Seven Kill Sword Inheritance

After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo exchanged a few words with the others, then hurriedly took Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Before leaving, Dugu Bo said to Yu Tianshuang, "Little fellow, once my granddaughter's poison has been cured, I'll send her back to you. I have business to attend to, so help me take good care of her. Yan'er, while I'm away, listen to him and don't be willful."

"Grandpa, I don't want to come back and listen to that cold-faced ghost. You go take care of your business, and I'll just go back to the academy."

"Nonsense! How could I be at ease with you alone at the academy? Enough, it's settled. If you're not at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect when I get back, I'll beat your bottom until it blooms."

Dugu Yan blushed in embarrassment. "Grandpa!" Then she ran out like a gust of wind.

Dugu Bo gave Yu Tianshuang a look, then left as well.

"Grandpa, these are Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Sword Mist Jasper Bamboo. The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone can change your innate constitution and increase your potential, while the Sword Mist Jasper Bamboo can strengthen your Martial Soul and greatly increase its attack power."

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's training ground, Yu Tianshuang looked at his grandfather and took out two Immortal Herbs.

"This... Shuang'er, these two Immortal Herbs are so precious. I won't take them. You should use them yourself."

Yu Tianshuang waved a hand and took out two more identical Immortal Herbs. Only then did Sword Chen Xin accept them.

"Once I've taught you the Seven Kill Sword inheritance, I'll return to seclusion and take them."

Sword Chen Xin spoke after accepting the two Immortal Herbs.

"Do you know why our family, the Nine Heart Begonia family, and the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind family are called the Lower Three Sects? It's because the Martial Souls of our three sects each represent an ultimate power."

"The Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul represents the ultimate power of healing, so they are called the Undying Sect."

"The Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind family represents the ultimate power of flame, so they are called the Phoenix Clan."

"And what our Seven Kill Sword represents is the ultimate power of attack. In this respect, even the Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Hammer, known as the world's number one Tool Martial Soul, cannot compare. That is why we are also called the Slaughter Sect."

"For an heir of the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, from the start of cultivation as a Soul Master all the way to the Titled Douluo realm, every Soul Skill and Martial Soul ability is for attacking. All nine Soul Skills are offensive, and every enhancement from the Martial Soul's abilities increases attack power."

"That is why the heirs of the Seven Kill Sword's Slaughter Sect are known for having the strongest attack on the continent. As it happens, of your Twin Martial Souls, you cultivated the Frost Dragon first. And after your Seven Kill Sword mutated into Heavenly Frost Cold Qi, not only did its attack power surpass the Seven Kill Sword's, it also gained ice power that has nearly reached the ultimate level. In this respect, you are stronger than all previous Seven Kill Sword heirs."

"Since you haven't yet found a way to cultivate Twin Martial Souls, you can't add Soul Rings to your Heavenly Frost Cold Qi. As a result, you can't use many of the Slaughter Sect's secret Soul Skill combinations and combat techniques. But none of those are the most important thing. The most important part of the Slaughter Sect's inheritance is sword intent: Seven Kill Sword Intent."

With that, Sword Chen Xin pressed two fingers together. Sword intent surged around them as he waved them at a wooden post on the training ground not far away.

Yu Tianshuang felt as though a fleeting flash had swept across his eyes. The piercing whistle of sword Qi tearing through the air rang in his ears, followed by a thunderous boom behind him.

The wooden post struck by Sword Chen Xin's sword Qi had already been reduced to splinters scattered across the ground.

"This is Army Breaker, one of the Seven Kill Sword's seven sword intents. It represents an attack that presses forward without hesitation, and it is the most destructive of the Seven Kill Sword Intents."

"Like the name of the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, there are seven sword intents: Martial Song, Upright and Chaste, Literary Song, Fortune Preserver, Giant Gate, Greedy Wolf, and the Army Breaker Sword Intent I just used."

"Starting today, I'll teach you these seven sword intents. Once you've fully mastered them, I'll also pass on the Seven Kill Sword's ultimate profound art: the seven swords as one. That is the reason the continent calls the Seven Kill Sword the strongest attack on the continent."

"Today, I'll first teach you the Army Breaker Sword Intent I just used. The most important thing about it is a presence that presses ever forward."

"When using Army Breaker Sword Intent, you must have the feeling of placing yourself in a land of death to find life, pressing forward to break the enemy. First, contemplate this Army Breaker Mountain-Piercing Painting. Once you comprehend it, you'll be able to use Army Breaker Sword Intent and add Army Breaker's effect to your attacks."

With that, Sword Chen Xin handed Yu Tianshuang a painting depicting a mountain split into two peaks by a single sword strike.

After Yu Tianshuang accepted the Army Breaker Mountain-Piercing Painting, Sword Chen Xin returned to his residence to absorb the Immortal Herbs.

Yu Tianshuang calmed his mind, cleared his thoughts, and concentrated on the Army Breaker Mountain-Piercing Painting.

A moment later, the Army Breaker Mountain-Piercing Painting in Yu Tianshuang's hands seemed to come alive. A man with a heroic bearing held a sword toward a distant mountain peak, then struck with a presence that pressed ever forward. As the sword Qi he sent forth swept across the sky, the entire peak was split in two in an instant.

The image reflected in his mind came to an end. Yu Tianshuang seemed to have gained some insight, and he pressed two fingers together and studied them confidently.

As time passed, his whole bearing slowly changed, as though he had fallen into a desperate situation. Then, as if struck by inspiration, he thrust a finger forward. A strand of sword Qi shot out, carrying the resolve to press ever forward and place oneself in a land of death to find life, before sweeping across the training ground.

Sword Chen Xin, who was absorbing the Immortal Herbs, smiled faintly.

He had succeeded in cultivating Army Breaker Sword Intent. He simply wasn't proficient yet, and its power was limited.

Just then, a sword intent soared from Sword Chen Xin's residence, piercing through the clouds in the sky before dissipating.

Yu Tianshuang, who was continuing to practice Army Breaker Sword Intent, looked at the sword intent soaring into the sky and gained further insight.

That evening, Yu Tianshuang watched Sword Chen Xin fly toward the training ground and put away the Heavenly Frost Cold Qi in his hand.

"Shuang'er, after I absorbed the two Immortal Herbs you gave me, not only did my Soul Power break through to level 97, but I also feel I can advance even further. Most importantly, my Martial Soul evolved too. It has now evolved into the Seven Kill Annihilation Sword. Its attack power has doubled compared to before."

After speaking, Sword Chen Xin seemed to remember something, and his expression dimmed again. He looked into the distance. "Back then, my father was a level 98 Titled Douluo, stronger than I am now, yet even he couldn't defeat Qian Daoliu. My father also told me that the difference in Soul Power between level 98 and level 99 is as vast as that between clouds and mud. Even though my Martial Soul has evolved and I've broken through to level 97, I still can't defeat Qian Daoliu."

He finished speaking and looked at Yu Tianshuang with a downcast expression, his eyes full of guilt and helplessness.

Level 99? Wait for me, Qian Daoliu. You'll pay for what you've done.