might they even help him take another step forward along the Sword Dao he had already pursued to its utmost limit?
If he took another step, he would probably no longer be mortal, but...
Li Taibai looked into the depths of the sky. An unknown, immense terror lay there. Even he, standing at the pinnacle of the Sword Dao, felt