Chapter 378 360: An Astonishingly Powerful Strike

Su Yu, filled with a hint of anticipation, sliced at his wrist with Mo Yuan. The tough skin that could easily resist ordinary blades was effortlessly cut open.

Immediately, a stream of fresh blood gushed out, pouring over the Mo Yuan Saber's pitch-black blade.

The next moment, Mo Yuan seemed to come alive. Its dark blade trembled, greedily devouring the blood.

A moment later, on the blade that was once as black as an abyss, the silver cloud-like patterns from the hundred-refinement process began to glow with an eerie, dark red luster!

It was as if a blood-red dying sun had been forcefully bled into a sky of dark, heavy clouds, exuding a breathtaking, murderous beauty.

VMMMM—

After devouring the blood, the Mo Yuan Saber's blade vibrated intensely, spontaneously letting out a cry like a dragon's roar!

In that instant, Su Yu felt a jolt deep within his soul and immediately perceived a wondrous, binding connection.

'A Saber Spirit!'

Su Yu closed his eyes, using his Divine Sense to follow this connection and probe inside the blade.

He could clearly feel that deep within the cold steel, a nascent consciousness was forming. This consciousness was full of curiosity and desire for the world. When it touched Su Yu's Divine Sense, it immediately conveyed a sense of submission and intimacy, as if facing its father.

"Ah Yu, you can feel the Saber Spirit inside, can't you?"

Wang Tieyan added, "This saber has devoured your blood essence and has now formed a complete blood bond with you. From now on, only you can unleash its true Spiritual Energy and power! In anyone else's hands, though it may be sharp, it will only ever be a Mortal Tier Treasure Saber!"

Su Yu nodded in satisfaction and flicked his wrist. At that moment, his powerful physical self-healing ability kicked in. The muscles around the wound twitched, and the bleeding had already stopped, a scab forming over it.

"Come, let's test its sharpness!"

Wang Tieyan turned, and from a heavy wooden box beneath the forging table, he heaved out a dark-gold iron ingot the size of a watermelon, dropping it onto the anvil with a CLANG.

"This is a thousand-forged refined iron ingot mixed with cloud gold! It's extremely hard. A normal Mortal Tier weapon would chip if you struck it with all your might, and it wouldn't even leave a deep mark!"

Without a word, Su Yu stepped forward, gripped the handle with one hand, and swung the saber down.

SWISH—

As Mo Yuan descended, the blood-colored cloud patterns on its blade seemed to flow like a living thing.

PFFT!

There was a soft, smooth, muffled sound.

The incredibly hard thousand-forged cloud-gold refined iron was instantly and smoothly sliced in two!

Then, Mo Yuan's terrifying sharpness continued unabated, slicing open the anvil underneath it and embedding itself within.

The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, a breathtaking sight.

"What incredible armor-piercing sharpness!"

Yang Zhen, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but cover her red lips with a delicate hand, her beautiful eyes shimmering. "Brother Su, if you used this saber in a fight, your combat power would increase by more than thirty percent!"

"Hehe! Of course!"

Wang Hu scratched the back of his head with a simple-minded grin, beaming with shared pride. "Brother Yu, this saber is my dad's greatest masterpiece! He poured decades of his most secret skills into it! After he successfully forged this Treasure Saber, my dad's Martial Arts Realm also broke through to the Flesh Refining Realm!"

"Oh? That's truly a double blessing!"

Su Yu looked at Wang Tieyan and cupped his fist. "The Mo Yuan Saber's perfect advancement to a Profound Tier Divine Weapon is all thanks to Uncle Wang's hard work. I am deeply grateful! And congratulations on your breakthrough, Uncle Wang!"

Wang Tieyan laughed heartily. "Ah Yu, you're too kind. My breakthrough to the Flesh Refining Realm was only possible because I forged this Divine Weapon! If anything, I should be the one thanking you! If you have any more work in the future, just come find me!"

"Since you've said so, Uncle Wang, it just so happens I have a big deal that requires your full support."

Su Yu smiled and told him about the newly established Flying Feather Institute and its need for Flying Feather Guard armor and weapons.

He then had people bring in all the top-grade materials from the carriage, such as meteoric iron, heavy silver, and Profound Ice Cold Silkworm Silk.

"Ah Yu, this… this is a massive order, enough to support a hundred blacksmiths!"

"And you're just handing it over to me?"

'If word of such a lucrative job got out, all the major blacksmith shops would be fighting tooth and nail for it!'

If Wang's Blacksmith Shop took this on, its scale would expand several times over.

More importantly, it meant that from now on, Wang's Blacksmith Shop would be backed by the Flying Feather Guard. Coupled with their good relationship with the White Ape Martial Arts Hall, they would become thoroughly prosperous in the Outer City of Black Stone City.

