XIAO SHUXIANG'S
155 - Life-Sucking Sword [Revised]
The loud sound of iron being struck sounded several times from within the forging grounds of the Lotus Root Sect territory.
The rough and scarred hand was strong holding a black hammer, the eyes and facial features were so serious that it noticed the sword almost belonged to him.
The clothes are made of simple cloth, looks dirty and torn in some parts. His hair was hidden in a cloth that was binding on his forehead until his head, a stream of sweat could not be revealed anymore.
"Xiao'Er?! Someone's looking for you..!"
A resounding cry of the man who turned out to be Xiao Shuxiang. Now 18 years old, the time needed to heal Dai Chan apparently did not match the original plan.
Though Xiao Shuxiang estimated that at the age of 17, he had already returned to the Butterfly Sect, but it turned out to be different from reality.
"Sister Xiao, I brought you some food..!" a beautiful girl in pink, lotus-patterned clothes carried an object wrapped in cloth, she smiled sweetly towards Xiao Shuxiang.
"You wait outside, I'm almost done."
"But not for long.."
Xiao Shuxiang nodded, he again forged his sword.
Once forged, a loud voice sounded.
The second period, a shock wind was generated.
The third time, the sword in Xiao Shuxiang's hand emitted a thin, blackish-red smoke.
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The sword in Xiao Shuxiang's left hand began to be shrouded in smoke, getting thicker and denser to cover the sword as well as the hand holding it.
Within five breaths of time, the smoke began to dissipate along with the appearance of a shiny black-redness sword.
"Finally.." Xiao Shuxiang exhaled, he was too tired to feel joyful because the sword he had been holding for so long had now come to an end.
He opened the cloth covering his head, Xiao Shuxiang's hair instantly decomposed all the way to his buttocks. Looks messy and unkempt.
Xiao Shuxiang's face was also smeared with ashes. You could say, the state of the entire body from the head to the feet needs to be cleaned.
Xiao Shuxiang put down his sword, he then stepped deeper into the forging place to clean his body as well as change clothes.
The forging uncle picked up Xiao Shuxiang's sword and was seen noticing him. He smiled as he praised the child who had grown into that young man for already making such a great sword.
He immediately did a polish on the reddish-black sword blade and carved the name they had agreed on before.
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The sword shone when Uncle Forging finished carving his son's name, he again clucked in awe. He then took out a sword sheath made from the bark of the Jade Lotus Tree.
Visible carved clouds, curved lines and slightly hidden letters that have the meaning of 'Mastering Everything'.
"Uncle Tang, what are you doing?" Xiao Shuxiang tightened his hair tie and walked up to Uncle Forging.
"You made a great sword, son." The Forging Uncle gave the sword in his hand to Xiao Shuxiang.
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Xiao Shuxiang was delighted to be made into a sword sheath, all he needed now was to test the strength of his forged sword.
Xiao Shuxiang thanked him and then stepped out to meet the girl who had brought him some food earlier.
He approached a beautiful girl who was sitting on a long bench. The girl noticed Xiao Shuxiang's presence and showed a cheerful face.
"What did you bring, Dai Chan? It looks good,"
"I haven't given it a name yet, but the main ingredient of my cooking is fish.." Dai Chan was so eager to open the dishes he brought to Xiao Shuxiang.
It had been three months that he was able to walk as normal again even though his practice now had to start from the beginning, but he was so happy because he was no longer bedridden.
Suffering when his treatment period was over. Now she is slowly forming a new self, no longer a proud girl and likes to do evil.
As Xiao Shuxiang once said, Dai Chan apologized to the people he had hurt. Although initially scared and hesitant, but after trying it.. He turned out to be forgiven.
Xiao Shuxiang tried Dai Chan's cooking, he showed a serious face as he tried it.
"W-how, Brother Xiao?" Dai Chan was pounding waiting for the answer to his meal.
"Hmm, delicious. But you still have to learn.. It's still bland and not perfectly mature.."
