in the edge

Chapter 577: New Swordsman

Strength and power hate a vacuum, and every place will have its strongest.

The strongest person in Jiange Town used to be the leader of the Giant Shark Gang. Of course, since the strength of this Giant Shark Gang leader was really limited, the strongest person should also include the local county magistrate who supported him and several major families - but the facts have proved that not strong enough is not strong enough. When the old blacksmith picked up the sword that contained Du Chengfeng, the leader of the Giant Shark Gang would eventually be quickly eliminated.

But when a stronger one, even one so strong that it did not belong to this area at all, appeared, no matter how perfect the old blacksmith's start was, he was still eliminated like the leader of the Giant Shark Gang.

It’s a pity that Yaoguang Xingjun would not occupy the strongest position. Even if he won, he would return to heaven, not to mention that he is dead now. So after a day of chaos, Jiange Town finally welcomed a new strongest.

The new strongest one is a young constable named Tian. Strictly speaking, he is not that strong. When the previous constable was still in office, this constable Tian was not even considered a follower. Although he is quite powerful with the murderous aura in his body, his lack of social skills means that this little constable Tian can't even collect money properly.

But now it is a different matter. After all the masters died, Constable Tian is a good fighter and has the identity of a constable. In addition, he was the first to rush to the scene, so this matter was naturally handed over to him to handle.

For any discerning person, this is an opportunity. Handling this case is a very reliable excuse. Whoever handles it can quickly establish himself as the overlord of Jiange Town, or even replace the previous leader of the Giant Shark Gang and become the number one person in Jiange Town.

However, due to his lack of human nature, Constable Oda failed to realize this.

He was still staring at the two weapons in the warehouse.

One of the weapons was a dagger. This broken sword was originally held by the old blacksmith. It was a mother-and-child sword, but this sword seemed to have broken during the battle, and even the outer half of the mother sword fell off. When Constable Oda saw this dagger, he tried to put the half of the mother sword back. The blade made of fine steel fit the dagger perfectly, which made him admire the craftsmanship of the old blacksmith.

The other weapon was an ancient long sword. Although it looked ordinary, the fierce power it exuded made Constable Tian dare not even touch it.

However, not touching it does not mean that you cannot take it. The clever Constable Oda simply took off his coat and used it as a wrapping, and took the sword back directly.

But even if the murder weapon and the body were brought back to the yamen, there was no one to try the case now. The county magistrate had been killed along with the chief constable a few days ago, and it was unknown when the new county magistrate would arrive. In addition, the powerful local tyrants had all been wiped out. Now he was the only one who could keep his word in the entire Jiange Town.

"I……"

Faced with this situation, Constable Oda, who was already lacking in social skills, didn't know what to do.

What's more, Constable Xiaotian has no time to care about such a small matter at the moment.

The problems he encountered were obviously more troublesome.

"This……"

Constable Oda subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the broken sword.

But he immediately suppressed this action.

It was not that he wanted to move, but the weapon was calling him. Although it was just evil spirit entering his body, Constable Oda had experienced this situation after all - the more he encountered this situation, the more he could not reach out to take the weapon. God knows how much evil spirit was contained in the weapon. If he really touched it, he would probably go crazy on the spot.

Yes, this is also the reason why Constable Oda has been stuck at the stage of evil energy entering his body, but has not advanced to the stage of releasing the evil energy.

Having already experienced how terrifying ferocious weapons are, he naturally stayed away from these things. How could he possibly reach out to touch them?
What Constable Oda didn't know was that his restraint made Du Chengfeng, who was living in the sword, very anxious.

"You touch it!"

Feeling the hesitant mentality of the constable in front of him, Du Chengfeng was filled with only regret.

Originally, he thought that he would have to stay on the corpse for a while before finding the next sword-wielder, but who could have thought that someone would dare to come and collect the bodies after this tragic battle - what Du Chengfeng did not expect the most was that his luck unexpectedly improved, and this Constable Xiaotian turned out to be a reliable sword-wielder.

