When 'God' Decides To Start Over

Chapter 733 295: Land of the Sword Soul_3

The Fire Lotus Sword continued its relentless slaughter nearby, and before long, it had wiped out the demons gathered at the workshop's entrance.

Unfortunately, the demons the Fire Lotus Sword killed left behind no Demon Cores, but two Talent Gemstones and a Skill Ring were found.

For such drop rates, it was already quite good; Li Xiu pocketed the Talent Gemstones and Skill Ring and surveyed his surroundings.

This was a vast plain, and in the distance, barely visible, there seemed to be other workshops similar to this one, also likely teeming with demon spirits waiting for sword embryos.

Unfortunately, the Longevity Lamp could not leave this workshop; embarking to other workshops would mean taking a risk.

Fortunately, Li Xiu's current strength was not what it used to be; even Spirit Casting had fallen by his hand. Such places posed little danger to him.

Li Xiu summoned the Pink Nightmare and rode it toward the distant workshop.

Though Li Xiu himself was faster than the Pink Nightmare now, he didn't want to waste his energy on travel.

From afar, upon seeing the demon spirits gathering outside another workshop, the Fire Lotus Sword darted forward on its own, ruthlessly exterminating every last one.

Li Xiu examined this workshop; from the outside, it wasn't much different from the previous one, nearly identical.

The only difference was the door to this workshop — Li Xiu couldn't push it open. Trying to force it, the Light Energy he released was diffused by the electrical discharge appearing on the door.

"These workshops are really peculiar, they even have self-defense mechanisms." Li Xiu grew increasingly curious about these workshops that created sword embryos.

Unfortunately, no sword embryo had emerged yet; otherwise, Li Xiu would have liked to take a look at one to see what kind of creation these workshops were producing.

As Li Xiu studied the workshop door, the Fire Lotus Sword had already dealt with all the demon spirits, acquiring more Talent Gemstones and Skill Rings.

Li Xiu, along with the Fire Lotus Sword, continued searching for other workshops — these plains had a workshop every few dozen miles, but there was no telling how many there were.

By now, the Fire Lotus Sword had slain no fewer than a thousand demon spirits along the way, yet they hadn't encountered any Super Spirits or Light Bases — plenty of Talent Gemstones and Skill Rings, but not a single Demon Spirit Ring.

The Demon Cores from so many demon spirits weren't enough for the Fire Lotus Sword to coalesce a Light Vein. It seemed that simply killing low-level demon spirits made gathering enough energy for a Light Vein too troublesome. Who knew how many had to be killed to form one — or it required killing high-level demon spirits.

After wiping out another group of demon spirits outside a workshop, just as Li Xiu was about to head to the next, he suddenly heard a sound from the portal beside the workshop door, and a sword embryo fell out.

With no demon spirits around to contest it, Li Xiu reached out and caught the sword embryo, only to see that it was shaped like a Bronze Short Sword, with a total length of less than two feet including the blade and the hilt, which was cloud-shaped, while the blade bore fine fish-scale patterns.

The blade had not been opened, so it wasn't sharp at all. When Li Xiu ran his fingers across the blade, he felt a chill seep into his fingertips.

"Strange, there's no trace of Light Energy on this sword embryo, so why are those demon spirits so eager to rush into it?" Li Xiu glanced at the Fire Lotus Sword, which showed no inclination to destroy this sword embryo.

Holding the hilt with one hand and pinching the blade tip with the other, Li Xiu applied pressure to the sword embryo causing the blade to curve slowly.

Crack!

When the blade curved to a certain extent, it snapped, breaking the Bronze Short Sword into three pieces.

"The sword embryo's strength is only about the same as ordinary S-Class materials, so it makes sense for low-level demon spirits to want it as protection. But for S-Class demon spirits whose own strength isn't inferior to the sword embryo, why would they need it?" Li Xiu still couldn't figure it out.

Mounting the Pink Nightmare, Li Xiu continued his search for the next workshop. As he neared a new one, he saw from a distance that there was only one demon spirit in front of its door, unlike the chaotic gatherings outside other workshops.

"Super Spirit or Light Base?" Li Xiu observed the demon spirit, whose radiant blue light shone so brightly it nearly blinded him, indicating not just a high-quality light attribute but also a very high level.

As Li Xiu pondered, the Fire Lotus Sword was already charging forward with a shower of sword light.

However, unlike previous demon spirits, this ghostly blue demon spirit wasn't easily overpowered by the Fire Lotus Sword. Its arms transformed into blue Light Sabers, clashing repeatedly with the Fire Lotus Sword's beams.

Red and blue hues exploded continuously, with shockwaves sweeping down from the air, stirring up clouds of dust from the ground.

Sitting atop the Pink Nightmare, Li Xiu observed from afar as the Fire Lotus Sword fought the demon spirit, surprised to find the Fire Lotus Sword at a disadvantage.

"Although its Light Energy surpasses the Fire Lotus Sword's, it hasn't reached a level of overwhelming power; it hasn't used Spirit Casting, likely indicating a Light Base level. It's just that it possesses more Light Veins than the Fire Lotus Sword, giving it much greater Light Energy, enabling it to suppress the Fire Lotus Sword." Li Xiu roughly gauged the demon spirit's strength.

Despite lacking the Light Energy that demon spirit possessed, the Fire Lotus Sword continued its aggressive assault, with its beams forming layers like lotus petals slashing toward the demon spirit.

Unfortunately, all the Fire Lotus Sword's beams were shattered by the demon spirit's transformed Light Saber arms, unable to harm it.

Just as Li Xiu was about to intervene, he suddenly heard a noise from the workshop door; another sword embryo had fallen out from the opening.

It was a dark two-handed broadsword, its blade as black as ink, the hilt and guard engraved with strange symbols and patterns. Although its edge wasn't opened, it gave off an eerie chill.

The demon spirit currently fighting suddenly abandoned the Fire Lotus Sword, charging straight for the freshly fallen sword embryo.