Chapter 409: Chapter 145: Perception Like a Mirror Reflecting All Things, Fusing the Intents of the Three Saber Techniques

All flaws were eliminated, all essence was extracted...

BOOM!

The error in the final figure was corrected.

Like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, all the illusory figures suddenly collapsed inward and merged!

In Chu Fan’s mind, the familiar Heart Method Atlas for the Seven-Star Bead Slash shattered, inch by inch.

It then reassembled amidst a golden light, transforming into a brand new, more complex and profound diagram of how his meridians should circulate!

At the same time, he opened his eyes. Following the new trajectory in his mind, he swung his saber once more!

CLANG—!

This strike was no longer merely fast!

The moment the light of the blade flashed, it seemed to draw upon Star Power.

Seven nearly overlapping sonic booms erupted in the air!

With a single strike, six subsequent waves of Sword Force manifested out of thin air, like overlapping waves.

Each wave crested higher than the last. The moment the saber was swung, its speed and power began to frantically accumulate and surge!

The light of the blade was no longer a simple straight line, but a fluid, graceful arc.

It resembled the trajectory of a meteor streaking across the night sky—ineffably profound.

The Primordial Qi in his body no longer flowed along its original path.

Instead, it surged through a newly formed, wider, and more resilient set of specific meridians.

Its circulation speed increased severalfold, and its explosive power was on a completely different level!

Chu Fan retracted his saber and stood still, slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air.

The breath shot out like a small arrow, traveling several feet before slowly dissipating.

He felt the completely refreshed circulation of Primordial Qi within him.

Savoring the Rebirth of the true meaning of the Sword Technique in his mind, his heart felt as clear as a mirror.

Perfection was the end of the old path.

And Breaking the Limit was a new beginning—one that truly belonged to him, a new starting point on the path to the supreme Sword Dao!

The very air he exhaled carried a scorching heat.

But his eyes were frighteningly bright, as if stars twinkled within them.

"Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars..."

He savored this new Trait, an indescribable sense of exhilaration and joy filling his heart.

This wasn’t just a simple, fixed acceleration.

Instead, it endowed the Seven-Star Bead Slash with terrifying growth potential and infinite possibilities!

As long as his vitality and Primordial Qi were abundant enough,

his saber could grow faster with each strike, like endlessly surging waves,

until it annihilated every obstacle in its path!

He could already picture it: in some future life-or-death battle, his opponent would at first be able to track the light of his blade, only for it to grow faster and faster, until it surpassed the very limits of thought.

He could see his opponent’s expression shift from composure to astonishment, and from astonishment to despair...

This instance of Breaking the Limit was not just a surge in power; it had opened a gate for him to the path of "extreme speed."

A powerful sense of accomplishment washed over him like a warm current, completely scouring away the fatigue of his bitter training and the slight gloom born from his Pollution Level.

He gripped the Long Saber in his hand, feeling the faint hum emanating from the blade.

It was his power, responding in kind.

Chu Fan closed his eyes again, his consciousness sinking deep into his body to perceive the world-altering changes brought about by the Seven-Star Bead Slash after Breaking the Limit.

It was more than just an update to the numbers on his status panel.

It was a sublimation that originated from the depths of his soul, from his very flesh and marrow, and even from the essence of his Primordial Qi!

A brand-new understanding of "speed" and "combos" spontaneously bloomed within him.

Within his meridians, the path of his surging Primordial Qi had shifted slightly, becoming more efficient, more ferocious, and providing a solid foundation for the new Trait, "Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars."

A short while later, Chu Fan opened his eyes again, a sharp glint flashing through them for an instant.

It was like the cold gleam of a blade being drawn from its sheath.

There was no need to adapt. The true meaning of the Sword Technique, post-breakthrough, had already become one with his body and mind.

CLANG!

The Long Saber left its sheath once more as he unleashed a new round of the Seven-Star Bead Slash!

This time, the flash of his blade was even more sudden, even more ferocious!

"Huh?"

On the sidelines, Chen Xuan, Li Qingxue, and the others,

who hadn’t yet fully recovered from their earlier shock,

let out low gasps almost in unison, their eyes instantly widening even further.

"What’s going on?" one of the Cao Clan Elders subconsciously rubbed his eyes.

"Why do I feel... like Fan’s saber... is even faster than before?"

"It’s not just a feeling!" A Li Clan Elder’s voice trembled as he stared intently at the center of the field.

"It really is faster! A lot faster!"

"Look at the fluidity of his blade’s light."

"It’s... it’s like a true river of stars flowing, completely without pause!"

"Was he not using his full strength just now?"

Chen Xuan drew a sharp breath, his voice filled with disbelief.

"It doesn’t look like he was holding back... It’s more like... in just these few moments, he had another epiphany!"

"He completely erased the final, imperceptible traces of flaws in the Sword Technique!"

"This Seven-Star Bead Slash... in his hands, it has become perfect! Absolutely flawless!"

"I had only heard the Gang Leader say his talent in the Sword Dao was heaven-defying. But seeing it with my own eyes today... this is beyond heaven-defying. It’s simply..." The Cao Clan Elder racked his brain but couldn’t find the right word, finally letting out a long sigh. "...The bearing of a fiendgod!"

Meanwhile, Chu Fan was completely immersed in his own world of the Sword Dao,

oblivious to the shock of the onlookers.

He pushed the post-breakthrough Seven-Star Bead Slash to its absolute limit, reveling in the exhilarating feeling brought by the "Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars" Trait, where each strike was faster than the one before.

Then, with a mere thought, his Sword Momentum shifted dramatically!

The swift, continuous blade light, like a river of stars flowing in reverse, was suddenly withdrawn!

The next moment, a heavy, domineering Sword Gang that seemed to stir wind and thunder crashed down—the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber!

Immediately after, his Sword Momentum shifted again.

From grand and sweeping, it suddenly became treacherous and cunning.

The light of the blade was like a crimson viper. Carrying a dense, lingering Evil Qi, it bit viciously at the empty air from a vicious angle—the Nine Blood Soul Blades!

Three Saber Techniques, each with a vastly different style.

Yet he had trained each of them to the point of Breaking the Limit once.

Now, he switched between them in a flashing display.

At times swift as the wind, at times heavy as a mountain, at times as treacherous as a phantom.

Though they felt somewhat disparate, the transitions were still smooth enough.

"He... what is he doing?"

Li Qingxue was left dazzled, a storm of shock raging in her heart.