True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 392 - 365: Promotion 2

Chapter 392: Chapter 365: Promotion 2

Hiss!

A blurry black hole struggled to open next to Lin Fei, as if something was constantly hindering it. It grew from the size of a soybean to the size of a basketball.

"Warning! Unknown energy obstacle detected in spatial teleportation, increasing energy transmission strength automatically!" The emotionless prompt from the Sword Canon kept sounding off.

The countless pseudo True Forces in the surrounding air roared madly, pressing against the black hole of the spatial teleportation.

Whoosh!!

Whirlwinds spun rapidly inside the secret chamber.

A cracked stone on the ground suddenly blurred and shot up, slamming hard against Lin Fei’s chest.

Thump!!

In an instant, Lin Fei was slammed against the cavern wall, blood splattering everywhere. He bounced back and rolled down right into the newly expanded black hole.

In an instant, the black hole closed, and everything returned to calm. The concentration of pseudo True Force in the air dropped by more than half, and without any source of origin, it began to dissipate slowly....

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Sword Canon Space, Extinction Holy Hall

Lin Fei lay on his back in the center of the grand hall. A gray-white stone was embedded in his skin, or rather, in his breastbone.

His whole aura was extremely weak, his entire Essence Qi spirit nearly depleted to the brink of death.

The white casual clothes he wore were also tattered and torn.

"This thing..." Lin Fei murmured as he reached out his right hand to touch the stone on his chest. The stone seemed to grow directly out of the breastbone, fused with the skin and bone. There was no way to remove it.

"Has it finally happened...?" Lin Fei gave up on exploring the stone and instead stretched out his hand in front of his eyes. A few strands of True Force and Potential Energy, completely different from before, slowly wrapped around him. Though weak, it was fundamentally different from his former self.

"Perhaps this is the price for seizing what isn’t rightfully mine..." Lin Fei tried to open his eyes wide but saw nothing.

Even the mighty pseudo True Force seemed to be powerless against the injury to his eyes, as if something was blocking the healing, or as if his eyes were meant to be this way. Completely undamaged, no matter what healing was attempted, they could only remain as such.

Lin Fei had a premonition that, perhaps from now on, he would never be able to use his eyes to see again.

"So what if that’s the case? The new True Force and Potential Energy are enough to replace the function of the eyes." He seemed to be comforting himself, or perhaps settling the thoughts in his heart. Exchanging an pair of eyes for decades of accumulated power and snatching a portion of the legacy and secrets of pseudo True Force, this trade-off was well worth it!

Gingerly, he propped himself up.

Strength continuously swirled around his body.

The cultivation method of the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation in the Sword Canon whirred rapidly, naturally heading toward the final layer as if something was automatically guiding it. Countless True Forces and pseudo True Forces within him merged unceasingly, the Divine Artifact Crystal intermixed, faintly emitting cracking sounds of being overburdened.

Lin Fei was startled and knew that it was too much. Although he now possessed the strength to break through to Grade A at any moment, the Divine Artifact Crystal had always been used to balance the conflict between True Force and pseudo True Force. In the past, the Divine Artifact Crystal could maintain the balance between the two. But now, as the power on both sides grew too strong, the Divine Artifact Crystal seemed unable to bear the strain.

"It seems I must collect all the Divine Artifact components." Lin Fei got to his feet and sat cross-legged in the grand hall. The fresh blood on his body was automatically decomposed by the Potential Energy.

With the enhancement of his essence strength, the pseudo True Force propelled Lin Fei to the A-grade realm in one fell swoop. His Potential Energy also improved, naturally reaching the strength of the Peak of B-grade. Although Lin Fei did not actively draw upon it, his casual strike afterwards would naturally drive an attack of Potential Energy. This was the difference between Potential Energy and True Force—Potential Energy belongs to the natural laws bestowed by the world.

Potential Energy, akin to gravity, with universal gravitation being one of its most typical manifestations. Such gravitational force arises from the mass and density of matter and energy itself, virtually inexhaustible and without consuming the entity’s own strength. Compared with True Force or pseudo True Force, Potential Energy had the advantage that every move carried immense power.

Of course, in a head-on confrontation, True Force or pseudo True Force could easily shatter Potential Energy. This isn’t a contest of energy levels.

Advancing from Grade B to A was traditionally achieved by comprehending Sword Intent, but Lin Fei unexpectedly used an alternate method to forcibly push his strength into Grade A. Although it wasn’t a true attainment and he still needed to collect the complete Divine Artifact components to neutrally harness the power, once Lin Fei’s injuries healed, the projection he split off would also be like a normal Grade A, and also at the Peak of Grade B. This was an existential transformation.

Advancing from Grade B to A was originally a lengthy process of accumulation.

Only upon truly reaching this level did Lin Fei realize that the other three he had encountered, the three other A-grade powerhouses, never appeared in their true form.

In the world of the gifted, the biggest difference between Grade A and B lies in the fact that Grade A represents the perfect fusion of the human body and the Potential Energy totem, far surpassing the power and quality level of Grade B.

Among the Dream Eaters, Grade A also signifies the merger of the Dream Eater with their own Dream World, hinting at a gradual transformation into a new life form.

It is said that the legendary and mythical species existing in the world are actually A-grade powerhouses who have merged with their own totems.

However, this aspect did not manifest at all in Lin Fei.