Chapter 144: Sword Clash Part 1
Two weeks passed;
During this time, the entire group stayed within the building. Because there were no attacks, other platoons were constantly asking for people.
Nobody wanted to leave, but they had no choice. So, from six hundred total cultivators, it reached a total of two hundred cultivators.
Because other platoons suffered major damage, their platoon not only sent their cultivators but also their commanders.
So, only Mike remained in their team.
But this also spread the information about Tyler to the public and the enemy.
After all, he single-handedly killed around one hundred and fifty people in a single battle.
Tyler didn’t like the current state. He saw majority of the people who were trying to get on his good side all had greedy intentions.
After all, there was no reason for him to be this good even with a powerful technique. It could only be due to his family background.
Considering that his family background was mysterious but also leaked, everyone wanted to be his friend.
It was normal, but that didn’t mean Tyler liked it.
Especially since he lied about his background. He wasn’t the kind of guy to take advantage of a false background.
But there was one thing that irked him more than anything else. He did make a friend in this place. His name was Sean.
When Sean was forced to change the platoon, Tyler specifically asked Mike and others to let him stay.
But they ignored him.
At that time, he didn’t understand, but after a little bit of discovery, he found something very tragic about the situation.
Sean had no family background. Almost every single one who remained in this group came from a certain background.
Only those who didn’t have any family background were sent to other platoons.
The idea of dividing people in the face of destruction made him angrier. But considering this wasn’t his place, he did nothing about it.
If Sean was his close friend, he would’ve fought for him. But Sean was just a friend he made.
He wanted to save him, but he didn’t want to cause more problems while saving him.
So, he went from choosing a normal attitude to a cold attitude.
Answering to no one, not even the commander.
He made no new friends, no new connections. His mind cleared up, and he got only one goal.
Kill as many opponents as possible!
He had already killed one hundred and fifty people before. If he wasn’t wrong, the next time they would send a large number of people.
They wouldn’t send a large number of Masters because those people were being sent to other stations.
Previously, there used to be six platoons, each platoon holding around three hundred people.
That number was divided between three stations, giving each station two platoons with a total of six hundred people.
When they arrived, they only had around four hundred people, but due to the immediate attack, most of those cultivators were resting at their headquarters.
It could be said that the previous attack was a sneaky one and successful one on top of that.
This was also why nearly four hundred of their members were pulled to other platoons.
Because two hundred had already died in the previous attack before their arrival and hundreds were injured, two hundred people were pulled from newcomers’ teams.
At the same time, the other two hundred were pulled from the previous teams.
There were currently three resting areas. One was their building, and the other two were located two kilometers away to the left and right.
Due to the previous sneaky attacks, they became quite cautious, constantly checking the borders.
But even so, there had been no attacks.
This wouldn’t be a problem previously, but now, higher-ups believe they were waiting to take over this area with their largest army.
Tyler’s strength reassured them, but only Mike was regretting the decision to send Sean away.
At least before, Tyler would not only talk to Sean but also to others, even if he didn’t get close.
But now, Mike had a serious premonition that Tyler would no longer care about the team.
At this moment, Tyler was training inside the pagoda. His swordsmanship was improving sharply.
According to Xue, to become a Sword Grandmaster, he must train more than one Sword Intent and form a Sword Embryo.
Tyler knew this before, but even so, he gave up on his Blood Sword Intent.
So, he discussed with Xue the promotion of his swordsmanship.
In her words, there was a simple method.
Improving his Sword Intent!
Most of the talented swordsmen never choose to learn more than one Sword Intent; instead focus on just one.
This was why Xue didn’t stop him from destroying his Blood Sword Intent.
In fact, during this time, Tyler learned a lot about Sword Intent and the fact that Xue also destroyed her Sword Intent.
Because her Dao of Sword was shattered due to his words, she used her love for swordsmanship to forge a stronger Sword Dao.
Due to her immense knowledge and experience of swordsmanship, it took her only a week to awaken a new and powerful Sword Intent.
Ruthless Sword Intent!
Since she couldn’t stop chasing swordsmanship and her personality couldn’t be changed, she chose the path that was perfect for her.
A swordsmanship so ruthless that even evil would look good in front of her.
Her Sword Intent could cut through anything she desired, not because it was powerful but because she could use any method to cut her opponent.
This didn’t mean she was not willing to believe in her swordsmanship.
Ruthless Sword Intent took the idealistic mind of ruthless individuals and combined it with the invincible strength of swordsmanship.
That meant her Sword Intent could find weakness in her opponent’s attacks and defense mid-battle and use that weakness to break her opponent.
Because it was a Ruthless Sword Dao, her sword intent could not show any mercy or emotions in her attack.
But that didn’t mean emotions that made her stronger were suppressed.
In fact, the more excited she became, the more ruthless her swordsmanship would get.
It was thanks to her previously ruthless attitude and millions of years of experience fighting several opponents.
She said she had mastered almost any kind of fighting style in the world, almost being used to exclude new kinds of fighting style.
Because of this, her swordsmanship became deadly.
That’s also why Tyler and Xue sparred with each other constantly in the Pagoda.
After forming the Sword Intent, there was a simple path forward.
Strengthening the Sword Intent!
This required constant battles and experience, which he was getting from Xue. Of course, her Sword Intent was improving faster than his.
According to Xue, Sword Intent was divided into percentages from one to one hundred.
Because percentages were hard to keep up with, people started dividing Sword Intent into Ten Stages.
But for Xue, percentage was the best indication for Sword Intent.
The difference between six percent of Sword Intent and seven percent of Sword Intent could be massive.
It could include anything from using one extra fighting style that utilizes the Sword Intent differently to reinforcing the sword techniques.
Both were essential in a battle.
Tyler had made serious progress by training with Xue. His Sword Intent had reached Thirty-Five Percent.
In this stage, he could divide his sword energy into multiple sword lights, imbuing each other with his Sword Intent.
A single sword light had the power to pierce through a reinforced wall, making it sharper than a normal sword.
More importantly, he could also use the technique to enhance the power of his sword attacks.
For example, his Sun Dragon Sword Slash could now easily destroy a city.
This meant his sword attack had the same power as the combination of two flames.
And it was even more useful considering he could constantly use it.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
"Not enough!"
Xue’s cold voice rang in his ears as the sword slashed down vertically, reaching for his forehead.
Tyler blocked it, holding the sword with both hands.
"You are utilizing a one-handed sword with two hands. Do not use mana to enhance your strength; use sword energy to enhance Sword Power!"
Ding!
Xue raised her hand, moving it to the side and launching a horizontal slash.
Although Tyler blocked it once again, he could see his Sword Intent being torn apart by her sword.
’Alright! Do it again!’
Tyler gritted his teeth, channeling his sword energy, reinforcing it with Sword Intent as he tried to throw her sword off.
Xue’s grip didn’t shake in the slightest, but she quickly pulled back her sword and launched another attack from another direction.
Tyler blocked it.
He knew Xue wasn’t attacking with even one percent of her strength, which was why he was able to see her attacks.
But every single time he blocked her attack, her sword energy would tear apart his sword energy, leaving a chipped edge on his sword.
This was the greatest shame for a swordsman.