Three Enlightennt Fruits, snow-white all over, floated silently in front of Shi Xiaole.
Just from the close contact, the three martial ways within Shi Xiaole’s body were already becoming restless. This restlessness was twice as strong as when he had co into contact with the root of enlightennt, although he did not know what the effect would be.
With intense anticipation and unease, Shi Xiaole grabbed the first Enlightennt Fruit and swallowed it without thinking. In an instant, the Enlightennt Fruit transford into a wisp of ethereal breath that surged throughout his body.
"The Wind Sword Way is just a bit short of reaching seventy percent, let’s start with that."
Without hesitation, Shi Xiaole imdiately stimulated the Wind Sword Way.
Whoosh!
Like a giant whale gulping water, the absorption speed of the Wind Sword Way was crazily unprecedented, almost as if it feared it would be stolen by the Martial Way of Life and Death. In just a few dozen breaths, it had absorbed half of the ethereal breath.
Hiss hiss hiss.
Invisible winds converged, shearing layers from the walls and the floor, creating a swirling tornado of stone debris.
At a certain mont, a transparent great sword burst forth from Shi Xiaole’s body, instantly grinding the debris tornado into the air, leaving not even a speck behind. The montum was so sharp and wild, it was bone-chilling.
"The Wind Sword Way has reached seventy percent."
Shi Xiaole let out a sigh full of feeling.
For anyone to grasp a top-level martial way up to seventy percent was an incredible achievent.
The forr Seven Stars Sword King, Zhuge Xuan, had only achieved a comprehension of seventy percent in the Seven Stars Swordsmanship, and yet he had successfully entered the ranks of Earth Immortals, taking the two hundred ninety-third position.
Under the sa circumstances, Shi Xiaole’s strength was naturally much stronger than Zhuge Xuan’s. In other words, the thirty-two-year-old Shi Xiaole already possessed the combat power of the Earth Immortal ranking.
But this was far from the end, because the first Enlightennt Fruit still had half of its breath left undigested.
This ti it took a full two-hour period.
The Wind Sword Way slowly improved to the middle phase of seventy percent.
Above the sea of consciousness, the blade and spine of the small azure sword were extrely clear, and even the tip of the sword erged with a contour, flashing with a sharpness that could pierce the soul.
"So that’s how it is, the martial ways have an immunity to the breath of the Enlightennt Fruits and cannot be increased indefinitely. The Wind Sword Way is about to reach its limit."
He picked up the second Enlightennt Fruit and swallowed it.
As Shi Xiaole predicted, the absorption speed of the Wind Sword Way beca very slow, and after absorbing a small portion, it completely stopped.
To this point, the Wind Sword Way was firmly at the middle phase of seventy percent. Shi Xiaole was quite satisfied with this result.
He had no wild hopes that the Enlightennt Fruit would raise the Wind Sword Way to eighty percent, as that was unrealistic. In fact, the martial way stages of most common Ninth Tier Earth Immortals were only in the middle to late stages of eighty percent.
If martial ways were so easy to improve, they wouldn’t be so rare.
Suppressing his stray thoughts, Shi Xiaole stimulated the Martial Way of Life and Death.
If the absorption speed of the Wind Sword Way was like a giant whale gulping water, then the absorption speed of the Martial Way of Life and Death could only be described as encompassing all rivers.
In just a few dozen breaths, ninety-five percent of the ethereal breath was cleansed by it. The Martial Way of Life and Death thus went from the middle phase of twenty percent to the peak of twenty percent.
Without pausing, Shi Xiaole swallowed the third Enlightennt Fruit.
This ti the Martial Way of Life and Death absorbed eighty percent, moving from the peak of two percent to the early phase of thirty percent. From this, it could be seen that its absorption ability was far stronger than that of the Wind Sword Way.
The remaining twenty percent of the ethereal breath naturally went to the Illusion Martial Way. Unfortunately, due to the small amount, it wasn’t enough to raise the Illusion Martial Way to the middle phase of sixty percent.
