Chapter 357 - Heaven Defying Sabre Strike (2/2)

But it was almost as though the narrow stream was an indicator of sorts.

The moment he stepped across, the pressure bearing down on him suddenly doubled, almost causing his knees to buckle.

”Tch!” Lu Tianzi cursed inwardly.

This was not a pressure that Lu Tianzi would be able to handle for long, and he knew that just as well.

Still, he forced himself to stay put, pushing himself to the limit as he resisted the pressure with all he had.

Just like that, he sat down by the narrow stream and closed his eyes in concentration.

It was the first time he had this feeling, but at this point, Lu Tianzi could feel that he was close.

Really close.

Just a little more, and he would be able to establish a mental connection with the Battle Intent in the cave!

And then it happened.

With his senses pushed to the very limit, Lu Tianzi felt his surroundings fade out slowly, until there was nothing left but darkness...

When the colours returned to his surroundings, Lu Tianzi was still seated at the same spot.

However, the timeworn edges of the rocky walls had grown sharper, and the moss in the cave had receded.

He was also no longer facing the inside of the cave either, but looking towards the entrance of the cave.

Nanlan Qianxue, Young Master Xuan Hao, and Ruan Ling were naturally gone.

In their place, a middle-aged human male was kneeling near the entrance, his eyes filled with determination as he kowtowed towards Lu Tianzi.

Lu Tianzi's eyes opened wide in surprise when he saw this, but not because the middle-aged man was kneeling towards him.

Instead, it was because Lu Tianzi recognised this middle-aged man.

He was none other than the Overlord realm powerhouse who had emerged from the cliff wall when the indentation was formed!

”Farewell, Master,” the middle-aged man said with his forehead still touching the ground. ”This will probably be the last time we see each other, so do take care of yourself.”

There was a heavy downpour outside, the pitter-patter of the rain serving as an apt but depressing background to the conversation.

”Is there nothing I can do to change your mind?” Lu Tianzi heard himself asking in an aged and weary tone.

By now, Lu Tianzi had pretty much figured out what was going on.

He was now seeing the memories of this supposed master of the middle-aged man – an old man, albeit one who still retained the sharpness in his eyes.

Just like the middle-aged man, the old master was a human as well.

”I will not change my mind, not unless Master decides to go instead!” the middle-aged man said firmly.

The old master let out a helpless sigh before turning around to face the cave walls.

”Look closely.”

With a flick of his wrist, a black sabre appeared in his hand.

The black sabre gave off an ancient and sinister aura that would have caused any weaker willed beings to tremble in fear. Just from this aura alone, it was certain that the black sabre had claimed innumerable lives over the years.

The old master slowly raised the black sabre before closing his eyes.

For a moment, there was absolute silence within the cave.

The old master stayed motionless, and the middle-aged man looked on seriously while remaining in his kneeling position.

Suddenly, Lu Tianzi felt a strange form of energy start to well up from within the old master.

This strange energy initially spread out throughout his body, but with a single thought from the old master, all of it started to gather towards his hand and into the black sabre.

This is...!

Lu Tianzi was taken by surprise by what he was seeing right now, because this strange energy was exactly the same as what he had felt from both the indentation on the War Intent Cliff and the rocky cave.

Battle Intent!

Could this old master be the one who had created the indentation?!

With that thought in mind, Lu Tianzi hurriedly focused on what the old master was doing.

He was now seeing through the eyes of the old master, so it was the perfect opportunity to experience the use of Battle Intent.

Lu Tianzi was unable to tell just how high the old master's cultivation level was, but he was definitely a supreme expert with strength beyond the Overlord realm.

On top of that, the old master seemed to be instructing the middle-aged man right now, and Lu Tianzi certainly did not want to miss a single moment of this rare opportunity.

When all of his Battle Intent had finally gathered within the black sabre, the old master's eyes shot open, and his arm swung down in one smooth motion.

This downward motion was done at such an incredible speed that Lu Tianzi found it difficult to even catch a glimpse of the trailing shadows.

In that single moment, it felt like the old master had become the absolute ruler of this space, with the black sabre being the judgement tool that was to be wrought upon the land.

Along with that one slash, energy shot out from the black sabre and formed into the shape of the crescent, cutting through the air towards the walls of the cave.

The familiar feeling of Battle Intent flooded the cave, creating an overwhelming pressure that caused small rocks to crumble into dust.

Lu Tianzi watched on in anticipation, eager to see the explosive impact that was bound to occur.

But to his surprise, there was no earth-shaking explosion.

Instead, the energy crescent passed straight through the rock wall, silently disintegrating everything that was in the way.

In such a manner, the energy crescent disappeared into the darkness, creating a tunnel through the rock wall in its wake.

It was only after a good few moments that a thunderous explosion sounded out from the end of the tunnel, creating tremors that reached all the way back to the rock cave.

The entire rock cave shook violently.

Stalactites that hung from the ceiling started falling to the ground, one by one shattering into tiny pebbles.

Yet the old master was completely unperturbed by the tremors.

He nonchalantly turned back to look at the middle-aged man, speaking in the same weary tone from before. ”Did you manage to catch everything?”