Chương 91: War God’s : — Chapter 91 - Tiger Howl Blade Art Shows Its First Sharp Edge!

Lord Tong glanced over and quickly said:"Blade Master, a master invited me to spar."

"Go ahead. I'll spectate and get a good look."

"Alright." And so. [Cao the Traitor Wronged Me has accepted your duel invitation] [Your opponent: Cao the Traitor Wronged Me (Silver II), Life Force 102, 46 wins 0 losses]"Your opponent's got quite the flashy record." The hefty Blade Master looked and laughed. Then he entered Lord Tong's match platform directly. Right now. Lord Tong stood on the arena staring at his opponent's information, his heart lurching:'Wait, it really is triple-digit life force?'

'If this is a student, how insanely strong would they have to be?' He didn't dare imagine. A few years ago during his own Martial Exam, his life force had only been a bit over 50. Only his older sister had reached 90 life force during her Martial Exam, a perfect score. For a moment, he began doubting his own judgment.

"My life force is over 800..." Lord Tong took a deep breath and spoke first.

"Your life force is way lower than mine... should we fight normally?" The other party nodded:"Go all out. Use your strongest martial technique."

"As for talent, use it if you want." Lord Tong gave an awkward laugh:"My martial talent isn't very strong. More functional. Let's skip it..."

"Whatever works."

"Also, my strongest martial technique... has already reached Pinnacle Mastery."

"It's still pretty strong."

"Come." The other party replied with one word. Seeing this, Lord Tong said nothing more. 800 life force versus 100 life force. Normally, it would be a one-sided stomp. But considering this person's uniqueness, or the possibility they possessed some powerful martial talent, who could say. Lord Tong swept his longsword out and smiled faintly:"Then, Soaring Dragon Sword Art. Please instruct me!" Soaring Dragon Sword Art was a first-class basic martial technique, nearly at the advanced level.

Its moves were light and agile, sword strikes flowing endlessly, and it integrated a movement technique called Cloud-Walking Steps. It was the sword art of choice for many Second and even Third Realm martial artists transitioning to advanced techniques. It was also a sword art only available at university level, requiring third-stage sword proficiency before training.

"Dragon Swims the Shallows!" Lord Tong tapped his toes. The arena beneath his feet rippled like water, tiny waves spreading. In an instant he was already before Wang Xian.

'An excellent sword art...'

'In 40-plus matches before, not one reached this level...'

'Guardian Defense Art's resistance to basic sword techniques still needs refinement... this Soaring Dragon Sword Art should fill that gap...' Wang Xian closed his eyes in thought. He'd logged into Martial Path Without End and crossed moves with many martial artists precisely to train Guardian Defense Art, that unique secret skill.

Guardian Defense Art fused many Old Martial Arts techniques like Iron Shirt and Ease and Freedom Art, then refined them through the modern New Martial Arts genetic system into a powerful secret skill. Don't be fooled by its few thousand battle merit cost. Training it consumed immense time and effort. This secret technique worked by actively receiving attacks, analyzing enemy moves, assimilating attacks, and forging the body into a powerful "living arsenal." Engraving them into the genes.

Every attack received, every enemy move analyzed was a decryption of martial forms, rapidly granting the body immunity. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. Trained to perfection, one need only stand there to form the "Guardian Stance." Within the Guardian Stance. Any martial technique previously received would deal drastically reduced damage.

It would even be engraved into the genetic body, enabling automatic evasion, perfectly compatible with third-stage Inch-Step movement techniques. It was just that training to perfection, forming the Guardian Stance, placed far too high demands on the individual. It required the martial artist to possess extremely high martial comprehension across all paths. And martial comprehension was the level of one's basic techniques.

In other words, only by reaching extremely high stage requirements could one fully complete training. Otherwise, progress would stick at the very last bit. Like 999/1000. It was one of the rare secret skills placing certain technique requirements on martial artists. So although it seemed to cost only 4, 000 battle merits, the training difficulty was extremely high. Of course, even without completing it, without cultivating the Guardian Stance.

Training to 70 or 80 percent could still considerably reduce damage from many martial techniques. Wang Xian had fought over 40 matches, mostly sword arts. He'd seen the vast majority of basic sword arts. Only this Soaring Dragon Sword Art remained. And a Pinnacle Mastery Soaring Dragon Sword Art at that.

"Once I identify and analyze Lord Tong's Soaring Dragon Sword Art..."

"Most basic sword arts in Dragon Nation will have their power reduced by several degrees against me..."

"Unless it's a self-created move at Return to Simplicity realm... or a transcendent sword skill fused with talent."

"Hmm... in two months, will that girl Ye Miyue pose even less threat to me?" Watching Lord Tong charging toward him. Wang Xian neither dodged nor evaded, taking it head-on with his body. Near 100 percent realistic sensory feedback barely weakened the training effect...

"Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations!"

"Dragon Chants the Vast Sea!" Seeing this, Lord Tong's sword grew three degrees sharper! The sword light split into phantom silhouettes, layer upon layer, illusion within reality, reality within illusion! Truly like a soaring dragon roaming the heavens, showing its head but hiding its tail!

