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Chapter 133: Ranked, Great Destroyer!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the imperial palace of Great Xia, Emperor Yuan Feng rubbed his glabella in frustration.

His daughter had already disappeared into the distance, but his heart was still twitching.

Thinking of how she sided with Zhou Shu, Emperor Yuan Feng wanted to smash his desk.

Where did my sweet little girl go?

Does she not know that the palace is her home? She's giving things in her home to someone else!

Zhou Shu, Zhou Shu, stop talking about Zhou Shu.

Originally, he had been overjoyed that Great Xia had produced a genius. Zhou Shu had clearly brought so many benefits to Great Xia, but every time Emperor Yuan Feng thought of him, he felt a headache coming on.

Or perhaps we're born enemies?

Emperor Yuan Feng shook his head and turned his attention to the government affairs.

…

Yin Wuyou excitedly left the palace and went directly to the baron's mansion.

She didn't get to see Zhou Shu. Instead, she was stopped by Steward Mi.

"Your Highness, Second Master has said that he is going into seclusion to forge a ranked weapon. Before he comes out, no one can disturb him," Steward Mi said politely.

"Forge a ranked weapon? Is he serious?" Yin Wuyou asked with a frown.?Is he messing around?

Without a Forging Master legacy, how is it possible for him to forge a ranked weapon?

"No, I want to see him!" Yin Wuyou wanted to walk in.

Steward Mi hurriedly stopped her and said loudly, "Your Highness, please reconsider! Second Master said that forging is a very dangerous thing. If anyone disturbs him, he might be seriously injured!"

Yin Wuyou stopped in her tracks. She didn't know whether these words were true or not, but she would rather believe them than not. What if he really got seriously injured?

At this thought, she said disappointedly, "Alright then. When he comes out, you must inform me immediately!"

…

In the backyard of the baron's mansion, in a modified room, a furnace as tall as a person stood there.

Forging furnaces used by Forging Masters and forging furnaces used by Forging Apprentices were two completely different concepts.

Forging furnaces used by Forging Apprentices were similar to furnaces used by ordinary people forging iron.

As for the forging furnaces used by Forging Masters, they looked like the alchemy furnaces that Zhou Shu had seen on television in his previous life, the kind that had refined Sun Wukong.

The furnace in front of Zhou Shu cost him a thousand taels of gold!

It was considered one of the best forging furnaces that the Mi family had produced. The Mi family wouldn't give it away for free.

As for the other forging materials, the Mi family gave them to Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu looked at the furnace. The flames within the furnace exuded a scorching aura.

These flames were not ordinary flames either. Instead, they were flames that Forging Masters called True Fire.

Zhou Shu didn't know the origin of this True Fire. He only knew that all True Fires in the world came from the first True Fire.

The characteristics of this True Fire were extremely interesting. If it didn't burn anything, it would continue to burn within the furnace, never extinguishing.

But when it was burning something, it would require the support of a martial artist's spiritual essence. Otherwise, it would gradually be consumed until it was extinguished.

True Fire was extremely valuable. The value of the fire seed in Zhou Shu's furnace was equal to that of the furnace itself.

Once it was used poorly and extinguished, he would have to buy one again.

Zhou Shu tentatively inserted some spiritual essence into the forging furnace. After the True Fire was replenished with spiritual essence, the flame suddenly expanded.

Zhou Shu recalled how to operate the furnace and familiarized himself with how to control the True Fire through the furnace.

The more he tried, the more he found it interesting.

This was more like forging, full of immortal energy.

But even if it was forging a ranked weapon, there would still be the process of swinging the hammer.

The truly immortal-like process was just the final step to fix the stars. This was the real fantasy method.

After familiarizing himself with the furnace, Zhou Shu recollected himself.

With a thought, the Legendary Armament Canon appeared in front of him.

The pages quickly flipped and stopped at a page.

The content of this page was basically the same as before.

At the top was the name of the weapon.

Below was a vivid picture of a weapon.

It was different from the standard weapons from before.

This time, there was no number after the name of the weapon. Instead, there was a line of words beneath the painting.

[Upgrade (0/100)]

Zhou Shu's gaze shifted upward and landed on the name of the weapon. His eyes brightened.

[Great Destroyer Sword (Yellow Grade)]

"Can pierce through a brass kettle, is absolutely iron, sharp as rice, hence the name Great Destroyer," Zhou Shu muttered to himself. He had heard of the famous name of the Great Destroyer Sword in his previous life.

