High Martial: I Use Everything as Swords

"This is Deep Sea Sinking Silver. To get this stuff, I was nearly swallowed by a Tier Four Giant Octopus."

Han Feng glanced at the two items, a flicker of satisfaction in his eyes.

The bottle of "Earth Core Essence Liquid" was especially important; it was the top-grade auxiliary material he urgently needed to neutralize the sharp aura of his Soul-Burning Sword Aura.

"So," Han Feng said, "what do you want?"

Han Feng closed the Jade Box, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop.

Zhao Shan swallowed, a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "I’d like to ask you, Master, to forge a spear for me."

He pointed to the Profound Iron Rod on his back. "I practice the Overlord Spear Technique, but this rod is too light and lacks Sharpness. I hope the new spear will be heavy enough, and hard enough!"

At this, he paused, glanced cautiously at Han Feng, and made an almost extravagant request:

"Ideally... it should be able to easily pierce the defenses of a Tier Three Peak turtle-shelled Demon Beast, and even... pose a threat to a Tier Four Early Stage Demon Beast."

The moment he finished speaking, Long Xiao, who was standing beside him, felt his lips twitch.

’This Old Zhao really has some nerve.’

’Threaten a Tier Four Demon Beast?’

’Tier Four Demon Beasts have Demon Power Protection, or even a Divine Power Domain. Forget breaking their defense; just getting close is a challenge.’

Han Feng also gave Zhao Shan a speechless look.

It was like someone holding a handgun and asking for it to pierce a tank’s Armor.

It was theoretically possible, but the requirements for materials and craftsmanship were extremely demanding.

However, looking at the bottle of "Earth Core Essence Liquid" on the table, Han Feng still nodded.

"Can do."

Those two simple words sent Zhao Shan into a state of ecstasy.

"Leave the materials. Come back in three days to get it."

Han Feng gathered the items on the table and stood up. "Uncle Long should have told you the rules."

"Understood! I understand completely!" Zhao Shan nodded repeatedly.

...

Back at the Shadow project team’s workshop.

Han Feng looked at the "Deep Sea Sinking Silver" and the large pile of auxiliary materials on the workbench, but he didn’t rush to start.

First, he took out a drop of "Earth Core Essence Liquid" and swallowed it.

A gentle but substantial Energy instantly enveloped the incomparably sharp Sword Aura within his Dubhe Acupoint.

The stinging sensation in his acupoints immediately vanished, replaced by a pleasant feeling of being nourished.

"Good stuff."

Han Feng praised, then focused his attention on the spear he was about to forge.

’Since I’ve accepted such a fine payment, I should naturally show some real skill.’

’A conventional Quasi Tier Four forging method still isn’t quite enough to meet the requirement of "threatening a Tier Four Demon Beast".’

’Then let’s add a little something extra.’

With a thought, Han Feng mobilized the Sword Aura within his body.

Smelting, shaping, purifying.

This series of steps was already second nature to him.

The moment the spear’s blank was formed, a brilliant light shot from Han Feng’s eyes.

"Divine Power Module, activate!"

He unhesitatingly burned two strands of his recently recovered Sword Aura, infusing them into the Array Patterns he was currently engraving.

This time, he wasn’t inscribing an ordinary Sharpness Array, but a sliver of the true meaning of "Breaking Aura" that he had comprehended while Sacrificial Refining "Broken Star"!

Although it was only a superficial understanding, under the amplification of the Divine Power Module...

...this sliver of true meaning was infinitely magnified and fused into every microscopic particle of the spear’s tip.

VMMMM!

The instant the spear was completed, it let out a low hum, like the cry of a dragon.

An incomparably fierce aura shot skyward, directly shattering a chandelier hanging above the workspace.

"It’s done."

Han Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the spear in his hand. It was pure silver, its tip glinting with a strange, cold light.

[Item: Sky-Splitting Spear]

[Quality: Pseudo Tier Four]

[Trait: Illusion Breaker (Possesses an extremely strong Piercing effect against Energy Shields. Ignores all defenses below Tier Three Peak. Deals 30% additional Piercing damage to Tier Four Early Stage Shields.)]

Not Quasi Tier Four.

But Pseudo Tier Four!

Quasi Tier Four meant infinitely close to Tier Four, but still essentially Tier Three.

Pseudo Tier Four, however, had already crossed that threshold and possessed some Tier Four traits, just without having birthed an Artifact Spirit.

In the hands of a Power Martial Artist like Zhao Shan, this spear could definitely pierce the hide of a Tier Four Demon Beast!

「Three days later.」

After Zhao Shan received the "Sky-Splitting Spear" from Long Xiao and pierced through a triple-layered Tier Three Upper Grade Alloy Shield with a single thrust in the training grounds...

...the eight-foot-tall brute hugged the spear and cried like a two-hundred-pound baby.

He swore on the spot to spread Master Han’s name throughout the entire Mercenary community.

The following days were extremely fulfilling for Han Feng.

During the day, he would stay in his villa, consuming "medicine" (like the Earth Core Essence Liquid) while frantically using his Sword Aura to expand his acupoints.

At night, he would handle the orders brought by Long Xiao.

Because his fame was spreading, and because of the ultra-high quality of his "Quasi Tier Four" and even "Pseudo Tier Four" creations, a steady stream of business came knocking at his door.

Of course, Han Feng didn’t just accept any order.

He only took jobs that offered Spirit Medicine for "Nourishing Acupoints" or rare Cultivation Immortality materials as payment.

Even so, he had taken on a full ten orders over the past week.

The payment for each order was enough to drive an ordinary Enlightenment Realm Martial Artist mad with envy.

With a massive accumulation of resources, Han Feng’s Cultivation speed was like a skyrocketing rocket.

In just one week.

After consuming a large amount of "Earth Core Essence Liquid" and "Purple Cloud Flower Buds," he successfully opened and stabilized his second Lifebound Acupoint—the Merak Acupoint.

The total amount of Sword Aura in his body also skyrocketed from fifty strands to one hundred.

This tangible feeling of growing stronger made Han Feng actually fall in love with this life of "forging for medicine."

...

However, while some were happy, others were worried.