Published: March 8, 2025
“Brother…” Tan Tan cradled his head and suddenly murmured these two words. The trembling voice he spoke with lacked the unique timbre he was known for; instead, it was filled with emotion, reluctance, and deep sentiment...
So heart-wrenching!
It seemed these two words were a cry that emerged from the depths of his heart, a sigh infused with all his feelings... This call seemed to transcend countless years, crossing endless tides of time, summoning these two words with his lifetimes...
“Bro…ther…” Tan Tan called softly again, and suddenly his mind erupted in a chaotic explosion, leaving him momentarily blank...
He wanted to say: I feel unworthy to be your king... Can you blame me for these years?
But before he could express it, the desperate faces vanished in an instant, as if the nebulae in the sky had dissipated into nothingness...
Then Tan Tan let out a great shout, spewing a mouthful of blood, his vision blackening as he abruptly lost consciousness...
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Seven days after that battle.
In the deep of night, everything was quiet; the sounds of insects chirping created a serene atmosphere, immersing one in this dreamlike stillness, as if his restless heart had also quieted down... becoming calm... and even joyful...
In the hazy night, a sudden burst of vitality exploded, slowly spreading through the air. With the release of this life force, a breath of breakthrough also surged forth...
Then, Chu Yang stepped out of the tent, hands behind his back, strolling leisurely under the starry sky.
On this very night, Chu Yang had ascended four ranks in one go, breaking through to the ninth rank of sword king! There was still space for improvement in the time compression he had experienced, but Chu Yang resolutely halted.
It would be unwise to elevate his cultivation level to the imperial throne before finding the fourth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword. If he were to match his already solidified cultivation with the Nine Calamity Sword, it would prove far more difficult, resulting in greater losses.
Chu Yang's thoughts were somewhat chaotic. Since Tan Tan fell into a coma that day, he had remained silently sitting in the tent for several days, like a puppet, not uttering a word.
There was no way to guess what had transpired with him.
But Chu Yang was very worried. Strange happenings had been occurring around Tan Tan lately; first, he unexpectedly consumed the ninth level spirit beast core, then he had a high fever, and now he had completely stopped eating and was instead consuming cores... and now, this had happened...
What was going on?
Chu Yang paced back and forth, endlessly pondering: what could have led to Tan Tan's current state?
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Before long, with the eruption of a breakthrough aura, a vast wave of blade energy surged forth, soaring into the sky, shattering the floating clouds!
In the realm of the blade emperor, the clouds parted to reveal the blue sky!
Soon after, Dong Wushang quietly emerged.
“Boss.” Dong Wushang's figure appeared even more robust and tall, his once rough and burly demeanor had transformed into a somewhat graceful yet profound presence!
With every gesture, though traces could still be seen, he exuded an air of nonchalance, faintly revealing the silhouette of a peerless master! Anyone who saw Dong Wushang would immediately think of a scene: one person with a blade, facing the might of the world! Such an extraordinary scene evoked a fervent enthusiasm!
Solid as a mountain, vast as the sea!
Blade Emperor! The emperor among blades!
Before him, all blades bowed down!
The first pure blade emperor in three hundred years!
The first blade emperor under twenty years of age in a millennium in the Nine Heavens... only nineteen years old!
“Did you break through?” Chu Yang didn’t turn his head, his steps unceasing as he slowly moved forward, asking softly.
“Yes!” Dong Wushang nodded, then walked silently beside him, treading on the green grass, taking a deep breath, saying: “Before I met you, my dream was to break through to the throne as soon as possible. Back then, I could only cultivate and fight using my family's Ink Blade cultivation method.”