In the past, the weapons that appeared in the Legendary Armament Canon were all sabers. But the first ranked weapon was actually a sword. Zhou Shu was somewhat surprised.

The Great Destroyer Sword is extremely blunt and heavy. One cannot wield it unless one possesses innate divine and boundless strength. Once it is brandished, its might is boundless and can easily split mountains and crack rocks. It is known as the supreme being of the world!

I don't know if Sun Gongping will be able to use it or not. If he can't use it, it's quite suitable for me to use it myself.

Although this Great Destroyer Sword is only yellow grade, it seems like it can be upgraded in the future.

Zhou Shu looked at the number on the Legendary Armament Canon. This number was different from the ones for standard weapons. He didn't know if it also meant that he needed to forge a hundred Great Destroyer Swords to meet the requirements for upgrading.

Weapon upgrades were only a legend in this world. In theory, it was possible, but no one had ever been able to do it.

The grade of a weapon was determined by the star paths within it. The star paths were similar to the meridians of a human body. Once a weapon was forged, the star paths would be determined.

This was similar to how a person's meridians would be determined the moment they were born. How could it be so easy to change meridians?

I'm not in a rush to upgrade it. Even if it's a yellow-grade weapon, the Great Destroyer Sword must be one of the strongest among them!

Zhou Shu firmly believed in this point. The supreme existences of the world mentioned in the Legendary Armament Canon were definitely not fooling around.

However, forging a ranked weapon is much more difficult than forging a standard weapon.

Zhou Shu sighed as he recalled the forging process of the Great Destroyer Sword.

It turned out that he was still a little curious as to why those Forging Masters would spend months or even years forging a ranked weapon.

Only now did he realize that it wasn't because the Forging Masters were lacking in skill but because forging ranked weapons was truly difficult.

From the shape of the forging tool to fixing the stars, every step was very difficult. No mistakes could be made. Any mistake would lead to the failure of the forging. This was especially true for the final fixing of stars. Every star position required a huge amount of energy from the Forging Masters. Sometimes, they might not even be able to complete fixing a single star in a day.

And even just yellow-grade weapons usually contained dozens or even hundreds of actions. From this, it was apparent just how difficult it was to forge ranked weapons.

Furthermore, the so-called star position was not something that could be achieved by simply using the Heavenly Refining Rock to tap on the inside of the weapon.

Star positions had to be formed according to certain rules. This was also the basis of the power of ranked weapons.

Good star paths would allow a martial artist's spiritual essence to flow freely within the weapon and unleash its special power.

On the other hand, if the star paths were not smooth, the might of the weapon would be greatly reduced.

The design of the star paths and how close they were to the meridians of the human body was an extremely important challenge for Forging Masters.

Even though Zhou Shu had obtained the complete forging formula from the Legendary Armament Canon, it was still a challenge for his weapon forging technique.

Many times, even if a Forging Master had a forging formula, they might not be able to truly forge the weapon.

I'll first forge the weapon's core. I can do it step by step,?Zhou Shu thought.

Ranked weapons didn't need to be forged in one go. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that no one would be able to successfully forge those weapons that required several years to forge? The Forging Masters would starve to death halfway through…

The forging process of ranked weapons could be carried out in stages. For example, the body of the weapon could be forged first, and then the star paths could be slowly outlined.

It was like painting. First, draw the framework, then slowly perfect it.

Zhou Shu got to work immediately. He rolled up his sleeves and threw the materials he had brought from the Mi family into the furnace according to the ratio.

Then he activated his spiritual essence to refine the materials.

For most Forging Masters, they would usually hire martial artists to help them activate the True Fire. First, it was to pay full attention to the process of forging. Second, it was also because most Forging Masters didn't have enough spiritual essence.

Zhou Shu was facing the same problem. His spiritual essence cultivation was only at the eighth rank.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique and Golden Bell Shield Technique were ineffective for activating the True Fire.

Therefore, activating the True Fire while forging was somewhat difficult for him.

Fortunately, he cultivated the Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form, so his divine sense was strong, and he was able to multitask with some difficulty.

The sun rose, and the day passed quickly.

Zhou Shu was in seclusion, unaware of day and night. But a few major events had occurred outside.

First, Great Wei handed over the letter of state and gave the two prefectures to Great Xia.

Second, there was the great victory on the southern border of Great Xia. Meng Bai's army would soon return to the capital.

