Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

299 Journey to the East VII: Taming the Divine Weapon

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, screams of agony rang out incessantly. Whether they were fleeing or jumping into the water, none of them escaped the pursuit of the short sword. They were all caught up and drained of their life force.

Xiao Yuan and Er Lai, who were not far away, were already terrified. They ordered two cannon shots to be fired at the opposite side, and then the large ship turned around and ran away, while the small ships also scattered in all directions.

Shangguan Yun was also shocked, thankfully she had been careful enough.

Just as he was probing the short sword with his divine sense, a massive divine soul force instantly swallowed up his wisp of divine sense, and a powerful spiritual force attacked him.

To protect the host, the system automatically defended itself and instantly blocked the opponent's attack. Shangguan Yun withdrew his mental energy and activated the radar to scan the area below.

The sea had become a scene of carnage. More than a hundred crew members on several ships were caught up with by the short sword in an instant, and all of them were sucked dry. This included, of course, President Xiaoyuan Erlai.

Seeing the two groups of people who were just on the verge of fighting turn into dried corpses in a short time, Shangguan Yun felt a chill run down his spine.

This is too bizarre. If it weren't for his high level of trust in the system, Shangguan Yun would have really turned around and run away. However, the results of the system's scan immediately surprised him and made his eyes light up.

"What... the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, one of the three sacred treasures of Japan, isn't it enshrined at Atsuta Shrine? How could it be here? You must be mistaken..." Shangguan Yun was skeptical.

He was quite familiar with the three great treasures of Japan: the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the Yasakani-no-Magatama, and the Yata-no-Kagami—all extraordinary treasures.

The Yata no Kagami is in the lair of the Iga ninjas, while the Yasakani no Magatama is kept by Emperor Oi-da in Tokyo, and the Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi is said to be enshrined at Atsuta Shrine.

However, there are also rumors that after the Genpei War, Emperor Andokuda was forced to commit suicide by jumping into the sea, and the Kusanagi sword disappeared on the ship that Emperor Andokuda was on. The one enshrined at Atsuta Shrine is just a replica of it.

Could this be the real Kusanagi Sword? Shangguan Yun's heart burned with excitement, and he quickly communicated with the system to ask how he could subdue this divine weapon.

The system's answer to him was that the sword was easy to subdue, but its violent energy was too strong and might have some psychological impact on the host's later cultivation.

When Shangguan Yun asked what level of magic weapon this sword was, the system replied that it was a growth-type magic weapon and that its final level was unknown.

However, it is currently a low-grade magic weapon. If there is an opportunity to upgrade it again, it may be upgraded to a spirit weapon or even a spirit treasure.

I dare not even think about going any higher; that would be the realm of celestial artifacts and divine weapons, but they probably don't exist in this world.

Shangguan Yun was truly shocked. His gaze towards the sea was filled with a lewd expression, and he completely disregarded anything about the impact on his mind.

"Hehe... the Kusanagi Sword... Brother Kusanagi... come here... I have some good stuff you need for your advancement... hehe... lots and lots of energy..."

The Kusanagi Sword on the sea had already dealt with all the crew members, but it still seemed unsatisfied and was searching for prey.

"Hey hey... I said, don't bother looking anymore... they're all dead, I'm the only one left here, come and smoke here, hehe..." Shangguan Yun shamelessly greeted.

"Um?……"

The Kusanagi Sword clearly sensed Shangguan Yun in the air, and in a very human-like way, it paused for a moment, thinking, "Where did this guy come from? He's even greeting me. Whatever, he's food anyway." Then, without saying a word, it flew directly towards Shangguan Yun.

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yun shuddered, timidly opened the protective shield, put on another layer of silver armor, and gripped the Golden Spirit Sword in his hand. Only when he watched the flying Kusanagi Sword did he feel a little more confident.

The Kusanagi Sword didn't care about his defenses or equipment; it thrust straight at him. Shangguan Yun heard a "bang," and the protective shield undoubtedly blocked the attack.

The Kusanagi Sword clearly sensed something was wrong. Why hadn't it pierced through? It paused for a second, then flew into a rage, spun around, and flew towards Shangguan Yun again.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yun simply stopped being so nervous. Anyway, it couldn't pierce through. He just crossed his arms and watched the performance of the Kusanagi Sword with a lewd grin.

"Bang bang bang..."

After furiously stabbing a hundred or two times, the Kusanagi Sword finally stopped, started spinning in place, feeling a little dizzy and disoriented. Then it swayed towards Shangguan Yun, indicating that it would deal with him later, and then turned and ran away.

Shangguan Yun was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself that this guy wasn't stupid after all. Seeing that he couldn't be hurt, he simply ran away.

Damn, it's not that easy. How could I let go of a roast chicken that's already in my mouth?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yun slightly increased the pressure on his feet, and the Thousand Paper Crane, a streak of light, followed behind the Kusanagi Sword.

Enraged by this, the Kusanagi Sword turned back to attack Shangguan Yun, but failed and continued to flee.

Shangguan Yun continued the chase, stopping and starting, until finally the energy absorbed by the Kusanagi Sword was almost exhausted, and it had no choice but to plunge into the sea. Shangguan Yun was overjoyed at the sight and roared, "Water Escape Technique..." before also plunging into the sea.

Half an hour later, Shangguan Yun flew up from the sea, stepping on a thousand paper cranes and holding the still buzzing and trembling Kusanagi sword in his hand.

"Hehe... I told you not to run, but you wouldn't listen, and in the end you still got caught..."

"Don't scream, no one will come to save you even if you scream your lungs out, hahahaha..." Shangguan Yun's laughter echoed across the sea.