Chapter 1954 - 1953: Emperor Lu's Legacy, the Departing Bone Blade

What this Emperor Lu comprehended is nothing but a false Essence Force.

He can fool others because they cannot see through the essence.

But once it is seen through, this essence is not worth mentioning.

Because essence cannot be used; once it is used, is it still essence?

Just like a broken rule, how can it still be called a rule?

Xu Zimei once again rejuvenated, as the immense Life Force surged from within him.

The Bone Blade wasn't annoyed, only marveling, "You know, since Emperor Lu comprehended this Desolate Force,

you're the second existence to unravel the essence."

"Who was the first?" Xu Zimei asked.

"The Empress," said the Bone Blade, mentioning a name that left everyone speechless.

Perhaps only those who have truly encountered the Empress understand how legendary she truly is.

Xu Zimei looked around.

Though he had unraveled the truth of the essence, those watching around him hadn't.

Around him were countless aged people.

They stretched out their arms and struggled to speak, "Save us!"

"I cannot save you; only you can save yourselves," Xu Zimei said.

It's true, the power of essence can only be realized by recognizing the world for oneself.

He looked up at the Bone Blade and asked, "Have you decided to submit to me?"

"No," the Bone Blade replied firmly.

"Even though you broke my Desolate Force, you may not necessarily be able to handle me."

"It seems that today I must cut you down here," Xu Zimei replied.

"Such arrogance. Though the blade in your hand isn't bad, it's not easy to cut me," said the Bone Blade.

"Then let's give it a try."

The Tyrant Shadow in Xu Zimei's hand was already impatient.

Mighty power surged forth.

The Tyrant Shadow was infused with countless Rule Power on the blade's edge.

"One slash to cut the Firmament."

This slash could sever even heaven and earth.

Whether at Heaven Edge or the world's end, any creature could seemingly be slain by it.

This slash entered the microscopic realm to its limit.

The Bone Blade was equally unwilling to retreat. Since the Desolate Force was useless, he could only use the Rule of Slaughter.

Xu Zimei's slash made it feel as if the world before one's eyes was split in two.

The Bone Blade's counterattack twisted everything with slaughter.

Under the collision of two powerful forces, the entire stone forest was reduced to dust.

Those aged onlookers were shaken to death on the spot.

The Bone Blade found it increasingly difficult to resist Xu Zimei, and was once again slashed into the earth.

When the Bone Blade leaped back up, its blade had chipped corners, despite the continuous repair by the slaughtering aura, it was still visible.

"With another slash, you will surely be split in two," Xu Zimei said confidently.

He raised his blade again, with boundless power gathering at its tip.

"A wise bird chooses a tree to perch on. I am willing to submit," the Bone Blade quickly said.

Clearly, it had long planned to submit if it couldn't win, never considering a fate of extinction.

This Bone Blade is smart.

Suppressed for countless years, now it is free, it naturally didn't want to die senselessly.

As the Bone Blade's voice fell, suddenly a Blood River surged from the Firmament.

This Blood River was overwhelmingly mighty.

Victory City is so vast that its end cannot be seen at a glance.

Yet this newly appeared Blood River enveloped the entire Victory City.

Boundless, the sky was a wash of blood-red.

"Such familiar aura," an ancient being muttered, staring at the Blood River.

"Blood, blood," some legendary strong figures, who had lived for who knows how many years, cried out in fear.

"It's Emperor Lu, that madman's aura."

Likely those who had shadows cast upon them from Emperor Lu's past killings.

This blood aura drew the attention of the entire Victory City.

"It's Emperor Lu's Legacy," a powerful being finally spoke after a long while.

Emperor Lu's legacy was not a secret.

Tales have long said that those who can completely dissolve the Bone Blade's killing aura can gain Emperor Lu's legacy.

But now with the Bone Blade released, its aura undiminished, why did the legacy suddenly appear?

People looked up, and the blood aura in the Firmament was so thick even the Dharma Eye couldn't see through it.

Within the blood aura, a Legacy Jade Pendant appeared.

With this jade pendant, one could receive all the legacy Emperor Lu left behind.

The Bone Blade proudly said, "See, taming me is no loss."

"You brought this legacy?" Xu Zimei asked.

"Of course, Emperor Lu entrusted the true legacy to me, placed it in my hands, for me to distribute," the Bone Blade said.

"Weren't you quite resentful of Emperor Lu before for suppressing you here for so many years," Xu Zimei curiously asked.

"I resented him, not for suppressing me, but for not taking me to challenge heaven.

To walk once at the peak of the world," the Bone Blade sighed.

"Emperor Lu and I were more than partners all along the way, so how could he suppress me?

He only didn't want me to die challenging heaven."

"At that time, during the Heaven Challenge, Emperor Lu was already prepared to die, for who faces the Heavenly Dao, even the Empress, without assurance of victory."

"I do not want this legacy, and I don't intend on having you either," Xu Zimei suddenly said.

"Why?" the Bone Blade was a bit stunned.

Being Emperor Lu's Innate True Weapon, it's something countless people yearn for.

"Moreover, you were the one who made me submit."

"I demanded your submission simply for an attitude, not truly needing you."

Xu Zimei said.

"I have the Tyrant Shadow, who is more than a partner to me.

A strong person at the end already has their path, and Emperor Lu's legacy doesn't suit me.

You should find a more fitting weak person."

"As expected, strong ones all have pride," the Bone Blade laughed softly.

"This isn't pride, but a route of one's own," Xu Zimei shook his head.

"The path walked already has direction, so why walk another's path."

"Now you are free, you can fly high like the bird."

"Where else can I fly?" Bone Blade suddenly fell silent and asked.

It had been suppressed for countless years, yearning for freedom.

But what of freedom once attained!

Old friends of the past are long gone, so what meaning does life have?

"You keep the Legacy Token," the Bone Blade said somewhat dispiritedly.

"I hope you find a suitable heir for Emperor Lu's legacy."

"And what about you?" Xu Zimei asked.

"I wish to visit old places from the past, or perhaps I will live in seclusion later," the Bone Blade sighed.

"This Treasure Blade, it may never unsheathe again."

Parting with Xu Zimei, the Bone Blade left.

It didn't seem like people said, causing a stir of gore, perhaps also because of Xu Zimei's presence.

The Bone Blade was no longer the Bone Blade of before.

It was no longer the era of that time.

All things had changed; the sea had become mulberry fields.