"Lord Huang, this isn't the 'Mirage Dragon'. There are so many brothers here! Lord Huang, please conduct yourself with dignity! "
At this moment, Li Lin suddenly spoke up.
The moment he opened his mouth, everyone was shocked. Even Zhao Fengchen was taken aback.
"Li Lin, how dare you speak to me in such a manner!"
Huang Xiaotian's face was cold as he glared at Li Lin. He didn't expect a lowly guard like Li Lin to talk back to him before so many people.
"Lord Huang, I'll say it once more. This isn't the Mirage Dragon. If Vice Commander Huang wishes to cause trouble, please leave this place! "
Li Lin spoke once more. This time, his gaze met Huang Xiaotian's fearless gaze.
In the hall, two commanders who were on good terms with Zhao Fengchen stood up, wanting to dissuade Li Lin. It wasn't a good thing to make an enemy out of Huang Xiaotian.
However, Zhao Fengchen quickly waved his hands to stop them.
Looking at Li Lin, Zhao Fengchen was astonished, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. He had a deep understanding of Li Lin.
There was a huge problem with Li Lin's personality. He was overly cowardly, and the fact that he had been a minor guard of the north gate for more than a decade was more than enough to illustrate this problem.
Thus, Zhao Fengchen didn't have much hope for Li Lin. All he wanted was for him to be promoted to a minor guard.
Yet, Li Lin actually dared to talk back to Huang Xiaotian before so many people. This left him astonished.
In that instant, Zhao Fengchen could vaguely sense a change in Li Lin.
"It seems like he's really different!"
Zhao Fengchen's eyes flickered. He suddenly had a different opinion of Li Lin.
"How dare a minor guard like you speak to me in such a manner!"
Huang Xiaotian's gaze was incredibly cold. If looks could kill, Li Lin would have died many times over. Huang Xiaotian had never been polite to those who dared to offend him.
But in the end, Huang Xiaotian didn't make a move.
"Hmph! You're just a trash who relied on a woman to climb up! On Duke Jiu's account, I won't teach you a lesson this time! "
Pah! Huang Xiaotian's palm shot forward, and with lightning speed, he grabbed the 'Death's Abyss' in Li Lin's hand. Boom! Li Lin didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying by this huge force. He staggered and only managed to stabilize himself after taking a few steps back. His face was extremely red.
Li Lin could be considered an expert in the Imperial Army. But compared to a future big shot like Huang Xiaotian, there was still a huge gap.
Even though Huang Xiaotian had lost to Zhao Fengchen, he was still one of the top experts in the future Imperial Army beneath the three marshals.
How could Li Lin be his match!?
"Brothers, please take a look. I, Huang Xiaotian, am not here for a personal grudge. It's just that I can't bear to see these fellows swindle others of their wealth! "
Huang Xiaotian easily snatched "Death's Abyss" from Li Lin's hand. His right hand gripped the hilt of the saber and slowly turned it around in the hall.
A series of cold gleams swept through the void, causing everyone's eyes to be dazzled. However, Huang Xiaotian's face was filled with disdain. It was as though this wasn't some treasure saber, but a worthless piece of scrap metal.
"Huang Xiaotian, what are you trying to do?"
Zhao Fengchen suddenly spoke with a cold expression.
"Hmph, didn't I tell you? I can't bear to see you swindlers, so I'm here to expose you! "
Huang Xiaotian turned to look at Zhao Fengchen and sneered coldly. A powerful aura emanated from his body.
"'What is hard is easy to break'. Zhao Fengchen, Li Lin, don't tell me you don't understand this logic! Any weapon that exceeds three chi will break easily, and the longer it is, the more likely it will break. Thus, in the Central Plains, there are very few swordsmiths who can forge weapons beyond three chi. A weapon of four chi is already a rare sight, but to think that you would use a weapon of seven chi to fool everyone! Do you really think that everyone here is a fool? "
Huang Xiaotian's words immediately caused a huge commotion in the hall.
