I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon?-Chapter 71: Jianghai Sword God, We Finally Meet
Jianghai City, Sword Valley.
Several Black Hawk helicopters circled, speeding across the sky and stirring the pine forest below into surging waves.
A reporter stood in the cabin, leaning out and broadcasting to a camera about the state of Sword Valley below.
Down in the canyon below,
A chasm hundreds of meters deep split the valley in two. All traces of Sword Qi and Spiritual Charm had vanished, leaving only utter devastation. Yu Wenxuan hovered in the air above this gaping "wound," his Star Pressure surging out to form a tangible cordon.
RUMBLE!
Seeing this, the arriving helicopters dared not get too close. They could only orbit the nearby airspace, their cameras broadcasting the terrifying scene to the internet...
In moments, the entire internet was in an uproar.
People online flooded the web with their opinions, unleashing a massive tide of condemnation.
"Outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! Sword Valley is a treasured sanctuary for all Sword Cultivators, and he just destroyed it?!"
"Yu Wenxuan has to be insane. Is he really willing to resort to such scorched-earth tactics?"
"Someone give Sword Valley a microphone!"
"With a single strike, he’s cut off the opportunities for countless future cultivators. What a monstrous thing for Yu Wenxuan to do!"
At that moment, everyone following the events online was filled with righteous indignation.
As expected, public opinion overwhelmingly sided with Jianghai City.
However, it was ultimately nothing more than impotent rage...
After all, Yu Wenxuan was an expert at the Peak of Grandmaster Realm. Such individuals were exceedingly rare in the entire country; there was practically no one who could stand against him.
...
Meanwhile, outside Sword Valley, the wind whistled through the sea of trees.
The Star Martial Police Bureau’s emergency response team had been dispatched, setting up a yellow cordon to seal off the entrance to Sword Valley.
The Chief Commander stood at the canyon entrance, directing his officers on the ground while gazing up at Yu Wenxuan, who hovered high above.
The Hall Master stood by his side, offering support.
"An absolute madman."
They sighed in unison, a complex mix of anger and bitterness churning within them.
The gulf between cultivation realms was vast and insurmountable.
Once a master at the Peak of Grandmaster Realm like Yu Wenxuan made a move, those at the Innate Realm like themselves stood no chance.
In his eyes, killing them would be as easy as crushing ants.
The situation was now extremely critical.
To force the Jianghai Sword God to appear, Yu Wenxuan had already destroyed Sword Valley, single-handedly obliterating a hallowed ground for the Sword Dao.
But if the Sword God still refused to answer the challenge, given Yu Wenxuan’s temperament, wouldn’t he just move on to Broken Peak Mountain and destroy that sacred place next?
And once the sacred places were gone, only innocent civilians would be left...
In other words, Jianghai City was teetering on the edge of Purgatory; a catastrophe could strike at any moment!
’A walking calamity has come to our doorstep.’
The more the Commander thought about it, the heavier his heart became.
The only way to appease Yu Wenxuan now was to find the Jianghai Sword God.
But the biggest problem was...
"Is the Sword God even in the city anymore?"
At this thought, the Commander looked up at Yu Wenxuan in the sky, then pulled a cigarette from his pocket and lit it to ease his stress.
The Hall Master beside him shook his head. "These Grandmaster-level experts are all quite eccentric. Most prefer to wander the world with no fixed home."
"True enough."
The Commander sighed in resignation.
With no response after so many days, perhaps the Sword God didn’t care for this small city at all and had already left Jianghai long ago.
"Sigh... Elder Li has already gone to search for any trace of the Sword God, but we can’t just sit here and wait for disaster to strike. We have to negotiate with the Grassland Sword Saint."
The Commander took a final drag from his cigarette, crushed the butt under his heel, and turned to look toward Sword Valley. "We can’t just let him continue this rampage."
No sooner had he spoken when—
Suddenly!
WHOOSH! A sharp sound of someone cutting through the wind echoed out.
Before anyone could react, a slender figure blurred into a swift shadow, breaking straight through the cordon and rushing recklessly into Sword Valley.
"Who is that?!"
In an instant, both the Hall Master and the Commander recognized the source of that aura.
It was Li Zixuan!
...
Inside Sword Valley, Li Zixuan stood with her hand on her sword, the Forest Leaf Sword. Her pretty face was a mask of fury, her fine eyebrows tightly knit, and her hand on the hilt trembled with rage.
’That bastard... How dare he! How dare he destroy my Master’s creation!!’
She clenched her jaw, her judgment clouded by rage. As she traveled, she could feel the complete absence of Spiritual Qi in Sword Valley, and her heart ached with grief and anguish.
Everything was ruined.
As far as she could see, the cliffs were shattered, rubble strewn everywhere. The deeper she went into Sword Valley, the more thorough the destruction.
The memories of her Master teaching her here all seemed to vanish like smoke in the wind.
Nothing was left...
At this thought, emotion instantly overwhelmed reason. Consumed by a towering rage, she arrived directly beneath the main culprit.
Yu Wenxuan looked down at Li Zixuan, surprised. His voice reached her via transmission, "It’s you?"
"Your actions are truly despicable for someone of your stature!"
Li Zixuan’s eyes were red with fury as she berated the Sword Saint to his face. "A renowned Sword Saint, resorting to such despicable acts!"
"Haha, you’re in quite a rush, little one. I must have destroyed something very dear to you, hmm?"
Yu Wenxuan roared with laughter, gesturing at the devastation around them. "It seems you really are the Sword God’s disciple. Tell your master to come and face me. If I lose, I will certainly make amends."
"My Master would never deign to fight someone like you."
Li Zixuan glared at Yu Wenxuan and hissed, enunciating every word, "My Master has never given you a second thought. He wouldn’t waste his time on a pathetic clown like you!"
Every word was like a dagger to the heart.
"Insolent!"
High above, Yu Wenxuan’s pupils contracted, and his face instantly darkened.
Her words had struck a nerve.
If the Jianghai Sword God still didn’t answer the challenge, then all of his efforts would be for naught—he would have made a complete fool of himself.
And now, to be lectured by a mere junior?
’The arrogance!’
At that thought, Yu Wenxuan looked down on Li Zixuan, a vicious glint in his eyes.
"Did your master never teach you that a careless tongue can lead to disaster?"
"A pity. Some lessons take a lifetime to truly comprehend..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he slowly raised his sword, pointing its tip toward Li Zixuan.
The next moment,
A tyrannical Sword Intent leaped from the tip of his blade. It plummeted straight down with the weight of a falling mountain, sealing off every possible escape route for Li Zixuan.
There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
It descended slowly, torturously, intending to grind her into dust.
CLANG!
Li Zixuan tried to draw her sword to block, but the very instant the blade left its sheath, it shattered inch by inch, turning to dust that scattered in the air.
Death seemed inevitable...
Despair washed over Li Zixuan’s face. She futilely summoned her Star Force to resist, but it was not enough to stop the advancing Sword Qi.
Just as she fell into despair,
Suddenly,
The wind fell silent.
The space around her trembled violently, and a moment later, visible ripples spread through the air.
BOOM!
A figure in black robes crossed an impossible distance in an instant, materializing just in front of Li Zixuan to shield her.
Then, an even more tyrannical Sword Intent erupted, clashing with Yu Wenxuan’s and effortlessly neutralizing the attack.
"Excellent!"
High in the sky, the Grassland Sword Saint stared at the newcomer, a savage, excited grin spreading across his face.
"Jianghai Sword God. So, we finally meet..."
