Intent

Oscar had been able to understand it not only because of his talent, but also because of the foundation he had built through diligent study and hard training over the past two months.

Sword qi could be considered a compulsory lesson for any swordsman. However, on Douluo Continent, aside from using soul skills, Spirit Masters had to reach the Spirit King Realm at the very least before they could use sword qi as a common means of attack.

Even those with exceptional talent needed to reach the Soul Ancestor Realm before it became possible. Take Gai Yue himself—he had only mastered sword qi proficiently after breaking through to the Soul Ancestor Realm.

As for the final sword move Gai Yue had displayed, it could absolutely be called a Self-Created Soul Skill for a sword Spirit Master. It was also the move best suited to himself, and at times, it was even more useful than a soul skill.

However, most Spirit Masters could not create Self-Created Soul Skills. Across the entire Spirit Master World, only a handful possessed such talent.

Oscar was not surprised that Gai Yue possessed such strength. After all, Gai Yue was a genius who had broken through to the Soul Douluo level at the age of forty-five.

Hearing Oscar's words, Gai Yue walked up to him, greatly pleased with his answer. "No rush. With your aptitude, you will surely surpass who I was back then."

"If your martial soul were also a sword, then with your talent, you might become a Sword Douluo in the future."

These words were undoubtedly Gai Yue's highest praise for Oscar. After all, throughout the Spirit Master World, the title of foremost in the sword path belonged to the Sword Douluo, and the Chen Clan, inheritors of the Seven Kill Sword, had occupied that position for a very long time.

Of course, Gai Yue's words also carried a trace of regret. Though Oscar had considerable talent in the sword path, he ultimately did not possess a Sword Martial Soul.

Although his External Soul Bone could continue growing alongside him in the future, perhaps even reaching the Hundred Thousand Year Level and rivaling a Titled Douluo-level Weapon Spirit, it ultimately could not be fitted with soul rings or used to wield soul skills. Innately, it was still a tier weaker.

However, having learned of Oscar's soul skills, Gai Yue did not feel too regretful about it. After all, for Oscar, a Food System Soul Master, to achieve this much was already nothing short of astonishing.

If Oscar could attain profound accomplishments in the sword path in the future, then his own martial soul would be enough to assist him in becoming a powerful Spirit Master.

"Teacher, you flatter me. This student will work hard to move toward that goal," Oscar replied sincerely and humbly.

Gai Yue nodded. "Rest well today. Tomorrow, begin training with your master."

"Yes."

Afterward, Oscar showed Gai Yue around the academy and arranged a dorm room for him.

Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji looked miserably at Flender. Flender could not help but chuckle. "Xiao Ao has someone backing him now. You'd better take it easy."

Ma Hongjun did not dare laugh now, but Old Zhao was not about to let him off so easily.

Zhao Wuji said to Ma Hongjun, "Hongjun, now that you've eaten, it's time to work it off. Come, I'll practice with you!"

"Ah..." Ma Hongjun wore an even more miserable expression than Zhao Wuji had just moments ago! Flender, however, was delighted. He sat to the side smoking a cigar while giving Ma Hongjun pointers, telling him how to make proper use of his martial soul's strengths.

Just moments ago, Ma Hongjun had egged Zhao Wuji on and laughed at him even louder than Flender had. Old Zhao was still fuming, so he beat Ma Hongjun until his face was bruised and swollen. Ma Hongjun wailed, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—don't look down on a poor young man!" Yet the more he said it, the harder Zhao Wuji beat him. After all, those were words Oscar had once said, and he had even thoughtfully explained them.

Wasn't Ma Hongjun saying that although he could not beat Old Zhao now, he would definitely beat him back in the future?

With Ma Hongjun's talent, surpassing Old Zhao in the future was only natural. So since you were going to beat me back anyway, shouldn't I take the chance to beat you mercilessly while you still lacked the strength?

Oscar took Gai Yue on a tour of the academy and discovered that what Gai Yue liked most was the peach grove on the eastern side. Thus, he chose Gai Yue's residence there.

Naturally, Gai Yue was satisfied. He also preferred quiet, and having such a peaceful and beautiful place truly pleased him.

While Oscar showed him around the academy, Gai Yue chatted with him. Though this disciple behaved more maturely than most, Gai Yue still wanted to learn more about Oscar.

It was only when Gai Yue asked about Oscar's parents that he began to understand why Oscar was so mature despite having only just turned nine.

Originally, Gai Yue had planned to pay Oscar's parents a visit. After all, he was now Oscar's teacher, which made him half a father as well.

However, when Oscar told him that his parents had died when he was three and that he had grown up eating meals from various households, Gai Yue realized that this disciple seemed to share something in common with him.

What he had not expected was that another student, Ma Hongjun, had also lost his parents long ago, just like Oscar. He too had grown up eating meals from various households, while Flender had been lucky enough to find these two golden treasures.

Oscar was not overly saddened by this, however. Instead, he had come to terms with it. After all, Oscar had only transmigrated here at the age of six, so he truly could not empathize with it.

Besides, Oscar had been so young at three that he understood nothing, so naturally, he did not carry much sorrow over it.

That night, Oscar received a blue-covered booklet from Gai Yue. It was Gai Yue's family-inherited sword manual, called the Frost Moon Sword Technique.

Since he intended to teach him everything he had, Gai Yue naturally would not hold anything back. He directly gave Oscar the treasure he had kept hidden away.

Although Oscar could not cultivate it yet, it was still good for him to familiarize himself with it first.

According to Gai Yue, although the sword manual was advanced, it only trained the form. For a true swordsman to complete his training, relying solely on what was written in a sword manual was not enough.

Take Gai Yue himself, for example. Though he had studied the Frost Moon Sword Technique since childhood, only the form of the Frost Moon Sword Technique remained in his current sword moves. Its true intent had been cultivated by combining it with his own characteristics.

This intent was the most profound sword intent in the sword path: make the body the sword, and keep the sword within the heart.

That night, Oscar held the Frost Moon Sword Technique and began studying it.

This sword technique contained nine forms. The nine forms were further divided into twenty-seven sword moves and eighty-one chapters of sword techniques. It not only encompassed the sword's journey from existence to nothingness, but also clearly explained how one should cultivate the sword.

In truth, if Oscar mastered this sword technique, he could be called a master of the sword path. But if he wished to become a true swordsman, Oscar had to comprehend his own intent—the sword intent that belonged solely to him.

Even a genius like Gai Yue had only comprehended his own sword intent after breaking through Level 70.

Even Chen Xin, as powerful as the current supreme master of the sword path, was said to have only comprehended his own intent at Level 60.

Thus, cultivating the sword was not something that could be achieved overnight. Even if one was exceptionally gifted, one still needed diligent study and hard training to glimpse the true essence.

Although Oscar had talent, he still did not slack off, because he knew that true powerhouses were forged from one percent talent and ninety-nine percent hard work.

It was only that the one percent talent possessed by gifted people was something ordinary people could never have.

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