Chapter 138

Chapter 138 Soul Rune, Perfect Explosion

The burly man, sword in hand, stared at

Lu Qing in shock. He couldn’t believe that Lu Qing had forced him to draw his sword with just one strike.

Even more incredible was the discovery of Lu Qing’s exceptionally skill. So superior

that even he, a master of the sword arts, barely managed to block the mystical blow.

Most importantly, he realized the sheer power Lu Qing unleashed was surprisingly impressive.

Although he’d been hastily drawing his sword, he hadn’t used his full strength.

But to be able to hold his own against him, his power far exceeded that of the Bones and Muscles Realm.

“Huh?”

Wang Cangyi, a powerful Xiantian Realm warrior, couldn’t help but stare in disbelief above the city gates.

“Sword Intention? How is that even possible?!”

He saw something. That young man’s swordsmanship seemed poised to break through the limits of the Acquired Realm, reaching the realm of Intention, a realm only the Xiantian Realm could comprehend!

But how could this be possible?

How could a mere Bones and Muscles Realm warrior possibly comprehend Sword Intention?

“What the hell? What did I see? Is this young man so fierce? He forced a post-natal master who had reached the perfection of the Inner Viscera realm to draw his sword with a single strike?”

The nearby County Lord nearly jumped up.

Even the commoner, who had unleashed a secret technique, was surprised.

They had never expected Lu Qing to be so formidable.

At the perfection of the Bones and Muscles realm, he could nearly defeat a master who had reached the perfection of the Inner Viscera realm. Even when he was at the Bones and Muscles realm, he couldn’t do that.

The warriors watching the battle from the city gates were in a frenzy.

“What! Senior Brother drew his sword?”

“Am I seeing correctly? Senior Brother was forced back by that brat’s single strike?”

“This young man’s swordsmanship is so full of murderous intent!”

“What terrifying swordsmanship!”

…

Amidst the exclamations, the burly man finally suppressed his shock, regained his composure, and his expression grew solemn.

“Excellent swordsmanship! No wonder you’re so confident. In terms of swordsmanship alone, I’m afraid I’m even slightly inferior to you!”

“You’re too kind,” Lu Qing said with a smile.

“I don’t know how you cultivated, but to have mastered such a skill at the Muscle and Bone Realm, you’re undoubtedly the most gifted swordsman I’ve ever encountered.”

The burly man spoke solemnly, no longer daring to underestimate Lu Qing. He now placed him on the same level as himself.

“However, even the highest realm requires cultivation to sustain it. From now on, I will unleash all my might. I hope you won’t disappoint me. It’s rare to encounter a true master of the sword, and I don’t want to kill you in a few moves!”

The burly man’s Qi and blood flowed rapidly, his momentum rising steadily. He actually immediately activated his explosive secret technique!

“As you wish.”

Seeing the other man unleash his explosive secret technique without hesitation, Lu Qing’s expression grew serious.

Not wanting to be careless, he thought, and a small rune composed of spiritual power in the acupoint between his eyebrows began to glow faintly, illuminating his entire body.

As the soul rune illuminated, Lu Qing suddenly felt the connection between his consciousness and body become incredibly strong.

All the power within him was completely under his control.

At any time and in any place, he could unleash his full potential and unleash his greatest strength.

“Every time I use this secret technique, I can’t help but sigh in admiration. The art of runes is truly miraculous.”

Feeling the surging, yet completely controlled, power within him, Lu Qing marveled inwardly.

The soul rune at the brow acupoint was the culmination of his days of dedicated cultivation.

It wasn’t a martial art, but rather a method of rune cultivation.

The first step in rune cultivation is to focus the mind and heart, observing the patterns of all things.

Once one has mastered this fundamental skill and cultivated one’s own soul power, one can enter the next stage of cultivation.

This is also the stage where rune practitioners begin to cultivate the true and unique methods of the rune art.

At this stage, rune practitioners have a single, primary focus:

using the power of their soul to concisely create their own unique natal talisman within the brow acupoint.

Once the natal talisman is completed, one can mobilize the vital energy of heaven and earth, refine the talisman, and ascend to an extremely mysterious realm.

At that time, it is the time when rune practitioners truly become powerful.

