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Chapter 116: The Paper Sword! Perfecting Paper Body Assembly!
Chapter 116: The Paper Sword! Perfecting Paper Body Assembly!
"Bababa..."
In the darkness of the night, within a gloomy basement, an eerie scene unfolded that would likely send ordinary people running for the hills.
In the basement, dimly lit by flickering lights, stood ten half-meter-tall origami figures, emitting a series of incomprehensible sounds.
This was the place Mu Xin had created for his Necromantic Familiars.
Necromantic Familiars, unlike the Forest Wolf, were not meant to be on display. Therefore, an expansive underground chamber was created, branching off from the previous room, to serve as their designated area.
Su Ping sat on the ground, chin in hand, observing these creations with a sense of bewilderment.
He couldn't help but feel at a loss as to how to approach these peculiar beings.
Now, he could somewhat understand the frustration and despair Mu Yu had expressed in his manuscript.
"Bababa..."
It was no wonder Mu Yu considered these creatures, who seemed like they had cerebral palsy, unworthy of being called Beasts.
Su Ping's words were not an insult but a simple truth.
These creatures struggled to understand commands and language, especially without the benefit of a Soul Bond to facilitate communication.
Even the small origami figure, Qian Yi, scratched his head in confusion as he looked at these 'relatives' of his, slightly larger than himself:
(｀_)ゝ
Why did these creatures, similar to him, appear so unintelligent?
Unfortunately, Qian Yi, though more powerful than these low-level origami figures, was not as capable as Old Sha.
Without the inherent abilities of a Wolf King, these origami figures lacked the instinct to obey.
However, there was a silver lining. Su Ping had successfully activated the origami figure's catalog, which granted him an innate affinity for them. As long as they weren't enemies, and without specific commands or his own hostile intentions, these seemingly dim-witted origami figures had no desire to attack and would even show signs of friendliness.
Su Ping's idea was straightforward.
As the name suggested, since the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog mentioned the Paper Body Assembly as one of the origami figure's racial skills, he wanted to try assembling the paper bodies.
This idea was direct and undoubtedly something ordinary people would never consider.
The Paper Body Assembly was a racial skill derived from the origami figure's origin in the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog.
Typically, racial skills were abilities that Familiars naturally developed as they grew.
However, if origami figures could truly develop this skill during their growth, someone would have discovered it by now.
Therefore, the Paper Body Assembly skill must have specific conditions and requirements for activation.
Unfortunately, the first phase of this idea hit a significant snag.
Su Ping couldn't command these origami figures to transform as he wished.
This was the crux of the problem.
After a moment of thought, he still hadn't decided on the desired transformation for these origami figures!
Su Ping turned his gaze towards the small origami figure, Qian Yi.
His eyes slowly moved down to Qian Yi's waist.
There, hanging from his belt, was a sheathed sword.
Despite Qian Yi's small stature, this 'sword' could, at best, be considered a dagger in human terms.
Sword! After his experience in the Sword King Abyss, he had become intimately familiar with swords.
Moreover, with the partial legacy and insights of the Sword King, Su Ping had developed his own ideas about swords.
Su Ping stopped Qian Yi, who was still circling the origami figures three times to the left and three times to the right:
"Qian Yi, how was your sword made?"
Swords were forged, and at most, a hilt and guard could be added.
But in Qian Yi's case, he had indeed crafted this sword himself.
Qian Yi's sword, even with the enhancement of the Golden Lance Technique, needed to be replaced and remade from his paper body after constant strikes against the wall.
"Wow! (A swordsman's sword is the embodiment of their life and passion!)"
"..."
Su Ping spoke with a serious tone:
"That is the sword in your heart! But what about the sword in your hand?"
After this change in perspective, Qian Yi finally understood.
He drew the 'sword' from his waist.
The once rigid and sharp paper sword seemed to soften, and then, right before Su Ping's eyes, it transformed.
This pile of paper began to slowly weave itself together.
It didn't start with the sword hilt and blade but with sturdy paper, first forming a thick 'heart'. Then, two pieces of paper slowly merged, intertwining to create the spine.
From there, the paper extended outwards, forming an incredibly thin yet sharp blade and tip under the hardened paper.
Lastly, the hilt and guard were added.
Su Ping blinked, as if a flash of insight had just passed through his mind.
He immediately asked Qian Yi to demonstrate the process again.
"If one were to make a sword out of paper, how many separate parts would be needed, and then how would they be assembled?"
A sentence from the cultivator's manuscript suddenly flashed through Su Ping's mind.
"The souls of these origami men are incomplete! How can they be considered beasts?"
It was impossible to find any potential for evolution in a single origami man. Forcing their evolution would only result in deformed creations like the Paper Armor Man.
But at this moment, as the miniature paper sword slowly took shape, it seemed to pierce through Su Ping's mind, igniting a brilliant flash of insight.
Goosebumps erupted all over his body.
This was the essence of being a cultivator! Sometimes, a clear direction and a flash of insight in the right direction could be more valuable than any knowledge, experience, or cultivation experience.
Of course, for Su Ping, this was more than just a flash of insight.
It was a freaking explosion of insight.
His mind went blank, as if an electric current surged from his spine to the top of his head.
This insight came from reading Mu Yu's manuscript and, more importantly, the 'Paper Body Assembly' racial skill in the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits.
