Chapter 831: Understanding the Empty Ice Sword Art (2/2, Requesting Subscription)

In Qing Guo, encountering a Demon-level anomaly is nearly impossible; only higher-level anomalies might appear, and lower-level ones can turn up anywhere.

So anyone hoping to kill anomalies to boost their cultivation is purely gambling with their life—they might get slaughtered by some passing high-level anomaly out in the wild.

This kind of opportunity—large groups of same-level anomalies, freely fighting—is extremely rare.

So Lin Ling thoroughly enjoyed it, felt utterly liberated, as if long-suppressed emotions inside him had finally been released.

But this mood suddenly halted the moment he saw Fang Yue.

"S, Xiao Ye, you've come out of seclusion?! Wait, don't strike yet! Leave this to us!"

Lin Ling panicked instantly.

Don't be fooled by how fiercely they were fighting, how evenly matched they seemed with the anomalies.

But everyone present knew: it was only because Fang Yue wasn't here.

As soon as Fang Yue stepped in, he could clear the entire field in seconds… no, in just one second.

"What?! Ye Ge came out of seclusion?"

"Damn! It really is Ye Ge! Great, we're safe now!"

Qing Chen and Jing Yan were the happiest—they truly had no combat strength and had barely survived amid the dense swarm of giant-fly anomalies.

"Ye Brother! You've finally emerged! The helmsman said we'll reach Jingcheng's dock in a few more hours. I was just thinking that if you didn't come out soon, we'd have to disturb you."

We're almost at Jingcheng's dock?

I closed my eyes for a cultivation session and ended up arriving at Jingcheng's dock?

Fang Yue was still somewhat pleased.

This damn ship had nothing, and every day was filled with danger, facing threats from Han Jiang at any moment—he truly couldn't wait to reach Jingcheng.

As for the giant-fly anomaly swarm before him, Fang Yue paid it no mind.

Not even considering himself—even Tian Ruichi already had the power to handle these anomalies, it was just a matter of time.

These fly afterimages numbered over three or four hundred, buzzing incessantly as they circled, hovered, and searched for openings to attack above the Han Jiang giant-ship.

The moment an opening appeared, they would immediately dive down to strike.

Yet even so, under Tian Ruichi's interception as a high-level Xiantian Realm cultivator, they had attacked for a long time without gaining any advantage; instead, their casualties kept rising and their numbers kept dwindling.

After Fang Yue arrived, Tian Ruichi had no more worries and unleashed his full combat power.

With his full strength unleashed, Tian Ruichi displayed the formidable power befitting a Half Sword Spirit, far exceeding the strength of ordinary Xiantian Realm cultivators.

He nearly became a black afterimage, swiftly darting between the various fly anomalies.

To Qing Chen and the others, the only moment Tian Ruichi became visible was the instant he pierced through the back of an afterimage anomaly and paused briefly, leaving a lingering shadow—every other moment, his figure was completely invisible, moving at extreme speed, ghostlike, his swordplay so fluid it felt alien.

Jing Yan widened his eyes, mouth agape.

He knew Tian Ruichi was strong—he was a Special Envoy, a genius from Jingcheng, and all that.

But Tian Ruichi always acted so ordinary, and Fang Yue's brilliance had completely overshadowed everything else.

So Jing Yan had completely forgotten: Tian Ruichi was also a genius—a Sword Dao genius, an unparalleled prodigy forged in the killing grounds of Jingcheng!

His Sword Dao foundation and sword art mastery might even surpass Fang Yue's!

Such a genius, had he not constantly encountered anomalies and dangers beyond his level, would have long since shown his extraordinary prowess—how could he have been stifled until now?

Of course, it's not too late now—these past few days, the Han Jiang giant-ship's safe passage had been entirely due to Tian Ruichi's extraordinary performance, preserving calm aboard; otherwise, someone would have already woken Fang Yue to save them.

Zzzzzz!!

As Tian Ruichi's final sword hum echoed through the sky and across the deck, he slowly sheathed the 【Fengzhen Sword】.

Only then did the swarm of fly anomalies above burst into clouds of blood, plummeting from the air with thudding impacts, littering the deck with corpses.

The remaining fly anomalies, witnessing this, fled in panic—around them, silence returned instantly.

Hu—

Tian Ruichi exhaled deeply and smiled at Fang Yue: "Ye Brother, I've shown my clumsiness."

Fang Yue silently lowered his hand, which had been about to clap.

This guy—before I even praised him, he's already being modest. How am I supposed to respond?

He walked over quietly and patted his shoulder.

"Good. Your sword art is excellent. When you have time, let's spar."

Tian Ruichi's smile froze instantly.

Spar?

Spar with Fang Yue?

That's asking for humiliation.

Had he not seen Fang Yue's strength, and unaware of his power, Tian Ruichi's former pride would have naturally prompted him to challenge him.

But now, he had completely lost any desire to oppose Fang Yue.

This kind of monster—if he hadn't become his enemy, he'd already be burning incense in gratitude; how could he possibly spar with him and invite trouble?

Fang Yue ignored Tian Ruichi's stiff expression and walked toward Lin Ling, who had returned to normal but was clutching his right eye and panting heavily.

"Lin Ling, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just some pain in my right eye."

Lin Ling forced a smile, but the cold sweat dripping from him showed he was barely holding on.

Fang Yue gestured to Qing Chen to take Lin Ling below deck to rest.

Then he asked Jing Yan about the ship's events during his seclusion and quickly learned the situation.

In short, after he entered seclusion, both Jing Yan and the helmsman became far more cautious—even if it slowed them down, they absolutely avoided provoking the anomalies beneath the lake.

If any anomaly appeared ahead, they changed course immediately to detour.

They'd rather spend extra time and arrive slower than risk provoking an unstoppable disaster while Fang Yue was in seclusion.

As a regular visitor to Han Jiang, the helmsman still had some understanding of it.

Since Fang Yue was not here, the route naturally chose to be more conservative.

But even so, some strange phenomena were still unavoidable.

Fortunately, the most dangerous region had already been passed, so what they encountered were only low-level strange phenomena; though the crew faced extreme peril, they ultimately passed through safely.

After several crises, they reached their current location, just a few hours' journey from Jingcheng's dock.

"As expected, we may encounter one or two more strange phenomena ahead—this route is inherently safer up front and slightly more dangerous toward the end. But with you here, it should be fine. Only when we reach a certain range from Jingcheng's dock will we be truly safe."

A few hours' journey is still not safe.

"If so, then from now on, leave everything to me!"

Fang Yue smiled calmly.

Although he had not told anyone else about the success of his seclusion.

But after seeing Fang Yue's confident demeanor, the others had begun to suspect.

And their suspicions were correct—Fang Yue had indeed succeeded in his cultivation!

Empty Ice Sword Art, mastered!

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