I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

Chapter 218-2: The True Form of the Yokai, Feiyanmaru Saw (2)

[With your senior brother leading the way, you soon arrived at the Heartless Flow Dojo.]

[The dojo was old and solemn. Two Fire-Worshipping Heartless Flow disciples stood guard at the entrance.]

[As the two disciples bowed to you, you followed your senior into the dojo…]

[The dojo grounds were vast. Just in the main hall alone, dozens of disciples were sparring with blades. Your senior brother led you across the hall and deeper inside.]

[You noticed that along both sides of the hall were more than ten private sword training rooms. Those were advanced practice rooms where the Master Instructor personally taught promising students.]

[Your brother brought you to the door of a plain old room, quietly wished you luck, and turned to leave.]

[You knew that the imposing Master Instructor was inside this room.]

[You took a deep breath, slid the door open, and stepped in.]

[A tall, thin figure stood with its back to you, clad in a snow-white long robe, an ordinary sword hanging at its waist.]

[You had discovered the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Flow Master Instructor!][The Master Instructor remained facing away, never turning to look at you. It took a short dagger from a rack on the wall and tossed it in front of you.]

[An aged, indifferent voice spoke: “You have betrayed the trust of Otaki’s second son. Disembowel yourself. In the final moment of your life, I will serve as your kaishakunin.”]

[When the words were done, the Master Instructor finally turned. Its aged face was deeply lined, the creases running from the sides of its nose especially pronounced.]

[It drew the sword at its waist and slowly stepped behind you, waiting for you to commit seppuku so it could sever your head.]

[…]

[The Master Instructor stood behind you in silence, not urging you, leaving only the glint of the blade’s cold edge shining in your vision.]

[Will you pick up the wakizashi and kneel to disembowel yourself?]

“The last samurai who told me to kill myself ended up a shambling corpse… looks like this Master Instructor’s shell must be pretty high quality.”

Lin Xun had come precisely to seize the shell and steal skills.

There was no need to pretend any longer. He simply revealed his yokai form.

[You possessed the shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Primordial Hermit!]

[Your dragon-headed, human-bodied form suddenly spun around. In the Master Instructor’s astonished gaze, you flung out your chain blade!]

[The hidden power of the Hermit lineage in your blood ignited as pitch-black dragonfire, traveling from the chains at your wrist all the way to the blade’s tip!]

[The Master Instructor raised the sword to meet you. The black karmic fire vanished in an instant.]

[With a ringing clang, the chain blade was blocked by a flash of brilliant steel.]

[The Master Instructor’s expression darkened. In a low voice, it said: “I did not expect my disciple had pledged himself to the Evil God. This is the greatest shame of my life. Your blood will wash it clean.”]

[It returned the blade to the sheath, lowering its stance…]

[You could clearly feel the Master Instructor drawing a deep breath, and you knew this was the Heartless Flow Swordsmanship’s hidden secret technique, Secret Art: Iai Kaguya!]

[You gripped the chain blade and strode forward, the dragonflame-coated edge cleaving down toward the Master Instructor!]

[Before your attack could find its mark, a mournful swordlight engulfed your entire vision, wrapped in karmic fire.]

[It was like a radiant crescent moon rising in the black of night, like a lone swordsman standing atop a cliff unleashing a slash luminous as moonlight!]

[You poured all your strength into blocking the moonlike swordlight, your body driven back again and again before you finally shed the force.]

[The aged voice came again, “Impressive strength. Try this next!”]

[The Master Instructor raised the sword in both hands and drew another deep breath…]

“Tch… this Master Instructor’s skill is monstrous.”

Lin Xun didn’t know whether the Master Instructor’s swordsmanship was simply that terrifying, or if the karmic fire’s properties were too broken.

Even with the little dragonkin shell, he couldn’t finish the Master Instructor in one blow, ending up locked in a pitched fight instead.

“Oh, you think you’re the only one who can cheat?”

[You possessed the shell of the Corrupted Earth Giant!]

[Your towering form roared, planting both feet on the ground and unleashing the Blessing of Mother Earth with all your might.]