Of course, Lu Qing’s current spiritual power is still very weak, far from reaching the level of condensing a natal talisman.

All his days of painstaking practice had only condensed a single core rune that formed the talisman.

Yet, this single core rune possessed remarkable abilities.

Not only did it greatly enhance his control over his physical body, it also perfectly masked the fluctuations of his spiritual energy at the acupoint between his eyebrows.

The youth in plain clothes had previously failed to discern his spiritual power because of this rune.

Lu Qing had initially been reluctant to deploy this ultimate weapon.

However, the burly figure opposite him had already unleashed explosive secret techniques. If he didn’t give it his all, he would likely be defeated within a few moves.

With Lu Qing’s current physique far exceeding that of an average Muscle and Bone Realm cultivator, low-level explosive secret techniques like the Explosive Qi Technique were essentially useless.

Such crude Qi and blood circulation techniques simply couldn’t deeply stimulate his body and unleash its potential.

Even if he employed them, they would offer little additional strength.

In contrast, illuminating his entire body with the Spirit Rune allowed him to unleash his full potential at will, unleashing all his strength without damaging his body.

Unlike other explosive mystical techniques, which often suffer a period of weakness after use,

Lu Qing’s technique could be used continuously as long as his spirit could sustain it, without straining his body.

To Lu Qing, this was the ultimate explosive mystical technique.

That’s why he called it the Perfect Explosion!

It was a long story, but in reality, everything happened in an instant.

After the burly man unleashed his explosive mystical technique, Lu Qing activated his Spirit Rune.

Almost simultaneously, a powerful aura rose from both of them, sending shivers of fear through the hearts of all the observing post-natal realm warriors.

A disciple of the Tiancang Sect was stunned. “Did Senior Brother unleash his explosive secret technique?”

Even more unbelievable was the fact that even with the technique, Senior Brother still couldn’t seem to overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum.

“Excellent, very good!”

The burly man sensed Lu Qing’s aura. Though he didn’t understand how he could unleash such power, his battle-fueled passion made him too lazy to dwell on it.

He swung his long sword, and the ground beneath his feet cracked instantly. The next moment, his body, like a flash of lightning, went from absolute stillness to extreme movement, appearing before Lu Qing.

The long sword in his hand, with bursts of muffled thunder and leaving trails of afterimages, slashed towards Lu Qing.

“Take my Thunder Blade!”

Facing the burly man’s astonishing momentum and swiftness, Lu Qing remained unfazed, his expression composed as he slashed back.

It was a counterattack, a mutually destructive tactic!

But in a split second, the burly man sensed something was amiss.

Lu Qing’s strike seemed destined for mutual destruction, but it was actually a brilliantly clever move, slashing through the flaw in his sword form.

Had he not responded, the only outcome would have been his wrist colliding with the blade before the long sword even reached Lu Qing, completely crippling him and killing him.

What remarkable insight!

The burly man marveled, further convinced that Lu Qing’s swordsmanship surpassed his own.

Seeing the flaw in his form in such a split second was something he had never encountered since he perfected the Thunder Blade.

However, despite the flaw being spotted, the burly man had, after all, reached the Perfected Internal Organs realm.

His swordsmanship had also reached the master level, blending strength and flexibility, meticulously crafted.

His control of the sword was unfettered, effortless and unrestrained, making him unstoppable.

With a twist of his arm, the long sword in his hand changed direction, slashing towards Lu Qing’s blade. “

Since my swordsmanship is inferior to yours, I will suppress you with force!”

The burly man’s eyes widened, and the blood and energy in his body burst out layer by layer. In an instant, the long sword in his hand was brought to extreme speed and chopped down on Lu Qing’s sword!

Clang! !

Another sharp sound of weapons clashing rang out.

The energy burst out, but this time, neither of them retreated. Instead, they planted their feet firmly on the ground. After a slight pause, they fought again.

The swords flashed and murderous intent filled

the air. Countless sword shadows appeared and disappeared from Lu Qing and the burly man.

The occasional sword collisions were even more sharp and loud, which made people feel terrified.

One of them had the upper hand in strength, while the other was more skilled in swordsmanship.

For a while, neither of them could do anything to the other.

But this scene was extremely shocking to the surrounding warriors.

(End of this chapter)