"Are you Dugu Jian?"
Luosi had never seen Dugu Jian before, but just by looking at him, she recognized him. Some people were unique. Even if you hadn't met them, you'd heard their names. To be able to wield this heavy sword, there was no one else in the world besides Dugu Jian who could do it.
The Grandmaster of Sword Dao in Long Country, who was an ordinary person before the age of eighteen and had never even touched a wooden sword. After the age of eighteen, he became invincible with a sword. Her record wasn't extensive, but few would doubt the strength of her sword dao. Not long ago, she had gone on a rampage in the Yang Country's imperial palace, killing many of the Yang Country's royal enforcers, including those at the peak of the Heavenly Realm and above. This matter was known to very few, but the Kill Path Society was ubiquitous, and they had colluded with the Yang Country's royal family. This matter naturally wouldn't escape their notice.
"Oh, you've heard of my name. As expected of a Red Rider of the Three Peaks Twelve Riders. Good, since that's the case, I'll grant you a sword. How about it?"
Dugu Jian leaped from the sword hilt and casually grabbed the nearly two-thousand-pound greatsword, pointing it at Luosi with a smile.
"It is an honor for Luosi to spar with the Grandmaster of Sword Dao of Long Country."
Luosi was very confident in her sword dao and had long wanted to compete with a Grandmaster of Sword Dao like Dugu Jian. Hearing Dugu Jian's words, her eyes lit up, and she said.
"I don't know why, but I'm starting to dislike being called the Grandmaster of Sword Dao. More than that title, I'd prefer to be called the Sword Saint."
Dugu Jian looked at Luosi and said with a smile. Then, he turned and swept his gaze across the others present. "Today, I, Dugu Jian, challenge anyone who is not convinced. You may all fight."
With that, Dugu Jian swung the greatsword in his hand towards Luosi. A nearly two-thousand-pound profound iron greatsword was not something even a peak Heavenly Realm expert could wield easily. However, in Dugu Jian's hands, the heavy sword felt as light as a feather. In the blink of an eye, the sword had already struck towards Luosi.
With just a slight move from Dugu Jian, Luosi saw her limit. She couldn't block Dugu Jian's sword. No, in this world, no one could block the sword in Dugu Jian's hand. Luosi, who had just instantly killed over a hundred black-clothed swordsmen, didn't even have the courage to resist Dugu Jian's sword and could only dodge quickly.
However, if Dugu Jian's sword were that easy to dodge, it wouldn't be his sword. Luosi dodged quickly, but Dugu Jian was even faster. In almost 0.01 seconds, Dugu Jian's sword was close to Luosi, pushing her into an inescapable corner. Seeing that she couldn't dodge, Luosi hurriedly swung her sword horizontally, unleashing all her strength to block this casual strike from Dugu Jian.
Luosi was not old, but her martial cultivation had long surpassed the peak of the Heavenly Realm, otherwise, she wouldn't have become a Red Rider among the Three Peaks Twelve Riders at such a young age. Her martial cultivation was enough to rank in the top ten in the world. However, Dugu Jian, standing opposite her, was only in his early twenties and hadn't even broken through the Earth Realm in martial cultivation, yet he made her feel a despair she had never felt before with his sword.
Even though Luosi's martial cultivation surpassed the peak of the Heavenly Realm, she was still no match for the sword in Dugu Jian's hand. In the next second, Dugu Jian's heavy sword easily cut through Luosi's red sword, and Luosi's right arm, which held the sword, was also severed.
"This..."
Seeing that Luosi, who had just annihilated over a hundred black-clothed swordsmen with seemingly invincible prowess, couldn't even block one sword from Dugu Jian, everyone from the five great families widened their eyes. Even Shen Lang looked on in disbelief.
"Miss Luosi, how are you?"
As Luosi was about to fall, Zhao Shengtian quickly stepped forward to support her and called out.
"Zhao Shengtian, I've heard of you. You are a descendant of the Zhao family, but you colluded with the Kill Path Society and established a biochemical laboratory on Paradise Island in Nanling, capturing many innocent girls for biochemical experiments, leading to countless deaths."
After defeating Luosi with a single sword, Dugu Jian stuck his greatsword into the ground and pointed his finger at Zhao Shengtian before him, saying, "People like you are not qualified to live. Today, in the name of the Sword Saint, I declare your death."
"Protect Red Rider Luosi, protect Young Master Zhao."
Seeing Dugu Jian's killing intent, a group of women in red behind Zhao Shengtian drew their long swords from their waists and attacked Dugu Jian.
"Using swords in front of me?"
Facing a group of women in red whose martial cultivation had all broken through the peak of the Earth Realm, Dugu Jian sneered, heavily slapped the profound iron greatsword, and the next second, dozens of invincible sword energies shot out from the greatsword. In the blink of an eye, the entire group of women in red were all cut down.
"This..."
Dugu Jian's power not only plunged Zhao Shengtian and Luosi into despair but also suffocated the members of the five great families present. This woman was simply a killing god, an invincible killing god.
"Grandpa, save me."
At the critical moment, Zhao Shengtian looked at Zhao Ding Tian and shouted loudly. Seeing Zhao Shengtian in danger, Zhao Ding Tian's face changed drastically, and he quickly shouted to the hundred Zhao family powerhouses, "Quickly take the Golden Number One and save him."
The original hundred Zhao family powerhouses were inferior to the Qin family's black-clothed swordsmen. To save someone from Dugu Jian, they had to take the Golden Number One.
"Yes!" Hearing Zhao Ding Tian's words, the hundred Zhao family powerhouses simultaneously opened the vials of Golden Number One and drank it all. As they drank the Golden Number One, the martial cultivation of these hundred Zhao family powerhouses rapidly increased from the early Heavenly Realm, reaching the peak of the Heavenly Realm in less than a minute.
"This..."
Seeing this scene, the other four great families present were dumbfounded. This Golden Number One was indeed powerful, bringing a qualitative leap in strength. A hundred peak Heavenly Realm powerhouses, let alone Dugu Jian, there wouldn't be anyone in this world who could stop them.
"Good!" Zhao Ding Tian looked at all this and rejoiced. He shouted to the hundred Zhao family powerhouses, "Quickly kill Dugu Jian."
"We obey the family head's command."
The hundred Zhao family powerhouses, their strength suddenly boosted, were now brimming with confidence. They hadn't had a chance to test their strength, and with Dugu Jian as a target, why would they let it go? Thus, over a hundred people surged towards Dugu Jian like a tide, their killing intent overwhelming.
If it were anyone else, facing the simultaneous encirclement and assassination of a hundred peak Heavenly Realm powerhouses, they would have been scared to death. However, not only was there no fear on Dugu Jian's face, but a smile appeared instead.
"Come on, today, I will open my path to Sword Saint with the blood of a hundred peak Heavenly Realm powerhouses."
With that, Dugu Jian grabbed the profound iron greatsword, gripped the hilt with both hands, and with a fierce swing and a loud shout, "I have a sword that can kill souls, extinguish spirits, punish gods, and seal demons. This sword is called: Heavenly Sword."
With that, Dugu Jian swept his sword out. The entire world froze in an instant. Whether it was the people of the five great families, Shen Lang, or Zhao Shengtian and Luosi, everyone was unable to move. Their eyes could see, their ears could hear, and their minds could think. Thus, they watched as the following scene unfolded. The hundred Zhao family powerhouses, all at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, exploded like brilliant fireworks, their blood mist filling the sky.