Everyone was here for the reputation of the Wootz steel weapons, and with Zhao Fengchen's example, as well as the lack of time, they didn't really consider this problem.
However, with Huang Xiaotian's words, many of them came to a realization. That's right, what is hard is easy to break. Even though they didn't know how to forge swords, they understood this logic.
Thus, in the Central Plains, no one would forge a weapon that was longer than four chi, unless it was a spear or halberd. However, this type of weapon was meant to be hunted on the battlefield, so it wasn't rare at all.
In the military warehouse of the Tang dynasty, there were plenty of such weapons. Even if they were to break, they could just replace them with a new one. Furthermore, the cost was extremely low.
However, a sword was different. No one would want to buy a sword that would break easily.
"Lord Huang's words aren't without reason."
"Indeed, this saber is a little too long!"
…
The Imperial Army commanders whispered to one another, and they nodded their heads. Initially, they were dissatisfied with Huang Xiaotian. They thought that he was here to wreak havoc and exact vengeance after losing to Zhao Fengchen.
However, his words weren't completely unreasonable.
"Hmph! Hmph! "
Raising Death's Abyss high up, Huang Xiaotian's beard trembled. Upon seeing this sight, he sneered coldly in his heart, as though he had already predicted everything.
Behind him, Zhao Fengchen and Li Lin's expressions changed slightly.
Zhao Fengchen had bought the WuZi Steel Sword from Wang Chong, defeated Huang Xiaotian, and became the marshal. Thus, he subconsciously chose to trust Li Lin and Wang Chong.
On the other hand, Li Lin was his nephew, so there was no need for him to doubt him.
Thus, the two of them didn't consider whether it was reasonable for a seven chi long saber to be so long. Now that Huang Xiaotian had brought it up, the two of them realized that something was amiss.
The principle that something that was hard would break easily was the most basic of all. Huang Xiaotian wasn't trying to make things difficult for them for no reason.
"Li Lin …"
Zhao Fengchen wanted to ask Li Lin about it, but the moment he thought of it, he stopped himself. It was already too late to ask anything before so many people.
Furthermore, if there was really a problem, their reputation would be tarnished by Huang Xiaotian's actions before so many people.
— — To dare to scam so many brothers, there would probably be no place for them in the Imperial Army in the future!
It was precisely because of this that their faces turned incomparably grim.
But at this moment, there was no turning back.
"Chong-er, you mustn't let anything happen to me!"
Li Lin thought anxiously.
He didn't have the time to think about how Huang Xiaotian would snatch the Death's Abyss. Standing in the hall, he could sense that the gazes everyone was looking at him from all directions weren't right.
But for his nephew, Li Lin couldn't say anything even if he was scammed.
"Brothers, the sharper the weapon isn't necessarily the better. This weapon might look grand, but it's actually nothing more than a pile of scrap metal. Today, I'll show you what this Death's Abyss is and see if it's worth your money! "
As Huang Xiaotian spoke, he raised the seven chi Death's Abyss in one hand and stretched out the index finger of his other hand. With a slight bend, he flicked his finger toward the seventy percent of the Death's Abyss.
Hong long long!
The sound of wind and thunder exploded in the air. Huang Xiaotian's fingertip instantly exploded with a dazzling golden energy that was like a comet. Although the energy was formed from Yuan Qi, it was as hard as diamond and gave off a feeling that it was indestructible.
"Diamond Gale Lightning Finger!"
This was one of Huang Xiaotian's ultimate techniques. It allowed one to concentrate all of one's strength into a single finger, making it as tough as vajra.
In close-range combat, Huang Xiaotian could even fight bare-handed against an opponent wielding a divine weapon with only one hand behind his back.
In Huang Xiaotian's previous battles, he had broken the record of more than a hundred treasured swords and sabers.
The most famous instance of Huang Xiaotian's Diamond Gale Lightning Finger was when Huang Xiaotian was out on a mission. When he passed by a mountain, he saw a dozen zhang tall basalt cliff.
The entire cliff was a single piece of basalt rock embedded into the mountain.
