Chapter 406: Chapter 401: Pinnacle of Life Chapter 406: Chapter 401: Pinnacle of Life When Muria discovered that this katana called “Ice Wheel” was not the same imaginative weapon built with souls that he remembered, which shaped its abilities and form, he wondered who was the one who imitated and crafted this blade?

“Lord Bastide, do you know who the maker of this blade is?” asked Muria indifferently. He was aware that he was not alone in this world, so he had long been mentally prepared.

“You don’t know?” The Ancient Golden Dragon Bastide looked surprised at Muria’s question.

“Should I know?” Muria was somewhat puzzled. It seemed that the maker of the Soul-cutting Sword was very well-known, known to virtually everyone. This was interesting.

“Hmm, given your status, Your Highness, you wouldn’t necessarily need to know,” replied Bastide, nodding slightly, agreeing with Muria’s rhetorical question.

“I’m just too uninformed,” Muria stroked his chin, “Lord Bastide, could you introduce the maker of this blade to me?”

“Ice Wheel is one of the Soul-cutting Swords made by Gustav, the greatest weapon smith recognized on the Main Continent.”

“Soul-cutting Sword series?” Muria’s mouth twitched, “This Gustav, the number one artifact refiner of the Main Continent, didn’t just make one Soul-cutting Sword? Then how many has he made?”

“Hehe, with Master Gustav’s abilities, how could he possibly only make one? When I was traveling on the Main Continent, I heard that Master Gustav had already forged twenty Soul-cutting Swords. By now, who knows how many he has made?”

“Twenty Soul-cutting Swords, each one is different?” asked Muria expectantly. Since he had already won the title of being the best on the Main Continent, he certainly wouldn’t be so low as to create twenty identical Ice Wheels.

“That’s right, the twenty Soul-cutting Swords are all special legendary weapons that can release both the initial release and the final release, each being unique.”

“Initial release! Final release!” Muria’s mouth twitched again, he muttered to himself, “Otaku.”

“What are the noticeable traits of these Soul-cutting Swords?” Muria stared at the recorded magical images where a white-haired young boy swung the Ice Wheel, which was in its initial release form, creating an ice dragon. Muria started to have some speculation about how far this Master Gustav had gone in imitating the Soul-cutting Swords.

“The Soul-cutting Swords made by Master Gustav are very different from regular Legendary Weapons. These weapons, themselves, hold strong power.

Moreover, each Soul-cutting Sword comes with its own unique powerful combat techniques. Yet, the power of these techniques can only be fully released by the one who wields the Soul-cutting Sword, otherwise, the power would be greatly reduced.

In addition, Master Gustav has placed two layers of seals on every Soul-cutting Sword. When completely sealed, a Soul-cutting Sword would appear in a long and slender form.

The process of releasing the two layers of seals is referred by Master Gustav as the initial release and the final release. By releasing the seals on the Soul-cutting Sword, one could gain the power boost of the Soul-cutting Sword.

Normally, the initial release would double one’s power, and the power boost by the final release would be even more terrifying, going up to ten times. However, not many who obtained the Soul-cutting Swords could conduct the final release and gain this terrifying power boost.”

“Also, I don’t know why, but Master Gustav has made a strange setup on the Soul-cutting Swords. To successfully release the initial and final releases, one must chant the corresponding incantations, otherwise, the release of the Soul-cutting Sword wouldn’t succeed.”

“That’s the persistence of an Otaku,” Muria muttered in his heart. Releasing the Soul-cutting Sword without shouting the release phrase just wouldn’t feel right.

The Master Gustav must have devoted great efforts to create these weapons, that originally only existed in fantasies. Naturally, he wanted to keep things perfect and stick to the original setup.

If the tables were turned, given that Muria himself had painstakingly refined these Soul-cutting Swords, he would also add these restrictions that purely caused trouble for the users.

After all, the goal of Gustav creating the Soul-cutting Swords was merely to fulfill the ultimate fantasies from his past life, rather than making a powerful legendary weapon. That was just a bonus.”

“Prince Muria, if you encounter enemies wielding a Soul-cutting Sword in the future, don’t let the ‘Sword’ in its name deceive you. The Sword is only its basic form under two layers of seals. After a Soul-cutting Sword is released, only a small portion still remains as swords, the majority do not resemble swords at all.”

“For example, I’ve seen someone use a Soul-cutting Sword called ‘Hozuki Maru’. After it’s initially released, it turns into an ugly-looking spear. But after the final release, the weapon called ‘Dragon-patterned Hozuki Maru’ looks quite aesthetic.”

Upon introducing the Soul-cutting Swords, the Ancient Golden Dragon could not help but sigh, “Sometimes the weapon designs by Master Gustav make me doubt his aesthetics, but the majority of his weapons are exceptionally beautiful. I find it hard to understand his volatile taste.”

Having listened to the Ancient Golden Dragon’s explanation, Muria, paused for a moment, then asked curiously, “Lord Bastide, if I want to visit this greatest weapon smith on the Main Continent, where should I look for him?”

“Master Gustav is currently the husband of the elder sister of the reigning emperor of the Star Sea Empire, Princess Isabella. He is the chief artifact refiner of the Star Cluster Empire and carries a status equivalent to that of the princes of the royal imperial family.

The Emperor of the Star Cluster Empire even granted a small separate dimension as territorial land to Master Gustav, and often granted treasures under various pretexts. He is indeed extremely favored.”

“Such a high status?” After hearing the dazzling titles and achievements of his fellow citizen, Muria was stunned. Having a standing equivalent to a prince of the human empire – what did that mean? It was on par with the status of a kingdom king, and yet, his actual status was far higher.”

“Prince Muria, do you know why Master Gustav is honored as the greatest weapons smith on the Main Continent?” The Ancient Golden Dragon Bastide’s face beamed with admiration, “Because he can produce legendary weapons at an incredibly efficient speed, and each legendary weapon he makes is unique and characteristic. He represents the human race’s highest level of creativity and forging ability.”

“Bullshit about creativity!” Muria complained inwardly. As he watched the projection of the white-haired boy using the Ice Wheel to perform signature sword techniques like “Blizzard Dive”, “Ice Dragon Tail”, Muria couldn’t help complaining,
“This is shameless plagiarism all right. Yet, it’s indeed impressive that he could forge these weapons that only existed in fantasies into reality.”

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