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Chapter 156: Qian Yi's Evolution Opportunity! The True Swordsman!
Chapter 156: Qian Yi's Evolution Opportunity! The True Swordsman!
Qin Chuan's arrival had nothing to do with Su Ping, or so he thought.
He was certain that his relationship with Qin Chuan's young mistress was pure and innocent.
After enjoying the 'Black Blood' intelligent supercar for two days, Su Ping shifted his focus back to Qian Yi.
The evolution of the little paper puppet was his top priority.
Even the construction of the Wood Heart took a backseat to his concern for the little paper puppet's evolution.
Since the last time the paper puppet evolved and mastered the 'One-Line Lightning Sword', all matters had to make way for the little paper puppet's evolution.
Except for the continuous connection with the Wood Heart through Lin Wolf, there seemed to be nothing more important than the little paper puppet.
During this time, as the little paper puppet delved into sword techniques, Su Ping fed it a Gold-type and an Undead-type resource every other day, and spent most of his time researching the evolution of the paper puppet.
As it turned out, after comprehending the paper puppet's paper body folding, its evolution became much simpler.
Over the past few days, the paper puppet maintained its Paper Sword form, but it was no longer just the Paper Sword·Thunder.
There was also a Paper Sword·Fire and a Paper Sword·Wind.
Indeed, the paper puppet's evolution forms had further diversified into two distinct variations based on attributes.
Paper Puppet·Wind and Paper Puppet·Fire.
Aside from providing Su Ping with 400 points of experience for the Paper Puppet Codex, the evolution forms also perfected the little paper puppet's Three Sword Style!
Three Paper Swords, representing the combined power of nine paper puppets: Wind, Thunder, and Fire.
Over the past few days, Su Ping had fed the little paper puppet various resources, and it had consumed quite a lot.
However, aside from the little paper puppet feeling a bit bloated due to the consumption of high-level resources, there were no noticeable effects.
Therefore, Su Ping had ruled out the possibility of insufficient evolution energy.
In other words, in his opinion, the only requirement for the little paper puppet's evolution was to master new sword techniques and perfect the mutated sword body skill.
Evolving through skill comprehension was not an uncommon evolution method.
After all, compared to the previously witnessed evolution of the Eternal Bone Sword and the paper puppet's body folding, which were even more obscure and never-before-seen evolution methods, this was relatively straightforward.
Hence, the little paper puppet's self-created second sword technique became the primary focus during this period.
The three swords that the little guy requested were finally completed by Su Ping.
Su Ping also wanted to see what kind of sword technique the little paper puppet had created.
Uniting the power of ten Elite Paper Puppets! The three Paper Swords represented the collective might of nine paper puppets.
Adding Qian Yi's main body to the mix, the significance was self-evident.
However, the question remained: what kind of energy manipulation was required to create the so-called sword technique?
Su Ping had previously advised the little paper puppet that it could continue using just one sword, but Qian Yi's paper body control seemed to give it more confidence and challenge in wielding multiple swords simultaneously.
And so, the situation unfolded as it did.
The little paper puppet's expression was solemn.
At the same time, this was a face that Su Ping had never seen before.
Although he had his suspicions, upon witnessing this abstract creation, Su Ping couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
It was a 3.
Although Su Ping didn't know how to distinguish between Spades and Hearts, he now understood the little paper puppet's sword technique system.
One sword was the Heart A, so three swords were Spades 3?
Would the number of swords change the face of the poker cards on its face?
Su Ping shook his head and continued observing.
As expected, the little paper puppet maintained its initial stance.
Suddenly, Qian Yi thrust one of the swords into its own chest.
The sword pierced through its chest and was directly fixed to its body, perhaps even more securely than if it were manually controlled.
Notably, the sword inserted into its chest was the Paper Sword·Wind among the three swords.
Wind-type as the core?
Su Ping's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had absolute trust and confidence in the little paper puppet when it came to swords.
He could doubt other things, but not the little paper puppet's sword-related abilities.
He might not believe in the little paper puppet, but he couldn't deny the power of the Sword Intent Origin + Soul Seed Sword Spirit.
So, he watched intently as the little paper puppet entered a state of readiness once again.
The two swords were held in its hands, but the way it gripped them was different from before.
Its right hand held the Thunder Sword upright, while its left hand held the Fire Sword upside down.
The three sword bodies, along with the sword piercing its chest, seemed to envelop the little paper puppet in a cocoon of swords.
The next moment, the little paper puppet moved.
However, its action differed slightly from what Su Ping had anticipated.
The little paper puppet's waist turned slightly.
At the same time, an invisible stream of air seemed to circulate within the entire Undead Basement.
The space in the Undead Basement was completely sealed, so it was clear that this wind couldn't have come from outside.
The source of this breeze was the little paper puppet's feet, from which swirls of air emanated.
This stream of air seemed to form an invisible vortex of wind around its body.
