Chapter 391

"I assume the destruction of the Golden Earth Sect is your fault?"

Cold Sword thoroughly investigated the matter of the flame snake and the destruction of Vyncent's sect . There was sightings of Arthur, so it wasn't easy to link his presence there with all that happened .

Arthur remained his silent as he inspected her and casually said

"You seemed to have stopped your training routine, I see no improvement since the last time we met . "

Jian Si crossed her arms and coldly snorted while retorting

"And whose fault do you think that is? I've been busy searching for my 'Senior' . "

Hearing this, Arthur became delighted as she finally began spending some efforts in finding Syth . Arthur sat up on a chair which suddenly appeared behind him and made himself comfortable before listening to the irritated Jian Si, who tried her best to keep a respectful attitude, after all, she still wanted him to teach her a few things .

She wasn't behaving like a student, nonetheless, she wasn't as rude as when he first met her .

"What I've discovered left me totally speechless . "

Cold Sword for a second as she saw Arthur's change in expression, she then resumed:

"The young man you assigned me to search for has been sighted in Green-Leaf around five years ago . Back then, he was living in a mortal village only to be discovered by a powerful Sword Saint that was passing by . This Sword Saint praised Syth's skills and made him into his disciple then brought him to his sect . That Sword Saint is actually Joseph Bolona . "

After saying that, Cold Sword remained silent as she stared at Arthur, trying to read his expression .

Claud grasped this moment of silence to explain to Arthur what's a Sword Saint

'Sword Saints are cultivators that reached the peak of sword mastery . Each Sword Saint is an Overgod and there's actually a Realm beyond Sword Saint, it's called Sword God . As far as I know, only the Nameless Knight reached that Realm and perhaps even surpassed that . Your skills with the Sword reached perfection so without a doubt you have the skills of a sword saint but you can't be called so due to your low Realm . '

"What's the name of the Sword Saint's sect?"

Jian Si expected such a question so she quickly gave him the desired answer

"It's the Sky Whale Sword Sect . It's the strongest sword sect in the Cloud Sea Universe and it's situated in the Divine Planet . "

Arthur listened to her and pondered about what to do . Since Syth didn't seem to be in any danger and is actually getting strong in such a powerful sect, he doesn't need to worry . In the future, they'll surely meet and if Syth wants to go back, he'll take him to Astria .

That boy always loved swords and trained meticulously, no wonder he was picked by a Sword Saint, though his luck played a big part in this .

'Now my mind is at ease . '

With Lisa safe and back on Astria and Syth in the Divine Planet, where he's receiving tutoring from a Sword Saint, he can worry about other things and prepare for the White Specter Clan, 'X', and the rest .

Arthur converted with Jian Si for some time before he beckoned with his hand while saying

"Now, shall we begin?"

Confused, Cold Sword tilted her head with a questioning look . Seeing such a comical reaction, Arthur chuckled and said

"You're my student, it's only natural I pass my knowledge to you . "

He has some free time and despite her rotten attitude, he still considered her as his student . She was a talented Sword cultivator and her dao of sword is a bit similar to his .

The usually cold girl became excited as she unsheathed her sword and took a stance .

"No need to hold back, show me what you're made of . "

The aura around her drastically changed, she became like an unsheathed sword, ready to kill her opponent with one strike . The amount of killing intent she was unleashing with overwhelming and would make any weak-willed person unconscious .

With his hand behind his back, Arthur nodded his head as he inspected her using [Eyes of Tranquility] . He could see a red and bloody energy circulate inside her body, though it was most concentrated in her Dantian .

Like a bolt of lightning, Cold Sword charged at Arthur, appearing before him like a ghost . With nimble and swift movements, she stabbed him, holding nothing back .

Unfortunately, the calm Arthur tilted his body in a weird way, easily dodging the attack while still chuckling . This further incensed the short-tempered girl, who slashed with her sword again, causing the wind to become turbulent .

