books44 Chapter 128: 1000 enemy damage, 999 self-damage
Chapter 128: 1000 enemy damage, 999 self-damage
Mei Shiyu said coldly, "I'll say it again, go back."
The sword spirit held him tightly, pulling him at his limit, and asked, "Will you be angry if I don't go back?"
Mei Shiyu said, enunciating each word clearly, "Yes, I will be very angry!"
What sword spirit like him loves to go against its master?!
Mei Shiyu felt like she had raised a sword spirit.
Instead, they worshipped an ancestor.
Mei Shiyu rarely lets this little rascal out.
Firstly, he is an evil spirit and should not flaunt himself outside.
Secondly, he is really disobedient and could easily get out of control.
"I'll tear this whole place down and find a way out. You won't be angry with me then, okay?"
The sword spirit reluctantly released Mei Shiyu's body.
"Don't bother, you can't take it apart..."
Although Mei Shiyu said this, her tone softened considerably, "If you don't want to go back, then look around and find out that monster who's pretending to be a god."
“No,” the sword spirit began selling swords again. “I can’t be separated from you. A sword spirit can never be separated from its master. I want to stay by your side, watch over you, and protect you.”
Mei Shiyu was having a terrible headache. This person was impossible to reason with! He was taking advantage of her and getting increasingly arrogant.
The sword spirit stared at him intently for a moment, then relented, "Alright, then I'll go back. I'll attach myself to the Azure Frost Sword..."
The sword spirit vanished as he spoke, leaving behind only four words: "At your disposal."
Mei Shiyu held his sword lightly, flicked his fingers, and the Qing Shuang sword emitted a series of hums, as if responding to him enthusiastically, eliciting a faint chuckle.
Mei Shiyu did not sheath his sword.
That nameless ghost from before will definitely come back for him.
According to his observation, the thing was merely attached to the wall and was not a monster spawned by the wall itself. The fact that its laughter appeared in two different places indicated that it was in a wandering state and its location was not fixed. It was impossible to say where it would appear next.
Moreover, it is very likely that it travels underground.
If that's the case, then it can be basically confirmed that it belongs to the Earth element.
Wood overcomes Earth, and Earth overcomes Water.
The ice spirit root of Mei Shiyu, which combines water and wood, has a somewhat complementary yet mutually restraining relationship with this thing.
This time, he wandered around the market for a long time again, but surprisingly, he didn't encounter any more strange or bizarre events.
However, the white wall he had previously collapsed has not yet been restored.
Mei Shiyu returned after making a round trip, passing through the alleyway that connected two main streets due to the collapse of the wall.
He returned to the street where he had first started circling.
He wanted to follow the path he had taken to find Si Wuxie's mural again.
But after searching for a long time, they found nothing.
Just as he was feeling dejected, a series of increasingly clear footsteps gave him new hope.
However, the footsteps were a bit strange. They sounded hurried, but there was a certain steadiness hidden in the chaos. Mei Shiyu was almost certain that this person was a cultivator like himself.
A monk who is likely being chased by something and is desperately trying to escape.
The footsteps were coming from that alley!
In the blink of an eye, Mei Shiyu arrived at the alley entrance for the third time.
The footsteps then disappeared.
Instead, a piercing scream rang out.
"help me……"
Mei Shiyu saw a man who was half buried in the ground.
Five or six ghostly hands tore at his body and dragged him into the ground.
"Ahhh!"
He sank very quickly.
The moment Mei Shiyu grabbed his arm, his contorted face was already buried in the ground.
Mei Shiyu was also pulled and staggered, but he held on tightly to that arm until the force resisting him from the ground suddenly disappeared, at which point he took a few steps back.
When I came to my senses, all I had left was a severed arm, the cut uneven, indicating it had been bitten off.
It's as if some man-eating creature is lurking underground.
Mei Shiyu angrily threw away his severed arm and poured spiritual power into Qing Shuang. In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and a powerful sword intent descended from the sky, piercing the ground and penetrating the long street!
The thick, long fissures that rose high on the ground snaked forward at lightning speed, trying to outrun the overwhelming winter frost and snow, relentlessly pursuing the evil creature hidden deep underground that was fleeing madly, following it like a shadow.
The rumbling sound was louder than crashing waves, and the earth shook for miles around. The speed at which the cracks spread was indescribable. The evil creature, with nowhere left to retreat, was finally forced out of its cave and poked its head out from underground.
With a "whoosh," several streaks of white light flashed.
Before human voices arrived, the sword's aura preceded them.
The sword intent emanating from Qing Shuang had already driven the evil creature out of the ground.
The evil creature burst forth from the earth, its demonic energy surging forth like a turbulent sea, and billowing black mist collapsing a corner of the horizon.
