Chapter 271: Law of Slaughter, Mysterious Woman

As Zhou Chen moved, the System notification sounded.

[Ding! Successfully intercepted the Opportunity: Imperial Rank Low Grade Army Breaker Spear. Triggering hundredfold return. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: Imperial Rank High Grade Blind Dragon Spear.]

With a thought from Zhou Chen, a dark gold long spear suddenly appeared. Lifelike dragon patterns emerged on the shaft, and the tip resembled a dragon's head, though the eyes were blank, appearing eerie and powerful.

"The Blind Dragon Spear is said to be a weapon forged from the Ancient Blind Dragon Beast. Although the Blind Dragon is blind, it can perceive all Spiritual Qi flows in heaven and earth, possessing terrifying power."

Zhou Chen gripped the spear, feeling the power within, and was very satisfied.

Stowing the Blind Dragon Spear into his storage ring, Zhou Chen rushed toward the final target location.

The final location was a Sword Tomb, where countless broken swords were thrust into the ground, with a sword-shaped pillar of light rising into the sky at the center.

Zhou Chen entered the Sword Tomb and approached the mysterious pillar of light.

However, before he could get close, he felt countless terrifying Sword Intents.

If one were not a Sword Cultivator, an ordinary person would likely be heavily injured by the Sword Intent just by approaching—and these would not be ordinary injuries, but Dao wounds at the level of Laws.

Two Sword Intents, one red and one blue, surged out from Zhou Chen's body, and the malevolent sword energy filling the sky instantly vanished into nothingness.

They were the Perfection Slaughter Sword Intent and Perfection Great River Sword Intent.

As soon as the two Sword Intents appeared, the surrounding malevolent sword pressure even showed signs of faint submission.

As Zhou Chen approached the pillar of light and sensed it slightly, he knew that the pillar before him was Li Xiao's Opportunity, the Immortal Sword Dao Legacy.

In the next moment, Zhou Chen reached out and touched the pillar of light.

Buzz.

Instantly, countless pieces of Sword Dao information flooded into his mind, and Zhou Chen saw a figure's back.

Just a single glance!

In a daze, Zhou Chen seemed to see that figure standing alone against ten thousand at dusk.

Countless demons and monsters were in front, while incredibly weak Mortals were behind.

Swoosh.

The figure only struck with one sword.

A blinding white light flashed.

The countless demons and monsters before him, along with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, vegetation, and even half of heaven and earth, were completely erased.

"The day the broken sword is reforged is the time when there is no return."

With a sigh, the figure completely dissipated, and a broken sword smashed down heavily from the Void Realm.

Zhou Chen slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, his comprehension of Sword Intent had gained another layer of inexplicable feeling, but it still felt like it was behind a veil, elusive and hard to grasp.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for intercepting the Immortal Sword Dao Legacy. Triggering ten-thousand-fold return. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the complete Slaughter Sword Intent Law.]

The Sword Intent rules that Zhou Chen had found obscure and difficult to understand just a moment ago now held no secrets before him, becoming incredibly simple.

Zhou Chen closed his eyes, feeling the changes within his body.

Boom.

With a muffled sound inside him, the complete version of the Slaughter Sword Intent Law rapidly took shape. There was no need to comprehend it bit by bit; it directly reached the Perfection Realm.

"The System is still the best. Directly comprehending the complete Slaughter Sword Intent Law… if I were to Cultivate normally, I don't know how long it would take to fully grasp it."

Zhou Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Having completed the three interceptions, Zhou Chen decided to leave this area to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Just as Zhou Chen was preparing to leave, he suddenly felt that the Slaughter Sword Intent Law in his body was somewhat unstable, as if it were producing some kind of resonance with the other Laws in his body.

"Strange, why are the Laws in my body reacting?"

Thus, Zhou Chen went to another area of the Secret Realm and found a quiet place to rest.

Zhou Chen stopped and carefully sensed the changes within his body.

The Slaughter Sword Intent Law was constantly merging with the Perfection Great River Sword Intent he originally mastered, seemingly forming a new combination.

"Could it be… Law Fusion?"

Zhou Chen's heart stirred. He sat down cross-legged and began to guide the Great River Sword Intent in his body to merge with the power of the Law of Slaughter.

This was an unexpected harvest. If the Fusion were successful, his strength would reach a new level.

Zhou Chen focused entirely on guiding the Law Fusion within his body as time passed minute by minute.

It only stopped completely once the Great River Sword Intent was thoroughly integrated into the Slaughter Sword Dao Law.

The current Slaughter Sword Dao Law was no longer as overbearing as before; instead, it had an extra touch of harmonious aura.

To kill without killing, and to not kill yet still kill—this is the highest essence of the Sword Dao.

A moment of enlightenment rose in Zhou Chen's heart.

"Slaughter is not for the sake of slaughter; one must learn to hide the edge. Not everything can be solved by stopping killing with killing; one must learn to use slaughter to deter and kill the enemy psychologically."

Fearing that the exceptionally talented old fogies might not understand, Zhou Chen specifically took a moment to comprehend it more thoroughly.

Afterward, Zhou Chen took out the newly obtained Blind Dragon Spear and began to observe it.

Although it couldn't compare to the chaos bell, this Imperial Rank High Grade weapon was still quite extraordinary. The dragon patterns on the shaft seemed to contain some kind of mystery.

As Zhou Chen injected spiritual energy into the spear, the dragon patterns suddenly lit up, and the shaft trembled slightly.

"Eh?"

Zhou Chen was surprised to find that the Blind Dragon Spear seemed to have its own spirituality, capable of perceiving everything around it.

At that moment, the Blind Dragon Spear suddenly vibrated violently, pointing toward a distant direction.

"Is there something there?"

Zhou Chen gripped the spear handle and looked in the direction it was pointing.

On a distant mountain wall, there was an almost invisible crack. If not for the guidance of the Blind Dragon Spear, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Zhou Chen quickly entered the crack and found a small cave hidden inside.

Deep within the cave sat an ancient stone stele.

The stone stele was engraved with dense runes. Zhou Chen identified them carefully and found that it was an ancient script recording a mysterious Cultivation Technique.

"Is this… a Dragon Clan Secret Technique?"

Zhou Chen was surprised to find that what was recorded on the stone stele was a secret method for the Dragon Clan to Cultivate, named the "Nine Dragons Spear Control Art." It had actually reached the Imperial Rank Top-Grade, making it a top-tier Cultivation Technique even in the entire Tianxuan Continent.

"No wonder the Blind Dragon Spear reacted; it sensed a Dragon Clan Secret Technique of the same origin. Is this what it feels like to be a Child of Destiny? This is too great."

Zhou Chen marveled in his heart, though this was yet another unexpected gain.

Even without a return reward from the System, Zhou Chen was already very satisfied.

Just as Zhou Chen was putting the stone stele into his storage ring, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

He turned around abruptly, and a cold light streaked past his cheek, leaving a deep furrow in the ground.

"Who is it?!"

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the attacker.

He saw a masked woman in a black bodysuit floating in mid-air, her graceful figure fully revealed.

The woman's figure was incredibly hot, with voluptuous curves and a waist so slender it could be spanned by a single hand.

The bodysuit outlined her perfect curves, making one's Bloodline surge.

Although she was masked, the pair of eyes she revealed were charming and seductive, glowing with a faint purple light that did not look like human eyes.

"Hand over the stone stele and the ancient desolate spirit pearl, and I shall spare your life."

The woman's voice was ethereal and pleasant, yet it carried an indisputable pressure.