"Don't hesitate any longer. The future of humanity needs you. This is just a bunch of data, not the real Kenzu. Guhan, you are the righteous one!"
Fleeting Year Calendar's belly began to glow, and his eyelids began to tremble. This was a sign that the awakening was about to be completed. He did not have a single second to waste.
"Lord Kenzu, I'm sorry!"
Guhan's face contorted. He raised the Qingpin Sword in his hand and slashed at Fleeting Year Calendar's belly with the speed of a meteor. Blood spurted out from Fleeting Year Calendar's belly like a fountain. Just like that, Guhan cut open Fleeting Year Calendar's belly.
The King of Yue's Goujian Sword had to be fully supplied with Sword Essences by the wielder. Even if the Sword Essences were cut off a second before the Awakening succeeded, the Sword Maiden would immediately stop the Awakening. Just like now, the Fleeting Year Calendar's belly, which was originally shining with a bright light, had completely dimmed. The Awakening Barrier that had always been there also began to tremble strangely.
"Why?
Big Brother Guhan!
Why? "
The pain in Fleeting Year Calendar's abdomen jolted him out of his petrified state. He looked at the blood-stained Qingpin Sword and his own belly, which was still gushing out blood. With great difficulty, he asked, "What is it?"
"Goodbye!
Lord Kenzu! "
Guhan did not dare to look Fleeting Year Calendar in the eye. He quickly crouched down and reached his hand into Fleeting Year Calendar's abdomen. He pulled out a purple orb of light from within. A baby could be vaguely seen within it. This was the Nascent Soul of the Sword of Yue King Goujian, which was Guhan's initial goal in the dungeon.
"Big Brother Guhan, you must have your own difficulties … Fleeting Year Calendar, I … I don't blame you … It's just that … I want to see my mother …" After saying that, Fleeting Year Calendar's pupils shrank, and he lost all signs of life. Lord Kenzu, who was supposed to fight to the end in the dungeon, died just like that. He died in the hands of a man whom he had only known for less than an hour, a man whom he trusted immensely.
"Hehe … It's just a bunch of data … It's just a bunch of data …" Guhan repeated those words over and over again. Even though this Kenzu was just a bunch of data, even though he had planned this countless times, and even though Guhan thought his heart was as hard as stone, Guhan still felt a sharp pain in his heart. He knew that of the tuof of light and darkness in his soul, he was one step closer to the cold and darkness.
"Light is justice, darkness is justice, justice is me, I am justice!"
With those words, Guhan ended the struggle in his heart. There was still one more step to his plan. If this step was not achieved, then everything he had done in the past 12 years would have been a waste of time.
When Guhan's father was still alive, he once told Guhan that his family was once an amazing family. His family inherited the bloodline of an invincible Emperor-tier swordsman. His ancestor had once reached an agreement with the King of Yue's Goujian Sword. In other words, as long as Guhan had enough Sword Elements, Guhan would be able to reach an agreement with the King of Yue's Goujian Sword, just like Kenzu Fleeting Year Calendar.
Originally, Guhan thought that this was just his father's nonsense. After all, which Emperor-tier swordsman's bloodline did not stand proudly at the peak of the human world and become a top-notch family with great power and status?
How could they be like him, staying in a densely packed low-rent house like a beehive provided for free by the government, eating free synthetic peas every day, and his sister's biggest wish at the age of five was to taste a bite of natural beef … This wish was so lowly, so far out of reach.
Which Emperor-tier family would have such a lowly wish?
However, one day, when Guhan was sorting out his parents' belongings, he found a book.
This was a real book. It was not an electronic code hidden in a USB drive, but a real book printed on paper.
This book had no name, no annotations, and even the first 50 and last 50 pages were empty. Only the 30 pages in the middle recorded something.
It recorded a few sets of sword techniques, a few ultimate skills, and a few shady techniques.
The Sword Maiden Grafting Technique was one of those shady techniques. It was a technique that could not be found in any public information. It was a technique that could deprive the Nascent Soul of a Sword Maiden that had just completed synchronization and was about to be awakened.
When he first saw the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique, Guhan's heart thumped wildly. This was because the benefits of this technique were too crazy. Even an Emperor-tier expert would lose his mind if he saw this technique.
Firstly, this technique did not limit the Sword Maiden's level. As long as one had the ability to control a strong person who was synchronized and obtained the Nascent Soul of the Sword Maiden, one would be able to possess the Sword Maiden, regardless of one's own ability or the Sword Maiden's level.
Even if one only had one Sword Essence and the other party was an Emperor-tier Sword Maiden, one would still be able to possess her. This was like a beggar possessing a country in an instant.
Secondly, the grafted Sword Lady was the same as the Sword Lady that was nurtured. It could increase the sword wielder's acquired sword essence by the same amount as the sword essence required for synchronization. For example, synchronization with the Yue King Goujian Sword required at least ten thousand quarks of sword essence. After a successful grafting, the Solid Han would immediately increase the acquired sword essence by ten thousand quarks. In this way, with only nine quarks of sword essence, the Solid Han that was far from an Ancient Sword Rank sword wielder could instantly become a Famed Sword Rank sword wielder without any difficulty.
Thirdly, this technique was not limited by the number of Sword Maidens.
