I am a female swordsman.

But it's not that far away.

Huang Quan suppressed his soaring, restless will, his sharpness waning, and awaited Sordros's next words.

Chapter Forty-Six: Belief

"I believe Liang Yue has already explained your situation to you in general terms. So I won't waste time with unnecessary talk. Instead of theory, I'll directly teach you methods that are beneficial to your current situation."

Sordros savored the immature sword intent.

To be honest, compared to the countless famous swordsmen on the continent of Arad, Huang Quan is nothing.

Ordinary, mundane.

But it is also extremely precious!

"When you fight, do you always draw your sword and destroy your opponent directly?" Sordros changed the subject, turning to Huang Quan's fighting habits. It wasn't hard to see from her sword intent that Huang Quan almost always fought with a desperate struggle, a tenacious determination to completely eliminate the threat posed by her opponent.

This willpower is admirable!

"Yes."

After quickly reviewing his past battles, Huang Quan realized that giving the enemy a chance would be cruel to himself, so when drawing his sword, he would basically not leave the enemy any room for resistance.

Soderlos revealed a playful smile.

"If I told you that you must never draw your sword unless there is a fatal threat, would you agree?"

"...!?"

Huang Quan showed some confusion. Wasn't this asking the impossible? Forcibly restraining the sword was a very complicated situation for a swordsman. Especially for someone like Huang Quan, who was only just beginning to understand the way of the sword, it could very well lead to some unexpected situations.

Completely baffled, Huang Quan turned his questioning gaze to Liang Yue, the [Divine Sword], who was lazily playing with a tree branch to the side.

There was a live green caterpillar wriggling on the branch...

In that sparring match that had just surpassed Huang Quan's imagination, Liang Yue had perfectly blocked all of Sodros's attacks with this very branch. If the green worm had remained on the branch, it would have been another huge shock to Huang Quan. What kind of power was this?

"Mr. Sodross means that you should conceal your strength."

The way of balance is to draw the sword when it is sharp, and to sheathe it when it is hidden. One pulls back, one releases; one is life, one is death! Liang Yue saw through Sordros's meaning at a glance, while Huang Quan simply didn't understand his intention. A direct explanation would have made her understand. Actually, it would have been better for Huang Quan to understand on her own, but that would take time. This minor flaw was insignificant compared to the urgency of the situation.

Not drawing the sword is a formality, and this formality represents the change in the will of the Yellow Springs.

"I'm willing to give it my all."

With a furrowed brow and a face as cracked as porcelain, the Yellow Springs's Thoughts Form looked eerie. Visibly, fragments were slowly drifting from the irregular gaps where Yellow Springs had bound them together, a sign of a shift from stability to instability.

It's clear that Huang Quan still harbors resentment, because this request goes against her nature.

"During my travels across the continent, I once encountered a swordsman who concealed his true strength. When I first saw him, I even thought he was just an old man selling vegetables by the roadside. If I hadn't pushed him to his limit, he would never have drawn his sword, and the battle with him still lingers in my memory to this day." Sordros's gaze was deep as he reminisced about the years before he turned thirty when he traveled across the continent seeking out strong opponents to challenge.

The nostalgia was fleeting. Sordros suddenly narrowed his eyes, his materialized gaze piercing through Huang Quan's slight dissatisfaction with Cang Feng like a divine blade!

"Little girl, let me tell you, all sword techniques are used to defeat the enemy! Concealing the edge is no exception! Don't make wild guesses with your limited understanding. Sheathing the sword is for better killing the enemy! Besides, your sword intent is all-encompassing, with no room for retreat. That will only lead you to whip yourself to death one day when you draw your sword!!"

Soderlos's expression changed instantly.

With a slightly angry tone, the tenacity could sometimes be seen as exceptional stubbornness. Before Huang Quan's certain ideas took shape, he had to enlighten her to prevent her from going astray!

"I understand."

A shiver ran through Huang Quan's body; the intense, suffocating pressure unintentionally exerted by the top-tier swordsman immediately jolted him awake.

