Chapter 149 - The Summoning Of The Greatsword (1/2)

Ju Feng saw a bronze coloured sword floating in front of him. His own soul weapon. His heart beat faster as he kept on looking at the weapon. This was the moment he was expected to take the weapon. He could only hope nothing would go wrong. Ju Feng moved closer and grabbed the weapon with his extended hand.

Instantly, his mind went blank. It took him several minutes to regain consciousness. He fell on his as his breath came in shallow takes. He looked at the bronze sword and smiled happily. It was a generic sword, but it was his. He would take it anyday. He would keep it until he opened his soul space, probably. If he was alive by then. He sighed and put the sword in his spatial sac.

He turned towards the entrance and was about to leave when darkness descended on the whole valley. There was a great silence in the valley. Apart from Ju Feng, every blood knew darkness indicated the birth of a cosmic weapon. Who had summoned a cosmic weapon? Which clan? These were the questions going on in the minds of those present.

There was a thunderous sound that covered the whole valley. The ground of the valley shook violently. Ju Feng watched in apprehension as a violet lightning streaked down from the raging sky. As the light disappeared, Ju Feng saw dangling in the air, a silver-white greatsword. With his mouth wide opened, Ju Feng rubbed his eyes in shock. Silver-white? That could only be divine Mithril blade. Was it for him? He looked around his section of the valley but didn't see any other blood there. He was the only one there. It had to be for him.

Knowing what happened to him when he touched a generic weapon, Ju Feng decided to prepare himself. He pushed all the chi energy he could afford into his body and mind. After some seconds, he walked up to the greatsword and grabbed its hilt. The moment his hand touched the hilt of the sword, he screamed out in total agony. It was as if his soul was almost rendered apart from his body. He pushed more chi energy into his body and mind, fortifying it further. He fell on his knees still holding the sword in his right hand. His left hand held his head. It was as if his head would explode.

It took several long hours for him to regain himself as his headache receded. He stood up and stared at the greatsword. It was a massive sword but it was as light as a feather. Even a mortal could wield it easily. He was still looking at the great sword in shock when he heard a sound of drifting water. It was like that of a stream. He turned to the sound and saw the stream of water no more than five yards to his left. The churning column of water suddenly resolved into the shape of a giant figure striding towards him in great speed. Water seething and dancing furiously at its feet as it ran. Despite the fact that it hadn't gained momentum, its speed was still frightening.

Water elemental.

Immediately, Ju Feng remembered the conchi guardian he encountered in Deathkeep. If this one was like that, there was no way he could face it in battle. A quick glance at the approaching elemental, Ju Feng couldn't help but wonder how powerful it was. He looked at the entrance, it was still sealed. Then, he stared at the greatsword in his hand and nodded. He quickly raised his arms, holding the greatsword up to the sky, and blistering light burst into life in an arc beyond his hands. He could feel the heat it gave off; even with his eyes almost entirely closed the light was nearly unbearable.

The powerful energy vibrated in the swrod as he fought to control the power of the massive sword. The impact of the magic smashing into itself reverberated down into his massive shoulders. The air shuddered and screamed around him as the streams of energy within the arc writhed about each other, but after a few moments Ju Feng felt the magical power of the sword slowly submit to his control.

He felt as though he were rising up on the air, and all sensation other than the enormous power in his hands fell away. Ju Feng struggled not to scream at the overwhelming strength flowing through his body. And for a moment, he felt invulnerable, divine.

But there was a little difference to the previous encounter he had with the water elemental. He was now a true premier. As the elemental surged towards Ju Feng, fists bunched and ready,  With a simple control, Ju Feng split the weaves of chi in his body and pushed it into the greatsword. But the elemental didn't stop. The vast energy in the sword would disrupt the elemental's body, even if nothing showed.