The Blood of Youth Episode 38 Recap, Plot

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Before anyone could react, they saw Wushuang sheathe his sword, gravely wounded and coughing blood. Luo Qingyang praised Wushuang as a promising youth, but his killing intent surged immediately after. Seeing this, Xiao Se swiftly stepped in, mocking Luo Qingyang for bullying the young despite being a Sword Immortal, and declared he would protect Wushuang’s life, asking to take him away from Qianjin Terrace first. Having won two brilliant matches in a row, Luo Qingyang’s morale and momentum soared.

Xiao Se had never been his match and would almost certainly die today. At this critical moment, Lei Wujie acted on impulse, launching a barrage of verbal attacks to distract Luo Qingyang, buying time by suggesting a rematch in three days. This completely undermined Luo Qingyang’s aura of a master seeking defeat. But the problem remained: Lei Wujie might escape today, but not the duel three days later.

That night, he rushed to the Bai Residence to consult Wu Xin, hoping to learn more about Luo Qingyang. Knowing oneself and one's enemy was the key to victory. However, Wu Xin’s description left Lei Wujie hopeless—he finally understood that a true expert could, with one sword stroke, create a world that trapped the opponent within, leaving no escape.

Xie Xuan advised Lei Wujie that every Sword Immortal had their own unique sword momentum, and to break it, one had to go against it. Lei Wujie thought hard and suddenly remembered that to break Luo Qingyang’s Sorrowful Sword Momentum, he had to hurl curses at him. Xiao Se and Wushuang were helpless, but Xie Xuan thought it might actually work.

He also suggested Lei Wujie go into seclusion for two days and cultivate sword intent like his mother, Li Xinyue—focusing on one pure sword, which might give him a sliver of hope. Ye Ruoyi, upon hearing that Lei Wujie still had a chance, felt a knot of anxiety deep down and hoped Xiao Se could persuade him to cancel the duel. Xiao Se believed that Lei Wujie, after all, was the younger brother of Li Hanyi.

The Five Great Sword Immortals had varying degrees of camaraderie; surely Luo Qingyang wouldn’t deliver a killing blow because of that. Now that Li Hanyi had returned to Xueyue City from the Sword Intent Tomb with 30% of her strength restored, she also heard that Yin Luoxia left Xueyue City due to a public confession from her disciple. Even Luo Mingxuan chased after her.

Though there had been romances between masters and disciples in Jianghu, it was still hard to accept. Li Hanyi felt that someone had to take the first step in love—but whether she meant Luo Mingxuan or Zhao Yuzhen was unclear. Due to recent internal unrest in Beili, Nan Jue took the opportunity to invade the borders, capturing three cities in just one day. Xiao Lingchen prepared to lead troops to the front lines, but before leaving, he visited Xiao Se.

As members of the Xiao clan, they were destined to shoulder the responsibility of defending the nation—one guarding the borders, the other securing Tianqi. Beili revered the sword, while Nan Jue revered the saber. Every young man in Beili harbored the dream of becoming a hero, roaming Jianghu in white robes with sword in hand. Xiao Se once had that dream too. Everyone knew he excelled with the Wuji Staff, but few knew his swordsmanship surpassed even that.

To defeat Luo Qingyang, Xiao Se could only think of one option—going to the Imperial Observatory to ask Qi Tianchen to open the Sword Vault for him and obtain the Heavenly Severing Sword. However, Qi Tianchen had been seriously injured on Penglai Island and couldn’t protect him. Fortunately, Sikong Qianluo appeared, willing to protect him so he could safely enter. With both Sikong Qianluo and Qi Tianchen as witnesses, Xiao Se unleashed the Nation-Splitting Sword Formation to subdue nine swords.

This technique had been passed down from the founding emperor Xiao Yi to the Xiao royal family. Vast and domineering, only those with great talent could learn it. The Nation-Splitting Sword Technique had four realms: Deathless, Windbreaker, Dragonshock, and another Windbreaker. Most people could never reach Deathless in a lifetime. The highest achiever in the past century had been Lord Langya Xiao Ruofeng. Even reaching Windbreaker didn’t guarantee entry into the chamber housing the Heavenly Severing Sword.

Xiao Se used nine swords to force open the sword chamber, only to fall into an illusion created by his inner demon when approaching the sword. In the illusion, Xiao Se saw his inner demon was Ming Dedi and killed him with a sword. But after that, he saw Lei Wujie and others slain by Luo Qingyang, and became trapped in emotional turmoil, unable to pass the trial.

The Sword Keeper offered him one more chance—to comprehend the will of the emperor. But Xiao Se ultimately chose to give up and returned to Sikong Qianluo’s side. Sikong Qianluo fought fiercely for three hours with her spear to protect Xiao Se. Though Xiao Se failed to obtain the sword, he finally understood that what emperors called “burdens” were actually the things that had accompanied him on his journey.

The Heavenly Severing Sword did not belong to Xiao Se, nor did he want to become another Ming Dedi. Even if it meant death, he would never back down and would rush ahead to protect those he cared about. The three-day period passed in the blink of an eye. Tang Ze took Tang Lian’s place as Xuanwu, and the newly reformed Four Guardians gathered again at Qianjin Terrace. Everyone else arrived on time, except Lei Wujie.

After a long wait, Prince Yong’an Xiao Se finally appeared to accept the challenge. With nine swords unleashed, he used the Nation-Splitting Sword Technique, breaking through from Windbreaker to Dragonshock, to face Luo Qingyang’s National Lament Sword. The dragon’s roar was deafening, the sword winds fierce, and it felt like thousands of heroes were mourning. Though everyone had seen the National Lament Sword Dance before, witnessing it again filled them with sorrow and despair.

Luo Qingyang’s sword sang as he advanced on Xiao Se, his gaze sharp as a blade. Just as everyone worried for Xiao Se, he suddenly shouted curses, and the sword momentum shattered. Furious and humiliated, Luo Qingyang unleashed the strongest strike of his Sorrowful Sword—“Rite to the Soul. ” As expected, Xiao Se was gravely injured and fell. Lei Wujie rushed into Qianjin Terrace to resist Luo Qingyang’s sword formation. Ji Xue, Tang Ze, and Sikong Qianluo all joined in, and the Four Guardians stood before Xiao Se, ready to fight to the death.

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