Chapter 1395 (Raw 1386): Shadowless Saber Sovereign
[TL Note: Shadowless can also have the meaning of traceless.]
This saber strike truly shocked Ling Feng, a younger-generation bladesman. In all his life, he had never seen such a magnificent saber light before.
Ten thousand crows soaring into the air and the saber light illuminating the entire place—such a scene was hard to forget.
The horses moved their legs, pulling the war chariot forward slowly. The sound of this startled Ling Feng to his senses. Then, he shouted at the chariot, "Senior, would you tell me your great name? This junior is Ling Feng, also a bladesman!"
The war chariot continued on while giving off those tinkling bell sounds, not showing any intent to stop. Ling Feng wanted to give chase, but invisible energy blocked him.
"I cannot remain here for too long. If it is fated, we will meet again." Some words came from the war chariot.
This made Ling Feng incredibly happy. He shouted, "Senior, please remember my name. I"m Ling Feng!"
After a while, Ling Feng understood why the senior on the war chariot said that he could not remain here for long.
He saw the Blood Crows filling the sky and ground in all directions, forming large flocks. They flapped their wings and rushed at the war chariot with all their might.
They looked like a dense blood cloud trying to swallow up that war chariot.
"Buzz!" Suddenly, Ling Feng felt as though the sky moved.
He looked up and was horrified to discover the five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds above Meteor Trail City shrinking continuously, forming an incredibly huge, terrifying Blood Crow that gave chase to the war chariot.
The scene before Ling Feng startled him. He muttered, "What exactly is the background of this Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen? To think his sin is actually this heavy! Oh no, I wonder whether my junior brother and junior sisters managed to make it out?"
Thinking of this, he quickly executed his Movement Technique, weaving through the tombstones and leaving Meteor Trail City at lightning speed.
After Ling Feng left the city, he saw his three juniors anxiously waiting for him in the distance. So, he pushed off and landed by them.
"Elder Brother Feng! It"s great that you are fine."
"Did Elder Brother Feng kill that Demon cultivator?" Ling Feng"s juniors asked.
Ling Feng shook his head and replied, "That Demon is a royal clan disciple of the Blood Demon Monarch"s line. His cultivation is much higher than mine. I couldn"t kill him."
"In that case, he is not dead yet. We should leave quickly."
"There"s no need. He"s already dead."
Ling Feng told the three about the scene he saw at the boundless graveyard. That scene was still fresh in his mind. As he spoke about it, his heart pounded heavily like before.
"It"s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
"Elder Brother Feng, the one you described is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
"How unfortunate! If we had known that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was here, Junior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Liu would not have had to die."
The three spoke up after hearing Ling Feng"s explanation. Ling Feng asked quickly, "You know this senior?"
The pretty Liu Yun replied, "Of course we know. Elder Brother Feng, you were in closed-door cultivation all these years, preparing for your Great Tribulation of wind and fire and have just come out of closed-door cultivation after advancing to Martial Emperor, so you might not know. However, we have heard of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign"s fame long ago."
Ling Feng felt somewhat excited, losing his previous calm. "Quickly, tell me more about this senior"s background."
"This person is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, who suddenly appeared in this golden age. About three years ago, a bladesman riding a black war chariot wandered about the domains of the five major races, challenging all the famous bladesmen of the various races. No matter how strong these bladesmen were, as long as they had some fame, he would visit them.
"Because this mysterious person never got off the war chariot and controlled his saber from a distance to fight, no one has ever seen his true appearance. Hence, he was t.i.tled the Shadowless Bladesman, and his fame grew. Then, he managed to fight a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor bladesman to a draw while controlling the saber from a distance. From there on, the t.i.tle Shadowless Saber Sovereign was set in stone."
After surpa.s.sing Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, one would be known as a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Although that was the minimum for Sovereign Martial Emperor, one was still a genuine Sovereign Martial Emperor.
By controlling the saber from a distance, this senior could fight a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor to a draw. His t.i.tle of Shadowless Saber Sovereign is indeed well-deserved and not false at all, Ling Feng thought to himself. Including the saber strike he saw earlier, he already had a rough understanding of the strength of this mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
"Speaking of which, he is so strong. Why is he exchanging moves with weaker bladesmen? Is he not afraid of lowering his stature?" Ling Feng asked, puzzled.
Every bladesman had their own pride. Bullying the weak was very shameless.
Liu Yun said with a smile, "Elder Brother Feng, there is much that you don"t know about this. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign is extremely humble. Even when meeting with bladesmen much weaker than himself, he shows them respect and deferential treatment. In his opinion, as long as a bladesman has some unique comprehensions, they are worthy of his respect.
"Many bladesmen wish to exchange moves with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, as every bladesman who exchanged moves with him gained many comprehensions from it."
Ling Feng"s eyes lit up. He felt like he was being enlightened, like he would immediately see many things clearly.
After a long time, he sighed, "That is a true Saber Sovereign. I"m still far from it."
"Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+"
Just at this moment, three human figures flew over from the distance. The leader wore clothes as white as snow. His long hair fluttered in the wind. From top to bottom, he radiated a cold aura from his bones.
However, this person"s clear eyes were as calm as water, easing his cold and proud atmosphere. This resulted in a feeling that one was not distant and repulsed.
Coldness and closeness, both combined perfectly in his body.
The two people at his sides also displayed extremely extraordinary airs. Anyone who made their debut in the Tianwu Domain rather early would immediately recognize these two.
One was Feng Xingsheng, once the top bladesman of the southern eighteen provinces. The other was Ximen Bao, the most outstanding talent of a Rank 9 clan in the Tianwu Domain.
"Big Brother Bai is here!" Liu Yun cried out joyfully. "I feared that something happened to you in Meteor Trail City. So after we came out, I immediately lit the Smoke Signal Talisman that Big Brother Bai gave us."
The Big Brother Bai that Liu Yun mentioned was Bai Wuxue. Even Ling Feng respected this person.
In this golden age, the Holy Scions of the Tianwu Domain sided with the Deity Race. Due to the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen"s matter, Shui Lingling remained in closed-door cultivation and had not come out yet. An Junxi went to the distant Starry Heavens and had yet to return. Suddenly, in this great age, none of the Tianwu Domain"s powerful outstanding talents, who could truly deal with the situation, remained.
At the crucial moment, Bai Wuxue, one of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain, stood out. He had once fought with the Azure Dragon King. During the glorious period, he had chosen to withdraw and stay in closed-door cultivation.
This closed-door cultivation session lasted a total of eight years.
When Bai Wuxue finally came out of closed-door cultivation, it happened to be the dawn of the golden age. During this chaotic period, he stepped onto his Emperor"s Road and cleared his Great Tribulation of wind and fire.
On that day, white snow drifted down and ice sealed the land for five hundred thousand kilometers. Nine thousand ice steps appeared materializing a Heavenly Ice Emperor"s Road.
The instant Bai Wuxue pushed open the Emperor"s Door, his acc.u.mulations erupted out, and he underwent three lightning tribulations on the spot. From there, he kept climbing and became the leader of the Tianwu Domain"s younger generation. Now, he was already a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, not much inferior to Di Wuque.
Under his leaders.h.i.+p, all the new outstanding talents of the Tianwu Domain banded together and formed the Water Moon Alliance. They interacted with each other in the alliance and resisted the many Demons in the Kunlun Realm together.
[TL Note: In Chinese, Water is Shui and Moon is Yue. It is possible that the alliance was named after Shui Lingling and Yue Bingyun. It might also just be a coincidence.]
After Ling Feng advanced to Martial Emperor, he also joined the Water Moon Alliance. The Smoke Signal Talisman was the signal sent when a Water Moon Alliance member ran into danger.
Because Meteor Trail City was covered in blood clouds for five hundred thousand kilometers around, others would not be able to see a lit Smoke Signal Talisman there.
Hence, Liu Yun and the others lit the Smoke Signal Talisman only after they left the city.
Ling Feng stepped forward and said with a cupped-fist salute, "Big Brother Bai, you actually personally came over."
Bai Wuxue smiled calmly. "There are many strange things in Meteor Trail City. I"m afraid that if the ordinary members of the Water Moon Alliance came, they would not be able to deal with it. Furthermore, I obtained news that a batch of Demons will be entering the Tianwu Domain"s Savage Battlefield. I feared that you would end up meeting them."
Sensing Bai Wuxue"s sincerity and worry, Ling Feng felt a warmth in his heart. Ling Feng thanked Bai Wuxue once again and described his encounter in Meteor Trail City.
"You met the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? No wonder I vaguely heard some ringing sounds. How unfortunate! I"ve always wanted to meet this person. I narrowly missed him again."
Bai Wuxue was also very curious about the ident.i.ty of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and wanted to meet this person.
"Oh, right, how much does Big Brother Bai know about the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?" The many tombstones in the boundless graveyard made Ling Feng extremely curious about this character of the past.
At these words, the expressions of Feng Xingsheng and Ximen Bao changed slightly.
However, more than ten years had pa.s.sed by now. Bai Wuxue had set aside the grudges he had with Xiao Chen.
After advancing to Martial Emperor, his mental state and ken rose significantly. However, on hearing Ling Feng"s question, Bai Wuxue still made a rather complicated expression.
When Bai Wuxue came out of closed-door cultivation, the thing that he wanted to do the most was fight Xiao Chen again. However, when he heard what had happened, he sighed for a long time, feeling downhearted.
"I interacted with him many times, but I never truly understood him. There are many people in this world who do not understand him. At the very least, I do not understand him. As for my deepest impression of him, I can only say that he is a true bladesman," Bai Wuxue said after thinking for a long time.
The person with such overwhelming sin that could force even Senior Shadowless Saber Sovereign away was also a bladesman?
Ling Feng shook his head in disbelief.