Chapter 205: Seizing Life from the Heavens (Part 2)
Chapter 205 -115: Seizing Life from the Heavens (Part 2)
The Sword River stretched for a thousand miles. In it lived a great fish, a meter long, with scales like ice crystals. Wherever it passed, snow and ice would descend.
Its combat power was so great that not even a Grandmaster could make it submit.
This Fish King had ruled the river for six years. Even when the Three Sovereigns of Daqian tried to fish for it, their wish went unfulfilled.
“Fine.”
Su Chen gave the other man a deep look, scattered a handful of bait, and began to fish.
Seeing this,
The Blue-robed Steward couldn’t help but sneer.
‘Such shameless boasting.’
‘If you want to curry favor with His Highness, you need the skills to back it up. Even the Three Sovereigns couldn’t catch the Fish King. You think you can?’
Su Chen said nothing.
‘He’d slept for six years, and upon waking, the Human World had changed entirely.’
‘The friends of his past had long since entered the Immortal Sect and were gone.’
‘In this Human World, he was the only one left.’
‘It was time for him to go to the Mountain Sea Human World as well.’
“The fish are here!”
Su Chen smiled as he lifted his fishing rod.
The end of the fishing line was empty; he hadn’t caught a single fish.
“Heh.”
The Blue-robed Steward sneered, and just as he was about to say something…
WHOOSH!
Endless ripples spread across the Sword River’s surface. In the distance, a dense school of fish came speeding over, as if scrambling over one another to have an audience with their king.
There were Black Fish, dark as ink and palm-sized, yet as sharp as a Sword Edge. They shredded many of the nearby Fish of Sword Intent, behaving like proud and mighty battlefield Generals.
There were also Red Fish, blazing like fire, like crimson Flame in the water. They raced over, making the water around them boil as they challenged the Black Fish.
Behind them were large fish wreathed in lightning, flashing with electricity, followed by countless other smaller fish.
“Those are the Slayer Fish, comparable to a Grandmaster, and also the Flame Fish and Thunder Fish, which are just as powerful…”
“They’re all Fish Kings!”
“Today…”
“What is happening?”
It wasn’t just the Blue-robed Eunuch; even the other Forbidden Guards were dumbstruck, their eyes filled with yearning as they stared at the tide of fish.
The Heaven-Reaching Sword River was born from two sword marks, one tracing the heavens and one scarring the earth. These marks nurtured the countless fish in the Sword River, each one a Sword Intent born of the world’s Creation.
As long as one fished with a sincere heart, there was a chance to catch one of these fish and soar to prominence, directly mastering a powerful Sword Intent or even Sword Momentum.
These Swordfish were pure Sword Intent, possessing an Undying Body.
Even entering the river to catch them directly was futile. If one were crushed, it would simply be reborn within the Sword River. This was one of the four great opportunities of the Daqian Dynasty.
“A pity.”
“The Wind Snow Fish King isn’t here!”
The White Dragon Prince sighed.
“Your Highness.”
“If you could catch one of the Slayer Swordfish, or even a Flame Fish or Thunder Fish, it would be incredible! That’s Sword Intent comparable to a Grandmaster…”
“For such a phenomenon to occur… the heavens themselves must be favoring you, Your Highness.”
The Blue-robed Eunuch knelt and shouted, his face a mask of fawning adulation.
「The next moment.」
A chill, like that of a world of ice and snow, swept over them.
Amidst the Swordfish,
A meter-long, silvery-white shadow slowly appeared, looking like the king of the school. Its cold eyes gazed out, scanning the crowd.
It… already possessed Spirituality.
If the Slayer Fish, Thunder Fish, and Flame Fish were merely comparable to Grandmasters, then this one was a genuine Great Demon Fiend, perhaps even at the Innate Great Realm Level.
Dimly,
It sensed a familiar aura nearby.
It was an aura that made it unable to resist drawing closer.
“What?!”
“The Wind Snow Fish King has appeared!”
“Heavens!”
The Blue-robed Eunuch and everyone else present stared wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief as they gasped in shock.
In the past six years,
This Wind Snow Fish King had appeared only once, but that was enough to establish its status as the king of the Sword River.
They never expected,
That it would actually appear again!
“Well, well.”
“Interesting, truly interesting.”
‘To think that the sword strike I unleashed all those years ago would merge with the world to create such a Sword River and give birth to countless Fish of Sword Intent…’
A smile touched Su Chen’s lips as he saw this Wind Snow fish.
The Heaven-Reaching Sword River was considered the foremost of the Daqian Dynasty’s four great opportunities of Creation.
Such a disturbance,
In just a moment, alerted more than half the Imperial Palace and all the cultivators in the Imperial City.
「In an instant.」
A crowd surged forward.
“Heavens!”
“So many waves of Sword Intent fish! What a magnificent sight!”
“Today, I must catch a Swordfish!”
“My chance to rise to prominence is today.”
The crowd surged, and countless cultivators flocked to the banks of the Sword River, hoping to fish for a Fish of Sword Intent and master a First Grade Intent.
However,
The Swordfish didn’t spare them a single glance.
「Imperial Palace.」
「Bank of the Sword River.」
Seeing the commotion growing, Su Chen put down his fishing rod and shook his head. He began to merge with his surroundings, preparing to leave.
“Alright.”
“You’ve seen the Wind Snow Swordfish.”
“A pity.”
“You are too weak.”
“It doesn’t think you’re worthy. Otherwise, you might have actually been able to control it…”
Su Chen was smiling.
Then, he turned to leave.
He had business to attend to at the Library Pavilion.
But then,
The White Dragon Prince’s voice reached his ears. The prince was watching Su Chen. Having put away his own fishing rod, he spoke slowly.
“My name is Jue!”
“Remember to find me.”
At that moment, Jue averted his gaze from Su Chen. Seeing two figures approaching through the sky, he leaped into the Sword River and charged toward the Wind Snow fish.
“Your Highness, you mustn’t!”
“Quickly, save the Crown Prince!”
The Blue-robed Steward screamed.
「The next moment.」
Two figures appeared in the Imperial Palace. One was dressed as a Daoist, a Thunder Technique gathering in his palm. The other, looking like a Martial Artist, cradled a sword. Both appeared to be in their twenties, not yet thirty.
These were two Innate Realm experts!
Moreover!
They had seized their fate from the heavens!
They were first-class powerhouses of the Innate Realm.
They were two of the Three Sovereigns of Daqian, their fame shaking the world. They were peerless powerhouses, and a single one of them could suppress the entire Human World and slaughter an army of a hundred thousand men!