in the edge

Chapter 576 Killing Each Other
Even if Yaoguang Xingjun could use some secret method to block all light, he still had an obvious weakness.

That is, the Star Lord Yaoguang himself still has a physical body.

Although it is still unknown how Yaoguang Star Lord achieved resurrection, the fact that he still has a physical body is still his fatal flaw - just like now, when the whole house collapses, the only place that can withstand the impact of the purlins must be the position of Yaoguang Star Lord!

"Zheng——"

With just one sword, Yaoguang Xingjun's abdomen was pierced directly.

Yes, the abdomen.

Because his perception was obscured, Du Chengfeng could not detect the figure of Yaoguang Star Lord, and his fatal sword ultimately only pierced Yaoguang Star Lord's abdomen.

After all, this old blacksmith is too short compared to the burly Yaoguang Xingjun.

"die!"

After failing in the first attack, Du Chengfeng hurriedly continued to slash horizontally, intending to cut Yaoguang Xingjun in half on the spot!
However, at this moment, the big hand of Yaoguang Star Lord suddenly tightly grasped the fine steel blade.

"So this is it, this is your power, it made me a mortal again, made me lose everything... But have you ever thought about one thing?"

While tightly grasping the sword that pierced his abdomen, Yaoguang Xingjun pulled it out inch by inch.

"Even if we are both mortals, I am still a hundred times stronger than this old man."

boom--

The old blacksmith and the sword in his hand were smashed out together, falling on the ruins, raising a large cloud of dust.

However, Yaoguang Xingjun, who had a sword in his abdomen, still stood there like a rock.

"Is this little pain enough to make this mortal you chose unable to stand up?"

Yaoguang Xingjun looked coldly at the old blacksmith who was struggling in fear in the ruins.

"Are you going to scare away this mortal you chose just by this little pain? Is this your choice? What makes you think he can defeat me?"

"..."

Du Chengfeng didn't say anything, but silently raised the sword again.

There is nothing much to say about this kind of thing, and there is nothing that can be said. Since the old blacksmith really cannot be relied upon, then he will not count on the old blacksmith - just like what Yaoguang Xingjun said, since the other party has the courage, and feels that even if they are all mortals, the other party also thinks that he will be the winner, then he naturally has to show corresponding respect.

Even without the help of mortals, even if all the powerful ones were used, even if only a piece of his body was left, he could still kill this Yaoguang Star Lord.

"Sure enough, you're still persisting."

Yaoguang Xingjun spoke again.

"But you have already revealed your weakness. Maybe you think I am just being stubborn and angry... But have you ever thought that when you had this thought, you were actually being stubborn and angry as well?"

As he spoke this, light gathered in the hands of the Shining Star Lord.

"Just like now, you only see me as a star king, and only see that I am powerful... But have you ever thought about what I was before I became a powerful person, before I became a star king?"

The light gradually faded in the hands of Yaoguang Xingjun, and finally only an ancient and dull long sword remained.

"Before I became a Star Lord, I was already the best swordsman."

Along with this shout, Yaoguang Xingjun rushed over with a sword in hand.

Seeing that Yaoguang Star Lord was actually rushing forward to commit suicide, Du Chengfeng of course thrust his sword forward - but what he didn't expect was that before his sword could scratch Yaoguang Star Lord, Yaoguang Star Lord had already pulled and led his sword into empty space!

"Even though I was just a blind man at that time, I was still the best swordsman at that time."

The ancient sword blade scratched across the old blacksmith's shoulder, splashing a spray of blood.

"Perhaps you will ask, how can a blind man be a swordsman... But I also want to ask you, why can't a blind man be a swordsman?"

"..."

The sword was stretched to its limits, and the pressure Du Chengfeng faced suddenly increased.

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng realized an extremely serious problem.

That is, if he only competed in swordsmanship, he would not be able to defeat this Yaoguang Star Lord.

The opponent's attainments in swordsmanship, and even in martial arts, were actually better than his!

"You are doubting, you are confused."

The voice of Yaoguang Xingjun came again.