When a sword wielder's total Sword Essence exceeded a certain level, they could become a stronger sword wielder. 100 Quarks of Sword Essence was the level of an ancient sword, 1,000 was the level of a treasured sword, 10,000 was the level of a renowned sword, 100,000 was the level of a spiritual sword, and above that were the level of an immortal sword and an emperor sword.
Every time a sword wielder broke through a level, they would have one more Sword Maiden that they could synchronize with. For example, a sword wielder at the level of a renowned sword could only have three Sword Maidens. It could only be one less, not more. This had become a truth that no sword wielder had ever been able to break.
However, the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique had broken this truth. A forcefully grafted Sword Maiden would not be able to form a sword mark in the body, so it would not take up the precious Sword Maiden quota of a sword wielder. When a sword wielder of the same level fought with Yuan Kou, an extra Sword Maiden was equivalent to an extra life. No sword wielder could resist such a temptation.
It was such a sinister and vicious technique with unparalleled battle power. One could imagine that once this technique was made public, it would definitely cause chaos in the world. Countless sword wielder would harm their own kind in order to increase their own strength and take their Sword Maidens' Nascent Souls. The friendly atmosphere in the human world might be completely destroyed because of this.
This was a complete disaster.
The Sword Maiden Grafting Technique was very powerful, but it had a lot of restrictions.
Firstly, the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique could only be used once, and it was best if it had never synchronized with a Sword Maiden before. This was because there would be no interference from other Sword Maidens' sword marks, and there would be fewer hidden dangers.
Secondly, the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique's target Sword Maiden had to be compatible with the user's bloodline. In other words, the ancestor had synchronized with the Sword Maiden before. Otherwise, it would either fail or die from the backlash.
Lastly, the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique was to obtain a Sword Maiden through trickery. Such a Sword Maiden would not be able to form a sword mark in the body, and the sword wielder would not be able to carve a sword mark in the body to increase the Sword Maiden's grade. As a result, the grafted Sword Maiden would be born as a ninth-grade Sword Maiden. Compared to a first-grade Sword Maiden through carving a sword mark in the body, the difference in strength was more than three times.
The Sword Maiden Grafting Technique had its pros and cons, but in general, the pros far outweighed the cons. It seemed that no one could refuse such a technique and refuse to use it in the real world to increase their strength.
Other things aside, as long as Guhan used it in the real world, even if it was just by grafting an ancient sword grade Sword Maiden, he would instantly realize his dream of becoming a great sword wielder.
However, Guhan had never thought of using such a vicious technique. Instead, he planned to bury it in the dust, just like his father. He did not have enough Innate Sword Elements and could not become a sword wielder, but he had always kept this technique a secret. He did not regret it even after he died at the hands of Yuan Kou.
However, gradually, his determination to become a sword wielder prevailed, especially when he learned that the growth of his Innate Sword Elements was far below average. It was impossible for him to reach 100 quarks before the age of 18. In the end, Guhan could not suppress his desire and impulse. However, he warned himself that the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique could only be used in the game …
As long as he achieved the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique in the game, the 10,000 Innate Sword Elements from grafting Goujian Sword of the King of Yue would not only allow him to instantly become a famed sword wielder in the game, but he would also be able to increase his acquired Innate Sword Elements by 90 quarks according to the 0.9% conversion rate. With that, he would only be one quark away from his lowest goal of 100 quarks. His dream of becoming a sword wielder in the real world would only be a step away.
What happened next was just like what we know. Twelve years ago, Guhan made up his mind to snatch and graft Goujian Sword of the King of Yue. In the end, he obtained Goujian Sword of the King of Yue's Nascent Soul.
According to the steps of the Sword Maiden Grafting Technique, Guhan only needed to inject the Innate Sword Elements in his body into the Nascent Soul to make up for the last quark of Innate Sword Elements needed for the awakening. Then, the grafting technique would be completed and he would obtain this famed sword maiden.
However, there was a precondition. Guhan's father did not lie to Guhan. Guhan did have the bloodline of an Overlord-level sword wielder in his body. Or, at the very least, he had the bloodline of a famed sword wielder who had synchronized with Goujian Sword of the King of Yue.
If Guhan's father was lying and spouting nonsense, then Guhan's twelve years of hard work would be gone with the wind, leaving behind nothing but a joke.
Guhan had no choice but to take a gamble.
He felt the quark of Innate Sword Elements in his body slowly enter the Nascent Soul through his palm. In the next moment, a dazzling light shone.
The Nascent Soul in the palm of his hand blossomed like a purple lotus. First, it was a pair of slender jade feet, then a pair of slender straight legs, a perfectly curved waist, a plump chest, and finally a cold face.
That's right, it was exactly the same as the picture on the forum. This was the powerful famed sword maiden, the first sword maiden to awaken in the world: famed sword — Goujian Sword of the King of Yue.
"Did you murder my master?
Sword wielder. "
The Queen of Yue, whose body had already taken form, slowly descended to the ground. She pointed the sword in her hand at Guhan's heart.
"System notification: Quest 6: Synchronize the fleeting calendar with Goujian Sword of the King of Yue and awaken Goujian Sword of the King of Yue into a sword maiden — Goujian Sword of the King of Yue completed.
"System notification: Quest refreshed. Quest 8: Kill the final boss, Ghost Realm Yuan Kou — Steel Tooth.