95: Chapter 95 The Sword God's Sword

"That is..."

Looking at the old men on the city wall, Perfected Zhong Chu's gaze fell upon the two at the very edge.

"People who should have died."

Perfected Zhong Chu murmured. Having lived for over two hundred years, he remembered that when he was just a young lad, these two had already reached the twilight of their lives. The cultivation techniques of the Qian Kingdom were overbearing and involved excessive slaughter, so their lifespans were slightly shorter than those of the same rank. They were at least two hundred years old back then, so by now, they had lived for at least four hundred years.

How are they still alive today?

The surrounding Grandmasters were also shocked. They've lived for so long?

Even the Medical Immortal from back then was only about that level, right!

"More than that."

Another Grandmaster said solemnly, "I enjoy collecting ancient paintings. The two in the middle look exactly like the historical figures who were world-renowned eight hundred years ago!"

A thousand years ago, the Sinful Dragon destroyed the world, leaving the people in misery.

After the Sinful Dragon disappeared, Immortals did not manifest, and Grandmasters were hard to find.

It took a full hundred years for the primordial qi to recover. It was only after that that Grandmasters emerged one after another. During those hundred years, one Grandmaster after another was born, and the two Grandmasters known for having the potential to become Immortals, Zhuo Guang and He Fei, stood out among the crowd of Grandmasters with their formidable strength.

Their great fame and strength meant that many places recorded their legends, and it was not strange for their portraits to be passed down.

Among that group of people on the city wall, two of them resembled Zhuo Guang and He Fei.

"What!"

Everyone was shocked, finding it unbelievable.

Although it is rare for a Grandmaster to live for four hundred years, it is not without precedent, but to live for eight hundred years...

Is this an Immortal?

"It cannot be an Immortal."

Perfected Zhong Chu shook his head; an Immortal would not look like this.

"They are all living dead."

Lu Hu withdrew his true form and explained to everyone.

He had to explain. If they had only lived for eight hundred years, half of the Alliance's Grandmasters would be terrified. If a real fight broke out, not only would they be timid, but they might even desert.

Qian Imperial City was protected by a barrier, so the people of the Alliance could only see their appearances. He was different; he could see the dull, lifeless gaze of the group on the city wall.

Stiff torsos, dull eyes—it was as if they had been refined into puppets by the Qian Kingdom after their deaths!

"Puppets!"

Upon learning the truth, everyone felt slightly better.

Keeping a corpse from decaying was something they could also do. As for refining combat puppets, although it was somewhat disrespectful to the ancients, such things were common.

Materials for forging Grandmaster-level specialized weapons were hard to come by. Some Grandmasters who were not well-off would look for the remains of other Grandmasters to polish into weapons.

The cost of doing this was much simpler than searching for specialized weapon forging materials!

As more and more people used the remains of the ancients to make weapons, various uses for the remains were also developed.

Some people had also tried refining corpses into puppets, but the results were not very good.

Suddenly, a sharp sword qi slashed out from Qian Imperial City. On the city wall, an old man jumped down expressionlessly!

"A Grandmaster from over four hundred years ago, Zhuo Jian."

Someone recognized him. Back then, he was famous for his slaughter, having massacred ten cities in a row, leaving rivers of blood!

This person was too famous. With his own strength, he slaughtered millions of living beings, committing monstrous killings!

"Who will go and probe his background?"

Perfected Zhong Chu said in a deep voice.

"He is just a puppet, let me deal with him!"

A Grandmaster snorted coldly; the city that Zhuo Jian massacred back then was populated by his own countrymen.

After speaking, this Grandmaster rushed up. At the same time, he held a white bone in his hand.

Zhuo Jian glanced at him and waved his sleeve. The sword qi was majestic, the world changed its appearance, and it was scarlet like blood.

"Ahhh!"

The Grandmaster was terrified and threw the white bone without hesitation. A burst of light erupted, meeting Zhuo Jian's sword light.

Crack!

The white bone broke into two pieces. At the critical moment, the sword light remained sharp. Perfected Zhong Chu threw out a shield, blocking Zhuo Jian's attack.

Then, Perfected Zhong Chu formed a seal, and the shield grew to a hundred zhang, resembling a small mountain, and slammed down with a boom.

Clang!

A sword light flew out from Qian Imperial City and landed in Zhuo Jian's hand. In an instant, Zhuo Jian's clothes shattered, and his whole body was enveloped in sword qi. Cracks appeared on the surface of his body, and his strength surged again and again. He raised his sword and clashed head-on with the shield, and waves of sword qi forcefully hacked the shield back.

