Chapter 830: Two Options
Among the twin swords Green Cloud and Purple Afterglow, Green Cloud leaned toward offense, while Purple Afterglow specialized in divine arts, like the thunder technique that the Zhang family excelled in.
Now that Zhang Yuelu had mastered the Five Thunder Celestial Heart Method and reached the Wuliang stage, she naturally would not encounter the kind of mishap Qi Xuansu did. Once she grasped Purple Afterglow, she could immediately wield it with ease.
Then she activated Purple Afterglow using the Five Thunder Celestial Heart Method. Overhead, purple mist spread across the sky. Even Himiko’s divine kingdom could not suppress it. Within the mist, bolts of purple lightning wandered restlessly.
This was precisely why the Heavenly Preceptor did not entrust Green Cloud to Zhang Yuelu. After all, Qi Xuansu did not know the Five Thunder Celestial Heart Method. With Green Cloud, at least he could rely on the sword’s edge. If he were given Purple Afterglow instead, he would not even have that minimal advantage.
Zhang Yuelu raised her sword to the sky. The purple clouds instantly began to spiral, with electric serpents slithering within and thunder rumbling in waves.
The thunder was intense, like a rapid war drum. The miko felt her blood and qi churn within her. Her chest tightened, her heart pounded fiercely, and she nearly coughed up blood. If it had been a Diviner’s out-of-body yin spirit below Zhang Yuelu’s level, it would likely have dissipated instantly.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yuelu remained completely unaffected. The Lightning Mother manifestation within her 36 acupoints even resonated mysteriously with the thunder.
In the next moment, a dazzling bolt of purple lightning emerged from the vortex-like thundercloud and instantly illuminated the entire Yinglong Warship. The miko, being the closest target, saw nothing but an endless purple brilliance and experienced a brief moment of blindness.
The bolt of lightning did not strike immediately but locked onto the miko, ensuring she could not escape again using the Flying Swallow Technique.
The miko knew she was in the most perilous of situations. One misstep, and she would be reduced to ashes. Yet she did not panic. She immediately activated her Heart’s Eye Technique to perceive everything around her. She put away the Kiku-ichimonji Norimune and drew another famous blade.
The blade was named Raikiri, or the Lightning Cutter, originally of the Tachibana clan. Legend has it that the head of the Tachibana clan once cleaved lightning with this blade, hence its name.
After the fall of the Tachibana clan, the blade passed hands and eventually ended up in the royal family’s possession.