Phew!
Shi Xiaole’s breath was long and powerful, suddenly fleeting like the wind, then unpredictable as life and death, then again bizarre and changeable. After several switches, it finally settled down completely.
This was not him showing off intentionally; it was because the three great martial ways had all advanced together, causing his spirit to montarily be unable to adjust, temporarily resulting in this situation.
"My current strength in swordsmanship should have reached the top of the Eighth Tier, or perhaps even surpassed it."
Feeling his own body, Shi Xiaole smiled contentedly.
From the peak of the sixth tier to the middle phase of seventy percent, the boost in swordsmanship from the Wind Sword Way was definitely beyond imagination. At least by his estimation of spiritual strength, if he were to face the swordsman in black again, he could resolve the fight within fifty moves.
The surprises were not yet over.
Perhaps because of the improvent in the Martial Way of Life and Death, its conversion efficiency had increased significantly. After careful feeling, Shi Xiaole discovered that the amount of breath converted in a quarter of an hour was equivalent to the past three quarters of an hour, aning it had doubled.
In other words, even if Shi Xiaole did not deliberately comprehend, the progression speed of the three martial ways would still be twice as fast as before!
If the Martial Way of Life and Death continued to improve, would it reach three tis, four tis, five tis, or even more exaggerated multiples?
Shi Xiaole dared not imagine, but he vaguely realized he had found a path to rapid advancent. If used well, he could beco a peerless master in an extrely short period of ti!
After resting well for a mont and stabilizing his state, Shi Xiaole finally walked out of the cave to find only Madam Xi standing outside. Seeing him, Madam Xi couldn’t help but be a little stunned.
As an extre Ninth Tier Earth Immortal, Madam Xi’s Orchid Martial Way had already reached the late phase of ninety percent. The Enlightennt Fruits helped her less than imagined, with even a large portion of the ethereal breath wasted.
However small, progress was still progress. At Madam Xi’s level, any bit of advancent was extrely precious.
However, Shi Xiaole, who possessed three Enlightennt Fruits, seed to have absorbed them at an extraordinarily fast rate.
The two were not very familiar with each other, and with Madam Xi’s upright personality, they were at a loss for conversation for a while, creating an awkward atmosphere.
"Senior, I don’t know how much you know about the City Lord of Four Directions City?"
In the silence, Shi Xiaole suddenly asked.
Madam Xi gave him a puzzled look and thought for a long ti before answering, "I’ve seen him a few tis, but he was always wearing a golden mask, and moreover, the impression he gave was... very strange."
"Strange?"
"Yes! Later, I thought about it and realized it must be a matter of temperant. His temperant is very changeable, but a person’s temperant can’t be concealed or easily changed. This is sothing I really can’t figure out."
There was silence again on both sides.
Madam Xi had finished speaking, while Shi Xiaole was simply too shocked.
Under normal circumstances, it’s true that a person’s temperant can’t possibly change, but Shi Xiaole could because he possessed four martial ways. Could it be that...
"Eh, sotis from certain angles, your figure really resembles that of the Four Directions City Lord."
Madam Xi’s surprised voice reached his ears, and Shi Xiaole turned his head to see her staring at him, about to speak when a graceful figure dashed out of the cave—it was Qu Ni.
Qu Ni had made considerable progress, advancing from the peak of fifty percent to the initial stage of sixty percent in her martial way, not forgetting to show off a bit. After receiving praise from Madam Xi, she giggled and then hid behind her, her enchanting eyes darting towards Shi Xiaole with indescribable charm.
Soon after, Pei Qiuyan, Zhang Xiaoting, and Su Bi also ca out one after another.
In contrast, An Rui was the slowest. Only after she explained did everyone understand that she had been researching a killing move and had completely lost track of ti.
"Junior Brother Shi, how about we have a sparring match?"
