Chapter 358 - True Cultivation Sacred Area (1/2)

Lu Tianzi stared dumbfounded at the gap created by the old master's sabre strike.

What kind of combat technique was that?

Even though Lu Tianzi had already been prepared to see something outrageous, this was still beyond what he had expected.

It was as though the old master's sabre strike had completely deleted away everything in its path, not allowing even the slightest bit of resistance.

With such power at his fingertips, the old master would probably be able to wipe out even Overlords with each swing of his sabre!

”My apologies, Master. I wasn't able to see it clearly...” the middle-aged man's words broke Lu Tianzi out of his daze.

”What are you waiting for then?” the old master seemed to have expected as much.

”I... Understood, Master,” the middle-aged man said while getting to his feet.

The next moment, the middle-aged man shot forward, disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel.

Letting out a weary sigh, the old master faced the tunnel and spoke. ”Take your time and feel it for youself. If you cannot even learn to do this much, then don't bother going. After all, this is the bare minimum you need in order to contend with the enemies you seek.”

Even his voice seemed to be imbued with limitless energy, reverberating through the tunnel and causing the cave to tremble once more.

Upon hearing these words, Lu Tianzi felt his head spin, as though the world around him had become unstable and was warping strangely.

Lu Tianzi did not try to resist, letting things progress as they would.

In any case, there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Instead, he began to ponder upon the earlier sabre strike by the old master.

Now that he had discovered the existence of Battle Intent, as well as coming into contact with the power of Battle Intent with his own body and mind, Lu Tianzi was beginning to understand more about this mysterious power.

Battle Intent was the materialisation of a martial artist's will.

The will of different individuals naturally would not be the same, but they could still be measured against each other in terms of strength.

The stronger the will, the more intense the materialised Battle Intent.

If a martial artist's will was strong enough, he could technically crush his opponent with his will alone, not even needing to lift a single finger in the process.

This was the might of Battle Intent.

Unfortunately, materialisation of one's will into Battle Intent that could be used in combat was extremely difficult, far beyond the capabilities of most martial artists.

After experiencing the old master's Battle Intent, Lu Tianzi finally realised that this was not the first time that he had witnessed the use of Battle Intent.

Back then, Lord Er and Shafeng had both imbued their attacks with Battle Intent as well.

It was only because Battle Intent differed slightly from individual to individual that Lu Tianzi was initially unable to recognise this fact.

While Lu Tianzi was contemplating over this matter, his surroundings finally stopped warping and began to stabilise.

When everything cleared, he was once again seated facing the cave entrance, with the middle-aged man kneeling towards him.

”Farewell, Master. This will probably be the last time we see each other, so do take care of yourself.” the middle-aged man repeated the exact words that he had said earlier.

The memory was looping?

Lu Tianzi was stunned for a moment, then he was overcome by excitement.

This was perfect for him!

If the memory was really looping, he would have plenty of chances to slowly experience the sabre strike of the old master, learning as much as he could!

***

In the rocky cave, Lu Tianzi's body was now covered in sweat, even trembling slightly from the immense pressure.

While his mind was enjoying the process, his body certainly was not.

The pressure from the lingering Battle Intent was extremely strong past the narrow stream, and Lu Tianzi's body could not escape being strained either.

Anyone in his place would have already succ.u.mbed to the pressure and retreated to recover, but Lu Tianzi did not.

In fact, Lu Tianzi did not even realise that his body was being strained to such an extent.

He was now in a strange state where his mind and body were in two different worlds, completely independent of each other.

If it were anyone else, this lack of concern for his physical body's condition was a serious matter, and could even lead to internal injuries that might damage his foundations.

However, that was not the case for Lu Tianzi.

Upon detecting the danger that his body was in, the thin beastial bloodline in his body reacted immediately and started to become more active, which in turn increased the resistance of his body to a certain extent.

This was not a full beastial bloodline activation, and was therefore unable to complete ease the pressure off of Lu Tianzi. Still, it provided just enough protection for him, preventing any internal injuries from forming.

Apart from the lingering Battle Intent, there was also a faint aura of death in the surroundings.

Under the cover of the immense pressure, this faint aura of death was not at all apparent. It was only after one crossed the narrow stream into the inner half of the cave that it would become a lot more obvious.

If Lu Tianzi's thoughts were not lost in another world, he would have found this aura of death familiar as well.

It was none other than the feeling that he had felt from the old master's black sabre, albeit slightly weaker.

While the old master was not a cultivator of the Slaughter Essence system, he had still reaped innumerable lives with the black sabre throughout his lifetime, resulting in a vast acc.u.mulation of primordial Slaughter Essence on the blade of the black sabre.

And with that one sabre strike of his, traces of this primordial Slaughter Essence had been engraved into the walls of the rocky cave.