Chapter 62 - 61: Wave-Treading Blade Intent, Slashing the Flood Dragon at Lushui!

Chapter 62: Chapter 61: Wave-Treading Blade Intent, Slashing the Flood Dragon at Lushui!

While Gao Jingxing’s emotions remained unreadable, Bian Kuang could no longer hold back his temper. Eyes wide with fury, he glared at Zheng Jun like an enraged hyena.

What was this? Stealing their Martial Arts and then slapping them in the face?! Outrageous! Orphaned at a young age, Bian Kuang had grown up within the Vast Sea Sect. He absolutely would not allow anyone to humiliate them like this!

"Senior Brother, let me handle him!" His face flushed red, Bian Kuang immediately extended his only remaining left hand and forcefully hoisted his Wide-Backed Saber. "I was careless during our last exchange, which led to my defeat!" he bellowed at Zheng Jun. "Zheng Jun, do you dare fight me?!"

Zheng Jun gave him a glance and pondered for a moment. He originally hadn’t wanted to bully a disabled person, but every little bit counted; he might as well take what he could get. The road to completing his repayment progress was long. He needed 5,000 points in total, yet despite his diligent daily training over the past ten or so days, he had only accumulated 539 points. He still needed to make more progress.

Hearing Bian Kuang’s outburst, Gao Jingxing frowned immediately. He shot a cold, murderous glare at the junior disciple behind him.

Meeting Gao Jingxing’s gaze, Bian Kuang finally realized his mistake. His face instantly drained of color. Just as he was about to say, "I was merely jesting," he heard Zheng Jun reply.

"Alright, I’ll give you a one-hand handicap."

With that, Zheng Jun voluntarily placed his right hand behind his back.

Seeing this, Bian Kuang threw caution to the wind. Gripping the Wide-Backed Saber with his left arm, he aimed it at Zheng Jun and roared, "Come!"

However, the moment Bian Kuang raised his Wide-Backed Saber, Zheng Jun had already launched his attack with his left hand. The Beirong Saber shot from its scabbard in an instant. The Saber Technique was exceptionally sharp, adding a hint of tyrannical brutality to its originally clever and flexible nature, as it slashed toward Bian Kuang!

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, and the accumulated snow was already quite heavy. Channeled with Zheng Jun’s True Qi, the Beirong Saber swept up the swirling snow in the air and hurtled toward Bian Kuang at a terrifying speed!

Bian Kuang had completely underestimated the sheer power of Zheng Jun’s Wave-Treading Saber. It even contained Blade Intent! Panicking, he hastily raised his Wide-Backed Saber to block.

CLANG!

With the sharp ring of clashing metal, Bian Kuang’s Wide-Backed Saber snapped in half!

Staring at the Blade Form that whipped up a torrent of snow, Bian Kuang turned deathly pale. Only one thought echoed in his mind: "My life is over!"

However, in the split second before the Beirong Saber could cleave into him, Zheng Jun stopped his strike, halting the blade a mere half-inch from Bian Kuang’s neck.

The Saber Technique ceased; the snowflakes gently settled. Bian Kuang stood frozen in place. His eyes were blank, completely consumed by the lingering terror of narrowly escaping death.

[Shattered the saber with one arm, sweeping the snow like a dragon! Wave-Treading Saber repayment progress +53. Current repayment progress: 592/5000.]

"Get lost." Zheng Jun sheathed his saber, not even sparing Bian Kuang a second glance.

The yield wasn’t high, but it was still decent; this single strike had saved him a day of bitter training. As for his attitude toward Bian Kuang? This very man had tried to kill him before. The only reason he didn’t take this opportunity to end Bian Kuang’s life was the fear that doing so might settle the grudge with the Vast Sea Sect completely, leaving him with no excuse to pay them a ’visit’ in the future. It just wasn’t worth it.

Soon, Bian Kuang recovered from his sheer terror. Trembling uncontrollably, he stumbled away like a walking corpse.

"Excellent Saber Technique!" Seeing Zheng Jun cleanly and decisively defeat the one-armed Qi Storage disciple of the Vast Sea Sect in a single strike, Cai Xun’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but cheer in approval.

The surrounding County Soldiers also erupted into thunderous cheers.

Gao Jingxing, on the other hand, gave Zheng Jun a deep look. While he maintained a poker face on the outside, a storm was brewing in his heart.