"Uncle Wang has helped me many times before, and Wang Hu and I are former classmates. Entrusting this to you, Uncle Wang, is what puts my mind most at ease."

Su Yu said sincerely.

This wasn't just empty politeness. First, Wang Tieyan's craftsmanship was excellent; taking on this work would be no problem for him.

Second, just as he'd said, Wang Tieyan had been a great help when forging the Mo Yuan Saber for him.

And Wang Hu was an old classmate. Seeing him reminded Su Yu of his own days as an apprentice at the Martial Arts Hall. He was an old friend from the past.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Wang Tieyan slapped his chest, his voice firm. "Ah Yu, since you trust me, your Uncle Wang, this much, I definitely won't let you down! This armor and these weapons for the Flying Feather Guard will surely satisfy you!"

"Then I must thank you, Uncle Wang!"

After settling the broad strokes, Su Yu left the complicated details for Yang Zhen to handle.

This was no small deal.

The armor design, the standardized lengths of the weapons, the material ratios and losses, the labor costs… these were not matters that could be settled in a short time.

Yang Zhen capably negotiated with Wang Tieyan for another hour. It wasn't until late in the morning that Su Yu and she took their leave.

Wang Tieyan's family of three respectfully saw the two of them to the entrance of Ironhoof Alley.

Long after the Su Mansion's carriage disappeared from sight, Aunt Wang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her coarse sleeve, sighing with emotion.

"Husband, Ah Yu is such a good person. He's clearly become such a prominent figure, yet he's still so down-to-earth, and he even remembered our old ties and gave such a huge deal to us."

Aunt Wang's voice grew choked with emotion as she spoke.

For the past two years, the Black Lotus Sect had been rampant and prices in the city had skyrocketed. Who knew how many old, established shops had been forced to close, their owners even meeting with disaster.

Her Wang Family could meet with disaster any day; there was simply no sense of security in her heart.

But now things were better. With a powerful figure like Ah Yu protecting them, her Wang's Blacksmith Shop could finally survive in these chaotic times.

"Hu, from now on, our family must put all our effort into anything for your Brother Yu. We can't slack off in the slightest!"

"I know, Mom. I definitely won't be lazy when it comes to Brother Yu's business!"

...

Night fell. Cool moonlight spilled into the rear courtyard of the Su Mansion. A gentle breeze rustled the trees, casting shifting shadows and ripples of light.

Su Yu stood in the center of the courtyard, bare-chested, revealing his perfectly sculpted muscles. He held the handle of the Mo Yuan Saber, poised to draw, his entire aura completely restrained, coiled but unreleased.

"Ape Arm Star-Picking."

The next instant, his ape-like arm extended, and his Great Tendons snapped taut like zither strings.

SHING—

The sound of the blade being unsheathed was like the roar of a dragon.

The layer of blood-wept cloud patterns on the Mo Yuan Saber's blade instantly seemed to come alive!

In a flash, a crescent of blood-red saber light tore through the moonlight, sweeping outward!

This crescent of blood-red light was unbelievably fast!

In the blink of an eye, it had already struck the century-old Ironwood Stake used for Muscle Forging Realm training.

SSSSK!

The top half of the century-old Ironwood Stake, as hard as Profound Iron, made a soft sliding sound. Then, it slowly slid off along the diagonal cut, landing on the ground with a dull THUD and kicking up a cloud of dust.

'So strong!'

Su Yu's eyes flashed with excitement as he looked at the power of his strike.

He had empowered this strike with both the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance and Ape Fiend Evil Qi. He had originally thought he would only be able to cut a notch into the Ironwood Stake, but he never expected to slice clean through it so easily!

'Not only is the Mo Yuan Saber itself several times more powerful, but its affinity for stances is also much stronger, allowing it to provide an even greater boost!'

'It seems that with a single slash, I can now easily kill a Tiger Tendon Realm expert. If I were to fight Feng Dakui, the second-in-command of the Wind Evil Stronghold, again, I wouldn't need any other tricks. I could kill him easily in a direct confrontation!'

'And this isn't even my strongest move.'

As the thought crossed his mind, ink-wash characters materialized before his eyes.

[Divine Skill] Taibai Primordial Magnetism (Gold) (Tier One)

[Taibai Primordial Magnetic Gold Qi]: 3 wisps

'Taibai Primordial Magnetism, Magnetic Gathering and Edge Nourishing!'

'If I were to imbue the Mo Yuan Saber with a wisp of Taibai Primordial Magnetic Gold Qi, I can't imagine how powerful the strike would be!'

'Taibai Primordial Magnetic Gold Qi is something accumulated by a Divine Skill; its power certainly won't be weak. Perhaps even a Jiao Tendon Realm expert couldn't withstand it!'

At this thought, Su Yu was eager to try it out. He wondered if he could instantly kill a Jiao Tendon Realm enemy with a single slash!