The next moment, the little paper puppet brandished the two swords in its hands with terrifying force.
Accompanying the terrifying vortex, the attributes of flame and thunder changed under its control, merging with the wind beneath its feet.
Then, the sword swung faster and faster!
The little paper man spun rapidly in front of Su Ping, as if transformed into a rapidly spinning top under the force's rotation!
However, at the edge of this 'top,' a whirlwind enveloped flames and thunder, forming a truly deadly edge.
Sword Blade Storm?
Su Ping was astonished.
He watched the little paper man's swiftly spinning figure.
And under the traction of the spinning wind, the surrounding soil and bricks involuntarily flew towards it.
Upon the slightest touch, they were instantly shattered into powder.
What kind of power was this?
Three seconds.
This 'Sword Blade Storm' lasted only three seconds, and the little paper man's movements stopped:
(((φ(◎ロ◎;)φ)))
Su Ping's mouth twitched as he looked at the little paper man's wobbling body.
Obviously, this sword technique was still not very familiar to the little paper man.
After performing it, his steps were a bit unsteady.
However, even so, a ray of light appeared on the little paper man's body.
That ray of light represented the skill he had comprehended!
In terms of comprehension, you can always trust Qian Yi:
【Qian Yi Cyclone (Proficient): Qian Yi has fused the wind, fire, and thunder elements, creating a self-invented sword technique. By relying on high-speed rotation to restrict opponents' actions and using sword edges of flames and thunder, he crushes all enemies! This is part of the 'Spade 3' series of sword techniques belonging to the mutated origami person Qian Yi!】
Damn it, Qian Yi Cyclone!
Su Ping was stunned.
How did this self-invented sword technique come about? Was it too much to give the founder naming rights? The previous One-Line Lightning Sword was fine, as it was plagiarized by Su Ping.
But this time, Qian Yi took advantage of a gap and came up with this so-called Qian Yi Cyclone.
Soon, Su Ping's attention shifted from this ridiculous name, and he frowned.
Although the little paper man in front of him had already comprehended the sword technique, he still showed no signs of evolving.
The highly anticipated evolution light remained unlit!
Not enough?!
Su Ping's frown deepened.
Were two sword technique skills not enough?
Was this evolution requirement too bizarre?
No!
This was just an Elite Rank 1 mutated origami person.
Even if mutated, the theoretical evolution difficulty shouldn't be too high.
Comprehending three separate sword techniques seemed not too difficult with the help of the Paper Sword, but it still seemed bizarre, surpassing some of the basic principles of cultivation.
So, had he misunderstood?
Was the little paper man's evolution also unrelated to sword techniques?
But Su Ping had tried everything.
He had already provided the little paper man with Gold Type and Undead resources.
Yet, evolution remained elusive.
What was Qian Yi's evolution trigger? At this moment, Su Ping was genuinely confused.
As Liu Fuhai had said, mutated beasts were high-risk, high-reward.
The evolution he thought was a sure thing hadn't materialized.
The disoriented Qian Yi finally snapped back to reality.
Su Ping was at a loss. In his cultivation theory, everything about the little paper man seemed to be fulfilled.
Unless he continued to comprehend and raised the levels of Mutated Paper Body Control and Mutated Sword Body to Proficient, it didn't make sense.
But the little paper man's body already glowed with the evolution light, indicating that he was only missing the final trigger for evolution.
If the skill level hadn't met the standard, the evolution light wouldn't have flashed, to begin with.
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Su Ping turned to Qian Yi:
"Qian Yi, can you feel your impulse?"
"Wuwah?!"
Qian Yi looked at him with a bewildered expression.
Su Ping sighed helplessly. Obviously, asking Qian Yi about this wasn't very reliable.
However, as if finally understanding Su Ping's question, Qian Yi paused and exclaimed excitedly:
"Wuwah! (I want to become... a true swordsman!)"
This sentence, communicated through their spiritual connection, felt so familiar.
It even made Su Ping pause slightly.
Qian Yi had said these words once before.
It was when he first persuaded the little paper man to come to the Heart of Wood and become his disciple.
This was Su Ping's persuasion.
A true swordsman!
Now, the little paper man spoke these words again.
Impulse, goal, or perhaps a dream?
Su Ping's frown relaxed, and he fell into deep thought:
"A true swordsman?"
He turned to look at the little paper man:
"Little guy, now you have a sword and sword techniques. So, what do you lack to become a true swordsman?"
"Wuwah? (What?)"
The little paper man was also bewildered.
Su Ping fell silent.
At this moment, he suddenly had an epiphany. Perhaps, from the very beginning, the little paper man had already spoken of his evolutionary path, his evolutionary cultivation method!
That is,
he wanted to become a true swordsman!
But now that he had his own sword and comprehended his sword techniques, what was missing from his path to becoming a true swordsman?
Yes, what was missing?
Su Ping didn't know either.
