Four Sword Physiques

On the other side, Lu Xinghan led his men in a rapid retreat until Lu Shuang was no longer in sight, at which point they stopped.

A trusted aide caught up, still somewhat unwilling. "Your Highness, although the princess is at the Celestial Person Realm, we have over a hundred Great Grandmaster. If we could surround her, we might be able to take Lu Feng away. Why did you retreat so quickly?"

"What do you know?" Lu Xinghan turned around and glared at him. "Lu Xingshuang awakened Sword Physique, and Mutated Sword Physique at that. Do you know what that means?"

The confidant shook his head.

"Throughout the entire Great Qian, only one person has clearly awakened the Sword Physique, and that person is the founding ancestor. Moreover, what the ancestor awakened was only Ordinary Sword Physique."

The confidant opened his mouth, but could no longer utter the words "encircle and kill."

"Let's go." Lu Xinghan led the group back towards the entrance.

They hadn't gone far when another group of people came towards them; it was the procession of several princes. There were now twenty-three of them, including seven princes.

The Third Prince saw Lu Xinghan, a smile on his face, but kept his distance. "Crown Prince, are you heading back? Has something happened at the core of the Sword Tomb?"

"The person beside the princess is awakening their Sword Physique at its core, so we naturally retreated." Lu Xinghan did not hide anything.

The princes exchanged glances, clearly disbelieving. Based on their understanding of Lu Xinghan, even if it were Lu Xingshuang awakening, let alone Lu Feng, he wouldn't easily let such an opportunity slip by.

"Your Highness is joking."

"If you don't believe me, go see for yourself. It's right ahead." Lu Xinghan was too lazy to explain further. "Let's go."

After he and his men left, the princes immediately gathered around the third prince.

Third Brother, do you believe him?

"Of course I don't believe it." The Third Prince stared in the direction Lu Xinghan had left. "He either obtained a treasure in the core, or he encountered danger there."

"Should we still go?"

The Third Prince glanced at the group and asked, "If I said I wouldn't go, would you be willing?"

No one answered.

"Then let's go. We need to find out the truth first, no matter what."

The group continued towards the core. But when they arrived, it was just as empty, without even a single wandering spirit in sight.

As everyone was wondering, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

"Get out of here! One more step and you're dead!"

The third prince immediately stopped and raised his hand to stop the people behind him.

"Third Brother, what should we do?"

"It's the princess's voice. It seems the crown prince wasn't lying. Let's retreat!"

The third prince turned to leave. But after taking a few steps, he looked back and saw that four princes and their entourages were still in the same place.

One of them said, "Third Brother, we've already reached the core of the Sword Tomb, how can we just give up like this? We just want to take a look."

The Third Prince looked at them and naturally understood their thoughts. If faced with unknown dangers, they might have hesitated; but since it was Lu Xingshuang in front of them, they were convinced that as long as she didn't make a move, she wouldn't actually kill the royal brothers.

"Then I wish you good luck." The Third Prince didn't try to persuade him further and led his men away.

The four remaining princes exchanged glances, at a loss for what to do.

"What will we do if Third Brother is really gone?"

"The bold get rich, the timid starve. If you're afraid, leave. I'll go myself!"

That's not what we meant. Let's go take a look together.

In the end, more than ten members of the royal family and their entourage continued forward, including five Great Grandmaster and the rest Grandmaster.

When they were less than a hundred feet away from Lu Shuang, they finally saw Lu Feng clearly. His eyes were closed, and sword Sword Qi surrounded him, indicating that he was in seclusion.

"The Crown Prince wasn't lying to us after all; this person really is awakening his Sword Physique..."

Before he could finish speaking, a chilling Sword Intent pressed down upon him.

Lu Shuang stepped out from behind the broken sword, holding the Frost Sword at an angle to her side.

"Lu Xingshuang! You've broken through to the Celestial Person Realm?" The four princes sensed her aura, and most of the hope on their faces vanished.

