Ever since he handed the research report to Huo Feng, another month had passed in the blink of an eye. He had set cultivation aside somewhat during that time, but not entirely. Now that his accumulated efforts were bearing fruit, his rate of improvement was remarkably fast.
Huo Hai rapidly wielded the longsword in his hand. He had practiced the first Initiation Stage layer of Heaven-Shocking Rainbow for a long time. As he cultivated, the Sunset Sword Qi in his hand drew ever closer together, and fusion was not far away.
That day, Huo Hai suddenly felt that he should be able to succeed today. He kept striving, performing the swordsmanship over and over again, without knowing how many times he had used it. Suddenly, the longsword in his hand trembled almost instinctively. The tremor had been an entirely involuntary movement, yet the change it brought about was immense.
As two streams of Sword Qi shot forth, the two streams that had already been extremely close together actually began to fuse continuously the moment they were released. At the same time, Huo Hai felt his Mental Power drain away in great quantities, merging into his spiritual power.
"Hiss!" A streak of purple Sword Qi cut through the air, instantly piercing a tiny crack into the wall. Then the Sword Qi struck the Sect-Guardian Grand Formation and was blocked by it. Huo Hai froze briefly before immediately realizing what had happened.
"I succeeded." Huo Hai stimulated his Sword Qi and found that it had indeed turned completely purple. The noble purple shimmered with light, the Sword Qi became sharper, and its power had directly doubled compared to before.
Now, any casual stream of Sword Qi Huo Hai released possessed twice the power of his former Sword Qi. Invisibly, this had nearly