The little paper man seemed to have already fulfilled all the conditions to become a true swordsman, as swords and sword techniques were the very symbols of swordsmen.
But could the current little paper man still not be called a swordsman?
Su Ping pursed his lips, his gaze momentarily fixed on something.
He suddenly turned his attention to the other side of the isolation glass wall in the Necromancer Basement, a place where ordinary origami people couldn't go, but Qian Yi could freely come and go.
There was a sofa for people to rest, and to cater to the origami person's emotions, Su Ping had placed a wuxia movie screen there. After all, this was the greatest pastime and entertainment for the little origami person, and Su Ping wasn't cruel enough to deprive him of it.
So occasionally, when the little origami person was tired from training, he would come to this place.
On the projection, 24-hour loops of old wuxia movies that Su Ping had found previously continued to play.
At this moment, on the basement's projection screen, the 24-hour looped movie reached a very special part.
It was when the movie's protagonist, at his life's lowest point, encountered his adventure and obtained the Sword Beast 'Snowfall Divine Sword', rumored to possess Holy Spirit rank potential.
Clearly, this was a traditional wuxia movie.
Almost all the elements were integrated into the Beast System.
Revenge, adventure, the mastermind, winning a beauty, a perfect ending, and invincibility under heaven.
The movie's protagonist began with a tragic start, his family destroyed and even without the chance to obtain a Contract Beast.
Then, he obtained the Snowfall Divine Sword and rose to prominence.
At this very moment, the movie's plot was at this stage.
Obviously.
The following plot was something many could guess.
But the storyline of a loser's rise to dominance was something many enjoyed.
However, even with an adventure, it wasn't that simple to rise to the top.
Zhang Wuji obtained the Nine Yang Divine Skill and still took five to six years to play with the monkey.
Of course, movie time couldn't be like a TV series.
Everyone knew this stage wasn't achieved overnight, but accelerated filming techniques could be used.
Years passed by as the movie's scenes flashed by.
During this time, the movie's protagonist communicated with the Snowfall Divine Sword.
He honed his spiritual power and learned to control the Sword Beast.
At the same time, he also waited for his strength to reach a level where he could venture out.
Su Ping turned his head, staring intently at the movie screen.
Previously, he had regretted letting the little origami person watch these things. He hadn't learned anything, and on top of that, he had only learned how to act like a swordsman.
But now it seemed that it wasn't all bad.
At this moment, as Su Ping watched the screen, he seemed to finally understand something.
He felt as if he finally understood what the little origami person Qian Yi lacked to become a true swordsman!
Finally, on the projector screen, a thunderous explosion sounded.
As the movie's protagonist held the Snowfall Divine Sword and looked out at the vast land, all viewers knew that at this moment, the movie's protagonist had mastered the divine skill.
Or, to be precise, he had finally cultivated the Snowfall Divine Sword to the point where it could help him achieve his revenge.
Was the movie's protagonist at this moment a true swordsman?
No!
Because at this very moment, in the movie's scene, there was no dialogue from the protagonist, no plot development.
There was only the protagonist's step-by-step descent from the mountain, his movements and actions.
Even the descent from the mountain wasn't much different from the previous years of training.
But every step the movie's protagonist took on his descent was thrilling.
Because everyone knew that the next moment was when the movie's protagonist would truly display his strength!
The previous scenes, the previous gains, were all about training.
But the real test of a swordsman was when he drew his sword!
Only when he truly drew his sword and faced his enemies would people know that the sword wasn't just for show!
That was the true swordsman!
It must be said that this movie was indeed one of the top-ranked masterpieces in the online wuxia movie rankings.
Even Su Ping, watching it again at this moment, couldn't help but have his emotions stirred along with the movie's flow.
The plot's rhythm seemed to reach its climax at this point!
Because the movie's protagonist finally ventured out, arriving at the residence of his nemesis, a place he had dreamed of countless times over the years.
The scene seemed to freeze at this moment, the movie's protagonist leaning on his hood, gazing at the residence of his enemy.
At this moment, there was nothing else, just the movie's protagonist's gaze, his acting at a narrator level, and a poem appeared in the subtitles:
'Ten years to sharpen a sword, the frost blade never tested.'
'Today I show it to you, who has injustice?'
In this life's Beastmaster Society, this poem was revered as the ultimate truth by ancient and modern Beastmasters who mastered swords.
'Today I show it to you, who has injustice?!'
The romance and grandeur of the swordsman were evident in this final line!
At the same time, after the poem, the movie's rhythm reached its peak.
Even the subsequent investigation of the so-called enemy and conspiracy, after the buildup of the previous scenes, all culminated at this moment.
Su Ping's eyes sparkled, and at this moment, he finally understood completely and confirmed.
At this very moment, the little origami person Qian Yi was just one step away from becoming a true swordsman, but what was that missing piece?
An opponent!
(End of Chapter)
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