True Solution of the Sword Dao

Shi Yinsong sat on the sofa, his face calm, fingers of both hands interlocked.

"Someone dares to provoke the Shi Family, interesting."

Faint sounds of gunfire occasionally mixed with muffled groans came in from outside the window.

Qin Yi, holding her twin daughters, slowly retreated to a corner of the room. Although she didn’t know the purpose of these intruders or their connection to the Shi Family, she understood that if she and her daughter stayed here, they were likely to be caught up in the danger.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Qingwen, who was quick to act, retreated into a room that was previously half-open. Then, a group of guards swiftly covered each other, taking shelter behind various objects near the room, blocking the entryway.

Following this, a series of clicking sounds arose rapidly, clearly indicating that the guards inside the hall started to draw their guns and disable the safeties. Having access to so many firearms under the current regulations of Hua Nation, one had to say, the power of the Shi Family was indeed beyond ordinary people’s imagination.

Lin Fei, standing next to An Caiyuan, reached for the small of her back, and two black pistols instantly appeared in her hands. Bang! Bang! Bang! Three guards, who had already drawn their firearms, fell to the ground.

The opposition was not weak either, as over a dozen guns roared simultaneously. The entire hall echoed with chaos. An Caiyuan took a step closer to Lin Fei, seeking refuge within his protective reach, her expression indifferent as she kept firing back. Muffled groans and the sounds of bodies hitting the floor emanated from the surroundings. Any bullets fired at the two of them were completely blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Move out!! Retreat! Leave some men to hold them back, the rest come with me!" a leader among the guards shouted loudly. Five or six people followed him into the room where Shi Qingwen had retreated earlier.

An Caiyuan paid no mind to them. There were plenty of people outside to surround them, and with An Dongyong there, who was a defensive Psychic far stronger than ordinary humans, a D-class powerhouse, dealing with Shi Qingwen, a normal person according to the files, and those gunmen wouldn’t be a problem. What truly determined victory or defeat was the outcome in the hall.

Qin Yi, holding her daughters, hurriedly hid behind the sofa.

"Mommy..." her daughter’s frightened voice faintly whispered in her ear, and Qin Yi’s face turned pale as she held her daughters tight. Although she was also at a loss, her daughters could only rely on her now. No matter what, she had to remain calm and not panic.

Lin Fei held a sword, and countless bullets striking within a meter in front of him couldn’t advance any further. The moment the bullets approached, specks of blue would suddenly appear, blocking them, creating a metallic clink as if metal colliding, along with small sparks of blue flame. It was as if Lin Fei was surrounded by countless pale blue blossoms, exceptionally beautiful.

Shi Yinsong, who was sitting on the sofa, calmly stood up.

"I assume you’re also from an organization? Where are my other family members?"

"Someone will attend to them," Lin Fei responded indifferently. "I am here specifically to deal with you."

"Choosing me was the greatest mistake of your life," Shi Yinsong said with a smile, spreading open his palm. Countless black specks of light flew out rapidly, converging into a black longsword in his hands. The Black Longsword, constructed like black crystal, appeared solid.

Lin Fei’s eyes narrowed; such a technique was certainly unique, those specks of light were definitely something unknown. He didn’t feel any force, nor did he sense any Psychic ability, True Force.

Shi Yinsong gently ran his hand over the blade.

"Surprised? The sword-casting methods of my Shi Family are not something you outsiders can know." He casually swung the Black Sword, hissing through the air with ease, slicing a ricocheting bullet cleanly in half, the bullet halves falling to the ground, leaving the sword unscathed.

"Reveal the secret of this sword, and perhaps I will spare your life." Without a doubt, Lin Fei was tempted.

Such a technique, if he had it, would mean no longer having to rely on ordinary longswords, and his dependence on the Longsword Ring would be significantly reduced. At any time, he could converge the weapons he needed, unaffected in battle.

"Spare my life?" Shi Yinsong was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter. A faint black halo slowly rose from his body, quickly coalescing into a jet-black, green-eyed panther with an inky sheen at his side.

Roar!!

The panther growled lowly, crouching at Shi Yinsong’s feet.

By this time, the guards in the hall had been mostly cleared out, with about half of them retreating with Shi Qingwen. Gunshots also began to move away from the villa, indicating that the battle had shifted elsewhere. An Caiyuan nodded at Lin Fei and dashed out. Qin Yi also wanted to leave with her two girls, but as soon as she stood up, her feet went numb due to sitting crouched for so long, blood circulation hampered, and she could not get up in time, missing the best chance to leave. She had to crouch down once again.

Lin Fei noticed the movement here, smiled stiffly at the two girls huddling in their mother’s embrace, like a gravely ill patient barely clinging to life, yet it immediately reminded the twins of him.

"Mommy, he’s the strange uncle from the airplane," the braver Qin Xiaolu whispered softly. Her sister quickly nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Qin Yi also remembered Lin Fei, the strange man who had smiled at her daughter on the airport shuttle and scared her daughters. A glimmer of hope arose in her heart, and recalling Lin Fei’s actions, she was certain he was well-intentioned. Given the current situation, she could only hope he would also be kind to her daughters.

