PFC Chapter 7278 My title is pulsating!
Chapter 7278 My title is pulsating!
Chapter 7278 My title is pulsating!
The sword-forging competition along the Yellow River used to be quite famous. After all, it was organized by a group of sword-making families and was almost a large-scale event like a folk performance or temple fair. In addition, because they had a powerful backer, they were able to attract sponsors, and many people participated every year. Veterans from Jizhou, Yanzhou and other places would also go to watch when they had nothing to do.
After all, the weapons produced in the sword-forging competition are quite good.
However, this was only before Xiangli came to participate. After Xiangli had nothing to do and brought Longgu Steel to participate, the sword-forging competition was canceled. Of course, there were still Shehuo and temple fairs later, but the most important sword-forging competition was gone. After all, Longgu Steel swords were just too ridiculous.
In Jiang Guang's understanding, to cut this thing in half would require top-tier internal energy to leave the body and wield a spiritual weapon. Considering that Zhang Yue is no pushover either, if they really encountered such an opponent, Zhang Yue would most likely be killed, and the blade would at most have a few nicks. Cutting it in half would be unrealistic.
So after Jiang Guang confirmed that this thing was produced by the Xiangli clan, he felt that Zhang Yue could abandon the previous ceremony and take another route, because this thing really couldn't be interrupted on the battlefield.
Honestly, if there really was a powerful person who could interrupt this thing, they would just kill Zhang Yue directly. Why bother trying to fight this thing? Are they out of their mind?
Even the strong aren't mindless creatures. Even people like Jiang Guang and Zhao Ying, when they realize they can't win a head-on fight, will try to find a way around it. As for something like the Dragon Bone Steel Blade, why would it fight you with its blade? It would just cut your body directly.
Are your heavy armor and physical defense really stronger than the Dragonbone Steel Blade? They'll treat you like a boss, kill you, and get the blade from you—wasn't that what Zena did back then? Just because the blade can't cut you doesn't mean it can't kill you!
Do you really think you're a solid iron pillar? Besides, even if you were a solid iron pillar, you wouldn't be as sturdy as a keel-crushed steel blade!
"Huh?" Zhang Yue realized for the first time just how outrageous his knife was.
"This isn't something mass-produced. Even the Xiangli clan must have put in considerable effort to produce it. If this thing is broken by your opponent before you're killed, then it's a major problem. Marquis Chen might have to send someone to inspect the foundry at the Yellow River Smelting Bureau." Zhao Ying added from the side. This was no joke; if this thing could break, the seventh-generation warship would likely be in serious trouble!
“Old Zhang, you think this is your oath? Actually, I think it represents the nine generations of the Xiangli clan. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The knife was cut in half, and you didn’t die, so it’s not like the nine generations of the Xiangli clan will suffer as a result. But you have to think about it. In Southeast Asia, the seventh-generation warship that suppresses the entire Four Seas has the same material for its keel as your knife. You have to understand one fact: you can be cut into eight pieces, but you can’t survive while this thing breaks.” Zhao Ying patted Zhang Yue’s shoulder, looking like he was watching a joke.
"Of course, from a spectator's perspective, I really hope that this thing gets interrupted on the battlefield and you're unharmed; that would be hilarious," Zhao Ying added as Zhang Yue's face turned pale.
"Is this the so-called Dragon Bone Steel Rolling Divine Weapon?" Bai Wang asked with some curiosity.
"Yeah, me too, so I can tell from touching it that Old Zhang's thing is made of the same material. To be honest, this thing is a bit too sturdy." Jiang Guang nodded and said. The reason he didn't use the Demon God Weapon was because, in terms of strength, it was not as good as this thing. As for the various characteristics of the Demon God Weapon, to be honest, compared with the values of the Dragon Bone Rolled Steel Divine Weapon, it was really nothing special.
Other veterans might not be able to unleash the full potential of the Dragon Bone Steel Weapon; they might just find it very easy to handle and very sturdy. But Jiang Guang, a second-stage Heavenly Demon, can bring the Dragon Bone Steel Weapon to its limit. In other words, he can completely disregard any power application techniques and unleash the full power of this top-ranked reward from the Grand Martial Arts Competition.
