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Chapter 589: 589: Holy Sword

Chapter 589: Chapter 589: Holy Sword

From the start of the sacrificial ceremony, Song Jian had been diligently absorbing the energy radiated from the stone sculpture;

The energy given off by the stone sculpture would slowly increase over time, and then start to gradually decrease after reaching a peak, until eventually, no more energy could be absorbed;

On the contrary, those who sat around the stone sculpture would stimulate their own bloodlines and gain innate skills when this energy reached its peak. If they still failed to stimulate their innate skills at this time, the likelihood of success would decrease considerably thereafter.

With Song Jian seated around the stone sculpture, he felt the energy surging into his body increasing. The upper limit of his Invisible Sword Qi increased at a faster pace, pulsating every few minutes;

Furthermore, what was most surprising was that this force entering Song Jian’s body, instead of falling after reaching a peak, kept gushing into Song Jian’s body in a steady stream.

The upper limit of Invisible Sword Qi began to spike wildly. This pace terrified Song Jian. His body appeared to be a bottomless pit. No matter how much his Invisible Sword Qi increased, there was no sense of overflow. A massive amount of Invisible Sword Qi began to gather in Song Jian’s dantian.

As time went by, the Invisible Sword Qi in Song Jian’s dantian started to slowly rotate. In no time, a small silver vortex had formed.

Song Jian could feel that the number of Minotaurs around him was gradually decreasing. By now, the upper limit of Invisible Sword Qi had exceeded eight hundred points, a number that continued to steadily rise.

The faster the silver vortex in his dantian spun, the stronger the slamming noises resembled tidal waves crashing against rocks ringing in Song Jian’s ears.

Kane’s gaze had been locked onto Song Jian the entire time, only after a reminder from an elder did he slowly step forward, ready to declare the end of the sacrificial ceremony.

It is important to note that once the sacrificial ceremony ends, these stone pillars venerating the stone sculpture would sink into the peaks. Anyone who had not triggered their innate skills would lose all chances to do so.

However, just at the moment when Kane was about to announce the end of the ceremony, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Song Jian. This light illuminated in a flowing pattern which seemed almost corporeal.

At the same time, a brilliant speck of gold suddenly flashed within the rapidly spinning silver vortex inside Song Jian’s dantian. The brightness of this golden speck almost overshadowed the entire silver vortex.

An image of a Minotaur suddenly appeared in Song Jian’s mind, looking exactly like the stone sculpture.

“Sword Saint!” Song Jian was taken aback. However, this image that appeared in his mind looked like it was in the third-person perspective, making it impossible to communicate;

“All things under the heavens, sliced by my sword!” A bold voice echoed in Song Jian’s mind;

The Minotaur figure in his mind suddenly stepped forward, raising its right hand, and brilliant golden Sword Qi burst from its right arm;

His right arm swung forward forcefully, the golden Sword Qi rushed forward in an unstoppable manner, severing everything in front of the Minotaur Sword Saint.

Song Jian’s head buzzed, two small streams of blood seeped from his nose, his face pale, but a look of extreme excitement was plastered on his face.

System: You observe the Minotaur Sword Saint sculpture, Invisible Sword Qi reaches the limit, you attained an advancement;

Song Jian’s Invisible Sword Qi changed from the previous silver Sword Qi to golden Sword Qi. Meanwhile, the energy value of the Invisible Sword Qi became one hundred points;

Although the upper limit of the Invisible Sword Qi decreased, it underwent a substantial transformation;

Invisible Sword Qi (Golden): Increases the Sword Qi energy slot. When using any melee weapon, the Invisible Sword Qi can be attached to the weapon to increase the weapon’s power; Damage increased by 30%, Armor Break +3, Sharpness +3;

The advancement of the Invisible Sword Qi elevated Song Jian’s strength significantly, dealing much higher damage. Even an ordinary attack could cause a level of damage that other players could only achieve by using skills;

Besides getting an upgrade in Invisible Sword Qi, Song Jian also awakened another innate skill;

Holy Sword (Innate Skill), Level 1, Passive. Skill effect: Permanently adds +8 to strength attribute, +5 to agility attribute, +5 to physique attribute, and +5 to spirit attribute. When using sword-type weapons, damage gradually increases over time, up to a maximum increase of 100%; Sword technique skill cooldown reduced by 50%, a certain probability to trigger the ‘Indestructible’ effect when inflicting damage on targets. ‘Indestructible’, has a destructive effect on any item, and this effect has a priority in the field;

“Holy Sword, is this the sword swung by the Minotaur Sword Saint that appeared in my mind?” Song Jian was thrilled. The golden Sword Qi that the Minotaur Sword Saint had swung with his arm earlier, gave him the impression that it could split a mountain in half. Such ‘Indestructibility’ and unstoppable momentum had deeply shaken Song Jian.

Seeing the golden light shine from Song Jian, all the Minotaurs expressed surprise on their faces. Xerxes stared at Song Jian with a serious expression, knowing all too well that the achievement of the Minotaur Sword Saint was far greater than that of the fist master of their past; they simply were not at the same caliber.

Kane laughed heartily, giving off a very pleased look. The stronger Song Jian was, the greater the help to him;

With Song Jian’s awakening of the ‘Holy Sword’ innate ability, the Blackhoof Tribe’s sacrificial ceremony drew to a conclusion.

This sacrificial ceremony brought a huge boost to Song Jian’s strength, significantly increasing his damage output. Even those with Tier-1 Combat Power might not be able to surpass him in this regard.

One could say that Song Jian now had one foot in the threshold of Tier-1 Combat Power.

Later that night, in Kane’s room, Kane lifted his horn mug, indicating to Song Jian and Anna, before downing the drink in one go;

“Song Jian, congratulations! I can feel your strength growing by leaps and bounds!” Kane wiped the drink from his mouth and laughed heartily, “Facing you now, I’m starting to feel like how I did when I first encountered the Shadow Giant Dragon…”

Song Jian shook his head with a smile, despite his great increase in strength, he was still no match for a fully-grown Shadow Giant Dragon. However, with the blessing of his Immortal Sword Body now, cracking the Shadow Giant Dragon’s defense would be easier than before. If he were to seize an opportunity, he might be able to seriously wound the Shadow Giant Dragon.

“Kane, in fact, Anna and I came to Thunder Beast Mountain to enter the secret realm of the Mysterious Garden!” Song Jian said to Kane.

Participating in the sacrificial ceremony could be considered a stroke of luck for Song Jian. But his and Anna’s actual goal was to enter the Mysterious Garden and find a treasure, the blooms of the Bloodline Vine, that could help Anna advance.

“Mysterious Garden?” Upon hearing this, Kane’s eyebrows furrowed.

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