This was truly a qualitative leap in his progress. Not merely the top fifteen, nor even just the top ten-with this sword, he could certainly contend for a place in the top five.
A genuine Intent Sword technique.
Within the Five Swords Blessed Land, it was the highest achievement of Songwen—or rather, the Fish Intestine lineage—formed from Killing Intent that defied the greatest taboo under heaven: the third of "Ascending Above," Candle Star Attacks the Moon.
Su Xingke had no time to stop this strike. Suffocatingly intense Killing Intent enveloped him completely in an instant, then immediately invaded his body with an icy chill.
All he could see were the terrifying eyes of the man before him. They did not fill heaven and earth; rather, the moment he saw them, the fear born in his heart drove everything else aside.
When Ouyezi forged Fish Intestine, he invited Xue Zhu to appraise the sword. Xue Zhu said, "It runs against reason and order; it cannot be submitted to. With it, a minister will slay his sovereign, a son his father."
Such was this sword.
True shock extinguished even cries of surprise. Countless people stared unblinkingly at the sword platform. A heartbreakingly vivid spray of blood was drawn from the blue-robed boy's shoulder as he flew through the air, his stance askew, while the man before him was like an assassin ascending into a splendid palace hall, blade in hand.
He had not concealed his face, and his weapon was already drawn. This was the most irrevocable of journeys: he had to kill something, and then either die or win everything.
Even among Intent Sword techniques, this strike deserved to be called outstanding.
Eyes shining, Pei Ye clapped and opened his mouth. This was nothing like Shang Huaitong's half-mastered effort. Chi Longyun