Return from the Expedition
If the Sword Prison couldn't be broken through by force, then the only option was to break through the people trapped inside it by force.
Fu Qian could certainly relate. Back then, Brother Sword Heart had planned to use that very method to force him to submit.
Unfortunately, after losing another debate on mathematics, he had no choice but to engage Fu Qian in an unconventional battle of minds.
Ji Liushuang's Sword Heart Clarity was no empty boast. With just a little prompting, she grasped many of the key points.
Moreover, in Fu Qian's view, this unexpected gain of hers wasn't all that unexpected.
After all, that battle of minds had taken place on her turf.
He'd even been forced to take her on a tour of the mall.
Ji Liushuang might not remember the details, but it was no surprise that traces had been left behind and activated once she reached a certain level of progress.
Another sign of her insight was that, even though she didn't know when Fu Qian would return, she'd kept it from the professors at the Sword Participation Institute because she suspected it might have something to do with him.
And after receiving his guidance, she hadn't asked any questions about how exceptionally knowledgeable he seemed.
"It really is a remarkable ability, especially suited to one-on-one situations. It lets you seize the initiative."
Even as Fu Qian praised her again, Ji Liushuang didn't ask about the trivial details or show any conceit. She was already considering where she might put the ability to use.
"The downside is that once you're caught up in it, even I, the one who started it, can't sense the outside world at all. And I'll probably need more practice to figure out how to activate