Chapter 535 — The Sword of Kalpa Fire
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly. This black tiger god had returned from the front lines—it seemed the Woodcutter Sage had already quelled the demon gods there. He said at once: "When heaven and earth are remade, it is called a great kalpa! The remaking of heaven and earth is not merely natural disaster, not merely the invasion of heavenly demons, not merely the common people buried in flood and fire—the remaking of heaven and earth is also the people's hearts turning to change, divine arts changing the law, the law changing the great Dao." Note 1
The tiger god tilted its head, and as it climbed it sneered: "Change the people's hearts, change divine arts, change the law, change the Dao—what a grand claim! With your sword technique, can you change this world, change this bright heaven and earth, change the thoughts and minds of all living beings? Your sword technique is not bad, but your ambition is too great!"
Shen Mu's gaze grew fervent, his tone somewhat impassioned: "Change the people's hearts—if the people do not worship the gods, if the people do not fear the gods, then the gods have no authority. If the gods have no authority, then divine arts can be changed. If divine arts change, the law changes; if the law changes, the Dao changes; if the Dao changes, heaven and earth change!"
Sang Hua looked at the youth beside her. The youth beside her was radiant with spirit, fearless even before this majestic black tiger god.
Shen Mu raised his hand, pointing at the savage battlefield in the darkness. His voice was somewhat hoarse, yet in the night it was deeply stirring.
"Look! This is the kalpa the gods and demons have brought down upon us, to destroy our world, to make the common people know the might of the gods and demons, to fear them, to tremble before them, to revere them, to worship them! And my Kalpa Sword is meant to open the kalpa of changing the people's hearts, to open the kalpa of changing divine arts, to open the kalpa of changing the Dao and the law—and thereby remake heaven and earth!"
He grew more and more impassioned. Though Sang Hua did not fully understand, she could feel the surging passion within him!
This youth seemed to possess a charm that could stir the heart, making one unable to resist listening to his words, infected by his emotion.
In a few strides the black tiger god reached the foot of the altar, its body already towering far above Shen Mu and the others, exerting an intense sense of pressure.
This demon god looked down at Shen Mu, and after a long while, it finally broke into a smile, the whiskers on its face spreading in all directions: "I knew you were remarkable. I do not fully understand your words, but I find them extraordinary. What is this move of yours called?"
Shen Mu looked up at it and said in a deep voice: "This sword technique is called Opening the Kalpa!"
The black tiger god was slightly taken aback: "Opening the kalpa of changing the people's hearts? Opening the kalpa of changing divine arts? Opening the kalpa of changing the Dao and the law? A fine name!"
Sang Hua understood a little as well. This youth beside her, who had come from another world, intended to bring down a kalpa upon the gods and demons who had brought down a kalpa upon them—and so he called his sword technique Opening the Kalpa.
His sword technique followed the path of changing the law—changing the law of the ancestors, revolutionizing the fate ordained by gods and demons.
The black tiger god asked again: "How many moves does your Kalpa Sword have?"
Shen Mu's face reddened slightly, and he said hesitantly: "For now, only one. In creating this move, I feel my reserves are spent..."
"I thought as much. At your age, what you can accumulate is not much."