'Pinnacle Mastery techniques really are satisfying...' Wang Xian felt his body stirring, memory crystals rapidly fusing like neurons under his martial comprehension and analysis, secret skill proficiency soaring.

'Just a pity, that final move still lacks something...'

'That move uses the sword to resonate and emit a clear keening cry like a dragon's roar, bearing slight resemblance to the first slash of Tiger Fiend Three Blades... but it still lacks presence... the sword values intent, and this sword art is missing conceptual depth. Though it's reached Pinnacle Mastery, to achieve Return to Simplicity, one must truly witness a soaring dragon or have some insight...'

For Wang Xian, if he trained this sword art himself, comprehending and achieving Return to Simplicity would be simple. Because he'd truly seen many dragon-type alien beasts. A true dragon's roar. In his past life, he'd heard it until his ears grew calluses. The other party certainly lacked that experience. After sidestepping and evading, he retreated to the side, brushing sword wind. In the process of receiving and analyzing sword moves, quite a few wounds appeared on his body.

"Master, you're in terrible condition right now..." Lord Tong said with a hint of smugness.

"Should only take a few more moves before you lose." However. The hefty Blade Master watching furrowed his brows deeply.

'If I'm not mistaken... this person, appearing suppressed just now, was actually using this to train... the secret skill, Guardian Defense Art, right?' He was secretly astonished. This was one of the hardest secret skills to train in the entire military! Without extremely high martial technique proficiency and combat experience, not only would progress be slow, but one couldn't even complete training. Generally, only martial artists above Fourth Realm would consider spending vast time training this secret skill.

And at this moment. Lord Tong's older sister, Form Like a Crane, happened to come online and entered the arena to spectate. Several others came with her.

"Yo, this master really is crossing moves with Little Tong..." The previous Brothel Top Courtesan had changed into a seductive qipao, though the slit went all the way to her waist, skin scandalously exposed. Beside her, Form Like a Crane still wore the same unchanging black-clad swordsman mask.

"Your brother doesn't seem to have suppressed his life force... the life force isn't equal, is it?"

"I can see that..."

"Just who is this guy? These past few months I made simple inquiries, and none of the promising newcomers at the military have heard of anyone who could train Thousand Troop Spear Art to Return to Simplicity."

"And now, he's even using a blade..."

"Dual cultivation? Before Grandmaster, martial technique proficiency isn't something you casually dual-cultivate..." On the other side...

"Your sword art is lacking something." Wang Xian said bluntly.

"If that final move could truly produce a dragon's roar and sword's keening, then without me counterattacking, it could probably take me out in one combo." After all, he couldn't possibly activate divine meridians in a game match. Just over 100 life force, a top-tier basic martial technique unleashed by a Second Realm martial artist with 800 life force. It really could one-shot him. Of course, the premise was he didn't strike back. Just like that Abyssal Demon Chi.

If they hadn't controlled it, if it had truly struck, even with divine meridians open, it would've been close. Other examinees would drop dead in one encounter. So that battle had been extremely dangerous. Otherwise, so many examinees wouldn't have lost their nerve.

"What something?" Lord Tong asked seriously.

"The something of man and weapon becoming one." Wang Xian slowly raised his blade.

"When your blade, your martial technique, and you merge into one." The moment the words fell. Wang Xian swung his blade. His entire figure seemed to vanish, merging with the blade to become a terrifying tiger beast. ROAR! The violent roar brimmed with murderous intent. Like a tiger beast opening its hideous maw and unleashing a thunderous roar, the blade sound filled with incomparable ferocious aura, as if choosing a man to devour, gnawing bone and sucking marrow!

The spectating audience was instantly shaken stiff by this terrifying blade roar and tiger howl. Completely dumbfounded! An involuntary chill rose from their hearts! When Lord Tong came to his senses, that mighty roar still lingered in his ears. Only, the blade light had already fallen, and his body instantly dissolved into data. Barrage flooded his screen.

"Wait, what blade technique is this? I'm watching from outside the screen and even I feel a chill?"

"Never seen it, what a terrifying blade technique!"

"I've trained blade techniques for years and never heard of this one?"

"No way, bro, a martial artist with 100 life force can one-shot Old Tong? Isn't this blade technique's power way too exaggerated?"

"Because Old Tong didn't defend at all. No matter how strong, if you don't defend and just stand there, he didn't even mobilize elemental force, completely scared stupid... of course he's dead!"

"First time seeing this kind of blade technique... so terrifying!"

"No way this kind of power is a basic blade technique, right? Could it be advanced?"

"A Second Realm martial artist using an advanced blade technique? This is solo arena, only 5 percent fluctuation... impossible to pull off, right?" Among the crowd. Only that Blade Master swallowed hard, staring at the blade-wielding youth on the arena with utter disbelief, murmuring:"Holy shit..."

"Tiger Howl Three Blades? You bastard, someone actually mastered this blade technique so obscure it's practically lost?"

"Wait, a Second Realm martial artist... a Second Realm martial artist can grasp this blade technique? And execute it with such presence?" For a moment, the arena fell silent. One tiger's roar reveals the blade's edge, the first flash of steel awes the gathered heroes. ➤ Next: His Spear Technique Mastery Has Already Reached Return to Simplicity!