"Although you didn't say it, I can feel from your swordplay that you are confused and lost. You don't know why I have such strong swordsmanship. This is very abnormal... Could it be that all the opponents you have faced have inferior martial arts skills to yours?"

"..."

Du Chengfeng remained silent.

If he still had a body at this moment, he would probably be sweating profusely.

It doesn't make sense. This doesn't make sense. He has been fighting for his life all along. Every time he fights for his life, how can the experience accumulated from countless battles...

"Ha, basic swordsmanship, or rather, swordsmanship that comes from instinct."

Yaoguang Xingjun laughed.

"This is indeed a very useful thing. It is indeed the foundation of all swordsmanship. Perhaps you have been using this to paralyze yourself, thinking that as long as you have learned these basics, you will be able to kill people... But this also exposes your problems and your training level."

Having said this, Yaoguang Xingjun paused.

"Besides fighting, how much time do you spend practicing martial arts?"

"..."

Du Chengfeng remained silent.

This question was extremely difficult for him to answer.

Or perhaps he had already realized what this Yaoguang Xingjun wanted to say.

"Indeed, you can say that you are chasing power, you are chasing something more essential, so you can use this reason to deceive yourself and feel that you are indeed getting stronger... But what about now?"

Another sword swept away Du Chengfeng's sword, and the frightened old blacksmith's shoulder was bleeding again.

"It's because you always think like this, thinking that almost is enough, almost is enough, so you will always be a little short of it, always a little short of it!"

Brandishing the ancient long sword, the Shining Star Lord roared.

"Do you know how much I have paid for this martial arts? All! Do you know how much I have paid for this swordsmanship? All! In order to regain my sight with the sword in my hand, I have paid my all!"

As he said this, the ancient long sword slashed down fiercely!

"That's just your level! What makes you think you can fight me?"

Zheng——

When the two swords collided, the blade of the sword made of fine steel was actually cut off by the ancient long sword!
Immediately afterwards, the sword in the hand of Yaoguang Xingjun was placed across the old blacksmith's neck.

"Do not kill me!"

Seeing that death was at hand, the old blacksmith fell to his knees with a thud.

"Please! I didn't do anything! Don't kill me..."

"Look, this is the mortal you chose."

Yaoguang Xingjun had no intention of paying any attention to the old blacksmith. He just shook his head at the sword in the old blacksmith's hand.

"You think you can beat me if you bring him with you, but I'm telling you now that you can't beat me even if you don't bring him with you."

Having said that, Yaoguang Xingjun sighed.

"You are only good at strength, and have never been good at martial arts. I saw this when you fought against thousands of star gods that day... This is why I really want to keep you here. Your strength, coupled with my martial arts, is a truly invincible combination." As he said this, Yaoguang Star Lord looked at the half-broken sword.

"Now I'm giving you a chance to choose... Never mind, you don't need any chance to choose."

As he said this, the long sword in the hand of Yaoguang Xingjun had already pierced into the old blacksmith's chest.

"The sword bearer you chose is dead, so you don't have to choose anything else... huh?"

Poof——

Just as the old blacksmith's chest was pierced, another sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh was heard at the same time.

Yaoguang Xingjun looked down at the wound on his abdomen.

The wound that was previously pierced by a sharp sword had now been penetrated by half of the broken sword.

"That's it?"

Yaoguang Xingjun frowned and looked at the old blacksmith who was gritting his teeth.

"You are just this..."

Poof——

At this moment, another sharp blade suddenly pierced the abdomen of Yaoguang Xingjun.

That was the dagger hidden in the sword, and it was also the design that had been rejected by Lord Yaoguang before.

At this moment, this dagger-like short sword is the old blacksmith's real killer move.

"you……"

Yaoguang Xingjun wanted to make some moves, but the severe pain in his abdomen made him unable to move at all. It was at this moment that he realized that the tip of the dagger might have already been exposed from the broken stump.

It was because of the influence of this dagger that he failed to react in time. It was this dagger made from the remains of the extraterritorial demon that affected his thoughts at the most critical moment - but it was this insignificant thought, this "that's it", that directly made him miss the best blocking opportunity.

