Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 246 - 207: Spin, Spin, Spin

At the final stage of the tournament, Wang Jiu finally decided to enter the arena personally. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

In all the previous matches, Wang Jiu had been controlling remotely, using only Shen Qingming's physical strength to crush the competition, without ever letting her wield any Divine Weapons.

On one hand, the Immovable Tyrant Body passed down by Shen Kaishan itself is a superb Divine Weapon; ordinary Divine Weapons might fail to make any impact. On the other hand, he hadn't encountered an opponent worthy of equipping Shen Qingming with Divine Weapons.

But now, this Li Wanqing was evidently not an ordinary opponent.

Even during the flourishing Immortal Dao era of Jiuzhou, this 17-year-old girl possessing mid-late stage Cloud Flipping Realm defensive power could definitely be called a peerless genius. Although most of her defensive power came from the Yuqing Taoist Armor, it is undoubtedly Li Wanqing's skill to fully elevate the armor, potentially unlocking a seal on it.

The Yuqing Taoist Armor harnesses the power of the human heart; the stronger the desires within the heart, the stronger the power infused into the armor. Li Wanqing was born emotionally rich, with clear love and hate. After conversing with Yuqing True Master, her long-veiled feelings were instantly revealed, and her ardent sincerity vividly enhanced the power of the Yuqing Taoist Armor, potentially enabling a layer of its seal to be removed.

Upon seeing Wang Jiu's true form, Li Wanqing's eyes brightened: "Oh, you've finally decided to face me directly? Great, as long as I defeat you, Sister Yuqing will certainly be happy, hmm-hmm, seizing this chance to settle our lives together is likely."

Wang Jiu remained indifferent to these remarks - actually, he even didn't quite understand them. Shen Qingming was somewhat annoyed: "Speaking as if you've already won, what if you lose?"

Li Wanqing replied: "Then it's perfect I can go back to Sister Yuqing asking for comfort while crying. She always cares for me; seeing me return heartbroken, she'll surely set aside all previous discomfort and embrace me with her ample soft bosom."

Shen Qingming was simply amazed: "You rascal, how come you have so many tricks!?"

Li Wanqing sighed: "Using tricks back and forth, isn't it just trapping yourself inside too? This time was really so close to sinking; living with Sister Yuqing for five years, never sweated like this before... Speaking of which, the referee announced the start of the match a long time ago, are you planning to chat with me during the fight? Little reminder, I've been busy."

Shen Qingming frowned, confused.

Wang Jiu saw clearly and explained: "Her Heaven and Earth Net Sword Qi has already dispersed across the field, setting up her strategic move."

Shen Qingming automatically wanted to swing the White Sword to clear the surroundings, but Wang Jiu tightly controlled her body, rendering her motionless.

"Don't move recklessly; this Heaven and Earth Net Sword Qi shouldn't be touched carelessly; each thread here is an extension of her senses. Once contacted, even if the sword net is easily broken, she'll promptly discern my true situation."

Shen Qingming exclaimed: "What true situation?"

"It's that apart from being exceptionally durable and sharp, I'm actually of no tangible use in this match."

"... What have you been rebuilding in the Sword World lately!?"

"It's odd, just days ago you couldn't stop praising the spicy rabbit legs from my Myriad Spirits Hall, and now questioning my Sword World reconstruction progress…"

"Can't you allocate your limited resources and energy into more serious matters!?"

Wang Jiu pondered and said: "If Li Wanqing's true identity is a Demon Race hiding among humans, just my touch could reduce her to ashes."

"Demons have been extinct for years, why focus on anti-demon architecture construction!?"

"Anti-demon architecture has always been an inseparable part of the Sword World, akin to an appendix, eyebrows, or a man's…"

"Isn't that useless then!"

Shen Qingming was truly impressed by this Whiteboard Dull Sword, but at this moment, she had no choice but to rely on him.

Meanwhile, Wang Jiu, while answering Shen Qingming's foolish inquiries, keenly transversed the Divine Sword Body's sensitive senses, inversely analyzing Li Wanqing's Celestial Net Sword.

This genius girl's swordsmanship was indeed remarkable; she had only practiced this Celestial Net Sword for a few months yet grasped its essence, innovating based on predecessors - not only could it render detached Sword Qi strong as spider silk, restrict opponents and assist self-action, but also extend her perception greatly enhancing battlefield awareness.

However, to show off swordsmanship before the former Nameless Sword God is truly flirting with disaster.

Wang Jiu took only a moment to completely decipher Li Wanqing's detached Sword Qi, then swiftly guided Shen Qingming's limited True Essence, traversing rapidly within the girl's body, whirling abundant Qi Blood, infusing the White Sword's surface, coating the pure white sword with a faint red tint.

Then the Sword Body gently lifted upwards, touching the overhead invisible Heaven and Earth Net Sword Qi; immediately the blood tint on the sword surged swiftly along this thread of Sword Qi, reversely eroding towards Li Wanqing's true body!

Li Wanqing instantly sensed the anomaly, promptly tried severing the Sword Qi, but in an instant, the tint was like a quick assassin approaching, attempting to pierce her flesh, infiltrate internal meridians, causing immense destruction.

