The faint words fell in my ears, but they were full of arrogance and confidence, like a declaration of victory.
Hearing the sound, Ku Bujue slightly gazed at the bright red and deep claw mark, his eyes revealing extremely complex emotions.
Logically speaking, with the mind of a wise man like Ku Shen, he would never fall to the ground and lose his composure like he did just now. But on the other hand, the pain that could make him lose his composure like that must be unimaginable to ordinary people...
"... I never thought that this attack could cross the two realms and directly injure me..."
Ku Kuankuan stood up and put one hand on his chest. After the magic light flashed for a while, his face looked a little better...
But this doesn't mean the matter is over.
Quite the contrary…
"... It is indeed worthy of being the sword left by the master of Xuanmen, and it is indeed worthy of being the sword god of Xuanmen... With such an injury, it will probably take a hundred years to recover..."
"During this period, the soul binding technique can no longer be performed..."
With this thought in mind, Ku slowly walked over to a chessboard.
If someone could look back and forth, they would find that the distribution of chess pieces on this chessboard is exactly the same as the one that Ku played against Cicada during the night in the Forbidden City...
Looking at the chess piece that landed on the Tianyuan position, his pupils shrank slightly...
With his wisdom, he has naturally figured out some things by now...
At the beginning, almost all the powerful people thought that the reason why the Lord of Xuanmen did not retrieve his sword was because the Six Paths Sword was too badly damaged in the battle with that person, and it was impossible to repair it. There was no point in retrieving it. Of course, that meaning was for the Lord of Xuanmen himself, but it also had different levels of meaning for the ancient clans and the demon clan...
but…
It seems now.
The whole world guessed wrong.
The Six Paths Sword was indeed severely damaged, but after all these years of nourishment, it could temporarily withstand such consumption, and it might even be fully restored in the future...
“… The Master of Xuanmen left his sword behind just for today, just for the sword strike just now, in order to… not give me a chance to regret?” Ku stared intently. He knew that the Master of Xuanmen could not have planned this situation so long ago, but was more likely to go with the flow and change with the world… But being able to do this was enough to make Ku deeply impressed.
"… It's been a long time since we last met, but I've already been defeated by you."
He muttered to himself, but there was no trace of frustration in his words. Instead, he seemed quite calm.
"This plan is really great, but the key is not the planner, but the executor."
Looking back at Chu Tianxiao's performance, Ku could hardly find any fault with it... His fighting spirit, experience, cunning tactics, and the courage to do what he knew was difficult. He was determined to win the victory himself in the end rather than wait for it to be bestowed upon him...
Of course, the most important thing is that he has the youthful passion of “I want to try it”.
Although this point can be said to be quite stupid, it is what these old people lack the most and miss the most...
A hint of admiration could not be suppressed in his dry eyes.
He raised his head slightly and said, "Master of Xuanmen... I now finally understand why you chose that young man as your successor... I see."
Subconsciously, he covered his chest, as if to remember the excruciating pain, or perhaps, he just wanted to remember the outline of the boy...
At this moment, he recalled a key event from that year...
That chess game...
"Shui Menghan, Lin Yuxi, and Wen'er... Now it seems that your chess game may not be a joke..."
After he said this softly, a strange dark light appeared in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was constantly thinking...
"...According to the current situation, Wen'er has already taken the lead and has that 'advantage'... But until the last moment, it will always be difficult to determine the winner..."
"The most threatening person right now is... the one who topped the beauty list?"
His mind moved slightly, and Ku shook his head slowly.
"No, it's Lin Yuxi."
"Those who haven't made a move yet are the most threatening."
After confirming his guess, Ku picked up the chess piece at the Tianyuan position with his hand, as if he wanted to put it down, but suddenly he found that the chessboard was clearly divided and there was no piece to put down...
His right hand was also twitching slightly, as if trying to stop him from making a move.
After a pause, Ku finally let out a long sigh, and with a little strength of his right hand, he crushed the chess piece into powder, rubbed it, and let it fly away with the wind.
Immediately, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Ku's face.
"I forgot..."
As he thought about it, Ku slowly shook his head, turned around and left without even looking at the chess board.
After all, the situation over there has nothing to do with me anymore, so there is no point worrying about it.
On the contrary, this side...
Since I have decided to take the third path of marrying into the Xuanmen to survive the disaster...
Ku knew that he needed to suppress some of the restless tribes in the demon world.
…
…
at the same time.
The sword light gradually faded.
In the endless darkness, the space everywhere cracked open, and the black mountains in the distance were directly destroyed like dust...
Chu Tianxiao's figure was shuttling back and forth in the space, trying to find a space crack that was large enough to escape from here - with Chu Tianxiao's current cultivation level temporarily above the fifth realm, space cracks of this level would not be a problem for him.
After all, it's just a small space.
At that moment, Chu Tianxiao jumped onto the falling black stone platforms one after another. When he had enough vision, he spotted a bright spot and quickly shuttled over...
At this moment, the cold voice of the Big Prodigal System suddenly rang in his ears!
“Long-term continuous main quest IV: The loser gathers the divine equipment and beats the little one!”
"Mission description: As the prodigal son's wealth grows, the prince of destiny will become more vicious! His true strength alone may not be enough... Therefore, now is the time to use the divine equipment and use the equipment to beat the attributes!"
"Completion Reward: After obtaining any piece of 'divine equipment', this mission can be settled and completed. What is the reward then? ? ? ? "
“Ding ding…judgment begins!”
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Six Paths Sword and becoming the master of the Six Paths Sword... The mission has entered the branching stage. Next, please choose the route branch—"
Chu Tianxiao was slightly stunned when the voice fell, but then he remembered again - when he abused the useless Qin Yun, after the Autumn Night Banquet, the system also gave a similar branch option...
To put it bluntly, it is a choice between vested small interests and long-term greater interests.
“Didi… options generated.”
"One: Choose the 'Six Paths Sword' as the core of the Divine Equipment Plan, and start the task process update and settlement."
"Two: Choose to abandon the 'Six Paths Sword' as the core of the Divine Armor Plan, and choose the Purple Lightning Armor or??? as the core instead."
"Three: Use the 'Broken Six Paths Sword' directly for system settlement and complete Main Path IV."
"Warm reminder: The three choices will greatly affect the subsequent task process, please choose carefully."