"So, take my advice: even if you break this thing, it won't break." Jiang Guang said helplessly. Even if he activated the second level of the Heavenly Demon and clashed swords with Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue would definitely die first. The sword was unlikely to break. This thing was a true divine weapon that could withstand Jiang Guang's full strength.
"My meaning is similar. Of course, if you have any doubts, we have some young men from the Xiangli family in our logistics department, as well as directors from the Donglai Shipyard. You can take your thickened and straightened blades and ask them to find out what the situation is." Zhao Ying said with a grin when he saw Zhang Yue's expression. He likes to have fun, and it's fortunate that he works in the same street office as Jiang Guang. If he really became an official, he would definitely cause some big trouble.
You should know that Zhao Ying used to be a notorious lunatic. Shan Zhong, a dignified sixth-level forging expert, was the kind of tough guy who could fight and withstand attacks, but Zhao Ying gave him psychological trauma.
"Uh, I'll go ask about it later," Zhang Yue sighed. Despite his words, out of trust in Jiang Guang, Zhang Yue felt that the thick-backed broadsword that Chen Xi had Huang Tao forward to him was probably the kind of thing Jiang Guang had mentioned.
“After asking, just cut off the old oath and rebuild the oath. It won’t have any impact. Originally, the elite warriors of the Oath Stream should be able to survive without being killed by the blade. That’s the proper way. He just had to create a leap-up or sublimation-like ritual.” Bai Wang added from the side.
The original route of the Ryuu's Divine Blade Style, also known as the Oath Style, was the fusion of god and blade. Of course, the current interpretation is that the demon god is twisted into an oath and wrapped around the blade, and its power is beyond doubt. In any case, if we don't mention defense, the Ryuu's other aspects are indeed beyond doubt.
Although Zhang Yue followed the Shockwave School, Wang Mao also said when he taught Zhang Yue that Zhang Yue lacked some foundation and talent in the Shockwave lineage. This is why Zhang Yue later combined the Oath Style and the Shockwave Style and then saw the new possibilities of the Rush Warriors.
That is, when the Han Guang Sword makes a horizontal slash, it carries the route of slaying gods and breaking through both physical and magical attacks. However, it seems that this route is dead at present. Zhang Yue thought that his divine sword was the same as Zhu Dun's divine sword back then, both of which were entrusted with his own oath. But in fact, Zhang Yue's divine sword was entrusted with the oath of the nine clans of Xiangli.
If this could be broken, it would definitely cause a huge stir.
"Oh, Zhu Dun's methods, huh? If Brother Zhu had had a dragon bone steel knife back then, he probably could have killed Guo Duan." Zhao Ying was, after all, from Jizhou, and knew exactly what the Jizhou case was all about, as well as the choices made by Guo Shengyang and Zhu Dun when the Jizhou case broke out.
Although Zhao Ying, being from Jizhou, knew that Guo Shengyang and Zhu Dun might not be clean, was it a problem to have a little bit of shady business? As long as they didn't cross the line, having a little was fine. Even if it really came to light one day, the shady business was just a matter of being criticized a few times, and it was unlikely to be taken too seriously.
Among the veterans present, there were only a few dozen who were truly pure and lived entirely on their salaries. The rest, who didn't have their own businesses? And if you have your own businesses, wouldn't you use your authority? What a joke! Even if I, a grown man, were to sit there and tell you to follow the rules, just the rule about the shortest, fastest, and most effortless route would be enough to make an ordinary person go in circles.
To be honest, if Zhao Ying were paid according to the level of the deputy director of the Zhongshan Wuji Beifang Street Office, his salary would be nothing compared to Jiang Guang's. He would have been swindled by Jiang Guang long ago. Zhao Ying also has his own businesses, but at most, his businesses are only publicly visible. Even if there is an investigation, there will be no problem, since Zhao Ying's wife will naturally take advantage of local policies.
As for why Zhao Ying's wife knew about this policy before it was even issued, don't ask. There was no pre-arranged decision. Zhao Ying's wife only started working on it after the policy was issued, which was completely in accordance with all the procedures.
"If we had a keel steel rolling blade, Old Zhu could whip you into a spiral right now," Jiang Guang mocked Zhao Ying.
