HPDBC #403 - Legend of the City of the Dead
#403 - Legend of the City of the Dead
“However, this Despair Sword Intent is truly formidable.”
“At the very least, it's at the middle to late stage of the Guān Lán Realm, right?”
Liang Jin had a basic assessment in his mind.
The Despair Sword Intent released by the Eldest Senior Brother was far more powerful than he had imagined, clearly a small level above his own Dawn Fist Intent.
Yu Linglong had said that Martial Intent was divided into different levels, with the Guān Lán Realm being the most basic stage.
Liang Jin had mastered the Dawn Fist Intent for a short time, and was currently at the early stage of the Guān Lán Realm.
During the fierce battle with the Eldest Senior Brother, he deeply felt the overwhelming aura of despair, which lingered like a shadow, making the feeling of despair in his heart difficult to dissipate for a long time.
As Liang Jin used the Dawn Fist Intent, although it dispersed most of the despair, it still failed to completely eliminate it, and a small stream of faint despair lingered in his heart.
This negative emotion, to some extent, affected his fighting will, making it difficult for him to exert his full strength in battle.
However, although the Eldest Senior Brother's Sword Intent was powerful, his cultivation realm was low, and his overall strength was insufficient, destined to be defeated by Liang Jin.
“It seems I have to seize the time to improve my Fist Intent.”
Liang Jin's eyes were firm, and he secretly made up his mind:
“Fortunately, improving Fist Intent doesn't take too much time for me.”
He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of confidence in his eyes.
Thanks to the magical existence of the [Nine Empty Unbound], Liang Jin could continuously fight with others here, thereby quickly improving his Fist Intent.
It's just that the number of martial artists currently drawn into the [Nine Empty Unbound] is too small. If the number could be increased, his Fist Intent would improve even faster.
Liang Jin looked around, looking at the empty [Nine Empty Unbound].
He knew that a new level would soon be added here.
The attack patterns of the Battle Puppet Huang Xingzi had already been figured out by the martial artists, and now it could be easily defeated.
The newly appeared Formation Battle Puppet Seven Stars Sword Formation was unpredictable. The sword techniques of the seven Battle Puppets were graceful and agile. The combination of the two resulted in a vast number of attack combinations.
It would be no easy task for martial artists to fully understand the mysteries within.
During these days, in the [Nine Empty Unbound], he had tried to cultivate the 《Mad Blade》 many times, but he had never been able to truly master it completely.
Once he used the 《Mad Blade》, he would fall into a state of extreme madness, with only endless killing desires left in his heart, and all other distracting thoughts completely disappeared.
Half a day later, when he woke up from this mad state, he realized that he had exited the 《Mad Blade》 state, and he had no memory of everything that had happened during this period.
The only clear feeling was that at that time, he only wanted to kill, constantly looking for all living things and killing them all.
It is said that once the 《Mad Blade》 is used, the user will fall into madness, not recognizing their own family. Even when facing their parents, they will not hesitate to swing their blade.
Liang Jin, having experienced it personally, firmly believed this.
In order to resist this madness, Liang Jin tried to use the [Si Mask].
After putting on the [Si Mask], he was indeed able to keep his mind clear and no longer be controlled by the desire to kill.
However, in this way, he felt that he could not fully exert the true power of the 《Mad Blade》.
According to Xi Mo Liu Yuan, when the 《Mad Blade》 is cultivated to perfection, its power may even surpass Earth-grade manuals.
However, when Liang Jin used the 《Mad Blade》 while maintaining a clear state of mind with the [Si Mask], he felt that it was just an ordinary Earth-grade manual.
Even among Earth-grade manuals, it could only be considered a relatively low-end existence.
“It seems that the true power of the 《Mad Blade》 can only be unleashed in a mad state.”
“If I stay conscious, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.”
Liang Jin sighed helplessly, no longer holding too high expectations for the 《Mad Blade》.
However, he didn't think that Liu Yuan was deceiving him.
After all, the incarnation of the Transforming Dragon had also confirmed the power of the 《Mad Blade》 from Yu Linglong.
“Since the 《Mad Blade》 cannot be used by me, then I will use it to temper my Martial Intent.”
“If it can really reduce the probability of Martial Intent going berserk, then it will be of great use to me.”
Liang Jin quickly had a new plan in mind.
Yu Linglong had mentioned that there was an unconfirmed rumor that cultivating the 《Mad Blade》 could reduce the probability of Martial Intent going berserk.
However, for most people, it is difficult to practice the 《Mad Blade》 often.
But Liang Jin has the [Nine Empty Unbound]. Here, he can practice dozens or even hundreds of times a day.
So, Liang Jin started a few more practices of the 《Mad Blade》.
Using the 《Mad Blade》 seems easy. Once it is activated, consciousness is lost, and when you wake up, the practice is over.
But in reality, it consumes a lot of the user, both physically and mentally, causing great damage.
Liang Jin had once chosen a remote and uninhabited place in the real world and tried to use the 《Mad Blade》.
After using it, he only felt exhausted, as if all his strength had been drained, and the surrounding ground was covered with dense knife marks.
