Chapter 281: I’ll Give Them All to You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
A strong force broke out and the aftershock waves swept across all directions. The giant sword then fell towards Situ Shang.
The speed and power that had exploded from him in that instant had now stunned everyone there.
Even Situ Shang was completely bowled over by the formidable power he had just witnessed. His posture became unstable and a look of horror appeared on his face.
He was the closest person there to Xu Que, so he was the first person to truly sense his true Cultivation Stage—Original Infant Stage, Level 9!
"Long live Demacia!"
Xu Que blasted out his full strength as a Level 9 Original Infant Stage fighter without holding anything back. At that moment the thrill of excitement that he felt vibrating throughout his body was simply unmatched. When coupled with the utterance of the phrase 'long live Demacia', he knew that he had just achieved the ultimate level of acting tough.
Was there any problem now?
Of course not!
Bang!
In the next moment, the force of the giant sword sent Situ Shang flying, and his whole body was sent slamming directly onto a stone wall, leaving a cracked depression there.
Situ Shang shrieked in pain and spurted out a large mouthful of blood. His face achieved a deathly pallor!
But he didn't have time to heal his wounds now. All he could do was stare at Xu Que in horror, hardly able to believe what had just happened.
"How… how is this possible?" he managed to ask. "Level 9 Original Infant Stage! Who… who the hell are you?"
At the same time, everyone in the crowd finally recovered from their daze and realized the true potential of Xu Que from his last move.
Someone with the strength of a Level 9 Original Infant Stage fighter was definitely unrivalled amongst these talents, worthy of everyone's respect and awe.
After all, even the mighty Ye Chang Feng, the Legendary Swordsman, had just entered Level 4 Original Infant Stage recently! For someone as young as Xu Que to already reach Level 9 Original Infant Stage, there was a chance that he might defeat Ye Chang Feng, even with his shitty swordsmanship!
Everyone held their breath in anticipation of what would happen next, and an expression of pure shock was seen on the faces in the crowd!
Even the elders of the major factions were rooted at the spot with their jaws hanging open. They could scarcely believe what they had seen.
It turned out that the young man had been concealing his true powers all along! He had already reached Level 9 Original Infant Stage, there was really no need for him to bother with these amateurs who were at best Level 3 or 4 of Original Infant Stage.
Then, the ring of notifications popped up in Xu Que's mind.
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. 160 Acting Tough Points rewarded!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. 180 Acting Tough Points rewarded!"
The corners of Xu Que's lips curled up. Yes, being forced to act tough counted as acting tough nonetheless! As long as the opportunity arose, he had to always act tough!
Still, one crucial rule about acting tough was timing. Acting tough had to always be done in moderation and never be done excessively. To put it simply… he had to act tough at the scene at the best possible moment!
"My honored friends," said Xu Que to the crowd, "it is time for my humbled self to enter the Sword Catacomb. Are there any old geezers of Infant Transformation Stage here who would like to join me?"
Xu Que smiled cheekily and swept his gaze across the elders of the major sects.
The elders' faces suddenly darkened and their hearts were ablaze with rage.
What a disrespectful little bastard! What did he mean by calling them old geezers?
Couldn't he show a little respect to the seniors?
Was the bastard looking for trouble?
"So no one of the Infant Transformation Stage will join me, huh?" said Xu Que after receiving no response from the elders. "Maybe there's a restriction ban in this Sword Catacomb. Alright, so it's just us young people having fun in the Sword Catacomb then! Ah, and I was just planning to teach Ye Chang Feng a harsh lesson! After all, we of the Exploding Heavens Faction are just that brave and courageous when we challenge people to a duel! Farewell, dear friends!"
The moment Xu Que finished his sentence, he waved his robe, turned around and headed into the Sword Catacomb. Naturally, he didn't forget to take the sports car he had parked by the roadside with him!
What arrogance!
What conceited pride!
Yet everyone there was stunned.
