novelraw Chapter 1025 - 561: Where Is My Sword?
Chapter 1025 - 561: Where Is My Sword?
Steward Wu quickly explained: "Bi Fu was one of the five great chiefs of the Barbarians during Ancient Times. It is said he loved to devour demon flesh and was born with Divine Power, able to fight against a thousand enemies on the battlefield. In many battles, as soon as Bi Fu appeared, the Demon Clan soldiers would tremble with fear—"
At this point, seeing the Hidden Guards behind Ning Xiaoxian glaring at him angrily, he realized that the Demon Sect before him was full of demons, naturally they wouldn’t accept compliments about the Barbarians in front of them. Therefore, Steward Wu coughed and casually glossed over, "In short, Bi Fu wielded this Dragon Piercing Halberd, and it’s unknown how many lives he claimed with it. It’s said even a Jiao died at his hands, hence the halberd was named ’Dragon Piercer’."
Jiu Mo coldly snorted and said, "Nonsense, how can a Jiao be compared with a Dragon?" The Hidden Stream respected Changtian as the leader, and Ba Snake gained powers from the Eastern Constellations after devouring the Azure Dragon. As the former chief of the Hidden Stream, she naturally understood the fearsome nature of Dragons. Even in past years, Changtian nearly faced defeat. Bi Fu dared to claim he slew a Dragon, which in everyone’s view, was truly shameless!
Steward Wu responded: "Indeed, that was my original thought as well. But in the eyes of the world, Jiao and Dragon were always referred to as such." He deflected smoothly, "After Bi Fu killed the Jiao, the Sky Square Halberd absorbed its blood and gained more Divine Skills. At the end of the Ancient War, he single-handedly defended the strategically important Iron Casting Pass for two days and nights before dying of exhaustion. However, the Barbarian reinforcements had arrived, which delayed the pass from being taken by the Demon Clan for half a year."
In a few words, he sketched a breathtaking scene of the Ancient War. Whether human or demon, there is a natural admiration for the strong. At this moment recalling Bi Fu in former years, slicing through Jiao and striking down enemies at the pass, with the blood-red sun setting behind him, a lone warrior standing firm amidst fleeting danger, they couldn’t help but be dazzled and stirred.
This is the beauty of war, the beauty of cruelty!
In Ancient Times, the so-called "warrior" referred not to humans but used the strength of a typical adult male leopard demon as the unit of measure. No matter how brave Bi Fu was, to hold against thousands for dozens of hours would be impossible without the aid of the geographical advantage. Didn’t Steward Wu say the "strategically important terrain", and in front of Iron Casting Pass it was likely a narrow trail? The Barbarians had giants whose heights often exceeded seven or eight meters after using Divine Skills. Thus, with geographical advantage, Bi Fu theoretically could single-handedly block the invading enemy.
Seeing the expressions of the audience, Steward Wu knew he had achieved his goal, thus he smiled and said: "In that battle, the Dragon Piercing Halberd was damaged during prolonged combat. The Jiao Pearl embedded in the halberd was lost, reducing it from the Divine Artifact rank by half a grade, becoming the Quasi-divine Artifact we see now."
The crowd focused their attention, indeed there was a small indentation on the halberd’s shaft, as if something had been set there, now empty. Nowadays, creatures like Jiao have long vanished from people’s sights. A Jiao Pearl at the Bai Yujing auction would be a rare treasure, and a single pearl’s value would never be less than this halberd.
Ning Xiaoxian frowned and said: "Is it truly left by the Ancient Bi Fu? Most Magic Artifacts cannot maintain existence away from their master for tens of thousands of years, how does this Sky Square Halberd accomplish it?" The Nanming Lihuo Sword persisted because its previous owner left it at Wu Chier Volcano, continuously absorbing Earthfire Essence. Even then, it probably needs to be merged with Gold Essence to restore its past glory.
So, how does the Sky Square Halberd, fallen from the Divine Artifact rank, still lie before us, filled with fury?
Most current cultivators haven’t lived for three thousand years; many people don’t realize that Magic Artifacts decay slowly away from their master. Steward Wu’s heart stirred, he glanced at her, yet dared not dismiss her query: "It is said the Dragon Piercing Halberd has exchanged several owners over tens of thousands of years. But due to Bi Fu’s curse before his death, the halberd is also known as the unlucky spear, its owners met violent ends, so for a thousand years, no one dared use it."
"However, to maintain its quality, the ownerless Dragon Piercing Halberd must drink twenty pounds of Demon Clan fresh blood nightly. Its original owner hid it in an underground vault; later, when the family declined, its descendants were unable to afford feeding it, hence sent it to Bai Yujing. Heavenly Residence acquired this Sky Square Halberd just half a year ago and has already fed it over three thousand pounds of fresh blood."