Dusk settled in from all directions, and the sky gradually darkened.
The snow piled beside the courtyard wall had yet to melt.
The crabapple tree in the courtyard was draped in crystalline icicles, and in the biting cold wind, the occasional crisp crack rang out.
Chu Fan stood in the center of the courtyard, straight as a pine, holding a long saber across his body.
The blade reflected the gray-white daylight, gleaming with a chill radiance.
His Blood Qi stirred faintly all over his body, while the white vapor he exhaled through his nose and mouth scattered as soon as it met the wind.
Huff—inhale—
The rhythm was distinct, carrying a faintly wondrous cadence.
Suddenly, he moved.
Saber light burst forth like thunder splitting the heavens, and the sound of breaking through the air shrieked sharply!
Four streams of force, entirely different yet perfectly unified, traveled from his arm to the blade and erupted with a thunderous boom!
Bang!
A bluestone taller than a man some distance away exploded on the spot, sending fragments flying in every direction!
He could now easily control the Fourthfold Blade Force of the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber.
When the Fourfold Force merged with thirty percent of Knife Heavy as a Mountain, every slash possessed the might to topple mountains and split rocks. Compared with seven days ago, the difference was like worlds apart.
Yet Chu Fan's brows remained tightly furrowed.
[Skill: Ninefold Thunderclap Saber (Minor Accomplishment) Progress: (497/500) (Trait: None)]
The advancement and breakthrough of the Ninefold Thunderclap Saber differed from that of Twelve Forms Boxing.
From the very beginning, the focus of this saber technique had not been on its moves, but on its Saber Force.
Only by layering one level of force upon another could the saber technique continue to break