Half a day later, inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Chen Xin looked at the Martial Soul in his hands, whose appearance had changed drastically, his face still showing a hint of disbelief.
Originally a two-meter-long, half-foot-wide ancient greatsword, the weapon had drastically shrunk. The sword's length was now only three feet three inches, and the blade width just over an inch.
The color of the blade had changed from clear blue to silver-white, and its appearance seemed far less imposing than before.
Yet, not only Chen Xin, the Sword Master, but even Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi sitting nearby, all felt a subtle prickling unease.
It was easy to imagine how sharp the current Seven Kill Sword had become.
By normal reasoning, with Chen Xin's swordsmanship and cultivation level, it should be impossible for killing intent to radiate uncontrollably.
The only explanation was that the Seven Kill Sword had changed so drastically that it had somewhat exceeded his control.
The Seven Kill Sword had already been a top-tier Weapon Martial Soul, and now it had advanced even further. Chen Xin even felt that the current Seven Kill Sword had surpassed the Haotian Hammer, which was hailed as the strongest Weapon Martial Soul on the continent.
Today felt like a dream.
After three years, his adopted son had returned to the sect in disguise, revealing a flawless Martial Soul sword and even showing a rudimentary understanding of his own swordsmanship domain.
Then he produced three bottles of attribute-enhancing elixirs that he had researched and formulated.
Relying on trust in his adopted son, Chen Xin had consumed them immediately.
He had not expected the effect to be so powerful that it directly caused the Seven Kill Sword to undergo a metamorphosis.
Beside him, Bone Douluo Gu Rong and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Leader Ning Fengzhi both wore complex expressions.
Of course, it wasn't jealousy. Their relationship was as close as family. But everything that happened today truly exceeded their understanding.
Even the three-year-old Ning Rongrong wore a thoughtful, little-adult expression, quietly remaining silent.
"Truly unimaginable. You cowardly man, yet you have a fine son," Bone Douluo Gu Rong finally exhaled after a long while, speaking what he had wanted to say.
"If you keep talking nonsense, shall we step outside and spar?" Chen Xin's eyes glared; he was eager to test the Seven Kill Sword's power.
"You!" Gu Rong's face changed, heart pounding, yet his mouth would not admit defeat. "Come, come, let's spar."
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly smiled wryly and intervened. "Sword Uncle, Bone Uncle, now is not the time for bickering."
He then turned to Chen Xin seriously. "Sword Uncle, regarding what Su Cheng just mentioned, what is your view?"
At the mention of serious matters, the two immediately ceased their bickering.
Chen Xin was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "My son's matters are naturally my matters."
His tone was firm, clearly showing he had made up his mind.
At this moment, within his Soul Guidance Device, a divine herb lay quietly.
In his ears echoed the conversation between Su Cheng and him before Su Cheng left:
"Father, once you fully master the transformed Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, you can consume this divine-grade spirit herb, the Golden Silk Crystal Sword Grass. With its help, within ten years you can easily reach Level 97, and may even have a chance to glimpse Level 98. But that depends on opportunity; no need to force it."
"Cheng'er, you will return to the Spirit Hall?"
"Of course. Ten years from now will be the day the Spirit Hall falls. I hope Father can lend me a hand then."
At the time, Chen Xin did not understand his choice.
"You've researched this far; why risk yourself in the Spirit Hall? Focus on improving your strength to become the strongest. I had doubts before, but now I believe you can achieve it."
"Cannot achieve it, it will be too late."
Chen Xin did not understand what Su Cheng meant by "too late," but he knew his adopted son always had a strong will. Moreover, with his current methods, he had already surpassed Chen Xin's understanding. There was no way to intervene.
From his description, it was clear that he held a very high status in the Spirit Hall, and there were likely other hidden matters.
Thinking of this, Chen Xin showed a trace of melancholy.Even if he reached Level 98, what could he do against the Spirit Hall then?The Grand Sacrificial Official was a Level 99 extreme Douluo.
On the other hand, Ning Fengzhi nodded silently without offering advice.
Su Cheng had also promised to try to help him raise the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower Martial Soul's limit.
Even if he had doubted before, seeing the Seven Kill Sword's transformation now, he had no choice but to believe.
At this time, Su Cheng was already on the way to Nodding City.
He had other matters to attend to and little time to stay in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for reminiscing.
Recalling the earlier scene, he could not help but sigh inwardly.
Unexpectedly, today was unlucky, coinciding with those few people gathering together.
He had originally intended to meet only Chen Xin.
To avoid Ning Fengzhi interfering, he had to make a promise first. The temptation of raising the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower Martial Soul limit was enough to sway him.
Fortunately, the attribute elixirs were powerful, and it was likely that he was already considering it.
Chen Xin was different from Su Cheng.
With Douluo-level strength, consuming the elixirs allowed him to quickly assimilate them.
Though the benefit was less than taking them at a weaker age, the effect was immediate.
In fact, for Su Cheng, gifting the elixirs to Chen Xin was an experiment: to see how powerful a top-tier Sword Martial Soul could become and whether it was more effective than completing the Five Elements.
Most importantly, the divine herb was given to Chen Xin, as he was the only top-tier combatant Su Cheng could fully trust.
But he had no intention of letting Chen Xin take risks.
After years together, he had deep affection for this adoptive father.
Collecting his thoughts, Su Cheng gazed toward Nodding City.
"Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, Tang San…"
He still had several matters to arrange.
Once completed, he could return to Spirit City to await the final battle.
During the month Su Cheng was away, Qian Renxue noticed her cultivation efficiency sharply declined.
Although Su Cheng had trained her well, developing excellent thinking methods and cultivation habits, she now felt restless and unable to focus.
It was the first time this had happened in her life.
As a child, her parents rarely cared for her, and she had never depended on anyone.
Bibi Dong aside, even though Qian Xunji cared for her, as the Pope, he was busy and prideful, hardly a proper father.
To gain her mother's recognition and avoid disappointing her father, Qian Renxue had always relied on her own abilities.
Ever since Su Cheng became her teacher, everything had changed.
She hadn't realized it before, but recently this feeling became more obvious.
Sitting in Su Cheng's usual chair, Qian Renxue casually flipped through books on the table.
This room was familiar to her; many of the books related to her recent cultivation direction, such as Detailed Explanation of External Spirit Bone Traits, Spirit Bones and Martial Souls, Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls, etc.
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