It is not difficult to imagine how crazy he was during the process of using the 《Mad Blade》, using all his strength with every strike, which led to such weakness after use.
Since then, Liang Jin had never used the 《Mad Blade》 in the real world, but only practiced it in the [Nine Empty Unbound].
Even using it in this mental space still consumes a lot of mental energy.
Therefore, Liang Jin only practiced a few times before ending the practice.
He exited the [Nine Empty Unbound] and returned to the real world.
After resting for a while, he continued to travel with Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu.
… … … … … …
On a certain official road, a group of people were resting.
These people were all wearing the black uniforms of the Six Doors, with sabers at their waists, looking majestic.
Each of them exuded a fierce aura, and it was clear that they were all elite forces from the Six Doors.
In the middle of this group of people, there was an inconspicuous carriage.
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However, judging from the importance everyone attached to this carriage, the person inside must be extremely noble.
A man stood respectfully beside the carriage.
His sword-like eyebrows slanted into his temples, full of heroism. His nose was high and straight, and his lip line was clear.
He was tall and well-proportioned, with broad shoulders and a wide back. He wore a specially made Six Doors outfit, mainly black, with a golden flying eagle pattern embroidered on the lapels, adding a bit of majesty.
If Liang Jin, Lei Zhen, and his group were here, they would definitely recognize that this person was the Changzhou Six Doors leader who had fought with them—Li Mu Yun.
Li Mu Yun commanded the Six Doors of a state, holding great power, and could be said to be extremely powerful in Changzhou.
But even so, standing beside the carriage at this moment, he seemed extremely respectful and humble.
He slightly bent over and said to the inside of the carriage:
“Lord Inspector, that giant bandit Song Jiang is a fourth-grade martial artist. This man is insidious and cunning. I don’t know where he learned our Six Doors’ 《Hidden Dragon in the Abyss》 technique. He often uses this to hide his cultivation, and he is also good at using small favors to buy people’s hearts.”
“Back then, in Zhongsong County, our Six Doors mistakenly arrested him as an ordinary thief. Just as he was about to be executed, he suddenly revealed his true cultivation and rescued a group of thieves from the execution ground. Later, Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu, who followed Song Jiang, were also among that group of thieves at that time.”
“At the same time, Song Jiang also has a divine eagle as a helper. This divine eagle is huge, with bronze beaks and iron claws, and its strength is extremely powerful, probably possessing fourth-grade strength. There is also a girl sitting on the back of the divine eagle, who is good at throwing spears and is unerring. She should be an eagle trainer who specializes in training this divine eagle.”
“At that time, this subordinate was facing a two-pronged attack from the giant bandit Song Jiang and the divine eagle, as well as the siege of Dong Xiong and others from the Black Jia Stronghold, as well as Lei Zhen. In that critical situation, in order to protect a group of court officials, I had no choice but to negotiate with them.”
“Now that you have come in person, Lord Inspector, this subordinate will definitely serve you wholeheartedly, charge forward, and do my best to capture that giant bandit Song Jiang!”
Li Mu Yun's detailed explanation was nothing more than to show the Inspector in the carriage that his negotiation with the bandits was not because of his lack of ability, but because the enemy was too powerful, and it was really a last resort.
After Li Mu Yun finished speaking, there was no response from the carriage for a long time.
This made him feel uneasy, secretly wondering if he had said something wrong.
After a while, a low male voice finally came from the carriage:
“What you said is all recorded in the Six Doors’ files.”
“Saying it is basically the same as not saying it.”
“I only want to ask you about the content that is not in the files, such as the origin of that Song Jiang.”
“Where is he from, where did he study, who did he take as his teacher, what is his background?”
This series of questions, like a series of cannonballs, caught Li Mu Yun off guard.
He couldn't answer any of the questions, and the atmosphere instantly fell into an awkward silence.
Li Mu Yun's forehead unknowingly broke out in a layer of fine sweat.
In fact, he had already sent people to investigate Song Jiang's background.
However, all the clues stopped at Zhongsong County.
The earliest trace of Song Jiang was only at the execution ground in Zhongsong County, where he was about to be beheaded as an unknown thief who robbed official grain.
Tracing back further, there were no clues about Song Jiang, as if this person had appeared out of thin air.
Li Mu Yun naturally understood that a living person could not appear out of thin air. This could only mean that there was a problem with his investigation direction, which also meant that he had failed in his duty.
A stern questioning voice came from the carriage again:
“Can’t you answer this question?”
Li Mu Yun was shocked when he heard this.
With a "thump!" he hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy:
“This subordinate has failed in his duty! Please give this subordinate a little more time, and this subordinate will definitely investigate Song Jiang's ancestors for eighteen generations clearly!”
Facing a criminal to be arrested, but not even being able to investigate the other party's basic information, this is indeed a serious dereliction of duty.
Li Mu Yun knew this very well and dared not deny it in any way.
A cold snort was heard from the carriage, and then it said:
“Then I’ll change the question.”
“Recently, there have been rumors about the City of Wrongful Deaths in Changzhou.”
“Are you aware of this?”