Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1690: Chapter 890: He Jinqiu Is Gone from This World (Part 3)

”East Continent Knight Li Yingyun, when faced with the army of a million mechanized troops, did not flee. He stayed in the rear of the battlefield with ten knights and destroyed an artillery team, saving a city in the Northwest.”

”These are not recorded in history, yet when faced with danger, they all made their own choices. Perhaps this is the reason why they are different from you.”

”East Continent Knight Qing Chen, facing the overwhelming rat tide of City 10, knew that returning to the city might mean death, yet for three sleepless nights, he rescued 6,130 people. Even though he knew it had become an abandoned city, ready to be covered by the artillery fire of the Li Family and Chen Clan at any moment, he still did not leave.”

At this moment, eighteen flying swords returned to circle around He Jinqiu as he continued: ”I’ve always envied the knights. Everyone says they are the most romantic people of the Federation, but do you know the definition of romance?”

”The definition of romance isn’t flowers under the moon, nor oaths made in the mountains and seas, nor feelings of love. It’s when you know you may fail, may die, yet you still do what must be done. That is called romance... That is a knight.”

He Jinqiu looked at the Silver City Duke: ”Your Black Knights, are unworthy.”

The Silver City Duke shook his head: ”I know what you say is heroic, full of spirit and beautiful, but saying all this is useless. What you need to consider now is, on what grounds do you intend to kill me?”

He Jinqiu did not immediately answer. He gently stroked each Heart Sword and Bone Sword by his side with his broken wrist, as if apologizing to them, before saying farewell.

”On what grounds?” He Jinqiu laughed: ”On the grounds of this ruined life of mine.”

”If you bet this life and still can’t kill me?”

He Jinqiu answered: ”Do good deeds without asking for future returns. Follow the heart, asking no further questions from east to west.”

In an instant, he burned away the last of his life force, and the eighteen flying swords around him radiated with brilliant light!

The next moment, the eighteen flying swords rushed away from his side like a torrent, fiercely attacking the Silver City Duke!

But the Silver City Duke calmly raised his hand to meet the attack, his figure creating afterimages all around as the clash of metal echoed incessantly.

Each flying sword was knocked away repeatedly, and He Jinqiu’s face grew more fatigued with each attempt.

He Jinqiu’s methods seemed powerless before the Silver City Duke, as if no matter how hard he tried, he could not harm the opponent a single bit.

Moreover, during the battle, the Silver City Duke had the extra energy to wield the Autumn Leaf Knife, using hair as needles, slicing across He Jinqiu’s body.

If He Jinqiu had not dodged in time, he could have had his carotid artery severed several times.

It seemed he had no other options, other than mechanically repeating complex flying sword attacks, only to be fiercely repelled by the Silver City Duke.

However... those flying swords, though knocked away, astonishingly flew back again and again, arriving once more before the Silver City Duke.

This battle was not as radiant and shocking as the ones before.

He Jinqiu was like a street fighter, stripped of his fine suit and refined Black Scepter, leaving only a heart bent on fighting to the death.

He abandoned his meticulousness and scheming.

Earlier, he was a Sword Immortal.

Now, he was just a warrior!

This battle was simple and unsophisticated.

This battle disregarded life and death, ignored cost!

Flying swords were repelled time and again, yet returned repeatedly!

Endless, ceaseless, relentlessly.

Suddenly, the Silver City Duke retaliated viciously, exploding with unparalleled speed, flicking his fingers dozens of times in the void, each flick firmly hitting the flying swords.

He found each flying sword in the air with precision.

The first Heart Sword shattered...

The second Heart Sword shattered...

The eighth Heart Sword shattered...

He Jinqiu’s spirit immediately faltered.

Since the Hu’s sword repair began, no one had ever shattered nine Heart Swords in one day; his insides felt as if they were being crushed. If not for the strength of this experimental body’s physique, he might have died suddenly!

For the first time, He Jinqiu thanked this dull grey body. Once, when he looked in the mirror at his grey self, he felt it was the ugliest moment of his life.

Not elegant at all.

So he cut his nails.

Wore a hat.

But if time were to rewind, he would stand proudly in the sun, reappraise himself.

The Heart Sword shattered.

He still had the Bone Sword.

Even if the Bone Sword broke, he would still have his ruined life.

Yet the ten Bone Swords were still tougher than the Heart Sword, enduring unknown times of strikes, stubbornly flying in the air.

At this moment, just as the Silver City Duke made a desperate breakthrough strike, shattering He Jinqiu’s sword formation, he finally provided He Jinqiu an opportunity.

Only to see the Bone Sword, knocked off earlier, return while the opponent was fighting with full force, delicately slicing behind the opponent’s left ankle!

This was the leg the Silver City Duke injured when descending from the airship.

Realizing something was wrong, the Silver City Duke was too late to dodge. He barely raised his leg to avoid it, but this Bone Sword was too tricky! His left leg’s fracture and ligament damage slowed his movement at that moment!

Tendon!

This sword directly severed the tendon of the Silver City Duke’s leg!

The Silver City Duke’s eyes were blood-red; his enemy was like a madman, disregarding life or death, bent solely on killing him instead of seeking survival, even as he was already like a flickering candle in the wind!