"Wave-Treading Blade Intent? Wave-Treading Blade Technique at the Great Success stage?" he thought, his mind racing. "It’s been just over two months since Lou Wei’s death. This man could only have studied the Wave-Treading Blade Technique for two months at most! How can his technique be so refined? How could he have grasped the absolute essence of it?! As disciples who joined the Sect, we’ve studied the technique since childhood, and only through that did many of us barely reach the Great Success stage. Yet, among the last three generations of disciples, I’m the only one who comprehended the Wave-Treading Blade Intent before reaching the Outer Gang realm! Precisely because of that, I became the hope to lead the Vast Sea Sect’s rise! I’ve always regarded myself as an unparalleled prodigy. I never expected to run into someone here who mastered it in a mere two months!"

"Useless trash, making a fool of yourself here! Get back!" Gao Jingxing first berated Bian Kuang before taking a deep breath. Turning to Zheng Jun, he said, "My junior brother’s skills are lacking; I’ve made Captain Zheng laugh. After you."

"Then I hope Chief Gao won’t disappoint me." Zheng Jun nodded. He pulled his right hand out from behind his back, fully prepared to treat Gao Jingxing with absolute seriousness.

WHOOSH!

Gao Jingxing’s heavy breaths swept past like scorching gusts of wind. The Qi and Blood in his entire body surged like a roaring river, sweeping rapidly through his limbs and bones. Emitting his True Qi outward, his muscles coiled tight like steel cables!

"I can’t let Zheng Jun strike first," he thought. "He’s using a Ceremonial Saber, so his draw speed is much faster than mine. I have to make the first move!"

With that thought in mind, the Wide-Backed Saber in Gao Jingxing’s hands—which was as tall as a person—immediately radiated a fierce, violent gleam!

Like a mighty, crashing river, a sharp SWISH tore through the air as the Wide-Backed Saber cleaved the dancing snowflakes apart. It slashed fiercely toward Zheng Jun, manifesting a Blade Intent that felt almost tangible!

It was also the Wave-Treading Blade Intent! The Blade Intent was fast, accurate, and ruthless, clearly aimed at killing Zheng Jun!

Watching from the side, Cai Xun couldn’t help but frown slightly. He half-raised his hand, seemingly intending to intervene, but after a moment’s hesitation, he stopped himself. He merely shot a glance at his three servants standing nearby—Cai San, Cai Liu, and Cai Qi.

Seeing Gao Jingxing’s Blade Intent slashing toward him, Zheng Jun’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Before Zheng Jun, this nearly tangible Blade Intent transformed into incredibly realistic imagery. At first, it was just a single ocean wave, but it rapidly intensified, soon turning into an endless, surging tide. Layer upon layer, it looked astonishingly lifelike! Wherever the blade pointed, it felt as though a massive tsunami was sweeping in, poised to destroy everything in its path!

"So this is what it feels like to face the Wave-Treading Blade Intent directly?"

The thought flashed through Zheng Jun’s mind. In the next instant, he drew his weapon without hesitation. A streak of white light tore from its scabbard like a bolt of silk, slashing toward Gao Jingxing in return. It was the exact same Wave-Treading Blade Technique, and the exact same Wave-Treading Blade Intent!

However, Zheng Jun’s Wave-Treading Blade Intent was vastly different from Gao Jingxing’s!

With his slash, his Wave-Treading Blade Intent also began to manifest. It practically morphed into a Flood Dragon swimming through the ocean waves! The Flood Dragon glared disdainfully at its surroundings, its mouth opening slightly as if letting out a draconic roar, charging fiercely against the tide!

"Huh?!" Gao Jingxing’s pupils shrank drastically, overwhelmed with utter astonishment. "Zheng Jun’s Blade Intent is actually superior to mine?! I’ve only just managed to manifest ocean waves, but his Blade Intent has already transformed into a Flood Dragon treading upon the waves! This is the true essence of the Wave-Treading Saber! How is this possible?!"

As Gao Jingxing wallowed in shock, the two blades clashed with a deafening ring of clashing metal.

Gao Jingxing was violently knocked back, his body trembling violently. Under the sheer, irresistible force, he was sent flying backward like a lit firecracker for several meters, leaving a messy trail of footprints in the thin layer of snow on the ground.

SPLURT!

Blood trickled from the corner of Gao Jingxing’s mouth. His eyes were filled with dread and horror.

"This kid is actually this terrifying?!" he thought in panic. "No, the Sect Leader and the Elders misjudged him. Today, I must defeat him using the Wave-Treading Blade Technique! I must even ’accidentally’ kill him! Otherwise, I will lose my invincible confidence in the Wave-Treading Blade Intent, and I’ll lose my chance to comprehend the Lushui Flood Dragon Slayer Saber Weaponry Art!"