On this day, Emperor Yuan Feng led a group of ministers to escort the newly established You Prefecture Army and the Bing Prefecture Army.

Emperor Yuan Feng was in high spirits.

Recapturing lost land was a joyous event for any emperor.

Over the past few days, Emperor Yuan Feng had been in a good mood, especially since his daughter had not come looking for him to ask for this and that.

"My dear ministers, you are going to the You and Bing prefectures to completely control the two prefectures. If there is any trouble, I will allow you to act first and report later!" Emperor Yuan Feng declared while looking at the You Prefecture Army and Bing Prefecture Army.

The armies lined up neatly without making a single sound.

When Emperor Yuan Feng saw the Autumn Anatidae Plume Sabers worn by the soldiers, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Army, when you march north so bravely, the Autumn Anatidae Plume Sabers hang on your waists. As the wind blew, the lizard-skinned drums stirred the mountains and rivers, lightning flashed over your banners held as high as the sun and moon. In the heavens indeed there is a kirin, but in the world of men, how could even an ant escape? On the day when the imperial edict comes, I'll take off my battle garb with you."

Emperor Yuan Feng stirred his spiritual essence, and his voice echoed from afar, clearly entering the ears of every soldier.

"Hooray! Victory! Hooray! Victory!" The armies cheered in unison, their shouts shaking the heavens.

Emperor Yuan Feng smiled and nodded.

Yin Wuyou, who was following behind Emperor Yuan Feng, rolled her eyes.?Father is truly shameless!

You even used his poem. This time, you can't turn me down anymore. How can the emperor kick someone to the curb once they've outlived their uselessness??

Emperor Yuan Feng didn't know why, but he felt a chill run down his back, as if he had been targeted by some monster.

Is there an assassin?

He looked around in confusion. When he saw Yin Changhao standing lazily nearby, he was relieved.

With a first-rank martial artist present, what kind of assassin could there be?

What he didn't know was that Yin Changhao was also having strange thoughts.?Why do I feel uneasy? But it's not dangerous. Is someone plotting against me?

When the You Prefecture Army and the Bing Prefecture Army had been dispatched, Zhou Shu's forging had already reached a certain level.

He was holding a broadsword in his hand, carefully examining it.

The body of the Great Destroyer Sword was three to four times as wide as an ordinary sword, and its edge was a bit blunt. The entire sword weighed almost 50 kilograms, and an ordinary person might not be able to wield it.

But to Zhou Shu, this wasn't a problem. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique was at the twelfth level, and he was only a step away from mastering it completely. His divine strength far exceeded 500 kilograms.

The Great Destroyer Sword was too light for him.

It's time for the most crucial star fixing process.

Zhou Shu rubbed the blade of the sword. The Heaven Refining Stone that Sun Gongping had given him appeared in his palm.

Fixing stars required Heaven Refining Stones, and Heaven Refining Stones could only be melted with True Fire.

Zhou Shu flicked his finger and threw the Heaven Refining Stone into the furnace's True Fire.

His spiritual essence churned as he controlled the Heaven Refining Stone.

During the process of forging the weapon, the weakness of his weak spiritual essence cultivation was exposed. Often, not long after activating the True Fire, he had to stop and recover his spiritual essence before he could continue.

This was also why most Forging Masters needed assistants. Zhou Shu didn't want others to see him forging, so he had no choice but to work hard.

The Heaven Refining Stone gradually melted into a water droplet-like liquid within the True Fire.

Zhou Shu threw the Great Destroyer Sword into the forging furnace and used his spiritual essence to separate a drop of the Heaven Refining Stone's liquid, which he then dripped onto the Great Destroyer Sword.

Just as the liquid from the Heaven Refining Stone was about to touch the sword, Zhou Shu's heart suddenly shook.

He activated the Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form, and his divine sense instantly covered it.

Buzz—

Zhou Shu felt his vision change. The Great Destroyer Sword appeared clearly in his mind, as if it had become the size of heaven and earth. The structure of its veins and arteries was clearly displayed in his mind.

Star fixing was to fuse the Heaven Refining Stone into the weapon, forming star positions. How to accurately place the Heaven Refining Stone in the correct position was a test of the Forging Master's experience and level.

It was the same for Zhou Shu. He had the secret forging formula of the Great Destroyer Sword, and he also knew where the positions of the stars should be. But how to pinpoint the correct positions was extremely challenging.