"Bullshit, his strength is nothing special. I'm confident I can beat him up." Zhao Ying said unconvinced. "If he fights me to the death, he might kill me, but it's only a 30/70 chance, I get 70% and he gets 30%."
"Back then, he carried a dragon bone steel blade. Now you need to seriously consider how to face 'Demon God Zhu'." Jiang Guang said with a sneer. It's true that the Divine Blade School can't produce a Demon God, but given Zhu Dun's method of nourishing the blade with blood and mixing his own essence and spirit with the blade, based on the elite foundation of the Divine Blade School, Jiang Guang had no doubt that the early-dead Zhu Dun could have nurtured a Demon God.
"Hey, then I have another front-line damage dealer!" Zhao Ying said excitedly.
At this moment, Bai Wang and Zhang Yue really wanted to punch Zhao Ying. Damn it, what do you take your teammates for?!
"Do you need to go in and report with me?" Bai Wang asked as he and his group arrived at Chen Xi's side.
Jiang Guang shook his head. He had brought Bai Wang here specifically because he was worried that Bai Wang would lose his balance. But now that Zhao Ying had broken Bai Wang's defenses, he didn't have the mind to think about people, demons, or ego anymore, so there was no need for Jiang Guang to go in.
Zhao Ying also shook his head. He had only wanted to pick up a Ruishi version of the Bing Shi Xiang Li baby, and now that he couldn't, so be it.
“I’ll go with you. I have some speculations about that demon god.” After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yue decided to go in with Bai Wang.
After speaking with the guards at the entrance, Qingmang let Bai Wang and Zhang Yue in. Although they hadn't made an appointment, veterans above the sixth level generally wouldn't bother Chen Xi unless it was something important. Those who came were usually people who had made significant discoveries, like Huang Tao who came before.
"How many demon gods can you control?" After watching Bai Wang go inside, Jiang Guang turned to Zhao Ying and asked, "I actually have a guess about the demon god that Bai Wang mentioned earlier. If you can capture it, let's go and catch that thing."
"With the new control method, I should be able to control seven, and if necessary, I can use the weaker babies I capture as material to feed the new babies," Zhao Ying said with a bit of confidence. He had accumulated considerable experience in his recent captures.
"That sounds incredibly evil," Jiang Guang said, speechless. He had always thought Zhao Ying was abstract, but now he truly understood just how abstract she was.
"Can your demon baby fool the demons of Yunmeng?" Zhao Ying wanted to retort, but before she could speak, Jiang Guang changed the subject.
"It should be possible, after all, mine is also an authentic one, it was just captured and underwent enhanced training by me." Zhao Ying frowned and gave a precise answer.
"You can use the Will Splitting Technique to import your own will into the body of the mindless demon god, right?" Jiang Guang asked with a hint of speculation.
"It's possible, but it won't last long." Zhao Ying didn't quite understand what Jiang Guang was talking about.
"I just saw Lao Bai's actions and realized that we can imitate the way Chen Hou swept through the Yellow Turbans and took over Qingzhou back then," Jiang Guang said truthfully. He had followed Chen Xi to fight against the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou and had also participated in Chen Xi's sweep of Qingzhou, so he remembered it very well.
"You mean you want me to play the demon god?" Zhao Ying was silent for a moment.
"What? You can't do it?" Jiang Guang asked, frowning.
“It’s not that it’s impossible.” Zhao Ying fully understood Jiang Guang’s meaning. After all, he was there at that time, but back then Jiang Guang was still Uncle Guang, and he was just a nobody.
“If someone else takes over the body of the Corpse Demon God, even if the Corpse Demon God’s self has been obliterated, its super-fast regeneration ability will still remain. Its physical body will continue to provide feedback, and its self will gradually reappear. This is what is meant by the interconnection of essence, energy, and spirit,” Jiang Guang explained simply.
“It seems I am indeed different.” Zhao Ying said, stroking his chin. He was very different from the other veterans in one aspect: his ability to absorb killing power had been honed to a high level. This was also the reason why Zhao Ying had just said that Bai Wang’s Sword Demon God was a great tonic. Because Zhao Ying could really use his killing will to condense into a straw and insert it into the Sword Demon God’s will body, absorbing the Sword Demon God completely.
