Free Web NovelChapter 216: Chapter 215: [Soldier Body Integration] Appears Again
After the Saber Intent and Spear Intent clashed a dozen times, [Wind]’s impassive eyes slowly focused and widened, his pupils trembling. ’What is happening? How is his Spear Intent overpowering mine?’
Every time his Saber Intent struck the opposing Spear Intent, it felt like a chopstick hitting a steel plate. The rebounding force sent a numbing shock through the web of his hand.
The Saber Technique he practiced was no ordinary art. It was a peerless technique hidden within the ruins of Cold Heaven Cliff, a legacy passed down from one of the former Human Race Holy Lands. According to Emperor [Chen], in ancient times, it was one of the foundational Cultivation Techniques for Soldier Cultivators of the Human Race.
He had deliberately chosen to walk the path of a Soldier Cultivator, pursue the Saber Dao, and even start with a Human Race body, all thanks to a Secret Technique from Emperor [Chen].
Certain Human Race legacies were incredibly potent, and they were all targets for him to plunder. This was one of the three great tasks Emperor [Chen] had assigned him.
And by using the astonishing aptitude of a Celestial Chosen Demon to practice a Human Race Cultivation Technique, following a Path of Cultivation modified by Emperor [Chen], he had reached a state of near-invincibility in the Northern Boundary in just seventeen short years.
Yet now, facing a relatively obscure Jiang Qiu, he found himself at a disadvantage.
’It seems this guy completely obtained the ancestral legacy from the North Sea Palace, then went back to the North Snow Tower and received the Primordial Ascendant’s legacy. That’s how he’s grown to this level.’
[Wind] mused, the piercing look in his eyes intensifying. ’What in the world did those legacies contain to grant him such power?’
BOOM—
Another clash of Saber and Spear Intent. Suddenly, a slender figure leaped into the air, launching himself from the front of the North Snow Tower, a cold glint of light flashing like Polaris.
Faintly, the shadow of an Azure Dragon materialized, its blue fur like that of an ice dragon emerging from a frozen lake!
A Spear Skill?!
[Wind]’s pupils contracted. He instinctively brandished a wave of Saber Intent to defend himself, only to see it shatter in midair, like an ice blade striking a dragon of steel.
The ice dragon’s shadow, however, did not falter. It surged forward with world-defying force, its cavernous maw opening to swallow the very sky and earth. An arctic wave followed in its wake, cold enough to stop a man’s heart.
SHINK—
The Northern Snow Lance pierced the protective barrier of wind around [Wind]’s body and exited through his right shoulder blade, forcing out a spray of dark black blood.
"You... How are you capable of Soldier Body Integration?" The words had barely left [Wind]’s lips when ice crystals began to spread from the gaping wound over his heart. They crept up his throat, over his chin, and sealed his lips, then his entire face, until at last his left eye turned into a small, frozen sphere.
CRACK—
The Northern Snow Lance burst from the frozen statue, streaking through the air like a meteor back into Jiang Qiu’s right hand. With a nonchalant flick of his brow, the dark clouds overhead parted. The ice sculpture plummeted from the sky, shattering into a thousand pieces upon impact.
As for the scattered and bewildered demons of the Cold Heaven Cliff Demon Clan...
WHOOSH—
The Northern Snow Lance shot from his hand again, howling like a blue Azure Dragon. Its ancient roar was so oppressive that none of the demons dared to look up. They fled for their lives, only to watch as their brethren, one by one, were swallowed by the massive blue Azure Dragon, frozen into statues, and shattered in midair.
"Flee!"
"Run! Get back! Get back!"
In a matter of moments, thousands of demons were turned into ice sculptures, which then shattered into a hailstorm that clattered down upon the ruins of the North Snow Tribe.
"Hooo..." Jiang Qiu took a deep breath, his exhale a plume of white mist. "Haaa..."
With a whoosh, the Northern Snow Lance returned to his right hand. A frigid chill crept up his arm and toward his chest, but it couldn’t cool the hot blood pumping within.
