“That’s really —— big brother Yuan, you’ve improved beyond imagination.”
Qing Yu took out the bronze mask from his bosom and put it on his face.
Seeing this, Yuan Jian Yi nodded slightly in satisfaction. Even with the bronze mask covering his face, it was still much better than a false face.
Immediately, Yuan Jian Yi drew the ordinary iron sword in his hand as usual and pointed it at Qing Yu, “Come and fight!”
The battle intent was so strong that even if one did not use the “Turtle Mirror”, one could still feel it. The sword power around his body alone made the gra*s around his feet cut off in the air.
“This sword intent?!”
Qing Yu did not know what had happened to Yuan Jian Yi, his sword intent was still as harsh and sharp as before, but compared to before, it appeared to be restrained, not as sharp as before, but more acute.
The two were not close to each other, and Qing Yu’s skin, which had been tempered by the tenth layer of ‘Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu’, could feel the sharpness of what seemed like needles.
”However, this is not enough ——”
A strong and overwhelming momentum erupted from Qing Yu’s body, an invisible astral energy enveloped his body, isolating all the sword intent.
Behind him, the heart phase formed by the mystery of the ‘Mountain Sutra’ appeared in a corner, and a pair of invisible eyes that seemed to see through everything in the world were looking directly at Yuan Jian Yi. This is the manifestation of the “Heavenly Son Lookout Technique” in the heart phase.
“Brother Yuan, there is no way you can defeat me with an iron sword, give up your sword and use your maximum strength.”
Now with the “Heavenly Son Lookout Technique”, Qing Yu finally saw through the difference between Yuan Jian Yi and the other people in the Sword Dao Palace.
But all the disciples of the Sword Dao Palace regarded the sword in their hands as extremely important, and only with the sword they had been communicating with in their hands could they truly bring out their strength. Even if the sword weapon is damaged, as long as it is in their hands, the sword techniques of the Sword Dao Palace are still hard to match.
However, Yuan Jian Yi, as the most outstanding disciple of the Sword Dao Palace, was completely different from the others.
In order to prevent the sword weapon from being damaged, the swords chosen by the other Sword Dao Palace members were contemporary weapons, if not the most famous ones. However, Yuan Jian Yi chose an ordinary iron sword as his weapon, one that could be bought at any blacksmith shop.
Moreover, Yuan Jian Yi was so diligent in changing his sword that he would replace it with a new one as soon as it was damaged, completely ignoring the Kendo Palace’s aim of connecting the heart and the sword.
But what was so shocking was that Yuan Jian Yi was so diligent in changing his swords, but his strength was not lost at all. He was still the second man of his generation, the second in the Dragon and Phoenix Ranking, and he was still very powerful even at the Divine Origin realm.
The reason for all this was that Qing Yu had finally seen through the falsehoods in each at this time.
“Brother Yuan is really well qualified, born with sword bones. He also has good drive and talent, to treat himself as a sword to be tempered.” Qing Yu could not help but praise.
Yuan Jian was born with a sword bone, destined to have a promising future in the sword dao, which also spoke volumes about his qualifications.
But what had made him the extraordinary success he was today was not only because of his natural sword bone, but also because of his courage.
Although natural sword bones are extremely rare, it would be an exaggeration to say that no one has ever been born before. In the tens of thousands of years since the beginning of human history, there have been a hundred, if not eighty, people who were born with a sword bone. However, among them, there is not a single person who has been born with a sword bone who treats himself as a sword to be tempered.
In fact, there are many people who use their bodies as swords, but there is absolutely no one with a natural sword bone among them. If one were to use one’s body as a sword to quench it, it would increase the already sharp sword qi to a new height, and the sword qi would penetrate one’s body and eliminate all flesh and blood, leaving only one sword bone.
It is not just a matter of perseverance, it is not just a matter of being able to endure the pain of the sword qi quenching the body. If a sword is too sharp, it will damage the scabbard, and for those who are born with sword bones, their flesh is the scabbard.
Yuan Jian Yi was born with sword bones, yet he was able to temper his body with his sword.
In this way, it is clear that the object of Yuan Jian Yi’s heart-sword connection is none other than himself. With a sword heart and an innate sword body, it was no wonder that Yuan Jian Yi was able to invoke the sword intent contained in the Sacred Sword Tablet.
The iron sword that Yuan Jian Yi had always used as his main weapon was merely a way for him to limit the power of his own sword energy in case he lost his excitement in battle. The Yuan Jian Yi who had abandoned his sword was the Yuan Jian Yi of full strength.
“That, then, depends on your ability.”
The ordinary iron sword was completely tinted with white aura after Yuan Jian Yi’s hand brushed over it, as if it was a light sword, dazzling to the extreme.
The people who were trekking around finally noticed the difference between these two men at this time. Previously, the two men’s qi was bundled in the surrounding area, and it was difficult for others to notice because they were not as powerful as they were, but at this moment, when Yuan Jian Yi was holding such a dazzling light sword, if they still could not see it, then they would all be blind.
“Gong Zi Yu, it’s Gong Zi Yu!!!”
Yuan Jian Yi’s main activities were in Great Qian and those people did not know him, but Gong Zi Yu’s iconic bronze mask was now known all over the world.
It was also the recognition of Gong Zi Yu that caused the crowd who had planned to come and watch the fun to disperse and flee in all directions.
They were joking, because Gong Zi Yu could destroy his family at any time, and everyone knows how ruthless he is.
Yuan Jian Yi did not care about the behaviour of others. At this moment, the only thing in his eyes was Gong Zi Yu.
The sword was as simple and straightforward as ever, and Yuan Jian Yi slashed his sword downwards, swiftly and harshly, just like before, only with more sharpness. However, the sword intent that had previously made Qing Yu’s skin feel like pins and needles had disappeared.
But this did not mean that Yuan Jian Yi did not use his full strength, at this moment, he was already using his full strength in his iron sword holding state. The only reason why he felt the sword intent was because Yuan Jian Yi saw that the sword intent was all bundled up in his sword, not showing the slightest bit of it outside.
”The “Heavenly Dipper Qi” and “Heavenly Dipper Child Kung Fu” can’t keep up a bit.”
At this moment, the protective astral qi surrounding his body no longer had the same sense of complete security as before. It was fine when facing ordinary divine Origin realm martial artists, and it was indeed not too effective when facing a ghostly genius of incredible strength like Yuan Jian Yi.
But if he were to face an ordinary Divine Origin realm martial artist, Qing Yu could kill him in a few moves, and his protective astral energy would not be of any use at all.
”I need further protective martial arts.” Qing Yu thought to himself.
The thoughts in his mind flashed by, but in reality, Yuan Jian Yi had already slashed his sword in front of his forehead, and the biting sword qi made a strand of hair floating in front of his forehead break out of thin air. Even the protective astral energy could not stop the sharpness of Yuan Jian Yi of the Divine Origin Realm.
