Chapter 154: Single Stroke Lightning Sword! The Sword King's Secret Chamber!

Chapter 154: Single Stroke Lightning Sword! The Sword King's Secret Chamber!

【Gold and Thunder Attribute Skill Attack, Skill Type: Piercing Weapon Attack (Origami Person), Pet Tier: Elite Rank 1, Estimated Skill Tier: Perfect Level, Attack Power: 139】

139!

Even though Su Ping had prepared himself in the laboratory, he couldn't help but gasp in shock at this moment.

This attack power was already comparable to that of a Sand Wolf after consuming Wolf Heart and an Energy Burst Potion.

In other words, the power of this skill had reached the peak of the Elite tier in terms of attack strength.

However, this was merely the combined might of four Elite Rank 1 Origami Persons.

Indeed, after the evolution of the Origami Person of Lightning and its subsequent disassembly, it became an Elite Rank 1.

But when it combined to form the Paper Sword of Lightning, its tier increased to Elite Rank 3.

And when this sword was grasped by Qian Yi, the power unleashed in that strike was almost on par with the Elite Peak!

The assembly and combination of Origami Persons released a might that surpassed the constraints of their own tier.

【Single Stroke Lightning Sword (Proficient): Combines the explosive power of Lightning with the sharpness of a sword, allowing for an instant release of immense destructive force and speed! One of Qian Yi's self-created sword techniques, part of his 'Ace of Spades' series of sword arts!】

Indeed, when the little Origami Person finally grasped the Lightning Paper Sword, this Single Stroke Lightning Sword, which he had practiced for a full week, finally reached perfection at the last moment.

The only thing that made Su Ping a bit uncomfortable was that this skill, completely self-created by the little Origami Person, was not present in his knowledge of any other pets, and it seemed that even the description of the True Eye had changed due to the little Origami Person's will.

Fking 'Ace of Spades' series of sword arts!

However, Su Ping suddenly remembered that the last time the little Origami Person, Qian Yi, entered the Three Blade Flow state, it was the same.

Could this little guy be planning to classify all the sword techniques he comprehends using playing cards?

It was fine when no one was around, but Su Ping couldn't help but break into a cold sweat at the thought of the little guy turning into a big poker face on the pet battle arena in the future.

What if he uses that poker face to say some strange things?

As if imagining a certain scene, Su Ping's toes started to curl.

At this moment, he deeply regretted showing the little Origami Person those martial arts movies and trying to educate him about the grace and loneliness of swordsmen.

But it was clear from the little Origami Person's expression of intoxication as he looked up at the sky that it was too late.

It was too late! Just like raising a child, if you don't educate them properly when they're young, it's very difficult to change them when they grow up, no matter how much effort you put in.

He regretted it now!

However, amidst Su Ping's despairing gaze, suddenly, a light shone on the little Origami Person, who was in a state of intoxication.

But this light only appeared for a fleeting moment before disappearing.

Su Ping was startled and blinked his eyes.

If it wasn't for the fact that he had been working day and night these past few days, and the previous night, he had stayed up all night again due to the evolution of the Origami Person, Qian Yi's comprehension of sword techniques, and his eyes were playing tricks on him, then that light just now...

Was that the Evolutionary Light?

He had only seen the Evolutionary Light the night before.

However, compared to the direct evolution of the Origami Person, Qian Yi's body only flashed for a moment before disappearing.

What did this mean?

Su Ping held his breath.

Because he knew he had guessed correctly.

The evolution of a mutated pet could not be judged by the normal evolution standards of regular pets.

High risk, high reward.

President Liu's words still echoed in his ears.

Because for mutated pets, one couldn't use the original race's evolution methods to attempt evolution.

They could only rely on their own abilities to evolve.

When the little Origami Person followed Su Ping's level and broke through, comprehending this mutated sword body,

Su Ping could confirm that the little Origami Person's evolution should be related to 'Paper Body Control' and 'Sword Body'.

However, what Su Ping didn't expect was that the signs would appear so soon?

Indeed, that was definitely the Evolutionary Light just now!

In the knowledge of Beast Breeders, there were explanations for such situations.

This meant that the pet had already met some of the evolution requirements, and its energy had reached its peak, so it was extremely close to evolving, which was why, under certain circumstances, the body would unconsciously emit this Evolutionary Light.

But because some conditions had not yet been met, it couldn't complete the final evolution.

In the beginning, when Old Sand was accumulating strength and the other Thousand Wood Wolves were in the final stages of cultivation, their bodies would occasionally flash with a strand of Evolutionary Light!

So, after the little Origami Person comprehended the Single Stroke Lightning Sword, allowing the mutated sword body to follow and comprehend sword techniques for the first time, reaching the Proficient level, did it already meet some of the evolution requirements?

