Chapter 284 - 238: I Have a Saber; Gentlemen, Behold

Chapter 284: Chapter 238: I Have a Saber; Gentlemen, Behold

Weren’t we supposed to be watching a duel between two Extraordinary experts?

It was as absurd as an audience sitting down for a gourmet food film only to be shown an uncensored scene of a top actress getting it on with a buff stud.

Facing the blade’s light, Shassen risked injury to forcibly retract his unfolding Night Battle Eight Directions Fist Technique.

He then recklessly and frantically blasted his fists forward.

’They’re setting me up!’

’You motherfuckers are setting me up!’

’Initial Entry into the Extraordinary my ass! He’s Sixth Grade!’

’He’s Sixth Grade!’

As the sense of mortal danger washed over him, Shassen lost the ability to think.

SHLICK!

The unstoppable blade’s light easily sliced through his fist technique.

It then tore through his clothes, Inner Armor, skin, and flesh, but stopped short of the bone.

Tang Wen had held back.

Otherwise, that one strike could have killed him on the spot.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Shassen staggered back, a horrifying gash now running from his lower left abdomen to his right shoulder.

Flesh peeled outward as blood gushed from the wound.

But this was, after all, a Sand Thief who had fought for years, walked the line between life and death, and lived a dangerous life.

He had no shortage of emergency measures.

His muscles rippled, and the Dark Power instantly began to seal the wound from both sides.

The bleeding stopped immediately.

Shassen’s eyes flickered with shock and uncertainty. The intense pain and lingering fear restored his ability to think.

’The blade’s light!’

’He’s not Sixth Grade.’

"You’re a Swordsmanship Grandmaster?!"

The moment he shouted it, even Shassen himself found it absurd.

"Impossible! Where in the world would you find an eighteen-year-old Swordsmanship Grandmaster?!"

The onlookers were utterly floored.

Tang Wen’s age was plain for all to see.

They couldn’t help but wonder if all their years of Martial Arts Training had been a complete waste!

Tang Wen silently roasted him. ’I’m not eighteen, that’s true. I’m only sixteen.’

’Yep, a sixteen-year-old Swordsmanship Grandmaster.’

"The blade’s light appeared! If he’s not a Swordsmanship Grandmaster, what is he? A Sixth Grade Gang Martial warrior?!"

Someone retorted.

The crowd was collectively stunned.

An eighteen-year-old Sixth Grade.

Pure fantasy!

Absolutely impossible!

Like seeing a ghost in broad daylight!

Each person in the crowd was more shocked than the last.

"Ahem!" Tang Wen coughed, drawing everyone’s attention. "I was in seclusion for eighteen days. My Sword Skill finally had a breakthrough, and I barely managed to become a Swordsmanship Grandmaster."

The entire arena fell silent.

’He really is a Swordsmanship Grandmaster!’

After a moment’s thought, Tang Wen added, "Swordsmanship is just too difficult. I’ve been studying the sword for a whole year, and only now have I barely broken into the Grandmaster Realm. I’m truly ashamed."

He finished with an emotional sigh, looking deeply embarrassed.

His words were the equivalent of a valedictorian saying with embarrassment, "I skipped middle school and only went to high school for a year before getting a perfect score on my SATs. The test is just too hard, I’m truly ashamed."

All the onlookers: ?!

They stared at each other, speechless!

What did he just say?

Just listen to him!

Is he even for real?

Reaching the Sword Skill Grandmaster Realm in one year?

And he calls that ’too difficult’?

But the one with the most complex and profound feelings was the man on the field: Shassen, the Thirteen Thieves’ Leader.

According to his personality, he was the type to die before admitting defeat.

He still had the strength for one last fight and should have been ready to risk it all.

But after Tang Wen’s words, all his fighting spirit vanished!

’A genius like that... am I really going to fight him to the bitter end?’

’My own death means nothing.’

’But what about my brothers, my wife, and my daughter?’

’My brothers would surely try to avenge me.’

’But which of them could withstand a single strike from Tang Wen?’

’And I don’t even have to think about what fate would befall my wife and daughter.’

The Thirteen Thieves were ferocious, cunning, and unafraid of death!

But they weren’t stupid.

The hostility in Shassen’s heart largely dissipated. He immediately clasped his fists and conceded, "Many thanks for your mercy, Seventh Young Master! The Thirteen Thieves of the Desert Sea are willing to pledge our allegiance to you! If we ever betray you, may we be torn apart by internal strife and may our families die violent deaths!"

"Good! I suppose we wouldn’t have come to an understanding without a fight." Though Shassen hadn’t kneeled, Tang Wen was very satisfied with his surrender and oath.

Especially when he saw the Sixth Young Master’s face darken over there.

It brought him even more satisfaction.

Suddenly, Shassen’s voice echoed in his ear via sound transmission: "Young Master, since I have pledged my allegiance to you, there is something I must say. I came here today because I was goaded on by one of the Sixth Young Master’s subordinates. The instigator is standing right next to him! What do you think, should I expose this matter?"

As the leader of the Thirteen Thieves, he was certainly sharp enough.

Tang Wen understood that this was Shassen’s pledge of loyalty; refusing it would be a mistake.

Without hesitation, he relayed the message directly to Shui Yun via sound transmission.

The latter’s expression remained unchanged as she listened, and she readily agreed.

Just as everyone was watching Tang Wen accept his new general, Shui Yun suddenly made her move.

"Hold on! Shassen, there is one more thing you have not made clear! You challenged the Seventh Young Master of your own accord and stirred up such a storm. Was this truly your own idea, or were you incited by someone else?!"

’Why is the Third Miss asking?’

The leader of the Thirteen Thieves was taken aback, his expression one of genuine surprise.

To the onlookers, he truly seemed surprised.

Without hesitation, he seized the opportunity and said, "This... this subordinate dares not say."

The Sixth Young Master and the man beside him paled drastically.