Chapter 7 - The Chiyou Sword Spirit.

“Ah, you look quite disheveled.” Just then, Xu Xuan noticed the red-skirted beauty reappear on a roof eave in an alley, sitting there and watching him.

“Who exactly are you?!” As he spoke, Xu Xuan leaped onto the rooftop and ran towards the town exit. While he was running on the roof, the beautiful woman floated beside him the entire time.

“It seems your mind isn't very sharp! A normal person would have guessed by now, wouldn't they? I am the sword in your hand. Or rather, the sword spirit of the Chiyou Sword in your hand.”

“You say you're the Chiyou Sword's spirit? Perfect, let's discuss if you can get these chains out of my arm.” Hearing her words, Xu Xuan wasn't particularly surprised.

“No, I can't! After all, that's proof of the contract we signed.”

“When did I sign a contract with you? And speaking of which, among the senior and junior brothers who escaped together, there should have been quite a few with better talent than me, right? Especially Senior Sister Mo Xie, who is said to be a rare genius. Why did you choose me?” Xu Xuan said, leaping off the rooftop and running out of the small town.

“Didn't you actively pursue me? And you chased me for three days and three nights. I was moved by your sincerity!” Hearing Xu Xuan's words, the Chiyou Sword Spirit showed a wronged expression: “What, now that you've just obtained my body, are you going to abandon me?”

“Ah, sorry, I didn't realize I was so charming. Speaking of which, there were nine sword lights at the time, and I did chase one of them.”

“Of course, there's a second reason. Your sword was broken.”

“Huh? What does that have to do with my sword being broken?”

“After all, I don't like sharing a master with other weapons.”

“That's not right! Legend says the ancient War God Chiyou could use multiple weapons simultaneously, couldn't he?”

“Precisely because of that experience, I understand the preciousness of being unique, don't I? So now, I hate sharing a master with other weapons!” Floating beside Xu Xuan, the red-clad woman said with an almost seductive smile.

Just then, Xu Xuan had reached near the entrance of the small town, but to his surprise, a dense crowd of headless people was already waiting for him there. Behind him, a large number of headless people also began to surround him. Seeing this scene, cold sweat involuntarily trickled down Xu Xuan's forehead. Yet, for some unknown reason, a smile reappeared at the corner of his mouth, though he himself didn't notice it.

“This scene is truly spectacular, the whole town has come out to welcome me. Wait, aren't I doomed?” Looking at the townspeople who had completely surrounded him, Xu Xuan couldn't help but say.

“Do you want to use my power? Using my power can easily resolve your current crisis!” The Chiyou Sword Spirit said in an almost seductive tone.

“So, what's the price?”

“Whatever the price, it's better than being killed by these headless townspeople, isn't it? Don't forget, even if these guys' bodies are cut to pieces, they seem to be able to regenerate. Using me will come with a price, but it's just once, it won't have much impact on you! And you have no other choice now, do you?”

“...Alright, tell me how to use your power?” Looking at the approaching crowd, Xu Xuan couldn't help but ask.

“All you need to do is agree.” Hearing her words, the Chiyou Sword Spirit's face revealed a cruel smile.

The moment Xu Xuan internally agreed to use the Chiyou Sword Spirit's power for this battle, he felt as if something had entered his body.

“This feeling... it seems I could even punch a hole in the sky.” Feeling the changes in his body, Xu Xuan unconsciously said. At the same time, he felt an inexplicable craving growing within him, a craving for battle, no matter who the opponent.

What was seen externally at this moment was Xu Xuan's body beginning to manifest numerous crimson patterns. The long sword in his hand also started to emit a dark red light.

Simultaneously, all the town's residents began to surge towards Xu Xuan's location, forming a human tide at the town gate. It's worth noting that this town had at least two thousand residents.

At this point, the moon began to rise little by little into the sky, and with the moonlight shining down, the bodies of the headless people simultaneously began to twist. Some even split open directly, with a giant mouth appearing in half their body. The appearance of these monsters was similar to the kind Xu Xuan had encountered in the Mist Realm, which required two or three senior and junior brothers to fight together. Clearly, the Mist Realm must have passed through this small town during its movement.

It was a special entity within the Mist Realm that transformed this town into its current state.

Facing nearly two thousand such twisted monsters. The old Xu Xuan would have found it difficult to win even one-on-one, but now Xu Xuan felt as if these monsters weren't enough to fight. Almost instantly, the Chiyou Sword in his hand flew out directly. A blood-red sword light instantly pierced through the sea of monsters in front of the town.

As for the chains connecting Xu Xuan to the Chiyou Sword, they continuously grew out of his body due to Xu Xuan's use. At this moment, Xu Xuan's Sword-Controlling Technique, which previously could only extend fifteen steps from his body, easily surpassed a hundred steps, achieving the true Hundred-Step Flying Sword.

