CHAPTER 308: CHAPTER 174: CREMATION, A NEW ECO-FRIENDLY CONCEPT

In order to test the characteristics of the Red Roar Sword, Liu Yiming personally entered the Martial Arts Arena to spar with his younger brother Liu Dingjian, with each occupying a corner of the ring.

"Be careful."

"Big brother, you take the first move."

Zheng~

Liu Yiming drew his sword from its sheath, and as the Sword Qi instantly manifested, thunderous sounds roared. It was indeed the famed high-tier martial technique, Sword Qi Thunder Sound.

This technique is based on Yin Skill and Thunderous skill, where the sword’s Qi is flexible yet firm, firm yet flexible, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, hard to distinguish between real and illusory, requiring extreme skill, and simultaneously possessing astonishing destructive power.

Liu Dingjian was well aware of the severity of this move. With a deep shout, he immediately placed the door-like Red Roar Sword on his shoulder, striking a pose akin to Erlang carrying a mountain.

At this moment, he stood firmly on the ground, drawing strength from the earth, his aura gathering around him, thick as a mountain yet lush as a forest, a fine balance of motion and stillness, the flow of power smooth and easy, achieving the Mid-Tier Martial Technique Standing Form at the Great Success Realm.

Dang~

Liu Dingjian used the sword as a shield, steadily blocking Liu Yiming’s Sword Qi Thunder Sound attack.

Immediately, bright and dark forces collided on the sword’s blade, intending to transmit through the blade and hilt into Liu Dingjian’s body.

Within Sword Qi Thunder Sound, thunder strikes openly, shaking Qi and blood, while Yin Skill works secretly, penetrating the lungs and viscera—this is the truly terrifying aspect of Sword Qi Thunder Sound.

Ordinary martial technique moves, even when successfully blocked, still inflict secondary damage on the body, and this damage reaches the internal organs, ignoring armor and defense—utterly frightening.

If it were a normal battle, Liu Dingjian would already be injured.

But at this moment, the Red Roar Sword suddenly shimmered, then emitted an absorbing power, taking in Liu Yiming’s Sword Qi Thunder Sound attack completely into the blade, locking it securely.

Subsequently, Liu Dingjian shifted from defense to offense, swinging the blade towards Liu Yiming.

Buzz buzz buzz~

The Red Roar Sword began to resonate at high speed as the Slash was launched, the absorbed power was transformed into blazing firelight which completely returned.

Super Shock Slash!

In the sky-high firelight, explosions rang continuously, directly shattering most of the Martial Arts Arena. The residual impact showed no signs of diminishing, even knocking down a section of the wall behind Liu Yiming.

Eventually, after the dust settled, Liu Yiming’s unharmed figure slowly emerged once more in front of Liu Dingjian.

At this moment, Liu Yiming was truly impressed: "The Red Roar Sword can withstand master-level attacks, and even absorb and completely rebound the power. It’s truly remarkable."

Liu Haoci, observing the test result from the side, also found the Red Roar Sword truly outstanding: "In this way, the Red Roar Sword is integrated for both attack and defense, allowing for many combinable martial techniques, perfectly applicable to most battlefield environments within the Grotto Heaven Secret Realm. Its weapon characteristics are highly practical."

Being inherently a sword-making expert, Liu Haoci naturally understood the true value of the Red Roar Sword clearly.

With four characteristics, it is undoubtedly a top grade sword.

Even among top grade swords, there are various levels, with the highest being like the Red Roar Sword itself, having multiple combinable characteristics to produce diverse strategic tactics suitable for complex and varied actual combat.

Liu Dingjian took this opportunity to suggest to Liu Haoci: "Father, why don’t we extend an invitation to Ye Qingzhou in the name of the Mingjian Group?"

"Ye Qingzhou doesn’t even care for Zhao Zhiyi’s offer, would he pay attention to us at Mingjian Group?"

Liu Haoci was not unwilling to invite, it’s just that he didn’t believe Ye Qingzhou is someone who’d be willing to work for others.

Liu Dingjian smiled: "Father, having Ye Qingzhou serve as a grandmaster at Mingjian Group is naturally impossible, but we can invite him to be a consultant."

A consultant, frankly speaking, is someone who takes money without doing work, at most occasionally providing some advice as an Honored Guest Elder.

This kind of mutual benefit is not particularly tight, yet fitting.

After all, Ye Qingzhou at this moment already possesses the strength to slay a master-level martial artist, even with the aid of divine weapons, it is worth Star City Liu Clan to win him over and form a connection.

But in Liu Haoci’s heart, there was still some concern and hesitation: "But on the Junshan Association’s side..."

Liu Yiming coldly laughed, his tone rather scornful: "Just a bunch of remnants from the old era. We, Star City Liu Clan, have long transformed, why should we care about their opinions?"

Liu Haoci thought for a moment and felt what his eldest son said made sense.

Although everyone belongs to the Martial Arts Family camp, in the face of new circumstances, someone has to be willing to make changes to embrace the future.

Of course, in this world, there are always those unwilling to relinquish vested interests, clinging to outdated practices when change arrives, refusing to make adjustments.

Evidently, throughout these years, Star City Liu Clan has belonged to the reformists within the Martial Arts Family willing to undergo change, with Mingjian Group being the best example.

Instead of monopolizing and exploiting directly, Star City Liu Clan prefers to participate in the official promoted reform plans of the Martial Arts World, continuously expanding the martial artist base of Dongji Kingdom, allowing even civilians a chance to practice martial arts.

Thus, the weapon business of Mingjian Group can be strengthened and expanded, obtaining massive profits—this is a truly win-win model.

But the members of Junshan Association clearly are unwilling to accept this change, as they’re used to earning money at ease. Now asking them to stand and compete with a bunch of "rootless commoners"?

They won’t agree!

Simply put, they are a group clutching onto the "ancestral methods," remnants of the old era, rejecting any change detrimental to their interests.