Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 13 Sword Intent Devours the Heart
The terrifying and vast sword intent swept out like a wave.

Shen Pingan, who was as gentle as jade a moment ago, became sharp under the aura of sword intent.

The whole person looks like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.

The next moment, Shen Pingan raised his right hand lightly, put his two fingers together to form a sword and pointed it into the air.

The sword intent surrounding Shen Ping'an and the true energy in his body surged wildly, constantly converging and compressing, and finally gathered into a point. As Shen Ping'an pointed his finger, a sword light shot out through his finger.

The sword light was as bright as the dawn, dazzling and piercing through the black sword shadow in the air with an unstoppable momentum.

Seeing this scene, Cao Zhengchun, Zhu Wusi, Mu Daoren and others all stared.

Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng are both talented swordsmen who became famous at a young age.

According to Bai Xiaosheng's Tiangang Ranking, the cultivation of both of them has reached the ninth level of Tiangang Realm.

He can be said to be half a step away from becoming a god.

The sword shadow that Yan Shisan just released contained more than just sword intent.

According to Shen Ping'an, the sword shadow just now also contained the fifteenth sword style that Yan Shisan had just created.

If its power was weaker, how could Yao Yue, Lu Xiaofeng, Mu Dao Ren and other Tiangang realm masters be repelled?

Even Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi had used nearly 70% of their strength to deal with two of the sword shadows just now.

It's definitely not as easy as Shen Ping'an's.

It is conceivable how strong Shen Pingan is.

Compared with Zhu Wusi, Cao Zhengchun and others, Yao Yue and Lian Xing looked at Shen Pingan, who was standing with one hand behind his back and looked calm and composed. They were surprised, and there was a glint of light in their beautiful eyes.

If we say that before, the two women were simply surprised by Shen Ping'an's temperament and appearance.

Now, the strength displayed by Shen Pingan has made the two women more interested in Shen Pingan.

The aura of sword intent still echoed around.

The intention of slashing the sky contained in the sword made everyone present feel a sense of crisis as if a sharp sword was hanging over their heads.

Under the influence of the sword intent, the sword intent that had just been mobilized in Zhang Sanniang's body kept shaking, as if it had encountered something extremely terrifying.

Even the circulation of the true energy in Zhang Sanniang's body became somewhat stagnant at this moment.

Not just Zhang Sanniang.

As the aura of Shen Ping'an's sword intent spread, the sword intent that had been accumulated to the peak in the bodies of Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan, who were fighting in the distance, stagnated.

Especially Yan Shisan.

When the tip of the sword was less than an inch away from his throat, Yan Shisan suddenly felt that the raging sword intent in his body had stagnated for a moment.

It was this moment of stagnation that made Yan Shisan's eyes regain some clarity.

Taking advantage of this moment of clarity, Yan Shisan moved his wrist slightly and immediately moved away the long sword that was about to pierce his throat.

Then he stood with his eyes closed, and with a slight movement of his wrist, the true energy and sword intent in his body surged wildly.

Although he didn't understand what was going on with Yan Shisan, Xie Xiaofeng didn't take advantage of him.

Instead, he stood beside Yan Shisan with a sword in his hand, with the intention of protecting Yan Shisan.

But during the process, Xie Xiaofeng couldn't help but glance at Shen Pingan.

Looking at Shen Ping'an, who had a handsome face and extraordinary temperament, a hint of surprise flashed in Xie Xiaofeng's eyes.

The two men who were about to fight suddenly stopped, and this scene also left the other people watching the fight by the river confused.

For a moment, the people watching the fight couldn't help but talk about it.

Here, as the sword shadow released by Yan Shisan was dissolved, a system prompt message suddenly appeared in front of Shen Pingan.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving +200 points.]

Looking at the system prompt message that popped up in front of him, Shen Pingan raised his brows slightly.

"Only two hundred points?"

After some thought, Shen Pingan restrained all the sword intent and sword energy that permeated his body.

He raised his eyes slightly, his gaze lingered on Yan Shisan for a few seconds before he looked away.

"Okay, let's go!"

Hearing Shen Ping'an's words, Shen Qingshan and Qu Feiyan behind Shen Ping'an were stunned for a moment.

Shen Qingshan asked, "Cousin, are you leaving now?"

Hearing this, Shen Pingan said softly: "The winner has been decided, it's useless to stay any longer."

After these words were spoken, Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan felt more and more confused, and they did not understand what Shen Pingan meant.

Shen Pingan did not respond to the two people's doubts, but looked at Zhang Sanniang and said, "Miss Zhang, do you want to come with us?"

Zhang Sanniang looked up at Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng who were standing in the distance with swords in their hands, and she was also wondering why Shen Pingan said that the outcome had been decided.

But after pondering for a moment, Zhang Sanniang nodded.