Wherever the sword light passed, it was like tearing through withered branches, and not a single monster could withstand this blood-red sword light. All the monsters in a straight line centered on Xu Xuan were completely cut to pieces by this blood-red sword light!

And with Xu Xuan's guidance, the chains and the long sword together swept around him like a whip. Like a whip, wherever the chains swept, countless headless monsters were cut in half at the waist. In an instant, within a hundred-step radius centered on Xu Xuan, there was no longer a single standing entity. Read at Novels Haven (novelshaven.com)

“No, this isn't enough. This isn't satisfying enough.” Unconsciously, Xu Xuan muttered words he would never normally say.

Immediately after, Xu Xuan retracted the Chiyou Sword into his hand and charged into the monster horde before him. At this moment, wherever Xu Xuan went, there were severed limbs and flesh. Countless shattered chunks of flesh flew into the sky.

“Interesting, battle truly is exhilarating!”

With an unconscious smile curving Xu Xuan's lips, a large number of monsters were once again swept away and cut to pieces around him.

However, these monsters had long lost all sensation and will; they merely attacked Xu Xuan instinctively. After that, they were continuously cut to pieces by the Chiyou Sword in Xu Xuan's hand.

Unlike any sword technique Xu Xuan had used in the past, while gripping the Chiyou Sword, all Xu Xuan wanted was to be simple and brutal, then just hack down in the most effective way. And no monster in front of him could truly withstand a single strike from his sword.

Time passed little by little, and the pile of shattered flesh beneath Xu Xuan's feet continuously grew. He killed non-stop until the moon hung high in the sky, then continued killing until the moon set, and finally, with the rising of the morning sun, there were no more monsters left to kill around Xu Xuan. Beneath his feet lay a small mountain composed of countless chopped-up pieces of flesh.

“Is that it? Not quite satisfying.” Looking around, Xu Xuan couldn't help but mutter to himself, but then his gaze immediately fell upon a spot on the official road behind him. A person wearing a bamboo hat and black-and-white clothes was standing on the official road, watching him: “Oh? There's still one more to cut down.”

At this moment, Xu Xuan knew very well that the other party was not an enemy, but he found that he couldn't control his body and his inner craving. His body moved again, charging towards the other person.

However, just then, Xu Xuan was surprised to find that two more bamboo-hatted figures had appeared around him, and these two figures actually had four arms each. But in Xu Xuan's enhanced perception, he only sensed the presence of one person.

Without giving Xu Xuan a chance to react, the two bamboo-hatted figures, with their eight arms, simultaneously grabbed at his body.

What then appeared in Xu Xuan's eyes was a jet-black sword qi, as if painted with an ink brush on white paper. Of course, this was the last thing Xu Xuan saw, after which his consciousness plunged into darkness.

When his consciousness recovered, he was once again on top of that wriggling metal mountain. He was still bound to a giant sword. And right before him was the red-skirted woman, seated atop the metal peak.

“What exactly is this place? What happened to my master Ouzi?” Looking at Master Ouzi, who was impaled by a sword on the metal peak in the distance and only had half a body, Xu Xuan's expression became solemn.

“The price for using my full power is just this. As for why only half? Because that thing from the Mist Realm forcibly took half of him. It really was a losing deal.”

“...” Hearing her words, Xu Xuan looked at the wailing people impaled on the mountain peak. Xu Xuan couldn't help but ask, “Is it too late to cancel the contract now? Bad user experience, one-star review.”

“Of course not! I'm really looking forward to the day you join us!”

“Damn it!” With an angry curse. Xu Xuan suddenly sat up, and only then did he notice he was lying on a stretcher, and two people were leisurely carrying him on the official road.

“Um, excuse me, who are you? Where are we?” Looking at the backs of the stretcher bearers, Xu Xuan couldn't help but ask.

Then, not long after he asked his question, he was surprised to see the person facing away from him turn their head 180 degrees, twisting it directly to their back, and looking at him indifferently. Seeing this, Xu Xuan abruptly jumped off the stretcher. “Damn it! Strange things really are happening one after another!” While exclaiming, Xu Xuan simultaneously reached for the long sword behind him. It seemed the sword hadn't been taken, likely because it was connected to his arm by the chains.

“You're awake. Don't worry, I mean no harm.” A gentle female voice sounded in Xu Xuan's ear.

Only then did Xu Xuan notice another person walking at the very front of the group, a person carrying a huge bundle, wearing a bamboo hat, and dressed in coarse black-and-white clothes. However, even such loose clothing could hardly conceal the impressive fullness of this person's chest.