Chapter 97

“Aren’t you going to interrupt her? Her fourteenth sword is very powerful; I would run as far away as possible if I saw it.”

When it comes to running away, Li Xunhuan has no embarrassment whatsoever. His fighting style is sneaky and cunning. He uses his lightness skill to dodge and hide, and when the opportunity arises, he throws a flying knife and ends the battle with one strike.

Therefore, Li Xunhuan’s greatest strengths are his lightness skill and throwing knives. However, he can’t just throw his knives whenever he wants. He needs to use his mind and spirit to sense the opponent’s weaknesses and observe the best time to strike. It’s not as magical as just throwing a knife randomly to end the battle.

“No need. If she only knows the Thirteen Swords now, and she used the Thirteen Swords to enter the Innate Realm, and then comprehends the Fourteen Swords, then there would be some interest. I will be more serious when she reaches the Fifteenth Sword. But now… her foundation is ruined. She is all show and no substance, far from being good enough. She can be destroyed with a wave of her hand.”

Xue Keren wasn’t deaf; upon hearing Zhang Weihai’s words, she nearly lost her composure, halting the accumulation of her sword energy. This could easily result in a backlash from the sword energy and intent; this bastard was truly sharp-tongued.

Li Xunhuan previously thought it was because of Shiyin, but now it seems that Zhang Lingyu’s personality is just like that; his mouth is really sharp. He wasn’t beaten to death, probably because his own skills are high enough.

Having roamed the martial world for over a decade and nearing forty, Li Xunhuan knew very well.

Because verbal disputes and conflicts often lead to hatred in the martial arts world, being cautious in speech and actions is generally the first rule for navigating this world.

Xue Keren, who had quickly accumulated enough sword momentum, unleashed this exceptionally dazzling sword strike with the intent to kill Zhang Weihao. The tip of the sword even emitted a white sword light. It was not fast, but it was locked in by sword intent, and within a certain range, there was no way to avoid it.

This is also what makes top swordsmen so terrifying.

“Like I said, it’s a complete mess.”

After Zhang Weihao finished speaking, he directly took out a five-inch fruit knife and stabbed at Xue Keren’s sword. The knife and sword struck the tip of Xue Keren’s sword with perfect precision.

When Li Xunhuan held it in his hands and examined it, he realized that it was not his Little Li Flying Dagger.

When people think of divine weapons, they probably picture a scene like this: a master craftsman painstakingly collects and dilutes materials, dedicates his entire life to smelting and forging them, and one day a divine weapon is finally created, causing the world to change color.

However, the process of forging the throwing knife used by Li Xunhuan would be quite surprising. The material was just some refined iron, which was forged by a blacksmith in Daye who was found at random. It took three hours to forge it. When it came out of the furnace, there was nothing unusual about it. The blacksmith casually rubbed the stuck parts a few times and handed it to Li Xunhuan.

This is the legendary Flying Dagger Li, feared by all.

What is the quality of the throwing knife itself?

It’s very bad, very average, and even worse than the materials of some swordsmen’s swords.

Many people might say, “It can’t be that bad, right?”

Let’s review some of Li Xunhuan’s famous scenes with his flying dagger: First, in his duel with Guo Songyang, Songyang’s iron sword sliced ​​off the blade of Li Xunhuan’s flying dagger. After being cut by the wind, the flying dagger could not maintain its original level, and Li Xunhuan subsequently admitted defeat. Second, Li Xunhuan’s flying dagger pierced the right eye of the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, who was extremely fierce. She pulled out the flying dagger and then put it in her mouth and bit it to pieces.

Imagine if Little Li’s Flying Dagger were as sharp as the Dragon Sword, could the Great Joyful Bodhisattva withstand it with her own flesh and blood?

Not to mention biting it off, it would probably break all her big gold teeth.

Therefore, the throwing knife itself is actually very ordinary, similar to the fruit knife sold in ten-dollar stores in later generations, or even inferior.

But Zhang Weihao’s fruit knife was clearly different. It was the kind of fruit knife that ordinary wealthy families used. It was about five inches long, and with the handle, it was about seven inches (about 23 centimeters) long. But the material was excellent. It wasn’t particularly sharp, but it was no less than the material of some divine weapons. It was as if it was made of iron from outer space. No wonder it could collide head-on with Xue Keren’s famous sword, which was used in the Fourteen Swords Technique, without being damaged in the slightest.

“This…this…how is this possible? You…you…what kind of swordsmanship is this…” Xue Keren, whose mouth was bloody and who had begun to circulate her internal energy to recover, was clearly suffering from serious internal injuries. She was incredulous and could only hope that the other party had used some kind of powerful special move instead of just a casual slash. Otherwise, she really couldn’t accept such a cruel reality.

Unfortunately, Zhang Weihao is no sycophant, nor is he Chu Liuxiang. He’s just a lowly sword servant. Asking you to carry my sword is an honor; most people don’t even have that qualification.

“Didn’t you already guess? It was just a casual slash, no skill, no routine, I didn’t even use internal energy, just pure physical strength.”

“What level are you at now?” Xue Keren asked persistently, as if trying to prove that it wasn’t that she was really too weak, but that her opponent’s level was too high and too powerful.

“Just entered the Innate Realm, that’s about the level of refining essence into qi, currently trying to refine qi into spirit, and your realm is similar to yours.”

“Impossible! Don’t be ridiculous! How could you possibly be a beginner in the Innate Realm? Even a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm wouldn’t be as powerful as you. You’re definitely a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm!” Xue Keren corrected pitifully, her eyes filled with pleading, as if saying, “Please, even if it’s fake, just lie to me, otherwise my martial arts heart will collapse. What’s the point of practicing swordsmanship? I’ve tried so hard, and I couldn’t even withstand a casual strike from you. I was beaten half to death, and you’re at the same level as me!”

“I am not a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and I do not know any martial arts. I have never learned any martial arts. I only know one sword technique, but I have never used it. After all, there are probably not many people in the martial arts world today who can withstand a casual blow from me.”