Free Web NovelChapter 101: Chapter 94: Sword Shatter? Shatter Sword
[Class Skill: Sword Shatter Lv. 1 (1/30000)]
A light blue system panel floated before him.
Su Xing slowly opened his eyes and twisted his neck, which let out a series of CRACKLES. He pushed himself up with his right hand on the edge of the bed and slowly stood. Only when his feet were planted firmly on the ground did he let out a slow breath and say:
"This feeling really sucks."
It wasn’t a pleasant experience, watching the little figure on the island train from a God’s-eye view.
Every time he’d allocated points before, Su Xing had felt like he was being forced to watch a slideshow—boring and tedious. But after so many breakthroughs, he’d more or less gotten used to it. He complained once and left it at that.
Besides, Su Xing was more than willing to endure a little suffering in exchange for an increase in strength.
He walked to the mirror, yanked off his shirt, and revealed a torso that had become much more muscular.
Su Xing clenched his fists, feeling the power surging through his body. A thrilling sensation washed over him. He was absolutely certain that if he ever faced that Vice Bishop again, he would not lose!
This confidence came not just from his comprehensively improved physique, but also from the newly evolved "Sword Shatter."
"Sword Shatter" had evolved from "Sword Collapse." The original "Sword Collapse" was a simple direct-damage skill; aside from its high power, it had no other outstanding features. But for some unknown reason, "Sword Shatter" wasn’t a direct-damage sword technique at all.
Instead of calling it "Sword Shatter," it would be more accurate to call it "Shatter Sword."
Its sole effect was to shatter a sword and absorb its energy for oneself.
Currently, due to its low level, "Sword Shatter" could only shatter one sword at a time and couldn’t convert 100% of the energy—50% at most. Therefore, Su Xing couldn’t accurately gauge its true strength.
But Su Xing knew deep down,
As his own realm grew higher, the number of swords within his body would sooner or later increase. When that happened, this sword technique’s power could not possibly be weak!
The thought of his future self shattering all his unused swords at once, gaining an absurd amount of power in the process, was exciting enough to just imagine.
The most crucial part was that these shattered swords were only unusable for the duration of "Sword Shatter." Once the effect ended, they would return to normal.
The only downside was that the "Sword Shatter" mode placed an enormous burden on his physical body.
When the little figure on the island had shattered the Black Sword, he had indeed gained three to four times his usual strength.
But once the "Sword Shatter" mode ended, steam rose continuously from the surface of his body. The little figure’s skin turned crimson as if cooked, and the muscles beneath seemed to lose their vitality, rapidly atrophying.
Though he didn’t know what that felt like,
Su Xing felt it was best not to use this skill rashly unless he was in a desperate situation. ’After all, with my current strength, I should be able to handle most enemies.’
’If I do run into something that requires "Sword Shatter" mode, I should prioritize shattering the Sparrow Sword.’
’From the looks of it, the Sparrow Sword, which isn’t perfected yet, is far weaker in combat than the Black Sword, so the burden should be lighter. Unless the opponent is so strong that I have to risk my life, there’s no need to consider anything else.’
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE...
In the midst of his thoughts, Su Xing’s stomach suddenly let out a hungry wail.
This made Su Xing give a helpless smile.
’Although the Spirit Sword had mostly replenished the energy consumed by the "Sword Shatter" breakthrough, my stomach doesn’t care about any of that. When the time comes, the hunger arrives right on schedule.’
’Looks like I have to get something to eat, or I won’t be able to sleep later.’
He pulled open the box where he stored food, only to find that it was basically empty.
This made Su Xing sigh. He opened a food delivery app on his phone and browsed for a long time before tearfully ordering some fried chicken.
He couldn’t remember the last time he’d eaten fried chicken. It was just that it was already past midnight, and the only options on the delivery app were fried chicken and barbecue. Su Xing had no other choice, otherwise he would never have chosen such a sinful food.
Su Xing waited in his room for a while.
After getting a call from the delivery guy, he got up, gathered the trash bag and some other small bits of garbage in his room, and carried it with him as he walked out of the Sword Hall.
As Su Xing passed through the hallway,
He suddenly realized he was the only one in the entire Sword Hall.
There was no trace of anyone in the three rooms. Because Lu Anning was a high school senior, she had gone back to school especially early for the new semester, though she still came back for a class every day.
Su Yu and Shen Ruyun were out of their rooms late at night far too often—it was always one meeting or another—so Su Xing didn’t think much of it. He just threw out the trash and went to the entrance to get his fried chicken.
Su Xing was scrolling through videos on his phone as he took the fried chicken, when Su Yu’s voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Brother, there’s been a kidnapping at Sister Ning’s school. She’s the one who was taken."
Su Yu’s voice was sudden and rushed. It seemed he had just learned the news and immediately relayed it to Su Xing.
"Brother, don’t panic. Don’t go rushing in alone like last time. Liu Chang found out first and has already gone to investigate by himself. The authorities have also sent police to search the school. It might not have been the Spiritual Sect who did this..."
CRACK!!!
Su Xing’s face was grim. The phone in his hand, which had just been playing short videos, was suddenly a mangled piece of scrap metal sparking with electricity.
The delivery guy hadn’t left yet, as he was still confirming the address for his next order. As a result, he had a front-row seat to watch Su Xing crush the phone in his hand.
With a soft BANG, his eyes went wide. He stammered, "Bro... I-I’m just a delivery guy. Did the owner put the wrong stuff in the chicken? Please don’t be angry, I’ll contact the restaurant for you right away!"
"It’s fine. It has nothing to do with the chicken."
Su Xing took a deep breath and handed the fried chicken back to the delivery guy, who took it instinctively. Then he heard Su Xing say:
"I need to borrow your scooter."
"N—... No problem."
The delivery guy had wanted to say no, but when he saw Su Xing’s ice-cold expression, a bead of cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He quickly changed his tune and agreed. He lamented to himself,
’Worst case, I lose a night’s worth of orders. My life is more important.’
"Don’t worry. Give me your number. I’ll compensate you for your losses tomorrow." Su Xing’s voice was frigid, but his words made the delivery guy pause for a second. Su Xing continued, "Also, can I borrow your phone?"
"Be my guest."
The delivery guy handed his phone to Su Xing, thinking, ’I’ve already given him the scooter, what’s the big deal about a phone?’
Su Xing took the phone and immediately started dialing Su Yu’s number. As he typed, he thought,
’Su Yu doesn’t know Lu Anning’s true strength. He thinks this might not be the work of the Spiritual Sect, and he has a point.’
’But I know very well that Lu Anning is already a Tier Two Martial Artist. An ordinary Sequencer couldn’t beat her, let alone a common kidnapper.’
’So this couldn’t have been done by anyone else. It has to be the Spiritual Sect!’
’Spiritual Sect... You truly deserve to die!!!’
