Chapter 993: The Asura Shadow Sword
“Of course, the Shadowfiend Sword’s material can’t bear the full power of the true Asura Sword, but it’s more than enough to contain this seed of sword intent. With it, you can draw out much more of the Asura Sword’s might, while also allowing the real sword to resonate with it and speed up. Once the true Asura Sword arrives, this Shadowfiend Sword can serve as its shadow—two swords in one. The Asura Sword is already a transcendent divine item, so with this added capability, it’s like giving wings to a tiger.
“Now that you have this sword, you can channel the sword intent through it. It will become a self-sustaining system, and you won’t need to use as much of your divine consciousness to help it grow. Even better, you won’t need to recover all that much after you use it. Even though it can only unleash around ten percent of the Asura Sword’s true power, that’s still terrifyingly strong, and the key thing is... you can use it continuously.”
Hearing Tang San’s explanation, Mei Gongzi was overjoyed. “What should I do now?”
“Let the seed of sword intent fully merge into the Shadowfiend Sword. Let it bear the entirety of your sword intent, and use that intent to cleanse the impurities within, transforming it completely. I suppose, after this, you can change its name to Asura Shadow Sword.”
“I understand.” Mei Gongzi, always sharp, immediately grasped his meaning. Ever since becoming a Demon King, she had been continuously nurturing the Asura Sword. It was the core of her divine consciousness. Any enhancement to the Asura Sword meant a substantial increase to her overall power—be it cultivation, divine consciousness, or offensive might. If she could use the Asura Sword without holding back, even at just a tenth of its normal power, it would still be overwhelming.
Tang San added, “Still, you should be careful when using it. The Asura Sword is too domineering; it was the number-one killing sword of a tremendously grand divine realm. It’s upright and just, and it was used to judge and punish, not kill indiscriminately. It only slays the guilty. If your opponent isn’t truly evil, you should not use it recklessly, or you risk polluting your heart and the sword intent as well.”
“Mhm, I understand.” Mei Gongzi nodded and sat down cross-legged on the ground.
The crimson sword aura before her instantly grew stronger. Now that she understood the purpose of the Shadowfiend Sword, she no longer restricted the seed of sword intent from touching it. Guided by her divine consciousness, the sword intent surged forth, gradually flowing into the Shadowfiend Sword.
Tang San held the Spacetime Lighthouse, releasing a soft, dreamlike glow that drastically slowed time and space in the area. Under that gentle aura, the fearsome intent of the Asura Sword only spread outward at an extremely slow rate.
Watching Mei Gongzi work on the fusion of the two swords, Tang San was struck by an idea. Since she had entered a deep meditative state and wouldn’t notice anything, he quietly summoned the Radiant Dragon Spear he had won at the auction.