Volume One, Chapter Eight: The Great Sun Universe Sword Technique
“Because you wouldn’t want to see me without my commanding presence.”
Mu Yi responded with certainty, “If I lose to someone of a higher realm, I accept it! But if I lose to someone on my level, I absolutely won’t accept it!”
“Very good. I like your fighting spirit.”
As expected, the mysterious woman smiled. “Tonight, when you enter the Tower of Gods and Demons, I will give you what you desire.”
That night, Mu Yi returned to his room and, as agreed, entered the Tower of Gods and Demons once more.
“What is this...?”
The moment he stepped inside, his eyes caught sight of a sword!
The sword was dragon-shaped, golden-yellow, and quietly suspended in midair.
The instant Mu Yi laid eyes on it, his soul was violently shaken.
Within this sword, he saw scenes of war and slaughter, mountains of corpses, rivers of blood—each a heart-stirring vision.
This was a sword of war!
“Mu Yi, this sword is called War Dragon. It belonged to the eighty-first master of the Tower of Gods and Demons, a close friend of mine, the lord of the Great World of Qian Kun, and the strongest divine sword of the Qian Kun Sword Master.”
“Now, I can lend it to you once, so you may have a second battle with Ren Yanyu.”
The mysterious woman’s voice echoed.
“War Dragon Sword,” Mu Yi stepped forward and grasped the sword firmly in his hand.
“This sword is far beyond your current ability to wield. But I have used my magic to temporarily control it. Remember, you only have one chance to use it.”
“Moreover, this sword alone is insufficient for you to match Ren Yanyu. You will also require one of the Qian Kun Sword Master’s greatest secret techniques—the Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique.”
Suddenly, a tide of words flooded Mu Yi’s mind.
It was the cultivation manual for the Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique.
“The Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique consists of six sword forms, representing the six dragons of the Qian trigram. Like the brilliant sun illuminating mountains and rivers, under the vast heavens, it is unmatched in dominance, sweeping away all evil and standing undefeated forever.”
“You have five days before your second battle with Ren Yanyu. How far you progress depends on how many sword forms you can master.”
With that, the Tower of Gods and Demons fell silent once more.
She never spoke much to Mu Yi, nor wasted words.
“War Dragon Sword, Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique!” Mu Yi’s pupils shone with dazzling light.
Because he saw hope!
Life fears no hardship—only the absence of hope.
Thus, for the next five days, Mu Yi trained almost day and night within the Tower of Gods and Demons, cultivating the Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique.
Under normal circumstances, with his current cultivation, it would have been impossible to practice this technique.
But inside the Tower, there was a dedicated training realm where cultivation differences could be ignored.
On the night of the fourth day, with a roar like that of a tiger and dragon echoing through the sky, Mu Yi finally sheathed his sword, standing upright like a banner fluttering in the wind.
“Very good. You have mastered the third sword form—the Vigilant Dragon Sword—in just five days.”
The mysterious woman’s voice carried admiration.
Mu Yi had now mastered the first three sword forms of the Great Sun Qian Kun Sword Technique.
“Senior, with these three sword forms, can I defeat Ren Yanyu?”
“It’s hard to say. But for you to master three sword forms in such a short time has surpassed my expectations. Win or lose, you are already the victor.”
“Victor...” Mu Yi gazed into the distance, his pupils bursting with the fierce spirit of a tiger swallowing thousands of miles.
This time, he believed he would never lose again!
The next morning marked an extraordinary day in the entire Lie Mountain City.
It was the annual day when the elders of the Grand Qian Academy came to recruit students.
The Martial Arts Plaza in the city was already packed with people.
They all eagerly awaited the city’s brightest star of the day.
Today’s recruitment was said to be personally overseen by Guo Baihe, elder of the Criminal Law Hall of the Grand Qian Academy.
The recruit was none other than Mu Liancheng, the newly emerged peerless genius of the Mu family.
In all of Lie Mountain City, only he met the academy’s recruitment standards.
At the same time, rumors had long spread that today was the day when the two young heirs of the Mu family, Mu Liancheng and Mu Yi, would settle their life-or-death rivalry.
Among Lie Mountain City’s four great families, the Zhang, Wang, and Lin clans had already taken their seats.
They had also noticed Mu Liancheng, the most outstanding member of the Mu family who had awakened the Great Dao Azure Heaven Bloodline, had appeared.
