Chapter 826 - Natural Sword Root

Chapter 826 - Natural Sword Root

Wu Guangyu had a similar quality to Wu Lian; both of them had gazes as deep as the abyss. He studied Long Chen for a while, then he said, “I remember you once swore to kill me. That was when I took your pet beast. Do you remember?”

Long Chen nodded. Of course he did. That goal had led him to his current position today.

Wu Guangyu smiled and said, “At the time, I did not think that you would actually be standing in front of me like this today ...”

“What are you trying to say?” asked Long Chen, arching his eyebrow.

Wu Guangyu paused, then he answered, “I’m saying that it is a pity. You have indeed improved a lot, but when you were improving, I was improving too. Take out your Three Thousand Star Clusters!”

As he spoke, Wu Guangyu pointed his index finger, and a faint, azure light started to glow on his fingertip. An illusory, azure lotus appeared on it.

“This is the Azure Lotus Sword!” Wu Guangyu said gently with a look of admiration.

They had only just arrived and had not even fought yet, but Wu Guangyu had taken out his killer weapon. This showed how seriously he took Long Chen.

Long Chen indeed sensed an aura as powerful as the Three Thousand Star Clusters on his fingertip. That was an advanced Emperor-tier divine weapon, and like the Three Thousand Star Clusters, it was very close to the Divine tier. It was the strongest weapon beneath the Divine tier.

Under Wu Guangyu’s control, the Azure Lotus Sword slowly emerged from his finger. It was a sword that was fully azure. From afar, it looked like a flat piece of bamboo. When studied closely, it was actually a piece of extraordinarily beautiful azure jade.

Azure lotus patterns appeared on the blade, and although it looked beautiful, the sharp glints from the blade showed that it was not to be underestimated. It was surely as sharp as the tip of the Three Thousand Star Clusters.

“Four months have passed. After such a long time of study, Yu’er should have been able to master the Azure Lotus Sword already, right?” Feng Qing asked the icy Wu Lian teasingly.

“The Azure Lotus Sword works in a pair with the White Lotus. Even after studying the White Lotus for a long time, I haven’t managed to master it completely, let alone Yu’er. However, Yu’er has achieved a certain level of breakthrough,” Wu Lian said gently, her gaze and expression unchanging.

“Long Chen only knows how to wave the Three Thousand Star Clusters randomly. Even if Yu’er only understands a small sliver, he’ll be much stronger than Long Chen. He has an eighty percent chance of winning today,” said Feng Qing, stroking his beard.

He had a large swatch of beard, but it was not as long as the Long-Bearded Guest’s.

Then he glanced smugly at Long Chen and continued, “Heart Comprehension allows for me and the Azure Lotus Sword to communicate through the heart. While you still struggle with the Three Thousand Star Clusters, I have gained absolute control over my sword. Heart communication allows the sword and I to function as one, leading to three times the attack power! Of course, these are all minor things ... At the fourth stage, the cultivator can use ten times his original attack power. This is what an Armament Warrior, a Sword Warrior, truly is!”

Wu Guangyu looked at the Three Thousand Star Clusters with amusement as he said, “You are not an Armament Warrior. Forget about the four stages of the Sword Path. You’ll probably spend your whole life trying to control the Three Thousand Star Clusters, and you might not even be able to use fifty percent of its strength. Tell me, aren’t you just sullying a divine weapon like the Three Thousand Star Clusters? As for using your blood for it to recognize you as its master—that is just an elementary-level contractual relationship. You can only truly own a divine weapon when your Sword Root devours it! You do not have an Armament Soul, so you cannot form a Sword Root. Therefore, you do not deserve to become the owner of the Three Thousand Star Clusters!”

Long Chen was quiet for a while.

I see. It looks like I really am not suited for a weapon, then. Although weapons indeed provide a huge boost in battle, the Three Thousand Star Clusters will likely be much more powerful in an Armament Warrior’s hands.

Long Chen had previously tried communicating with the Three Thousand Star Clusters, but unfortunately, he still knew nothing about it and could only use it in a simple fashion.

If a cultivator takes his Sword Path Comprehension to the highest level, his attack power increases by tenfold. Isn’t that similar to my Dragon Soul Transformation? If I had a Sword Root and comprehended the Sword Path, wouldn’t my strength be boosted by a hundred times?

Long Chen gasped at that thought. The power difference between each cultivation level was between five and ten times. If he could comprehend the Sword Path in addition to the boost provided by his Dragon Soul Transformation, then he could fight opponents more levels above himself.

However, without an Armament Soul, this was all just hypothetical.

I just need to focus on my own Martial Path. The Sword Path is just a branch of the Martial Path. Even comprehending the Sword Path will take a long time, so I might as well focus on the Martial Path, and I may even achieve greater heights.

Long Chen had the right mindset.

The Martial and Sword Paths were both methods to become stronger. Among the Three Emperor Territories, the people of the Swordsoul Territory focused on studying the Sword Path, so their attacking abilities were more powerful than that of others on the same level, surpassing the average cultivator. However, the people of the True Martial Territory were more focused on the Martial Path, so they had a higher average cultivation level compared to the Swordsoul Territory.

This meant that all paths eventually converged into the Martial Path.

Even without the Three Thousand Star Clusters, Long Chen still had ways to win. For example, his Five Emperor Seals and the divine techniques from the Ancient Bloodsoul Dragon.

Wu Guangyu’s explanation gave Long Chen the first glimpse of the world in the Swordsoul Territory.

Swordsoul Territory was a heaven for Armament Warriors. It was called Swordsoul because they had far more Sword Warriors than other Armament Warriors. The Swordsoul Palace was the largest faction in the Swordsoul Territory too, so they often used the term “Sword Warriors” instead of “Armament Warriors.”