Chapter 145
Chapter 145: To Make The Scabbard, Drastic Measures Must Be Taken. Go, Melt The Demonic Spear!
The Sword Soul appeared only to have Chu Kuangren obtain it. The Great Sword Tournament seemed trivial in comparison to what he had gotten.
In the end, it was clear that Chu Kuangren would be the one to take the Century Sword. After all, who else would dare to fight him?
He had Heaven Starlight, Troop-Breaker, Descendant Self, and when you include a dozen others that were inside Sword Hoarder’s case, Chu Kuangren had seventeen treasured swords that most cultivators could only dream of having.
Chu Kuangren kept them all since he had the Sacred Emerald Sword Case anyway. All he needed now was to nurture it, and all the swords within it would get the same effects.
“Esteemed sword cultivators! You know I have called upon you to take part in the Great Sword Tournament, but I also have another announcement!”
On the tournament grounds, Feng Xuanzi addressed all the sword cultivators loudly.
The crowd looked at him curiously.
“Countless famous swords exist throughout the land, but their owners hail from both good and evil origins. I’ve been working hard in Sword Prayer City, and now I declare that a Hundred Swords Spectrum is in progress!
“The Hundred Swords Spectrum will contain a list of famous swords and their owners. Only swords and owners that have been thoroughly investigated by Sword Prayer City will make it into the records.”
The crowd went wild at the announcement.
After all, most of the world’s famous swords originated from this city. Hence, it was no doubt that they were the most qualified to compile the Hundred Swords Spectrum.
“The Hundred Swords Spectrum will be accessible to the public in three days and it will be updated every decade. I hope everyone will look forward to it!” Feng Xuanzi stated.
Many sword cultivators who originally planned to leave after the Great Sword Tournament immediately changed their minds and decided to wait for the exciting new developments.
With that, the Great Sword Tournament came to a close, and the Hundred Swords Spectrum would come to life.
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When Chu Kuangren returned to the Feng residence, he began to organize his spoils from the battle since a pile of Yin and Yang Rings still lay inside his own Yin and Yang Ring.
It was impossible to go through it all alone, so Lan Yu came to help.
The two spent a whole day going through the pile. In total, there were two thousand and a hundred rings, a thousand two hundred and ten high-grade soulstones, four thousand mid-grade soulstones, and an uncountable number of other soulstones.
As for Supreme Elixirs and medicinal pills, the number was even higher.
Except for a small portion of soulstones for daily expenditure, the rest were given to the Godly Phoenix Egg.
It was Chu Kuangren’s first time witnessing how the Phoenix absorbed the soulstones.
The egg bounced into the pile of soulstones before a powerful absorption force erupted.
The soulstones’ spiritual qi broke out and rushed into the Godly Phoenix Egg. However, it was not just the soulstones but some Supreme Elixirs, medicinal pills, and materials too had their spiritual qi and Daoist Rhymes sucked dry.
Such gluttony matched its owner’s Avarice Technique.
Unfortunately, even after absorbing all the soulstones and Supreme Elixirs, the Godly Phoenix Egg still showed no signs of hatching.
“This thing is like a bottomless pit. It looks like it could hatch at any time, but it seems like there’s still a long way to go,” Chu Kuangren spoke exasperatedly.
Suddenly, the Descendant Self Sword hopped closer to Chu Kuangren, rubbing its hilt against his face as if Kuangren had neglected it.
“Heh, even the sword knows how to act cute.” Chu Kuangren placed the sword across his knees and gently stroked the blade.
The sword trembled slightly, letting out a faint hum.
Since he had acquired the Sword Soul, the Descendant Self Sword was no longer just a sword. It was different from other sacred weapons that had a spiritual awareness as it now had its own complete spiritual ego.
Spiritual awareness and spiritual ego were two completely different things.
Due to that, the Descendant Self Sword was essentially a person with a mind of its own. It had its own thoughts and personality.
Whenever Chu Kuangren placed it back in its spiritual mound, it would feel bored, like being trapped in a small and dark house.
