The moment Shen Xitang took the Dark Iron Sword, her wrist bones instinctively adjusted to the grip—the weight was exactly the same as when she had wielded the Xuanji Lock in the canal lock chamber three years ago.
The blade sliced precisely through the seam of the Magnetic Pith Ore armor, exposing the sulfur pouch hidden within. "The true lethal strike is here." She flicked the sulfur powder collected on the sword tip into the sunlight; against the magnetic net, the powder revealed the secret 'intertwining lotus' mark of the new Emperor’s secret guards.
Xiao Jingming suddenly pulled her toward the corner of the wall. The entire brick wall collapsed in an explosion, revealing the dense silhouettes of sails in the harbor.
Chapter 63