parentshiftbook Chapter 13, Second Disciple: Geng Metal Star Position Activated!
Chapter 13, Second Disciple: Geng Metal Star Position Activated!
The young man's face carried a hint of casualness and laziness, but his eyes, illuminated by the sword light, were so deep that they seemed to pierce through one's heart.
"You..." After seeing who it was, Ling Chen was speechless for a moment. The words were stuck in his throat. Then he just stared at Lin Mu walking towards him step by step!
A sense of vigilance, alertness, and a hint of expectation that even he himself was unwilling to admit were constantly intertwined and shifting in his eyes.
"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm!" Lin Mu smiled at the sensitive young man in front of him and waved his hand lightly.
Then his gaze slowly shifted from the broken sword in Ling Chen's hand to Ling Chen's face, and he looked into the other's eyes as he explained, "I just happened to be passing by here, and I just happened to be attracted by the commotion you just made. What I didn't expect was that in this small Notting Academy, besides that lump of iron Shi Tie, there would actually be such a... unparalleled sword embryo hidden in you."
Ling Chen didn't speak, but stared intently at Lin Mu, his wariness becoming even more pronounced!
Lin Mu pretended not to notice his wariness and continued, "The Broken Sword Martial Soul also only has level one innate soul power, and is also considered a waste by everyone... Your experience is exactly the same as that kid Shi Tie's!"
"However, although your experiences are similar, your personalities are completely opposite!" Lin Mu changed the subject, then looked at Ling Chen with piercing eyes and said, "If Shi Tie is the 'thick earth' that can encompass all things and bear everything, then you are..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Mutong put two fingers together and gently tapped the broken sword in Ling Chen's hand.
Om-!
Suddenly, the broken sword in Ling Chen's hand began to vibrate violently out of control, emitting a series of loud sword cries.
Then, the platinum sword energy on the sword broke free and transformed into a slender, solid thread that wrapped around Lin Mu's fingertips!
Lin Mu immediately controlled the sword energy and slashed at the ancient tree beside him. Wherever the sword energy passed, there was a faint feeling that even light was being cut through.
When Ling Chen saw the ancient tree not far away being cut in half, he was completely stunned! So, sword energy could be used like this!
He never imagined that this broken sword, which had been with him for six years and was regarded by everyone as scrap metal and a disgrace, could unleash such... breathtaking power!
"Then you..." Lin Mu's voice rang in Ling Chen's ears again, with a hint of admiration and joy in his tone, "is that pure and refined 'Geng Metal' with its sharpness concealed."
"Who said your martial spirit is a broken, trashy sword? That's because your sword is too sharp, so sharp that even the rules of this world can't bear it, which is why it's in a flawed state! Your innate soul power being only level one isn't your problem either; it's because the soul power of this world is too low-level and impure, causing your Immaculate Sword Body to inherently reject it!"
Every word Lin Mu spoke felt like a heavy hammer blow to Ling Chen's heart.
His body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, not out of fear, but more like the excitement of someone who has been blind for a long time suddenly seeing a ray of light shining in!
"Everyone laughs at you, calling you a useless piece of trash wielding a broken sword." Lin Mu looked at him quietly, then spoke slowly, a deeper meaning creeping into his lazy smile. "But no one knows that you've simply been buried by the rudimentary martial spirit cultivation system of this continent! You shouldn't remain so dormant. You and the broken sword in your hand both need a future full of challenges!"
"Clatter!"
The broken sword in Ling Chen's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
He stared blankly at Lin Mu, his usually dull eyes now seeming to erupt like a volcano that had been dormant for years, the scorching lava burning away all the pits and hollows!
Six years! A full six years!
He thought that this was all there was to his life, like a speck of dust in a corner, destined to be forgotten by everyone.
But now, suddenly someone stands in front of you, telling you in a calm but unquestionable tone: You are not a waste, you are... a buried supreme sword genius!
Lin Mu took in the boy's expression and sensed the changes in his emotions. He knew that the time was right.
He bent down, picked up the broken sword from the ground, and handed it back to Ling Chen.
"Want to learn?" Lin Mu looked at him and asked the same question he had asked Shi Tie before. Only this time, his tone was less casual and more serious!
"But, can someone like me... really... do it?" Ling Chen's voice was hoarse and barely audible. He stared intently at the broken sword Lin Mu had handed him and said softly.
Lin Mu raised an eyebrow slightly, placed his hands on the other person's shoulders, and said earnestly, "In my world, there is no such thing as a useless person, only someone who hasn't found the right path for themselves. And your path is not in those spirit rings and spirit skills, but in yourself, in the sword in your hand."
He paused slightly, then continued, his voice carrying a strange, almost magical quality: "Shi Tie walks a path of proving his Dao through force, achieving sainthood through his physical body. And you…"
Lin Mu once again pointed his fingers like a sword and gently touched the deep sword mark on the broken sword.
"Clang!"
A sword cry, seemingly from the ancient primordial era, suddenly exploded forth! However, this time the sound did not originate from the sword itself, but resonated directly within the depths of Ling Chen's soul!
In that instant, Ling Chen seemed to "see" a platinum-gold sword light, a sword aura that was pure to the extreme and sharp to the extreme!
All things in heaven and earth, rules and principles, all become illusions that can be cut down with a single sword in front of it!
Geng metal governs destruction, and nothing is beyond its power! This is the true meaning of the Geng metal star position inheritance!
The illusion vanished almost instantly. When Ling Chen snapped back to his senses, he found himself breathing heavily, his forehead already covered in a layer of cold sweat. But his eyes shone as brightly as stars that had been tempered by fire!
Without further hesitation, with a thud, Ling Chen's knees slammed heavily onto the cold, hard ground. He raised the broken sword high above his head with both hands, his voice trembling slightly, yet carrying an unwavering resolve:
"Disciple Ling Chen wishes to become Master Lin's disciple! I beg Master to teach me the supreme swordsmanship. Disciple is willing to pay any price, just to escape this humiliating life. I will have no regrets in this life!"
The moment the words fell—
Deep within Lin Mu's mind, the ancient [Innate Dao Diagram] trembled violently once more! Next to the "Thick Earth Star Position," the "Geng Metal Star Position," which had been stirring for some time, suddenly erupted with a white-gold sword light that was a hundred times more intense than before!
The light was so intense that it almost pierced through the body!
[Ding! A disciple meeting the binding conditions for the "Geng Metal Star Position" in the [Innate Dao Diagram] has been detected!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully accepted a disciple. The "Geng Metal Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] is being bound...]
[Ding! Binding successful! The "Geng Metal Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] has been activated, currently at 2/20! The host has received cultivation feedback!]
[Ding! The exclusive Immortal-level sword technique for the Geng Metal Star position—"The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Manual," and the Yellow-rank sword skill—"Blood Blade Slash"—have been successfully issued. The host has automatically cultivated "Blood Blade Slash" to the Perfect Realm!]