Had it reached the brink of evolution?

Then, what was the little Origami Person still lacking?

Is it the energy for evolution?

Or the comprehension of other sword techniques?

Su Ping didn't know, but from his perspective, it seemed that these were the only two possibilities.

Comprehension of sword techniques could continue.

The accumulation of evolutionary energy could be enhanced with resources!

Undoubtedly, Su Ping's contracted pet seemed to have finally touched the brink of evolution.

The significance of this was self-evident.

The biggest difference was that Su Ping might no longer be just a beast breeder but also a true beastmaster with combat prowess!

With this thought, Su Ping turned to the little guy who was still reveling in self-admiration.

"Qian Yi, the comprehension of sword techniques is to prepare for various combat situations that may arise. The One-Stroke Lightning Sword is just the beginning, but it's definitely not the end! Are you ready for the second sword technique?"

"Wow!"

The little origami person was brimming with confidence.

It was clear that after comprehending the One-Stroke Lightning Sword, the little origami person not only gained a deeper understanding of itself but also of the sword in its hand.

Some unachievable energy conversions could be accomplished through the sword.

After all, the Heartwood didn't have much, but there were plenty of swords.

The number of origami people assembled into sword shapes was also considerable.

So, the little origami person patted its chest.

As long as there were swords, and as long as 'Master' could make swords, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, the One-Stroke Lightning Sword, the first sword technique, was Su Ping's test, but in a short time, he couldn't think of any other sword techniques to create.

So, as the owner, Su Ping decisively returned the decision-making power to the little origami person.

"Qian Yi! A true swordsman also needs to create his own sword techniques! Do you understand?"

(O_o)??

"Wow? (Create my own?)"

Qian Yi blinked and then nodded firmly:

"Wow! (I understand!)"

...

Qian Yi returned to the Necromancer Underground to continue practicing his self-created sword techniques, and Su Ping also began his preparations.

For both Necromantic and Golden attributes, resources from Elite to Overlord ranks were prepared, three of each kind and level.

To prevent any special circumstances, Su Ping even exchanged a Necromantic Sovereign-level enhancement resource from the Legion:

'Frozen Soul Fire'

This was a precaution.

Additionally, Su Ping turned his attention back to the Capital of Hell Sword King's heritage.

Initially, Dong Muchun had given this to him after she was blasted out of the Mystic Realm and received it as a gift.

From the outside, it looked like a sword-shaped pendant.

In reality, it contained a small spatial dimension.

Within this space, the knowledge of the Capital of Hell Sword King was stored.

Occasionally, Su Ping would glance at this heritage in his free time.

However, due to the material used, the Sword King's heritage books were made of sheepskin, which was quite troublesome.

As a result, his reading progress was slow.

But in recent days, due to the connection with the little origami person and swords, Su Ping examined it more carefully.

Once he started reading, he found it hard to stop.

This was normal, after all, as it was the memoir of an ancient beastmaster who had reached the peak of the Imperial rank.

It contained the entire heart and soul of an Imperial-ranked beastmaster, and it wouldn't be reasonable if it were too simple.

Ancient ideas were not suitable for the beastmaster era.

Pet development was ever-changing, and modern pet beastmasters weren't necessarily stronger than ancient ones, but they were also not inferior.

Therefore, Su Ping acknowledged some parts of the Capital of Hell Sword King's memoir while not paying much attention to others.

After all, it was a record of experiences, sword cultivation, and training.

But it lacked the most crucial thing! The secret evolution method that the Mystic Realm spirit had mentioned,

The true secret evolution methods of the two swords passed down by the Capital of Hell Sword King, the ordinary Decaying Sword evolved to the Overlord-level Immortal Bone Sword, and the Imperial-level Soul Annihilation King Sword, had all been offered to the Jade Saint Lord.

They would never be taught to others again.

Without the secret cultivation and evolution methods, this memoir only held reference value.

Su Ping read it all in one go, and at that moment, his understanding of sword cultivation underwent a revolutionary change.

Although he didn't have sword-type pets and had no intention of contracting one, he had the origami person and now Qian Yi!

After the origami person's evolution, which combined to form the so-called 'Paper Sword Thunder' form, Su Ping realized the enormous potential for the origami person's evolution.

So, could the cultivation methods for tool-type pets be used to combine with the origami person's assembled sword?

It was indeed possible!

The origami person was too flexible! If it was just assembled into a sword shape, it could be cultivated according to the corresponding parts.

Using the experience of sword cultivation, Su Ping could cultivate the origami person.

Unfortunately, although Su Ping now had a wealth of theoretical knowledge, he lacked a genuine sword cultivation method to try out indirectly.

