Chapter 119 - Force Conduction! Final Training!
'Even this is possible?'
Leo's eyelids flickered a few times as soon as he scanned through the page, this was far more shocking than 'swallowing' a sword!
The theory that the researchers based 'Sword Absorption' upon was actually none other than the simple premise of 'Sword Breathing', both were types of absorption, it was just that the former only worked under the supernatural effect of the fragment.
As the source of the 'breath' that could be absorbed into the human body through a set of moves, the affinity that the Sword of Epoch's fragment had with swords was enough for it to 'absorb' the sword in. Naturally, that was only possible under 'treatment' used by the researchers' various methods to steer it in that direction.
Looking at it from this point of view, Leo was merely surprised to see this ability in reality but wasn't in disbelief about it, even the 'buff' resulting from it made sense. However, Leo didn't actually expect just a fragment of the Sword of Epoch to possess the ability to really 'absorb' the sword!
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Personal Talents:
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- 'Sword Body' - 4/10
- 'Force Conduction'
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Leo's body had not only digested the sword it ate to strengthen itself, but it even digested Sword Breaker's 'ascended ability', turning it into a temporary talent!
As a segment that only appeared after so long under the effect of something as drastic as mutation, Leo thought it would stay as a one-liner for quite a while. He simply didn't expect to 'receive' another talent so soon!
This new 'talent' wasn't something that he could feel by just having it. Without delay, Leo positioned himself before punching at the stonewall in front of him!
Thud!
"This is… even crazier than 'Sword Body' itself!"
After the great plot twist reveal that he received underground a month ago, Leo's excitement wasn't harder to trigger than usual, not to mention that it was already hard to begin with. However, just looking at the fist print on the stonewall and imagining the countless possibilities, Leo's heart started to race once more…
'To think that they wasted such a brilliant ability on making a brainwashed killing machine?'
Leo's mind was full of questions. The researchers were smart enough to bend the fragment's supernatural ability to their will, but they only used it up to this extent?
In the end, Leo could only blame the author for his one-track mind, even when he gave Arthur such an important ability, he still stuck to using him as a scapegoat. No wonder he discarded Arthur's whole plot, not daring to add it in…
"I will make good use of this."
Although 'Force Conduction' seemed useless when he wasn't actually wielding a weapon, Leo's test just now proved that speculation to be completely incorrect. The current Leo even had the confidence to face Swordsmen barehanded!
Just like how a sword could never deliver the whole force the hand wielding it held, a human's limbs could never truly deliver the force their whole body weight held. Even as strong as Leo's body was, he was still not quite capable of 'killing with a first', at least not without aiming at vitals.
However, the miraculous ability induced by Sword Breath coupled with his mutation had completely broken that concept! Leo's hands were lethal as long as he 'swordified' them, but now, just his bare hand was enough to achieve the same effect!
Leo couldn't help but wonder if he had suddenly traveled to another novel, wasn't he almost on the level of a 'body practitioner cultivator' now?
Still, Leo was far from satisfied. Absorbing Sword Breaker's talent was like giving wings to a tiger if Leo were to quote from the countless Chinese novels he read, but 'Force Conduction' was just too 'normal'!
His own body was a very good example of the limitless possibilities of Sword Breath mutations, the Ascended Swords that were scattered around the continent possessed countless miraculous abilities. Some could even do things like manipulating heat or wind…
While Leo wasn't sure if he could successfully 'absorb' such abilities, he really wanted to try it out! Forget body practitioners, Leo could even pose as a magician if they did work!
"It's really a shame…"
If he had come to complete his 'Sword Body' much earlier, Leo would have made sure to use all kinds of methods to collect an assortment of Ascended Swords that had all kinds of abilities. Unfortunately, he was barely a few months away from the big battle…
While Sword Breaker wasn't the only Ascended sword in his knowledge, just traveling to the location of the closest one would consume all the time he had left.
Just the materials Leo had collected so far were enough to buy one. Regrettably, neither Ascended Swords nor time were things that could be bought with gold. It was disappointing, but Leo had to reluctantly give up on his fantasies. Just reaching his level of abnormality in a very low fantasy world like this was already commendable.
"...More training for me I guess."
Despite the fact that the countless possibilities were cut down to one, Leo naturally planned to get used to 'Force Conduction' as much as he can. Considering the monsters participating in the final battle, every little addition would count. With one more weapon in his arsenal, Leo could be more confident.
Revising his routine for the last month, Leo added 'brawling' into his 'sparring' session. 'Fencing' was still his focus, but he tried his best to experiment with different combinations of battle styles. In a sense, Leo tried to focus on 'Close Quarter Combat' and combine it with 'Swordsmanship'.
Although that necessarily didn't increase the upper limit of his combat power, being unpredictable was more crucial than extreme brute force. This time, Arthur wouldn't be just a 'mid' or a scapegoat, rather, he would be a true boss!
Just like that, Leo spent the following days indulging in his wild lifestyle. For the following few months, the Evil Sword Jungle didn't enjoy much peace. The more intelligent beasts didn't go out unless it was necessary. Death was the least of their worries, they only wanted to avoid getting beaten to a pulp for no reason…
Before he knew it, Leo had grown another year older. It was finally time to head to the last battlefield!