Chapter 56 - Besieged by the Malefic Weapons (1/2)

The tone with which he spoke those last few words suddenly deepened and turned gravely, "killed his opponents!" The three words resounded through the whole palace, resonating with the malefic weapons!

In the Hearts of Swords Palace, the malefic weapons quivered on the shrines with great killing intent. The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted down rapidly while some parts of the palace turned burning hot and another corner was filled with blood-red fumes. All of a sudden, the palace was transformed into a wicked dominion!

Zhong Yue was a man that could face squarely with the terror of the boundary between life and death. He would surely not be afraid of the throbbing of the Ten Malefic Weapons. He said in an indifferent tone, "Did the grand elder notice anything?"

Grand elder's sights fixated on him, and he stared at the young man with his eyes filled with praise. He shook his head and said, "Not yet. But you can face squarely with the Ten Malefic Weapons without the slightest ripple of fear. You have more guts than anyone else Even among the Qi Practitioners; not many can be as calm as you are. To be courageous and brave enough to face with the malefic weapons, I suppose this is one of the reasons why you were able to survive through the Sword Cocoon."

How intense was the killing intent of the Ten Malefic Weapons?

With the dreadful and fearful aura of the malefic weapons, even some Qi Practitioners would shudder in fear when faced with the Ten Malefic Weapons. Their courage and bravery would crumble like a thin layer of ice and would they have no guts even to put up a fight—they could only be slaughtered like pigs.

While Zhong Yue had the courage and bravery, his fortitude was better than the others. He did not waver in front of the dreadful and deadly aura. Hence, he was able to unleash all of his prowess without any fear detracting from his focus.

The Grand elder walked forward, and Zhong Yue followed behind him. He saw another shrine with a malefic soul weapon of the name "Flying Swallow," It was left behind by a Swords Gate female elder from the You Yu Clan. On the opposite side was another shrine, the malefic soul weapon occupying it was the "Cloud Sword" from another female elder from the Tao Lin Clan.

The two female elders had been dead for thousands of years. They were both killed by their own soul weapons, devoured by their own "Flying Swallow" and "Cloud Sword."

Other than the two elders, these two soul weapons had a few masters after, but none of them lived long as they were also devoured by the two malefic weapons, dying in the most tragic way.

"Grand elder, the malefic weapons had their own spirits, why did they kill the souls of their masters?" Zhong Yue asked in puzzlement.

"The Ten Malefic Weapons are from the top ten clans. They were all carved with the totem carvings of the techniques from the top ten clans that could be said to be the consummate techniques of the Great Wilderness."

Another elder walked over. His voice sounded as if thunders were rumbling, and he said, "When the soul devours its master, it was actually the heart of sword that devours. The heart of sword is the heart of the Qi Practitioner and also the heart of the soul weapon. The soul weapon kills in tandem with the Qi Practitioner and when the inner evil burgeons within the Qi Practitioner's heart, the heart of sword of the soul weapon will also be corrupted. These elders, they were not killed by their soul weapons but rather, they died because they could not win over their inner evil, bedeviled by the demons of their hearts that were engendered by the slaughter they committed in the past!"

He was a brawny man with a psyche larger than the ordinary humans. His voice rumbled like thunder, and when he walked, lightning trailed behind him in the air. The thunder and lightning around him clearly denoted his identity as an elder that comes from the Lei Hu Clan.

The elder from Lei Hu Clan had a dignified manner and sported thick hair and strong muscles. He stood beside the shrine that contained Lei Hu Clan's Blood Ray Sword and continued, "Elder Shui Zian willingly gave up the Sword Cocoons as he was able to defeat the inner evil within him. It is also why his prowess is incredibly strong; he is one of the strongest men in Swords Gate. Zhong Shan Clan member, you have the ability to survive under his malefic weapon, and you practice the lighting refining soul technique of my Lei Hu Clan, you are suspicious, very suspicious!"

His aura was like a lightning god standing in the lightning clouds, his aura surrounded Zhong Yue and his sights struck like lightning intending to see through the secrets behind Zhong Yue's unusual prowess!

Zhong Yue bowed and greeted the elder, "Zhong Yue of Zhang Shan Clan, greets Elder Lei. Did Elder Lei spotted anything?"

"No, not yet."

The elder from Lei Hu Clan was startled for a moment. He then laughed and said, "Although I didn't know where you learn the Lei Hu Clan's secret technique of refining your soul with lightning, the techniques of the Lei Hu Clan, hehe, are not any weaker than the Shui Tu Clan's. Hence, it is only natural for you to be able to survive under the attacks of the Sword Cocoon. Otherwise, if you are killed in the battle, doesn't it indicate that the Lei Hu Clan's techniques are weaker than the Shui Tu Clan's? But…"

His voice turned cold and dense, "Where did you steal this technique from the Lei Hu Clan?"

"Other than the Lei Hu Clan's techniques, you still practiced the extreme training of life and death."

You Yu Clan grand elder stood beside the shrine of the ominous sword Flying Swallow. He said, "Training in the state of between life and death, although one can cultivate very fast and increase his prowess rapidly, the death rate is too high. Only the headmaster of Swords Gate had once practiced with such a training method and survived. I had heard from Feiyan that you practiced such a foolhardy method but still survived. Such an extreme training method, who told you about it?"

Just when he finished his sentence, another elder came out with his hands on the back, he said, "During the battle between you and the Shui Tu Clan young lady disciple, you used a strange visualization art, the Xiang Dragon. You have been to the Beast God Ridge where thousands of monster race elites eternally rest. That place is the tomb of the beast god while the beast god was a Xiang Dragon. Zhong Shan Clan member, your prowess rapidly increased after you've returned from the Beast God Ridge. Your psyche was now able to materialize the virtuality to the level of a Qi Practitioner's."

His aura was like a mountain that crushed downward compressing the surrounding air to become denser, and he walked to the side of the shrine that contained the Nan Lu Clan's malefic weapon.

Zhong Yue's heart shifted, he again bowed and greeted, "Zhong Yue of Zhong Shan Clan, greets Elder Nan."

The elder was from the Nan Lu Clan, he smiled and said, "What was interesting is that when you were in combat, you had the signs of turning into a Xiang Dragon. The beast god, a Xiang Dragon, your visualization, a Xiang Dragon, the relation in between the two is indeed interesting."

"Did Elder Nan find out anything?" Zhong Yue asked.

Nan Lu Clan elder shook his head and said, "No, the Xiang Dragon is a godly auspicious beast. Your psyche materializes the Xiang Dragon, and you have the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi, it is possible for you to survive under the Sword Cocoon's attacks."

"Although it is fairly possible, your rapid increase in prowess is too suspicious."