“Such strength!”

Sword h.o.a.rder's face fell after he was forced to back off under Chu Kuangren's attack and recognized how powerful Chu Kuangren was. He was obviously shocked.

'So young but so powerful.'

'He's definitely a sky-pride from some sage orthodoxy!'

“Hey, kid, who's Young Emperor are you?” Sword h.o.a.rder said coldly. To him, a sky-pride so young had to be a Young Emperor. In fact, some Young Emperors were not even capable of pus.h.i.+ng him back.

“I'm no Young Emperor, but I have defeated a few in the past.” Chu Kuangren simply smiled.

Once the words left his lips, the crowd roared in excitement.

In the crowd, someone's eyes narrowed in thought. “Wait, he's the Black Heaven Sect's Senior Elder Brother, Chu Kuangren!”

The news of Chu Kuangren defeating those Young Emperors was common knowledge at this point. In addition to his good looks and aura, it was not difficult to guess and it instantly shocked the crowd.

“This is Chu Kuangren? Man, hearing about him just isn't the same as seeing him. He has such a G.o.dly aura and overwhelming power.”

“I know, right? He must be much stronger to be able to repel Sword h.o.a.rder, an Honorable, with one strike.”

“Looks like the rumors about him beating the Young Emperors were true.”

The crowd grew excited.

Some younger talents' eyes could not help but light up.

Many young sky-prides strived to become a Young Emperor, but considering how Chu Kuangren had defeated quite a few, that alone was enough for countless sky-prides to place him on a pedestal.

Sword h.o.a.rder was a little shocked at learning Chu Kuangren's ident.i.ty. “Rumor has it that the Black Heaven Sect has ten sacred swords, and the one you have is likely one of them. No wonder it gave me such strong feelings.”

Sword h.o.a.rder was very unwilling to give this up, for it was a sacred sword! After all, he loved collecting rare swords and had yet added a sacred one to his collection.

However, no matter how much he wanted it, his hands were tied.

This was Chu Kuangren, Black Heaven Sect's Senior Elder Brother. He would likely have an Honorable protector in the shadows, and who was to say that there would only be one? Striking would not end well for him.

“Such a pity, pity, pity.”

“I shall go!”

Sword h.o.a.rder was unwilling, but he knew that the sword within Chu Kuangren was unattainable.

As he was about to leave, a ray of light flashed past, and Chu Kuangren was suddenly standing before him.

“Oh, great swordsman, did you think that you can just walk away after striking at me?” Chu Kuangren spat coldly.

'Who does he think he is? He doesn't get to strike and leave as he pleases.'

'Does the name 'Chu Kuangren' mean nothing to him?'

“Hmph, you think you can stop me?” Sword h.o.a.rder patted his sword case, and out came a treasured sword that flew into his hands.

“Mark of the Wolf!”

Sword h.o.a.rder swung his sword with no hesitation and numerous sword qi wove together to form a purple wolf that looked like it could swallow the skies. The wolf charged straight at Chu Kuangren.

“Since you wanted to see my sword so badly, I'll grant you your wis.h.!.+” Chu Kuangren spoke without a hint of emotion. As the sword qi within him surged, his Descendant Self Sword flew out alongside his sword qi, and out burst a dazzling purple sword ray.

The scene was now flooded with a horrifying Daoist Rhyme that sounded like it could move mountains and part the seas before the sword ray burst forth.

The sword ray immediately beheaded the wolf, and with that, its Daoist Rhyme and spiritual energy faded.

However, the purple sword ray remained locked onto Sword h.o.a.rder and his face fell. He quickly swung his longsword at full strength to block the attack but to no avail.

All that was heard was a clang sound and the longsword immediately shattered into pieces, leaving Sword h.o.a.rder to bear the full brunt of the sword qi. Like a cannonball, he was sent flying into layers of concrete wall, all the while coughing out blood.