No matter from which angle you look at it, Constable Xiaotian is much more reliable than the old blacksmith. His background as a constable means that he has some combat ability. The fact that he dares to go and collect the bodies also shows that he is brave enough. But in addition to this, the most important point is that this guy is not dead.

This kid didn't die in the battle a few days ago, which means that he didn't go along with that captain Zhang. In a place like Jiange Town, he can still maintain such reserve, which is enough to show that this young constable still has some persistence.

Having a little persistence means having your own will. Having your own will is much better than the old blacksmith who is only interested in money.

This constable will be a qualified swordsman. At least in Du Chengfeng's opinion, this young constable is very suitable for cooperation.

But the only thing that Du Chengfeng didn't expect was that this young constable didn't even dare to catch him.

Even if he is a gentleman, this is really too upright. This makes him look more like the one who leads people to do bad things - this also makes Du Chengfeng very nervous. Is he going to let such a good swordsman get away like this?
"...that's fine."

Taking a deep breath, Du Chengfeng simply made up his mind.

"Come here!"

As he said this, the broken sword on the ground trembled violently and fell into the hands of Constable Tian.

Constable Tian, ​​who was distracted, naturally couldn't dodge this attack. What's more, he only had the strength of evil spirit entering his body, and he couldn't even dodge it. So, in just a moment, Du Chengfeng had taken over Constable Tian's sword-holding hand, and even took over Constable Tian's body.

Then he quickly picked up another ancient sword.

Yes, that's why he was so anxious.

Yaoguang Star Lord died again, and this time he was probably really dead. But this also meant that the concealment method that Yaoguang Star Lord originally used here was also ineffective - in other words, those powerful beings in the sky might notice him at any time, and might even have already stared at his figure.

However, judging from the fact that he has not encountered any new attacks yet, those powerful people probably haven't noticed him yet.

This means that he still has a chance to buy more time for himself.

As for the way to buy time, it is naturally to polish the long sword of Yaoguang Star Lord. After all, Yaoguang Star Lord did show the ability to conceal information, and even used it in battle at one point - this means that as long as he learns this skill, he can block the sight of those powerful people in the sky to a certain extent, which will make it easier for him to do things.

However, since he had already been made into a dagger, it was impossible for him to complete the polishing work.

He needed to borrow the sword-wielding man's hand to complete the task more conveniently.

"Hurry up... hurry up!"

With this in mind, Du Chengfeng directly controlled the two swords to intersect, and then used the two sword blades to polish each other. Although the method was a bit crude, it was beyond Du Chengfeng's expectation that this method was really useful.

After a brief trance, he actually saw the past of this ancient sword.

Or rather, the past of Yaoguang Xingjun.

Yaoguang Xingjun was not blind originally, at least not when he was a child. When Yaoguang Xingjun was a child, he was even the most talented one in the family - but because his talent was too outstanding, he also attracted a lot of jealousy.

After all, outstanding talents mean that you can get more resources. Resources are like something that if you take one more bite, others will have to take one less bite.

As a result, it was natural that something happened to Yaoguang Xingjun. His outstanding talent in childhood was unable to protect himself, and with just one accident, Yaoguang Xingjun became blind. The once talented child turned into a useless blind man.

"No wonder he is so obsessed with light..."

After seeing this, Du Chengfeng roughly understood the reason why Yaoguang Xingjun was so persistent.

If Yaoguang Xingjun was born blind, then his understanding of light was nothing but hearsay. He had long been accustomed to a life without light and might not really want any light - but seeing the light and then losing it was another matter, which would make Yaoguang Xingjun fall into an extremely crazy desire.

However, no matter how much he desired, it was meaningless. After all, he was blind and all his talents were basically wasted.