After all, the positions of the stars were within the sword body, and Forging Masters were unable to see the interior of the sword body. They could only rely on their senses and skills to control the Heaven Refining Stone to penetrate it.

But now, Zhou Shu's good fortune came. He directly used his divine sense to examine the sword body, and the internal structure of the sword appeared within his consciousness.

He had eliminated the most difficult point for Forging Masters!

Chapter 134: Sword Completed, Assassin

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In his consciousness, Zhou Shu felt as if he was in the starry sky, and in front of him was the silhouette of a human emitting a faint glow.

There were bright lines on the body of the human silhouette. On the lines, there were bright spots. It was as if the human body's meridians had been conjured.

Zhou Shu was holding a brush in his hand, and on the tip of the brush was the liquid formed from the Heaven Refining Stone.

He used the Heaven Refining Stone to light up a bright spot in the body of the human silhouette, and the outline of the human silhouette instantly became slightly brighter.

All of this was in Zhou Shu's mind.

If someone was watching from the side, they would only see the Heaven Refining Stone wrapped in Zhou Shu's spiritual essence and forming drops of liquid. Then under the might of the True Fire, they would fuse into the Great Destroyer Sword.

With each drop, the Great Destroyer Sword trembled slightly as if it was undergoing some sort of transformation.

One drop, two drops…

In Zhou Shu's mind, he casually waved his brush in the air, and each move did not take much time.

But in the outside world, it took at least two hours for each drop of Heaven Refining Stone liquid to fuse with the Great Destroyer Sword.

After an unknown period of time, Zhou Shu felt that he had exhausted the spiritual essence in his body and had no choice but to withdraw from the carefree feeling of splashing the liquid.

As soon as he left this state, Zhou Shu felt a strong sense of exhaustion wash over him.

Since he started cultivating, it had been a long time since he felt this way.

He was so tired that he didn't even want to move his fingers, and his head was hurting even more.

Unknowingly, not only was the spiritual essence in his body completely depleted, but even his consciousness was almost depleted.

The fatigue brought about by his exhausted spirit was something that even his powerful physical body couldn't resist.

Zhou Shu forced himself to sit up. He didn't even bother checking on the situation with the Great Destroyer Sword before beginning to cultivate the Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form.

The Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form was the strongest among the few techniques he currently cultivated, but it was also the weakest.

The main reason was that there were too few kills with the Spring Embroidered Saber.

The constables of the Divine Constable Bureau had fewer chances to kill than the soldiers in the army.

As he activated the Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form, his consciousness slowly recovered, and the fatigue in his body gradually disappeared.

After an unknown period of time, Zhou Shu opened his eyes again. He looked at the Great Destroyer Sword and smiled bitterly.

With the assistance of my divine sense, I can see the internal structure of the sword. It's not difficult to locate the star positions, but it's already so exhausting. I really don't know how other Forging Masters forge ranked weapons.

Other Forging Masters didn't have divine sense to help them, and they only relied on their feelings to fix the stars.

This was understandable. That was why the success rate of forging ranked weapons was so low.

Continue! I don't believe that I can't handle you!

After his spiritual essence and divine sense recovered, Zhou Shu finished the food that Steward Mi had left at the door, rolled up his sleeves, and began forging again.

He repeated the process countless times. On this day, Zhou Shu once again retreated from his consciousness.

Unlike before, he wasn't so weak that he couldn't move.

This time, his divine sense and spiritual essence were not exhausted. He had completed positioning the stars in the Great Destroyer Sword!

It wasn't easy.?Zhou Shu sighed.

These past few days had worn him out. He now regretted agreeing to Sun Gongping.

He was reluctant to give away the weapon he had spent so much effort to forge.

As a man, I have to keep my word. At most, I'll forge another one.

Let's see the might of the Great Destroyer Sword first!

Zhou Shu activated the remaining spiritual essence in his body and poured it into the Great Destroyer Sword.

Zhou Shu's gaze was like a torch as he stared at the Great Destroyer Sword. As his spiritual essence entered it, a line seemed to light up within it. His spiritual essence followed the line, constantly lighting up the stars along the path.

The body of the Great Destroyer Sword emitted a buzzing sound as a powerful aura exploded from it.

Good sword!

Zhou Shu roared and raised his sword.

The spiritual essence flowing within the Great Destroyer Sword instantly erupted. It was as if the spiritual essence in a person's body had flowed through a specific meridian before erupting.

