Chapter 49 (2/2)
Only after witnessing Zhou Xuanji’s training today, he realized.
His master was secretly training sword techniques.
He was prepared to leave, but when Zhou Xuanji took out the ten legendary swords, his whole body shook.
It was as if he was under an immobilizing spell and he could not move an inch.
Zhou Xuanji noticed Northern Valiant Sword but did not drive him away. He continued with his training instead.
Only after many attempts, after about fifteen minutes, could he control the ten legendary swords with his magic power.
He began practicing the Ten Swords Mode.
The Crimson Dragon Sword was in his right hand, the Thunderclap Sword in his left, and the other legendary swords were levitating around him.
He carefully and slowly executed the sword moves.
Northern Valiant Sword was confused. Shortly after, he thought of something and opened his eyes wide.
Practicing sword moves with ten swords?
How could it be!
He had never heard of such a thing before.
The Sword Monarch could control seven swords simultaneously, but his attack was simple and almost only one-directional. Zhou Xuanji, however, managed ten swords, each moving in different trajectories.
After completing the first round of the Ten Swords Mode, he had already spent half an hour.
After the second round, his speed increased drastically and Northern Valiant Sword stared with eyes wide open, as though he had seen a ghost.
Did he just pretend to improve so quickly?
Northern Valiant Sword suspected.
The second round took half the time spent in the first round.
By the third round, the time taken was halved again.
The fourth round…
The fifth round…
The more Northern Valiant Sword observed, the more he wanted to kneel down before Zhou Xuanji.
At this moment, Zhou Xuanji was entirely focused. In his eyes, there were only ten legendary swords.
The Three-Eyed Drought Rodent that was tied with the small black snake came to find Zhou Xuanji. As the little snake was dragged across the rocky ground, it almost fainted.
The Three-Eyed Rodent stood beside Northern Valiant Sword and watched silently. Its eyes were bright and looked very curious.
“The day … that I … rise again… I will surely slaughter all rodents in the world…”
The small snake cursed powerlessly. It was on the verge of fainting.
After it became sober, it realized that something was wrong.
Why did this rodent stop moving?
He flipped around and looked, and saw that Zhou Xuanji was training his sword technique by the riverside.
“Ten swords? He wants to die!”
He said in disdain. Does this kid want to lose his mind in training?
Yes!
Better so!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he got. So, he also continued to observe Zhou Xuanji.
Time passed quickly.
Noontime was over.
Dusk came.
Little Jiang Xue and Huang Lianxin came to find Zhou Xuanji to inform him it was time for dinner.
But when they saw that he was training a weird sword technique, they observed his training out of curiosity too.
Until now, Zhou Xuanji had completed ninety-eight times.
Shwoooosh! Shwoooosh! Shwoooosh…
The ten legendary swords exhibited their fearsome power. Zhou Xuanji’s two swords were swift like the wind, the eight legendary swords moved as though they were conscious. They slashed, following Zhou Xuanji’s moves and swept up such a forceful gust that generated billows on the river surface.
Northern Valiant Sword was covered in a cold sweat as he watched. He tried to imagine himself facing Zhou Xuanji’s Ten Swords Mode. He could hardly win him without using his sword will.
And it must be acknowledged that Zhou Xuanji was not using his full power either.
Or else, he might attract the attention of the entire village because of the loud sound.
After Zhou Xuanji finished the hundredth round, he achieved Great Accomplishment for the Ten Swords Mode!
After he reached Great Accomplishment, he focused and forced out his sword Qi. The ten legendary swords vibrated and shot out ten streams of sword Qi in the form of dragons towards all directions.
“Rooaarrr–”
The sounds of the dragon roars converged like a blast of thunder. Reflections of swords radiated from both sides of the river.
Northern Valiant Sword, Little Jiang Xue, and Huang Lianxin’s jaws dropped.
The small snake also opened its tiny eyes wide and muttered, “I’m losing my mind… losing my mind…”
The sword Qi dissipated. Zhou Xuanji withdrew his swords, and the eight swords disappeared into thin air.
He flipped both his hands and held the two legendary swords in reverse-grip, then he walked toward Little Jiang Xue.
Little Jiang Xue ran toward him excitedly and asked, “What sword technique is that? So powerful! Can you teach me?”
Zhou Xuanji smiled and said elegantly, “Of course, my sword is your sword.”