Over the years, only Zhao Ying has mastered the art of absorbing life essence from anything, regardless of its origin. The fact that Zhao Ying could extract life essence from an Eighth-Level Demon God with a single thrust and then use it to heal himself shows how outrageous this technique is.
Furthermore, Zhao Ying's killing absorption can not only absorb blood and vitality, but also transform the opponent's ethereal will and beliefs into the foundation of her own power.
Even if the conversion rate is very low, it is still outrageous. After all, it means that Zhao Ying can take a few puffs of anything, and he can even nibble on inanimate objects—after all, tangible things always have spirit and energy, so he can just nibble on them.
“Although Brother Huang and Lao Qi’s will transcends and can leave their bodies, if they were to run inside someone else’s body for seven days, they would definitely be doomed. But you are different. Your killing absorption can draw on other people’s divine will to replenish yourself,” Jiang Guang said. He only realized that this was possible after seeing Bai Wang’s outrageous operation of mixing with the demon god.
“I will erase the demon god’s self-awareness, create a super killing clone that inherits 90% of my self-awareness, and then infiltrate the demon god’s body. This will become my avatar. Most of the corpse demon gods are mindless, so I will be the leader and I can command them.” Zhao Ying’s eyes lit up. He saw the hope of becoming a Marquis within the Pass, or even a Marquis.
To be honest, Zhao Ying had never expected to become a Marquis within the Passes, let alone a Marquis. After all, Zhao Ying knew his own limitations. Even if he could command a large army, it wouldn't be enough to reach that level. Therefore, before the Grand Martial Arts Competition, Zhao Ying was very satisfied with his 13th-rank title. After killing several tough Xiongnu enemies during the competition and being promoted, Zhao Ying was even more satisfied.
But it was Sun Er, Wei Shuang, Zhang Yong, and Zhang Ping who became famous in one battle, earning the title of Marquis of Guannei, which completely changed Zhao Ying's perception.
After all, Zhao Ying and the group above were from the same circle. Apart from Sun Er and Zhang Yong, whom Zhao Ying couldn't beat, he could take down the other two with some preparation and effort. However, the other party suddenly transformed into a Marquis of Guannei and directly obtained the human rights card.
What does it mean to be envious, jealous, and hateful?
What does it mean for one's ideals to change from this point on?
That's it!
Previously, Zhao Ying and Jiang Guang never fantasized about becoming Marquis or other nobles, nor did they have any deep ambitions. After all, they had truly experienced hardship and witnessed life and death, and were extremely satisfied with their current lives. However, the promotion of Sun Er and others gave Zhao Ying and Jiang Guang even greater ambitions.
Aside from luck, the four men who became Marquises within the Passes were otherwise no different from the two of them. Even in terms of combat strength, there was no significant difference between the two sides.
After realizing this, Zhao Ying and Jiang Guang became even more proactive. Since the difference was only in luck, what else was there to say? They would work harder and wait for luck to come their way!
“Yes, that’s the idea. Brother Huang and Lao Zhang can’t do it. Their will is stronger, but their will cannot be replenished within the Demon God’s body. Moreover, the new self born from the Demon God’s remnant body will continue to backfire. Even if their will surpasses that of the Demon God’s remnant body, there will still be losses. But you are different.” Jiang Guang said with a deep expression, “Your killing and absorption can become a bridge between your will and the Demon God’s remnant body, allowing your will to completely replace the Demon God’s remnant body’s will!”
Jiang Guang didn't mention the issue of demonic contamination. Not to mention that a broken will is not easily contaminated, and even if it were, it could be eradicated with time and willpower. Moreover, this was a gamble, and the Marquis was beckoning to them, so it was worth risking their lives for!
"This is the first time I've ever thought you could be so smart!" For the first time, Zhao Ying's eyes showed admiration for Jiang Guang, who was not Uncle Guang. If this operation succeeded, whether it was to create a split, start a civil war, or dismantle the main force of the Demon God, it would be a great achievement, far greater than the current achievement of strangling the Demon God!
"Hmph, if Old Bai hadn't confused himself with the demon god, I would never have thought it could be like this," Jiang Guang said, half arrogant and half smug.
I'm so stuck at home, suffering from post-holiday syndrome, I don't want to go back to work!
(End of this chapter)