Worldwide Class Change: An Invincible Swordsman

Chapter 641: Chapter 640, Ancient Sword Spirit, You Are Seeking Death_1

Jiang Chen: Ancient Sword Spirit, it’s you! How did you manage to break free from the God of Death’s control? And you even became a Divine.

Ancient Sword Spirit: Haha... I turned misfortune into a blessing, obtained a treasure, and ascended to become the God of Flames.

Jiang Chen: What treasure?

Ancient Sword Spirit: You are now the Master of Sword Pavilion. Jiang Chen, your era is outdated. Zhuang Maobin is more remarkable than you; he is the true Master of Sword Pavilion.

Ancient Sword Spirit: Although you founded the Sword Pavilion, it is Zhuang Maobin who truly brought the Sword Pavilion to its glory.

Jiang Chen was bewildered.

Well, that’s something. Ancient Sword Spirit, you’ve actually sided with Zhuang Maobin? What on earth does this kid have to make you admire him so sincerely?

Jiang Chen looked at Zhuang Maobin and laughed, "They all hope you become the Master of Sword Pavilion, not me. You’re the one everyone wants."

"No, you are the real Master of Sword Pavilion. The title of Master of Sword Pavilion will always be yours. I won’t compete with you for it. I’ll just step down and become an Elder."

"That’s fine too."

"Master, are you returning to the Legion, or to the God of Destruction’s Temple?"

"You go back first. I will naturally return later."

"Yes."

Zhuang Maobin turned and left.

Jiang Chen watched Zhuang Maobin’s retreating figure. This kid isn’t simple! To earn the admiration of the Ancient Sword Spirit... that old man is quite proud. He doesn’t even respect Bai Yun, and now he admires a junior?

The Ancient Sword Spirit didn’t even hold Bai Yun in high regard, considering himself Bai Yun’s senior. As for Jiang Chen, the Ancient Sword Spirit likewise didn’t think much of him.

But now he admires Zhuang Maobin? I need to investigate this kid’s background! He couldn’t be like Bai Yun, could he? A son of a Divine?

"Zhuang Maobin is gentle and refined, approachable, and seems to lack ambition."

"Yeah, he directly handed over the position of Master of Sword Pavilion to you. That seems different, doesn’t it?"

"Hmph, I still remember when we left; it was he who drove us out."

"Right, this person is definitely not simple."

Jiang Chen’s mind stirred. "What did you just say?"

Jiang Qiu explained, "This person has changed a lot, especially his personality. He used to be very aggressive and quite arrogant, but now he’s gentle and refined. It’s as if he’s not the same person."

Jiang Chen smiled. "Perhaps it’s not really him anymore."

This guy might have been to the Battlefield of the Gods. He might have been possessed by a Divine or a Lord from the Battlefield of the Gods. His body is one person, but his Soul is another. It seems the Divines from the Battlefield of the Gods are preparing to return. Then this kid’s plan must be to gather Divines to go to the Battlefield of the Gods. That’s right. It’s also possible that the Ancient Sword Spirit and the others are no longer themselves; they’ve become someone else.

Jiang Chen thought about it carefully and felt something was still off.

If they were Divines from the Battlefield of the Gods, they wouldn’t give up the position of Master of Sword Pavilion. With that position, they could allow Divines to ascend to the Battlefield of the Gods at any time for possession and rebirth.

Jiang Chen couldn’t figure out the crucial point. The only certainty was that there was something wrong with Zhuang Maobin.

Jiang Qiu said, "Alright, let’s not speculate anymore. Isn’t everything fine now? You’re the Master of Sword Pavilion now. And Zhuang Maobin, isn’t he a Jian Ge Elder? He’ll still have to listen to you in the future."

"You can kick him out."

"Jiang Chen, kick this kid out."

"Yeah, kick him out! Don’t let him return to the Sword Pavilion."

"That’s a good idea."

All five were clamoring for Jiang Chen to kick Zhuang Maobin out of the Sword Pavilion.