As Su Ping lifted the parchment, he was about to put it back into the cabinet.

However, his eyebrows soon furrowed.

The last page of this parchment book was blank.

Although he was surprised as to why the Capital of Hell Sword King would leave the last page blank, Su Ping still respected the Sword King.

Even though he had parted ways with the Sword King's inherited Sword Spirit on bad terms, Su Ping still respected him and made up his mind that if the opportunity arose, he would try to fulfill the Capital of Hell Sword King's last will.

But when he touched the last page again, he frowned.

Not only did the last page feel harder, but it also felt heavier when lifted.

Su Ping's expression was peculiar.

Did all the ancient Beastmasters like to play these little tricks?

So, was the hidden 'secretly passed down' message on this last page meant to be soaked in water, roasted, or something else?

Su Ping didn't try any of these methods.

Instead, he took it directly to the laboratory, and within an instant, the superconducting sound wave detector analyzed the material of the last page of parchment.

Su Ping clicked his tongue and shook his head, then looked at the analysis results:

[Firefly Sheepskin, Thick Sheepskin Double Layer Wrapper, requires peeling off the top layer of sheepskin and placing it under fluorescent or ultraviolet light to reveal the hidden text.]



As expected!

This is the power of technology!

Su Ping followed the instructions.

Soon, a separate parchment letter appeared in Su Ping's hand.

Under the ultraviolet light, the text inside was clearly reflected:

[Immortal Bone Sword Cultivation Method: ...]



[Soul Annihilation King Sword Cultivation Method: ...]



Su Ping laughed.

As expected!

Even on the brink of death, the Sword King still spoke of vows and secrecy?

It was known that this cultivation method was the Sword King's own research, and if the Lapis Lazuli Saint Lord had not continued the heritage or something unexpected had happened, the Sword King's life's work would have been completely lost in history.

No one could accept such an outcome.

Therefore, in the end, it was only natural for the Sword King to leave behind some tricks.

Even the Mystic Realm Sword Spirit probably didn't know about this.

However, aside from the evolution cultivation of these two sword weapons, there were some genuine last words left by the Capital of Hell Sword King:

[This is the fruit of my life's work, and I cannot bear to see it drift away in the end. If a fated person encounters it, let it be passed down! I die without regret.]



[The Sword Spirit is my final obsession in my twilight years. Whether it succeeds or not, I have no regrets.]



[I specifically leave this heritage within the Tomb of Heaven Sword Seal, hoping that future generations will not forget my name, Yu Liangqing, the Capital of Hell Sword King!]



[Alas, I was unable to reach the Sage Realm and prolong my life to fight the Ghosts of Tomb of Heaven again...]



Reading the Capital of Hell Sword King's final words, Su Ping couldn't help but shake his head in resignation.

Even a Beastmaster of Imperial Rank would eventually turn to dust.

Su Ping wondered what realm a Beastmaster would have to reach to achieve true longevity.

Su Ping didn't know, and he didn't bother to think too much about it.

Instead, he focused on the Capital of Hell Sword King's words.

Su Ping took the sword-shaped pendant hanging around his neck.

Could this broken toy even have a name?

It was just an ordinary spatial item. In modern times, spatial items weren't that rare.

There were companies specializing in producing them.

Among the products that spatial pets could produce, the spatial wristband was the most versatile.

Was this item rare in ancient times? Su Ping scratched his head.

And what about the final mention of fighting the Ghosts of Tomb of Heaven again?

The answer was not hard to guess when connecting the dots.

It should be that hundreds of years ago, during the Liang Dynasty, there was a place called the Tomb of Heaven, where there were many undead monsters.

It was somewhat similar to the current human-restricted zones where monsters lurked, but in recent years, there had been no news of them, indicating they had likely been eliminated.

The Tomb of Heaven Sword Seal was probably a resource from that place.

Su Ping had simply found the sword-shaped pendant attractive and wore it because it was a spatial equipment.

Su Ping shook his head and didn't bother thinking further.

Compared to the so-called Tomb of Heaven, Su Ping was more interested in the cultivation methods of the two special sword weapons mentioned above.

Immortal Bone Sword.

An Elite Rank potential race, a weapon-type pet 'Decaying Sword' in its evolutionary form.

Using a Skeleton Warrior of at least Elite Rank from among the undead, along with a series of resources, to cultivate a peak Overlord-level evolution.

Su Ping was no longer the same as before; such an evolutionary form was relatively ordinary in his eyes.

The final evolutionary potential only increased by one major realm.

If not for the subsequent two-stage evolution, which directly elevated it to the Imperial Peak as the Soul Annihilation King Sword, Su Ping might have glanced at it once and never paid it any further attention.

Soul Annihilation King Sword.

