The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 433 - 432: The Smoke of War Rises Gradually

Chapter 433: Chapter 432: The Smoke of War Rises Gradually

Ling Tianzi and Lin Bai chatted until late into the night. Ling Tianzi resolved many of Lin Bai’s doubts about Martial Art, leaving Lin Bai with a moment of sudden enlightenment.

Midnight.

Lin Bai walked out of Lintian Zi’s palace and stood on the White Cloud Peak, gazing into the distance.

Inside the Mountain Gate of the Spirit Sword Sect, countless lamps were lit, making it as bright as daylight. Disciples were coming and going, engaged in non-stop chatter. It looked very much like an incredibly thriving grand sect.

All of them were here for tomorrow’s Core Disciples’ Martial Arts Competition.

Some Martial Artists had long been renowned masters within the Inner Gate.

And some Martial Artists were new rising stars.

At this moment, they all returned and prepared for the Core Martial Artist Assessment tomorrow.

After glancing over them, Lin Bai returned to his room.

"Tyrant Dragon Fist! This is actually a Heaven level second grade Fist Technique."

"Although the ’Astonishing Wind Sword Skill’ is still powerful enough for me now, mastering another martial skill would add an extra layer of certainty."

"I’ll give it a try."

Lin Bai slowly opened the Tyrant Dragon Fist, carefully memorizing each word within.

"Is it just a fragment..."

Lin Bai showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes after finishing reading.

This Fist Technique was so powerful that it exceeded Lin Bai’s imagination.

The fist method was domineering and aggressive, with remarkable power and dominance. It carried an air of superiority.

The set of Fist Techniques was divided into three Techniques: ’Dragon Soaring Across the Four Seas,’ ’Dragon Dominates the World,’ and ’Thousands of Dragons Devouring Heaven.’

Gradually, Lin Bai began to practice this Fist Technique, slowly gaining understanding.

The night passed in silence.

Early the next morning, Lin Bai opened his tired eyes and said with a mix of exhaustion and excitement, "Finally, I achieved some progress."

"I originally thought to transform the Tyrant Dragon Fist into a Sword Skill, but even if I could change it into a Sword Skill, the sword executed must be similar to a Heavy Sword."

"Otherwise, with a light sword, it would be impossible to display the domineering spirit within this set of Skills!"

"And I am used to using light swords. Converting this Fist Technique into a Sword Skill just won’t work. Forcing a conversion would surely substantially reduce its power."

Lin Bai shook his head.

Within the Tyrant Dragon Fist, there was a dominant air of supremacy. If it was converted into a Sword Skill, the sword capable of perfectly demonstrating its power would definitely be a Heavy Sword weighing thousands of kilograms.

However, ever since Lin Bai embarked on the Martial Art path, he always used the light and swift type of swords. This was incompatible with the Tyrant Dragon Fist.

Lin Bai was not overly disappointed, however, as this was still a heaven level second grade Martial Skill!

When the Sacred Moon Sect of Dayue Kingdom acquired this Martial Skill, they treated it as a sect-protecting treasure. One can imagine how powerful it was.

"Lin Bai! Lin Bai!"

Just when Lin Bai was deep in thought, he heard the shouting of Lijian Xing from White Cloud Peak.

Lin Bai went out with a smile and saw Lijian Xing, Lu Yuan, Wang Hao, and Sun Qian standing at the door watching him.

When Lin Bai saw Lu Yuan’s empty sleeve, he felt particularly remorseful.

"Brother Luke Yuan." Lin Bai smiled and called out.

Lu Yuan replied with a smile, "Junior Brother Lin Bai, it’s been a few days. Your Cultivation has become even more profound."

Lin Bai said lightly, "Brother Luke Yuan, are you still participating in the Core Martial Artist Assessment today?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Lin Bai, don’t worry about me. It’s just a lost arm. As Martial Artists who are constantly fighting and killing, losing an arm is nothing serious."

Lin Bai could only respond with a soft smile.

Lijian Xing said, "Let’s go, Lin Bai. We should hurry to the Martial God Tower."

"Sure."

Lin Bai agreed.

The group of them left White Cloud Peak and headed straight for the Martial God Tower.

Standing on top of White Cloud Peak, Ling Tianzi watched Lin Bai silently depart and murmured to himself, "Lin Bai, let’s see what happens today."

Ling Tianzi also had high hopes for Lin Bai.

After all, Ling Tianzi and Li Shanqing had once mentioned that in order to find a successor in Sword Art, Ling Tianzi had been searching for many years.

