In these two years, that rumor had always existed, but no one believed it, so it was gradually forgotten.
Because it made no sense.
No matter how talented Chen Changsheng was in the path of the sword, he still had to be reasonable.
Today, they finally saw that legendary scene and realized that the rumor was actually true.
It truly made no sense.
First, one had to have so many swords.
Second, one had to have a sufficiently powerful spiritual sense, so powerful that it surpassed imagination, so stable that it was unimaginable. Only then could one control so many swords. Moreover, it could not be simple control. If one could only use one's spiritual sense to control these swords to slash and stab, one would be unable to make more complex transformations or respond in a timely manner. To Star Condensation experts like them, it was meaningless. They could completely disregard it.
Yes, one had to have so many swords, and one's spiritual sense was so powerful that it could be grasped like a hand, but one also had to know so many sword styles.
These requirements were too high. Logically speaking, no one under the starry sky could accomplish them.
However, these conditions seemed to be tailor-made for Chen Chang Sheng.
He had so many swords, he could control so many swords, or perhaps these swords were willing to listen to his will, and then he knew so many sword styles.
Thus, Chen Changsheng could accomplish this seemingly illogical thing.
As a result, to the experts of the Imperial Court, today's battle had become an illogical thing.
Chen Changsheng only needed to simultaneously control these swords in the air to attack, and it would be equivalent to several dozen or even several hundred Chen Changshengs attacking.
How could they fight this?
Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, falling on Chen Changsheng's shoulders and painting him with a thin layer of white.
At the same time, these snowflakes also fell on the several hundred swords around him, adding many white lines to the world.
He walked forward, and the several hundred swords in the air moved forward with him, noiselessly.
This scene was abnormally bizarre, causing one's heart to palpitate with fear.
The several hundred swords faintly vibrated in the wind and snow, making no sound. Only when an external force disturbed them would they hum.
Several sword glows abruptly illuminated a corner of the wind and snow. The crisp hum of swords and the dull clashing of swords resounded at almost the same time.
A stream of blood flew out and fell onto the snowy ground.
A broken sword stabbed into the wall at an angle, so deep that its shadow could not be seen.
The sword glows suddenly faded, and then everything returned to silence.
The two experts of the Imperial Court who attempted to launch a sneak attack were unable to pass through the sword net formed by the several hundred swords. One was injured while the other retreated.
A few traces remained in the wind and snow. One could faintly make out the general appearance of the Second Move of the True Sword of the Orthodoxy and the Gathering Evening Clouds of the Three Forms of Wenshui.
Chen Chang Sheng walked through the dilapidated courtyard, and the hundreds of swords in the air followed him, passing through the walls of the courtyard, like fishes passing through rocks in a stream.
There was a large water tank in the courtyard over there. There was a thin layer of ice floating on the surface of the tank.
Chen Chang Sheng glanced in that direction.
Hundreds of swords followed his gaze and aimed at the water jar.
Crack, crack, crack. Countless cracking sounds rang out at the same time. The thin layer of ice on the surface of the water jar was cut into countless pieces. At the same time, the water jar itself was also cut into countless pieces.
Amidst the splashing sounds, water poured out of the vat, stirring up the snow on the ground. At the same time, an assassin covered in blood fell to the ground along with the water.
The assassin's body was riddled with sword wounds and was constantly bleeding, but he didn't seem to feel any pain and only looked at Chen Chang Sheng in shock.
"Retreat further!" an official of the Department for Purging Officials yelled.
They were all Star Condensation experts with rich combat experience. They quickly reacted. As long as they maintained a sufficient distance, the threat of these swords would be greatly reduced.
There were even some people who had calculated a safe distance, which was around eight zhang.
Instantly, there was the sound of rushing wind. Several dozen experts appeared and scattered around the courtyard. They were at least ten-some zhang away from Chen Chang Sheng, but they did not leave.
Seeing this, Chen Chang Sheng's steps did not pause. He continued forward, quickly returning to the courtyard in the alley of the Northern Military Department.
The crabapple tree in the courtyard no longer had a single leaf. Its bare branches stretched out in the snowy sky and did not take up much space.
But when the several hundred swords arrived in the courtyard, the space seemed rather cramped.
Broken branches were not fallen leaves. When they fell from the sky, they would not rustle.
That crabapple tree that had been moved here from the mountains on the outskirts of the capital no more than a few weeks ago had noiselessly disintegrated into countless splinters of wood, becoming a pile on the snowy ground.
This scene was still very strange.
The courtyard was filled with swords, swift and fierce to the extreme.
The world was filled with sword intents, incomparably awe-inspiring.
Anyone who wanted to break through these swords and attack Chen Chang Sheng would have to face the all-out attack of these awe-inspiring sword intents.
On the snowy street, Wang Po and he had split up.
Wang Po had gone to fight Tie Shu because he was skilled at defeating the strong from a position of weakness. Reality had proven that he had truly succeeded.
Chen Chang Sheng had come to this courtyard to kill Zhou Tong because he was skilled at fighting one against many. This was the same principle.
"He's finally using his strongest move?"
Xiao De stood at the stone gate of the courtyard and looked at Chen Chang Sheng.
At this moment, Chen Chang Sheng was standing on the stone steps. The distance between the two was neither too far nor too close, neither too much nor too little, precisely eight zhang.
This distance explained many things. Firstly, Xiao De did not have the confidence to simultaneously face the collective attack of several hundred swords. Secondly, he seemed to have a deep understanding of Chen Chang Sheng's moves.
Just like what he said.
A few days ago, Eunuch Lin had been heavily injured in the Orthodox Academy, shocking many people who knew the inside story.
Chen Chang Sheng's moves had long ago been no secret to people at Xiao De's level.
"Within the same level, you truly can be said to be invincible."
Xiao De continued to speak, somewhat sorrowful.
Invincible within the same level sounded very normal, but this was not the case.
In the last one thousand years, no one had been able to do this.
Before breaking through, Wang Po's strength had been roughly on par with Xue Xingchuan's. When Su Li was at the initial level of Star Condensation, he had been beaten like a dog by a girl from the snowy plains of the north. Even Zhou Dufu, hailed as the strongest expert under the starry sky, everyone knew that when he was at the upper level of Ethereal Opening, he was assuredly not a match for the precocious Chen Xuanba, even if Chen Xuanba had also been at the upper level of Ethereal Opening.
The current Chen Chang Sheng could truly be invincible within the same level.
He was at the initial level of Star Condensation, and there were faint signs of another breakthrough.
But let alone the initial level of Star Condensation, not even the middle level of Star Condensation could find a single person that could defeat him.
Not a single one.
It was impossible.
Because the number of swords he had was the number of him.
To fight with him was to fight with countless of him.
Who could defeat him?
"Fortunately, it's only invincible within the same level."
Xiao De sighed. "Otherwise, I really would have to turn and leave."
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