“Even with a sacred sword in hand, his combat ability is just beyond anyone's imagination. He lives up to the rumors from three years ago when he killed Honorable Swordsman White Cloud.” Sword h.o.a.rder's face paled as horror lodged deep in his eyes.

Sword h.o.a.rder threw the broken sword to the side and placed his sword case in front of him, diverting a surge of spiritual power into it. One by one, all the treasured swords flew out and circled him with a horrifying Daoist Rhyme.

“Chu Kuangren, have a taste of my sword formation!”

“Go! Thousand Army Sword Formation!”

The twelve treasured swords formed a circle and condensed their powerful sword qi before it locked onto Chu Kuangren and fired. Daoist Rhymes instantly rang out as sword qi began to interweave. All twelve swords had created a force equivalent to an army!

Thousand Army Sword Formation was Sword h.o.a.rders ace in the hole!

It was also the main reason he was so pa.s.sionate about collecting swords. It was all so that he would have enough swords to pull off this powerful formation!

As for Chu Kuangren, he neither dodged nor hid from the attack. Instead, a mysterious Daoist Rhyme appeared and the Sword of The Heavens manifested on his head, causing every sword in the city to vibrate.

“Solidify!”

Chu Kuangren yelled.

Then all twelve swords froze midair and the overwhelming sword qi vanished in an instant.

The crowd was stunned, and Sword h.o.a.rder was dumbfounded.

“Wha— what is this?!”

Sword h.o.a.rder tried to channel his spiritual power to regain control of his swords, but no matter what he did, they refused to budge. There was even some resistance that repelled his spiritual energy.

Sword h.o.a.rder had never come across this situation before.

“Swords and humans can't communicate, so how do you control them?”

Chu Kuangren suddenly said.

With a slight s.h.i.+ft of his thoughts, all the swords that were midair lodged themselves into the ground in front of him, bending slightly. It almost seemed like they were bowing to him.

“An Exquisite Nine Orifices Sword Heart!”

“I finally got it. You're controlling them with your Exquisite Nine Orifices Sword Heart!!” It finally clicked for Sword h.o.a.rder. He stared at Chu Kuangren with bloodshot eyes as disbelief and unfathomable jealousy rose within him.

The Exquisite Nine Orifices Sword Heart allowed one to naturally bond with the souls of swords. Not to mention that one could also manipulate swords without much practice. It was extremely powerful.

Every sword cultivator under the sun would kill for such a Physique.

“All you do is collect swords, but you don't refine them. Of course, you can control them with spiritual power, but that's simply not good enough.”

“F*ck off. Do you think everyone has an Exquisite Nine Orifices Sword Heart? How do you expect me to refine all of these swords?”

Sword h.o.a.rder's words were laced with hate and envy.

There was a limit to weapon refining since a person's energy was limited. Most sword cultivators would spend their whole lives on refining one sword.

Moreover, there was no way for Sword h.o.a.rder to predict that he would end up battling Chu Kuangren and his Exquisite Nine Orifices Sword Heart.

“So, you lose,” Chu Kuangren said indifferently. As he slowly raised his hand to Sword h.o.a.rder, a thought crossed his mind. With that, the sword case rattled and flew towards him.

“What! Give me back my sword case!” Sword h.o.a.rder panicked. His sword case and the swords within it were the fruits of his lifelong labor!

Chu Kuangren swung his Descendant Self Sword once more and it burst into a brilliant sword ray, forcing Sword h.o.a.rder to resist it. However, he was still thrown into the air with a dozen cuts on his body.

Sword h.o.a.rder knew that he was no match for Chu Kuangren. If he were to stay, he would definitely perish.

So then he made his decision as he charged towards Chu Kuangren with numerous sword qi before vanis.h.i.+ng into the distance.

Once Chu Kuangren had blocked all the sword qi, he looked in the direction that Sword h.o.a.rder fled in and scowled.

“Seven Heroes of swordsmans.h.i.+p? Disappointing.”