This Evolutionary Form is truly intriguing.

A weapon-type pet beast that can directly slay Undead species and deal immense damage to Undead Soul species is extremely rare.

Therefore, upon discovering this evolution and cultivation method, Su Ping was still very interested.

The evolution of the Soul Annihilation King Sword was also fascinating.

There's no need to mention the numerous evolution steps and required resources.

The final evolution, however, has an extremely special standard.

It requires slaying a certain number of Undead pets, and even more, it demands the killing of Undead pets above the Sovereign Rank!

Evolution, it seems, also requires slaughter,

Undoubtedly, this once again gave Su Ping a sense of broadening his horizons.

In the Beastmaster World, pet evolution has various possibilities.

This includes the paper body assembly of Origami Persons.

If not for the Bestiary in his possession, who could have imagined that this Origami Person, which had no signs of evolution, would evolve in such a manner?

The killing evolution of the Immortal Bone Sword might also be the same.

However, it was unknown how the Capital of Hell Sword King Yu Liangqing had managed to accomplish such an overpowered kill. Just thinking about it, Su Ping could envision a scene and picture filled with excited blood in his mind.

Unfortunately, just as this scene appeared, it was shattered by the last sentence of the Soul Annihilation King Sword's evolution method:

[It is recommended to first raise other pets to the Sovereign Rank, or to have a Sovereign Beastmaster capture Undead monsters for the Immortal Bone Sword to slay...]



Damn, it's realistic, but it's so unromantic! Su Ping couldn't help but complain.

However, just at this moment, the ever-active Bestiary suddenly showed some activity.

It wasn't on any corresponding codex, but a message appeared in Su Ping's heart:

[Obtained the Evolutionary Form of the 'Decaying Sword' - 'Immortal Bone Sword' and the Second Evolutionary Form 'Soul Annihilation King Sword' cultivation method.]



['Decaying Sword' Codex is not activated, unable to further perfect the cultivation evolution method!]



Hmm?

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head helplessly.

Without activating the codex, there was no experience to further improve the evolution method.

This was indeed a matter of course.

However, just as Su Ping was about to filter out this message, the Bestiary belonging to the Origami Person lit up!

[Sensed the special evolutionary form of 'Immortal Bone Sword' and the second evolutionary form 'Soul Annihilation King Sword' evolution method. The evolution method is related to the compatibility of the Origami Person - Paper Sword Form.]



[Can consume Paper Man Codex Experience Points to deduce this evolution method and Paper Man Assembly Method. Each deduction consumes 100 Paper Man Codex Experience Points! The success rate increases after each failure.]



[Personal research can also speed up the success rate of deduction.]



Su Ping scratched his head.

Does the Bestiary have this effect?

However, it must be said that the Paper Sword Form of the Origami Person and this type of sword-type pet beast do have a similar effect.

In that case, why not give it a try? Su Ping wasn't the sentimental type.

If you can use the Bestiary to cheat, why waste time on research? That's like having bubbles in your brain.

Why not use that time to research something that the Bestiary can't cheat for?

So, Su Ping licked the corner of his mouth.

100 experience points didn't seem like much.

He took another look at the Origami Person's Bestiary experience: LV2 (1451/2000)



Over a thousand experience points.

Compared to the Forest Wolf, the urgency to raise the Origami Person's Bestiary level wasn't that pressing.

The Mind's Vision at LV3 wasn't that significant for the Origami Person.

Because there was no need for a wide field of vision in combat, the one controlling the Origami Person was Qian Yi.

So, why not give it a try?

Give it a try!

Su Ping immediately had a thought:

[Consume 100 Paper Man Bestiary Experience Points, deduction failed. Next deduction success rate increased!]



[Consume 100 Paper Man Bestiary Experience Points, deduction failed. Next deduction success rate increased!]



[Consume 100 Paper Man Bestiary Experience Points, deduction failed. Next deduction success rate increased!]



[...]



Su Ping's eyes turned red.

Over a thousand experience points, and he ended up with just over two hundred left.

Then, he finally realized.

What the hell is this?

This routine felt so familiar.

Gacha?

Or gambling?

At this moment, after the riddle man's certain death, Su Ping gained another new life insight:

Gamblers die a bad death!

He let out a long sigh and walked out the door.

The sunlight outside was blinding,

It even made him feel a bit dizzy.

Fortunately, at this moment, a phone call rang, diverting Su Ping's attention from his heartache.

It was Dong Muchun's call.

Su Ping answered, and her voice came through the receiver:

"Su Ping! Come to the main gate of Yun Tian, I've brought the big toy you've been longing for!"

In an instant, Su Ping's eyes lit up.

Could he finally regain his face in front of Su An Yong?

(End of Chapter)

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