Absolute Death Game

Xiao Buli was about to head back to Nine Dragons City when he suddenly felt there was no need to rush off. Although it seemed like he was out of the picture, that didn't mean others were without chance. Besides, he was quite curious to know what the answer actually was.

With that thought, he glanced at Liu Xing, probably the strongest swordsman in terms of swordsmanship in the Green Dragon Group.

"Hey Liu Xing, there's a quest you might be interested in doing."

Liu Xing turned around, "What quest?"

Xiao Buli briefly recounted the events, "What, the Nameless Sword Guest! An NPC with a dark gold name!" Liu Xing's hair practically stood on end as he listened, trembling with excitement.

"What's wrong, do you know this person?"

"If I'm not mistaken, he is the legendary Sword God, a title higher than the sword saint. There are hardly any Sword Gods in the entire continent. It is said that the master of the Longquan Sword Saint was a Sword God, but he has been dead for who knows how many years. To think that we would actually meet one here, you are extremely lucky," Read latest chapters at empire

Xiao Buli chuckled, "I think you're the luckier one, to have a teammate like me."

"Right, right, right, my luck isn't bad either. I must hurry, tell me your location!"

Xiao Buli gave his coordinates, and Liu Xing hurried over, taking more than ten minutes to reach the edge of the bamboo forest.

"He's in there." Xiao Buli said to Liu Xing but chose not to follow him in.

"The Nameless Sword Guest didn't seem to have a good impression of me, so I won't go in. You go ahead by yourself."

Liu Xing nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, which option did you choose before?"

"The fourth one, 'Swordless in hand, swordless in heart.'"

"That's wrong?" Liu Xing asked in surprise, "That should be the correct one, shouldn't it?" He said this because he had intended to choose that option himself.

"Who says it isn't? Yet, the Nameless Sword Guest said that having a sword in hand and a sword in heart is the highest realm of swordsmanship," Xiao Buli casually answered, but he always felt that something was off with the Nameless Sword Guest's answer.

Liu Xing didn't give it much thought, thinking the Nameless Sword Guest's level was a bit low. However, maybe that was the correct answer, after all, he is a real Sword God, not to be compared with those martial arts novel writers.

Thinking it over, he nodded, "Thanks for the tip, I owe you one," and with that, he walked inside, (now that he knew the correct answer, it should be easy, he thought to himself.

As he thought this, Liu Xing walked deeper into the bamboo forest. With each step, his heart rate increased, and Xiao Buli stood behind him watching his screen.

Soon, Liu Xing came to the inner part of the bamboo forest. The Nameless Sword Guest was still there, unmoved from his spot.

Seeing the color of that NPC's name, Liu Xing's blood boiled. A true dark gold NPC, probably the legendary Sword God at long last? Could today be the day when my fortunes turn? He trembled as he typed to the 'Nameless Sword Guest': "Senior, I am wholeheartedly devoted to learning swordsmanship, please take me as your disciple."

The Nameless Sword Guest lifted his eyes slightly, as if he had a rather favorable impression of Liu Xing.

"Hmm, you seem to have the aptitude for learning swordsmanship. You have good material."

Xiao Buli thought to himself that the treatment was obviously different, it seemed to have something to do with a character's skill path.

Nameless Sword Guest: "However, becoming my disciple won't be so easy. You need to answer a question first. What is the highest realm of swordsmanship?"

A dialogue box popped up in front of Liu Xing.

1, Sword in hand, sword in heart.

2, Sword in hand, swordless in heart.

3, Swordless in hand, sword in heart.

4, Swordless in hand, swordless in heart.

Although he knew the answer, Liu Xing still hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and choosing the first option.

"The highest realm of swordsmanship is to have a sword in hand and in heart, senior, is that correct?"

Nameless Sword Guest after listening: "Nonsense, utterly ridiculous! To think that you can't even understand such a simple principle. You have a swift sword in your hand and the will to learn swordsmanship in your heart; do you really think you've reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship? If this is the so-called highest realm of swordsmanship, then this realm is far too low."

System notification: Nameless Sword Guest's fondness for you has decreased by 30 points, your prestige with Nameless Sword Guest has decreased to 'Indifferent.'

Seeing the NPC's name change from yellow to brownish red, Liu Xing asked unwillingly, "Then, senior, may I ask what the highest realm of swordsmanship is?"

"Heh, it seems you still don't accept it, so I'll tell you. The highest realm of swordsmanship is to be swordless in hand and to have the sword in the heart; one may appear unarmed, but can kill enemies a hundred paces away with Sword Qi. That is the true zenith of swordsmanship. I have nothing more to say, now leave at once."

System notification: Nameless Sword Guest's fondness for you has decreased by 30 points, Nameless Swordsman has become impatient.

What? Liu Xing was stunned, turning to look back at Xiao Buli with a look filled with silent reproach. Was that guy just playing him?

Unable to change the outcome, Liu Xing had no choice but to leave.

"Are you sure you didn't remember it wrong?" Liu Xing couldn't help but ask. It wasn't that he didn't trust Xiao Buli, if Xiao didn't want to give him the opportunity, he wouldn't have mentioned it at all, so there was no need to make things so complex. But still, such an outcome was hard to accept.