"Oh? Flying swords?" Mulan parried 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, I'm not."
As he spoke, Bai Ye tossed the sword box forward.
Seven flying swords simultaneously dropped from the box, transforming into sword light and attacking Mulan.
Facing the seven streaks of sword light descending upon her, Mulan showed no panic. She quickly swung her short saber, deflecting each beam of light one after another.
In the next instant, Mulan charged forward, reaching Bai Ye once more and bringing her sword down upon him.
"Teleport!"
Using the distraction of the flying swords, Bai Ye had already set his teleportation anchor. With a flash, he moved about ten meters away, causing Mulan's swords to swing through empty air.
Having re-established distance, Bai Ye immediately resumed his sword gestures.
Seven-Colored Sword Qi (Generate seven-colored sword qi from the seven swords, seven at a time. Requires a 10-second cooldown after each use.)
Hum, hum, hum…
In the sky, the seven colored flying swords trembled, emitting a sword hum. Following this, streaks of sword qi began to descend from above.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The sword qi struck the ground, creating a booming sound and continuously cracking the earth.
Despite their seemingly immense power, they still failed to injure Mulan. Her speed was faster than Bai Ye had anticipated. She weaved through the sword qi with rapid lateral movements, then hurled a short sword towards Bai Ye.
Clang!
The weapons met with a crisp clang. Bai Ye knocked the spinning short sword away.
Mulan leaped high, caught her short sword, and as she descended towards Bai Ye, she unleashed another strike.
Clang!
Bai Ye blocked the strike with his renowned sword, Bloodthirst, held horizontally before him. However, the immense force made it difficult for him to hold his ground.
Gritting his teeth, Bai Ye swept his leg forward. As his leg swept out, it ignited with flames.
Mulan rapidly leaped backward, looking at Bai Ye and saying, "Oh? Besides controlling swords with qi, you also wield demonic power? Then let me see it!"
Bai Ye wasted no words. He continuously swept his leg forward, launching fireball after fireball.
Mulan raised her sword, intending to shatter the incoming fireballs, but suddenly sensed danger and quickly leaped backward.
As expected…
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The fireballs exploded simultaneously, erupting in the air with a roar.
In the next instant, Bai Ye charged forward, dashing through the flames to reach Mulan. He assumed a striking pose with his sword raised. Just as Mulan prepared to defend, the seven flying swords simultaneously descended from the sky, piercing towards Mulan's back.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
He had succeeded!
But at that very moment, Mulan suddenly stomped her foot down hard.
Boom!
The ground shattered, revealing countless cracks. Then, fragments of rock were blasted into the air, colliding with the descending flying swords and knocking them away.
Bai Ye nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. This actually worked?
Simultaneously, after shaking off the flying swords, Mulan leaped forward again, striking at Bai Ye.
Clang!
The crisp ringing of steel striking steel sounded again. Bai Ye raised his hand to block one of Mulan's short swords, but in the next instant, another short sword held by Mulan was at Bai Ye's throat.
Mulan smiled, lowered her sword, and stepped back.
"That's enough for today. That was a really exhilarating fight."
Mulan walked to the side, placed her weapon on the rack, picked up a handkerchief, and began to wipe her sweat.
Shouyue smiled and approached Bai Ye, handing him a new handkerchief. "Sister Mulan is very powerful, isn't she?"
Bai Ye nodded. "She's decent."
It was just a spar, and Bai Ye had certainly not used his full strength.
For example, if Bai Ye had used his Poison-Poison Fruit, he would have intended to kill, and that would have been a killing he couldn't control.
"Decent?" Shouyue chuckled, then gestured towards the weapon rack. "See that greatsword over there?"
Bai Ye nodded.
"That's Sister Mulan's sword too," Shouyue said. "Sister Mulan fights with three swords."
Bai Ye was taken aback. Did that mean the other party had also held back?
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then realized that the woman before him was likely not an ordinary member of the Changcheng Guard, but a hero who could enter the Heroic Tomb.
"Hey!" At this point, 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 just a traveler. I cannot guarantee I will always stay at the Great Wall. However, I swear that when I do stay at the Great Wall, I will fight for it, fight for my comrades, and fight for the common people."
Mulan smiled. "That's enough."
"You have successfully joined the Changcheng Guard (Provisional)."
The sudden notification made Bai Ye pause, then his heart rejoiced.
This was a good thing!
Although it was only a provisional joining of the Changcheng Guard, it reminded Bai Ye of the Demon Beast Country. More importantly, the Heroic Region was indeed a region 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 able to kill gods and buddhas was something Bai Ye would be lying if he said he didn't want to experience again.
Moreover, the Sima Zhen possession Bai Ye obtained in the Heroic Tomb in his previous life was also of golden quality, no weaker than Lu Bu.
As for the Changcheng 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. It was uncertain whether he was of golden quality now, but at least he had the potential for golden quality.
Mulan's case was difficult for Bai Ye to judge because she had held back during the spar. But from their brief exchange, Bai Ye felt that Mulan's possession should reach at least black quality. Considering he hadn't witnessed her full power, it might even be red quality.
And then there was Kai…
During the spar with Mulan, his displayed strength was no less than Mulan's. Moreover…
Bai Ye felt a strange sensation; the hidden aura around Kai was more potent. Although his position was inferior to Mulan's, his strength should still be above Mulan's.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Ye felt that joining the Changcheng Guard was very valuable. He might even find forbidden zones or hidden quests here. Even without going through the Heroic Tomb, he might have a chance to obtain the possession abilities of these three.
Wouldn't that be wonderful…
And then…
Bai Ye realized he was overthinking it!
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