Lin Bai’s eyes were determined. On this day, he went to the Martial God Tower, and he would surely secure the title of Core Martial Artist.

No one would stand in my way. I would slaughter gods and demons if they blocked my path.

With an unwavering conviction, Lin Bai arrived at the Martial God Tower.

At that moment, the area before the Martial God Tower was already filled with people.

Disciples from all walks of life within Spirit Sword Sect, including Outer Sect Disciples, Inner Gate Disciples, and disciples from other sects who came to observe the ceremony, all gathered at the vast square in front of the Martial God Tower.

The ten Grand Elders and other ordinary elders of Spirit Sword Sect’s Elders Pavilion were also all present.

Ji Bei had told Lin Bai before that among the ten sects, the Grand Elder, the Second Elder, Ji Bei, and Ji Bai all had reached the Great Perfection of the Half-Step Divine Pill Realm. The other ten grand elders were all in the Late Stage of Half-Step Divine Pill Realm.

And the other ordinary elders were all around the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer.

"The warriors of the Sword Alliance have arrived."

"The Sword Alliance hasn’t produced any significant talents this year."

"They did produce Lin Bai."

"Lin Bai, who actually earned himself the title of Sword Prince during the national war in the Territory of the Shenwu Kingdom a while ago."

"What? Sword Prince? How is Lin Bai worthy of this title?"

"Indeed, Sword Prince, the prince among swords, that’s too provocative. He’s just an Inner Gate Disciple, not even in the top ten of the Inner Gate. How can he be worthy of the title, Sword Prince?"

"Right, how could this sit well with our Young Sect Master, Su Cang?"

Upon hearing of Lin Bai’s princely title "Sword Prince", every warrior frowned and dismissed it with disdain.

Just as the name suggests, Sword Prince symbolizes the king among swordsmen.

However, Lin Bai was merely an Inner Gate Disciple within Spirit Sword Sect, not even in the top ten of the Inner Gate Top Hundred Ranking. How could he be worthy of the title - Sword Prince?

The experts among the top ten of the Inner Sect and the nine Core Martial Artists couldn’t help but feel slighted.

When a lesser warrior like Lin Bai had won the title of Sword Prince, where were they supposed to place their dignity?

"Sword Prince, what a ridiculous title."

"He probably can’t live up to this title."

"This is too presumptuous. Where does this leave us, the nine core martial artists of the Spirit Sword Sect?"

"If Lin Bai has a clear conscious, he should voluntarily relinquish this title, lest he end up getting himself killed later."

Lin Bai, Lu Yuan, and Li Jianxing stood silently among the crowd, listening to the mocking voices around them.

Li Jianxing shook his head with a bitter smile, "Lin Bai, it seems they have quite an opinion about your princely title, Sword Prince."

Lu Yuan coldly replied, "Humph, a bunch of spineless people. Most of them are just driven by jealousy and envy. They just can’t stand seeing one of us from Sword Alliance achieving such great feats in the Shenwu Kingdom."

Li Jianxing concurred, "Brother Lu Yuan is right. If it was a warrior from the Divine Alliance who had been crowned Sword Prince, they would probably be saying: ’Wow, that’s amazing! He’s our idol, our Divine Alliance’... Disgusting!"

Sun Qian sneered, "Li Jianxing, Brother Lu Yuan, do they have the capability in Divine Alliance? Who in Divine Alliance could achieve what Lin Bai did during the national war?"

He continued, "Not to mention, could they infiltrate the heavily guarded Imperial Palace in Dayue Kingdom’s capital and kidnap Consort Yun under the watchful eyes of the Dayue Kingdom’s emperor? If someone from Divine Alliance could do that, I would kowtow to them."

Furthermore, did any one of them have the audacity to say they could split the Imperial Capital of the Dayue Kingdom in one sword stroke like Lin Bai did? Even if they were given the cultivation of the Divine Elixir Realm, they wouldn’t be able to do it."

Sun Qian ridiculed these jealous spectators with his cold laughter.

As for Lin Bai, he was not at all disturbed by the rumor around him.

After all, the title of Sword Prince was not something that Lin Bai had actively pursued, but rather bestowed upon him by Bai Huatian. He merely accepted it.

Li Jianxing sighed, "Indeed, they only saw Lin Bai obtaining his princely title, but they overlooked the hard work Lin Bai put in during the Southern Region’s national war."

Lin Bai said indifferently, "Forget it, let them say what they want. As for whether I am worthy of the title Sword Prince, time will tell."

Lin Bai smiled subtly.

Just as Lin Bai and the others were having a casual conversation.

A cry rose from the crowd, "The Divine Alliance has arrived!"