Ever since Dai Chan recovered, Xiao Shuxiang in addition to helping him walk also taught the girl how to cook.
At first it was quite difficult, because Dai Chan had burned the kitchen because of his carelessness. The cuisine, which was originally black and not worth eating, gradually got better.
Although Dai Chan cuisine is not yet fully cooked, in fact Xiao Shuxiang still spent the cuisine. She said she would take Dai Chan to see her brother in the morning.
"I'll practice first, you better get home.."
Dai Chan nodded, he saw Xiao Shuxiang begin to jump up onto the roof of the resident house and immediately go out of nowhere.
Xiao Shuxiang had apparently gone looking for trouble with the powerful Demonic Beasts in this valley. He stood on a large rock in the midst of the trees.
The distance between his place and the settlement was quite far, he got to this place about six hours away at high speed. If you are a regular person, you can travel up to about 20 days without a break.
Xiao Shuxiang drew his sword, engraving the name 'Yinng xiong' making himself smile awkwardly.
Xiao Shuxiang started to wound his hand until it bled. The wind that was blowing slowly carried the scent of Xiao Shuxiang's blood to all the Demonic Beasts present in this valley.
In just three breaths, the wound on Xiao Shuxiang's hand closed again as a monster-like voice came closer.
"Fast right away.." Xiao Shuxiang now saw some trees swaying, the sound was getting closer and closer.
Be seen! A Demonic Beast in the form of a porcupine bear but with red feathers stared fiercely at Xiao Shuxiang.
There were droplets of saliva in his mouth, he showed colored canine teeth that turned out to appear bloody. Xiao Shuxiang was certain that the bear was eating when it smelled the scent of his blood.
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Not yet had Xiao Shuxiang attacked, he was startled by the tremors of the ground. Even the large rock on which he stood also trembled.
"Under..!!" Xiao Shuxiang immediately jumped up high along with the mouth of a gigantic beast appearing on the ground to swallow the huge rock he was standing on earlier.
The hedgehog-feathered bear that had been so fierce immediately ran fast, as if he was afraid of the arrival of the monster.
"Uhm.. It seems.. I'm fishing for one of the lords of this valley.." Xiao Shuxiang rubbed his nape, his attention constantly fixed on the ground that was beginning to look cracked.
Some trees were uprooted when a large tail appeared in the ground. The monster's body is increasingly visible, moss-green and slightly brown on its back.
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This huge creature has a neck five meters high, its body large and long tail. On his head there are tufts resembling hair but moss green.
"OK, he's big and his age!!" Xiao Shuxiang was shocked as the monster beast let out a loud growling sound that almost knocked him away.
The sound of the monster was heard all the way to the settlement, they were so shocked that even one of the residents was repairing the roof fell from his house.
"The thing I'm looking for is too much trouble, but.." Xiao Shuxiang enveloped his sword with Qi, but instantly the sword rejected his Qi again.
"Tsk, I'm 'Your master'!" Xiao Shuxiang clucked in annoyance, he then darted and lunged at the huge monster.
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Xiao Shuxiang immediately dodged when the monster sprayed acidic liquid from his mouth, truly something unexpected!
"He's pretty good," Xiao Shuxiang felt the heat on his body, saying he was exposed to the acidic liquid from the monster. Her clothes and a little skin melted, but her body regeneration was incredible.
In an instant the skin on Xiao Shuxiang's face recovered, although not so with his clothes.
Xiao Shuxiang took a breath and with the Water Breathing Technique, he again lunged at the monster.
"Fourth Flow.. Water Separator Slash!"
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This crocodile-clad Demonic Beast growled, its voice making the ground tremble. He was indeed having trouble moving with his large body, but his tail was so pliable as a whip to fend off Xiao Shuxiang's attack.
Xiao Shuxiang should not be careless at these two monster attacks. He had to be careful with the tail and the acidic liquid that the Demonic Beast could release at any time.
A BAAAM!
The sound of the Demonic Beast's tail when it hit the ground was so loud, even a tree was split apart when it was hit by this monster's tail.
