Chapter 943

【Heart · Sword Control (Ancient Mid-tier)】

【Proficiency: Return to Simplicity】

【No Qi, no formula, no external objects; empty hands, empty person, empty thoughts】

【Recognize the intersection of Qi and intent; ten thousand swords follow, filling the sky】

【Control the sword with the heart, abandoning all external methods; relying entirely on one's true heart, it is the top-tier sword-control skill of Shushan, with no further room for advancement. The maximum sword-control distance is as far as your eyes can see, with no upper limit on quantity】

【Affix · Heart Source: You no longer need to consume spiritual power to activate this skill】

【Thought Movement: The power of your sword-control skill is amplified by your emotional fluctuations】

【Boundless: There is no upper limit to the distance you can control the sword-type weapons you have equipped and bound; you can even control swords across realms, provided your strength is sufficient to completely break the space of that world】

【Sword Seizure: Everything "sword"-type weapon within your line of sight can be controlled by you, regardless of whether it has an owner (if the opponent's strength is higher than yours, you cannot seize the sword)】

Seeing this information, Su Ming was shocked and felt even more concretely how rapidly his strength had improved.

Now, his sword control did not rely on "intent," nor "Qi," and certainly not "formulas."

It relied purely on his own heart!

Now, moving a flying sword was as simple as moving a finger; it had merged with his heart, as if it were an extension of his arm!

After advancing to the Heart · Sword Control level, it had finally reached the proficiency of returning to simplicity, with no further room for growth.

This time, Xiang Wuhui clearly felt that Su Ming's sword-control method was a thousand times sharper.

Even with his Half-Saint cultivation, he could not easily seize Su Ming's flying swords!

"Haha!!"

He laughed twice, heroic and peerless.

He stepped with drunken steps, holding the wooden sword, tilted his body, and swung, dismantling Su Ming's sword-control attacks.

This time, Su Ming's flying swords actually sparked when they rubbed against the wooden sword in his hand.

This meant that Su Ming finally had the strength to be almost his opponent!

"Kid, are you human?!"

"In just over ten days, you comprehended the essence of Heart-Sword." Xiang Wuhui couldn't hide his joy and kept drinking wine.

The stronger this kid was, the more hope he could see for defeating the demon race.

The old Sword Venerable seemed to have met an opponent; excitement emerged in his eyes, and he began to exchange moves crazily with Su Ming.

He had been guarding the Demon-Suppressing Tower here alone for a hundred years without anyone to talk to, let alone spar with.

So for him, this was also an extremely interesting pastime!

"Senior, it's still your good teaching."

Su Ming also said with a faint smile.

At the same time, he was secretly examining Xiang Wuhui's weapon.

The old Sword Venerable's wooden sword was a real wooden sword, without any impurities, yet it could spark against metal.

This meant that when he fought, he was wrapping this wooden sword with sword Qi; otherwise, this thin wooden sword would have collapsed long ago.

This exquisite control over sword Qi was something even Su Ming felt he couldn't compare to.

The two fought for three days and three nights, which could be called hearty and satisfying.

Finally, Xiang Wuhui blocked Su Ming's neck with his sword and defeated him.

Su Ming hadn't activated his Origin Sword Body, so naturally, he couldn't be Xiang Wuhui's opponent; being able to barely hold on for three days made him feel he had improved a lot.

However, Xiang Wuhui hadn't used his full strength, which was why the two could have such a great battle.

"Kid, I have nothing left to teach you."

Xiang Wuhui's posture was dashing; with a perfect turn of his hand, he sheathed his sword and walked away slowly with his back turned.

He was thin, smelled of alcohol, yet gave people a sense of a mysterious and unfathomable expert.

"Sword cultivation is all connected."

"After reaching the Heart-Sword realm, from now on, you can browse and self-study all the sword-art manuals in the world."

He said decisively.

Hearing this, Su Ming frowned slightly.

What Senior Xiang said was true; after mastering Heart · Sword Control, he really felt that his control and understanding of the sword had suddenly become clear.

But wanting to easily comprehend all the sword-art manuals in the world with this?

He was afraid he couldn't do it.

Only the sword-art manuals in this Shushan dungeon could be comprehended at will, because this was a B-grade dungeon, and the highest-quality techniques were only around epic grade.

However, Su Ming was not from this world.

For example, in his hand, there was still an ancient top-tier sword technique, the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Su Ming felt that his confidence in breaking the last seal was much higher.

But he still didn't have 100% certainty of breaking it.

"Senior, wait."

"This junior has one last sword strike to ask you about."

Su Ming stepped forward and said seriously.

He didn't want to waste time trying it over and over again by himself.

So he decided to ask Xiang Wuhui for advice again.

Su Ming had made up his mind; this time, he must break the seal!

He had to have 100% certainty before striking!

Afterward, Su Ming described the final lethal sword strike of the sword shadow in the Nine Swords of Dugu seal in detail.

"Senior, that sword move had no bells and whistles; it was completely plain and simple."

"Every posture was different; sometimes light and fluttering, sometimes clumsy and foolish, sometimes elegant and graceful."

"Yet they all possessed the same terrifying power."

"Facing such an unpredictable sword move, how should one break it?"

Su Ming said earnestly.

Once these words were spoken, Xiang Wuhui's expression became solemn, and he lowered his head to ponder for a while.

"Hmm... I have heard of this kind of profound sword art you mentioned."

Hearing this, Su Ming seemed to see hope.

"This kind of sword art is 'No Moves'," Xiang Wuhui said with calm eyes.

When he heard the two words "No Moves," Su Ming recalled one of the affixes of the Nine Swords of Dugu.

The name of that affix was "No Moves Beats Having Moves."

In an instant, Su Ming's heart shook, as if he had been completely enlightened!

The Nine Swords of Dugu, this ancient top-tier skill, really had its unique aspects.

It had nine styles and three hundred and sixty changes.

But now it seemed that those paper moves were not important.

The true essence of this sword art was that it could be integrated into every sword strike you made, without being bound by specific moves.

This was the truth of attacking only and not defending.

The reason he couldn't break the final sword strike of the phantom sword shadow in the seal was...

Because it was just a "casual sword strike," gathering all the Dugu sword intent, without being bound by moves; it was an absolutely free sword strike, almost impossible to defend against.

That was the strongest move in the Nine Swords of Dugu, which was why he couldn't counter it.

Facing this kind of sword art, he couldn't defend; he could only use a more violent attack to perish together with it in order to break the seal!