novelraw Chapter 275 268: Two-Faced
Chapter 275 268: Two-Faced
The wooden box shattered, and the young man grasped an ancient Tianhe-style longsword. Made of silver steel with blood-red patterns, it radiated a piercing aura.
VMMMM!!
A vast magnetic field emanated from the young man's body, coalescing behind him into a massive Mind Dharma Form, a dozen meters tall and visible to the naked eye.
This Dharma Aspect was a brilliant golden color. Its face was kind and benevolent, with downcast eyes, like a Bodhisattva seated in a Buddhist hall, full of compassion for all under heaven.
In its hands, the Dharma Aspect held a golden longsword without a sharpened edge. The sword was plunged into the ground, and under the golden light, Golden Lotuses bloomed from the earth, holy and harmonious.
However, as the young man raised the ancient Tianhe-style longsword, the golden Dharma Aspect behind him began to change.
On the back of the Dharma Aspect, another face and another body were rapidly forming.
This newly formed side was a stark contrast to the original golden Dharma Aspect in color.
This side emanated a pure, black-red light. It had an utterly savage face with wide, staring eyes and bared fangs. It overflowed with a vast killing intent, like a blood-soaked Rakshasa.
In its hands, which were as grotesque as a demon's claws, it held an extremely sharp, blood-colored Demon Blade. The Demon Blade itself was menacing in design, with a deep blood groove from which viscous blood seemed to flow. The ground beneath it was a muddy mess of gore and severed limbs.
One side holy, the other defiled.
One side good, the other evil.
One side heaven, the other hell.
The young man's Dharma Aspect had unexpectedly evolved into an extremely rare and contradictory two-faced form.
The benevolent face held the Living Sword; the malevolent face held the Killing Blade.
This young man who had suddenly appeared was none other than the powerful Martial Artist who had once appeared at the Southern Martial Arts Tournament, one of the top three of Tianhe Country's younger generation: the successor of the Divine Thought New Yin Style, Feimura Masayuki.
In fact, the first person to achieve a breakthrough at the North-South Martial Dao Convention was not actually Zhou Yuanjue.
During his battle with Dong Wanming, the successor of the Holy Heart Sect, Feimura Masayuki comprehended the true meaning of the Divine Thought New Yin Style's supreme Mystical Technique, the Living Sword. By adopting the stance of one laying down their butcher's knife, he dispelled the sword in Dong Wanming's heart, reaching the highest realm of "Blade Seizure Without a Blade."
Although Dong Wanming was the final victor of that match, Feimura Masayuki was the true winner, for he had obtained what he had always dreamed of.
At that moment, Saint Awakening had already opened its doors to him.
After that, he came to understand that the supreme Mystical Technique of the Living Sword was not about skill and slaughter. It was about resolving the world's suffering, dispelling hatred and conflict, and spreading peace and light. Because of this, Feimura Masayuki sealed the sword that had been with him since his youth. He swore an oath to travel to every corner of Donghua to experience the deep-seated hatred and suffering hidden within the land.
During this process, he unknowingly broke through to the Saint Awakening realm. His strength also grew steadily as he experienced that hatred and suffering.
Today, he happened to be traveling through Nanjiang when he encountered this very scene.
Even from a great distance, the despair, indignation, and fear instantly flooded his senses. When he saw the gruesome chaos of the scene before him, the killing intent, fury, and bloodlust he had suppressed deep in his heart as a top-class swordsman were completely unleashed.
He drew his sealed blade and unleashed his long-suppressed killing intent. This intent, which belonged to the "Killing Blade," mingled with the compassion of the "Living Sword," sending him into a peculiar state. It was so profound that even his Dharma Aspect transformed.
The Killing Blade can also be the Living Sword.
To take a life is also to save a life.
The Killing Blade and the Living Sword were one and the same. The fault has never been with the weapon, but with the heart of the one who wields it.
Sealing his own blade had been nothing but a fool's errand.
It was just like Martial Arts: the techniques are merely superficial; the spirit of the Martial Dao is what truly matters.
At this moment, his understanding of the Living Sword and the Killing Blade deepened. The two magnetic field signatures, opposite in nature but identical in essence, blended together, achieving a strange effect.
'Saint Awakening?! No, this contradictory yet unified feeling... it must be what human Martial Artists call the state of Yin Yang Unity! Who the hell is this guy? When did a master like this appear in Nanjiang?'
Atop a nearby skyscraper, Seven Desires, who had been observing the battlefield, frowned sharply.
"And you are, sir?"
The director of the Nanjiang Secret Inspection Bureau stopped a short distance from Feimura Masayuki, staring in surprise at the Saint Awakening Level master who had suddenly emerged.
'This form of Mind Dharma Form is different from any Saint Awakening practitioner recorded in our country's Data. Is he a trump card from headquarters?'
"My name is Feimura Masayuki. I was just passing by. Is this everyone? When are your reinforcements arriving?"
Feimura Masayuki asked.
'Feimura Masayuki? From Tianhe Country?'
A flicker of doubt crossed the mind of the director of the Nanjiang Secret Inspection Bureau. 'Why would an expert from Tianhe Country appear here, and why would he help?'
But given the current situation, having a Saint Awakening Level expert on their side greatly increased their chances of holding the line. He didn't have time to overthink it. "Heavy fire support units are on their way to establish a second perimeter behind us," he said quickly. "Support from other individual experts should arrive in five to ten minutes. The biggest obstacle right now is the civilians still on the scene."
"Five to ten minutes..."
Feimura Masayuki met Wei He's gaze, his expression grim. In his keen perception, the magnetic field emanating from his opponent was like a source of pure disaster. The man's strength was even greater than his own.
"Leave this to me for now. Have your armed forces give me their full support, and prepare to evacuate the civilians."
Feimura Masayuki's voice rang out as he kicked off the ground, his figure shooting forward to attack Wei He.
"A human Martial Artist? It's rare for an ordinary human to possess this Energy Level of power."
"But are you sure you want to just charge in like this? Aren't you afraid the clash of our powers will completely shred these fragile lives around us?"
Wei He narrowed his eyes, and his magnetic field erupted.
Erosion Black Fire: Slash!
The massive Demon General phantom behind Wei He swung its Black Fire Greatsword.
Feimura Masayuki also swung his longsword. In sync with his attack, the malevolent face behind him slashed with the Demon Blade in its grasp.
Killing Blade: Cleave in Two!
SLASH!!
BOOM!!
The two magnetic fields collided. Feimura Masayuki's Demon Blade actually sliced Wei He's Black Flame Blade in two.
'Is this... a magnetic field with the properties of cutting and severing?'
As the Black Flame Blade was severed, the entire thing suddenly exploded. The aftershocks of the magnetic field washed over the surrounding civilians.
At that very moment, the benevolent face of Feimura Masayuki's Dharma Aspect moved. It pulled the golden, edgeless longsword from the earth, then plunged it back in.
VMMMM!!
Golden light spread out, blanketing the area dozens of meters around Feimura Masayuki. Golden Lotuses bloomed all over the ground.
Living Sword: Heart Guard Realm!
The aftershocks from their clash were instantly dissipated and nullified by this barrier.
'Magnetic field nullification?'