"Little friend Ling, you want to help me win it back? What does that mean?"
"Literally."
Ling Feng smiled slightly, looked at Fire Bearded, and said indifferently, "Although Master Feng lost to you, I want to help him win it back. How about this? I'll forge a sword myself, and if it surpasses the one in your hand, then Master Feng won't have to sever his arms."
"On what grounds? I specifically want to see him sever his arms now."
Fire Bearded sneered.
"If I can't win against you, then letting him sever his arms is not a problem. Besides, if I can't win, not only will Master Feng sever his arms, but I will too, along with this Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, which I'll give to you. How does that sound?"
Ling Feng took the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword from his waist and thrust it into the ground.
A sharp sword pressure surged out.
The swords in the entire Sword Pavilion trembled in response.
As if to respectfully welcome the Emperor of Swords!
"What a powerful sword!"
As a swordsmith, Fire Bearded naturally understood how formidable the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword was; this sword was undoubtedly the strongest he had ever seen!
Even a demonic sword couldn't compare!
"Good, good, good! You want to give me a sword? I couldn't ask for anything more!"
Fire Bearded laughed heartily and directly agreed.
Ling Feng's companions, Leng Ningshuang and Gu Linglong, looked a bit worried.
"Junior Brother Ling, isn't this too risky?"
"Yeah, let's not gamble on this."
Although they knew Ling Feng's cultivation was extremely high and his swordsmanship was unmatched in the Great Zhou, forging swords was a different matter altogether.
They had never heard of Ling Feng forging swords before.
They had only heard that a friend of his did, the mysterious friend who forged all the Autmn Water Swords of the Baiyun Sect.
Recalling the friend Ling Feng mentioned, a bold thought suddenly arose in their minds: Could it be...?
Ling Feng smiled faintly at them, "Don't worry, I'm confident!"
Then he turned to Fire Bearded. "Since I'm offering such a huge bet, you should put something on the line too; otherwise, it wouldn't be fair."
"I'll say it again: if you win, I'll sever my arms!"
"Very well."
Ling Feng nodded, then took the broken sword from Feng Xiangzi's hands. "I will reforged this sword and use it to surpass the one in your hand!"
Fire Bearded seemed to hear a joke and couldn't help but mock, "This sword couldn't win against the sword in my hand even when it was complete. What can you do by reforging it? You're just repeating the same mistake."
"Hehe, we'll see about that."
Ling Feng smiled slightly and didn't explain further.
Then, he slowly walked to the Sword Pavilion, where fierce flames were blazing, and as he raised his hand, immense true energy surged forth.
Suddenly, endless flames erupted from within the Sword Pavilion!
In the air, they converged to form eight fire dragons!
Such a spectacular sight left the onlookers dumbfounded.
"What... what kind of forging technique is this?!"
"I've never seen anything like it!"
At this moment, Fire Bearded felt a hint of unease in his heart.
But then, the long swords around the pavilion began to tremble.
One by one, the swords flew out towards the eight fire dragons and, under the extreme heat, melted into molten iron!
The molten iron was poured onto the broken sword, gradually restoring it.
Moreover, the molten iron from countless swords was condensed onto a single sword.
This meant that the sword had absorbed the essence of hundreds of long swords!!
The power it would contain was unimaginable!
In less than a quarter of an hour, a brand new long sword was forged, the speed astonishing everyone.
Looking at the sword in Ling Feng's hand, which glinted with a cold light, the spectators suddenly felt a strange chill.
It was as if the sword contained an unstoppable, peerless edge!
"Come, want to give it a try?"
Ling Feng smiled at Fire Bearded.
"Hmph, putting on a show!"
"You make it sound grand, but a sword forged in such a short time clearly lacks quality. How could it compare to my sword?"
Fire Bearded snorted coldly, swinging the long sword in his hand towards the sword in Ling Feng's hand, accompanied by the wails of countless ghosts.
Then with a clang...
The wails abruptly stopped.
Fire Bearded's sword snapped in half!!
Looking at the sword in Ling Feng's hand, which remained unscathed, he was stunned.
Gis sword...was Broken, broken?!!
How could this be possible!!
"No, no, this can't be real!"
"My sword, forged with the Wanling Blood Pearl, shouldn't even be inferior to the Boundless Heaven Sword, ranked first on the sword ranking list!"
"How could it be broken with just one strike?!"
Fire Bearded shook his head in disbelief.
Ling Feng looked at him with a smile, "The outcome is already decided. Would you like me to help you sever your arms, or will you do it yourself?"
"No, it's impossible! You must have done something! Otherwise, how could my sword possibly break?! I refuse to accept this!"
Fire Bearded immediately tried to play dirty.
"At your age, how can you still be so shameless?"
Ling Feng shook his head helplessly. "It seems you don't want to do it yourself, so I'll take care of it!"
He slowly approached Fire Bearded, who was filled with fear and retreated several steps, hiding behind Chu Tianba.
Chu Tianba looked at Ling Feng with indifference and said lightly, "He is the court swordsmith of my Great Chu. You cannot sever his arms."
"If you can't sever his, then using yours as a substitute will also work."
"Hmph, you brat, don't be so arrogant!"
"It's you who are being arrogant!"
Ling Feng shouted coldly, unleashing his ninth level of sword intent, which swept through like a hurricane. The Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword flew over from the side and landed in his hand.
With the sword in hand, his sword intent rose again!
The overbearing dragon-shaped sword energy swirled around him, roaring like a golden dragon, its fierce eyes radiating endless authority, locking onto Chu Tianba and the others.
"Coming to someone else's home to cause trouble without an ounce of politeness, losing a bet and still trying to cheat, yet you say I'm being arrogant?"
"If I really wanted to act arrogantly, I'd chop you right here, then go to your Great Chu Palace and chop down your emperor too!"
Ling Feng spoke coldly.
Chu Tianba's face turned extremely ugly as he looked at Ling Feng, feeling an involuntary surge of intense dread in his heart!
"What a kid, such cultivation! You are certainly not an ordinary nobody. Tell me, who is your master?"
"Ling Feng, my master is Liu Rusi!"
"Liu Rusi..."
Upon hearing this name, Chu Tianba, who was initially prepared for battle, seemed to recall something terrifying, and a hint of panic appeared on his face.
His expression changed several times, and then he suddenly grabbed Fire Bearded and, using his palm like a blade, directly severed his arms!!
"Ahhhhhh!!"
Fire Bearded screamed in agony, fainting from the pain.
"Now, is that alright?"
Chu Tianba said.
Ling Feng was momentarily stunned. He had thought there would be a fight, but he didn't expect Chu Tianba to surrender so decisively upon hearing his master's name. The reputation of his master had spread even to the Great Chu?
Wait a minute.
Before, Liu Rusi had been known for her self-indulgence in the Great Zhou.
Ling Feng planned to ask about it when he returned.
"Fine, I'll consider you sensible."
"Hmph, I hope to see you at the Seven Dynasties Conference."
After saying this, Chu Tianba grabbed Fire Bearded and quickly left, while the third prince cast a deep glance at Ling Feng before turning to follow Chu Tianba.
Thus, a conflict came to an end.
However, the techniques Ling Feng used while forging the sword earlier remained fresh in everyone's memory. They looked at him as if he were a deity of forging.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host! You have successfully forged a sword for the first time and frightened away a Martial Saint. You are rewarded with one talent lottery draw!]
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