CHAPTER 307: CHAPTER 173: I’M HERE TO BLAST FISH (PART 3)

If she hadn’t spoken, Zhu Hanwen and the others wouldn’t have noticed her presence at all.

At this moment, Yingyue raised her white and tender palm, as if it were intricately carved jade, making it unforgettable in the winter sunlight.

Yet this delicate palm, appearing as if it could easily be squeezed out of water, merely clapped gently, and the surroundings erupted in a fierce wind, stirring up a startling air current.

Zhu Hanwen instinctively felt his legs weaken, as if facing a natural disaster, his heart filled with utter shock: ’This damn thing is just one-tenth of her power?’

Clang~

The "gentle" palm landed on the great sword, producing a thunderous sound as if two trains traveling at 300 kilometers per hour had collided.

The overwhelming sound wave and the shockwave it stirred, if not for Ye Qingzhou and Yingyue cleverly confining it around them, Zhu Hanwen and the others might have been torn to pieces by now.

"Yingyue, your palm technique has improved again."

Ye Qingzhou firmly blocked Yingyue’s palm with the great sword in his hand.

While receiving Ye Qingzhou’s praise, Yingyue’s face blossomed with a smile, followed by a surprised expression: "Sir, the sword in your hand can actually absorb my palm force?"

This palm, which Ye Qingzhou had no difficulty in receiving, truly surprised Yingyue, for her palm at this moment seemed to have landed on a ball of cotton, with the force she’d exerted vanishing without a trace.

"Haha, that’s this sword’s special trait, behold my Super Shock Slash!"

Ye Qingzhou laughed heartily, then turned towards the direction of the Xiao River, swinging his great sword ferociously.

The great sword, having absorbed Yingyue’s palm force, seemed like an enraged dragon roaring, and as the sword slashed, the scarlet sword qi smashed into the river, producing a thunderous boom.

The surface of the water blew open into a large vacuum area, causing the river water to reverse flow and form a gigantic whirlpool, followed by countless fish, shrimp, and crabs, accompanied by splashes, falling from the sky.

"This sword can absorb and transform the opponent’s attacks, storing them within the blade, and when slashed, it roars like a crimson dragon, shaking the heavens and earth. Thus, why not name it the Red Roar?"

Holding the Red Roar Sword in his hand, Ye Qingzhou felt elated.

This was the first top-grade sword he had personally forged; though far from being an unparalleled divine weapon, the joy of creation was still beyond words.

"After mastering the sword casting technique from the ’Celestial Casting Scripture,’ my understanding of swordsmanship seems to have ascended to a higher level. It truly appears the path of martial dao is boundless."

Ye Qingzhou, full of ambition, sheathed the Red Roar Sword, bid farewell to Zhu Hanwen, and then turned around to leave.

Zhu Hanwen stood there for a long time, then, amused and exasperated, cursed: "This kid, was he actually here to blast fish?"

He glanced at the fish, shrimp, and crabs scattered all over, then tacitly picked out a few of the largest as trophies and walked off with them—what fish blasted by a student?

This was clearly something he caught himself!

After all, no one else knew!

A few anglers nearby witnessed the scene and quickly joined in, picking up fish and taking photos—having had no luck for days, this time they were determined to make a boastful return!

As for blasting fish?

Who blasted fish?

Didn’t see it!

Don’t talk nonsense!

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Star City, Liu Clan Mansion.

Liu Dingjian, upon receiving the Red Roar Sword, was utterly enthralled by his new weapon.

And when Liu Yiming and Liu Haoci learned of this, they were also very surprised: "You say this top-grade sword was personally forged by Ye Qingzhou?"

"Yes, although I didn’t witness it with my own eyes, it’s an indisputable fact that Ye Qingzhou received the Flame Emperor’s inheritance, and he has no reason to lie about this."

Liu Dingjian stroked the blade of the Red Roar Sword, the unique heat of the Golden Flame Stone igniting his passion: "To think it possesses four attributes, truly worthy of being a top-grade sword."

The Star City Liu Clan, as one of the most renowned swordsmith families in Xiang Province, was naturally very familiar with the evaluation of famous swords.

A good grade sword crafted by a good craftsman usually possesses only one attribute, such as speed, sharpness, or agility, which are the favorite attributes of many swordsmen.

Speed enhances the drawing speed, sharpness increases armor-piercing capability, while agility makes the sword body lighter, allowing sword techniques to become more versatile.

Why does a good grade sword have only one attribute and can’t combine multiple attributes?

Because a good craftsman’s abilities are limited, unable to fully bring out multiple forging materials’ attributes to the extreme; hence, they can only arrange combinations, making choices, sacrificing part of one material’s attribute to enhance another’s.

Once a swordsmith reaches the master craftsman level, with improved forging skills and a deeper understanding of forging materials, they can then forge fine grade swords with two attributes.

For instance, the Suspended Cutting Sword previously used by Ye Qingzhou, which embodies both speed and sharpness, clearly crafted by a seasoned swordsmith from the Mingjian Group.

Furthermore, above the fine grade are the treasure grade and top grade.

A treasure grade sword possesses three attributes.

While a top-grade sword encompasses four attributes, Ye Qingzhou now stands as an authentic grandmaster.

Although a grandmaster is only one level higher than a renowned craftsman, the difference between them is immense, like night and day.

Because a renowned craftsman merely optimizes all the forging materials’ attributes without them interfering with each other, a grandmaster, on the other hand, is different.

A grandmaster not only perfects the original material attributes but also combines three materials to create a new attribute that didn’t exist before.

And this new attribute must not conflict, but harmonize perfectly with the original attributes.

This demands the swordsmith’s skills to be extremely precise, often requiring the pouring of inspiration, and with a flash of insight, they can forge a truly unique top-grade sword.

Without a doubt, the Red Roar Sword in Liu Dingjian’s hand is such a rare masterpiece.