"An Immortal sword, the Immortal sword of the Demon-Slaying Immortal!"

Perfected Zhong Chu recognized the origin of the Immortal sword. The Demon-Slaying Immortal was an Immortal who had followed the Sword God to slay demons and eliminate devils back then. In the realm of Earthly Immortals, he had reached a very deep level.

The sword of the Demon-Slaying Immortal was absolutely terrifying in power!

"More than that."

Lu Hu spoke leisurely, "Although Zhuo Jian's physical body shows signs of breaking, his aura is becoming increasingly powerful. He has Immortal bones in his body that are resonating with the Demon-Slaying Sword!"

In other words, the bones inside Zhuo Jian were the Immortal bones of the Demon-Slaying Immortal, implanted into Zhuo Jian's body.

Madness!

It's just unknown how many Immortal bones Zhuo Jian had implanted!

"I'll go take a look!"

A Grandmaster said.

"Stop."

Perfected Zhong Chu called for a stop. At this time, no matter how impolite it was, they had to understand this person's trump card; if it were like before, going there would be useless.

"What means do you have?"

"The Ancestor's pendant."

This person said proudly, "It can unleash one strike from the Ancestor."

Perfected Zhong Chu: ...

"My Ancestor is invincible under the heavens!"

This person had blind confidence in his Ancestor, and he had also witnessed the power of the Ancestor's pendant; it could even shatter a mountain!

That was the most powerful force he had ever seen!

"You all stand guard on the side against a surprise attack by the Qian people; leave the front to us."

Perfected Zhong Chu rubbed his head. He had thought this person's foundation was very powerful, but it turned out to be just a pendant, which didn't even count as an Immortal artifact.

Zhuo Jian came from a great nation with a thousand-year heritage and was a renowned figure in his time; he must have had a complete Immortal artifact on him. You dare to fight him with this bead that doesn't even count as a weapon!

"My Ancestor..."

"Enough!"

Perfected Zhong Chu was furious. An Immortal aura permeated the area, leaving the Grandmasters present with muddled brains, feeling as if the sky were about to collapse.

"Who will go to engage?"

Perfected Zhong Chu asked again.

"Perfected One, leave it to me."

A Grandmaster from the Xuan Kingdom stepped out. He was an Immortal of the Xuan Kingdom and belonged to Perfected Zhong Chu's faction.

Although his strength dropped significantly after leaving the Xuan Kingdom, he had an Immortal artifact on him.

Boom!

A suit of purple armor appeared, covering his body, and then he engaged Zhuo Jian!

"Overlord Armor!"

Perfected Zhong Chu's expression was strange. Wasn't this the ancestral Immortal artifact of the Savage tribe? When did it fall into his faction?

He wondered if the Sun of the Savage tribe knew about this.

However, with the Overlord Armor, dealing with Zhuo Jian was certain.

The Demon-Slaying Immortal was very strong in the Earthly Immortal realm, but the Overlord Armor was even more terrifying.

The Overlord Armor was extremely ancient and could be traced back thousands of years, passed down through generations in the Savage tribe.

During the time of Ancestor Xuan, the contemporary Savage leader, wearing the Overlord Armor, managed to trade ten moves with Ancestor Xuan!

You must know that Ancestor Xuan was an existence who ascended to immortality. Their Xuan Kingdom's Emperor Xuan Shi and Young Ancestor were merely the disciple and son of Ancestor Xuan.

Being able to trade moves with Ancestor Xuan meant the power of the Overlord Armor could no longer be compared to Earthly Immortal-level weapons!

Rumble!

Sure enough, the defensive power of the Overlord Armor was unsolvable; no matter how Zhuo Jian attacked, he could not break it.

"I'll come to help you!"

On the city wall, several more people jumped down in succession. Immortal aura permeated the area, and each person carried an Immortal artifact. Among them were Zhuo Guang and He Fei, who were world-renowned eight hundred years ago. The aura of slaughter was vast; ordinary people would likely die just from one look.

Fortunately, the foundation of the Alliance side was not weak either. A Grandmaster from the Man Kingdom roared and actually transformed into a flame giant; with a wave of his hand, his terrifying strength could shake an Immortal!

The Poison Domain, possessing the inheritance of an Earthly Immortal, actually released two Immortal corpses, controlling them with gu insects.

