Chapter 1419 - 673: Black and White Pieces

Chapter 1419: Chapter 673: Black and White Pieces

"Lightning Style!"

"Outgoing Move!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

"Fenji Technique!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

"Sky Soaring Style!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

"Backlighting Style!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

"Dividing Light Style!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

"Assassin Style!"

"Guarding and Responding Form!"

For a moment, black and white pieces controlled Qi as Sword, shadowing each other like two figures in a mirror, rising and falling sword dance. Engulfed in this Primordial Spirit Illusion Dream, neither of them had a trace of Divine Skill True Qi, only purely engaging in swordsmanship, technique fighting, guarding and responding, responding and striking, striking and overcoming, counterattack initiated after defense, first strike, first ahead to strike and then strike again, moving swiftly like a rabbit, soaring like a bird, jumping and leaping, quickly becoming a blur of light and shadow that left Tie Dan confused.

What on earth is this situation?

After all, how could Tie Dan not realize that these few sword styles were certainly not the True Inheritor moves of Beichen Sword Sect, but rather his own casual sword fighting and killing techniques!

Yet these were merely practiced routines used out of habit, adjusted based on the battle conditions by switching Inner Strength True Qi randomly, lacking any corresponding Heart Method Mantra, and calling them swordsmanship and sword techniques felt forced. They were at best basic sword styles, requiring corresponding Energy Manipulation Techniques unique to different True Qi to be complete, and he hadn’t even summarized them properly himself, so how did everyone know how to use them?

Could they really be his disciples? But how would he not be aware? Is it another karma debt owed by the parallel Tie?

Moreover, upon closer inspection, although both of them were using the Egg Sword Form, they seemed somewhat different.

For example, the white one’s technique was more refined and exquisite, aggressive like a tide, vibrant and diverse, with countless moves, wielding sword skills of incredible finesse; even Tie Dan himself was at such a level, having to commend it as truly magnificent, having indeed obtained the Sanmei.

Whereas the black one was steadier, without so many intricate changes, simplifying complexities to simplicity, perhaps overly simplified, having just two moves from start to finish, namely Guarding and Responding Form and Lightning Stab. His basic skills were extremely solid, without exposing a single weakness.

If judging by swordsmanship alone, the white one was undoubtedly stronger, yet at this moment, both were sword-wielding without True Qi, without any power to back them up, thus relying solely on sword moves to compete in skills; many special effects of sword styles couldn’t manifest, so even though the white held an initiative advantage, a quick victory was difficult.

Furthermore, the black had remarkable basic skills and combat calculation ability, seemingly aware of each direction the white’s attacks aimed for, where each sword landed, allowing the white to wield sword flowers abundantly, while he simply responded with Guarding and Responding Form unhurriedly, defensively defending, finding opportunities for counter-defensive strikes, standing unsurpassed.

Yet this further highlights the prowess of the white one; if faced with ordinary individuals, encountering such a ’tortoise’, having every sword seen through and countered would likely break their defense instantly. But the white was adeptly unrestrained, his offensive like a tide, persistently continuous while seemingly retaining hidden reserves, sufficient to handle even occasional lightning counterattacks within his grasp, maintaining command with ease.

However, inversely speaking, it might precisely be because the white persistently reserved those three parts of energy for self-preservation that, despite his exquisite and astonishing swordsmanship, he never executed a Sacrificial Strike, taking risks with his life to contend, thus becoming difficult to triumph purely through skill and unable to break through the black one’s seamless, flawless defense.

Indeed, if the two were on such equal ground, this could be commented upon; with those inferior ones, no such techniques were a necessity, even simple attacks couldn’t be parried.

Anyway, the abrupt appearance of such a high stakes situation honestly startled Tie Dan a bit too; nonetheless, these two matched move for move, sword against sword in offense and defense; it seemingly looked like they’ll need hundreds of rounds without decisive victory, perhaps it’s better to first check the other side where things are quite dire.

Hence, Tie Dan hurriedly bypassed the site of black and white pieces’ sword fighting and pulled up the still sobbing Zhu Yuer. First, giving two slaps, extinguishing the fire on his eyebrows, then thrust the cultivation technique just copied in front of him, scolding with rage.

"Fool! You’re all set aflame! If you don’t calm down at once! Do you truly wish to be possessed by demon and explode on the spot!?"

Zhu Yuer was engulfed in flames, grieved from within, tears streaming full face,

"I remembered... my family is all gone..."

Tie Dan couldn’t help but roll his eyes,

"Are you always this slow to react!?"

Zhu Yuer collapsed onto the ground, sobbing,

"Father, mother, Juan’er, Ping’er, Lian’er, everyone is gone..."

Tie Dan, "Actually, your father isn’t..."

Zhu Yuer punched the ground, sobbing in agony,

"It’s all my fault! Why am I so useless! It’s I who couldn’t protect them! If I were able to shield everyone, none of them would have died!"

Tie Dan casually offered a word of advice,

"That’s actually true, fundamentally because you’re too useless, you could only watch them die. But knowing the error and rectifying it, nothing could be greater, now starting to work on improvement isn’t too late."

"I’m so useless... Master, what should I do..."

Tie Dan offered a word of counsel, lost patience, delivered a kick flipping him over, tossing the cultivation technique at his face,

"Mad fool! Isn’t the idea of starting effort now what’s being said! When taught, learn instantly, now without looking up! If you continue with this self-pity you won’t have any chance at all!"

"Master..."

Zhu Yuer gazed blankly at the cultivation technique in his hand, then looked up, witnessing the dark and light figures engaged in fierce battle, sword clashing and thrusting, witnessing countless superb moves of the twin swords fighting each other, not only witnessing the various extraordinary sword skills demonstrated by the white sword, but also discerning countermeasures indicated by the black sword, becoming absorbed in the spectacle.