"I've already said, anyone who goes any further will die."

One of the princes opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to invoke the sibling relationship, but then took a half-step forward. The others did not retreat either.

Lu Shuang raised her sword, the tip pointing towards the ground. The chill traveled rapidly along the gravel, and just as the first five Great Grandmaster were about to form a formation, the soles of their boots were bitten by frost.

Someone unleashed their True Essence to shatter the ice layer, and Lu Shuang had already closed in on them. She sidestepped the oncoming sword, her Frost Sword grazing the opponent's weapon, and with a flash of light, it took the man's life.

Just as the remaining four formed a half-circle, the frost beneath their feet closed in again. Lu Shuang stepped into the formation, her first sword knocking away weapons, her second sword forcing back the prince who tried to come to her aid, and then she swept her Sword Qi across the four of them.

She moved through the crowd, unleashing her Frost Sword Art. With each flash of sword light, a person fell. Others turned to flee, but the frost had already reached their knees; some didn't even have time to cry for help.

Within moments, there were no survivors left in the field.

Lu Shuang sheathed her sword, stood there catching her breath, her grip on the sword still tight. Only when she turned around and saw that Lu Feng Feng's Sword Qi remained unchanged did she slowly loosen her fingers and sit down beside him.

Although Lu Feng's eyes were closed, he was fully aware of everything outside.

Having spent so much time together, he had never realized that Lu Shuang possessed such a decisive side. As fellow members of the royal family, she had first offered a way out; when the other party insisted on not accepting it, she held nothing back.

"System, upgrade the Shadow-Shattering Sword Art to its maximum level."

[Upgrading the Shadow-Shattering Sword Art to its maximum level requires 1 billion Demon Points; insufficient Demon Points prevent the upgrade.]

"Hmm?" Lu Feng immediately checked the panel.

[Demon Points: 150 million]

Lu Feng stared at the prompts on the panel, his brows gradually furrowing.

The four Celestial Person Realm sword techniques were already perfected, with only the final Shadow-Shattering Sword Art remaining. However, the system then notified that there were not enough Demon Points.

"But it gets stuck at the very last step..."

He suppressed his frustration and quickly realized that there were still many wandering souls inside and outside the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb Secret Realm. If he could sweep through it again, he might be able to gather enough Demon Points to upgrade.

Thinking of this, he checked the panel again.

[Main character: Lu Feng;]

[Cultivation Level: Celestial Person Realm First Layer]

[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art (Level 6) Progress: 100%; Six-Zhang Golden Body (Level 3); Spirit Condensation Art (Not yet mastered); Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash (Level 9); Shadow-Shattering Sword Art (Not yet mastered)...]

[Perfect Martial Arts: Dust-Transcending Sword Technique; Startled Swan Sword Art; Great River Sword Art; Startling Thunder Flash; Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art; Walking on Air;...]

[Formation: Four Symbols Formation;]

[Talents: Clear and Pure Spirit Eyes; Geng Metal Sword Physique; Mystic Water Sword Physique; Crimson Fire Sword Physique; Thick Earth Sword Physique;]

[Demon Points: 150 million]

With the mastery of the Four Celestial Person Realm Sword Techniques, he awakened four different Sword Physique in one fell swoop. At this moment, four pea-sized sword pellets, each a different color, hovered in his dantian, each emitting Sword Qi.

Lu Feng introspected for a moment, gathered his thoughts, and opened his eyes.

Lu Shuang was waiting nearby. Seeing him wake up, she immediately leaned forward and asked, "How is it? Have you awakened your Sword Physique?"

Her face was full of anticipation, her eyes brimming with curiosity; there was no trace of the fierceness she had displayed when fighting the enemy earlier.

"Um."

Lu Feng nodded and stood up to activate the sword pellet within his body.

Four Sword Intent suddenly erupted!

Four distinct auras alternated around him.