An extremely sharp sword qi slashed out.

Swish!

There was a soft sound.

Zhou Shu was dumbfounded as the furnace worth 1,000 taels of gold split into two in front of him…

Even the True Fire seed inside fell out. After a few flutters, it extinguished…

"F*ck!" Zhou Shu couldn't help cursing.

His shock was not only because the might of the Great Destroyer Sword was beyond imagination, but also because 2,000 taels of gold was gone!

F*ck, this is a huge loss!

He didn't expect the power of the Great Destroyer Sword to be so great that it could even split the furnace in half with a single slash!

His spiritual essence cultivation was only at the eighth rank, and he didn't know any sword techniques, yet he already had such power.

As expected, this was the correct usage of a weapon!

When he fought with Xiao Shunzhi before, he had really used a heaven-grade weapon as a standard weapon. What a waste!

There are one hundrd and four star positions in the Great Destroyer Sword that form three star paths. This should be considered quite good among yellow-grade weapons,?Zhou Shu thought.

Theoretically, yellow-grade weapons had star positions between 1 to 180.

However, it didn't mean that the higher the number of star positions, the higher the grade of the weapon.

The stars that didn't form the star paths were useless. They belonged to invalid star positions.

Only the stars positioned on the complete star paths would affect the grade of the weapon.

Otherwise, one could just close their eyes and tap the stars into the weapon.

The star paths corresponded to the meridians of the human body. The position of stars on each star path was similar to the number of acupuncture points on the meridians of the human body.

In other words, the star positions for ranked weapons were not continuous. More often than not, there would be dozens more star positions if there was one more star path.

Although the Great Destroyer Sword only had 104 stars, if it had an additional star path, it would have more than 180 stars. That would make it a black-grade weapon.

Thus, even though the Great Destroyer Sword only had 104 stars, there might not be many weapons stronger than it among yellow-grade weapons.

With this Great Destroyer Sword, they can no longer question whether I am a Forging Master or not.?The corners of Zhou Shu's lips curled up.?But I have to buy another forging furnace and True Fire again. Two thousand taels of gold!

His heart ached a little.?No, I have to get Sun Gongping to pay! But then again, a yellow-grade weapon isn't worth two thousand taels of gold, right?

The more Zhou Shu thought about it, the more his heart ached. He had suffered a huge loss.

"Steward, get someone to boil some water for my bath!"

After being in seclusion for so many days, he only wanted to take a warm bath and ask Sun Gongping for money!

I have to get as much money back as possible.

Zhou Shu called out a few times, but he didn't hear Steward Mi's reply. He walked out, somewhat puzzled.

Just as he reached the entrance of the courtyard, a young servant ran over hurriedly.

"Greetings, Second Master!" The servant fell to his knees.

Zhou Shu glanced at the servant and asked casually, "Who are you? Where's Steward Mi?"

Steward Mi came from the Mi family. He would usually respond whenever he called him.

Could he be slacking recently because I was in seclusion?

"Second Master, I am a worker of the Mi family's trading company. Supervisor Mi arranged for me to listen to Second Master's instructions here. He said that if Second Master needs any forging materials, I should have them delivered to you immediately."

"Oh." Zhou Shu nodded. He knew that the Supervisor Mi mentioned by this servant was Steward Mi's son. He was a worker in the Mi family's trading company.

"What about Steward Mi?" Zhou Shu asked.

"It's like this, Second Master. The residence at the east street entrance has been flooded, so Steward Mi went over to deal withit," the servant said.

The residence at the east street entrance was the one that Mi Ziwen had given Zhou Shu.

Steward Mi was originally arranged by Mi Zhifu to take care of the residence. However, Zhou Shu's baron's mansion temporarily lacked caretakers, so Zhou Shu had transferred Steward Mi over for the time being.

Hearing the servant say this, Zhou Shu nodded. He didn't ask any more questions. He lifted his feet and walked forward, preparing to find someone to help him boil the bathwater.

The servant was a worker of the trading company. He couldn't possibly ask him to boil bathwater for him.

"You can go back. I have nothing else to do here for the time being," Zhou Shu said casually while walking.

He had just taken two steps when he suddenly sensed danger behind him.

Without any hesitation, he circulated his true qi, and the surface of his body turned a faint golden color.

Clank!

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

Golden Bell Shield!

Zhou Shu suddenly turned around. Without any hesitation, he slashed out with the Great Destroyer Sword.

