Jared soon realized that the Dragonslayer Sword in his hand grew stronger with every sword he destroyed. Perhaps this is akin to cultivating my Dragonslayer Sword!
As that thought crossed his mind, Jared wielded his Dragonslayer Sword with renewed vigor. In no time at all, broken swords littered the ground, and sweat beaded on Jared’s forehead from the exertion.
Still, Jared gritted his teeth and pushed on. He knew the battle before him was as much a trial for his Dragonslayer Sword as it was for him.
After cleaving the final sword in half, he collapsed on the ground, utterly spent. The elderly man looked at Jared and appeared to smile.
He uttered, “You have overcome this challenge, and I hope you will succeed till the end. Then, you will have fulfilled our wish over the past few centuries…”
Jared was about to ask who he was when the elderly man suddenly threw his sword toward Jared and disappeared into thin air. The sword charged toward Jared and stopped a mere inch away from his face.
The sword emitted a dim glow, which was rapidly absorbed by the Dragonslayer Sword. A moment later, it fell to the ground and disintegrated into dust.
At the same time, Jared’s surroundings abruptly changed. While he remained in the same spot as before, the sword array in front of him had disappeared.
Jared looked around but did not see anyone around him. The sword energy in the air appeared to have dissipated as well. He mumbled, “That’s all I needed to do to see the demonic sword?”
Despite his doubts, Jared bravely strode ahead. It would be far too easy if I found the demonic sword now.
He walked for over ten minutes and eventually came across an area brimming with sword energy, which was even stronger than what he had experienced earlier.
Unlike a wall of swords like before, there were only three swords stuck in the ground and arranged in a triangle. Jared knew at first glance that the three swords represented a sword array.
And a sword array would not be complete without sword marionettes nearby. Just as he expected, waves of murderous aura stormed at Jared, followed by ten or so sword marionettes.
These sword marionettes were clearly more powerful than the one encountered by Jared earlier.
They were still dressed in the clothes they wore before they died, which were embroidered with the Engarder Sect’s logo.
Jared surmised they were highly skilled disciples in the Engarder Sect before their deaths.
He promptly raised the Dragonslayer Sword in his hand, ready to engage them in battle. Talking the sword marionettes out of fighting was fruitless; after all, they no longer had conscious thought.
“Nine Shadows!” Jared bellowed and leaped into the air. The Dragonslayer Sword gleamed brightly as Jared brought it down on one of the sword marionettes, obliterating it instantly.
The strike emitted powerful shockwaves that flung the other sword marionettes far away. The sword marionettes knew nothing of fear and immediately crawled to their feet before charging at Jared once more.
Jared waved his Dragonslayer Sword and felled sword marionettes with each strike.
He reduced his enemies to dust in the blink of an eye. The Dragonslayer Sword became even more powerful after defeating the sword marionettes.
Jared turned his attention to the three swords embedded in the ground, aware that the sword array would activate at any moment.
His guess was spot-on. Just as the last sword marionette was felled, a pillar of light materialized in the central space between the three swords.
The pillar of light seemed to descend from the skies and immediately illuminated the area. surrounded by the three swords. Jared kept his eyes on the pillar of light as he stepped right into the space it illuminated.
The light quickly engulfed Jared, who felt hist legs lifting off the ground. His body began floating upward while fully enveloped by the pillar of light.
Suddenly, intense sword energy surged within the pillar of light. Jared hastily tried to summon his Golem Body to protect himself, yet to his dismay, he could not summon even a hint of spiritual energy.
