Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. He believed that if he wanted to defeat Lin Chu, he could only start with the Xia Sword.
If the Xia Sword was sharp enough, then when he slashed down just now, perhaps it would not have been as simple as slicing through half of Lin Chu's shoulder. Instead, he would have been able to cut Lin Chu in two. Then, victory and defeat would have been decided.
He knew in his heart that the upper limit of this sword had not been fully unleashed.
Previously, when he encountered the chaotic monster, in order to cut through the jade flute, he had focused all his mental energy on this sword. At that time, he had felt a spiritual energy leap out of the sword. It seemed that if he took another step forward, it would undergo some sort of transformation. However, in the end, he had not been able to break through that barrier.
He believed that there was a problem with him here, as well as the Xia Sword itself.
This was a magical tool that his teacher had forged and then given to him. It was also because of this sword that he had been able to kill the Heavenly Salamander. After arriving at the Protectorate, he had relied on this sword to fight against many opponents.
In the past, this might not have been a problem. However, now, as his cultivation gradually increased, there was a faint problem.
It was precisely because this sword was not forged by him that it could not be considered his own sword. Although he had a close connection with the Xia Sword, there was always a barrier between them. The result was that the Xia Sword could not bear all his mental energy.
In reality, the upper limit of this sword was far greater than this. If he could use it, with the mental energy he currently possessed, killing Lin Chu would not be a problem.
Thus, there was only one way.
That was to find a way to break through this barrier.
However, this involved the question of whether "the sword follows the man" or "the man follows the sword".
If the man follows the sword, then it was very simple. He only needed to place the sword first and let go of himself. Then, he would naturally be able to break through the barrier and use the sword without hindrance. However, from then on, the sword would be the master, and he would be the second.
However, if there was another master in the light and not him, then his Dao heart would no longer exist. He would also be unable to walk down the path of Dao unswervingly.
Thus, he would absolutely not make this choice.
Thus, the only option left was "the sword follows the man".
However, it was very difficult to achieve this step, and there was no turning back. If he was not careful, he might destroy the sword, and he might even be implicated.
Most importantly, they were still in the middle of a battle. If his sword was damaged, he would have no way to restrain his opponent. Moreover, his opponent's strength was undoubtedly above his, so he might have to put his life on the line.
But sometimes, it was necessary to stake everything on a single throw and fight to survive. Only in this way could the resonance between man and sword be brought to the extreme.
Moreover, if a person and a sword could truly become one, then wouldn't a breakthrough in the sword be a breakthrough in oneself as well?
After making up his mind, he immediately prepared to take action.
Although his mind was constantly thinking, the battle in the field did not stop because of this. Both sides continued to collide, but because he was more or less familiar with Lin Chu's strength and techniques, he was able to deal with it more easily.
He could see very clearly that Lin Chu had only inherited the power of the divine robe, and at most, he had some knowledge about dealing with EsGod. However, no matter which one it was, it would require a long period of training before it could become one with him. Furthermore, he had not worn the divine robe for long, so he did not have the time to digest all this. The only thing he could rely on now was his powerful strength.
The way he used his strength was nothing more than using his spiritual power to imitate fists and giant hands.
In reality, the spiritual light of intelligent creatures could change completely at will. With just a thought, it would change and even produce many strange changes. Lin Chu had completely transformed the Spiritual Light into a real arm. This was because he was using his own body to understand the Spiritual Light.
He was born as a human, and he had been used to fighting with his hands for more than twenty years. This was not something that could be changed overnight. Thus, using this method to manipulate his spiritual power was the smoothest and most reasonable. If he suddenly changed his method, there would definitely be a process of not getting used to it.
In reality, without talking about this, his body's knowledge system was completely insufficient to support him to make other changes.
At this moment, Lin Chu felt a sense of grievance and helplessness. He clearly had a body of martial arts, he was clearly the one who had been attacking, and he was clearly stronger. However, he was unable to defeat his opponent. Instead, he had to carefully defend himself, preventing his opponent from suddenly attacking him.
He had to admit that he could not defeat Zhang Yu through a head-on battle. Perhaps he could win against the latter through a battle of attrition, but at least there was still hope of winning. Thus, his goal had unknowingly changed from killing Zhang Yu to exhausting Zhang Yu to death or chasing him away.
Because the two of them had their own plans, even though the battle seemed to be going on without end, it was actually far less dangerous and intense than before.
At this moment, Zhang Yu slowly took in a breath, channeling his spiritual light bit by bit into the sword. Moreover, he changed his battle method, no longer using his opponent's body as his target. Instead, he used the sword's edge to directly clash and slash at the spiritual power that was attacking him.
Lin Chu immediately sensed the changes here. He felt that it was a little strange, but the few times he had suffered earlier made him suspect that this was a trap. Moreover, the battle just now told him that he should not try anything carelessly. Thus, even though his heart was restless, he still held it in, deciding to observe the situation first before making a decision.
In order to not let his opponent sense too much, Zhang Yu intentionally increased the tempo and became the one who took the initiative to attack.
As the battle intensified, the Xia Sword continued to clash and slash with his opponent's spiritual power. Specks of light appeared on the sword's edge, starting from the bottom of the blade. Then, as they continued to exchange blows, the light slowly increased towards the top.
It was as if he was using his spiritual light and the sword's edge as an anvil, and then using Lin Chu's fist, which was formed from his spiritual power, as a hammer to reforge this sword. He pushed out the part of it that was not compatible with his will and spirit, and finally made it his own.