“Chief Zhang, we thought that after Mu Yi was expelled from the Grand Qian Academy and lost his cultivation, the Mu family’s fortunes were doomed. But now, with Mu Yi gone, an even more terrifying Mu Liancheng has emerged. It seems the three of us will have an even harder time ahead.”
The other three great families of Lie Mountain City were the Zhang, Lin, and Wang families.
Lin Feng, head of the Lin family, was deeply shaken upon seeing Mu Liancheng for the first time.
This young man moved with the grandeur of a dragon and tiger; every gesture exuded noble aura as if blessed by ancient fate—a dragon among men, a peerless prodigy!
Compared to the previous young prodigy of Lie Mountain City, Mu Yi, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth.
“That’s right. Previously, Mu Yi’s admission to the Grand Qian Academy made the Mu family arrogant before us three families. Now, with Mu Liancheng’s talent a hundred times greater, if we don’t form an alliance, we will be utterly devoured.”
Wang Yuan, head of the Wang family, and Zhang Qi, head of the Zhang family, exchanged grave glances and spoke in unison.
“Hahaha! What are the three family heads discussing? Could it be an alliance against my Mu family?”
At that moment, from the Mu family’s side, Mu Liancheng, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly stood up.
His gaze was as sharp as a blade, sweeping directly toward the three family heads.
“Hm? You heard our conversation from so far away?”
Startled, Wang Yuan, Zhang Qi, and Lin Feng stood as well.
“Three family heads, I have come for two reasons.”
“First, to kill Mu Yi.”
“Second, to celebrate my acceptance as a disciple of the Grand Qian Academy.”
“As for the third reason? To unify all of Lie Mountain City! From this day forward, there will be only one family in Lie Mountain City—my Mu family!”
Mu Liancheng spoke words that shocked everyone.
“What did you say? What do you mean by that?”
Wang Yuan, Zhang Qi, and Lin Feng’s bodies trembled, their pupils shrinking as they shouted angrily at Mu Liancheng.
“What do you mean? I’ve made myself perfectly clear! Do you still want to play dumb?”
Mu Liancheng laughed loudly. “From now on, all the assets of your Wang, Zhang, and Lin families will be swallowed by my Mu family. As for you three families, either submit to us or be wiped out!”
“Those who obey thrive; those who resist perish! I, Mu Liancheng, will unify Lie Mountain City today. Anyone who dares refuse will die!”
With his hands clasped behind his back, Mu Liancheng looked at the three family heads with disdain and arrogance.
“Mu Liancheng? Have you lost your mind? You’re just a young junior of the Mu family, yet you speak so arrogantly? Even your clan leader, Mu Ling, would never dare say such things! Is your Mu family trying to bring about its own destruction?”
Wang Yuan, Zhang Qi, and Lin Feng were all first-rank Divine Transformation Realm experts as heads of their families.
Along with Mu Ling, the Mu family’s clan leader, they were the only four Divine Transformation Realm experts in all of Lie Mountain City.
Now, the three were furious at Mu Liancheng’s words, so enraged that their bodies trembled and their composure vanished.
“Destroy the clan? You three insignificant fish?”
Mu Liancheng glanced coldly at the three family heads. “If I lacked strength, would I dare speak so boldly? It seems you really won’t learn until you see the coffin.”
“Well, this works out. I never wanted your submission anyway. Your resistance only makes it easier—I can kill you all here and now, sparing myself the trouble of dealing with your future schemes and rebellions once I leave Lie Mountain City.”
A sudden surge of aura exploded from Mu Liancheng, soaring into the skies like a towering cloud, radiating supreme dominance.
At this moment, he was the master of heaven and earth, an unparalleled killing god.
The three family heads were furious beyond reason.
Even knowing Mu Liancheng was about to become a disciple of the Grand Qian Academy, they could no longer tolerate his arrogance.
They charged toward the martial arena to teach Mu Liancheng a lesson.
But just then, a massive aura descended from the sky like a deep abyss.
“That’s the aura of a Yuan Mansion realm expert! Flying through the air!”
The three family heads’ faces changed drastically.
They saw the figure descending from the sky.
On the host platform of the martial arena, the most splendid and conspicuous throne was specially reserved for this person.
An elderly man in yellow robes appeared seated there.
He was none other than Guo Baihe, elder of the Criminal Law Hall from the Grand Qian Academy!