Chapter 47: Four Heroes Battle Wuming

Wuming looked at the four's stance, not daring to be the least bit careless.

Duan Fengyun and the other three were all elites who had walked through blades and sword shadows, and the weapons in their hands were top-tier divine armaments; if he were the slightest bit inattentive, he would capsize in the gutter.

Wuming thought for a moment, had Jian Chen at his side pass over the Hero Sword, and drew it.

After twenty years, Wuming once again took up the Hero Sword, once again intending to use the Hero Sword to engage in battle.

The Hero Sword sensed Wuming's aura and, like a wanderer returning home, was stirred with excitement, emitting bursts of sword hums.

Wuming watched the Hero Sword's humming and murmured: "Good friend, it has been a long time. Today, you shall fight once more alongside me against these young martial arts successors."

Duan Fengyun, representing the four, said respectfully: "Senior, you are the Martial Arts Myth; please make the first move."

Having said this, the four made a gesture of invitation.

Wuming laughed: "Very well, today I shall exchange a few moves with the four most outstanding young heroes of the current martial arts world."

Having said this, Wuming held the Hero Sword in his right hand and directly attacked Duan Fengyun and the others with the first form of his famous signature technique, the Unnamed Sword Art: "Famous at One Stroke."

Watching the momentum of his master using the Unnamed Sword Art, then thinking of his own momentum when using it, Jian Chen instantly felt ashamed and wanted to find a hole to bury himself in.

Seeing Wuming attack, Duan Fengyun and the others all unleashed their respective trump cards.

Duan Fengyun and Bu Jingyun both unleashed Sword Twenty-Two; Duan Fengyun held the Fire Scale Sword to attack Wuming's left flank, while Bu Jingyun held the Peerless Sword to attack Wuming's right flank.

Nie Feng held the Snow Drink Saber to attack Wuming's lower flank, and finally, Qin Shuang directly slashed at Wuming with the Thunder-Shock Axe.

In an instant, sword Qi, saber Qi, and axe shadows filled the entire battlefield.

The four's coordination was textbook-perfect and fluid, with almost no flaws; it could be called seamless.

But who was Wuming? The only myth of the current martial arts world; he had lost count of how many times he had seen such scenes. How could he be defeated by this little trick of the four?

Wuming directly circulated all his True Qi, instantly activating his Heavenly Sword domain aura, his entire body filled with sword Qi.

And the sword shield formed by the sword Qi made it so the four's attacks could not even get close to his body.

Seeing that this move was not working, Duan Fengyun and the others exchanged glances and immediately changed their battle strategy.

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun coordinated with each other; the Snow Drink Saber sealed the meridians, and the Peerless Sword broke the Unnamed Sword Art.

Qin Shuang attacked Wuming's back with the Thunder-Shock Axe, while Duan Fengyun put away the Fire Scale Sword and used the Fist Palm Leg Three Peerless.

One could see the Heaven Frost Fist, Cloud-Seeping Palm, and Wind God Leg constantly raining down upon Wuming.

But even though the four's coordination was seamless, the cruel result made them deeply realize that quantity, in the end, could not overcome a superior martial arts realm.

Wuming let the four witness the power of the first few forms of the Unnamed Sword Art.

Seeing that it was about time, Wuming directly unleashed the final form of the Unnamed Sword Art, "Grief Without Name"; the desolate and icy Sword Intent attacked the four directly, and though they struggled to resist, they were ultimately defeated.

Seeing that the four were defeated, Wuming raised his hand and threw the Hero Sword into the scabbard in Jian Chen's hand, then said to Bu Jingyun:

"Bu Jingyun, you have lost; hand over the Peerless Sword."

Bu Jingyun looked at Wuming with unwillingness, but since his skills were inferior, he was helpless.

But just as he was about to give the Peerless Sword to Wuming, his action was interrupted by Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun said from the side, unconvinced:

"Senior, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; do not bully the young for being poor. I believe that given enough time, we will definitely be able to defeat you and become the new Martial Arts Myth."

Unexpectedly, Wuming nodded in agreement and said:

"I believe what you say is not false; you four are all dragons among men, and your future achievements will surely far surpass mine. But for now, I will still take the Peerless Sword."

Wuming walked in front of Bu Jingyun and, with a bend of his waist, took away Bu Jingyun's Peerless Sword.

At this moment, Duan Fengyun used the Wind God Leg to teleport to Jian Chen's side.

Before Jian Chen could react, he had a sword placed against his neck by Duan Fengyun.

Looking at the Fire Scale Sword held against his neck, Jian Chen said angrily: "Duan Fengyun, I mistakenly thought you were an upright person; I never expected you to be such a rat who cannot afford to lose."

Duan Fengyun laughed loudly: "I, Duan Fengyun, have never been an upright person. Brother Jian Chen, today let us see what your status is in your master's heart."

Duan Fengyun held the sword against Jian Chen and said to Wuming:

"If Senior insists on taking the Peerless Sword today, then I will have no choice but to keep Jian Chen. I wonder if Senior values the Peerless Sword more, or your good disciple?"

Wuming looked at Jian Chen in Duan Fengyun's hands, then looked at the Peerless Sword in his own hand, and directly let go, returning it to Bu Jingyun.

Wuming said to Duan Fengyun:

"Duan Fengyun, today I will spare you all; release Chen'er quickly. But next time we meet, I will definitely take the Peerless Sword."