Seeing this, Shen Pingan nodded slightly, turned around and led the way towards the capital.

Some people are leaving before the final battle is over.

And the ones who left were Zhang Sanniang and Shen Pingan and others who had just been in the spotlight.

This scene attracted the attention of Cao Zhengchun, Zhu Wusi and others.

At Yihua Palace, Lian Xing looked at Shen Pingan and the others as they turned and left, and asked in confusion, "Sister, why are they leaving now?"

In response to Lian Xing's question, Yao Yue frowned slightly and did not respond.

Noticing Yaoyue's reaction, Lianxing didn't dare to ask any further.

After a while, when they were already a mile away from the river, Qu Feiyan, who was walking behind, couldn't help but speak.

"Sir, everything was fine just now, why did Yan Shisan attack us?"

A clear voice like that of an oriole was heard, and Zhang Sanniang, who was walking side by side with Shen Ping'an, also looked at Shen Ping'an.

Zhang Sanniang still hasn't figured this out.

Shen Pingan continued walking, saying, "Because only in this way can Yan Shisan escape the control of the sword moves I created."

"Ok?"

After these words were spoken, not to mention Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan, even Zhang Sanniang couldn't help but look at Shen Pingan with confusion.

Knowing that several people didn't understand what had just happened, Shen Pingan took the initiative to speak: "During the decisive battle with Xie Xiaofeng just now, Yan Shisan fell into enlightenment and gained an understanding of swordsmanship."

"If I'm not mistaken, the last sword strike Yan Shisan used was the fifteenth strike after the 'Fourteen Deadly Swords'."

Zhang Sanniang spoke eloquently, "Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Yan Shisan practices the family martial arts, the lower-grade 'Thirteen Deadly Swords'."

"However, as Yan Shisan evolved the more powerful 'Fourteenth Sword', he also successfully raised the grade of this sword technique to the middle grade of the heavenly rank."

"I didn't expect that after the fourteenth sword, Yan Shisan could actually create the fifteenth sword. Such talent is truly amazing."

Shen Qingshan couldn't help but murmur, "If Yan Shisan creates the fourteenth sword, he can upgrade the "Thirteen Deadly Swords" from a low-grade earth-level martial art to a mid-grade heaven-level martial art."

"The fifteenth sword after these fourteen swords is probably as powerful as a top-grade Heavenly Rank sword, right?"

Shen Pingan nodded and said, "Yes, judging from Yan Shisan's moves and the aura of sword intent just now, this fifteenth sword should be a sword technique driven by sword intent." "Just this one sword move already has the power of a top-grade heavenly martial art."

Shen Qingshan, who was standing beside him, was puzzled and asked, "Since the fifteenth sword was created by Yan Shisan himself, why can't Yan Shisan control the martial arts he created?"

"Because the way of the sword also involves the will of the sword." Shen Ping'an responded calmly.

"Yan Shisan's sword intent is called the Sword Intent of Extinction, and his sword path is the Sword Path of Death."

"Therefore, Yan Shisan's sword is a sword that kills people, and his sword intent also contains the killing intent to annihilate everything."

"If Yan Shisan's swordsmanship is sufficient, or if his sword intent has reached perfection, then this fifteenth sword move in Yan Shisan's hands will be no different from any other sword move."

"But Yan Shisan's sword power just broke through to the eighth level not long ago, so it's not completely stable yet."

"And his swordsmanship is only one step away from the third realm of unity between man and sword."

"Comprehensive of this sword technique during a temporary decisive battle naturally caused the sword technique to lose control, and the sword intent devoured my heart."

"If you can't control it, and the sword will eat away at your heart, you will only fall into the devil's way and eventually become a madman who only knows how to kill."

Having said this, Shen Pingan paused for a moment before continuing, "Perhaps Yan Shisan was also frightened by the fifteenth sword move he created, or perhaps he was unwilling to let Xie Xiaofeng die from a sword move that he could not yet control."

"That's why Yan Shisan removed the sword intent and sword force from his body at that time to weaken the influence of the sword intent gnawing at his heart. After regaining control of his body, he immediately pointed the sword at his throat."

Shen Qingshan whispered, "There's no need to attack you, cousin! Isn't it enough to just release the sword intent yourself?"

Shen Pingan shook his head and said, "Yan Shisan was already being consumed by the sword intent at the time, and it was difficult for him to control himself. Without a target, how could he have released the killing intent and sword intent within him?"

Zhang Sanniang whispered, "No wonder those sword shadows were targeting masters like Tiedan Shenhou and Cao Zhengchun."

Although it had long been expected that Yan Shisan would make this decision in the final battle with Xie Xiaofeng.

But when he saw this scene with his own eyes, Shen Pingan couldn't help but admire Yan Shisan's decisiveness.

