In the Blade

As the saying goes, before you win, you must first consider defeat.

Before coming to unseal his body, Du Chengfeng actually thought about what problems he would encounter in the battle.

The enemy's means might exceed his imagination, which was within his expectations. The enemy might target him, or even be completely invincible to him. He had predicted this before. The sword holder he brought with him was for this purpose. Even if he could not defeat the enemy, he could forcibly kill him with the Equality of All Beings.

Of course, this meant that he had to win in the sword fight with his opponent, so he had been studying martial arts hard recently. After all, Yaoguang Xingjun had made him suffer a loss, so he naturally had to learn a lesson.

Then there was the biggest and most troublesome problem. After gathering all the elements for victory, there was still a most important link.

That is, whether his sword holder would cooperate.

The old blacksmith was a man who refused to listen to advice, and he lost his life in vain. Although the old blacksmith died a heroic death, he could have saved his life from a practical point of view.

So along the way, Du Chengfeng was consciously following the temperament of Constable Tian. Since this swordsman was a chivalrous man who could distinguish between good and evil, he could probably get along with him by doing more good deeds. And along the way, Constable Tian was indeed more and more relaxed, and his resistance to this body control became lower and lower, almost nonexistent.

From this perspective, Constable Tian might not be as difficult to get along with as rumored in Jiange Town. Perhaps the so-called lack of worldly wisdom was just because the environment in Jiange Town was too outrageous?

Du Chengfeng thought so for a while.

But now it seems...

Some reputations are not without reason.

Just like now, they had reached a cooperation agreement before, and the cooperation was going smoothly, but the opponent called him an extraterritorial demon, and Constable Tian turned against him on the spot.

"Are you crazy?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't understand it at all, because Constable Tian's action was too outrageous. You know, if they fell out at this time, Du Chengfeng himself would not be in trouble - even if Du Chengfeng was in trouble, the first to die would be Constable Tian.

And now, Constable Tian was just using his life to swear.

Yes, swear.

In Du Chengfeng's eyes, Constable Tian's logic was totally unreasonable.

"Is it the time to tangle with these things now?"

Seeing the cold wind coming from all directions again, Du Chengfeng continued to fight for control of his body.

"Don't make trouble at this time! If you make trouble again, you will die!"

"Even if I die! I want to die clearly!"

Feeling the will coming from the broken sword in his hand, Constable Tian stiffened his neck instead.

"Are you a demon from outside the domain?"

"You..."

Du Chengfeng was stunned. He had never expected that at this critical moment, he would be defeated by Constable Tian.

"You... forget it."

Seeing that the cold wind was approaching, Du Chengfeng, who knew that the plan was not going to work, simply gave up.

"What if it is a demon from outside the domain? What if it is not a demon from outside the domain?"

Having said this, Du Chengfeng simply gave up the fight and stopped trying to control Constable Tian's body.

"We have been through everything along the way. You have seen what I have done. I think you can judge whether it is good or bad... If you really think that what I have done is a hypocritical performance, and this sentence of demon from outside the domain is the real judgment, then I have nothing to say."

At this point, Du Chengfeng completely gave up the fight.

After all, the outcome of this battle, in the final analysis, really has no impact on his life or death. A powerful person with a firm will cannot be killed by conventional means. His end is at most to be suppressed and sealed - in other words, it is just waiting for a few more years for a new sword holder to find him.

This is really not a difficult thing, at least not for Du Chengfeng.

On the contrary, without his military force as a protection, the cold wind will only take a moment to blow away all the flesh and blood on the body of Constable Tian.

It's not that he didn't try, but this was Constable Tian's own choice.

When Constable Tian didn't trust him, failure was a foregone conclusion.

"Next time, I'll choose a more reliable sword holder."

Du Chengfeng thought as the cold wind blew on the blade of the dagger.

Or maybe he should just not use any sword holders and just do it himself. After all, the lessons learned twice in a row have made him clearly feel that these strangers are most likely unreliable - instead of thinking about sincere cooperation, it's better to rely on himself.

Although the process will become more tortuous, at least...

"Buzz——"

It was at this time, when Du Chengfeng had given up, a big hand tightly grasped the hilt of the broken sword.

"What..."

Du Chengfeng, who had already determined his failure, had not yet recovered, and the short sword and the ancient long sword had been swung one after another.

"Buzz——"

The blazing sword wind swirled around him, and the pervasive cold wind could not blow in!

"Now you remember to use me to save your life?"

Feeling the action of Constable Tian, ​​Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sneer.

"It's too late, there's no chance."

This is not a harsh word, but an objective fact.

Just because in front of them, the giant god-like figure had already flown in the air with the cold wind.

Although it was just a simple flight, it was already a huge obstacle for the mortal Constable Tian.

After all, Constable Tian was only at the stage of cultivating the evil spirit in his body.

He couldn't even release the evil spirit, let alone fly in the air. Although it was only a few feet high, it was a position that Constable Tian could not reach no matter what - let alone whether he could reach it, whether Constable Tian could block the cold wind that cut his flesh and eroded his bones was still a question.

After all, the swordsmanship that Constable Tian just swung out was taught by Du Chengfeng himself.

This sword technique, named Qingkong Sword, originated from his first powerful enemy, He Xiqing. Du Chengfeng knew the advantages of this move, and naturally knew the disadvantages of this move, and knew what consequences this move would have on Constable Tian - just like now, after just swinging a sword, Constable Tian was already sweating profusely.

Release the evil spirit, release the evil spirit, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to release the evil spirit after it overflows.

But at the moment, Constable Tian only has an evil spirit entering his body.

The evil spirit entering the body means that Constable Tian's body is still in a relatively empty stage, and the evil spirit has not been fully filled, so it is naturally impossible to release it - in other words, every time Constable Tian swings the Qingkong Sword, his body will become weaker.

