Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 446 - 236 Dugu Qingqian: Wang Xiu, you little thief, how dare you humiliate me again and again? (8200 words)_3

Chapter 446: Chapter 236 Dugu Qingqian: Wang Xiu, you little thief, how dare you humiliate me again and again? (8200 words)_3

With two fingers brought together, his sleeves billowed as he rose into the air. It was as if he crossed the void to arrive above the Nine Heavens, treading on the moon.

CLANG! Suddenly, a beam of sword light rose from behind him, illuminating the heavens and earth.

The world transformed. Clusters of brilliant flowers blossomed in the void, taking root in the surging ocean of sword energy, seeming to draw in all life force to nourish themselves. In an instant, vitality was everywhere, turning the scene into a world of blooming flowers.

Is this... the Vernal Equinox?

Dugu Qingqian’s pupils constricted, and her body turned ice-cold. What Wang Xiu had just used was, shockingly, the Vernal Equinox Sword from the Heavenly Timing Sword Scripture! Moreover, a single strike had produced boundless life force that crisscrossed the heavens and earth. Clearly, he had cultivated it to its absolute peak and pioneered a new world with it.

This is an ultimate technique of the Sword Sect. How does he know it?

However, what shocked her even more was yet to come.

CLANG!

The world changed again. Countless fine motes drifted down from the sky, coalescing into a gentle drizzle. Each raindrop was formed from sword energy, filling the world with a terrifying, bone-chilling sharpness.

Heavenly Timing Sword Scripture—Rain Water Sword!

Light poured from the sky and a warm sun hung high above. Then, a wind suddenly rose, and cold air burst forth from all directions.

Awakening of Insects Sword!

The drizzle became a torrential downpour, its sword energy oppressive.

Grain Rain!

A blazing sun hung in the sky, its scorching light tearing through the void like a sword, leaving no corner untouched.

Grain in Ear!

In just a moment, twenty-four phantoms of sword energy had manifested behind Wang Xiu. The entire world changed with them. The shifting of the seasons seemed to occur at Wang Xiu’s whim, cycling endlessly from the first breath of spring to the bitter cold of winter. In a flash, the world experienced countless cycles of reincarnation. It seemed both eternally long and as fleeting as a dream, passing in an instant.

"Go!"

Above the Nine Heavens, "Wang Xiu" wore a calm expression. With one hand behind his back, he pointed his sword fingers forward. The twenty-four streams of sword energy behind him slashed out in unison, ultimately merging into a single force that tore through heaven and earth.

RUMBLE!

This heaven-shaking sword strike collided with the ocean of sword energy unleashed by Dugu Qingqian.

The sword light rained down.

Dugu Qingqian’s vision went black; she could see nothing at all. When light finally returned, all that remained was a gray screen.

[Challenge Failed!]

[Duration: Three breaths!]

Dugu Qingqian: "..."

"Master, you died! You got cut down!" Li Zuoyue, who had watched the entire exchange, shouted in a state of extreme shock and excitement. "Junior Brother Wang Xiu is so incredible! He actually killed you with a single swor—"

He was met with Dugu Qingqian’s knife-like glare and hastily shut his mouth, though his heart was still reeling.

Incredible, Junior Brother Wang Xiu! To think our Master, a Sword Saint, was defeated in a single blow!

But his excitement quickly turned to worry.

I hope she can handle a blow like that. If she can’t, I’ll be the one who suffers!

「...」

"How could this happen?"

Dugu Qingqian slumped into her chair, beginning to question reality. Her stunningly beautiful face was filled with a dazed, soul-shattered expression.

I couldn’t even withstand a single one of Wang Xiu’s moves? His mastery of the Sword Dao is this terrifying?

She was inwardly reeling. Wang Xiu had actually mastered the Heavenly Timing Sword Scripture to perfection! This was a sword technique that beginners could only approach with the aid of the Heavenly Timing Sword Box. Only upon reaching the pinnacle of mastery could one discard the weapon and wield the techniques at will. And in all these years, Li Zuoyue was the only person in the Sword Sect to have been acknowledged by the Heavenly Timing Sword Box. Even he, despite all his experiences and fortuitous encounters, had only just reached the stage of great success.

And Wang Xiu... he cultivated this sword art to perfection without the Heavenly Timing Sword Box!

Most crucially, Wang Xiu had integrated other Great Daos into the sword scripture. His Sword Dao had already surpassed the scripture’s inherent limits, blazing its own path. This was simply unbelievable.

She suddenly had a inkling as to why Wang Xiu was able to form a Twelve-color Nascent Soul. By observing a single leaf, one can see the coming of autumn. Wang Xiu’s foundation was simply terrifying!

That Luo Binglan... she’s so damned lucky! Dugu Qingqian was suddenly overcome with jealousy.

She knew perfectly well that Luo Binglan had spent nearly all the past few years in seclusion. She couldn’t have had any time to teach Wang Xiu anything. Even if she had, Luo Binglan didn’t understand swordsmanship, didn’t understand formations... she didn’t know anything! She was a pure brute. How could she possibly have raised a disciple like Wang Xiu?

It’s said that a master leads the way, but cultivation is up to the individual. But Wang Xiu as an ’individual’ was just a bit too heaven-defying, wasn’t he? I, Dugu Qingqian, poured my heart and soul into teaching my prized disciple, Li Zuoyue, holding nothing back. And in the end, he’s still so far behind Wang Xiu. In other words, if our roles were reversed and I was Wang Xiu’s master, he would be just as outstanding, if not more so. This is a classic case of ’I could do it too!’ On what grounds does Luo Binglan deserve this?

「...」

"Master, are you alright?" Seeing Dugu Qingqian’s dazed state, Li Zuoyue grew worried. Did the shock break her? Has she gone mad?

"Master, you can’t go mad! Your disciple is still young, and taking over the Sword Sect now would be a bit of a struggle. If you really must... could you at least hold on for another three to five years?" Li Zuoyue asked with concern.

"Take over, my ass! Your master isn’t dead yet!" Dugu Qingqian flew into a rage and kicked Li Zuoyue, sending him flying.

The more I look at this disciple, the more useless he seems.

Li Zuoyue, being used to this treatment, dusted himself off and approached again with a cheeky grin. "It’s good that you’re alright, Master! You don’t need to be too sad. Junior Brother Wang Xiu has always been extraordinarily gifted; many of the Saint ancestors have praised him endlessly! It’s perfectly normal to lose to him when fighting in the same realm!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Nonsense!" Dugu Qingqian’s face flushed, and her cheeks burned with embarrassment at being seen in such a shameful state by her own disciple. "I was just a bit careless, that’s all. I was merely testing a junior and held back!"