Paper Body Assembly! Was it really just about assembling the body? Was it possible that during the folding and assembly process, the soul also underwent a similar assembly?
In an instant, Su Ping turned his head, and his eyes glowed with a greenish light in the darkness.
He stared at the ten origami men still babbling 'Bababa'.
It was clear that to make these origami men follow his instructions and transform into what he envisioned, there was one crucial aspect missing.
Before having this idea, it seemed like an impossible task, but now, even if it meant forcing them, he had to make them change.
Putting aside everything else, he first needed to experiment to see if his idea was correct.
Could Paper Body Assembly truly enable the origami men to transform?
Su Ping decisively grabbed a piece of white paper and an ink pen.
He drew a sword, a simple longsword with nothing special about it.
But soon, in addition to the overall shape of the longsword, he began to draw the dividing lines.
Here, Su Ping was grateful for the insights he gained from the Fengdu Sword King's manuscript, which allowed him to understand the basics of sword creation, something he had previously been clueless about.
The demonstration from the little paper man also helped.
After two hours, Su Ping put down his pen, satisfied with his work.
The longsword, now assembled into a complete shape, had been divided by Su Ping into three main parts.
The first was the sword heart, or sword heart, the core of the paper sword, and the first part created by Qian Yi.
Next was the sword blade, the most crucial part of a sword, which needed to be sharp to maximize its attacking power.
Finally, there was the guard and hilt, connected to the blade.
These positions needed no further explanation.
Su Ping spent two hours drawing these three components in intricate detail, ensuring they could be viewed from various angles, including the assembly points and precise dimensions of the blade wrapping around the sword heart.
He meticulously drew the sword heart's connection to the hilt, the notches on the blade, guard, and hilt, leaving no detail untouched.
He wasn't thinking about the Overlord-Class Sword Artifacts he had seen in the Sword King Abyss, with their attribute transformations and skills surpassing those of the Golden Saber Technique Blade.
One must take things one step at a time.
First, he needed to master the art of folding and assembling the origami men's paper bodies.
Suddenly, Su Ping's gaze fell upon the origami men named 'Bababa', his eyes hardening.
However, Su Ping didn't rush to use force; instead, he turned to the little origami man:
"Qian Yi, can you transform into this shape?"
Su Ping pointed to the most crucial part, the sword heart.
The little origami man scratched his head; he disliked changing his appearance, even though he was proficient in the art of 'face-changing'.
Nevertheless, he chose to nod at his master's request.
Thus, for the first time in front of Su Ping, the little origami man transformed, his paper body slowly softening, then gathering and reshaping into a forty-centimeter sword heart.
Su Ping nodded in satisfaction, then turned to one of the origami men, pulling one over to witness the entire process. This origami man was now pointed at by Su Ping, who had transformed into the sword heart, Qian Yi.
"Bababa..."
Su Ping pursed his lips; he wasn't one to advocate violence, but at this moment, he also wanted to strike the head of this stupid thing.
Had he not expressed his intentions clearly enough?
Fortunately, this thing's intelligence and self-awareness were indeed not as smart as Cultivator Mu Yu had written in his diary.
However, it seemed to understand the basic meaning.
Its body slowly softened, and then, surprisingly, within three minutes, it transformed into the sword heart.
Su Ping was pleased and nodded, then turned to the remaining seven origami men, who were still babbling 'Bababa'. Before Su Ping's eyes, three origami men had transformed into the 'sword heart', 'sword body', and 'sword hilt'. He held his breath in anticipation.
Next was the moment to witness a miracle!
Fortunately, the transformed origami men still retained their rigid thinking and insufficient self-awareness, so they remained motionless for half a day without any action or change.
Therefore, even when Su Ping picked them up, there was no resistance.
Su Ping first picked up the central sword heart and aligned it with the sword body, slowly pushing it into the slot.
There was no sound or movement, but at this moment, the two original origami men seemed to merge into one.
However, it was clear this wasn't the end!
Su Ping exhaled deeply, and the little origami man watched intently from the side.
After all, within the little origami man's body was the 'Sword Soul Imprint', a special life form and consciousness born from a Holy Spirit Grade Resource Soul Seed and the Sword Soul Imprint.
It had an incredibly high talent and curiosity for anything related to swords.
Naturally, Su Ping's actions also attracted the little origami man's full attention.
He watched Su Ping's movements intently.
For some unknown reason, the little origami man felt that what was about to happen had a significant connection to him.
At this moment, Su Ping had no time to pay attention to the little origami man's gaze. He slowly assembled the paper sword, which included the sword body and a portion of the sword heart, with the origami man that had transformed into the sword guard and sword hilt.
'Kacha!'
The crisp sound seemed to turn the gears of the world.
Finally, at this moment, the three origami men came together in perfect unity before Su Ping's eyes, forming a single entity! An incredibly simple yet purely white paper sword appeared before Su Ping and the little origami man.
A glimmer of desire flashed in the little origami man's eyes, an abstract longing that was evident at a glance:
(﹃)
But Su Ping continued to stare intently at the changes occurring on the paper sword.
In less than half a minute, a bright light rose from the paper sword in his vision.
The next moment, the true vision revealed the meaning of this light!
Su Ping's pupils suddenly contracted, and an unimaginable joy escaped his lips.
Because it was:
【Paper Body Assembly (Beginner)】
(End of Chapter)
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