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Kick him out? He just let me become Master of Sword Pavilion, and the next second I’m supposed to kick him out? That would make me seem like I’m burning bridges. Am I, Jiang Chen, that petty? Do I lack such magnanimity? If I did that, what would be the point of being Master of the Sword Pavilion! The Sword Pavilion would simply dissolve. The Wanderers are all proud individuals. They would definitely not follow a Master who acted that way. Perhaps Zhuang Maobin is just waiting for me to do exactly that!

Jiang Chen shook his head. "You don’t understand the Wanderers. They are people of great loyalty and righteousness. If I do that, the Sword Pavilion would dissolve even without me needing to formally disband it."

"Besides, Zhuang Maobin will surely create another Sword Pavilion and take away a large number of people. Although I don’t care much about the position itself, I don’t want to see the Wanderers split apart."

"And I also want to see what Zhuang Maobin is really up to!"

He must have a purpose.

The five of them pondered deeply.

Alice nodded. "You’re right. His passing the position of Master of Sword Pavilion to you must have a purpose. Perhaps he’s waiting for you to do just that!"

Jiang Qiu asked, "What will you do now?"

"Naturally, I’ll return to the Sword Pavilion. But first, I need to see someone."

"Who?"

"The Ancient Sword Spirit."

Jiang Chen went straight to find the Ancient Sword Spirit. The Ancient Sword Spirit was now a Divine, the God of Flames, so Jiang Chen naturally sought him out.

The Ancient Sword Spirit also had his own Divine Palace. Besides the Ancient Sword Spirit, there were his companions, who had once besieged Jiang Chen together.

Jiang Chen sensed that all seven of them were Divines, just like the Ancient Sword Spirit. They had completely rid themselves of the mark of the Death God King.

「Inside the Divine Palace.」

The Ancient Sword Spirit looked at Jiang Chen. "Well met."

Jiang Chen asked directly, "Ancient Sword Spirit, how did you rid yourself of the death mark? That’s a Sovereign’s Mark; with your strength, you couldn’t have removed it."

Ancient Sword Spirit: "Jiang Chen, you underestimate me."

Jiang Chen: "Jiang Chen, you say? It seems you all don’t acknowledge me as the Master!" he said coldly.

The proud Ancient Sword Spirit, along with his few friends, looked at Jiang Chen, not regarding him as the Master at all. In their eyes, only strength could qualify someone to be the Master. And being Divines, they naturally weren’t afraid of Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, we became Wanderers many years before you. You, a junior, have become Master of the Sword Pavilion, and we are to be your subordinates? Did you really think we would respect you?"

"Forget it. We are all Divines, and so are you. We are equals."

"Unless you are a Lord."

Jiang Chen nodded. "You’re right. It seems you’re convinced then." His tone was laced with sarcasm. "So, will you all attack together, or one by one?"

"Still not convinced, are you!"

"Then I’ll beat you until you are!"

"We are all Divines, but there are still differences between Divines."

"You are all merely rabble..."

Jiang Chen’s few words completely ignited their fury, especially calling them rabble, which clearly implied they were insignificant.

The Ancient Sword Spirit was also angered. He hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to be so arrogant.

The Ancient Sword Spirit said, "Jiang Chen, if you lose, give up your position as Master of the Sword Pavilion and let Zhuang Maobin take over."

"And you shall become his subordinate."

"Fine, I agree. Will you come at me together, or will you fight me one by one?"

"Of course, I will be the one to go."

Jiang Chen laughed. "I suggest you all come at me together!"

"This is outrageous! We are all Divines. You think we’re rabble? You’re no different!"

"Jiang Chen, my elder brother doesn’t need to challenge you! I alone am enough to defeat you."

"I’ll go first."

"No, give this chance to me! I am the weakest among us eight."

"Let me do it. Decades have passed, and I would like to see what great moves Jiang Chen has."

The Ancient Sword Spirit said, "Enough. I alone will do. The rest of you watch from the side."