"Oh? Flying swords?" Mulan deflected the sword light with her short sword, saying, "I've heard of a Sword Immortal in Chang'an who can control swords with his qi. You're not him, are you?"
Bai Ye shook his head. "No."
As he spoke, Bai Ye tossed the sword box forward.
Seven flying swords simultaneously dropped from the sword box, transforming into sword light and attacking Mulan.
Seeing the seven streams of sword light descending upon her, Mulan showed no panic. Instead, she quickly brandished her short saber, deflecting each beam of sword light in succession.
In the next instant, Mulan charged forward, once again closing in on Bai Ye, and swung her sword down at him.
"Teleport!"
Using the flying swords' attack as a setup, Bai Ye had already positioned himself for teleportation. With a flash, he instantly put about ten meters of distance between them, causing Mulan's dual swords to miss.
After creating distance, Bai Ye immediately resumed forming sword seals.
Seven-Colored Sword Qi (Generates seven-colored sword qi by stimulating seven swords. Seven beams each time. Requires a 10-second cooldown after each use.)
Hum, hum, hum…
In the sky, the seven-colored flying swords vibrated lightly, emitting sword hums. Following that, streams of sword qi began to slash down from the air.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sword qi struck the ground, creating booming sounds and continuously cleaving the earth.
Though seemingly powerful, they still didn't injure Mulan. Mulan's speed was faster than Bai Ye had anticipated. She weaved through the sword qi with continuous sidesteps and then threw a short sword at Bai Ye.
The short sword spun as it slashed towards Bai Ye, who immediately drew his famed blade, Bloodthirst, from his waist.
Clang!
Weapons met with a crisp clang. The spinning short sword was knocked away by Bai Ye.
Mulan leaped high, grabbed the short sword, and as she descended towards Bai Ye, she unleashed another sword strike.
Clang!
Bai Ye blocked the strike with Bloodthirst held horizontally in front of him, but the immense force made him struggle to hold his ground.
Gritting his teeth, Bai Ye swept his leg forward forcefully. As his leg swept out, flames ignited on it.
Mulan quickly leaped backward, looking at Bai Ye and saying, "Oh? Besides controlling swords with qi, you also wield demonic power? Let me see it then!"
Bai Ye wasted no words, continuously sweeping his legs forward, sending fireballs flying towards his opponent.
Mulan raised her sword, intending to shatter the incoming fireballs, but suddenly felt a sense of danger and rapidly leaped backward.
As expected…
Boom, boom, boom!
The fireballs exploded simultaneously in mid-air.
In the next moment, Bai Ye dashed forward, passing through the flames, and appeared before Mulan, assuming a sword-slashing posture. Just as Mulan prepared to defend, the seven flying swords descended from the sky, piercing towards Mulan's back.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
Success!
But at that very moment, Mulan suddenly lifted her leg and stomped down hard on the ground.
Boom!
The ground cracked, revealing countless fissures. Following that, chunks of rubble were violently thrown into the air, colliding with the descending flying swords and knocking them away.
Bai Ye almost spat out a mouthful of blood. It worked out like this?
Simultaneously, after repelling the flying swords, Mulan leaped forward again, slashing at Bai Ye.
Clang!
The crisp sound of clashing metal echoed again. Bai Ye raised his hand to block one of Mulan's short swords, but in the next instant, another short sword in Mulan's hand was placed at Bai Ye's neck.
Mulan smiled, moved the short sword away, and then retreated.
"Let's call it a day. That was a great match."
Mulan walked to the side, placed her weapons on the rack, and picked up a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Shouyue smiled and walked to Bai Ye's side, handing him a new handkerchief. "Sister Mulan is quite formidable, isn't she?"
Bai Ye nodded. "She's alright."
It was just a spar, and Bai Ye naturally hadn't used his full strength.
For instance, if Bai Ye were to use the Poison-Poison Fruit, it would be with the intent to kill, and moreover, it would be a killing he couldn't control.
"She's alright?" Shouyue chuckled, then gestured towards the weapon rack. "See that greatsword?"
Bai Ye nodded.
"That's Sister Mulan's sword too," Shouyue said. "Sister Mulan fights with three swords."
Bai Ye was stunned. Did that mean the opponent had also held back?
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then realized that the woman before him was likely not just an ordinary member of the Great Wall Guard, but a hero who could enter the Hero's Tomb.
"Hey!" At this moment, Mulan tossed a jar of wine to Bai Ye. As Bai Ye caught it, she smiled and said, "Bai Ye, are you willing to stay at the Great Wall? The Great Wall needs your sword, and it needs your strength."
Bai Ye thought for a moment. "I am merely a traveler. I cannot guarantee that I will stay at the Great Wall forever, but I can swear that when I do stay at the Great Wall, I will fight for the Great Wall, for my comrades, and for the common people."
Mulan smiled. "That is enough."
"You have successfully joined the Great Wall Guard (Temporary)."
The sudden notification made Bai Ye pause, then his heart filled with joy.
This was great!
Although it was only a temporary joining of the Great Wall Guard, it reminded Bai Ye of the Monster Kingdom. More importantly, the Heroic Zone was indeed an area with infinite potential, containing numerous forbidden zones and many good items. Of course, the most valuable was the ability to possess heroes.
After possessing Lu Bu, the feeling of being unstoppable, where gods and buddhas were slain, was something Bai Ye would be lying if he said he didn't want to experience again.
Furthermore, the SIKONG Zhen possession Bai Ye obtained in the Hero's Tomb in his previous life was also of golden quality, no weaker than Lu Bu.
As for the Great Wall Guard…
Li Xin's possession should also be of golden quality. However, Bai Ye encountered Li Xin in the Land of Fallen Gods in his previous life. Whether he was of golden quality now was uncertain, but he at least had the potential for golden quality.
As for Mulan, because she held back during the spar, Bai Ye found it difficult to judge. However, based on their brief exchange, Bai Ye felt that Mulan's possession should reach at least black quality, and considering he hadn't witnessed her full strength, it might even be red quality.
And then there was Kai…
During the spar with Mulan, the strength Kai displayed was no less than Mulan's, and moreover…
Bai Ye had a strange feeling. The aura hidden within Kai was even more intense. Although his rank was lower than Mulan's, his strength should be even greater than Mulan's.
Thinking this way, Bai Ye felt that joining the Great Wall Guard was very valuable. It was possible he could find forbidden zones or hidden quests here, and even without going through the Hero's Tomb, he might have a chance to obtain the possession abilities of the aforementioned three.
Wouldn't that be wonderful…
Then…
Bai Ye realized he was overthinking things!
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