"Oh? Flying swords?" Mulan parried the sword light with her short sword and asked, "I heard there's a sword immortal in Chang'an who can control swords with qi. You're not him, are you?"
Bai Ye shook his head. "No, I'm not."
As Bai Ye spoke, he tossed the sword case forward.
Seven flying swords simultaneously dropped from the case, transforming into sword light and attacking Mulan.
Facing seven streams of sword light descending upon her, Mulan showed no panic. She swiftly brandished her short saber, deflecting the sword lights one by one in rapid succession.
The next moment, Mulan charged forward, reaching Bai Ye again, and swung her sword down at him.
"Teleport!"
Using the flying sword attacks as a setup, Bai Ye had already placed his teleportation anchor. His figure flickered, and he instantly created a distance of about ten meters, causing Mulan's dual swords to miss.
Having re-established the distance, Bai Ye immediately resumed his sword incantations.
Seven-Colored Sword Qi (generates seven-colored sword qi from the seven swords, seven at a time, with a 10-second cooldown after each use)
Hum, hum, hum…
In the sky, the seven-colored flying swords vibrated, emitting sword cries. Following this, streams of sword qi rained down from above.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The sword qi struck the ground with a thunderous roar, continuously cleaving it apart.
Despite their immense power, they still failed to harm Mulan. Mulan's speed was faster than Bai Ye had anticipated. She weaved through the sword qi with consecutive lateral movements, then threw a short sword towards Bai Ye.
The short sword spun and sliced towards Bai Ye. Bai Ye immediately drew his renowned blade, "Blood Thirst," from behind his waist.
Clang!
Weapons clashed, producing a crisp sword chime. The spinning short sword was knocked away by Bai Ye.
Mulan leaped high, caught her short sword, and as she descended towards Bai Ye, she unleashed another strike.
Clang!
Bai Ye blocked the sword with Blood Thirst held horizontally before him, but the immense force made him struggle to hold his ground.
Gritting his teeth, Bai Ye swung his leg forward in a sweeping motion. As he did, flames ignited around his leg.
Mulan rapidly leaped backward, looking at Bai Ye. "Oh? Besides controlling swords with qi, you also wield demonic power? Let me see it then!"
Bai Ye wasted no words, continuously sweeping his legs forward. Fireballs flew towards her.
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 in the air with a deafening blast.
The next moment, Bai Ye charged forward, breaking through the flames and appearing before Mulan. He assumed a sword-slashing posture. Just as Mulan prepared to defend, the seven flying swords simultaneously descended from the sky, piercing towards her back.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
He had succeeded!
But at that moment, Mulan suddenly stomped her leg down hard on the ground.
Boom!
The ground shattered, revealing countless cracks. Then, pieces of debris were sent flying into the air, colliding with the descending flying swords and knocking them away.
Bai Ye nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. It worked even now?
Simultaneously, after repelling the flying swords, Mulan leaped forward again, striking towards Bai Ye.
Clang!
The crisp clanging sound echoed again. Bai Ye raised his hand, blocking one of Mulan's short swords. But in the next instant, the other short sword in Mulan's hand was at Bai Ye's throat.
Mulan smiled slightly, moved the short sword away, and then retreated.
"That's enough for today. That was a great fight."
Mulan walked to the side, placing her weapons on the rack, and picked up a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Shouyue smiled and came up to Bai Ye, handing him a new handkerchief. "Sister Mulan is very strong, isn't she?"
Bai Ye nodded. "She's alright."
It was just a spar, and Bai Ye naturally hadn't used his full strength.
For example, if Bai Ye had used the Poison-Poison Fruit, he would have been aiming to kill, and it would have been a killing he couldn't control.
"She's alright?" Shouyue chuckled, then gestured towards the weapon rack. "See that greatsword?"
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 she had also held back?
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then realized that the woman before him was likely not just an ordinary member of the Great Wall Guard, but a hero who could enter the Heroes' Tomb.
"Hey!" Mulan tossed a jug of wine to Bai Ye. As Bai Ye caught it, she smiled. "Bai Ye, are you willing to stay at the Great Wall? The Great Wall needs your sword and your strength."
Bai Ye thought for a moment. "I'm just a traveler. I can't guarantee I'll stay at the Great Wall forever, but I swear that when I am at the Great Wall, I will fight for it, fight for my comrades, and fight for the people."
Mulan smiled. "That's enough."
"You have successfully joined the Great Wall Guard (Temporary)."
The sudden notification stunned Bai Ye for a moment, then his heart leaped with joy.
This was great!
Although it was only a temporary addition to the Great Wall Guard, it reminded Bai Ye of the Demon Realm. More importantly, the Heroic Region was indeed an area with unlimited potential, containing many restricted zones and numerous valuable items. Of course, the most valuable would be the ability to possess heroes.
After possessing Lu Bu, that feeling of crushing gods and Buddhas was something Bai Ye would be lying if he said he didn't want to experience again.
Moreover, in his previous life, the Si Kong Zhen possession Bai Ye obtained from the Heroes' Tomb was also of golden quality, no weaker than Lu Bu's.
As for the Great Wall 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. Whether he was of golden quality now was uncertain, but he at least had the potential for golden quality.
As for Mulan, Bai Ye found it difficult to judge because she had held back during their spar. However, from their brief exchange, Bai Ye believed Mulan's possession would at least reach black quality, and considering he hadn't witnessed her full power, it might even be red quality.
And then there was Kai…
During his spar with Mulan, Kai's displayed strength was no less than Mulan's. Furthermore…
Bai Ye had a strange feeling that the aura hidden within Kai was more profound. Although his position was not as high as Mulan's, his strength should still surpass Mulan's.
Thinking this, Bai Ye felt joining the Great Wall Guard was very worthwhile. He might find restricted zones or hidden quests here, and even without going through the Heroes' Tomb, he might have a chance to acquire the possession abilities of these three.
Wouldn't that be wonderful…
Then…
Bai Ye realized he had been overthinking things!
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