Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 49: There was a backup plan!

"The mind can manipulate that missing circle! Predict where it will stop, and the Heavenly Martial Heart will be there!"

Lin Xiufeng had seen the location of the Heavenly Martial Heart of the Golden Knife and Silver Sword, and he had also seen the location of the Heavenly Martial Heart of the Vicious Woman.

With a golden knife at his heart, that area was naturally a key point of protection.
The silver sword takes an unconventional approach, focusing on the wrist. Sword users protect their wrists well and are agile, which is also a good strategy.

The venomous woman's inner strength lies near an area that's difficult to describe...

After thinking it over, Lin Xiufei also felt that placing it on a man's genitals was a good idea.

That place was naturally heavily fortified, fearing being ambushed.

The only downside is that when using it properly, you'll probably be nervous, because if the other party launches a sneak attack, you're doomed!

The sole of the foot? What if there's a collision when kicking someone?
Inside the head?
They were the ones who received special attention during the battle!

Lin Xiufeng thought and thought, finding it increasingly difficult to choose, and finally felt that the lower abdomen area seemed quite good.

Normally, it won't be attacked, nor will it be easy to be attacked. It's not too far or too close to a man's vital parts, so it won't be accidentally injured by a friend's sneak attack, and it won't be accidentally injured by a girlfriend's attack during an argument.

Moreover, the distances from which the guiding force is transmitted to the whole body are roughly the same.

'Almost...almost, isn't that something that needs to be considered? The silver sword is positioned on the wrist precisely to allow the Heavenly Martial Power to be transferred to the Heavenly Martial Sword more quickly, right?'

Lin Xiufeng continued to internally strife, racking her brains for ideas.

Zhao Youyue suddenly said:

"I manipulated it with my mind to travel throughout my body, but it suddenly froze at a certain location and wouldn't move at all! It turns out, we didn't freely choose the location of the Heavenly Martial Heart!"

Lin Xiufeng tried as instructed, and the round object quickly traveled throughout his body. When it passed through some less desirable spots, Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but feel anxious.

'It's okay, it's okay... It's stopped?'

Lin Xiufeng found that he could no longer guide the round object to move; its position was fixed at the Zhongji acupoint, one of the acupoints on the lower abdomen that he had previously considered.

"That's really true! I wonder how much Heavenly Martial Power it takes to cultivate the Heavenly Martial Heart."

"No matter how much, it should be enough for the Mist Spirit King to absorb! If this isn't enough, how will I break through in the future!"

Zhao Youyue couldn't help but admire those who had painstakingly cultivated to break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm.

They thought they were done, but now they've been attacking the Mist Spirit King for another half hour!

The Heavenly Martial Power I absorbed is almost enough to break through twice!
But the Heavenly Martial Heart remains unmoved!
Lu Qingqing suddenly shouted excitedly:
"Commander, Deputy Commander! Ma Jin and I have both broken through to the sixth level! Ren Xing and Fang Yuan are at the ninth level! Haven't you broken through yet?"

"Always just a little short! We're still just a little short even now!"

Lin Xiufeng's tone was tinged with helplessness.

"...So we were too happy too soon. We thought we could all break through to the Heavenly Warrior level."

Fang Yuan's barely suppressed smile vanished instantly...

The initial high expectations of the group were clearly dampened by this news.

Ren Xing quickly put aside his disappointment, thought for a moment, and then said:

"When we reach level nine, we'll stop fighting. We'll make sure you all break through before we start absorbing!"

"No need! Who knows how many days' worth of force will be poured into this bottomless pit?"

Zhao Youyue was surprised by Ren Xing's strong team spirit, which made her understand Ren Xing better, but also made her even more reluctant to break the agreement on sharing.

“It is absolutely necessary. Your breakthroughs are the foundation of our future confidence.”

Fang Yuan agreed with Ren Xing's idea. At this point, he no longer doubted the reliability of Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue.

They are loyal and trustworthy, so it's time for them to demonstrate their team spirit.

Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing hadn't originally intended this, but they found it quite reasonable. They exchanged a glance and together stated:

"We agree! We'll stop when all nine floors are full!"

Zhao Youyue steeled her resolve and said to Lin Xiufeng:

“I’ll stop here and make sure you break through first!” “Such a huge Mist Spirit King, surely he can guarantee that we can break through from the ninth level to the Heavenly Warrior? Let’s try together; different approaches will give us a better chance of finding a breakthrough.”

Lin Xiufeng did not think it was necessary.

No matter how outrageous the Heavenly Martial Power required to cultivate the Heavenly Martial Heart may be, it cannot be outrageously absurd.

"Alright. But if the Mist Spirit King's size has shrunk by more than half and he still hasn't broken through, I'll stop to make sure you can break through."

Zhao Youyue noticed that the size of the Mist Spirit King hadn't shrunk much; much of it had been damaged by the group of people earlier.

As long as Tianwu Zhixin's breakthrough isn't too outrageous, it should be more than enough to send their entire group to the level of Tianwu.

This continued for quite some time, until both Fang Yuan and Ren Xing's ninth level of Heavenly Martial Soul was nearly full.

They learned from Zhao Youyue about finding vacancies and using mental guidance, and quickly determined the location of the future Heavenly Martial Heart.

The two stopped attacking the Mist Spirit King.

Another hour and a half later, Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing were both at the ninth level and full of Heavenly Martial Power.

The four of them moved over to keep Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue company.

"This is enough for you to absorb from how many layers?"

Ren Xing was still shaken, which meant that it would take them a long time to break through to the Heavenly Martial Realm!
"That's enough to break through nine levels in a row. In a little while, it'll be enough for ten levels."

Lin Xiufeng suspected that a different opportunity was needed, otherwise it wouldn't make sense!

I finally reached the ninth level of Heavenly Martial Soul, and then I filled up the rest of the Heavenly Martial Power to reach the tenth level.

What kind of outrageous situation is this?!

Just then—the thick fog suddenly lit up with light!
"Hurry up!" Lin Xiufeng shouted and sprinted away.

The group ran while assembling tools into ground stakes, then took out ropes and tied them up, not daring to delay for a moment.

Ren Xing ran ahead to lead the way, then suddenly said to stop. Sure enough, they were at the edge of the cliff, in the same spot as before.

The six people went down the rope and hid back in the cave.

Each and every one of them was terrified!
In such a short time, all six of them lost one-fifth of their Heavenly Martial Power!

"W-what!"

Liu Qingqing trembled with shock. This time, the speed at which her Heavenly Martial Power was being lost was many times faster than before!
She was heartbroken by the losses and even more worried about what to do next!
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Ren Xing suddenly said, "I'll go up and confirm."

"Be careful." Fang Yuan knew she was bold and agile.

More importantly, we need to do everything we can to prevent Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue from losing their Heavenly Martial Power.

Ren Xing went outside for a moment, then called out:

"never mind!"

The group went up one by one, and sure enough, the thick fog returned to normal.

Lin Xiufeng recalled the huge difference between the last time and this time when the dense fog absorbed the Heavenly Martial Power, and suddenly had a guess.

"Is it possible that when the Mist Spirit King's energy drops to a certain level, it will absorb power through the dense fog?"

"It was just below the critical value a moment ago, but after absorbing our Heavenly Martial Power, it rose above the critical value again... A very reasonable deduction!"

Zhao Youyue pondered this, but frowned as she did so.

"If that's the case, and we continue absorbing, the Mist Spirit King's energy will drop below the critical value—that would be troublesome!"

Fang Yuan considered things more thoroughly, and as a result, he couldn't even make up for the losses he had just suffered.

"No, it should be able to absorb some more. The dense fog in the mist forest absorbed a lot of the Heavenly Martial Power from the previous battle, and it should have been absorbed by the Mist Spirit King before it stopped."

Lin Xiufeng's prediction rekindled everyone's confidence.

(End of this chapter)