Although the family was quite angry about this matter and even promised to keep supporting the young Yaoguang Star Lord, they were just supporting him, and the generous treatment they once had gradually disappeared - after all, Yaoguang Star Lord was already blind, so he naturally couldn't continue to practice martial arts, so even if they increased resource investment, what would it matter?

But even so, Yaoguang Xingjun still stubbornly asked for a sword, the sword he usually used.

What followed was practice day after day.

Du Chengfeng once thought that the swordsman Xiao Cui he knew, who swung three thousand swords a day, was already hardworking enough. But now, after feeling the amount of training of Yaoguang Star Lord, Du Chengfeng had to admit that even the swordsman Xiao Cui would have to admit defeat in front of Yaoguang Star Lord.

It’s because no matter how hard the swordsman Cui works, he is still only at the stage of practicing sword.

But for the young Yaoguang Xingjun, the sword in his hand is his everything in life.

For a blind man, apart from eating and sleeping, the sword in his hand is the only thing he can touch. The sword is everything to him, the sword is all he has. When he goes out on weekdays, the sword is his crutch. When he encounters mosquitoes, the sword is like a slap. If he doesn't know what is ahead, he can extend the sword to explore the way. When he encounters danger, the sword can even help him kill the enemy.

There is no need to practice anymore, because the God of Light walks, sits, and lies down with a sword.

A blind man has nothing to rely on except his sword.

But the facts proved that the young Yaoguang Star Lord was only blind in his eyes. His talent and strength were still there. His blind eyes helped the young Yaoguang Star Lord to isolate himself from all external objects, leaving only the sword itself.

"This……"

Du Chengfeng was speechless after seeing this.

So hardworking, so serious... No, this can't even be called hard work, but rather it is integrating the sword and life into one, and treating swordsmanship as a way of life.

If it were him, could he do it?

Du Chengfeng is not sure whether he can succeed if he tries hard.

He only knew that he had never done anything like this before.

"No wonder I failed in the sword fight..."

Du Chengfeng was completely convinced after seeing this. He could only say that those powerful beings who could ascend to the starry sky by their own strength were really something - after all, when he was on his way, no matter how much he boasted that he had been through hundreds of battles, when it came to the serious level, he had never reached the level of Yaoguang Xingjun.

With his half-baked swordsmanship against a sword fanatic who has lived in the sword for countless years, it is natural for him to fail.

"But...it's okay. At least I don't just rely on swordsmanship to get around."

After a brief reflection, Du Chengfeng tried to comfort himself to prevent himself from losing confidence.

"Swordsmanship is ultimately a minor art. Strength itself is what really determines everything... Just like this Yaoguang Star Lord, after he became a Star Lord, he still didn't need a sword anymore, did he?"

Yes, that is really the case. After relying on this unrivaled swordsmanship to rise to high altitudes and even become a powerful being, this Yaoguang Star Lord did not choose the way of swordsmanship, but instead restored his sight as soon as possible.

After all, the sword has long become a part of Yaoguang Xingjun's life. Even if he doesn't choose it, he will always have it.

So when it was Yaoguang Xingjun's turn to make a choice, Yaoguang Xingjun, who had already become powerful, naturally chose the one he did not have.

However, because he had been blind for too long, the Star Lord Yaoguang's understanding of light had undergone some changes that were very different from those of ordinary people.

Or it could be an extremely strong light, so strong that it could blind a person's eyes in an instant - this could be considered a weapon in the eyes of others, but for the Yaoguang Star Lord who was blind at the beginning, only a light source of this level could allow him to experience the feeling of light even when he was blind. So after becoming a powerful person, this feeling that he was most familiar with in the past became one of his means.

As for another understanding...

That is the prophecy that Yaoguang Xingjun had said before.

"The light is blinding, the darkness is pitch dark, and you can't see your fingers."

As he chanted like this, the broken sword in Du Chengfeng's hand was already covered with an imperceptible shadow.

This is the method of the Shining Star Lord.

As long as no one looks carefully, no one will notice the broken sword.

(End of this chapter)