But now, having been stabbed by two swords, he no longer had the possibility of fighting back.

"Die! Die!"

The old blacksmith, covered in blood, was waving his dagger. At this moment, he no longer had any sword moves to speak of. This was no longer a duel between swordsmen, but simply a fight between two lives.

Or perhaps it is a one-sided killing of one life by another.

"Die! Die!"

The dagger in the old blacksmith's hand repeatedly chiseled into the chest and abdomen of Yaoguang Star Lord. In just a few breaths, there were more than a dozen wounds. The lacerations completely destroyed all of Yaoguang Star Lord's organs, which made Yaoguang Star Lord unable to even breathe completely.

This is actually not a serious injury for a powerful person. If Yaoguang Xingjun still has the strength of a powerful person, he would not even need to take a breath to use that extraordinary power to repair all the wounds on his body.

But that's where the problem lies.

Under the tearing of the dagger, he was now no different from an ordinary mortal.

No mortal, no matter how strong, could survive such a serious injury.

"you……"

The Shining Star Lord, who was lying on the ground, stretched out his hand.

Not at the old blacksmith in front of him covered in blood, but at the sky.

"I still want to take a few more glances at this light..."

Before he could finish his words, the sharp dagger pierced his throat again.

And this Yaoguang Star Lord also died.

But even though there was only the corpse of the Shining Star Lord in front of him, the old blacksmith continued to hammer and hammer frantically, stabbing with the dagger in his hand again and again until the entire Shining Star Lord was cut into pieces beyond recognition.

It was not that the old blacksmith wanted to stop on his own initiative, but that he really had no strength left.

After all, just now, this old blacksmith was even more fatally injured than the Star Lord Yaoguang.

Being able to exchange the life of the Shining Star Lord with his last bit of blood and courage is already the limit of the old blacksmith.

"you……"

Feeling the old blacksmith's weak breathing, Du Chengfeng was speechless for a long time.

It was because he himself was this dagger that he knew better that the final killing just now was not accomplished by him through the hands of the old blacksmith.

The one who accomplished all this was the old blacksmith himself.

After being cowardly, confused, fantasizing, and even greedy for small gains for a lifetime, this old blacksmith was unexpectedly brave at the end of his life.

"Forget it...what kind of bravery is this?"

Feeling the thoughts in his heart, the old blacksmith smiled bitterly.

"I didn't accomplish anything, did I? I didn't do anything well... You've reminded me so many times, but I still..."

"very good already."

Du Chengfeng sighed.

"Already, it's very good."

"That's it..."

The old blacksmith, who was barely breathing, forced a smile.

"Already, is it good?"

"Already, it's very good."

Du Chengfeng said this again.

These were not words of comfort, but sincere praise. Although he had always felt that the old blacksmith was very bad, even much worse than himself back then - but in this competition, even if it was him back then, he might not be able to do better.

Is it worth exchanging my mortal body for the life of a powerful person?
Du Chengfeng didn't want to comment on this issue. After all, it didn't matter whether life was worth it or not. As an eyewitness, he only knew that at the end of his life, this old man, whom he had always looked down upon, really burst out with some incredible power.

In comparison, the equality of all beings that he talks about and the power he holds can at best be considered just a slogan.

In the end, it was actually the old blacksmith himself who killed the God of Light.

Du Chengfeng's power of equality for all beings is just a weapon to accomplish all this, but the one who really holds this weapon is the old blacksmith's fierce and brave fight for his life at the moment of death.

"So, you've done a great job."

Du Chengfeng said this again.

"You've done a great job, so..."

The idea proposed by Du Chengfeng did not receive any response.

It was because the old blacksmith had already died without anyone noticing.

"No, wait a moment..."

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng realized that things were far more troublesome than he had imagined.

Or in other words, the real trouble always comes after death.

"If you die like this, what should I do?"

Du Chengfeng, who was holding the old blacksmith's body in his hand, was speechless for a long time.

(End of this chapter)