I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1364 - Chapter 1364 Chapter 656 Breaking the Boundary

Chapter 1364: Chapter 656: Breaking the Boundary Chapter 1364: Chapter 656: Breaking the Boundary Longzhou Calendar, year 1789, October

Jiejiang City Chief Mansion

In the center of the empty training ground, Xu Chengyuan was comprehending the third fusion realm.

After receiving pointers from Tang Luo, the talented swordsman had spent the past year focusing on the cultivation of the Black Light Sword Intent.

Hundreds of days and nights of arduous contemplation, and today was the time to verify what he had learned.

“Black Light isn’t colorless; it encompasses all colors:”

“Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet are all absorbed by Black Light.”

“Thus, Black Light is the light of all colors. Formless, without illumination, boundless!”

The pure black, colorless sword body of the Black Light looked like a cluster of black fog, exhaling and inhaling black gleams along the sword hilt.

Xu Chengyuan’s sword gestures turned again, with his left hand’s index and middle fingers raised straight to form a sword finger, from which White Rainbow Sword Qi was breathed out.

“Relying on the foundation of the Black Light Sword Intent, White Rainbow Sword Intent, fuse!”

The Black Light opened up and devoured the White Rainbow Sword Qi, and the already Yellow Rank peak-level sword radiance became even more formidable.

“It works, it really works!”

Xu Chengyuan was overjoyed in his heart and consecutively released Red Flame Sword Qi and Yellow Heaven Sword Qi, allowing them to be swallowed by the base of the Black Light Sword Intent.

The continuous devouring of three kinds of Sword Qi allowed the Black Light Sword Intent to break through the shackles of the Yellow Rank Spirit Art and reach the level of Xuan Rank Spirit Art.

However, this had also pushed Xu Chengyuan’s control of Spiritual Power to its limits. A Spirit Art that caused nearly twenty thousand points of spiritual damage posed a tremendous burden for a martial artist who had only achieved unity of spirit and intent.

The final Green Fluorescent Sword Qi simply could not be added to the base of the Black Light Sword.

Therefore, Xu Chengyuan flicked his sword hilt and launched the Black Light Divine Sword, infused with three Sword Intents, into the ground not far away.

After the Black Light silently sank into the earth, a violent explosion occurred, with the rampant energy tumbling underground, causing the Chief’s Mansion to shake.

It was as if an enemy’s attack had instantaneously triggered all of the Chief Mansion’s array formations, with the warning bells ringing and signal fires surging to the sky.

The mansion’s Xuan Armor warriors promptly formed battle arrays and marched toward the source of the Spiritual Power explosion; the servants and attendants screamed and sought refuge within the arrays.

At this moment, Xu Chengyuan naturally did not know that his test move had put everyone in the Chief Mansion on edge. Looking at the nearly destroyed training ground, his heart was filled with nothing but excitement.

This sword technique that exceeded the peak of Yellow Rank and even surpassed lower Xuan Rank Spirit Arts was indeed released by him.

What could be more exhilarating than this?

During his hundreds of days and nights in Longzhou, he couldn’t recall how many times he had doubted himself. And now, with the completion of the third fusion realm (pseudo), he no longer had to live in fear!

“I did it, I really did it!”

Overwhelmed with excitement, Xu Chengyuan clenched his fists, knelt down, and roared skyward, a few tears glimmering at the corners of his eyes.

The soft sobbing was well-masked by the trembling earth, and it took a good ten breaths before the churning mud and stones finally settled.

As Xu Chengyuan calmed down, he sensed the numerous unfamiliar presences converging on the training ground and soon heard the arguments at the entrance.

“Miss, it’s dangerous over there; you can’t go in!”

“Move aside, Brother Chengyuan is still inside!”

“I must apologize, but I cannot comply. Third team, fourth team, please escort the miss back to the central array.”

“Let go, let go of me!”

Following the lady’s light scolding, a burst of White Rainbow Sword Radiance then surged forth.

“Nuan Nuan, stop!”

Xu Chengyuan shouted as he quickly walked to the entrance of the training ground and apologized to the commander in black armor, “I was merely testing a sword technique just now, my apologies!”

