Third Trial: Start

<Flashback>

"Your third trial will be..." said the Sword God "... collect 9 of our fragments. With the first trials, you showed that you had the potential to be our successor, now you should need the obtain the qualifications, collecting my divinity."

Bai frowned "So, I'll need to travel around, trying to find five more fragments?"

The Sword God nodded "This trial won't be only for the collection of divinity, we want for you to improve your sword comprehension, especially of your other Swords Intent rather than your Retaliation and Slaughter. For this, we will seal your spirit power in exchange for the ability to sense the Sword Fragments."

"What will happen if who I found is a titled douluo?" Bai asked.

"Luck is also part of your strength."

Bai thought it carefully. Having attained the All Sword Realm, his attack and defense strength could rival an average titled douluo even without the use of his spirit abilities, he would be pushed, but he would be able to at least fight. The problem would be facing against a super douluo, not that there's a lot of them, and Bai didn't know any titled douluo with a sword spirit with the exemption of his family.

Finally, Bai decided "I will accept, but could you wait until I am ready to start? I would like to consolidate my realm and talk with my family before starting."

"There is no problem. When you are ready activate your 7th skill." The Sword God's voice seemed to become further away as I was being pushed out of my mind world.

<End of the flashback>

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"I am ready to start the test!" Bai shouted. Suddenly, a powerful pressure started pushing him down, suppressing him, the spirit rings surrounding his sword disappearing. Bai felt himself like when he entered Slaughter City, a strange feeling all over his body that seemed to freeze his blood, affecting his spirit power's flow, making him unable to use any spirit skill. The problem would be that this time, he would be the only affected, so instead of having the advantage, he would be in a disadvantage.

"Anyway, it's not like my style is based in my spirit rings abilities, they are more of a support." He rubbed his head.

Bai sat in a lotus position and started sensing his own body. His spirit power didn't flow like normal, but strangely, his mother's breathing technique worked even better! He could feel easier to absorb the energy of his surroundings and making it flow around his body, he could even sense a little change! It might be easier for him to evolve in these conditions.

Focusing on his swords, Bai could feel an attraction from them. Recognizing at something similar to his meetings with Hei Qi, it should be the nearest fragment. He could sense the direction of multiple Sword Fragments in all directions, it was a simple direction so he was unable to determine the total number.

Bai stood up looking back at his clan's headquarters, he could feel the Sword Fragment that should belong to his mother. He turned around, black and white bat's wings appearing at his back. He was unable to even use the spirit skill of his spirit bones, but at least he was able to use their raw power. He flapped his wing and started flying towards an aleatory direction "Let's try my luck!"

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After some weeks traveling, Bai had arrived at the Far North of the continent and landed near small city. In his way here, he had sensed different Sword Fragments, sensing different strength from them, Bai didn't know if that strength was due to the number of Sword Fragments or the strength from them. From his mother, he felt an incredible strength, but he didn't know what was her case.

Bai's detection had a large range but a little precision. So he was able to detect a fragment in a radius of 20 kilometers, inside this 20 kilometers, he would need to search for them. Once he would be close enough, both swords would be attracted and Bai and his enemy would know each other position.

In his travel, Bai had detected a total of 3 big concentrations that he instantly scratched off his list. These three had we could feel a greater pull than all the other joined. These three being his mother, that of course, he won't kill her.

Spirit Hall's land, Spirit Hall had the greatest force of the continent, with a big number of titled douluos, even if he was lucky and kill a weak one, He might be surrounded by its forces.

Lastly, it was inside Star Duo Forest. Bai was sure that it was Hei Qi, the strength of his fragments was far greater than the other two. Bai had the feeling that he would have to face against him someday, but he was not prepared now. He knew that even Beast God Di Tian was wary about him, what possibilities would have Bai to beat him when he could face someone who could win against two limit douluos at the same time?

Nevertheless, he decided to start for a relatively weak one, for someone strong it should be easier to have more fragments, so it would be most likely weaker someone with fewer fragments. This brought him towards this city of the Far North where he could feel a relatively low pull.

Bai covered himself with a hood and walked towards the city.