At least, Shen Ping'an believed that if he were in the same situation as Yan Shisan, he would not be able to be as determined to die as Yan Shisan.

However, Shen Ping'an was not sure whether Yan Shisan was already in a terminal state.

If that's the case, it would be a pity.

Suddenly, Qu Feiyan muttered, "That's not right! Wasn't Yan Shisan fine when we left just now?"

Without waiting for Shen Ping'an's response, Zhang Sanniang beside him suddenly smiled and said, "If Sanniang is not mistaken, it should be because of the influence of Master Shen's perfect sword intent!"

"That's about right!" Shen Pingan smiled lightly.

Each level of sword intent leads to a new level of heaven.

Yan Shisan's sword intent was only at the eighth level, while Shen Ping'an's Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent had already reached the perfect level.

The difference may seem small, but in fact it is worlds apart.

It was also because of Shen Ping'an's previous attack that the sword intent of annihilation in Yan Shisan's body was suppressed by Shen Ping'an's sword intent of cutting the sky, which enabled Yan Shisan to regain consciousness.

Shen Qingshan looked puzzled.

"So, in this battle, who won, Yan Shisan or Xie Xiaofeng?"

Zhang Sanniang thought for a moment and said, "With Xie Xiaofeng's current strength, it would be difficult for him to cope with Yan Shisan's fifteenth strike. If Yan Shisan had succeeded in committing suicide before then, Xie Xiaofeng would have won."

"But now Yan Shisan is still alive, so the winner is naturally Yan Shisan."

"I wonder if Master Shen thinks what Sanniang said is right?"

Shen Pingan didn't act pretentious either, and responded: "Almost!"

Finally, Shen Pingan added: "Being able to create the fifteenth sword, Yan Shisan has already opened the door to the third realm of swordsmanship."

"It's only a matter of time before I successfully reach the state of unity between man and sword. My strength and swordsmanship are already superior to Xie Xiaofeng's."

Listening to what Shen Ping'an said, Zhang Sanniang's eyes showed a hint of longing.

As the group walked towards the capital, Shen Qingshan, who was following behind them, whispered to Qu Feiyan, "Tell me, who's stronger, my cousin or Yan Shisan?"

Qu Feiyan snorted softly and said, "Needless to say, it's the young master."

"Didn't you see that when facing the sword shadow from Yan Shisan, the young master easily resolved it?"

Shen Qingshan thought about it and unconsciously agreed with what Qu Feiyan said.

As if he heard the discussion of the two people behind him, Shen Pingan shook his head secretly.

In fact, although Shen Ping'an is strong, he is not as strong as the two people think.

The reason why it was so easy to deal with the sword shadows released by Yan Shisan before was probably because most of the sword shadows contained sword intent.

And Shen Ping'an's sword intent of cutting the sky reached perfection.

Using the strong to defeat the weak is naturally easy.

In fact, as far as Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng are concerned, although their cultivation has not yet entered the Heavenly Man Realm, their strength is no worse than that of ordinary Heavenly Man Realm warriors.

Unless Shen Ping'an uses the cultivation experience card in the system, otherwise, Shen Ping'an can at most be similar to Zhang Sanniang, Yao Yue and others.

Moreover, due to his physical condition, he cannot fight a protracted war.

The shortcomings are too obvious.

Thinking about it, Shen Pingan suddenly looked in the direction of Fengye River, with a smile on his lips.

"I think the perfect sword intent is enough as bait!"

Previously, when facing the sword shadow emitted by Yan Shisan, Shen Pingan could feel that Zhang Sanniang was ready to take action.

With Zhang Sanniang's strength, she was more than capable of dealing with the sword shadow released by Yan Shisan.

Logically speaking, Shen Ping'an doesn't have to do anything, just wait quietly.

The reason why he chose to take action before Zhang Sanniang was because Shen Pingan wanted to test the system.

And the result did not disappoint Shen Pingan.

After dissolving the sword shadow emitted by Yan Shisan, the system did give corresponding achievement points.

But unfortunately, the number of achievement points given is a bit too little.

Fortunately, the impact of Shen Ping'an's previous actions has not yet ended.

"It depends on what happens next."

As Shen Pingan and his companions used their lightness skills to return to the capital, the banks of the Fenghuo River were still crowded with people.

However, as time went by, the people watching the game couldn't help but whisper to each other as they saw Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng still standing still in the field.

This made the surroundings inexplicably noisy.

Until the sky had darkened a little, only a faint light remained in the sky.

Standing by the river, the surging sword energy in Yan Shisan's body gradually calmed down until the cold sword energy was completely restrained.

At this point, Yan Shisan unconsciously let out a breath and opened his eyes again.

The moment he opened his eyes, Yan Shisan quickly turned his head.

His gaze was directed to the place where Shen Pingan and others had been standing before.

(End of this chapter)