“Clang clang clang.”

The long sword in Tang Nuannuan’s hand fell to the ground as she looked up in surprise and said, “Chengyuan, you mean that commotion was you testing a technique?”

“Yes!” Xu Chengyuan nodded and smiled at Little Nuannuan, “The third stage of Unity of Spirit and Intent has been achieved!”

“Wow, Chengyuan, you’re amazing!”

Tang Nuannuan jumped into her older disciple brother’s arms, jubilantly expressing her excitement.

Seeing how close his young lady was with the man, the commander in black armor realized that this man must be the future son-in-law.

What’s the big deal about a future son-in-law damaging a training ground? He gave a few captains a look, the black armored warriors withdrew, and the ringing alarm formation was deactivated.

As the sound of armor “clacked,” Tang Nuannuan realized she had involuntarily been too unrestrained and left Xu Chengyuan’s embrace. She tidied the strands of hair by her ear and changed the subject, “Having grasped the third stage, Chengyuan, you must now be the most outstanding swordsman of Xu Clan this generation, right?”

“We will have to wait until we compete to find out.” Xu Chengyuan said with a smile as he ruffled Tang Nuannuan’s hair, “Moreover, I’ve only just completed the integration of Sword Art, it will take some time to refine it for actual combat.”

“Chengyuan, with your exceptional talent, you will definitely have no problems!”

Tang Nuannuan said, squinting with pride.

“You must work hard, too. Once you master the five Sword Intents and break through to transcend the mundane, I will teach you the Divine Light Sword Dance technique!”

At the mention of cultivation achievements, Tang Nuannuan felt a pang of darkness inside, yet she responded with a bright and sunny smile, “Nuan Nuan will definitely work hard!”

“By the way,” recalled with excitement, Tang Nuannuan said, “Nuan Nuan has already learned from sister-in-law the entire story of how they met and fell in love, and was just about to tell you about it.”

“No need,” Xu Chengyuan waved his hand and laughed lightly, “I need to spend more time consolidating the initial success of the third stage. Let’s save these romantic stories for later.”

Initially, he came to Longxi for his own future, to learn about the past between Yun Xiu and Tang Luo and to gauge Yun Xiu’s level of cultivation, all for that recommendation letter from Xu Lai.

But now he had achieved the third stage of Unity, and all he had to do was to become famous in next year’s Longzhou Youth Martial Arts Exchange.

With such a brilliant future ahead, why should he stoop to pettiness? Besides, Xu Chengyuan was no fool.

Xu Lai wanting to get information on Yun Xiu was clearly for the sake of avenging his father. If he had no personal connection to Tang Luo and his wife, doing such a thing would naturally not bother him.

But now it was different. Having grown up in the Five Absolute Sword Sect, Xu Chengyuan placed great importance on favors. Regardless of the reasons, Tang Luo had pointed out a path for him. He could not bring himself to scheme against the man’s wife without repaying this half-master’s kindness.

Tang Nuannuan, of course, couldn’t grasp the convoluted thoughts within Xu Chengyuan. Her reaching out to Yun Xiu was purely to please her Chengyuan Brother.

Her offer to share the story was just an excuse to get closer to Chengyuan Brother for a while.

Now that she was bluntly refused, she felt utterly bored and could only respond with a crestfallen “Oh.”

Seeing the young girl’s suddenly dropped spirits and recalling Tang Luo’s advisory when he passed the sword on, Xu Chengyuan then said with a smile, “It’s been a while since I’ve seen Nuan Nuan practice swordsmanship. Today, I’d like to properly assess you.”

“Ah!? Oh!”

Hearing this, Tang Nuannuan suddenly felt as if the sunshine had become more radiant. She picked up her long sword and excitedly said, “Chengyuan Brother, please give me your guidance!”

…

Longzhou Calendar, the winter of the year 1789

Yuanzhou, Dongshan City, Divine Sword Mansion

Standing in the courtyard and watching the slowly falling snowflakes, Xu Lai’s fists clenched involuntarily inside his wide sleeves.