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Chapter 277 - Birth of the Sword Spirit
Chapter 277 - Birth of the Sword Spirit
Chapter 277: Birth of the Sword Spirit
More than 10 kilometers away from the stronghold in the otherworld, as far as the eye could see, an endless stream of undead creatures was moving in one direction in an orderly manner.
There were barbarians who were like small mountains, strange birds with wings that could block out the sky, skeleton horses with green flames burning on their limbs, and so on. There were all kinds of undead creatures of different sizes and types.
An exploration team with four people was fleeing in the direction of the stronghold.
From time to time, they would shoot an arrow behind them. The arrows were infused with internal force, and when it hit the human-shaped skeleton chasing after them, it exploded into streams of flames, ice, and poisonous fog.
After continuous attacks, some of the bones in the skeleton’s body were broken and fell to the ground.
One of the team members aimed an arrow at the skeleton’s head just as it was staggering from his companion’s attack.
With a bang, a poisonous fog exploded.
A violent spiritual fluctuation was emitted from the skeleton that seemed to express both pain and anger.
The poisonous fog dissipated, and the skull was corroded. The eye sockets, mouth, and gaps between the bones had all expanded greatly.
Seeing that it could not do anything to these living creatures, the skeleton could only stop and wait to meet up with the undead creatures behind it.
The exploration team also stopped in their tracks and aimed their bows and arrows at the skeleton. Arrows that were infused with internal force shot out again and exploded on the skeleton.
In the otherworld, one could not use technological weapons like firearms, and the primitive bows and arrows had been picked up again. Warriors who had mastered the transformation of internal force could effectively launch long-range attacks after learning how to shoot accurately.
However, after the arrow was shot out, the internal force attached to it could not be controlled. When it hit its target, the internal force structure formed by the arrow would collapse and explode.
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In terms of attack strength, it was inferior to close combat. It was not like the sword, saber, or spear, with which one could control their internal force through the weapon. This way, one’s internal force would be stronger and more stable.
“Damn it, why did the graveyard become like this!”
one of the members of the exploration team stomped on the ground and cursed.
The other three had ugly expressions on their faces as well.
They had to be careful when dealing with the undead creatures to prevent themselves from being injured by spiritual attacks. Now that there was a chaotic situation in the graveyard, all their efforts were in vain.
At this moment, some undead creatures in the distance smelled the presence of living creatures and moved towards the exploration team. Their oppressive aura put a huge pressure on the spiritual level, making one’s heart beat faster.
The exploration team was shocked. They looked in the direction of the aura and then at the skeleton before reluctantly turning to escape.
If not for the fact that they were afraid of attracting too many undead creatures, they would have tried to fight this skeleton to death. They would still have other chances to obtain the soul crystals, but they only had one life.
The team formed by four warriors who had mastered the transformation of internal force did not dare to provoke the large undead army. Once they were surrounded, they would definitely lose their lives.
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A cold wind blew past as Chen Yiming walked alone on the damp wasteland.
The surroundings were silent. Be it the creatures wandering the wasteland or the underground creatures at the entrance of the caves, they were all gone.
Living beings and undead creatures were naturally at odds with each other. There was no such thing as peaceful coexistence.
The team he had brought to the otherworld to train, including Chen Yingying, were placed in the military camp and temporarily protected by the military’s martial arts experts.
From the higher-ups in the military, he had learned that the other two martial masters from the Daxia Kingdom had been held back at the same time. They were already certain that it was the work of the Western corporations.
Now that Jiangnan province had mobilized the entire province, the surrounding provinces had also sent out reinforcements to suppress the people who were causing chaos in the province.
Although the entire province was at war, the situation had yet to become completely out of their control. The main battlefield was actually still the stronghold from the otherworld.
Once the stronghold in the otherworld was breached by the undead creatures, a portion of them would definitely pass through the space-travel passage and enter Jiangnan province and become reinforcements for the Western corporations. There was even a chance that they could destroy Jiangnan province in one fell swoop.
