<h4>Chapter 396 [396] Emperor of Swords[1]</h4>


    "Murim…will live on!"


    n retracted his spear from the chest of the Beggar Sect leader, The light in his eyes dimmed, and he died.


    The surroundings were aplete mess, buildings, and deep chasms filled the forgotten city.


    n fell down on his arse and collected his breath.


    He was tired. No doubt about it.


    It was not easy fighting the Wudang Sect master, he may have defeated the Wudang sect master but that didn''t mean he was unscathed. The blessing the Phoenix bloodline provided him was not with him now, and he couldn''t heal himself with the effects of the [Blood Shadow mantle] because the Martial artists had been corrupted by the shadow. The blood they shed was not capable of being absorbed by the [Blood shadow Mantle] so he couldn''t use the skill Siphoned Resilience…


    He was slowly growing tired, and the fact that he was poisoned didn''t help him much.


    "Damn it…"


    n sighed, as he looked at his abdomen and lower body, all ck.


    The shadow had corrupted him as well, and the Tang n master that he fought on the 24th floor was a menace. He used his life to enhance the influence of the shadow on n, as well as poison n with all sorts of poisons…


    It hurts…


    "Ha…I''m not even halfway there yet…"


    n sighed as hey down on the ground, his chest heaving up and down.


    The fight against the Wudang Sect Master was exciting.


    The fight against the Tang n leader was arduous, The poison he used still had an effect on him…if not for the fact that he was a dragon and not a human…he would have already died.


    A dragon''s resistance was amazing.


    [The Supreme Dragon of Chaos says mere poison like that will disappear soon.]


    Suleras''s wordsforted n a little, He shrugged and said.


    "Yeah…thank god."


    That wasn''t it though.


    The Tang n Leader was troublesome indeed…but he wasn''t the only one responsible for this state n was in.


    The Mount Hua Sect Leader, on the 23rd floor.


    The Zhuge Leader, on the 25th floor, used entire armies of Shadow Legion to attack him.


    The Kongtong sect leader on the 26th floor also used a spear. n learned quite a bit from that fight as well.


    The Blood demon he fought on the 27th floor…and the Masters of Qinggong and Beggar sect leader here on the 28th floor.


    He was tired. The fact that he didn''t have a lot of time to rest during the trials made everything harder… He needed to clear the 29th floor fast and hope the tower didn''t immediately transport him to the 30th floor like the 20th floor. He hoped it wouldn''t do that.


    n had heard all of the sect leaders mutter the name of the Heavenly demon, even in the rewards for clearing the floor something about it was always written about the heavenly demon.


    Each and every martial artist he fought seemed to know his name…each and every one.


    And they seemed to revere him… n opened the reward book he gained. The Mutterring of the wandering beggar seemed to increase as he cleared the floors.]


    [Mutterings of the Wandering Beggar.] n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    [The beggar''s sect has been overwhelmed, the Leader has fallen to the Heavenly demon.]


    [The economy of Murim is falling, the Shadow gue has dealt us a hand we can not imagine, and we require the assistance of the Heavenly demon to dispel the curse of Shadow.]


    [The Sect Leader of Wudang, once the Sword of Wudang has shed with the Heavenly demon, Ma Cheon, I observed the duel and the Lord Of Wudang lost in 10 strikes. The Heavenly demon had cut through the principles of Wudang in 10 strikes, he had understood the principles of Taoism in a sh andid waste to them. The heavenly demon has cut Wudang.]


    [The Wudang sect''s disciples have fallen again and again against the war of the Shadow. Murim lies divided…I fear we will all die if someone stronger than all the arrogant elders at the top steps up…]


    [Mount Hua has fallen…The Plum Blossom sword was defeated by the heavenly demon and has lost his arm, ending his career as a martial artist. The Mount Hua sect will soon fall to the shadows without the help of the Plum Blossom sword. I fear Murim will fall sooner than expected.]


    He wondered why the Mount Hua sect leadercked an arm…The heavenly demon had it off.


    The same Heavenly demon…had also done so many other things ording to the diary.


    [Sichuanunched an Attack on the Heavenly demon…but the poison of the Tang n was useless, the Zhuge n and the Tang n formed an alliance and attacked the Heavenly demon but failed miserably…thousands of martial masters fell by his ck de and he split the Mountain of Plums apart…He is terrifying.]


    [Kongtong Sect has failed to suppress the de of the HEavenly demon with their Spear, The spear truly can''t bepared to the mighty sword.]


    "Hah?!"


    n felt insulted when he read this. The spear cannotpare the de? What bullshit was this?


    ''The spear is an amazing weapon! The Kongtong bastards just didn''t know how to use it!''


    He thought, forgetting the fact that he learned some useful things from the Kongtong sect.


    He continued reading, clearly angry. He wondered when the Tower would send him to the next trial.


    [I tried to form a rtionship with the Heavenly demon… but his gaze looks so distant from the world…


    Could he have done it? Could he have reached the heavens…or even above them?


    I do not know. I am scared of him, his ebony ck hair reminds me of the dark knight, and his scarlet red eyes remind me of the seas of blood Murim has seen…His entire figure looks so charming, more beautiful than even the Demoness of Lust, but…he possesses contrasting qualities to his appearance.


    Beware of the heavenly demon…The Sword Emperor has charged forth, alone. He wishes to challenge the Heavenly demon alone.


    The heavenly demonic sect will stand in his way…But I think he will surpass the sect easily.


    I am afraid.


    What will happen to Murim when the two strongest sh with one another..? Will the seas suffer? Will the heavens be split and the earth shattered?


    I fear the Sword Emperor will lose…


    Murim will fall.


    The heavenly demon will prevail…he wishes to end the suffering the world has experienced…and we are the ones who caused the suffering.


    May…who can even help us…we are martial artists…not religious devotees.


    Let only Steel remember the history Of Murim.]


    "..."


    n had a mixed expression on his face as he read it. Only to be reced by surprise a few secondster.


    [You have cleared the trial of the 28th floor, The Trial of Beggars and Qinggong.]


    [You are being transported to the 29th floor, Trial of the Emperor of Swords.]