’This Northern Snow Lance possesses a flawed spirituality of its own, allowing it to achieve the same effects while bypassing the three steps of a Soldier Cultivator’s training. [Wind] was different. He was likely also wielding a weapon from a fallen Human Race expert, but this would have only made it harder for him to complete those three steps.’
’Given the barren state of the Northern Boundary, there’s no naturally occurring Spirit Charm to be found. God only knows how [Wind] managed the Refinement of his blade.’
’So, he most likely hadn’t mastered the realm of Soldier Body Integration, nor could he unleash any powerful Saber Skills. He could only fight with his Saber Intent, and even then, he couldn’t bring out its full potential.’
’Of course, the most critical factor was that Jiang Qiu had now reached the Dao Forging Jade Sinew Realm and could begin to draw upon a portion of Spirit Charm for his own use. All his abilities from before he arrived in the Northern Boundary were still intact; they simply hadn’t been apparent because he hadn’t yet grasped how to use Spirit Charm.’
’Now that he’d stepped into the Dao Forging Jade Sinew Realm, he was like a shark in the sea, a tiger in the mountains. All the insights of a Dharma Realm prodigy were fused within this body. How could he possibly be weaker than a mere [Wind]?’
’[Bloodline Talent], [Metamorphosis Talent]... they were all usable now.’
At that moment, the eternal snow that had blanketed the Northern Boundary for ten thousand years continued to fall, draping a white shroud over the newly destroyed homes. Hidden inside the North Snow Tower, numerous Warriors stared with eyes as wide as bull’s testicles, their jaws having dropped long ago.
Thousands of Warriors from Cold Heaven Cliff, slaughtered by Hill alone. Even the legendarily powerful [Wind] had died at his hands.
The Northern Boundary Demon Clan from Cold Heaven Cliff, who had just destroyed the very foundation of the North Snow Tribe, had been utterly crushed by him in a mere instant...
’Is this the power of the Chosen One, who is rumored to be able to change the fate of the Northern Boundary?’
[Hunt] murmured, his warm palm clutching the freezing Cold Iron Spear. A flush crept over his face, his eyes filled with reverence.
He was thankful. Thankful that the North Snow Tribe had met such a powerful Chosen One. Thankful that the last of their foundations had not been uprooted. Thankful that Hill still honored the Ice and Snow Contract, willing to intervene and eliminate the threat even when the tribe was on the very brink of annihilation...
The Warriors from the other tribes watched the youthful figure of Jiang Qiu as his Ice Armor receded, and it was as if they were seeing a general from ancient times, one who could single-handedly wipe out an army of a million.
If the Human Race had such a powerful Chosen One to lead them, what was there to fear from the Northern Boundary Demon Clan?!
’Is this the power of the Spear Dao that Jiang Qiu has mastered?’
[Fan] held a crudely forged sword, its blade covered in scratches. His gaze was distant and clouded. His mind replayed the battle he had just witnessed—the flashing sabers, the dancing spears—a soul-shaking spectacle.
’There are countless geniuses under heaven. In the end, am I just not good enough?’
’I thought I was invincible, having reached the Half-Step Grandmaster Realm at such a young age and defeated every Sword Dao prodigy across the eight provinces of Xia Country.’
’But I’ve never fully realized my own Sword Dao. I’m always just one step away, my Sword Intent forever impure.’
’Now, here in the Northern Boundary, I’ve seen a Celestial Chosen Demon like [Wind] master a Human Race Cultivation Technique, comprehend Saber Intent in a mere seventeen years, and even reach a Physical Body Realm that is still far beyond my own.’
’Then there’s Hill. Known for his Fiery Flame Spirit Charm, he came to the Northern Boundary, fused with the Soul Ice Spirit Charm, and still achieved Soldier Body Integration!’
’We’re all from the same generation, yet in the end, the gap between us is this vast?’
’Am I even a genius at all? If I were to leave the Northern Boundary, could this sword of mine ever defeat [Wind]’s saber...?’
[Fan] lowered his head to look at his sword, utterly speechless.
Another prodigy from a small tribe, [Eight], glanced at him, then at the saber in his own hand, and also fell silent.