There was a difference between the undead creatures and other creatures from the otherworld. The dense population of the cities would become their target.
“With the traces left behind from my fight with the barbarian sorcerer in Japan, these Western corporations still dare to make a move. Without a doubt, there’s a martial master behind all this,” Chen Yiming muttered to himself as he walked.
“Even with a powerful common enemy of the otherworld, it doesn’t seem to be much different from the situation on Earth in my previous world.
As the leader of the Western countries, Sam Nation will definitely not tolerate the Daxia Kingdom surpassing them and becoming the strongest country on the blue planet.”
“Other than the Sam Nation, the other Western countries might appear to have good relations with the Daxia Kingdom on the surface, but they are also secretly causing trouble.
Otherwise, the Sam Nation alone would not have been able to create such a big mess. Clearly, the chaos in the graveyard was caused by a martial master.”
After figuring out the situation, he could confirm that the ultimate target of this secret plan was him.
As for the missing people from Jiang City and Lu Feng, who had turned into a traitor, these were all minor details in this secret plan.
“I wanted to develop quietly, but some people insist on forcing me to make a move. You can’t blame me for this.”
Chen Yiming chuckled.
The martial master from the Western corporations had definitely sneaked in through the base city and wanted to use the undead army to surround him.
Unfortunately, they did not expect these undead creatures to be a source of Skill Points that he had temporarily left untouched in the graveyard. He had long wanted to harvest them, but now, the Skill Points had come knocking on his door.
When the time came for him to upgrade to the Level-4 swordsmanship talent, he might have a chance to kill that troublemaker.
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10 minutes later, Chen Yiming was less than a kilometer away from the undead army.
Facing the large number of undead creatures approaching from a distance, his long figure seemed extremely small, like a small boat floating in the vast sea.
However, with his powerful recovery ability, other than enemies at the master realm, no matter how many small fries there were, it was only a matter of time before he could deal with them.
At this moment, more than 10 undead creatures had left the army and were charging at Chen Yiming.
Skeleton horses, stitched-up monsters, disgusting insects… Before these undead creatures arrived, the temperature around them had dropped to a freezing point. A dense spiritual aura caused a layer of ice to form on the ground.
In addition, the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling could be heard. It was a spiritual disturbance.
Chen Yiming held the peach wood sword and stood rooted to the ground. His gaze swept across the approaching army of undead that was like an impenetrable wall. It was impossible to estimate the number of them. Due to the distance, their size had shrunk by 1000 times. They were like crabs that had landed on the beach to lay their eggs.
When the dozen or so undead creatures entered the range of the Sword Aura attack, a dazzling white light lit up the surroundings. Before the undead creatures could launch a spiritual attack, they disappeared along with all traces of their corpses.
“They’re a little weak! They’re all at the ordinary warrior realm, and they only provided a reduction of less than 10 Skill Points,” Chen Yiming frowned and said.
In the next moment, even without him continuing to approach the undead army, hundreds of undead creatures formed an encirclement and charged at him simultaneously.
The temperature around him became even lower, and the area seemed to have turned into a world of ice and snow. The spiritual energy seemed to have materialized and wanted to enter his body through his ears, but it was blocked out by his protective internal force.
Chen Yiming cheered in his heart. They were in an area that had already been explored, not the interior of the graveyard. He didn’t have to worry about falling into an unexpected trap.
Three consecutive Sword Auras slashed out in all directions, and most of the hundreds of undead creatures were destroyed immediately. Chen Yiming added another three Sword Auras to completely eliminate the rest of them.
“It’s alright. I’ve obtained a reduction of nearly 50 Skill Points. Most of them are still at the warrior realm, but there are finally a few that are worth paying attention to.”
At this moment, a small hole had appeared in the incoming tide of undead creatures, but it was quickly filled by the undead creatures behind.
On the whole, the deaths of hundreds of undead creatures were not enough to affect the undead army. Nearly 10,000 of them surrounded Chen Yiming.
With an increase in the amount of spiritual energy, it seemed to be materializing slightly. All kinds of ghosts and monsters appeared around Chen Yiming.
