From Sword to Slaughter: Evolution

"This blade… there's something off about it," Ye Fan remarked, surprised as he observed the sword Spettare wielded. It seemed almost alive, moving with a sentience of its own.

"This secret realm has revealed so many S-rank weapons..." thought Shang Pei, watching the fight from a distance. His grip tightened on the hilt of his newly acquired S-rank weapon, the Scarlet Blood Sword, which he had managed to snatch during the earlier battle.

"I will destroy your weapon this time!" Spettare sneered, gripping his sword with both hands and launching a frenzied assault on Lin Luoluo.

Clang, clang, clang—

The sound of metal clashing echoed as their weapons collided repeatedly. Lin Luoluo remained calm, holding her Soul Severing Sword as she parried and counterattacked with precision. Now that she had broken through to the Martial Master realm, coupled with the Soul Severing Sword's full-attribute boost, her strikes were formidable.

With the experience gained from the Martial Saint's lingering image, her swordsmanship had become even more refined and unpredictable. She flawlessly executed the Heavenly Fate Sword Technique, unleashing powerful sword energy with every swing. As their blades clashed, streaks of sword energy shot out, leaving tears in Spettare's clothes.

"So powerful…" Spettare's heart trembled in disbelief as he fended off her attacks. The sword energy she was unleashing was beyond terrifying, and her strength had increased by leaps and bounds.

"Your strength… this isn't the power of a ninth-rank cultivator. Could it be that in that instant…"

"Martial Master," Lin Luoluo replied coldly, her figure suddenly splitting into dozens of afterimages.

Phantom Dance!

She executed the technique, creating the illusion of numerous Lin Luoluos simultaneously thrusting their swords toward Spettare.

Clang, clang, clang—

Spettare frantically swung his sword to block the attacks, barely managing to keep up.

"So strong!" The surrounding warriors were in awe as they watched. "Isn't that Spettare, the Lord of Spee City?"

"He's a Martial Master! They say he's close to breaking through to Martial King! And yet, he's being overpowered by that masked woman!" another warrior exclaimed in disbelief.

"Argh!!!" Spettare roared in frustration, continuously being forced back. Desperate, he channeled his source energy into the sword. The eye embedded in the hilt of the sword flared a sinister blood-red, and crimson energy surged through the blade.

Clang!

The next strike sent a violent shockwave through the air, and Lin Luoluo was blasted backward, spitting out blood.

"Hahaha! Now you see the true power of my S-rank blade!" Spettare laughed triumphantly as he watched Lin Luoluo fly back. The crimson energy from his sword began flowing into his body, turning his eyes a demonic red.

"Ahhh!" He roared, and the ground beneath him cracked and shook, unable to contain his growing power.

"This guy… something's not right," Shang Pei muttered as he observed from a distance, furrowing his brows. "It's that sword…"

Upon closer inspection, Shang Pei noticed the eerie, blood-red eye in the hilt of Spettare's sword. The eye appeared alive, rotating within the guard of the blade, sending shivers down anyone who glanced at it.

"Do you see now? This isn't just any sword—this is a demon blade!" Spettare cackled, exuding a murderous aura.

"A demon blade?" Lin Luoluo's eyebrows rose. She glanced at her own Soul Severing Sword.

"Well, this is a demon sword as well," she murmured.

Ye Fan chuckled. "A demon blade? What a joke. I've severed a demon blade before." He thought back to the time when he had destroyed a lower-ranked demon blade, earning himself a nice boost of evolution points. "I wonder how many points I'll get from breaking an S-rank demon blade," he mused, feeling a surge of excitement.

Without hesitation, Lin Luoluo channeled her source energy into the Soul Severing Sword.

Healing Frenzy!

The blade absorbed her energy, radiating with a burst of healing light, and Lin Luoluo's strength began to rapidly recover.

Bloodlust Frenzy!

She activated the sword's additional power, sacrificing her own blood to boost her strength. As long as she could kill Spettare, her consumed blood would be restored through the sword's power, leaving nothing to worry about.

Boom—

In an instant, immense power erupted from Lin Luoluo, and a shockwave of energy spread out, kicking up a violent gust of wind.

"That power…" Shang Pei's eyes widened. "Has she been hiding her strength all this time? Or… did she just break through?"

Regardless of the answer, Lin Luoluo's power was no less than Spettare's now.

Black and white energy swirled around the Soul Severing Sword as Lin Luoluo prepared for the final clash.

"Let's see whose weapon is superior!" Spettare snarled, his face twisted in rage.

Whoosh—

Before he could make a move, Lin Luoluo charged forward, attacking first.

"You're courting death!" Spettare roared, swinging his sword to meet her strike.

Clang—

The moment their weapons collided, a powerful shockwave erupted, sending loose stones flying in all directions.

Lin Luoluo's expression remained cold and focused. Her strikes came faster and faster, her sword flashing in the air as she relentlessly pressed her attack.

Suddenly, a blood-red aura exploded from her, engulfing the surrounding area.

"Is that… a domain!?"