Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 188 Awakening Method
After about a month of training, Park Chang-ho had a basic grasp of Miriya's phantom sword.

The moment he released all the demonic energy in his body, his speed reached subsonic.

All you have to do now is keep practicing to reach Miriya’s level.

This little fat guy almost has the combat power of a single-digit greatsword.

In fact, it is no longer appropriate to call him a little fat boy. With the daily training of 500 kilometers of cross-country running and 200 kilometers of short-distance shuttle running, the fat on his body has long been consumed.

Now his whole body is full of full and strong muscles, and he has the physique of a strongman.

But the strange thing is that when he wears loose clothes, he still gives people the feeling of a cowardly little fat boy, as if that temperament has been absorbed into his bones.

After learning the Phantom Sword, Park Changhao began looking for new learning goals.

There aren't many high-level warriors with sword skills these days.

The Black Twins' strength relies on their unfathomable demonic energy and awakening; Galadia's demonic energy synchronization technique requires talent; Flora of Slashing Wind has good sword skills, but learning the Slashing Wind Sword requires long-term muscle and basic sword moves training, which cannot be mastered in a short time.

Xu Feng's previous protection of the trainees was indeed to allow the grown-up trainees to develop various combat skills based on the information he left behind, making it easier for the greatsword among the reincarnations to learn those skills.

But it takes several years for this 'seed' to germinate.

The dilemma Park Changhao faces now is that there are too few teachers to learn from.

Later, after recalling the plot, he thought of a teacher from whom he could learn.

High-speed sword Inili.

This greatsword was the No. 2 in the Denise era. The sword skill she developed, 'High-Speed Sword', was extremely powerful. After the protagonist Claire learned the High-Speed Sword, her strength soared from the last place among the greatswords to the single-digit level.

In the original plot of the anime, after awakening, Denise also used a high-speed sword to kill the final BOSS Priscilla in one move... Well, in the timeline after being affected by the reincarnation, Priscilla also died from this move, but the person who used this move became Claire.

Inili's secluded place was very secluded. Park Changhao found the approximate location based on the information mentioned in the plot, and then sensed the demonic energy with the gene lock turned on. It took him three days to find the reclusive greatsword and persuade her to come out.

"Denisa is really in there..."

After arriving in the East, Inili immediately found the twin goddesses who looked like giant statues.

Park Chang-ho used two reasons to convince her to come out.

The first reason is that the organization has been destroyed, and the demon Priscilla who cut off her arm in the past has also been killed, so she no longer needs to live in seclusion.

This reason surprised and moved Inili, but that was all. She was accustomed to the secluded life, and it didn't matter to her whether the external environment changed or not.

The second reason is that Denise and Claire may need her help.

After hearing the two names, this cold and aloof swordsman with an appearance like an iceberg followed Park Changhao here after a brief thought.

She stood quietly under the statue for a long time.

It was not until Xu Feng brought Galadia to find her that she spoke slowly.

Xu Feng gently stroked the statue of the Twin Goddesses and said, "The main body of this statue is Denise and Claire, and it incorporates the remains of many of the deceased No. 1 Warriors. According to Galadia's perception, the demonic energy of those former No. 1 Warriors has basically been suppressed by Denise and Claire, and deposited in the statue's base. Theoretically, Denise and Claire can wake up now."

Galadia's current situation is the upper limit of the 'Great Sword Man' that Xu Feng can create.

After devoting enough resources to training, he could probably create a 'Great Sword Man' that was almost at the Abyss level.

This is not the upper limit of this reinforcement system.

The Black Twins are another pair of research subjects he used to take his transformation surgery to a higher level.

If he could learn something from the Black Twins, he would probably be able to consistently create Abyss-level 'Great Sword Mankind'.

But that improvement isn't huge.

In this world, there are two people who are truly different from other greatswords, Denise and Priscilla.

Priscilla is dead.

The twin goddess statues represented by Denise and Claire are his current research objects.