Arthur never moved his feet, he kept tilting his body and evading all her attacks by a hair's breadth . No matter how much she tried, she couldn't touch him . Only after some time did he raise his hand, which had a formless yet incredibly sharp Sword essence enveloping it, and casually swung it at Jian Si, whose face paled as she raised her sword to block the incoming hand .

She felt as if she was hit by a mountain, moreover, the sword-essence around his hand transformed into countless needles that stabbed her body . The force behind his hand, albeit greatly weakened to not hurt her, still caused her to be sent flying thirty or so meters .

She managed to safely land on her feet but her face was paler .

"You focus too much on your first strike and think it's going to land thus you don't think of a countermeasure . Moreover, your energy becomes chaotic when you're in a disadvantage"

Arthur carefully told her the flaws he noticed in their last exchange . Jian Si stood there and opened her ears wide . Though the notes he gave her were extremely useful and allowed her to reach the rank of Sword Master earlier than expected, experimental training is always better than a theoretical one .

After talking non-stop for ten minutes, Arthur raised his hand and grabbed the air, which startled Jian Si as the sword in her hand, which was supposed to be her life-time companion, was snatched so easily . The sword flew toward Arthur then disappeared into nothingness .

"Here's your first training . Recreate your sword with purely your energy . If you can't do that, your sword will be trapped in my dimensional space, never to see the light of day again . "

Although she was angry, Cold Sword didn't dare throw a tantrum . She helplessly looked at him and retorted

"How is it even possible to create a sword with just energy?"

What she said was true . Energy was formless and her sword was a material thing, to recreate it using energy is such an absurd idea .

"Oh but it's possible . Your sword needs to be part of you, its energy, shape, height, everything only then will you understand my meaning . "

In a demonstration, Arthur raised his right hand, from which emitted ominous darkness that enveloped a small area around him . The darkness didn't last long and was soon replaced by a dark blade that burned with black flames .

The illusory dark blade was so sharp that the ground under it suffered a clean slash mark . Witnessing this, Jian Si became momentarily flabbergasted .

The dark blade soon vanished as Arthur sat on a nearby chair, crossed his arms and gazed at the dark-haired girl, expecting him to begin .

Cold Sword closed her eyes and pictured her red sword as energy circulated in her hand . The moment the energy started taking shape, it shattered, causing the girl to feel dizzy .

Like a statue, Arthur gazed at Jian Si for twelve-hours . The usually cold and indifferent girl was now panting as she laid on the ground . She couldn't even lift a finger as Arthur's task was much harder and exhausting that she initially thought .

As someone in the God Realm, she has a considerable amount of stored Nether Energy yet it was depleted in the four hours . She had to use precious recovery pills that increased her absorption of Nether Energy .

She could feel Arthur's stare, he remained silent and would only throw a few remarks now and then . When he finally told her to go get some rest, Jian Si felt as if she was pardoned . She dragged her heavy body and entered her nearby residence .

Although meditation would help her recover, she was so mentally fatigued that she fell asleep the moment she laid on her bed . It has been so long since she slept as she always spends her time practicing with the sword or cultivating .

Back on the peak of mountain, Arthur was still sitting on the chair and staring at the starry-sky with an absent-minded look .

Very soon, two youths appeared before him, both were bowing respectfully . One was a red-haired youth while the other had a striking resemblance to the former with only difference being the color of the hair .

"I need you two to go to Earth and get something for me . "

"I shall follow thy command . "

"As you wish . "

Surprisingly, Midolf didn't dare curse or fight with Radolf as he saw the serious look on Arthur's face . After gazing at them for some time, he explained what needs to be done while the two silently and carefully listened .

After bowing one last time, the two entered a Spatial Tunnel he just created, disappearing from Green-Leaf .

"No one will accept your actions . We're not talking about one or two factions, I fear that all of them will form an alliance to take you down . "

Arthur chuckled and retorted

"Let them try for when I show myself, I shall flip the world upside down . "

Inside the ARK, Claud stared at the endless white space before him while muttering

"So this how the Prophecy begins but what about its ending?"