Magic and Martial War God

Chapter 54: Second Stage of Sword Energy

The match with his opponent ended in a single stroke. He looked at his opponent and gave a slight bow. He admired his opponent, if he were to possessed everything then he might be even stronger than him.

Unfortunately, such a genius was a magician. Normally a magician doesn't require high comprehension. So much talent is wasted. Johnny learned many things from this battle, his comprehension of the sword increased a lot too. Most importantly, his sword energy has reached the point of breakthrough.

This is the reason that caused him to finish this match quickly. Of course, he could decide to a breakthrough amid the battle, but he can't use dark energy from the surroundings yet. Of course, his body can bear that energy but this will also cause some suspicion on him.

He turned around and moved away from the ring. He passed by the female announcer and whispered "Remind me before my next match." His feet were covered with dark energy as he walked away. No one noticed dark energy in his foot, except those people with high cultivation.

He directly entered his restroom and disappeared. Then he appeared inside the space of black stone. Without wasting a single breath, he took out awakening medicines and put them in his mouth. The medicines entered his body, slowly melting in his abdomen. That medicine erupts the powerful energy, with that he ran Sword Heart Technique.

The Sword Heart Technique first stage starts running, as it gathers energy from the abdomen to his veins. But before it started forming veins, it was transformed into pure sword energy from the Peerless Sword in his blood. That transformed energy was very sharp, filled with a peerless golden aura, it pierced through his veins and keep strengthening them.

The veins that were spread all over his body started pumping blood a little slower due to the pressure of his sword. This process was neither long nor short; it took six hours to finally complete another nine veins. This was a huge achievement for him, as his Sword Energy broke through grade two.

His Sword Energy was dense, as it spreads all over his body and started improving his battle strength. Sword is very different; it needs both knowledge and experience to improve. His sword energy was dense, as it slowly remains silent in his body.

It has been six hours and so he has improved a lot. This made him a little happy because now he could contend against other participants just based on his sword. Of course, he doesn't have any kind of sword art so he started learning one. He understood fighting an opponent can bring a lot of benefits to him.

But suddenly he felt something was wrong. He once again condensed his sword energy and found, it was only half powerful as it should be. Suddenly he realized the mistake he thought. According to Angela, sword stages are divided from Sword Energy, Sword Heart, Sword Soul, and finally Sword Intent. All of these stages have some correspondence to his Sword Heart Method.

But this doesn't mean each stage of Sword Realm is equal to the same stage of Sword Heart Technique. Suddenly after thinking a lot, he concluded, Sword Veins Realm and Sword embryo Realm are the same as Sword Energy Stage. This was very surprising but Johnny's emotions were completely under his control.

Without any hesitation, he began to form another nine sword veins. He took out a dozen of awakening medicine and started cultivating his Sword Heart Technique. His Sword God Bloodline was constantly transforming normal energy into sword energy.

In his body, sword veins were formed one after another. This caused an increase in his Sword Energy. In the next six hours, another nine sword veins were formed. Then for the next three hours, he tempered his sword veins. His sword energy truly reached the second level of Sword Energy.

Johnny consumes many awakening medicines to cultivate his sword energy, and this is something bugging him very much. In fact, he doesn't want to rely on medicine to cultivate. But he has no chance at all, after all his current realm is still Junior Warrior.

Gradually, he is becoming more and more like a swordsman. This Sword Heart Technique really works well. If he can merge his sword with magic or martial arts, then it will be overpowering. But it is very hard because sword energy itself is another form of energy just like spiritual energy or mana.

Of course, he is the controller of energy, so if he can realize the sword into a deeper meaning he can use anything as a sword. But currently, it is very hard to do so. He could only rely on each separately, but his main goal is to balance his sword with martial arts and magic.

Then, the next moment a bronze scroll appeared in his hand. He opened the bronze scroll in his hand and started reading the contents on it.

"There is a giant tree in front of me, hundreds of white leaves fell every day. These white leaves were dead, but they still make me relax. I realize these white leaves aren't the one which made me relax, instead, it was its falling movement. The white leaves fall irregular, but with grace."

"I was left shock for a day, only then I realize, that how a sword should be 'Graceful'. A sword should have its own beauty, the beauty that shines with the blood but makes each posture with elegance. A sword that falls with the white leaves from a tree."

"A true gentleman never leaves his lady alone, and a true swordsman never leaves his sword. As a swordsman, carry your sword everywhere you walk. A true swordsman doesn't love sword for fight, he loves sword for what it is. "

Johnny couldn't help but admire the creator of this art. A person could even create a sword art just by watching falling leaves. This was the world of a swordsman, a world free of everything, only a sword is something that they have. They fed with the sword, live with the sword, play with the sword, learn with the sword, and fight with the sword.

Reading to these swords, Johnny felt free. He learned this was the path of a swordsman, a path towards freedom, a path towards eternity. He fell in deep meditation of sword. For him, it turned out the sword can be such a weapon.

He was falling hard; as he reads more he fell even more. In his body, the sword energy was trembling with excitement, it erupts some time but Johnny didn't notice. He was completely immersed in this sword art.

After two hours, his phone rang. This disrupts his cultivation because he knows this is something important. Without any hesitation, he stood up and walked out of the black space. He appeared in his restroom, and his door was locked so nobody was in.

"Hello everyone, it seems everyone is hyped up for the next round. This is going to be the last round for this year's annual competition. From our previous battles, we have found our top hundred participants. So please welcome everyone with a round of applause" The announcer Alisa shouted on her microphone.

"Clap" "Clap" "Clap" "Clap"

"Tap" "Tap" "Tap" "Tap"

Slowly hundreds of participants walked towards the main stage. The whole arena has changed a lot.

Now there are only five stages for the battle. The whole crowd was cheering from the arena, while hundred people walked in, including Johnny. At this moment, he had a little aloof face. Twenty of them walked into each stage, and the announcer Alisa walked in front of these five stages and started her speech.

"Now that everyone has gathered. Let me explain the rules and rewards for this round. Unlike previous rounds, the only participants of this round can earn a particular reward. Top hundred shall receive five thousand dark crystals with a Spirit Rank Middle-Grade Battle Art. Top fifty shall receive ten thousand dark crystals with a Spirit Rank High-Grade Battle Art. Top twenty shall receive twenty thousand dark crystals with a Spirit Rank Top Grade Battle Art."

"Top Ten shall receive thirty thousand dark crystals with a Spirit Rank Peerless Grade Battle Art. Finally, Top Five shall receive thirty thousand dark crystals with a Spirit Rank Peerless Grade Battle Art and a Weapon. The third position will receive fifty thousand dark crystals with an Earth Rank Low-Grade Battle Art, a weapon of the same rank and a chance to enter Dragon Blood Pool for five days."

"The second position shall receive seventy-five thousand dark crystals with an Earth Rank Middle-Grade Battle Art, a weapon of the same rank, and a chance to enter Dragon Blood Pool for ten days. The first position shall receive one hundred thousand dark crystals with an Earth Rank High-Grade Battle Art, a weapon of the same rank and a chance to enter Dragon Blood Pool for twenty days."

"As for the rules, except killing and damaging foundation, everything else is allowed. So now the battle of third-round begins!"