Chapter - 1726

To the shadowy figure, owning the Titan Sword essentially meant that he had just obtained immeasurable power.

Due to the Sword of Might’s ability to completely melt anyone it killed, not only would the shadowy figure now be able to kill in the blink of an eye, but no bones or blood of his victims would even remain! It truly was a terrifying item…

Seeing that the shadowy figure had successfully wielded the sword, Old Hughes then walked up to him before saying, “Now that you’ve obtained the Sword of Might, you must remember to keep your promise of letting me be in charge of Dragonblood city after you’ve conquered it.”

Naturally, Old Hughes hadn’t led the shadowy figure here with the goodness in his heart. The truth was, he had only done so just so that he could end up becoming the supreme leader of Dragonblood city once the shadowy figure obtained the sword’s power.

As for why he had allowed Gerald to obtain the Fishgut Sword first, it was essentially so that the Titan Sword could be retrieved in the first place. Putting it bluntly, the Fishgut Sword acted as a sort of seal that prevented the Titan Sword from being obtained. This meant that the Titan Sword could only be taken once the Fishgut Sword was retrieved. In layman’s terms, it was basically like how water and fire contradicted each other.

Regardless, after hearing what Old Hughes had to say, the shadowy figure revealed a sly smile before staring wickedly at the old man as he said, “You know, I still don’t know for sure how powerful this sword is, Master Hughes. How can I be sure that I’ll be able to conquer Dragonblood City without testing it first…?”

“You don’t have to worry about that! Now that the Fishgut Sword is no longer sealing the Titan Sword’s power, its strength has been greatly enhanced! A simple swing of the sword is sufficient in dealing massive damage to your surroundings! As for what happens when you slash someone with it, I’m sure you already know that the person will instantly melt!” replied Old Hughes with a smile, not realizing that his final moments were near.

“How powerful! Though again, I believe that I really should test it on someone to see the effects for myself…” sneered the smirking shadowy figure as he looked at Old Hughes with an evil glint in his eyes.

Now feeling rather uneasy from the shadowy figure’s expression, Old Hughes couldn’t help but stutter, “…You… W-what are you planning to do?”

“Oh, nothing much… I’m just using you as my test subject!” yelled the shadowy figure as he instantly stabbed Old Hughes head with a malicious smile on his face!

With his head instantly catching fire, Old Hughes could only scream in agony as the fire spread to the rest of his body!

Watching as fiery-red lines began coursing throughout the old man’s dying body, the shadowy figure was now able to confirm the true power of the Sword of Might. As the old man had said, a single slash really was sufficient to completely melt a person!

Old Hughes himself hadn’t expected such a terrible fate to befall himself, but there was little that he could do now…

Soon enough, all that remained of the old man was a slowly diminishing flame…

“As if I’d still have a use for you after obtaining the Titan Sword… Planning on taking over Dragonblood City on my watch? Dream on!” scoffed the shadowy figure as he glared at the dying flame.

Old Hughes was merely a pawn to him. A pawn to help him obtain the sword…

Now that the pawn had fulfilled its purpose, it no longer had any use to him…