If the evil spirit cannot be consumed, it will naturally become a consumption of qi and blood.

This means that every time Constable Tian swings the Qingkong Sword, he will be one point closer to the end of his life.

But if he didn't swing his sword, the biting cold wind would take his life immediately.

Swinging the sword will kill him late, and not swinging the sword will kill him early. This Constable Tian will die anyway.

"Unless I come to help you."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng finally sighed.

"Let me do it. After all, I promised you that I would protect your life, even if you change sides in the battle..."

"No need!"

Constable Tian suddenly stiffened his neck again.

This also made Du Chengfeng simply give up the idea of ​​rescue.

Since Constable Tian was looking for death himself, he naturally had nothing to say...

"Bang!"

It was at this time that Constable Tian suddenly slashed the ground with a sword!

"You..."

Du Chengfeng suddenly felt as if something was wrong, because Constable Tian had completely given up resistance at this moment. The biting cold wind blew on Constable Tian's body, and the scattered ice and gravel quickly tore Constable Tian's clothes and even tore Constable Tian's flesh.

But Constable Tian, ​​covered in blood, was still swinging his sword.

He didn't swing the sword at the cold wind, but at the ground.

"Boom!"

Another sword was swung down, and under the huge force, Constable Tian was even shaken into the air!

This move of the Blue Sky Sword is not used like this!

"You..."

At this moment, both Du Chengfeng and the giant god-like burly figure were already stunned, just because Constable Tian's actions were too abnormal and too bizarre - but the giant god-like figure finally reacted first, after all, he had been staring at the enemy in front of him.

Yes, whether it was the extraterritorial demon in the broken sword or this tiny mortal, they were all on his list of killing.

From the beginning, he didn't intend to leave anyone alive.

"Come."

The giant god-like burly figure raised his hand and waved, and the biting cold wind came again. This time the cold wind was more fierce and violent, even like substance!

"Bang!"

In just a moment, the lower half of Constable Tian's body was torn into pieces by the cold wind. Wherever the cold wind passed, it was like a heavy hammer passing by, and the scattered flesh and blood even exploded into blood mist!

But Constable Tian was still swinging his sword.

"Bang!"

A sword was swung out, but this sword only hit the empty space behind him.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this is already a useless counterattack under severe injuries, and an impotent rage under dying.

But Du Chengfeng, who was a broken sword, had clearly sensed that this sword was not aimless.

Although this sword hit the empty space, it also brought a recoil force!

And now, Constable Tian, ​​who had lost a large piece of flesh and even the lower half of his body, was so light.

The light body drew an arc in the air, and the light body passed through the oncoming cold wind. Just when the cold wind was dyed red with blood, the broken sword finally pierced into the chest of the giant.

The giant god flying in the air took a look at the broken sword on his chest. For this huge body, this broken sword was as ridiculous as a toothpick.

But the tiny, even insignificant wound caused by this ridiculous broken sword became the most terrifying and fatal wound.

"Boom--"

The last of the blood and energy poured into the hilt, and the Blue Sky Sword suddenly exploded.

The chest of the giant god-like figure suddenly exploded, revealing a huge hole.

"You..."

The giant god-like figure wanted to do something, and even began to shrink in the air, but no matter what he did, the huge hole in his chest still could not be filled - he was obviously a powerful man who could perfectly control the flesh and blood of his whole body, but at this moment, his flesh and blood control was completely ineffective.

It was as if he had lost all his extraordinary powers, as if he had become a mortal.

If a mortal is injured so badly, he will definitely die.

The same is true for him now.

"Bang——"

The huge body fell to the ground, splashing large pieces of ice and gravel.

Then, another broken body also fell to the ground, bringing up large pieces of blood.

"You..."

Feeling the almost exhausted state of Constable Tian, ​​Du Chengfeng couldn't figure it out. He didn't know why Constable Tian did this. He turned against his opponent at the last minute, but suddenly started to fight desperately - you know, he originally thought that Constable Tian wanted to fight to survive. This was just the same survival instinct as the old blacksmith, or the blood courage of dying.

But who would have thought that Constable Tian actually rushed up bravely, exchanged his life for his life, and killed the arrogant giant god.

Why did he do this? What did Constable Tian want?

"I... am not a smart person."

It was at this time that Constable Tian, ​​who was almost out of breath, suddenly spoke.

"I never know how to get along with people, and I don't know who to trust and who not to trust... So I really want to say sorry to you for what happened just now."

At this point, Constable Tian paused.

"But I also know that just saying sorry is useless. I was the one who held back at the critical moment. A simple sorry, what does it mean..."

The more he spoke, the smaller his voice became.

"So I can only prove myself with my actions, and tell you with my actions..."

At this point, Constable Tian was already dead.

But in the end, Du Chengfeng still felt the will from Constable Tian.

"You..."

Du Chengfeng sighed for a while.

Perhaps this Constable Tian is really inexperienced, ridiculously inexperienced, and really doesn't understand the ways of the world, and can even be said to be unclear in his mind. He once held back at the most critical moment, putting the two of them in a deadly killing situation - but at least at the end of his life, this Constable Tian did do something remarkable.

With only a mortal body filled with evil spirit and a broken sword in his hand, he killed a powerful person with his life in exchange for his own.

To be fair, even if Du Chengfeng did it himself, he might not be able to achieve the bravery of Constable Tian.

"So, there's no need to say sorry."

Du Chengfeng sighed.

"You've done a good job... You've done a good job."

With this sigh, Constable Tian, ​​who was already bloody, closed his eyes with relief.

"Then you must do it, as you said."

In the end, Du Chengfeng felt this will.

"I believe in you."