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I came to the human world, and naturally, I couldn't bring the famous divine weapon Hupo with me. "Ruyi Xue" had to be left for Jin Luosha to keep warm and block out noise. I didn't want to get up and face the enemy, as it would disturb Jin Luosha's sleep. So, I reached out and drew the long saber beside me, slashing it through the air.

This long saber is called "Heavenly Snake Fang." It is four feet long and two inches wide, following the specifications of Tang sabers but without a guard. On the hilt, there is a snake bone coiled like a real one, with its head pointing towards the end of the handle and a red crystal in its mouth. I crafted this using a nine-headed hydra tooth about ten feet long, utilizing Hupo's unique ability, "Amber Golden Tears," to manipulate "Blood Essence Crystal" to replace the crystalline core of a ten-thousand-year-old gold tree, compressing and refining the snake tooth. The final product is a saber with parts made of "Blood Essence Crystal," as durable as Hupo, making it nearly as sharp and sturdy as Hupo. The "Blood Essence Crystal" concentrated at the end of the handle has been modified through alchemy to transmit energy and form saber qi, elevating the entire saber to the level of a "Legendary" weapon.

"'Heaven and Earth Annihilation Saber'—'Thousand Saber Cloud Splitter'—go!"

The razor-sharp saber qi spread upward and outward. Unlike "Ten Thousand Saber Sea Division," which emphasizes the combination of saber techniques, "Thousand Saber Cloud Splitter" uses a special mental cultivation method to unleash powerful saber qi from a distance, dealing damage to enemies. With my battle aura, the technique became even more potent, instantly killing four Gold Warriors. The Sword Hero captain managed to escape death but lost his left leg, falling to the ground and shouting loudly.

Hearing the cries, the warriors down the mountain immediately began rushing up. Several fireballs flew out from their ranks, though it was unclear whether they were cast by mages or magical items. At the same time, a dozen crossbow bolts shot out from the forest behind me, followed by several shadows. The four surviving Gold Warriors did not attack but formed a protective formation around the injured Sword Hero captain.

"Brave but weak and foolish. Die here!—Break!"

Chapter 46: Smilingly Laying a Trap for My Own Life

In my previous life, many martial arts experts could unleash sword qi, saber rays, palm winds, and fist energies, achieving remote attacks. However, due to the limitations of their inner energy attributes, they could only expand their range to about ten feet. Beyond that, the energy would dissipate and lose its focus. Terms like "striking a bull through a mountain" or "injuring someone from a hundred paces away" were merely exaggerations. Although "Thousand Saber Cloud Splitter" claims to cleave wind and clouds, it cannot exceed this limit. However, in this life, battle aura, while lacking in subtlety, excels in concentration and power, even forming solid entities as hard as steel. Even when shot from a distance, it retains significant strength. Therefore, I combined three parts of Nine Yin True Qi with seven parts of Moon Flame Battle Aura to create the "Cloud Splitter" saber ray, which can travel over thirty feet and still cut through iron and steel.

Facing attacks from all directions—arrows, magic, sabers, swords, and battle aura—I remained seated, holding Jin Luosha's small body in my right arm and using the Ice Mountain Beamon fur "Ruyi Xue" to shield her from light and sound. With my left hand, I wielded the long saber "Heavenly Snake Fang," using "Ten Thousand Saber Sea Division" and "Thousand Saber Cloud Splitter" interchangeably to shatter all incoming attacks, whether they were people, weapons, or magic and battle aura. The saber rays also killed the assassins and rangers in the forest and the enemies in front, including the four Gold Warriors guarding the injured Sword Hero captain.

A radius of thirty feet around me became a forbidden zone; anyone who stepped into it would be cut into pieces. My unexpected strength caused the enemy's morale to crumble, halting their charge at the line of life and death created by my saber qi. After all, these were just mercenaries, not seasoned soldiers. Their job was to take money and do work, usually standing guard or providing protection. They rarely saw blood, let alone faced the threat of death. Seeing an enemy far stronger than themselves, their choices became clear.

"Run!" Someone shouted first, and everyone started fleeing down the mountain. Even the surviving assassins and rangers in the forest quickly retreated. Soon, only the injured Sword Hero captain was left wailing near me. Looking at the fleeing warriors below, I hesitated slightly.

"Should I use 'Thunderstorm Clouds' to send them on their way? This distance is perfect. But no, the previous killings have already brought enough trouble. If I kill hundreds of people and disrupt important traffic, it won't be good for my future reputation. Besides, such a loud explosion might wake Jin Luosha, and babysitting isn't my thing."

The injured Sword Hero captain was quite tough. He sat up, bandaged his wound, applied medicine to stop the bleeding, and hastily wrapped it up, saving me some trouble. Since I don't know any acupoint sealing techniques or healing spells, and I only know one ice spell, "Demonic Ice Shield," I had no intention of getting up to treat him.

"You... are a Sword Master? A Sword Master working as a mercenary?" The captain, now devoid of his initial arrogance, realized that although I hadn't revealed my Moon Seal, the glow of Moon Flame Battle Aura during my saber swings was unmistakable.

It's no wonder he was so surprised. From practicing battle aura to becoming a Sword Master, it took me only half a year, during which I even created my own battle aura technique. Naturally, I didn't feel the difficulty or rarity of this achievement. Later, I met nearly twenty Sword Masters, including many talented youths, and even Sword Emperors and Sword Saints. Being surrounded by such high-level practitioners made me forget that, while the Beastmen population is smaller than humans, the chances of Sword Masters appearing among the fighting races and their advancement speed far surpass those of humans. Most of the Sword Masters I encountered were in places where top-notch practitioners gathered, leading me to think that Sword Masters weren't rare. In reality, there are only about five hundred human Sword Masters, most of whom are recruited by powerful factions. Fasin Kingdom has only a dozen Sword Masters, most serving as army commanders, court advisors, or royal tutors, with two even being granted the title of Marquis and given their own territories. Those remaining in the civilian world are extremely rare. In the southern regions, there is only one Sword Master known as the "Blue Mountain Elder," for whom the Star Shield Chamber of Commerce pays enough gold annually to buy an entire estate.