He didn't know any sword techniques, but at this moment, he didn't need to know any!

His spiritual essence poured into the Great Destroyer Sword, and sword qi erupted. At the same time, his body exploded with power. He used the giant sword that was like a door to smash at his opponent.

Puu—

Boom!

The two loud bangs occurred almost simultaneously.

A fist-sized hole appeared on the far wall.

This was caused by the Great Destroyer Sword's sword qi.

A few steps behind Zhou Shu, there was a large crater in the ground, and within the crater was a mass of flesh and blood.

The servant had disappeared.

Zhou Shu's stomach churned, and he almost vomited.

Too bloody!

He had forgotten about the power of the Great Destroyer Sword. If he had known that this assassin wouldn't be able to withstand it, he would have been gentler!

Zhou Shu thought this, but he didn't regret it at all.

He would do it again without holding back.

Who knew the cultivation level of the assassin who ambushed him from behind?

If he had held back, it would have simply been irresponsible to his own life!

The worker of the Mi family's trading company is an assassin?

Frowning, Zhou Shu shifted his gaze away from the blurry mass of flesh.

No, he might not be a worker of the Mi family's trading company!

From the strength he used to attack me just now, his cultivation should be at least at the ninth rank.

Who wants to assassinate me?

Zhou Shu had publicly announced that his cultivation level was at the ninth rank. Yin Wuyou and Sun Gongping might not have told anyone that he had broken through to the eighth rank.

Under normal circumstances, a ninth-rank assassin was enough to assassinate him.

It seemed like the person who wanted to assassinate him had some understanding of him.

It was just that they didn't know his hidden strength.

"Who is it?!" Zhou Shu shouted as his eyes suddenly flickered.

With a single step, Zhou Shu crossed several feet, raised his sword, and slashed at the shadows.

A shadow floated out from the corner.

At this moment, Zhou Shu's Great Destroyer Sword was already in front of him.

The black shadow's reaction was also extremely fast. Two short swords crossed in front of him, blocking Zhou Shu's attack.

Zhou Shu's spiritual essence was exhausted, and he was unable to activate the Great Destroyer Sword's sword qi. But his true qi was still present, and so was the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique. Otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to withstand this attack.

A tremendous force, along with the two short swords, smashed heavily onto the black-robed man's chest.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the black shadow was sent flying far away, directly smashing a hole in the wall and landing several feet away.

He jumped up and spat out a mouthful of blood. A look of shock flashed across his eyes. The next moment, he turned around and fled in the opposite direction of Zhou Shu.

The news is wrong!

The target's cultivation far exceeds the intelligence report!

"You want to leave? Not so easy!" Zhou Shu snorted coldly.

As he visualized the Five Mountains' True Form, his consciousness transformed into five mountains that crashed into the black shadow's head.

The black shadow's movements faltered, and then he fell to the ground while hugging his head, crying out in pain.

Unless one's cultivation level was higher than Zhou Shu's, it was extremely difficult to resist the divine sense attack of the Visualization of the Five Mountains' True Form!

Zhou Shu took a step and crossed several feet. He extended his arm, and the Great Destroyer Sword was already on his opponent's neck.

This time, he was not in a hurry to kill.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to assassinate me?" Zhou Shu said coldly.

The man in black looked at Zhou Shu with a mocking expression.

Then black blood suddenly flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Shu frowned. He squatted down and pried open the man's mouth.

He had already swallowed the poison in his mouth and died from bleeding from his seven orifices.

Zhou Shu didn't expect such a vulgar scene to happen in front of him. This man in black was a death warrior!

He killed himself because he couldn't kill me?

I've been in seclusion forging recently. I don't think I've offended anyone.

Zhou Shu frowned. He hadn't offended anyone previously.

Is Great Wei taking revenge on me because of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Saber?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, a line of words suddenly floated in front of Zhou Shu.

[The Great Destroyer Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. You are rewarded with the Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords!]

In this instant, countless figures seemed to appear in Zhou Shu's eyes. There were even sword glows swirling within them.

[The Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords, a sword technique comprehended from observing strange beasts. There are a total of eighteen moves, and they have the strength to split heaven and earth. Enemies will be killed within five steps!]

For a moment, Zhou Shu was immersed in his sword technique and forgot about the assassin.

He didn't notice that in the darkness in the distance, there was another figure quietly approaching him.

There were more than two assassins in the baron's mansion!