Chapter 402 - 284: Reactivating the Divine Technique
Of the five conditions, he had already completed three.
As for the second condition, his current Spiral Charge and Reversal of Heaven and Earth techniques were both derived from his experience piloting fighter jets.
He had already achieved Mastery in them, so if he failed to acquire more suitable Swordsmanship and Body Techniques later, he could use these as substitutes.
However, these two Skills were lacking when it came to maneuvering in tight spaces and lacked complementary Killing Techniques.
It wouldn’t be hard to reach Small Success with them, but that wasn’t the path of the Sword Immortal he envisioned.
What he needed were true Sword Cultivator Body Techniques and Sword Formulas that could perfectly complement his Sword Control Technique and Innate Sword Body.
As for the third condition—comprehending a weapon-related Divine Technique—he had figured a few things out over the past few days.
It likely referred to a special ability that could only be unleashed through a weapon.
He figured the most direct way to comprehend a Divine Technique was to continuously use the Divine Power Module to enhance his weapon attacks.
As long as he repeated the process enough times, a quantitative change would eventually lead to a qualitative one.
He was bound to grasp a sliver of the true essence of a Divine Technique.
Since he was a Sword Cultivator, he naturally had to comprehend a Divine Technique related to the sword.
"A Flying Sword-type Divine Technique is the only thing that fits the style of a Sword Immortal."
Han Feng set his goal: within the next half month, he would attempt to comprehend a Divine Technique for his Flying Sword!
Of course, there was one thing he needed to do first.
He needed to re-forge his Flying Sword, Broken Star, through Sacrificial Refining.
This Half-Step Spiritual Artifact had seen him through numerous life-and-death battles, but its quality was gradually failing to keep up with his growing power.
"It’s time for your true transformation." Han Feng’s eyes burned with intensity.
’If the Human Armor Unity refining method is feasible, then Man and Sword Unity must be as well!’
He would use the Creation method—integrating an Array into the weapon’s microscopic structure—to transform Broken Star from a cold, lifeless weapon into a true, living Tier Four Spiritual Artifact!
The primary material of Broken Star was the spinal bone of a Tier Four Demon Emperor.
Although its Spiritual nature was severely damaged, its core remained intact.
As long as he could find a way to bolster it, the chances of success were extremely high.
’There’s only one way to find out!’
With that thought, Han Feng wasted no more time.
A blast of air erupted from beneath his feet, and he transformed into a streak of light, rocketing toward Hangar No. 7 of the Celestial Craft Group.
His speed increased as he shot across the night sky.
He finally broke the sound barrier, creating a deep BOOM before vanishing over the horizon in an instant.
...
「Celestial Craft Group, Hangar No. 7.」
Late at night, the hangar was still brightly lit, a hive of bustling activity.
The shrill sound of cutting, the hum of particle beam welding, and the loud chatter of engineers merged into a cacophony of industrial noise.
A dozen or so core members of the Shadow project team were bustling around three Model 02 mass-production fighters that had just completed frame assembly.
Lin Xue, dressed in oil-stained overalls, was leaning into the cockpit of one of the fighters, debugging its complex Spiritual Power circuits.
Her once-silky hair was casually tied back in a ponytail, a few stray strands clinging to her sweaty cheeks, but her expression was terrifyingly focused.
"Raise the resonance frequency of vector nozzle number five by another 0.3%! I think we can still squeeze out more maneuverability!"
"Xiaowang, isn’t the stealth coating on Unit Three done yet? General Li is breathing down our necks, and we have to complete the first batch for delivery before next week!"
Her crisp and capable commands echoed throughout the hangar.
Ever since Han Feng became a hands-off manager, the chief technical engineer had taken complete control of the production line, keeping the project team running in perfect order.
Just then, the hangar’s heavy alloy doors were authenticated from the outside and slid open with a slow groan.
A tall, slender figure, bathed in moonlight, walked in.
"Advisor Han!"
"Boss! You’re back!"
The few young engineers closest to the door were the first to spot Han Feng, and they immediately cried out in delighted surprise.
Han Feng smiled as he walked over, glancing at the dense streams of data on a screen before asking casually, "Good work, everyone. How’s the progress?"
Lin Xue hopped down from an access ladder and handed him a tablet covered in complex data models, her expression a mixture of excitement and frustration. "Han Feng, you’re finally back! We’ve optimized the Model 02’s Energy Circuits through thirteen revisions, but the peak Neural Resonance is stuck at 85%. It feels like we’ve hit an invisible bottleneck."
Han Feng took the tablet. With a single glance, his fingertip traced a few seemingly random lines across the screen, directly altering the energy flow of one of the Spirit Pattern nodes.
"Change this ’series-style boost’ to a ’parallel-style feedback loop.’ Use Spiritual Power to guide it, not to force it," he explained. "Make the pilot adapt to the aircraft, not the other way around."
Lin Xue stared at the modified model, her eyes instantly lighting up as if a door to a whole new world had been thrown open before her.
She murmured, "So that’s how it works... I understand!"
"I’ll leave the rest to you."
Han Feng smiled, handed the tablet back to her, and walked directly toward the Particle Furnace workshop in the depths of the hangar.
Lin Xue watched him go, calling out curiously, "Working on another new invention?"
Han Feng’s voice drifted back from the workshop entrance. "Not an invention. This time, I’m upgrading my own gear."
The heavy door slid shut behind him, sealing off the cacophony of the outside world.
Han Feng walked up to the Particle Furnace and, without the slightest hesitation, retrieved the Broken Star short sword that had been with him for so long from his Void Stone.