Chapter 312 - The Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge (2/2)

The second round of the trial ended swiftly, with just over three hundred disciples remaining, and the rest were disqualified.

These three hundred plus disciples could be considered to be super geniuses, as most of them possessed a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, granting them powerful auras.

“Congratulations on passing the second round.” A smile appeared on Jianghuang’s face as he spoke, “Let’s move on to the third round of the trial. I believe most of you already know what the last round is about, but just in case, I’ll explain it again. The third round of the trial is known as ‘sword drawing’! What sword will it be? It’s a broadsword, known as the ‘Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge’!”

“The Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge?”

Qin Nan was startled.

He had heard of the ‘Heavy Sword with no Sharp Edge’, but it was his first time hearing the name ‘Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge’.

“You may ask, why is it named the Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge? As a matter of fact, it does not actually have a sharp edge, but within it lies a powerful presence. Although it’s not classified as a magical weapon, if the presence were to be awakened, its real strength could then be unleashed!” As soon as Jianghuang finished his speech, with a flick, a twelve-foot-long and six-foot-wide broadsword descended from above and crushed firmly into the dojo, attracting the attention of the crowd.

“As for now, the presence inside the broadsword is deep asleep. Your task is to try and wake it up; any method is allowed. The more awakened it is, the higher the distance you can draw the sword out from the ground. If it is not awakened, even a Martial Ancestor Realm expert would not be able to draw the sword out!”

A sense of pride could be detected in Jianghuang’s tone.

This Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge was an extremely unique treasure that he had found coincidentally, which was also one of his proudest discoveries. After all, no one below the Martial Dominator Realm had managed to draw it out completely from the ground!

“This sword drawing thing is quite interesting!” Qin Nan’s eyes flickered.

“Let’s begin, shall we!”

Jianghuang uttered a roar.

“I’ll be the first contestant!”

Among the crowd of disciples, a muscular disciple with a stocky and imposing build stepped forward and leapt onto the hilt of the broadsword, with a confident look on his face.

The disciple possessed a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit and a cultivation of the third-layer of the Martial Emperor Realm. Besides that, he also appeared to have practiced some sort of body-technique, which caused his flesh’s strength to be somehow terrifying.

He had no doubt that with his strength, drawing the broadsword out from the ground would be a simple task for him!

“Rise!”

The genius uttered a roar as he grabbed the hilt of the broadsword with both hands. His muscles emitted a dull groan as he exhorted a huge force while pulling the sword upward.

The broadsword stood firmly on the ground. It did not even sway despite being pulled with a great force.

“How is this possible!’

The expression on the disciple’s face utterly changed as he uttered another roar and exhorted all his strength to draw the sword out from the ground. However, the sword remained calm as always, causing his face to turn pale at that instant.

“Fail! Next one!”

The assessing officer declared in a cold tone. While dealing with the Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge, which was extremely well-known among the cultivators of Jianghuang City, trying to draw it out with mere flesh was an absolute joke.

Many among the geniuses were astonished; although they had heard of the broadsword before, they never believed it to be this difficult. It was their first time witnessing it in person too.

Drawing out this Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge was nothing simple!

“Allow me to have a go!”

Following a roar, a young man wearing armored plates walked out from the crowd.

The person was none other than Leng Jianxiong!

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn

[1] TL Note: This is a reference to the term ‘Heavy Sword with no sharp edge’ （重剑无锋）which is referring to a famous quote from Dugu Qiubai (). Basically, it means that his mastery of the Sword Art had reached a stage where even using a sword with blunt edges, he’s able to outmatch his opponents with ease using his skills alone.