An overwhelming spiritual pressure surged over like a tsunami.
The temperature dropped even further. Under the influence of the spiritual energy, other than the surrounding 10 meters, a thick layer of frost had already formed.
Chen Yiming continued to stand his ground. When nearly 10,000 undead creatures entered the range of the Sword Aura, he immediately attacked indiscriminately.
He did not know how many Sword Auras he unleashed, but a large swath of the undead army seemed to have been cleared out.
All the undead creatures inside the affected area, be it skeletons, crawling creatures, or flying skeletons, were all killed.
“Less than 200 Skill Points?” Chen Yiming asked doubtfully after killing nearly 10,000 undead creatures.
Soon, he figured it out. The further he progressed, the more difficult it would be to reduce the Skill Points requirement. It was equivalent to his level increasing. He would not be able to obtain any more experience from killing low-level monsters.
“…”
At this moment, the entire undead army suddenly stopped. With his own power, Chen Yiming had turned into a sharp sword that the other side could not dodge.
The spiritual energy was no longer arrogant. It was as if the illusory ghosts had never appeared. Even the wasteland covered in a layer of ice started to feel a little warm.
“It seems that they want to use the undead army to exhaust me and test my limits.”
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Chen Yiming had already killed more than 10,000 undead creatures, but he had yet to find any traces of the martial master.
He swept his gaze across the undead army. Wherever he looked, the undead creatures were afraid to continue forward, so he could only raise his sword and charge forward.
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An hour later, Chen Yiming sat on a rock in the wasteland with the peach wood sword stabbed into the ground beside him.
There was no longer an undead army in front of him. The scattered undead creatures were fleeing in the direction of the graveyard. However, from the beginning to the end, no one at the master realm had appeared in the undead army.
There was also no sign of the martial master from the Western countries. Even though Chen Yiming deliberately pretended to be exhausted, the other party still hid himself.
Chen Yiming couldn’t understand it. They had mobilized so many people to make such a big move, but they were willing to let it end so quickly?
What he did not know was that at the master realm, both his mind and body would gain the attributes of enhanced vitality. His life force would increase greatly, and his lifespan would increase by two to three times.
However, the spiritual domain was still not something one could take likely. No matter how high the level of one’s spiritual power was, there was ultimately a limit to it. Generally, their spiritual recovery ability was far inferior to that of the physical body, and they could be worn down by numbers.
In particular, as a spiritual life form, the undead creatures specialized in the spiritual domain and had all kinds of unexpected methods to deal with the spiritual aspect.
The martial master from the Western countries saw that the undead army had been scattered and was even being pursued by a single person.
Was there no limit to this person’s spiritual power?
How could this be? Was he still human?
This was too terrifying! This did not make sense!
The lifespan of a martial master was estimated to be hundreds of years. Because there were no examples of someone truly dying of old age, the exact lifespan was only an estimate.
Before he found out the reason, the Western martial master wouldn’t dare to appear and cause trouble for Chen Yiming. He even wanted to use the space-travel passage to avoid this God of Death first.
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Since he couldn’t figure it out, Chen Yiming stopped thinking about it. On the martial arts talent panel, his swordsmanship talent had already lit up.
The requirement to upgrade to the Level-4 swordsmanship talent, which was originally 3,000 Skill Points, was reduced to zero Skill Points after he used his Sword Aura to wipe out most of the undead army.
The decision to upgrade his talent appeared in his mind. In the next moment, his consciousness seemed to have walked into a land filled with swords. Every sword was buzzing and vibrating, resonating with his consciousness.
An indescribable feeling of satisfaction welled up in him. He felt that some impurities had been shaken out of his consciousness and it was gradually becoming more solid.
“Eh?”
Chen Yiming’s consciousness was looking down at himself. His illusory spiritual power had already transformed into actual spiritual power. A new sense of touch was born, and his materialized spiritual power was like a real hand that could touch his physical body.
His consciousness leaped from the spiritual world to the top of his head. At this moment, he looked exactly like the figure in his mind. The outside world, which had previously held the same power as a natural disaster, had already calmed down.