[Your entire body swelled with muscle, an explosive tide of endless strength flooding forth.]

[You opened a single pale eye…]

[Special Skill Weak Point Insight activated!]

[Your Knowledge far exceeded the enemy’s. Resolving judgment…]

[Judgment success! You have identified the enemy’s weak point. Your next attack has a very high chance of striking a fatal spot!]

[You opened a single crimson eye…]

[Special Skill Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire activated!]

[The Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub in your hands burst into an unquenchable blaze, its searing heat capable of melting any insect daring to profane your might!]

[You strode forward and smashed the burning weapon down on the enemy.]

[With a deafening boom, the Master Instructor blocked your overwhelming blow, but when he tried to counterattack, his feet had sunk into the ground, stuck fast…]

[That single instant of delay left his weak point fully exposed.]

[In your eyes, a glaring red spot bloomed on the Master Instructor’s body!]

[You swung the greatclub up without hesitation toward that spot…]

[The club smashed into the enemy’s groin, and you clearly felt tiny organs rupture.]

[The Master Instructor let out a shrill scream, convulsed, and collapsed in a heap, rolling his eyes back as he fainted.]

“…Was that a Weak Point Execution?”

Lin Xun’s face darkened with exasperation.

The Earth Giant had settled the fight effortlessly with one groin-crushing attack, while the Hermit had only managed a fifty-fifty struggle against the Master Instructor.

“This doesn’t make sense. After upgrading the shell’s quality, the Hermit should be quite powerful even without transforming.”

After thinking it over for a moment, he found a clue.

Although the Hermit shell had the same quality as the Earth Giant and even wielded a weapon half a tier stronger than the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub…

The Earth Giant had been fighting with three active skills, while the Hermit had just been hacking away with basic attacks. Naturally, the difference in actual combat strength was huge.

“The Hermit still has too few powerful skills. Without transforming, it would probably get utterly crushed by the Earth Giant.”

Lin Xun suddenly thought of transplant surgery.

What would happen if he transplanted the Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages and the Eyeball of the Ancient Crimson Dragon King into the little dragonkin shell?

After all, the little dragonkin carried the ancestral bloodline of the Ancient Hermit Dark Dragon.

Would the three of them trigger another intense chemical reaction?

For a moment, Lin Xun was itching with curiosity, but he forced himself to hold back the impulse and deal with the incapacitated Master Instructor first.

He switched back into the little dragonkin shell and finished off the ruptured-egg Master Instructor with a single slash.

[You have defeated the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Flow Master Instructor. Experience greatly increased.]

[The power within your shell begins to boil. The level of your Knowledge-Seeking President of the Direct Vision Association shell has increased. Current Shell Level: 58]

[You have obtained Fading Chunk Spirit Essence of Insight *1]

[You have obtained Heartless Flow Sword Manual – Secret Art: Feiyanmaru Saw (Epic-Grade Item)]

[You looked down at the corpse of the shell before you…]

[Shell of the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Flow Master Instructor: An elderly swordsman of remarkable skill. As the Master Instructor of the Heartless Flow Dojo in Fukoka Castle, his swordsmanship had reached a level of harmony between man and blade. He died after a fatal strike that pierced his heart following the destruction of his groin. Compatibility: 120% (+55%)]

[Would you like to possess this shell?]

[You have possessed the shell of the Fire-Worshipping Heartless Flow Master Instructor!]

Lin Xun was about to open the Shell Panel to check its attributes when the text continued to display.

[The shoji door of the room rattled. Several of your direct disciples called through the doorway, asking whether you were all right. Clearly, the sounds of battle had alarmed them.]

[Would you like to drive them away, or invite them inside to ‘talk’?]

“Can’t really justify not sweeping them all up in one go.”

The swordsman before had dropped a skill book, and now the Master Instructor had dropped another one. Judging by this, the disciples in the dojo probably had drop rates high enough to tempt even a saint to crime.

“High-quality skill books I can learn myself. The lower-grade ones can still be sold for a tidy profit.”

Lin Xun decisively chose the latter, inviting several of the direct disciples into the room to ‘talk’…