High Martial: I Use Everything as Swords

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The next morning, Han Feng awoke to the crisp chirping of birds.

He opened his eyes and felt his spirit replete and his energy full. The Spiritual Power in his Sea of Consciousness, which had been completely drained, was now fully restored. It was even more condensed and refined than before.

Performing Introspection on his Dantian, he saw that ten wisps of silvery-white Sword Aura had re-formed in his Dubhe Acupoint overnight.

"Not bad," Han Feng said as he sat up and stretched.

The recovery efficiency of his Innate Sword Body, combined with the high-level Spirit Gathering Array in the villa district, was truly astounding.

A single wisp of Sword Aura was equivalent to one hundred drops of Sword Essence.

Ten wisps meant one thousand drops.

At market price, it would take at least two vials of Tier Three Upper Grade Concentrated Spiritual Liquid to replenish that much, which would cost one to two hundred Spirit Coins.

’I earned two hundred Spirit Coins just by sleeping. Not bad, not bad at all.’

Han Feng thought with delight.

However, for him, this recovery speed was still too slow.

He had a more important goal to pursue.

Namely, to try and comprehend a weapon-type Divine Technique before the Kunlun trading fair, in preparation for his promotion to [Sword Master].

The most direct way to comprehend a Divine Technique was to continuously use the [Divine Power Module] to strengthen his attacks, seeking a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation.

But every enhancement from the Divine Power Module was like burning money—in this case, burning Sword Aura.

A mere ten wisps of Sword Aura were nowhere near enough for him to even try a few times.

"Looks like I have to pay-to-win after all," Han Feng sighed, a little resigned.

He took out eight special metal test tubes from his System Space.

Inside them was the Tier Three Upper Grade Spiritual Liquid he had swept up from Martial Arts University’s internal network when he broke through to the Enlightenment Realm.

Each vial of this stuff was incredibly valuable, yet now he was about to drink it like water.

"GULP, GULP..."

Han Feng twisted off the caps and downed all eight vials of Spiritual Liquid in one go.

A torrent of vast and pure Spiritual Qi instantly exploded in his abdomen, and a violent energy washed through his entire body.

Any ordinary Martial Artist would have exploded and died from doing such a thing.

But at this moment, Han Feng’s [Innate Sword Body] revealed its truly domineering nature.

His body seemed to transform into a bottomless black hole, frantically devouring and converting the immense energy.

He immediately sat down cross-legged and circulated the Cyan Cloud Spirit Martial Technique: Enlightenment Chapter, guiding the torrent of Sword Essence to surge through his body along a specific path.

Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, the Sword Essence all poured into the Dubhe Acupoint deep within his Dantian.

The acupoint, which originally held only ten wisps of Sword Aura, began to fill up at a visible rate under the infusion of a massive amount of Sword Essence.

Eleven wisps... Twenty wisps... Thirty wisps...

An hour later, Han Feng slowly opened his eyes.

Inside his Dubhe Acupoint, fifty wisps of silvery-white Sword Aura had now been fully restored, each one radiating an aura of ultimate Sharpness.

"Mana’s full. Time to get to work."

Han Feng stood up, stretched his limbs, and walked to the villa’s backyard.

With a thought, the black short sword "Broken Star" appeared out of thin air and floated before him, its blade letting out a light, crisp hum.

Han Feng reached out and gently caressed the blade.

"It’s all up to you now."

’How can I use the [Divine Power Module] to comprehend a Flying Sword Divine Technique?’

During the battle at Dragon’s Fang Port, he had used this module to temporarily enhance his Sword Control Technique, and the results had been outstanding.

But that was just an "Experience Card"—once it was used, it was gone.

To truly master a Divine Technique of his own, he had to find the "knack."

’The essence of a Divine Technique should be to evolve a certain rule or skill to its absolute limit.’

Han Feng stroked his chin and began to review his previous line of thought.

The promotion condition given by the System was very clear: comprehend a weapon-related Divine Technique.

’Since it’s weapon-related, it must be inseparable from "Broken Star."’

’First, I’ll try enhancing my moves.’

With a thought, the "Broken Star" short sword appeared out of thin air before him.

"Sword Control Technique, activate!"

SWOOSH!

The short sword turned into a streak of black light, zipping around the small basement at high speed and creating gusts of wind.

"Divine Power Module, enhance!"

Without hesitation, Han Feng mobilized a wisp of Sword Aura and poured it into the System.

[Ding! Divine Power Module activated. Current enhancement target: Sword Control Technique.]

As the system notification faded, Han Feng felt the connection between himself and the Flying Sword instantly tighten.

The Flying Sword’s speed increased by thirty percent out of nowhere. It turned more nimbly and could even leave afterimages in the air.

But that was all.

Han Feng frowned.

’No, this is just a simple stat boost.’

It felt like injecting nitrous oxide into a race car; it went faster, but the driver’s skill hadn’t fundamentally improved.

Once the Sword Aura was depleted, this state would disappear.

He didn’t want this kind of one-time thrill, but a permanent ability.

"Again."

Han Feng wasn’t discouraged.

He then tried to enhance "Sword Qi Release" with his Sword Aura.

The result was the same. The Sword Qi’s power increased and its range extended, but there was no qualitative change.

After seven or eight consecutive attempts that consumed more than ten wisps of Sword Aura, Han Feng had to stop.

’The direction is wrong.’

He sat down cross-legged, staring at "Broken Star" as it hovered before him, and fell into deep thought.

’A Divine Technique should be an extension of one’s own abilities.’

’The previous "Three-Inch Heart Sword" was the product of condensing Spiritual Power to its absolute limit.’

’So, for a weapon-type Divine Technique, shouldn’t I start with the weapon itself?’

’I shouldn’t be enhancing ’how to use the sword,’ but rather ’what the sword is.’’

A flash of inspiration struck Han Feng.

He thought of the two core arrays he had inscribed inside "Broken Star" when he forged it: [Soul Absorption] and [Breaking Aura].

These two traits were the soul of this sword.