Chapter Fourteen: Su Sheng's Mother
Imperial Capital's Great Prison, 99th floor.
Shen Du covered his wound and walked in slowly, only to find that this place was much quieter than the previous 98 floors. There was no noise, nor any sword aura.
Suddenly thought of Murong Ling's words: "The last one will be solved by me, no need for you to take action."
Thinking of this, I finally let out a sigh of relief.
But looking around, there is no other entrance, only a closed high wall.
He searched around but saw a mural on the wall in front of him to the left, it was a painting of a woman dancing with a sword, and from the image, it looked exactly like Murong Ling's cousin.
"Is that Su Sheng?" Shen thought to himself, but then felt it was unlikely. The woman in the painting looked extremely similar to Su Sheng, yet was clearly many years older than her.
As soon as he touched it, the person in the mural suddenly came to life. A pair of lonely eyes glanced at Shen Du, and a flush rose to his face.
The long sword in his hand was sheathed, and he actually walked out of the mural, smiling at Shen Du: "Are you Shen Du?" The voice must be Su Sheng, softer and more mature.
Shen Du looked at the woman in incredulity, if she and Su Sheng were walking together, he would probably think they were twin sisters. He took a few steps back, his face shocked, and asked: "How did you know?"
"It was Murong Ling who told me with his telepathic technique." The woman asked with a smile, "Are you here to rescue the princess?"
"That's right." Since Murong Ling had told this woman, she shouldn't make a move on him. Shen felt at ease and said, "Please hand the princess over to me."
"Uh, the princess will definitely be given to you, but from the first floor to here, you should have figured out a rule, only by killing the guardian of each floor can you enter the next floor." The woman said calmly with a faint smile on her face.
"So?" Shen raised an eyebrow and asked.
"So now you can kill me with one sword and enter the next level."
The woman finished speaking, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, with a look of resignation, causing Shen Du to be full of doubts, and asked: "May I ask what kind of relationship you have with Su Sheng?"
The woman's expression changed when she heard Su Sheng's name and asked: "Do you know her? Is she doing well now?"
Shen Du nodded and said: "Of course, I saw her just a little while ago. She's elegant and refined in appearance, very similar to yours."
"Of course, she's my own daughter." The woman let out a long sigh and slowly drew the long sword in her hand: "In that case, I'll give you a big gift. First time update"
Shen Dou was taken aback: "What does this mean? If it's like this, are we really going to take action?"
"Of course, you must make a move." The woman didn't allow Shen Du to hesitate any further. With a movement of her long sword, the powerful Sword King's aura burst forth from the sword.
Shen Du, already wounded, felt an unprecedented pressure, this being the third time in his life he faced the sword aura of a Sword King.
And this time, it's probably the most terrifying one.
The woman's sword energy moved, and the entire secret room became a pressure vessel. The sharp sword energy made the entire secret room vibrate.
Shen Dou's face turned solemn, thinking to himself that it seemed he had no choice but to use his full strength. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the Gong Li Dan given to him by Murong Ling, just as he was about to take it, the woman's long sword stabbed straight at Shen Dou. The sword move was incredibly fast and seemed to possess magical power, causing Shen Dou's hands to be completely unable to move.
"What's going on here?!" Shen Du furrowed his brow, so this was the Sword King's ability.
"No, I must get moving, quickly!" He urged himself in his heart. First time update
But still no action was taken, and all the blood in his body
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It's like it has already solidified.
"What should I do!"
Watching the woman's long sword thrust straight at his face, Shen Dou's heart almost jumped to his throat.
"Not bad for a young man, you've managed to hold on for so long." The woman's sword paused at Shen Dou's parry, but didn't harm him in the slightest.
He suddenly withdrew his long sword, and with a light tap of his toes on the ground, he retreated more than two zhang. He shouted, "Nine You Sleep Sword Key, Qi Han Nine You, the sword moves with my body, one sword determines the universe, condenses spirit to seize three souls, gathers energy to seize seven spirits." As he spoke, he demonstrated, and his sword moves were ordinary and unremarkable, simply a straightforward stab, a lift, a swing, and a tap.
But it was that simple move that made Shen Du's entire body unable to move. It seems that the concentrated spirit, gathered air and magic power of that one blow were truly extraordinary.
Shen Dou remembered the oral formula and every move, every style, wanting to say something, but found himself still unable to speak.
Until the moment when the woman withdrew her sword energy, Shen Du's muscles all over his body began to relax.
"Excuse me, why are you doing this?" Shen Du furrowed his brow and said.
The woman's face revealed a strange smile, excitedly saying: "Do you know, after so many years, I've never met an opponent who can be as determined as you. When I used the Nine-Yin Sleep Sword Technique, you still had your own thoughts. This way, I can finally have my own successor." After finishing her words, she burst into laughter and looked at Shen Dou with a yearning expression: "Now, come and kill me with one sword strike."
"I!" got a favor to deal with, Shen Dou couldn't make a move anymore, his eyes were moved to tears and he shook his head saying: "No, it's not possible."
"Don't hesitate, to survive on this continent, you must have a ruthless heart, otherwise, it's hard for you to stand at the peak of the world." The woman urged.
"No! I won't!" Shen Du gripped his giant sword tightly and shouted: "I won't!"
"You must kill me in order to rescue the princess." The woman said in a low voice.
"Isn't there any other way?" Shen thought that if he didn't come to rescue the princess, or if Emperor Jun wanted to release the princess, what would happen, so he asked.
"But the woman's answer remained firm: 'Unless Your Majesty personally lifts this seal, otherwise, you can only save the princess by killing me.'"
"It's like that, why don't we charge into the imperial palace together, put a sword to Feng Xingbo's neck and see if he doesn't immediately release the princess," said Shen Dou.
The woman smiled and said, "You're too naive. The imperial palace is heavily guarded, far more secure than the capital's great prison. I ask you, how long did it take you to kill your way into the 99th floor?"
"About half a month." Shen Du said roughly.
"That's right, half a month ago, most of the people you met were Sword Hand level guards, but you should know that if you want to assassinate Fu Xingbo, most of the opponents you will meet are strong Sword Master level, and there are several strong Sword King level waiting for you. Do you think you have any chance?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Du immediately lost spirit and said: "Isn't there any other way?"
"Not for now."
"How could it be."
"It's not suitable to delay, you should hurry up and take action. As soon as my sword energy moves, the Imperial Palace will have a response." The woman said sorrowfully: "It's just a pity that I won't have the chance to see my lovely daughter again."
"No!" Shen Dou still couldn't bring himself to strike, his hands grasping the hilt of his sword tightly. He let out a loud cry of "Ah!" and finally took action, using an incredibly fast movement to flash forward, his massive sword piercing through the woman's body. At that moment, Shen Dou felt an unbearable pain in his heart.
At the moment when Su Sheng's mother fell, Shen Dou knelt down beside her and shouted in a low voice: "Master, go well!" After saying that, he knocked three loud heads and went downstairs.