Under the prohibitive rule of the Sword Catacomb, those at Infant Transformation Stage were indeed restricted from entering, yet this bastard had entered the sacred place at Level 9 Original Infant Stage. He was certain to cause an uproar the moment he stepped foot there!
Still, most of them didn't worry too much about it. After all, there were those who were at Level 9 Original Infant in their factions or families anyway, so they could surely prevent any calamity from happening.
Whoosh!
At that point, Xu Que was about to step into the entrance of the Sword Catacomb when he suddenly waved his hands around. Then, under everyone's gaze, Xu Que pulled out hundreds of ancient swords from the storage in the system and let them hang mid-air.
Then, he strode proudly into the entrance and surpassed the prohibitive rule of the Sword Catacomb!
Meanwhile, everyone in the crowd felt a churning sensation, as if they were about to throw up all the contents of their stomach, as they witnessed the scene unfolding.
They had never seen such an obnoxiously arrogant bastard before. Normally, the restrictive rule of Sword Catacomb only required one ancient sword to surpass, yet this bastard had taken out hundreds of ancient swords with one move, obviously just to show off.
When they thought about it, this bastard had been an obnoxious and boasty little shit ever since his appeared.
First it was that strange divine chariot, then the first thing he had said was that he would challenge Ye Chang Feng, whilst Zhang Li Yun had been forced to be polite to him all the time. Then it had turned out that he was at Level 9 Original Infant Stage! Not forgetting the fact that he was able to get hundreds of ancient swords from the cave! By the looks of it, the bastard deserved to get himself beaten up by two Ye Chang Fengs instead of just one!
Since the Sword Spirit had always doled out a hundred ancient swords every hundred years, now that the bastard had gotten himself hundreds of those swords for himself, that had to mean that new swordsmen would not be able to enter the Sword Catacomb for the next few hundred years!
What a vile and selfish bastard!
Just because he had wanted to show off, this fucker had robbed the chances of future Metal Nation swordsmen to develop the Cultivation of their swordsmanship for centuries to come!
But for a bastard who had been so disrespectful towards the Sword Spirit, how had he… gotten so many ancient swords?
That was the real question that bothered the faction elders in the crowd the most. Was it possible that he was a person so powerful that even the Sword Spirit had been afraid of him?
The elders sighed grievously at the sad reality.
"Oh, the moral degeneration of this generation," they lamented. "How could one man be allowed to cut off so many younger men from golden opportunities to enter the Sword Catacomb?"
"How could he live with himself after committing such a selfish deed? Now how will the talented swordsmen of the next few hundred years participate in the competition in the Sword Catacomb?"
"It's shameful! If it hadn't been for the sacred rule of the Sword Catacomb, I would have seized all the ancient swords from him with my own hands!"
Xu Que heard these words just as he passed the Sword Catacomb's restrictive rule. He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around immediately!
"What was that? You want to take my swords from me?"
This took everyone in the crowd by surprise. What was the little bastard going to attempt now?
"You want these swords?" Xu Que shouted. "Why didn't you say so? How would I know since you said nothing? Come on, then, I'll give them all to you!"
What now?
So he had finally found his conscience and was going to return all the swords?
When the elders heard of this, their hearts opened up to the young man at once.
Still, there was no way for them to know what he was planning after declaring that he would return all the swords. Xu Que summoned the system in his mind and instructed, "system, except for one sword, recover the rest of the ancient swords at 99%!"
Ding! "Recovery successful. Congratulations to host for gaining 2000 points of Weapon Refining Essence. Storage successful!"
Whoosh!
In an instant, the rest of the ancient swords flashed out from nothingness mid-air, except for the broad sword that Xu Que wielded in his hand. The swords shrank suddenly, turning into hundreds upon hundreds of iron needles that were suspended in the air.
Before the crowd could react, Xu Que smiled slyly and said, "come, everyone! I, from the Exploding Heavens Faction, am going to give you all a big present! Rain down, iron needles!"
Just as the words were uttered, the ancient swords which had all turned into needles rained down on the crowd like a lethal shower from the heavens!