"Oh dear, Mr. Sodros is always so rude, he scared that young girl half to death." Liang Yue's voice came late, giving Sodros and Huang Quan a way out, so that the lesson wouldn't get out of hand.

There's a saying that goes, "A forced relationship won't be sweet."

If this sparks a rebellious reaction, given this young girl's tenacity, she'll likely stubbornly smash through the wall. While the path of swordsmanship holds limitless possibilities, it would be a terrible waste to have such a promising talent engaged in such experimental activities.

Liang Yue spoke slowly.

"Huang Quan, this is your last trip in your sword domain. According to the rules, you can make one request that I can help you with. But unfortunately, you and I are not in the same world, and there are many things that I cannot give you due to the limitations of time and space. So please try to make a simple request."

Liang Yue had already given almost all the requests that were within her power. Sordros was invited to give guidance on the Yellow Spring Sword Intent Sequence issue. Although it was a trap set by Liang Yue, she did Sordros a real favor.

It's hard not to feel a fondness for Huang Quan, who has shown resilience, decisiveness, and diligence, as a fellow swordsman.

Giving them another helping hand is a small matter.

"What I've received has far exceeded my expectations; asking for more would likely bring misfortune rather than fortune." Huang Quan managed a bitter smile on his shattered and pieced-together face, and he was beginning to feel that something was amiss.

She couldn't quite explain the feeling, but she always felt that if she asked for too much and incurred too many debts, she might never be able to repay them. Favors are paramount; how can one repay them? Of course, when necessary, one can repay them with one's life! This is no joke!

"That's fine then..."

Liang Yue did not continue to give, and chose to stop.

He looked at Huang Quan not far in front of him. Although they hadn't spent much time together, and this meeting was, in a strict sense, the last, this time spent in leisure had become very meaningful.

Goodbye, take care.

This separation means the next meeting is completely uncertain.

"Goodbye, Lord Liang Yue, Lord Sodross." Huang Quan also knew that he should leave. In his last moments, he looked around the idyllic scenery around the Sword Domain with great nostalgia, as if he could pack this beautiful yet murderous Sword Domain into his eyes and take it with him.

His body disintegrated.

It drifted away with the wind, leaving no trace!

"If you want her to go to the Tower of Death with you, why don't you just grab her and take her there?" Sordros said habitually, looking at Liang Yue's regretful expression.

“From beginning to end, I couldn’t give her anything; she earned everything for herself. …I hope that one day she can reach the top.” Filled with hope and blessings, Liang Yue had a premonition that they would meet again in the distant future.

Chapter Forty-Seven Jewelry Box

'Congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the [Divine Sword] Liang Yue Sword Domain entrance ticket.'

The system responded immediately the moment Huang Quan's consciousness returned. During the time Huang Quan was training within the [Divine Sword]'s sword domain, the system had no idea what had happened there.

The only certainty is that the host, Huang Quan, has become stronger.

'Um.'

After responding, Huang Quan subconsciously looked towards the dark blue floating light screen.

That familiar spot, the place that once held the entrance ticket to the [Divine Sword] Sword Domain, had dimmed, losing its previous extraordinary aura. The entrance ticket had fulfilled its purpose; at its owner's will, it no longer granted entry, and even the system could not change it.

Huang Quan's distinct, scarlet eyes stared at the admission ticket, and she saw many things she had never seen before.

This is not a delusion.

Having undergone the baptism of the Sword Domain and the bombardment of knowledge from that chaotic being in the deep sea, Huang Quan's life form can no longer be described as that of an ordinary human. The stagnant pace of evolution has long since ended; the current Huang Quan should be described as a new kind of human, progressing in a stable and balanced state.

'When will I leave this world?'

After a while, Huang Quan suddenly asked a question. This world was warm and peaceful, specially chosen for Huang Quan to digest the generous rewards. Now that the rewards have ended, she will probably leave this world soon.

Leaving Mytis, heading to the next unknown world...

Just thinking about it brings an indescribable sense of melancholy. Coming and going in a hurry—that's the life of a time traveler, destined to stay in one world for very long. They often don't even see the success of their own efforts, only the success of their own destruction. No wonder so many time travelers gradually lose their ideals during their constant journeys, becoming ugly, degraded beings filled with base desires.

