358: Chapter 349 The Sixth Incarnation: Heavenly Venerable (Thirty-Seven)

It wasn't a gentle Legacy, but a tyrannical grafting, a violent overwriting!

It was the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord using supreme means to forcibly strike, smelt, and brand the "Saber Dao" Great Dao authority, insights, and even partial "Dao" forms—originally belonging to Blade Horizon and generations of Saber Dao powerhouses—into Blade Absolute Edge's own Dao Foundation system!

Blade Absolute Edge felt his "self" being frantically struck, squeezed, and remodeled by a vast external will and Dao Rhyme!

The unique Saber Intent belonging to "Blade Absolute Edge," the rudimentary understanding of "Karma" and "Order," and even the faint glimmer of the Samsara Imprint deep within his Soul, were all undergoing violent conflict, Fusion, and even... being partially overwritten and distorted by this external, systematically complete "Sword Dao True Seed"!

He saw countless unfamiliar saber technique images, experienced countless tragic battles, and gained insights into the deeper, more restrictive "rules" and "definitions" of the "Saber Dao" Great Dao.

His cultivation soared like a rocket, his mastery over the "saber" increased exponentially, his life level leaped, and he officially stepped into the Domain of the "Fruit Position"!

But the cost was that he felt a part of his "uniqueness" was being lost. His Dao path was forcibly bound to the chariot of the "Saber Dao," and the path he had originally envisioned—fusing "Karma and Order"—became blurred and difficult, as if covered by a thick layer of gauze.

He was like an "embryo vessel" forcibly stuffed into a fixed mold for high-temperature quenching; although he quickly took shape and possessed terrifying power, his inner "spirituality" and "infinite possibilities" suffered damage and limitations.

Inheriting an old Dao, after all, cannot compare to creating a Dao that fits oneself; it depletes potential.

Upon the high seat, the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord watched all this with an indifferent expression.

Watching Blade Absolute Edge struggle and transform in pain, his aura rising step by step, finally stabilizing at a new, powerful, yet faintly "inharmonious" and "sluggish" level of a "Sword Lord."

His gaze pierced through the Soldier Tomb, as if looking toward the vast heavens. Deep within those profound eyes, the scenes of terrifying root Dao Rhymes manifesting—sweeping through heaven and earth to announce their return a hundred years ago—seemed to still leave a trace of heart-palpitating aftershocks.

Even as powerful as he was, standing at the peak of the Way of Weapons, at that moment, he felt a Soul-shuddering sense of pressure and crisis originating from the Great Dao Origin.

Those most ancient existences had awakened, and the chessboard of heaven and earth had already been stirred by higher-level powers.

A hundred years had passed, and that premonition of a coming storm and an approaching great tribulation had not dissipated; instead, it grew stronger as various anomalies of the "Great Golden Age" frequently occurred and Karma became increasingly chaotic.

"There is no more time..."

Within the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord's heart, a cold and heavy sigh sounded, audible only to himself.

He had no more time to wait for Blade Absolute Edge to slowly polish, self-realize, and create a brand-new "Saber Dao" that completely suited him. While that would certainly have greater potential and a more limitless future, he couldn't wait, and this world seemingly couldn't wait either.

He needed a "saber," a "saber" sharp enough and fast enough!

Blade Absolute Edge's talent, background, and connection with "Karma" all made him the most suitable "Materials."

Forcibly ripening him to inherit the old Dao, though it damaged his long-term potential, allowed for the acquisition of a usable "sharp blade" in the shortest time!

"Sacrificing some potential in exchange for immediately usable combat power..."

The Hundred Weapons Dao Lord's gaze fell back onto Blade Absolute Edge, whose aura was stabilizing. He slowly opened his eyes, which already contained endless saber light but also carried a trace of undetectable confusion and cold perseverance. The Dao Lord thought indifferently.

"At this juncture where the great tribulation is approaching, it's worth it."

"I only hope that this 'saber,' does not disappoint this Lord."

He composed his thoughts, regaining that eternal, indifferent majesty. His voice echoed in the Soldier Tomb:

"Blade Absolute Edge, from this day forth, you are the Master of the Heavenly Blade, wielding the Saber Dao authority. Practice diligently, stabilize your Fruit Position, and refine your Magic Treasure."

Blade Absolute Edge slowly stood straight and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Deep in his eyes, the initial pain and confusion slowly settled, turning into a deeper, more restrained, and more dangerous ice.

He bowed slightly toward the figure on the high seat, his voice hoarse but clear:

"I respectfully obey the Dao Lord's decree."

The Hundred Weapons Dao Lord nodded indifferently, his figure slowly merging into the weapon-killing aura and disappearing from the throne, leaving only an unquestionable lingering will echoing in the Soldier Tomb: "Within a hundred years, I must see 'Karma' advance."

Blade Absolute Edge slowly straightened up, standing alone in the empty and desolate core of the Soldier Tomb, where only the whispers of countless weapon soul remnants remained.

He opened his palm, and the "Karma" saber—which had accompanied him for a hundred years, underwent the "inheritance ceremony" with him, and had now leaped to the limit of a High Grade Dao Lord Magic Treasure, faintly touching the threshold of "Top Grade"—floated quietly above his palm.

The saber's body was simple and unadorned, its Chaos color of intertwined dark gold and grayish-white deeper and more restrained than before. The dao patterns moving upon it were no longer simple "Karma" lines but faintly outlined the trajectory of a blade, silhouettes of battle, and even a rudimentary imagery of severing destiny and adjudicating Order.

During the inheritance of the Saber Dao Fruit Position, the washing of the vast Saber Dao Origin also allowed the "Karma" saber to receive unimaginable nourishment and tempering, leaving it only a step away from the "Top Grade Magic Treasure" that symbolized the limit of Magic Treasures.

But what the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord wanted was more than just "a step away."

"Refine it into a Top Grade Magic Treasure..."

Blade Absolute Edge whispered in his heart, a very faint, cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. He had already guessed seventy to eighty percent of the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord's purpose.

This ancient Dao Lord needed a "sharp" saber; a Top Grade Magic Treasure would not catch this Dao Lord's Dharma Eye.

"Does he want to refine me, along with this 'Karma' saber, into a... dao treasure?"

A dao treasure!

That was no longer comparable to ordinary Magic Treasures; it was based on the Dao, with Law as its bones, carrying complete Great Dao Laws, possessing unfathomable power, and even capable of self-evolution and growth—an instrument of the Great Dao sufficient to pose a threat to "Dao Lords" of the same level!

The Hundred Weapons Dao Lord, this ancient existence standing at the peak of the Way of Weapons, naturally would not set his sights on a mere "Top Grade Magic Treasure."

What he wanted was a "weapon" that could play a decisive role at this "approaching great tribulation" juncture!

And he, Blade Absolute Edge—this "body" that had been forcibly ripened and inherited the old Saber Dao Fruit Position—along with this "Karma" saber that had been cultivated with his life and grew continuously, were, in the eyes of the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord, likely the best "embryo" and "main material" for refining this special "Karma dao treasure"!

Thinking even further, the Hundred Weapons Dao Lord's forced inheritance of the Saber Dao Fruit Position might not have been just to quickly gain combat power, but also to bind this "body" and the "Karma" saber more deeply and thoroughly to the Way of Weapons at the level of "Dao"!

Thus, in the future "refining," he could more smoothly and completely smelt "Karma," "Saber Dao," "weapon-killing aura," and even his own deeper schemes into one, achieving that unique dao treasure!

From beginning to end, he was just a special Materials in his plan, needing to be "cultivated" to a certain level of heat...

A yet-to-be-fully-formed "blade blank" waiting for quenching!