Seeing that the Peerless Sword had returned to Bu Jingyun's hand and knowing that a person like Wuming was a man of his word, Duan Fengyun released Jian Chen, letting him return to Wuming's side.

Jian Chen walked to Wuming's side with a look of guilt, blaming himself as he walked: "It is all my fault for not mastering my skills well, causing Master to lose face."

Wuming comforted Jian Chen: "I do not blame you; you are inexperienced in the world, and there are many Jianghu matters you do not yet understand. Let us go."

"Duan Fengyun, today I spare you all for the sake of Jiansheng. Three days from now, I will come to take the sword again."

After saying this, Wuming left with Jian Chen.

The four, having survived the ordeal, all breathed a sigh of relief, but how would they face Wuming in three days? The four had a massive headache.

Bu Jingyun stood up and said: "One person acts, one person takes responsibility; if Wuming wants the Peerless Sword, I will just give it to him."

Qin Shuang blocked him: "Junior Brother Yun, will you just easily give up this Peerless Sword that you obtained through such great hardship? This sword is our trump card for opposing Xiongba; we cannot give it up easily. I believe we will have a way to solve this."

Duan Fengyun also echoed Qin Shuang: "When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; Senior Brother Yun, do not be too desperate, we will definitely have a way to defeat Wuming."

Duan Fengyun very much wanted to tell Bu Jingyun the method to unsheathe the Peerless Sword, but he thought that at this time, the relationship between Bu Jingyun and Chuchu had not yet reached the point where it would make Bu Jingyun shed tears.

Even if he told Bu Jingyun the unsheathing method, it would be of no use; it was better to wait until the time was ripe before telling him.

The most important thing right now was to find a way to deal with Wuming, but even though Duan Fengyun exhausted all his efforts, he could not think of a way to break the deadlock.

Nie Feng stood up and said: "We are all injured; just sitting here racking our brains is not a solution. If we are discovered by people from the World Association, things will be even worse. Let us find a place to settle down first and think about it slowly."

Having no other choice, the group left the Imperial Mausoleum with their heads full of fog and found a place to settle down.

In the inn, the five of them each chose a room and then returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Lying on the bed in the inn, Duan Fengyun kept recalling in his mind the events from the original work where, after Bu Jingyun had the Peerless Sword taken by Wuming, he regained it through a wager with Wuming.

After some deliberation, he decided to use the method from the original story; currently, this was the only way to defeat Wuming.

Having made up his mind, he immediately called the three senior brothers and Chuchu to his room.

"Brother Duan, you've called everyone over in such a rush, do you have an idea?"

Chuchu, who had been woken up shortly after falling asleep, asked with a look of confusion.

"You are clever, Chuchu. If I hadn't thought of a way, would I have called you all over? My method is to seek survival through death."

Duan Fengyun said with an air of deep foresight.

Bu Jingyun and the others did not want to chat here with Duan Fengyun, so Bu Jingyun asked directly: "Junior Brother Duan, stop beating around the bush and just say it, what method have you thought of?"

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun stopped being long-winded. He told everyone present about his plan.

Unexpectedly, Chuchu was the first to stand up and object: "That won't do. What if Brother Bu slips up, and Wuming refuses to save him? What will happen to Brother Bu then?"

Duan Fengyun smiled and replied: "Chuchu, do you think that I, Senior Brother Shuang, and Senior Brother Feng are just standing by for fun? If Wuming does not step in to save him, Senior Brother Feng and I will use Wind God Leg to rescue Senior Brother Yun at the first opportunity. Senior Brother Yun will not have any problems, please trust us."

The protagonist Bu Jingyun stepped forward and made the final decision: "Let us follow Junior Brother Duan's words. We have no other good methods at the moment, we can only seek survival through death."

The five of them, finally having a plan, could at last get a good night's sleep. With three days left, the four of them, Duan Fengyun included, also seized the time to rest and recuperate, in case things changed three days later.

Meanwhile, Wuming and Jian Chen, who had left, settled down at an inn. Jian Chen knelt before Wuming with a look of guilt and said:

"Master, I have brought shame upon you. First, the Hero Sword was cut by Duan Fengyun, and now you are being coerced by Duan Fengyun to hand over the Peerless Sword. It is all my fault for not having mastered my skills."

Wuming helped Jian Chen up and said: "Chen'er, Master does not blame you. You have followed me since you were young; I only taught you how to be a person, but I did not teach you the schemes and tricks of the pugilistic world. Do not blame yourself too much."

Wuming thought for a moment and added: "Do not participate in the battle three days from now; I will go alone."

Wuming feared that Jian Chen would be retaliated against by the four of them out of anger if they were defeated in the fight. To protect him, Wuming did not let Jian Chen follow him to meet the four of them, Duan Fengyun included.

But when these words reached Jian Chen's ears, they sounded harsh, as if they had changed in meaning.

Hearing Wuming's intent, Jian Chen thought that Wuming disliked him for his inferior skills and did not want to take him along.

Master said he didn't blame him, but in his heart, he still blamed him; Master had changed.

Jian Chen looked at Wuming; he had never thought that the master who was like a father to him would treat him this way. He wanted revenge; he wanted to make Duan Fengyun and the others taste the pain he felt today.

Jian Chen feigned composure as he exited Wuming's room, but Wuming did not notice that Jian Chen was already controlled by his Heart Demon and was about to cause a great disaster.