A breeze blew past, but his consciousness was unharmed. With just a thought, the breeze came to a stop.
Previously, this breeze would have felt like a destructive storm. The illusory spiritual power would not be able to withstand it for more than a few seconds before it was torn to pieces.
“Don’t tell me that the upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4 only helps with the transformation of my spiritual power?”
He hurriedly summoned the martial arts talent panel.
Chen Yiming
Talent: Swordsmanship — Level 4; Undying Body — Level 2
Level: Half-step to Master Realm
Physique: Intermediate Undying Sword Body
Skill Points: 0
“My physique has changed!”
Before Chen Yiming could cry out, the figure in his mind emitted the aura of a sword. It leaped out of the spiritual world and entered the peach wood sword with a whoosh.
Then, the peach wood sword from a roadside stall actually started to transform. As it shook continuously, wood shavings continuously fell from it.
In the end, the peach wood sword turned into something completely unrecognizable.
The sword had turned silver. Every stream of light reflected off it seemed to be infused with the Sword Aura. As its owner, even he felt that it was dazzling.
“Could it be that the figure in my mind has become a sword spirit similar to those in the martial arts novels?”
Chen Yiming suddenly recalled the content of the novels he had read in his previous world.
However, just as he was fantasizing about taking an opponent’s head from 100 kilometers away, a prompt suddenly appeared on the martial arts talent panel: Do you want to fuse with the sword spirit?
“Yes!”
Chen Yiming didn’t hesitate at all. The system wouldn’t be wrong. He didn’t need to think about it. He just needed to go along with it.
With this thought, the sword on the ground automatically pulled itself out of the ground and returned to Chen Yiming’s hand.
“Badum! Badum! Badum!”
At this moment, his heart was beating even more vigorously. The blood flowed even faster through his body, and his entire body and the sword in his hand were engulfed in a ball of light.
However, Chen Yiming suddenly felt that something was amiss. One of his abilities was flowing towards the sword in his hand.
“Hey! Stop it quickly.”
“No! No! I’m not fusing anymore.”
“Hey! I want to undo this.”
No matter how he shouted, all of the Sword Aura ability flowed into the longsword in his hand.
A few seconds later, he sighed. His heart felt empty, and all that was left was regret.
His strongest attack, the Sword Aura, was lost just like that.
Chen Yiming refused to believe it and tried to use his Sword Aura ability. However, nothing happened, which proved that the Sword Aura had left his body completely.
The martial arts talent panel appeared again.
Chen Yiming
Talent: Undying Body—Level 2
Level: Half-step to Master Realm
Physique: Basic Undying Sword Body
Sword Spirit
Talent: Swordsmanship — Level 4
Level: Master Realm
Physique: Intermediate Sword Body
Skill Points: 0
“So not only did he steal my Sword Aura ability, but he also took away my swordsmanship talent.”
Chen Yiming’s eyes widened and he almost cried.
He had originally had two great talents combined, but now, they had been forcefully split into two. He did not know if that was a good thing or not.
At this moment, the longsword in his hand made a sound similar to the sound of a heartbeat. An aura similar to that of a life form also began to be created.
Chen Yiming thought to himself that there was no point regretting it. He could only wait patiently.
Not long after, the sword’s shaking caused it to fall out of Chen Yiming’s hand, and it reappeared a meter away. The sword turned into a ball of silver light, then turned into a spiritual figure.
The spiritual figure still looked like the figure in his mind, but Chen Yiming could sense that he had become a special spiritual life form. The special thing about him was that he had the attribute of reincarnation.
Why did he say that?
This was because he vaguely felt that this sword spirit was essentially his clone. However, it had a certain level of ability to think for itself and they could also share experience and knowledge through spiritual resonance.
In reality, he had only lost the ability to use the Sword Aura.
“The interface shows that the sword spirit is at the master realm. In the future, I might not even need to fight myself. It doesn’t seem like a loss to have an even stronger fighter under me.”