The act of constantly traversing through obstacles is itself a form of torture!

'Anchoring to the new world coordinates will take approximately thirty days. The host can enjoy the rest of the vacation.' The system's control over Huang Quan is now almost zero. Without any constraints, every time Huang Quan becomes stronger, it is both painful and pleasurable for the system.

The greater the host's strength, the less pressure it will bear from the [Great Thousand Worlds]. It's possible that the host, Huang Quan, has already begun to take that transformative step. As for the pain, there's no need to elaborate. Although their relationship improved somewhat after the Divine Melody World, anyone who isn't blind can see Huang Quan's determination to be independent.

'I'm a little uneasy about staying in this world for long.'

Huang Quan's brows furrowed slightly as she directly demanded that the system expedite the anchoring process in the new world. Staying in such a world for too long would silently allow even the sharpest blade to rust.

Even someone as powerful as Midis, a master of the Sword Sect, had become indistinguishable from an ordinary person after living in this world for so long. Huang Quan felt that if he were to one day become like Midis, he would rather die than accept it!

The adjustment is expected to be shortened to fifteen calendar days.

"Can't you go any faster?" Huang Quan was practically calling him a piece of trash.

"Host, anchoring the world for screening is an extremely massive undertaking. Even screening within the relatively peaceful recreational areas stipulated in the convention requires enormous computing power; otherwise, there's a high risk of entering a dangerous zone," the system warned. "If you accidentally stumble into a war zone, you'll be crushed to dust by the relentlessly fighting multidimensional organizations."

Imagine the world of Divine Comedy, a world that transforms from a leisure zone into a war zone, with so many time-traveling monsters and massive multidimensional organizations swarming in like sharks smelling blood at the end.

If it weren't for the order-obsessed [Daqian] keeping order in check, it might have been eaten alive!

'I see.'

Huang Quan's lips curved upwards slightly, her beautiful face displaying a cold elegance tinged with a hint of mockery. The system wanted Huang Quan to proactively ask follow-up questions about certain terms in her answers, but Huang Quan had been through a lot lately and wasn't following the system's lead at all.

………………

a few days later.

"Give it to me, give it to me, Ophelia!!"

"Hehe, no way."

"Ah, Ophelia!"

"Come and chase me, Alizee, hahaha!"

The sounds of playful fighting came from the living room. The two energetic little ones had started their almost daily antics again. They were either fighting over something fun they had found, or they were brawling over the snacks that Huang Quan occasionally made on a whim. One was a young princess, and the other was a young archbishop. Apparently, their friendship had actually grown stronger because of this.

Occasionally, their playful fighting would even affect the underworld.

For example, they might accidentally drop a snack at Yomi, or lose control and fall. When they made their first mistake, Alizee and Ophelia were like little quails with their throats being choked, trembling in front of the cold-blooded Yomi, seemingly ready to push their fellow offenders out to take the blame.

The result was beyond their expectations!

Despite his seemingly difficult nature, Huang Quan showed no obvious signs of anger, only casually reminding everyone to be careful.

As they spent more time together, Huang Quan's image in their hearts evolved from: cold and dangerous → good person → cook → older sister, gaining her considerable prestige.

Sometimes, Huang Quan's words are more effective than Midis's.

This made Li a little envious but also somewhat annoyed. Midis felt that someone like Huang Quan shouldn't be so popular with children, so she put in a lot of effort to try and outdo Huang Quan in terms of child-friendliness. Unfortunately, Huang Quan had no interest in this pointless competition and completely ignored the sulking Li.

"oops!!"

With a gasp, her limp body collapsed onto Huang Quan's lap.

Huang Quan, who was reading the newspaper, lowered it slightly and saw Alizee with her feet dangling from his thighs, struggling in a silly and cute way. She looked nothing like the elegant woman she had when she first arrived at the apartment.

"Huang Quan, she's bullying me!"

The teary-eyed little girl pointed at Ophelia, trying to get the person in the highest position in the family to carry out justice.