He once tried to use the power of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit to analyze the internal situation of the statue and the structural components of the Gemini Goddess statue, but just as sufficiently powerful domineering power can make the fruit power ineffective, the Swallow-Swallow Fruit requires energy to be activated. The higher the level of matter that is decomposed, reorganized, and digested using the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, the more energy is consumed.

After Xu Feng practiced his main subject, "Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra", to the seventh level, his total internal strength was almost equivalent to the A-level internal strength that the Lord God had just strengthened. He also had a large nuclear reactor to provide energy support. But even so, facing the almost endless demonic energy in the Gemini Goddess statue, he could only analyze some very rough results.

As for changing this huge statue of the Gemini goddesses, it is simply impossible.

According to the conventional rank of the main god space, this statue is rated as a hexagonal fourth-order strongman. Although it should not have reached the level of the middle fourth-order, it is definitely a leader among the primary fourth-order strongmen.

The double A-level Swallow-Swallow Fruit has great potential, but Xu Feng has not yet fully developed the ability of this devil fruit.

Xu Feng was somewhat looking forward to Denise and Claire waking up.

Two greatsword warriors who can actively cooperate are much easier to study than a giant statue several hundred meters tall...

But the current situation is that the two warriors in the statue have clearly reached the conditions for awakening and can already crawl out of the statue, but they just won't come out!

"In fact, sleeping in the statue like this should be the best fate for them." Inili suddenly said.

"Do you know why they don't want to wake up?" Xu Feng asked curiously.

"I think I understand." Inili nodded. She looked at Galadia and said, "This human may not understand it very well, but as the Great Sword, you should have guessed the reason why they are reluctant to wake up long ago, right?"

Galadia replied, "I have a vague guess. It's probably because... it once devoured most of the organization's members in this base."

"Yes... Physical awakening still gives a chance to return to human form, but spiritual awakening is irreversible! And in our conventional cognition, the absolute dividing line between the awakened and the greatsword is... whether or not they have devoured humans! Once that happens, there is no turning back." Inili said calmly.

"Unfortunately, this body has swallowed up quite a bit."

"It is already a true awakener, and one whose strength far exceeds that of the Abyss!"

"Denisa and Claire have a chance to break free from the statue, but if they do, the statue will go berserk... harming all life around it equally until it completely destroys everything in the world."

"Denise probably wants Claire to leave first so she can suppress this body's dark instincts alone. She might even take this body on a path of self-destruction." Inili concluded, "But Claire, now merged with Denise, can clearly understand all of Denise's thoughts. Now, she absolutely does not want to abandon Denise. She might even sacrifice herself for Denise... In this situation, they naturally reached a stalemate and transformed into the Twin Goddesses together."

"So that's how it is?" Xu Feng thought thoughtfully.

He asked curiously, "Denisa is so powerful. If she breaks away from the statue, she should be able to kill the last rampaging statue, right?"

After all, Denise is the combat power ceiling in this work!
"Probably not... If Denise were to be resurrected, even if the core of the statue was a monster like Priscilla, she should be able to kill it. But unfortunately, this statue possesses Denise's power! As Denise becomes stronger, the runaway statue will probably become even stronger."

Inili shook her head slightly: "In other words, it's a battle between 'Warrior Denise' and 'Awakened Denise'... Even Denise herself can't guarantee victory!"

She has absolute confidence in Denise's strength.

But because of this, she felt that letting Denise and Claire fall asleep in each other's arms was the best option.

Not to mention the final outcome of the battle between the two beings of similar strength, if they really continue to fight, it would be difficult for any living creature within hundreds of kilometers to survive.

Be it the greatsword, humans, or even animals and plants, they may all be devoured by the 'Awakener Denise' as backup energy!
"The statue's actions weren't Denise's will at all! Furthermore, when Claire merged with the statue, the twin goddesses had already restrained their instincts." Xu Feng said with a smile, "Even a swamp filled with mud can produce a clear spring. Is it really impossible for this massive body to separate into two pure human bodies?"

