Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 549 The Choice (Part Two)

"Are you the guardian of the sixth floor?" Darren asked staring at the shadow with caution.

"No, I am not the guardian. It is the guardian.” The shadow pointed to the silver metal body thatwas lying next to him.

After taking a quick glance at the metal body, Darren realized that it was another type of ruthlesscreature. The only difference was that it was still dead, unlike the ones Darren had seen on the thirdfloor, which were alive and moving.

"Sir, I have a question.” Darren's head snapped up at the shadow.

"Yes, what is it?"

"These blade and sword cores...were these left here by the ones who had practiced both sword andblade at the same time?"

The blade and sword cores didn't look like they were randomly discarded in the pond. They wererather meticulously placed in pairs. For every blade core, there was a sword core of the same colorplaced right next to it. The sight of it had impelled Darren to ask the question.

"Yes, you are absolutely right. There are eighteen thousand pairs of blade and sword cores in thispond. Some of them are powerful, while the rest are weak. If you are lucky enough, you will get tochoose a pair that is weak for your opponent, which will increase your chance of winning andsurvival. But I need to remind you that if you are not lucky enough and happen to choose the bladeand sword cores of the colors of cyan, blue or worse purple, I suggest you to give up,” the shadowsaid.

"Give up? Why?" Darren knitted his brows in confusion.

"Well, if you accidentally choose a pair at the level higher than yours, you will have absolutely nochance of winning your opponent,” the shadow said flatly. The shadow had seen many contendersbattle and fail in the past.

"What should I do in order to choose a pair?"

"You unleash a strand of blade and sword intents of yours into the pond. If your intents trigger thereaction of any pair of cores, that will be the pair you've picked and I will put it into the body righthere. I will be honest with you, this is pure luck and there is nothing that you can do to improveyour odds. So be prepared to unleash your blade and sword intents.

In the end, if you manage to survive the battle and kill your opponent, you will be rewarded with thepair of blade and sword cores that you have chosen. I can help you fit the pair into your body if youwant me to," the shadow explained.

Darren was quiet as his head was buzzing with all kinds of thoughts.

"But sir, where did these pairs of blade and sword cores come from? Can you please tell me moreabout this?" One question after the other was constantly erupting in Darren's mind.

Practicing both the blade and sword skills was Conflicting Cultivation. It was tougher than any othermartial arts skills. But how did so many people get to leave their blade and sword cores in thispond? Darren could not wrap his head around this fact.

"All right. We've got all the time in the world, so let me educate you about a few things,” theshadow said.

"My master spent almost 100 years in collecting these cores, which were from the cultivators whocultivated both blade and sword skills in the past millions of years. However, my master couldn'treplace the blade and sword cores that were from more ancient times.

Just so you know, more than half of the people who have practiced both the blade and sword skillswere much more powerful than you are right now. But none of them could make it through theHeavenly Repression. Not a single one.”

Darren finally understood that the pond contained the relic of the people who had practiced boththe blade and sword skills. The pairs of blade and sword cores were buried all over the world andwere finally collected and gathered here by the master of the Starry Tower.

"Sir, may I know why your master had to go through all the trouble to collect these blade and swordcores? What are they for?" Darren's curiosity grew every time the shadow disclosed a newinformation.

"I'm afraid, I'm not allowed to tell you. If you get the chance to meet my master, you can ask himabout it. Now it is time for you to choose a pair for your challenge,” the shadow said.

"Okay. Let's get started.”

Darren rubbed his hand in excitement. He unleashed a strand of blade and sword intent into thepond.

The blade and sword intent unleashed by Darren was prowling in the pond, causing a buzzingsound inside. Some of the most powerful blade and sword intents were agitated and were waitingto be unleashed.

Darren watched the blade and sword cores glow in the pond. It was a beautiful sight.

"I see an orange pair of blade and sword cores shining, but the light is meek.

Oh, those yellow pairs of blade and sword cores are also glowing and they are slightly stronger thanthe orange ones,"

Darren mumbled in awe. He finally began to understand the rule of this game. The blade and swordcores that were chosen by him was the pair that was shining the brightest.

The blade and sword cores in the pond were still twinkling as Darren's blade and sword intenttravelled in the pond. Darren stared into the pond with rapt attention and prayed that the coreschosen by him were not above the level of blue.

"Okay, that will do. I must say that luck isn't in your favor.”

The face of the shadow twisted for a second and he extended his hand. A pair of blade and swordcores came flying towards him.

"They are purple!" Darren stared at the pair of cores in astonishment.