This tint, originating from Shen Qingming's Qi Blood True Essence, though not intensely strong, harbors a peculiar Sword Principle; upon eroding through, absorbs substantial power from the Heaven and Earth Net Sword Qi; once invaded internally, even Li Wanqing's innate constitution would struggle to endure.

But just as the corrosion was about to enter the body, it was firmly blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to move forward even half an inch.

At the same time, Wang Jiu noticed the obstruction of the corrosion, slightly surprised, "Does this Yuqing Taoist Armor actually have such a use?"

In my impression, the original version of this armor, namely the Glazed Armor from the Jiuzhou Era, did not have such strong anti-corrosion capabilities... So, either Yuqing True Master and Li Wanqing developed a new use after obtaining this Magical Treasure.

Or, Li Wanqing had anticipated that she would be reverse-corroded by Sword Qi and had prepared a countermeasure in advance.

And the answer to this one-out-of-two question was quickly obtained from Li Wanqing's mouth.

"As I expected, you actually don't have particularly strong direct killing capability, do you?"

Li Wanqing pointed at Shen Qingming with her hand, but was obviously talking about Wang Jiu.

"If you were like the Immortal Divine Sword, invincible and unstoppable, why use such tortuous and subtle internal breaking methods? Your Sword Dao insight is indeed so high that I can't even begin to compare, but I don't want to compete with you in swordsmanship today. Since I know your killing capability is lacking, I can brazenly go all out!"

As she spoke, Li Wanqing decisively threw away the short two-foot sword in her hand, and the Heaven and Earth Net Sword Qi exploded completely, causing a web-like distortion of light in the arena.

Taking advantage of the momentary light obstruction, Li Wanqing charged forward with great strides, her first step seemed heavy, but her second step was like lightning, instantly arriving in front of Shen Qingming.

Wang Jiu was inwardly impressed; this starting method was precisely mimicking the footwork he used yesterday while driving Shen Qingming in the Steel Giant, initiating with alternating fast and slow, achieving a swift surprise attack effect by the second step.

Li Wanqing's unreasonable assault happened to hit the soft spot of Wang Jiu's side at this time.

The attribute gap between her mount and the opponent was too significant, even after overclocking, there was still a difference in magnitude between them and Li Wanqing, making this close combat overwhelmingly unfavorable for them, and the speed gap made it difficult for Wang Jiu to create distance.

Of course, if he completely disregarded Shen Qingming as a burden and relied solely on the absolute advantage of the White Sword Body, he could easily counter Li Wanqing's power advantage with his skill.

But in this battle, Wang Jiu's role was as a backstage driver and equipment on the field, not the solo main character of the showdown. His application of swordsmanship technique could not exceed the mount's tolerance limit.

With no choice, Wang Jiu only had time to raise the White Sword high and slash it downward, using an almost perfect arc to strike Li Wanqing's chest armor from above.

Then, using the countershock force, Wang Jiu, together with Shen Qingming, floated straight up, while Li Wanqing was pressed slightly downward by the sword arc, causing her charging momentum to shift.

But Li Wanqing quickly adjusted her form, stood firm in place, raised her right hand high, and the Arm Armor transformed into a white light that shot into the air.

Wang Jiu used the Immortal White Sword Body as a shield, directly blocking the white light, but due to the mount still riding behind the sword hilt, the residual waves could not be dissipated with rapid spinning and had to be swept and dispersed as much as possible through the Sword Body's vibrations to avoid affecting Shen Qingming's body.

Shen Qingming was shaken to the point where her wrists felt numb, and her heart was filled with horror, "No, no way? Such a strong attack strength?"

Just a random white light forced Wang Jiu to block with full strength, and the residual waves were still so astonishing... If this match did not have Wang Jiu's body on the field, a normal Flying Sword would probably be cut in half by the white light on the spot! And even if it barely managed to block, the residual waves would still break her arm!

"Attack power is not the main issue; her defense is."

That previous sword arc from above, although intended for leveraging and offloading, with the material of the Divine Sword Body and the honed Sewing Sword Blade edge, its direct killing capability was not to be underestimated, easily cutting through iron and slicing techniques and defenses effortlessly. With ordinary armor, Wang Jiu would have pierced through directly. But when Wang Jiu's body collided with the Yuqing Taoist Armor, not even a scratch was left on it.

Based on this degree, even exerting the full force of Shen Qingming to strike might not be able to inflict effective damage.

And if a battle cannot produce effective damage, it naturally stands on an undefeatable ground... Li Wanqing's unlocking of the Moral Armor has truly established an absolute advantage for her.

At this moment, Li Wanqing looked at her opponent slowly drifting down in mid-air, laughed and said, "Oh, I thought you'd spin around like last time, are you too burdened to spin now?"

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, a spark suddenly flashed in Wang Jiu's mind.

Yes, when faced with a powerful force that cannot be directly confronted or resisted, you should spin. A heavy load seems like a flaw, but if utilized correctly, it can become an incomparable advantage.

"Shen Qingming, get ready, it's time to spin."

"What do you mean by spin?" Shen Qingming felt an ominous premonition.

"Sword Blade Storm."