Huang Xiaotian's companions joked with him, asking if his Diamond Gale Lightning Finger could leave a mark on the basalt rock. In the end, Huang Xiaotian only chuckled. He walked up to the cliff, and with a flick of his finger, he shattered the entire basalt rock. Eventually, like a spiderweb, it shattered into countless fragments and fell down.
This incident was extremely famous in the Imperial Army. Even decades later, Huang Xiaotian's name would still be mentioned by others, and it became a beautiful story.
If Huang Xiaotian were to use his Diamond Gale Lightning Finger, there probably wouldn't be many weapons that could withstand it. At the very least, a seven chi long saber wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Wait a moment!"
Zhao Fengchen shouted. He wanted to stop Huang Xiaotian, but it was already too late. Hong long long, the entire hall was filled with the sound of wind and thunder. It was as though countless lightning bolts were streaking across the hall.
In that instant, before everyone's eyes, time seemed to have come to a halt —
"Hu!"
A raging wind blew in the hall, and endless air currents flowed in the direction of the Death's Abyss along with Huang Xiaotian's finger. As Huang Xiaotian's finger inched closer, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats. The atmosphere was tense.
Everyone knew that Huang Xiaotian's finger could collapse a cliff with a single finger. It wasn't something that could be looked at normally. This finger wasn't just a single finger, it was his full strength!
No one knew whether the seven chi long Death's Abyss could withstand this attack or not!
Hong long!
Finally, Huang Xiaotian's finger struck seventy percent of the saber, and the entire hall trembled. It was as though an invisible meteor had struck it, and the trembling of the saber reverberated in the air.
But in the next instant, everyone was dumbfounded.
Even after withstanding the full strength of Huang Xiaotian's Diamond Gale Lightning Finger, the seven chi long WuZi Steel was actually unscathed!
"How is this possible?!"
In that instant, no one was more shocked than Huang Xiaotian.
The strength of the Diamond Gale Lightning Finger was incomparably powerful, and he had broken countless weapons with it. There weren't many weapons that could withstand it.
Not to mention, this weapon was seven chi long, making it even easier for it to break. As long as he flicked his finger at seventy percent of the saber's hilt, the weapon would definitely shatter inch by inch.
It was impossible for a weapon that was seven chi long to withstand his attack.
"This is impossible!"
Huang Xiaotian flicked his finger at the saber once more. This time, it was fast, hurried, and heavy.
Hong long long!
The ground trembled, but the seven chi long Death's Abyss in Huang Xiaotian's hand remained unharmed! In that instant, Huang Xiaotian's face paled.
Just as Huang Xiaotian was about to flick his finger for the third time, Zhao Fengchen finally couldn't stand it anymore.
"Huang Xiaotian, stop it!"
Zhao Fengchen bellowed furiously:
"If you don't stop now, don't blame me for getting nasty!"
Zhao Fengchen placed his right hand on the WuZi Steel sword by his waist, and with a stern expression, he exuded the disposition of a commander. Just as Li Lin had said, this wasn't the territory of the Mirage Dragon or Huang Xiaotian. Since Huang Xiaotian dared to act so brazenly, he shouldn't blame him for getting nasty.
"Hahaha, Vice Commander Huang, I've already said it. You're here to cause trouble! What do you mean by you can't stand us? You're here to exact vengeance! "
At this moment, Li Lin couldn't help but burst into laughter and heave a sigh of relief. In that instant, he nearly died from fright. If Huang Xiaotian were to break down, he would have no place in the Imperial Army at all.
In fact, even Zhao Fengchen wouldn't be able to tolerate him!
"Chong-er, good job!"
Li Lin's eyes glowed, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter. This nephew of his had really given him face this time.
Li Lin was certain that after Huang Xiaotian's ruckus. In the future, he would be like a fish in water in the Imperial Army.
The WuZi Steel weapons would become even more famous than before!
Furthermore, the number of commanders in the Imperial Army who would request for swords from the Wang Clan would be as many as carps in the river!
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