Chapter 613 The Soul of the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
"Boom..."
In the instant of exerting force, Xuan Mo felt a sharp, intense aura suddenly enter his body, instantly engulfing his entire being.
Even the Dragon-Slaying Blade in his hand seemed to tremble slightly, a sense of defiance emanating from it.
Then, starting from where Xuan Mo's hands gripped the blade, a faint golden light began to spread. Golden patterns and a faint, nine-colored dragon shadow appeared on the previously unremarkable hilt, spreading with the release of golden energy.
At this moment, the Dragon-Slaying Blade began to reveal its true form from millions of years ago, during its battle in the God Realm!
At this moment, Xuan Mo dared not relax even more.
Enduring the pain brought by the Dragon-Slaying Blade's sharpness, he chose to infuse his soul power into the blade, hoping to establish a connection with it and gain its recognition.
But then, Xuanmo felt a wave of dizziness, followed by pain and an icy chill. He sensed a terrifyingly powerful energy within the Dragon-Slaying Blade, one that showed no affinity towards him.
This made Xuanmo's gaze even more serious.
Just then, however, an energy emanated from the Dragon-Slaying Blade and flowed into Xuanmo's body.
In an instant, he felt as if he were no longer holding a hilt, but rather a temperature far exceeding that of molten lava. The combined heat and pain made him unable to endure it any longer, and he cried out again.
However, his hands remained firmly gripping the hilt.
He knew in his heart that if he let go now, he would no longer be qualified to hold the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
This was the test the Dragon-Slaying Blade was giving him.
Gritting his teeth, Xuanmo, in his Martial Soul True Body state, exerted force with both arms simultaneously, unleashing his full level 89 Soul Power, causing his bones to crack and pop.
Under this immense force, the Dragon-Slaying Blade moved.
Xuan Mo could clearly feel it, though the movement was subtle. It slowly began to rise as he exerted all his strength. However, as it rose…
"Buzz…"
A sharpness far exceeding the previous one assaulted him again.
This time, the "Taotie Battle Body" encased within Xuan Mo's "Indestructible Vajra Body" was directly shattered by the attack, further worsening Xuan Mo's situation!
At this moment, the blood flowing from his palms could no longer be healed by the "Indestructible Vajra Body," and the blood covering the Dragon-Slaying Blade grew increasingly abundant.
Feeling his physical and spiritual strength rapidly draining away, Xuan Mo was in dire straits. He knew that if he couldn't pull out the Dragon-Slaying Blade quickly, he would likely fail.
In desperation, he turned his gaze to the nine-colored dragon shadow surrounding the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
Suddenly…
"This is the only way to try!"
Closing his eyes, Xuan Mo stopped channeling his soul power into the blade. Instead, he calmed himself and mobilized the power of the four Dragon Kings—Ice, Fire, Earth, and Mountain—into the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
He guessed that since even the Dragon God's Heart, stronger than the Dragon-Slaying Blade, could have some of its power mobilized by the Nine Sons of the Dragon God or the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, then the Dragon-Slaying Blade, formed from the Dragon God's horns, should also have some degree of recognition from the Nine Sons of the Dragon God. And even if he wasn't a true son of the Dragon God, having gained the recognition of four of them, he should still be qualified.
So, Xuan Mo pursued this method.
Sure enough, the Dragon-Slaying Blade was gradually pulled out halfway, its sharpness and golden light becoming increasingly powerful and dazzling.
At this moment, Xuan Mo's blood had already spread to the point where it had been pulled out, staining the blade red.
The higher he pulled, the heavier Xuan Mo felt the Dragon-Slaying Blade in his hand. However, this heaviness wasn't in terms of weight, but rather in terms of the pressure on his martial soul and spirit.
Meanwhile, in that brief moment, as he channeled the power of the Four Dragon Kings into his own soul force, Xuan Mo began to feel increasingly weak.
He also noticed that his palms, previously bleeding unnoticed by the Dragon-Slaying Blade, were now being greedily drained by its hilt after he infused them with the power of the Four Dragon Kings. The rate of blood loss was clearly a bad sign.
Gritting his teeth, Xuan Mo exerted force with his legs and arms, the soul bone given to him by the Ice and Fire Dragon King providing immense support. The power of ice and fire erupted, frantically impacting the Dragon-Slaying Blade. A piercing scraping sound rang out as the Dragon-Slaying Blade gradually rose. Nourished by the blood flowing from Xuan Mo's palm and the power of the Four Dragon Kings, the Dragon-Slaying Blade was gradually awakened and completely pulled out.
At this moment, he discovered a crack on the blade.
Just then, the Dragon-Slaying Blade suddenly burst forth with golden light. Golden light erupted like a volcanic eruption, illuminating Xuan Mo's entire body and bathing him in a golden glow.
At the same time, he instantly lost consciousness…
"Clang—"
When Xuan Mo regained consciousness, a golden ringing sound suddenly rang in his ears.
At this moment, he realized he was in an unknown space.
Suddenly, a figure flashed out and hovered in front of Xuan Mo. A clear voice appeared in Xuan Mo's mind, "Boy, do you want me to be your divine weapon?"
Frowning, Xuan Mo, wary, tried to gather his soul power to attack the figure. But he found he couldn't mobilize his soul power, or even his martial soul, just like an ordinary person.
Faced with this sudden turn of events, Xuan Mo immediately calmed himself and questioned, "Who are you?"
"Who am I?"
The voice seemed to find it amusing. "Didn't I just tell you?"
"You are… the Dragon Slayer Blade!"
"To be precise, the Dragon Slayer Blade's sword spirit."
The figure enveloped Xuan Mo in golden light and then fell silent, motionless.
Just as Xuan Mo thought something had happened, the figure transformed into the form of the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
"Your true nature has also gained my approval."
As these bewildering words fell, golden light suddenly burst forth from the blade of the Dragon-Slaying Blade, as dazzling as a golden sun.
It slashed at Xuan Mo!
Upon seeing this, Xuan Mo instinctively assumed a defensive stance. But the Dragon-Slaying Blade didn't harm him. Instead, under the golden light, he clearly felt something new within him.
Inexplicably, a connection had formed between him and the Dragon-Slaying Blade; he couldn't explain how. But the Dragon-Slaying Blade seemed to have become a part of him.
(End of Chapter)