There were also a few other Grandmasters who possessed complete Earthly Immortal foundations, blocking the Qian Kingdom's offensive!

On the city wall, every time one of the old men from the Qian Kingdom came down, someone from the Alliance would step out to block them.

Added to the fact that there were many people on the Alliance side, the Grandmasters with incomplete Immortal foundations assisted from the sidelines, occasionally unleashing an Immortal strike, which annoyed the people of the Qian Kingdom to no end!

"Damn it!"

Emperor Qian's gaze was cold. Even after using their foundation, they were still being suppressed. It was time to show some real power. Subsequently, Emperor Qian and the Sect Master of the Sword Sect bowed together in one direction.

"Ancestors, it's time for you to come out!"

Bang!

The ground exploded, and the houses collapsed.

A sharp sword light shot straight toward the Overlord Armor on the battlefield!

Clang!

Pfft!

The Overlord Armor made a violent sound, and a slash mark appeared on its surface. The Xuan Kingdom Immortal wearing the Overlord Armor spat out a mouthful of blood, and his lower body actually fell out of the Overlord Armor.

The flying sword light did not stop and wanted to continue slashing.

Perfected Zhong Chu directly sacrificed his shield to slam into it. Lu Hu recalled the Overlord Armor and the body of this Xuan Kingdom Immortal. The aura of creation surged out, and soon the Xuan Kingdom Immortal's body was reattached.

Clang!

Perfected Zhong Chu's shield was knocked down, triggering a strong earthquake. The sword also revealed its true form, emitting a powerful and sharp aura, held by a slightly reddish skeleton.

"The Sword God's personal sword, the armor-breaking sword!"

Perfected Zhong Chu's expression was ugly. It was rumored that the Sword God had eight personal swords, among which the armor-breaking sword was specialized in breaking defenses.

He was countered!

Most importantly, the Sword God of the past had world-shaking majesty, and his personal swords were peerless in offense, making it easy to slay Earthly Immortals.

"Let us handle it!"

A Grandmaster of the Kun Kingdom, Ji Jing, roared. Together with Old Xuan Kun of the Ji Kun tribe, they threw out a stone tablet.

Lu Hu recognized that stone tablet; it was the most important stone tablet in the Stone Tablet Forest.

The stone tablet was activated, and an illusion enveloped the armor-breaking sword and the skeleton. A moment later, the skeleton and the armor-breaking sword flew around and slashed randomly in everyone's sight, as if they had gone insane.

But this was not madness; they were just lost in the illusion!

Seeing this situation, Perfected Zhong Chu's expression improved slightly. The power of the Sword God's personal sword was indeed a bit greater, but unfortunately, it only used raw power and had a weak consciousness, so it was just impotently raging in the face of illusion.

Boom!

Terrifying auras erupted. In Qian Imperial City, one killing sword after another soared into the sky.

"Awoo~" (They are all the Sword God's swords.)

Lu Hu had the Sword God's blood-drinking sword and recognized the Sword God's aura. These swords were all swords that the Sword God had used for a long time.

"And that's not all of them."

Perfected Zhong Chu shook his head. The Sword God had eight swords; so far only four had appeared, and four more had not. They had to be careful in the upcoming battle!

"Uh... it should be three."

Lu Hu pointed to himself, "The blood-drinking sword is in my hands."

"That is the weakest sword."

Perfected Zhong Chu explained. The blood-drinking sword was different from the Sword God's other personal swords; it was initially forged from ordinary iron and was the first sword the Sword God used. The Sword God was nostalgic and forcibly cultivated this sword into an Immortal sword.

Compared to the other seven swords, this one was far inferior.

Its essence was too poor, and it was difficult to activate. After activation, its power was mediocre and could not compare to the other swords.

For it to fall into Lu Hu's hands, the Qian Kingdom likely didn't value this sword and used it to pay tribute to the Sword God. After all, of the eight swords, seven had been taken to be used; if they didn't leave one by the Sword God's side, they would truly be unfilial descendants.

"No wonder."

Lu Hu nodded. If they valued this sword, Yu De wouldn't have been able to steal it so easily.

However, Lu Hu remembered that Yu De had said that when the Sword God's tomb was dug open, there was only this one sword inside, no remains.

The Sword God did not ascend; he died of old age, so there should have been remains!

Lu Hu looked at the skeletons controlling the swords and had suspicions in his heart.

These people, they wouldn't have refined the Sword God's remains into puppets, would they?

Truly unfilial.