Then again, anyone who had a spiritual ego would feel bored if they were left in an empty room.
Left with no choice, Chu Kuangren could only keep it beside him all the time.
“Still, I need to find a scabbard for you,” Chu Kuangren muttered. Its sword ray was too sharp that it might hurt someone.
The next day, Chu Kuangren sought out Feng Xuanzi and told him about wanting to forge a scabbard.
“Giving the Descendant Self Sword a scabbard isn’t hard, but because it’s a Sage Ruler Weapon and has the Sword Soul, it will continue to get stronger. I worry the scabbard won’t be worthy of the sword.”
“Also, since the scabbard exists to hide the sharpness of the blade, an ordinary scabbard won’t conceal the Descendant Self Sword’s power. You need a top-grade forging material for it, and I don’t have any now,” Feng Xuanzi said helplessly.
Even though he was a Swordsmith Master, forging a scabbard out of thin air was impossible.
“I see.” Chu Kuangren groaned slightly.
His Descendant Self Sword was so unique that its scabbard would have to be something of equal standing or if not better. Even materials used to forge the Century Sword may not be good enough.
“I got it.” Chu Kuangren’s eyes lit up.
He retrieved a dark red spear from his Yin and Yang Ring. It was a Sage Ruler Weapon that he had gotten from Northern Lingdao State some time back. It was known as the Demonic Spear of Apocalypse!
As soon as it appeared, a creepy Daoist Rhyme seeped out of the spear. Even Feng Xuanzi felt his heart stop for a moment.
“Such a terrifying spear. It’s a Sage Ruler Weapon!”
“Indeed. What does Senior Feng think of melting this and turning it into Descendant Self Sword’s scabbard?” Chu Kuangren stated.
Feng Xuanzi was mortified by Chu Kuangren’s suggestion.
Melting down a Sage Ruler Weapon for a scabbard?
What the f*ck?
Need he take such drastic measures?
Even as a Swordsmith Master, this was a first for him!
“Junior Chu, are you sure you wish to do this? This is a Sage Ruler Weapon,” Feng Xuanzi questioned.
Chu Kuangren smiled. “Why wouldn’t I want to do this? Isn’t it fitting to have a Sage Ruler Weapon become the Descendant Self Sword’s scabbard? Besides, I have no use for the spear, so letting it just sit there is a waste. I’m better off using it like this.”
‘Except that the way you’re using it is extremely bold,’ Feng Xuanzi thought to himself.
“In that case, I’ll do it. Since we’re only forging a scabbard, we don’t need the whole spear,” Feng Xuanzi said.
“That’s alright. Senior Feng can take whatever is left as payment for the scabbard’s work. I can’t let my senior work for free, can I?”
“Ha! I’ll take it then.”
Feng Xuanzi openly accepted it.
He looked at the Demonic Spear of Apocalypse enthusiastically. “Hah, despite having many years of swordsmithing experience, this is the first time I’ll be melting down a Sage Ruler Weapon to forge a scabbard. This will surely be a novel experience.”
As if it could sense its fate, the Demonic Spear of Apocalypse started to shake violently as it tried to escape Chu Kuangren’s grasp.
“Hmph.” Chu Kuangren huffed coldly before he channeled his spiritual power to suppress the demonic spear.
Melting down the Demonic Spear of Apocalypse was no easy task. Even for a master like Feng Xuanzi, it would take a few days and nights.
During that time, the unveiling of the Hundred Swords Spectrum still went on as planned, but Feng Xuanzi’s brother, Feng Huzi took over the task instead.
On this day, the grounds where Sword Prayer City’s Great Sword Tournament took place was filled with people. The sea of people stretched so far that one could not see the end of it.
The scene was no different than during the day of the tournament itself. After all, today was the day they would unveil the Hundred Swords Spectrum.
Numerous sword cultivators were looking forward to it. They wanted to see which swords would be included and which sword cultivators wielded them.