Shi Yinsong stroked the half-human height Black Panther at his feet, smiling as he watched Lin Fei.

"As the first sacrifice for the Black Demon Sword, you should feel very honored," he said, gently raising the longsword and making what seemed like a casual slash in Lin Fei’s direction.

With a hiss, a distorted ripple instantly sliced toward Lin Fei.

"What is this?" Lin Fei’s figure blurred abruptly, then cleared up again. The transparent ripple cut through the air, whistling past ineffectually.

Boom!!

The wall behind was suddenly marked with a deep sword scratch, deep enough to nearly cleave the wall.

Shi Yinsong was slightly surprised by Lin Fei’s evasion.

"A speed type, huh? Although this level of speed is a bit troublesome, it’s nothing much," he said lightly, patting the black panther at his side.

With a low growl, the black panther pounced toward Lin Fei like lightning, covering the distance of four to five meters in a single leap. It was like a burst of black wind.

In front of Lin Fei, numerous deep blue ribbons emerged, intertwining rapidly and overlapping, and through the tiny gaps, a silver sword light flashed out, perfectly hitting the black panther’s chest.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the black panther burst into countless black specks of light, scattering away. But in the next moment, the specks of light condensed back into the green-eyed black panther, unharmed and pouncing again in mid-air.

A silver light ring spread out instantly in front of Lin Fei. This was a simplified use of the Sword Heart Chain, forming a single ring, which released much faster. It was also the sword technique that Lin Fei used most often.

The Silver Ring easily sliced through the body of the black panther, but as if it were an illusion, it passed through the panther’s body without resistance and struck the wall-mounted TV behind. With a "crack," the TV and the wall behind it were both marked with a sword scratch a meter long.

The area of the black panther’s body that had been pierced instantly restored to its original state, continuing to pounce at Lin Fei in its original form. At this critical moment, Lin Fei had no time for another move and could only brace for impact.

With a thunderous crash, Lin Fei, along with his deep blue tassels, was smashed fiercely against the wall behind him.

Countless small fragments of cement and stone splattered, and a large amount of dust rose into the air. The whole hall was filled with a haze. The wall behind Lin Fei was now covered with innumerable cracks.

Qin Yi, holding her two daughters, didn’t dare to make a sound as she watched the fight between Shi Yinsong and Lin Fei. It all seemed so dreamlike, so unreal. Qin Yi felt as though she had instantly entered a magical world. But regardless, all of this was reality, and her and her daughters’ fate now rested on this middle-aged man she had met on the plane. Seeing Lin Fei suddenly smashed away, Qin Yi, along with her two daughters, couldn’t help but let out a small cry of alarm.

"See that? This is the Black Demon Sword – the Shi Family’s true relied-upon secret weapon!" Shi Yinsong laughed aloud. "All who oppose the Shi Family must die!"

"The power is comparable to that of a small explosive detonation," Lin Fei’s voice came from within the dust cloud. "That black panther isn’t your power."

Shi Yinsong was taken aback.

"You’re still alive, huh."

As the dust settled around Lin Fei, his figure became visible. The blue tassels were torn to shreds, leaving only tiny remnants that rapidly disappeared as blue specks of light.

A faint blue smoke slowly rose from his body.

"As a reward, I’ll use my true strength." Countless blue smokes screamed out around Lin Fei like devils, constantly morphing into twisted humanoid faces surging outward, but no matter what, they couldn’t leave Lin Fei’s vicinity.

Shi Yinsong’s lips curled up into a smirk, pointing at Lin Fei. Countless black specks of light instantly flew from the panther at his feet, transforming into a green-eyed black panther in mid-air. At the same time, his hand holding the Black Demon Sword hissed, and a mass of twisted sword scratches madly overlapped as they slashed toward Lin Fei.

Lin Fei’s expression was unmoved; his longsword in hand suddenly ignited with blue flames.

Carrying a shower of blue sparks, it met the black panther head-on.

Shh!

In an instant, another longsword just like it materialized in front of Lin Fei, slicing fiercely into the black panther. Following that, with four successive "shh" sounds, a total of six silver longswords almost simultaneously sliced into the mid-air black panther, the faint blue flames burning as if torching a solid body, emitting a hissing searing sound.

The black panther’s pounce solidified instantly, stiffening in mid-air.

Swish!

It suddenly dispersed into countless black specks of light, but this time, they did not re-condense, flying directly back to the Black Sword in Shi Yinsong’s hand.

The six longswords also instantly merged into one. In fact, there had only ever been one from the beginning to end; the others were just afterimages from high-speed movement and momentary stops.

Shi Yinsong’s expression finally grew grave. His Black Sword shook once more, and as countless black specks flew out, they faded and returned to the sword.

"There’s no fluctuation of force, no psychic reaction, just the twisted energy of the sword in your hand," Lin Fei spoke softly. "I can believe that the Black Demon Sword in your hand is the root of your strength."

With a clattering sound,

the ordinary longsword in Lin Fei’s hand directly shattered into countless pieces scattered on the ground. He glanced at the bare hilt in his hand and casually threw it aside.

"Every time, I can feel the touch of hitting the black panther, like the clash of swords. In fact, hitting the black panther is akin to striking the Black Demon Sword, isn’t it?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)