[[ Skill Blood Sword Enchantment acquired ]]
(" Enchant My Sword with Blood Absorption and Blood Devour .")
<( Alright , that'll be 2 Blood Essence )>
(" Here take it .")
Creed let out an ominous aura, covering my sword in a dark red aura. The Aura condensed around the edges of my sword like a thin coat.
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ Main Weapon Cold Steel Sword enchanted with effects Blood Absorption and Blood Devour ]]
(" Alright , this is the most I can do for now , Lets hope for the best .")
As we arrived at the spot for our duel . Xi an walked towards the spot adjacent to mine . We took our stances and waited for the duel to start.
Xi an
" I'm all set ."
" Are you ready ?"
Qiu Jin Wei
" I'm ready ."
Xi an grabbed a small rock from the ground next to his feet .
Xi an
" Let's start the duel after this rock touches the ground ."
Qiu Jin Wei
" I agree ."
Xi an threw the rock 10 feet into the air . As if time slowed down by itself , the rock falls into the ground little by little ever so slowly , then in a moments time the stone hits the ground creating a subtle clacking sound.
Xi an charged towards my position in full speed . His foot steps created a ripple in the space around me as he came closer and closer. Suddenly the world was ingulfed in darkness. All I could see was the ripples in space with each steps he makes. A bright full moon formed far above the skies. Shinning brightly behind him.
This is none other then Xi an's Sword Intent in its entirety. No it was far more than an Sword Intent it was his Sword Domain. Despite the calmness that radiates from him, His actions ripples through out the entire world . When the moon is in its highest peak , that's when it displays its true form.
The itself has changed becoming a different place unbeknownst to those trapped within the space itself. But somehow it doesn't effect Xi an in any way , with a sword in his hand he charged forwards without reacting to anything . He simply focused his entirety towards his swordsmanship.
As his sword came ever closer to ending me . Desperation kicked in , at the last second just before the sword reached my neck . I swung my sword out of desperation slicing through the one singular weakness of Xi an"s Swordsmanship. Though this weakness is visible to the naked eye , none even came close to it.
Our swords clashed in a flash of light the victor is decided. Xi an muttered a few words before he collapsed unconscious unto the ground beside me.
Xi a
"So this is your true strength ."
"Looks like I was right about you ."
" You are the embodiment of Swordsmanship ."
I didn't uttered a word as I was still shocked from the sudden flash. Xi an took Qiu Jin Wei"s silence as him saying ' What happened was set in stone , the moment you decided to challenge me is when your fate is sealed.
Xi an has covered up his weakness to the point that , all who sensed his weakness will be taken back from their senses and struck before they even realized it. When Xi an manifested his Sword Domain , he envisioned a plain of water beneath a full moon, with nothing but himself and his foe reside. That's when he reached the zenith of absolute concentration.
As if nothing could stand between him and his foe. The World around him projects a clear mind with ripples in every action they took . Thus sealing their fate with every movement taken. Though this gives him the perfect conditions , this gave him a brief moment of weakness . When he was just about to connect his sword with the thread of fate .
His weakness is shown to the world , as his swordsmanship is based on absolute certainty . He had never expected that one will be able to predict not only his precise movement but the last connection to the thread of fate itself. Thus his overconfidence in his own ability led to his lost.
Since the start of the duel , I've stood there ready to attack at any moment waiting for my chance to present itself.
However in the end it wasn't my readiness that led to my sudden victory but my prediction of his movements and strike that cuts a predetermined fate. When I recovered my senses from using a power that's beyond my current realm , I barely managed to awaken myself once more , trying to stat awake for a while longer.
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ The Host has completed mission : Spar with Xi an ]]
[[ The Host has won an overwhelming victory ]]
[[ Extra reward full recovery enabled ]]
A calm green light emanates around me healing my body from the shock it had to bear from the power I've unleashed.
(" Looks like I've recovered my senses .")
I turned my head towards Xi an laying unconscious on the ground right next to me. I checked his pulse to ascertain his conditions. To make sure that he wasn't in a critical state.
(' Elise do a full scan of Xi an's body .")
(" Check for any major wounds and damages to his organs !")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ Scanning vitals ]]
[[ Detecting no physical damage ]]
[[ Detecting mental damage ]]
[[ All vital signs normal ]]
His breathing is steady , there are no major wounds etched onto his body as far as I can see. Although he sustained damage to his mental state , he should wake up in a day or two . He should make a full recovery in about five to six days.
(" Let's take him back into the city , for now .")
(" He needs , to recuperate for now .")
I lift his body up unto my back . I sheathed his sword back to its scabbard and bring them both with me on my way back to the city. On my way back I noticed several oddities. One of them is that Xi an"s swordsmanship is somehow related to the moon . However now that I think about it , I haven't heard of any swordsmanship technique which embodies the characteristics of the moon.
The only time I've heard of nor witness and embodiment of the moon is when I saw the Moonlight Blade dance. Its majestic form embodies the light and the darkness of the moon itself . This Blade dance is able to show its truest form only under the light of the full moon.
Although this is one of the most powerful technique I've ever heard of , its only suitable for women. It is said there had never been a single case of men becoming a Blade dancer. Nor any male physiques that harness the power of the Moon. So that begs the question . Is the technique Xi an used has anything to do with those Blade dancers or is it simply a technique unknown to the world until just recently. That raises a lot of questions , questions only Xi an is able to answer.
Besides his swords technique , what's interesting is that Xi an's sword itself has more than one form. Although I've haven't seen Xi an used it to its extremes , I could tell even from a glance that with each move he performed the sword changed forms to suite the characteristics of such technique. So far I've seen this sword took four different forms.
Whether its curved like a scimitar or bending like a snake , it moves fluidly with Xi an's movement as if they're both complementing each others strong points. Making Xi an's swordsmanship style flexible and rigid in the face of battle . As such he's able to adapt to any situations given , so long as he manages to master it . He will become invincible .
I pondered to myself thinking of several instances nor circumstances which would explain this situation in its entirety . On the way back I've come to realize several things.
(" I didn't realized it before but , Xi an has an abnormally small stature .")
(" His shoulder is only around half of mine , his legs seemed longer than his overall body length.")
(" His body barely holds any weight in it , he's light as a feather .")
(" Seeing his hand , I can tell that he went through a lot of training to master the sword , yet somehow his hands stayed smooth as if his never worked hard in a single day of his life .")
(" How odd ...")
(" Well , we all have our secrets , I won't force him to tell me .")
After a few minutes of walking through the small forest towards the fields retracing my steps . I've finally made it back to the city . I took Xi an towards the military camps set up just outside of the city. Each camp is owned by a specific Army and group each having their own personal army flag .
I went to the camp where Xue Bai and the rest of the troops are waiting for us. I carried Xi an back to his personal tent and told Xue Bai and the rest to stand guard within the camps perimeter to not disturb Xi an , while also securing the site surrounding the main camp.