As the Heart Light gradually poured in, the prowess of his sword grew increasingly stronger. At one point, he even managed to cut off the arm that was formed from the spiritual energy. He then arrived before Lin Chu, leaving behind a shallow sword scar on her face.
At that moment, Lin Chu was also extremely shocked. Furthermore, he felt that he was truly facing the threat of death.
Under such circumstances, he was also forced to desperately use his own power. The potential within his body was also being continuously squeezed out. At this moment, it could be faintly seen that the red and yellow spiritual light on his body was showing signs of gradually fusing together.
This was exactly what Zhang Yu needed. He wanted to borrow his opponent's power to help him sharpen his sword. The closer he got to the end, the greater the power and intensity he would need.
At this moment, whether he succeeded or failed, it was already impossible for him to stop. He had to do his best to complete that final step.
After a long period of intense fighting, he had already channeled all the spiritual light he could into the sword's edge. There was only a thin layer of fluorescent light on his body. That was because as long as he still existed, it was impossible for him to use all of his spiritual light on an external object.
Similarly, if he could do this, it would prove that this sword was no longer an "external object", but truly belonged to him.
He could feel that there was only a little bit left. At this moment, the entire sword's body was almost dyed with a layer of condensed light. Only the tip of the sword still had a little bit of its original appearance that could not be figured out.
As he continuously swung the sword's edge, the entire sword also began to hum and tremble.
At this moment, Lin Chu was also trembling with fear. Under the pressure of Zhang Yu's sharp and fierce sword aura, he could only go all out. Balls of spiritual light were activated from his body one after another, transforming into fists and palms that clashed with Zhang Yu's.
As Zhang Yu's robes fluttered, sword shadows flew, maintaining his offensive. However, he was unable to take that final step. He knew that this was because he still had a way out, and his mind was unable to completely execute it.
Thinking of this, he resolutely abandoned all his worries. His figure stood firm, holding the sword hilt with both hands, he slowly raised it high.
At this moment, Lin Chu just happened to have a fist formed from spiritual energy. Seeing that he actually did not dodge, he could not help but be overjoyed. Previously, when Zhang Yu faced his attacks, he was basically dodging. Even that time when he cut off the spiritual energy, he had also avoided a frontal attack. Therefore, he would definitely not miss this opportunity. Immediately, he roared and increased his strength by a little.
Zhang Yu could see that the huge fist of light would soon become as tall as him. Before it arrived, the light on his body was swaying incessantly. He took a deep breath, raised his sword high, and slashed forward with all his strength.
In an instant, a sharp sword light suddenly emerged from the tip of the sword, colliding with the spiritual fist of light. A violent wave of Qi was set off in the field, and countless dust flew up in an instant.
After the light and dust dissipated, there was nothing left in the field.
Lin Chu was stunned. At this moment, he seemed to have sensed something and raised his head to look. He saw Zhang Yu's figure appear on the high platform of a temple in the distance. He could not help but feel a little bewildered.
At this moment, a crisp shattering sound was heard in the field.
He looked over and saw that the tip of the Xia Sword in Zhang Yu's hand had shattered and fallen to the ground. Immediately after, the body of the sword broke inch by inch and fell to the ground.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he was pleasantly surprised. He said, "The sword is broken? Your sword is broken! Good, good, haha! "He could not help but laugh wildly.
Zhang Yu glanced at him, and then looked at the shadow of the Heart Sword on the top of the Blood Sun Temple in the distance. He said, "The sword is in the heart, why cling to the form?"
He looked at the sword hilt that had shattered into powder in his hand. As the top layer was blown away by the wind, a ball of brilliant light was revealed below. He said, "The heart is, the spirit is, and the sword is also!"
Lin Chu had been holding back all this while, but now that his sword had been broken, how could he hold back any longer? With a roar, he leaped up with all his might. From the ground, he soared high up into the sky. The spiritual light on his body suddenly exploded, and a huge orange light condensed into an arm behind his back. Then, he looked down and bombarded the place where Zhang Yu was.
Zhang Yu looked up. He stood at the top of the temple and did not move. He slowly raised his hand and then gently loosened his five fingers. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning that seemed to split the sky shot out from the gap between his fingers and pierced through Lin Chu's body. In an instant, half of the black sky was lit up. After a moment, a thunderous sound came from the entire Divine City!
Lin Chu's body trembled violently, and his eyes lost focus. The light on his body flickered twice, and then disappeared. Then, he fell from the sky and landed heavily on the empty ground in front of the temple.
Zhang Yu stretched out his hand and grabbed. With a flash of light, the ball of light returned to his hand. He raised his arm and raised the index and middle fingers of his other hand. He pointed at the ball of light, and as his fingers slowly moved outwards, a beam of condensed light extended from it. When his fingers reached the end, he opened his arms and his sleeves fluttered. The light dissipated, and the blade below was revealed. The Xia Sword had returned to its original appearance!
He raised the sword and looked at it carefully. He could see the two words "Cicada's Cry" on the sword near the sword's blade.
His eyes moved, and he nodded slightly. The blade of the sword was broken, and the light in his heart was rebuilt. It was like a cicada shedding its old form and reviving with its cry. Therefore, it deserved the name "Cicada's Cry". The Xia Sword had its name, and this also meant that from now on, this sword was truly compatible with him.
He raised his hand and gently stroked the spine of the sword. After a moment, he swung his sleeves, held the sword in his hand, and walked down step by step from above.
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