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

Chapter 30 He had already held back on that sword strike
As his cultivation level was suppressed, the terrifying and cold sword intent in Shen Ping'an's body also subsided.

In an instant, in the eyes of everyone, Shen Pingan, who had just been filled with a murderous aura, turned back into the gentle and humble young man he had been before.

His eyes fell on Zhu Wushi, who said in a gentle tone, "Thank you, Divine Master."

After politely replying to Zhu Wusi, Shen Pingan continued, "As we agreed before, after one sword strike, all grudges will be resolved. Now that the matter is settled, I will take my leave."

After saying that, Shen Pingan nodded slightly to Shangguan Haitang beside Zhu Wushi, then turned and walked back in the direction he came from.

Seeing this, Zhu Wusi did not say anything, but just watched Shen Pingan and others leave.

It was not until the figures of Shen Pingan and others had disappeared from sight that Zhu Wusi suddenly coughed a few times.

Shangguan Haitang, who was watching from the side, felt anxious.

"It doesn't matter!"

After comforting Shangguan Haitang beside him, Zhu Wusi mobilized the true energy in his body again.

At this moment, Shangguan Haitang suddenly felt two fluctuations of true energy. The sudden emergence of these fluctuations of true energy made Shangguan Haitang feel nervous.

But when she turned around and saw the two men approaching quickly in the bamboo forest, Shangguan Haitang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

A few moments later, the two of them appeared beside Shangguan Haitang almost at the same time.

Both of them were dressed in black. One of them had an average appearance, with a hint of sadness between his brows.

The other man had a cold face, black clothes and black hair, and even the knife in his hand was black.

It was in the Huolong Villa that there were two people whose cultivation strength was even higher than Shangguan Haitang, namely Duan Tianya, the number one in the Tianzi class, and Gui Hai Yidao, the number one in the Dizi class.

Looking at Zhu Wusi with blood on the corner of his mouth, pale face and disordered breathing, Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao's expressions changed drastically.

"what happened?"

In response to Duan Tianya's question, Shangguan Haitang quickly recounted the story.

When they learned that Zhu Wusi was actually injured by Shen Pingan, both Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao's faces darkened.

Duan Tianya said solemnly, "My foster father's cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Tiangang Realm, and he has even mastered the 'Absorbing Power Great Method', a mid-level Heavenly Grade martial art. His strength is extraordinary. How could someone be able to defeat my foster father with only the fifth level of the Tiangang Realm?"

Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice, "It's not the seventh level of Tiangang Realm. Last year, I had already entered the ninth level of Tiangang Realm. It's just that in order to paralyze Cao Zhengchun, I have never revealed my true level of cultivation."

Upon hearing that Zhu Wusi's true cultivation had reached the ninth level of Tiangang Realm, a strange look flashed in Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao's eyes.

Then, Gui Hai Yidao said in a slightly cold voice, "In other words, even if you, godfather, have reached the ninth level of the Tiangang Realm, you are still no match for that person?"

Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhu Wusi still nodded, and a hint of sinisterness flashed in his eyes.

After a while, Shangguan Haitang said angrily, "Although this was planned by my adoptive father, his original intention was to target Cao Zhengchun. With our arrangements, the people of the Shen family will not be harmed. Even if we were wrong, we would not have been so cruel as to cause my adoptive father to be seriously injured and his cultivation to fall to the seventh level of the Tiangang Realm."

But after hearing what Shangguan Haitang said, Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao's expressions also turned unhappy. Taking in the reactions of the three people in front of him, Zhu Wusi shook his head and said, "Don't think too much. In fact, he had already held back in that sword strike just now."

Hearing this, Shangguan Haitang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "With a cultivation base of the fifth level of the Tiangang Realm, he defeated you, my foster father, with a single sword strike, and he actually held back? How is that possible?"

Zhu Wusi exhaled a breath of foul air and said in a serious tone, "Yesterday at his house, I felt his sword intent. It was unstoppable, and within it there was an indescribable sense of dominance and arrogance."

"And the sword intent contained in his sword strike just now was a kind of silent and annihilating coldness."

"And, if I'm not mistaken, the aura he exuded when he used that sword just now was almost identical to the aura Yan Shisan exuded when he comprehended the fifteenth sword yesterday."

Having said that, Zhu Wusi paused and continued, "No, I should say that the aura he carries, although exactly the same as Yan Shisan's, is more threatening to me than Yan Shisan's."

Shangguan Haitang frowned and said, "Foster father said yesterday that Yan Shisan realized the fifteenth sword after the Thirteen Deadly Swords during his battle with Xie Xiaofeng."

"Haitang remembers that before Master Shen started fighting with my adoptive father, he said that he had gained some enlightenment while watching the decisive battle between Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng yesterday. Could it be that what he gained enlightenment from was Yan Shisan's fifteenth sword move?"

"But the 'Thirteen Deadly Swords' is Yan Shisan's family heirloom, and this Mr. Shen has never had any contact with Yan Shisan before."

"Even if I had seen Yan Shisan's 'Thirteen Deadly Swords' sword moves while watching the fight, I wouldn't have known the accompanying mental formulas, nor would I have learned the fifteenth sword move. At most, I would have copied it, but only possessed the form. Why is this sword move so powerful?"

Zhu Wusi said in a deep voice: "This is what shocked me even more."

"Even though he didn't know the mantra of the Thirteen Deadly Swords, he was able to use Yan Shisan's Thirteen Deadly Swords just by watching the battle, and his power was even greater than Yan Shisan's."

"Such talent in swordsmanship is unprecedented. No wonder he can surpass Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng in swordsmanship at such a young age."

Shangguan Haitang realized it later and said, "No wonder my adoptive father said he was holding back. He was only using someone else's martial arts to unleash such power. If he had used his perfect sword intent and his own martial arts, how much more powerful would that sword be?"

"But fortunately, Mr. Shen didn't intend to target my adoptive father, otherwise, I would have been in real trouble today."

As she spoke, Shangguan Haitang couldn't help but feel secretly relieved.

Listening to Shangguan Haitang's words, even Zhu Wusi still felt a little scared when he recalled it now.

Then, Shangguan Haitang asked, "Do we still need to keep an eye on the Shen family? What if Cao Zhengchun does something?"

Knowing Shangguan Haitang's intention, Zhu Wusi said calmly, "What do you think of Shen Pingan?"

Shangguan Haitang thought for a moment, then gave a fair assessment: "At such a young age, he possesses such terrifying strength and talent in swordsmanship. Given time, his strength might rival that of Master Zhang of Wudang."

"And he was able to realize so quickly that his adoptive father was the mastermind behind today's events. This shows his strategic thinking and intelligence. Even Haitang himself couldn't react as quickly as him."

"I have to say, someone like Shen Pingan is something Haitang has never seen before."

Zhu Wusi was not surprised that Shangguan Haitang had such a high evaluation. He asked, "Do you think such a person would be willing to be inferior to others?"

(End of this chapter)