An Rui approached Shi Xiaole, her cool voice tinged with an eagerness to try. Her killing move was nearly complete, and she couldn’t wait to test its power.
The junior sisters couldn’t push her to her limits, and she had many reservations about fighting with the martial uncle. Shi Xiaole was clearly the most suitable one.
"Yeah, let’s do it."
Qu Ni was the first to cheer.
Pei Qiuyan and the others also grew interested. On one hand, they wanted to see the senior sister’s killing move, and on the other, they were curious to see how much Shi Xiaole had progressed.
"Since Senior Sister An has invited , it would be disrespectful of to decline."
After considering for a mont, Shi Xiaole accepted. He also needed a sparring partner and could use An Rui to test his exact strength.
On two mountain peaks a hundred ters apart, each stood a person.
"Senior Sister An, be careful."
As soon as he said that, Shi Xiaole thrust his sword forward. Pei Qiuyan and the others only saw a blur— they couldn’t even see how he drew his sword.
"Seventy percent of the Wind Sword Way?"
An Rui was shocked.
Madam Xi’s expression also changed slightly.
Both won were far more knowledgeable than the average person and roughly knew about the potency of the Enlightennt Fruit. Generally speaking, a martial way at the peak of sixty percent could only digest one Enlightennt Fruit, and it was good enough if it could improve by a minor realm.
But what was going on with him? They had never heard about the combined effects of the Enlightennt Fruit.
They had no idea that martial ways were related to ntal quality, and as Shi Xiaole’s ntal quality was unparalleled in the world, his absorption of the Enlightennt Fruit was naturally far superior to others.
Holding back his Wood Sword Way to seventy percent and his cultivation to the seventh tier of the Divine Barrier Realm, An Rui swung her sword as well.
Seeing this, Shi Xiaole was so scared that he quickly withdrew fifty percent of his power, only using the remaining thirty percent to counter.
Block!
When their swords collided, An Rui felt an imnse force coming from the blade, causing her hand to tingle and her sword nearly flew out of her grip. She was forced to retreat hundreds of ters.
"What, she’s fallen behind from the first strike?"
Pei Qiuyan and the four won were stunned.
Although An Rui’s talent fell a bit short of the six prodigies, at most by half a step, no one of the sa level had ever managed to pressure her so quickly from the first move.
"Lan Hua Hui Si Sword."
An Rui was a proud person; she wanted to know how great the gap was between her and Shi Xiaole at the sa level. The situation turned out to be even worse than she imagined. Lifting her brows, An Rui imdiately brought her power to a full hundred percent, her long sword trembling with countless blue Sword Qi flowers.
Hisss, hisss, hisss.
With a few casual strokes, the blue Sword Qi flowers shattered. Shi Xiaole spotted three flaws in An Rui’s technique, but he didn’t strike. Instead, he feigned a miss and passed by her.
"Duan Qing Mu Lan Sword!"
An Rui bit her lip and with one strike, several petals fell, carrying an atmosphere of absolute detachnt and finality.
Shi Xiaole, enveloped by the Sword Qi, wasn’t in the slightest bit of a hurry. In his peer group, an opponent had yet to be born who could make him anxious. His long sword flicked effortlessly as if it were an extension of his arm.
Thump, thump, thump.
The petals shattered one after another.
"How could this be so easy?"
Su Bi scread.
The Duan Qing Mu Lan Sword was a supre skill of the Illusion Orchid Tower. It was normal for Shi Xiaole to break through it with another supre skill, but she couldn’t accept that he did it with such ease, as if it were as simple as eating or drinking.
Madam Xi shook her head in silence.
An Rui’s talent was well recognized, but she seed to have forgotten who Shi Xiaole was.
Sparring with a stronger opponent highlighted Shi Xiaole’s aptitude, but only a match with soone of the sa level could truly make people realize just how dominantly strong this young man was.
For An Rui to fight soone of the sa level was entirely self-humiliating.
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