"What? You wounded Zong Tianqing?!"
Sasagawa Ryūichi's words brought shocked expressions to the other two men's faces.
They knew Sasagawa Ryūichi was strong, no weakling even among those at the Nine Turns of the Golden Body.
But Zong Tianqing ranked third on the Earth Ranking, a peak Golden Body expert with one foot already in the realm of Martial Saints!
He had already honed his Golden Body to perfection. All he needed was an opportunity to survive the heavenly tribulation and become a Martial Saint.
And he had actually managed to wound someone like that?!
Then they also picked up on the information hidden in Sasagawa Ryūichi's words.
"Sword Saint Katō bestowed his Saintly Weapon on you...? No wonder..."
Luti, the Laka High Priest, sounded distinctly astonished as he said this.
A Saintly Weapon!
It was practically an extension of a Martial Saint's will, which could endure even after the Martial Saint's death!
As long as it remained undamaged, every Martial Saint's Saintly Weapon could become a divine weapon capable of safeguarding an entire clan when its Martial Saint reached the natural end of their life.
But the Heaven and Earth Upheaval three hundred years ago had affected many inherited divine weapons as well, leaving their legacies in decline.
Few still existed today...
Yet, unexpectedly, Sword Saint Katō trusted Sasagawa Ryūichi so deeply that he had granted him the right to wield a Saintly Weapon.
"I see. Since Mr. Ryūichi holds a Saintly Weapon, our success is assured this time..."
Keqiaofu also set aside some of his concerns.
Although Russia followed a path other than martial arts, focusing on fusion with supernatural anomalies and spirits, that did not mean he was unaware of the power of Saintly Weapons.
He had already witnessed the might of Saintly Weapons and Martial Saints