Spatial Severing at Minor Accomplishment, Spirit Vein Resonance

Chapter 699

After the Rift Battle Edge was made permanent, each use of the Spatial Severing Technique saw Li Yuan's spiritual power circulate more smoothly than before.

Li Yuan remained in the rift-dense region of the Middle Layer of Shattered Star Valley, continuing to hone his skill.

With a slash, spiritual power became an invisible blade-line that cut into the thinnest point of stress along the wall. Cracks spread along the predetermined path; the cross-section was smooth, and the consumption remained steady. He withdrew his blade, shifted position, chose another rift, and went again.

The accumulation from the latter stage of Mastery advanced swiftly under the high-pressure environment and the support of Permanent Affixes. The precision of every slash kept rising, while the time needed to find weak points grew shorter and shorter. At first, he still needed the Spatial Investigation Technique to assist with positioning. Later, he could feel out the stress distribution through the touch of his spiritual power alone.

He did not know how many hundreds of slashes he had made.

Li Yuan activated the Spatial Severing Technique against the wall of a new rift. The instant the spiritual-power blade-line touched the wall, he did not deliberately seek out a weak point.

The blade-line curved slightly on its own, extending along the path of least stress in the wall. It was not Li Yuan guiding it; his spiritual power itself had chosen the most effortless route, like water flowing downhill.

The crack spread all the way through. The cross-section was smoother than that of any previous slash, and the consumption was lower as well.

[Breakthrough]

[Spatial Severing Technique, Minor Accomplishment]

This breakthrough lacked the imposing momentum of an epiphany. It was more like his accumulation had become sufficient, and he had naturally crossed that threshold.