Xiao Shuxiang once again used Water Breathing, himself searching around for the weakness of the Demonic Beast while continuing to give a diversion attack.
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Suddenly, Xiao Shuxiang's sword let out a humming sound without colliding with any object. He himself was perplexed, the buzz grew louder and suddenly a red-coloured Qi enveloped Xiao Shuxiang's sword blade.
"What happened to this sword?!" Xiao Shuxiang was in a state of being forced to split his focus, seemingly frowning when he realized that there was an oddity in his sword.
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"Yes!" Xiao Shuxiang was startled, he was pulled by his own sword towards the neck of that Demonic Beast.
"He-Hey!! I'm 'Your Master'! I'm in control here..!!" Xiao Shuxiang attempted to draw his sword, the Demonic Beast who was aware of Xiao Shuxiang's attack instantly pointed its muzzle towards the young man.
"Laughter!" Xiao Shuxiang enveloped his feet with Qi, he used his entire strength to jump and dodge the monster acid attack in front of him.
Because of the sword, he must use all his strength. Within a split second, the sword in Xiao Shuxiang's hand pulled him back and shot out at the head of this Demonic Beast.
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The sword stuck deep to make the monster groan while wagging its tail and head wildly. Xiao Shuxiang attempted to remove his hand from the sword and then immediately jumped away as his hand managed to escape.
"There's something wrong with that sword..!!" clenching firmly his right hand, he had never touched a sword that could not be controlled.
"Crazy, even my Night Star Sword alone, who actually has a Spirit.. It's never been like this..!"
Xiao Shuxiang's real concern lay in the sword's rejection of his Qi. His eyes were instantly wide-eyed at what he was witnessing next.
Xiao Shuxiang's sword moved on its own and was increasingly stuck deep in the Demonic Beast's head. And what happened next was that the monster's body changed, as its blood and flesh were sucked away by Xiao Shuxiang's sword.
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Xiao Shuxiang did not even subconsciously hold his breath. The monster that was so hysterically moaning slowly turned into clean bones without blood, flesh, or internal organs.
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The bones fell down along with Xiao Shuxiang's sword. He slowly approached and took out his sword that was stuck in the Demonic Beast's skull bone.
"What sword are you really..?" Xiao Shuxiang did not feel any spirit within his sword, nor was he able to channel Qi into the sword.
"Kill a monster of this size.. I still can't believe it. Hmm, let's try somewhere else." Xiao Shuxiang still wanted to prove the prowess of his sword, he darted to go deeper.
He had only returned after nightfall, Xiao Shuxiang's clothes were completely torn to and fro. Fortunately he came home at night, so not many people were surprised.
However, the two maids who saw Xiao Shuxiang coming over screamed hysterically. They think he's a man-eating swamp monster.
The expressions of the two who had even fainted after screaming loudly proved how bad Xiao Shuixang looked after coming home from hunting.
After cleansing his body, Xiao Shuxiang began to lie on the bed while paying attention to his forged sword.
"Hm? What's this..?" Xiao Shuxiang frowned as he looked at the sword sheath Uncle Tang had apparently written there.
"'Mastering.. Everything..?' woah, he's too good.." Xiao Shuxiang began to recall his fight some time ago with the Demonic Beasts inhabiting this valley.
One of his battles was against a human-bodied Scorpion. A 10,000-year-old Demonic Beast that had just started the early stages of its transformation into a real human.
Just like before, the sword in Xiao Shuxiang's hand again moved on its own and pulled him to attack the monster without being able to be released or controlled.
It was as if Xiao Shuxiang's hand was clinging to the sword, and only after he had warned the sword not to act recklessly did he begin to be able to control it. Unfortunately it didn't last long.
One thing that Xiao Shuxiang knew from this forging sword was that it could absorb the life of the creature he stabbed.
His skin, blood, flesh, and organs were absorbed into the sword. Although the name of the sword was 'Yinng xiong', Xiao Shuxiang gave it another name..
The Life-Sucking Sword.
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