Swordsmanship Demonstration

"Little Chen, tell me first—what exactly is a sword to you?" Sword Douluo asked.

"The Emperor Dragon Sword is my martial soul, my weapon. A sword is what I rely on to clear away every obstacle on my path to growth.

Wherever my sword points, nothing can stand against it.

Kill a man in ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles!" Mu Chen said, enunciating every word.

"Kill a man in ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles! Oh? So that is what a sword is to you? Every true practitioner of the Sword Dao has their own understanding of it. I cannot say your understanding is wrong simply because it differs from mine. On the contrary, it is very good!"

Sword Douluo was also startled by Mu Chen's words. To be honest, this had exceeded his expectations. He had thought Mu Chen's answer would consist only of that first sentence.

After all, Mu Chen was only six years old, yet he already had his own insights into the sword. That was terrifyingly impressive.

Kill a man in ten steps, leave no trace in a thousand miles! I never expected Little Chen to possess such decisive killing intent at this age. But it is not entirely a bad thing.

This also disrupted Sword Douluo's original plans. Little Chen's understanding of the sword was not exactly the same as his own. The Seven Kill Sword Dao he cultivated did not suit Little Chen, so he could not directly pass down his own path of cultivation. Still, he could teach him some universal fundamentals.

Brother Chen's words sound so profound. Although Rongrong does not really understand them, she thinks Brother Chen sounded incredibly domineering. Ning Rongrong thought silently as she looked at Mu Chen before her.

"What you said has also disrupted my original teaching plan. Let me first give you a general explanation of the several stages of cultivating the Sword Dao.

Sword Dao comprehension is divided into Sword Qi, Sword Momentum, Subtle Mastery, and then Man-Sword Unity, also known as Sword Heart. The highest known realm is Sword Intent, the Sword Intent Realm.

Everyone has their own comprehension of the Sword Dao, and thus the Sword Dao realm they develop will differ as well. Back then, my father also wished to comprehend the Sword Intent Realm through battle, but he failed." Sword Douluo slowly said, his gaze drifting into the distance.

"Then, Teacher, what is your current Sword Dao realm?" Mu Chen asked tentatively, though Sword Douluo's words had greatly impacted him.

In Mu Chen's fixed impression, soul masters on Douluo Continent were extremely reliant on their martial souls. They were practically uninterested in anything beyond cultivating their martial souls. Other than martial souls, there was almost no other kind of cultivation.

Otherwise, moves like Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon would not even amount to anything in a grand fantasy world, yet he could use them all the time.

But Tang San's opponents had almost no way to deal with them. They still relied on their martial souls and sheer strength to suppress him. It was clear that the cultivation paths of Douluo Continent were generally extremely one-dimensional.

Hah, truly the gutter of the fantasy world.

Yet Sword Douluo had now said that sword cultivation on Douluo Continent actually had such divisions of realms. This gave Mu Chen a deeper understanding of Douluo Continent's cultivation system. Perhaps it was not as low-tier as he had imagined.

I still need to be cautious. I cannot underestimate it, Mu Chen thought silently.

"Sword Heart, which is Man-Sword Unity. But like my father, I too have been unable to break through into the Sword Intent Realm.

So many years have passed without any progress. Perhaps there is no hope for me in this lifetime." Sword Douluo looked at Mu Chen as he spoke.

"All right, Little Chen. I hope that one day you can surpass me and reach a new realm of the Sword Dao. After all, your talent surpasses both mine and my father's." Sword Douluo looked at Mu Chen with great hope.

"Yes, Teacher. I will do my best." Mu Chen nodded.

"Good. Now, I will demonstrate several different Sword Dao realms for you. Watch everything carefully first."

After Sword Douluo spoke, he gripped the Seven Kill Sword tightly. Mu Chen widened his eyes and watched Sword Douluo's every movement intently, afraid of missing anything.

"A swordsman must first produce Sword Qi!"

Sword Douluo held the Seven Kill Sword, and countless slender streaks of Sword Qi appeared out of thin air around it. They radiated terrifying sharpness. Though each individual streak appeared small, gathered together, their power was formidable.

"Next, gather momentum! The sword does not move, yet Sword Momentum forms. It is incomparably fierce, suppressing the opponent while also increasing one's own attack power."

As Sword Douluo's voice fell, Mu Chen felt a pressure all around him that made him extremely uncomfortable. It had even reached the point of hindering the normal circulation of his Soul Power. Meanwhile, the sharpness radiating from Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword had already made Mu Chen afraid to look at it directly.

"After gathering momentum comes Subtle Mastery. Sword Qi condenses without dispersing, and Sword Momentum moves as the heart desires."

Mu Chen saw that the Sword Qi around Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword seemed to come alive. It became even more solid, like countless sharp swords. The oppressive feeling on his body also vanished, while the peak of a small artificial rockery before him began to tremble.

Clearly, under Sword Douluo's control of Sword Momentum, all the pressure was focused with extreme precision onto a single object rather than spread over an area. It was as though the Sword Momentum had been condensed and controlled at will, doubling its power once more! "After Subtle Mastery, one enters Sword Heart.

The sword in your hand becomes a living thing, your companion, even a part of your body. Bind yourself and the sword tightly together. Imagine yourself transforming into the sword, able to apply your previous comprehension to yourself.

Man-Sword Unity. Man is the sword.

The sword is the man!"

Sword Douluo spoke slowly. His figure flashed, and he extended the index finger of his left hand, directly slicing off the peak of the artificial rockery without using any Soul Power or Soul Skill!

Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong, standing nearby, could not close their mouths for a long while. So Sword Douluo's strength was this formidable—truly worthy of being the Continent's number one attack power! Mu Chen's eyes began to burn with passion. This was the realm and strength he had always pursued!

"Little Chen, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a total of five thousand soul masters, inside and out combined—though there are only a few hundred direct disciples—I have never found anyone suited to cultivating the Sword Dao.

Either their talent was insufficient, their temperament was too impatient and restless, or they merely knew the surface without understanding the essence. Their ability to comprehend the Sword Dao remained at a very shallow level, so I have never found a suitable successor.

But in you, I see even more dazzling talent. I hope that you can surpass both me and my father in the future.

Therefore, my requirement for you is this: comprehend Sword Qi before becoming a Soul Elder, Sword Momentum before becoming a Soul King, and Subtle Mastery before becoming a Soul Sage. As for the Sword Intent Realm, that will depend entirely on your own ability to comprehend it." Sword Douluo stated his expectations.