Mei Shiyu leaped into the air, surveying the surroundings with disdain. A faint layer of icy blue light enveloped his body, and his usual gentle and indifferent demeanor was replaced by a cold, arrogant, and murderous aura that completely filled his eyes.
The thought of killing arose spontaneously.
With a single swing of his sword, a fierce gale swept across the ground, transforming into hundreds and thousands of tangible blades that pierced through the surging demonic energy like a sudden storm.
Swords clashed, blood mist filled the air.
Seeing the trapped beasts still fighting in the sword formation, Mei Shiyu formed a hand seal in front of him, and one after another, gilded bronze chains appeared out of thin air from all directions, striking the target at the same time!
The dense chains, like a dragon in flight, swept straight in, dispersing the foul demonic energy and bloodlust that filled the air, weaving together a net that caught the evil creature.
Upon closer inspection, one discovers that the bronze chains that display the luster of gold are actually thousands of Taoist scriptures inscribed with phrases such as "The Tao is empty and inexhaustible," "See simplicity and embrace the uncarved block," and "There is something mixed together." The seal script is compact, with one character following another, like interlocking bronze rings, resembling a chain.
The chains moved slowly, their gentle rubbing and colliding producing a crisp, melodious sound, like an ethereal and distant chant.
Block its passages, shut its doors, blunt its edge, and untangle its knots...
This technique, "blending with the world," if used to its fullest extent, can make all the most yin and evil things trapped in their cages disappear without a trace, like dew under the morning sun or mountain mist at sunrise, along with all traces of their coming and going.
There is absolutely no possibility of it being brought back to life in any form.
However, Mei Shiyu currently has no intention of completely eliminating them.
To be precise, he was a little out of energy.
Previously, burning one's primordial spirit power and drawing such a large teleportation array... all consumed a lot of spiritual energy.
Even when it landed, it used the tip of its sword to brace itself against the ground. The pure spiritual energy flowing around the Azure Frost Sword was mixed with a few wisps of dark red demonic energy.
Mei Shiyu focused his mind and said to the restless sword spirit, "Don't come out!"
Whenever he uses his ultimate move, the sword spirit becomes extremely excited, and if it is not restrained, it will definitely lose control.
The consequences of Blade & Soul going out of control are unpredictable.
If it's a duel with someone, the principle is to stop when you've made a move and to control the "degree." If the sword spirit gets out of control, it could very well hurt innocent people and incur blood debts.
Therefore, Mei Shiyu almost never competes with others.
In particular, they avoid fighting or getting entangled with cultivators.
In the cultivation world, there is a famous "Divine Weapon Ranking". The Azure Frost Sword is ranked outside the top ten because its owner is passively "indifferent to worldly affairs".
If it weren't a friendly sparring match, but rather a tense, head-on confrontation like now, Mei Shiyu still wouldn't be able to easily release the sword spirit.
Because this sword spirit wasn't purely raised by him, but rather stained with someone else's blood, it was born with an evil aura, and slowly grew into an evil spirit, even capable of manipulating demonic energy.
This is completely contrary to the path that Mei Shiyu cultivated.
The sword spirit has unlimited potential and is immeasurable. Releasing it out would certainly allow it to wreak havoc everywhere. However, behind all this, Mei Shiyu has to endure the backlash caused by the strong fusion of spiritual energy and demonic energy, as well as the impact of the collision between the Dao heart and the demonic heart.
Mei Shiyu is a sword cultivator, and Qing Shuang is his natal divine weapon. On his path of cultivation, his understanding of the Heavenly Dao and his control over sword intent have not yet reached the level where he can exist independently of his natal divine weapon.
Very few sword cultivators in this world can reach this level.
Unless a powerful cultivator at the Tribulation Transcending stage has entered a state of selflessness, where everything in their hands can become a divine weapon.
Given Mei Shiyu's current cultivation level and realm, he has no way to directly discard the Azure Frost Sword and thus avoid the additional damage brought to him by the sword spirit.
He could only find a way to coexist with the sword spirit, try his best to maintain peaceful coexistence, and move forward step by step with heavy burdens.
Therefore, even when Mei Shiyu is fighting an enemy, he will not release the sword spirit unless absolutely necessary.
Otherwise, it would be a case of injuring the enemy by a thousand while losing nine hundred and ninety-nine of your own.
So what if we release the Blade Spirit? It's just a sliver of hope.
Mei Shiyu wouldn't seek his own death unless he was facing imminent doom.
Fortunately, the sword spirit couldn't break the seal on the sword itself and escape easily; otherwise, it wouldn't need anyone else to kill it, it could have tormented Mei Shiyu to death on its own.