Chapter 96: A Sword Shows Its Might

Inside Feng Yi Chu's room, Luo Qing Kui sat beside the table.

The two of them got up very early; they needed to prepare early for the emergence of the Heavenly Opportunity Sword.

What preparations? Simply put, adjusting their own state to the best, ensuring they could defeat everyone present.

"Elder Brother Feng, do you really think doing this for Huang Zong will benefit us?" Luo Qing Kui asked Feng Yi Chu.

Feng Yi Chu was putting on his clothes: "I don't know if it's good or not, but I know that if we don't do it, we'll fall behind, after all, the Heavenly Opportunity Sword is made by Huang Zong's hand."

They discussed how, last night, they helped the God Sword Mountain Villa produce sword qi to form a sword formation, encircling and attacking Chen Yi He.

"That kid, I think it's a pity." Luo Qing Kui said.

"Yeah, how could it not be a pity? That day at the Thousandfold Gate, I didn't kill him; now, wanting to kill him in a one-on-one duel is difficult… After last night's commotion, the martial world has lost a fine swordsman!" Feng Yi Chu finished putting on his clothes and picked up his long sword.

"Yeah!" Luo Qing Kui's face showed shame; to Chen Yi He, he is a senior, and together with five other seniors, dealing with a junior later generation, if it got out, it would indeed be embarrassing!

Feng Yi Chu weighed the ordinary long sword in his hand, thinking how could it compare to his Hua Mountain Sword? "You know what to do today, right?"

"Elder Brother Feng, did you promise me?" Luo Qing Kui asked.

"You will take Yan Shan Hai's place, letting your Green Mountain enter the Five Peaks." Feng Yi Chu patted Luo Qing Kui's shoulder, smiling, and said, "Junior Brother Luo, I promise you, I will not go back on my word."

"Good!"

"No matter who is the destined one, the sword is ours; having it means it's time for our Five Peaks Sword Sect to revive the martial world! Ahahaha!" Feng Yi Chu's ambition grew with his age; the older he got, the greater his ambition—when he voluntarily yielded the leadership of the Hua Mountain Sect before, he never had such ambition.

Early in the morning, someone discovered two desiccated corpses, both lying in the hallway.

Both corpses bore thin, sharp sword marks, but those were not fatal; the two victims died after having their blood drained.

"Villa Master Huang, you must decide for us!" said the swordsman who had been traveling with the two corpses; he deliberately sought out Huang Zong, "This is murder on your God Sword Mountain Villa's territory!"

"I understand, don't worry—I will definitely find the culprit and give you an explanation!" Huang Zong swore, pounding his chest, but he has no time for such trivial matters today, for today is the great day of the Heavenly Opportunity Sword's emergence.

Huang Zong actually knew this was the work of the Western Desert Sword Devil, but he wasn't going to offend the Western Desert Sword Devil over two nobodies.

Huang Zong politely pushed that person aside, then instructed the servants behind him, "Everything ready? Have Gao Yu take the guests to the Sword Pool."

The Sword Pool of the God Sword Mountain Villa is located at the summit of God Sword Mountain.

The summit is windy, so the fire for forging swords naturally burns fiercely. People of the martial world care about feng shui; the ancestors of the God Sword Mountain Villa favored this auspicious spot on God Sword Mountain and concluded that occupying this mountain would allow them to establish themselves in the martial world.

Evidently, the judgment made by Huang Zong's ancestors was the most correct; today, the Heavenly Opportunity Sword will emerge in the Sword Pool at the summit.

A single sword displays its might!

Over a hundred guests, under Huang Gao Yu's leadership, ascended the summit of God Sword Mountain.

The Sword Pool occupies the entire summit; it is a large pool made by flattening and hollowing out the peak's summit and constructing it with bricks.

Within a radius of a hundred meters, there is no vegetation—just a marble-paved ground. Under the scorching summer sun, the rays beat down on the summit; fortunately, the visitors are martial practitioners, otherwise they truly could not withstand such sun exposure.

People could ignore the temperature, but they could not dispel their sensitivity to swords.

Before even reaching the Sword Pool, the crowd sensed the sword's aura; countless streams of sword qi burst from the pool, as if welcoming the guests' arrival.

Everyone's weapons trembled, especially the swords, shaking violently.

Duan Shengfa felt the great sword he was dragging also trembling; his great sword had feared nothing—perhaps encountering the world's most sword-forging pool evoked a sword's lament.

The Sword Master didn't bring a sword this time; he owns too many precious swords, so whichever he brings would show favoritism. He knows that if he takes the Heavenly Opportunity Sword today, his hidden swords will no longer compete for favor.

The Heavenly Opportunity Sword is the largest!

Inside the Sword Pool, there are countless swords—some inserted, some piled together, some upside down, some intact precious swords, some inferior defective swords, and also broken, shattered unfinished swords.

More than half of the weapons present came from this Sword Pool; they tremble, perhaps like the excited feeling of a wanderer long away from home returning.

In the center of the Sword Pool stands a large reddish-brown sword-forging furnace; all divine swords ever produced by the God Sword Mountain Villa come from this furnace.

"I heard this is the God Sword Mountain Villa's mountain-guarding treasure!"

"Hahaha! That looks like the Supreme Elder Lord's alchemy furnace!"

"Did you know there was movement at the God Sword Mountain Villa last night?"

"Not quite clear yet……"

……

Chen Yi He didn't know how long he had slept—perhaps only a little under half an hour—when someone splashed cold water to wake him. He collapsed on the ground, utterly powerless; the pain in his face and body had already robbed half of his body of sensation.

Huang Zong entered the cell, saw everything Chen Yi He had endured, and couldn't help but smile and nod; evidently he was very pleased with his son's handiwork from last night—no doubt Huang Gao Yu had already vented enough anger.

"Load him onto the cart and take him to the Sword Pool." Huang Zong ordered his subordinates.

The attendants lifted Chen Yi He, placed him in the iron cart, and had horses pull it away from the cell.

Huang Zong followed behind the iron cart; today is of utmost importance—no mistake can be allowed.

"Kid, don't feel regret either—giving your life for the Heavenly Opportunity Sword is worthwhile." Huang Zong said to Chen Yi He.

Chen Yi He's mind was foggy; the inhuman torment made even this Threefold Heaven expert hard to withstand, and Huang Zong's words sounded to him like a dog's bark.

Chen Yi He thought, how could he break free of his bonds and turn defeat into victory? Even such an opportunity had dwindled to one in ten thousand.

The summit of God Sword Mountain was already blazing with a huge fire, flames drifting with the wind; Huang Gao Yu had already, following Huang Zong's orders, lit the sword-forging furnace.

"Hahaha! See that fire? It's burning for you—able to blood‑sacrifice the Heavenly Opportunity Sword; you could boast even before meeting King Yama!"

Chen Yi He felt nothing; the more critical the moment, the more he needed to stay calm; he didn't believe he would just die like that, unless he wasn't the protagonist of this book, he was merely a tragic supporting character!