Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Yang was like a small boat amidst raging waves, riding up with the wind and crashing down with it. Yet, no matter how fierce the winds and waves were, they could never completely submerge this little boat.
In his heart, Chu Yang felt a sense of emptiness and clarity, forgetting everything around him. He merely followed the sword momentum of his opponent, executing the gentle water sword intent.
He didn’t even need to use any special moves.
Yet, this formed a seamless defense!
“If the opponent's sword is the raging tide and storm, all I have is a bend of clear water…” Chu Yang thought to himself, “But… can’t a bend of clear water also counterattack?”
“If I were a river, how would I face the storm?”
“No, that’s not right!”
“If I were a river, then the storm should empower me! Whether it's rain, snow, or fog, they should only strengthen me…” Suddenly, a flash of understanding surged in Chu Yang’s mind.
In the next moment, his swordsmanship changed again!
It transformed into acceptance!
The next instant!
Poof, poof, poof...
Chu Yang yelled and rolled away for ten zhang, but from this one change in technique, he ended up with more than a dozen wounds on his body. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, his entire left leg would have nearly been severed.
Ye Zui’s eyes revealed a cruel expression as the Demon Sword surged forward, piercing the air and aiming directly at Chu Yang’s heart!
Chu Yang tumbled awkwardly on the ground, sprang to his feet, and with a clash of swords, a powerful vibration surged through him, causing him to flip backwards for over ten zhang.
But the opponent's sword was already in front of him.
From start to finish, Chu Yang hadn’t even had time to take the ninefold pill!
With no other choice, Chu Yang had to once again use the gentle water sword intent to stabilize the situation.
Yet, he was perplexed: What I speculated was absolutely correct. This should be the principle, but why, when I did this, did I immediately receive such a heavy blow?
The sounds of swords clashing grew more intense, clearly indicating that the opponent's sword momentum was increasing in speed!
Chu Yang let out a muffled groan and retreated once again.
However, it was during this very clash that he suddenly understood!
Yes, that’s how it is!
A brook can accommodate a storm, but if the storm is too fierce, it will wash away the brook!
If the continuous gentle water intent of the brook loses its banks, it will vanish completely!
And his current position was that of a brook. If he remained still, no matter how the opponent attacked, he would still be that brook.
But if he overstepped his bounds and opened a source to accept other water, he had to consider his own capacity.
Right now, Ye Zui was like another brook, or a small river, or a Great River...
If he only had the capacity of a brook, he wouldn’t be able to contain the other, then he would be washed away!
So now, using the gentle water sword intent, he could only defend, but not attack!
At least, until he grew to become a Great River, he couldn’t launch an offense.
A Great River could accommodate small streams; yet it still couldn’t contain another Great River!
If he wanted to attack and injure someone more powerful than himself with this sword technique, then he must at least become an endless ocean.
Only then, no matter what, could he stand undefeated and be able to retaliate against his enemies at any time.
Even if the enemy was stronger than him, the same principle applied.
In the ocean, there were hurricanes and mighty waves; the stronger the opponent's attack, the greater the winds and waves in the ocean.
But this was something that neither rivers nor brooks could achieve!
With this thought, Chu Yang's mind suddenly stabilized.
He believed he had found a path to heaven! Now, walking on this path, he could only ensure his own safety; external evils could not invade; that was already enough.
But once he grew stronger, he could use this vast ocean to drown any enemy!
In the clash of swords, Ye Zui felt exhilarated, but also sensed immense frustration. Battling the supreme of swords, that pervasive sword intent indeed benefited him greatly.