He said confidently: "As long as it hasn't reached a point where it's absolutely irreversible, there's still a chance to salvage everything!"

Xu Feng also didn't dare to let the scene of 'Awakener Denise' and 'Greatsword Denise' competing on the same stage appear on this continent.

But now they were all bound together in the statue, and in this case, he could probably influence the outcome of the battle inside.

"I want to know why you are so confident?" Inili asked.

Galadia sighed softly, completely releasing her demonic energy.

The huge demonic energy blew against Inili's long hair, causing a hint of surprise to appear on her cold face again.

In Inili's opinion, this warrior is very strong.

As long as she is not in the same era as Denise, she can definitely compete for No. 1.

What really surprised her was: "If I release my demonic energy 100%, it won't awaken?"

Galadia smiled slightly, "Mr. Feng helped me achieve this goal."

"is it?"

Inili looked thoughtfully at Xu Feng. "If you can let me reach her level, perhaps I can awaken the two people inside this statue... and then use this to convince them."

"Is it because of... that arm?" Xu Feng thought of a detail.

Claire's right arm had always been given to her by Inili until she entered the statue with that arm.

In other words, Inili is probably the only warrior who can influence the sleeping Denise and Claire from the outside world.

Perhaps Galadia could achieve this after raising her demonic energy synchronization level to a higher level, but it was unknown when that would happen.

"Yes."

Inili said, "When I was close to the statue, I could roughly sense the demonic energy within that arm, but the demonic energy within the Twin Goddesses statues is too great. If I want to use the weak demonic energy on that arm to influence Claire within, I need a sufficiently strong demonic energy, which I currently cannot achieve."

"But if I could completely and recklessly release my demonic energy... I'd probably have a 50% chance of success."

"Since you can help Galadia achieve complete liberation of your demonic energy, you should be able to help me reach that level as well."

"Ahem... this process is very complicated!" Xu Feng glanced at Galadia.

Since he came to the organization's headquarters, he has been asking Galadia to help him practice almost every day.

Although we were not inseparable like in the previous few days, we still spent six or seven hours every day practicing a set of "Anuttara Yoga Tantra".

In this situation, Xu Feng couldn't help but care about Galadia's thoughts.

Galadia said without hesitation: "Well, to completely solve the problem of awakening, we need..."

She recounted in great detail what had happened between her and Xu Feng in the past few days, and did not feel ashamed at all.

"If Inili-senpai doesn't mind..."

"Is that all?" Inili said calmly, "After becoming warriors, we close off most of our emotions. It's impossible for us to care about such trivial matters. Unless we meet someone who can open that blockade, you should be the one who really cares, right?"

She said without changing her expression, "If you two have no objection... I'm available anytime."

Galadia glanced at the Gemini statues.

Finally, he sighed and left silently.

Because of Tifa's existence, she had long known that Xu Feng could not belong to her alone. Moreover, the moment she saw the martial arts technique that Xu Feng took out, she knew that this guy was not a good person.

She can stop it for a while, but not forever.

If you really don't try to prevent the other big swords from coming into contact with Xu Feng, it will only end up in a fight.

Inili... This aloof girl probably won't bother with it too much. She will probably forget about this matter after she's done with Xu Feng, so it's okay to let her be treated.

Xu Feng looked at Inili, who had only one thin arm, and his expression changed slightly.

This kind of imperfect beauty made him feel moved.

"Can we start?" Inili stood quietly near the statue of the Gemini goddesses.

She whispered, "I'm sorry, but the arm I regenerated recently is currently very weak. It just looks like a shape, so I won't be able to cooperate with you in most of the things that follow."

Xu Feng took a deep breath.

He activated the ability of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit and created a small hut around him.

"Nothing... The key to this treatment isn't the limbs, but the internal energy flow!"

(End of this chapter)