The research into Papermen was all for the enhancement of his own little Paperman, Qian Yi.
It was clear that Su Ping’s contemplation had caused Qian Yi some frustration. The little fellow stared longingly at the distant swords, its expression so eager it was almost comical, yet also somewhat exasperating.
"Alright, alright, Qian Yi might not be able to become a sword, but we can use swords, right? Paper Sword Number One, merge!"
Su Ping cracked a smile. He ultimately couldn’t bear to watch the little Paperman struggle for hours with nothing to show for it. At his command, three Papermen in the air transformed into Paper Swords and slowly approached Qian Yi.
Qian Yi’s spirits perked up instantly. Such a large sword was much more invigorating to wield than the small dagger at its waist!
Instantly, on the soft ground of the basement, little Paperman Qian Yi let out a cry, grabbed the Paper Sword, and slashed fiercely!
A golden light shone upon the Paper Sword’s blade. Simultaneously, the Paper Sword in the little Paperman’s hands seemed to become quicker and sharper!
The Fengdu Sword King’s Sword Spirit had been right. Bolstered by the Origin Sword Intent, Qian Yi possessed an almost innate control over swords.
It could master any sword instantly. If given the opportunity to learn corresponding Sword Technique Skills, its progress would likely be very swift as well.
However, Su Ping couldn’t even find a way to activate the ’Sword Soul Mark’ within Qian Yi to obtain the Super-Rank Skill ’Sword Intent.’ Moreover, the current progress of research and cultivation was stalled because of the little fellow.
"WAH! (This is what being a true Swordsman is all about!)"
"WAH! (A strong person won’t fall due to a setback; they’ll only become stronger!)"
The little Paperman’s excitement and passion seemed endless.
Just as it had declared, as long as there was time to train, its Swordsmanship practice and the execution of the Jinge Technique would never stop.
Su Ping rested his chin on his hand, watching Qian Yi practice. As it trained, Qian Yi spoke of Swordsmen, strength, experts, and loneliness, while Su Ping pondered solutions.
But suddenly, Su Ping furrowed his brow as he watched the little Paperman practice its swordsmanship on a training dummy.
It was a training dummy made of Hundred-Forged Fine Steel that Su Ping had custom-ordered for several hundred thousand. Its only purpose was durability, and clearly, it was worth the cost.
Even with the Jinge Technique enhancing its blows, the little Paperman could barely leave a mark on it.
Watching Qian Yi, a peculiar idea seemed to flash through Su Ping’s mind.
However, this idea was vague, and for a moment, Su Ping couldn’t quite grasp its full implications.
Yet, the sight of Qian Yi’s seemingly tireless, perpetual practice made the thoughts and images in Su Ping’s mind grow increasingly clear.
And so, Su Ping abruptly turned his head towards the Papermen still in their original positions and commanded:
"Paper Sword Number Two, Paper Sword Number Three, merge!"
The Paperman components rapidly shifted and combined. Before Su Ping’s very eyes, they transformed anew into two pale Paper Swords.
Qian Yi’s slashing motion stopped abruptly. Standing only forty centimeters tall and holding a sword of similar size, it looked rather comical. However, Su Ping clearly had no time for such trivialities; the flames of inspiration in his eyes were reigniting.
I’ve clearly been overthinking this!
What is Qian Yi, really?!
It’s the most unique soul born from two Spiritual Level Resources.
A Sword Soul with tremendous potential! That’s what allowed it to undergo such a mutation.
But this transformation is definitely not complete!
Trying to make Qian Yi merge and combine with these ordinary Papermen, which are considered the shame of the Necromancy System... wasn’t that just me being foolish?!
What Qian Yi should be doing isn’t combining with these Papermen, but rather utilizing them in a more advanced way!
Instinctively, Su Ping felt his idea align with the combat methods of using a multitude of Papermen!
These Papermen were different from his Xiao Qing or the Forest Wolf pack.
Currently, although Xiao Qing had undergone a Poison Type mutation and gained the Poison Flower ability, it was trending towards developing a ’Flower Tree Advent,’ based on the ’Tree Advent’ created by the Wanmu Wolf.
However, Xiao Qing’s influence in this process wasn’t indispensable, at least not for now.
But Qian Yi was different! Compared to the other Papermen, Qian Yi was irreplaceable!
And now, Su Ping wanted to see if his new idea was correct.
Qian Yi looked up at its master.
And in its master’s hands, two more swords had appeared!
"A true Swordsman can wield more swords and face more complex situations and more challenging foes! Qian Yi, do you have the confidence to do this?"
Qian Yi lowered its head, glancing at the sword in its hand.
Including this one, was it supposed to wield three swords simultaneously?
The corners of Qian Yi’s mouth curled up:
The smirking Swordsman Qian Yi murmured softly, a low "Uwa..." under its breath, "Looks like things are finally getting a little challenging..."
Then, under Su Ping’s watchful eyes:
Qian Yi’s expression changed—it literally changed. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ n̷o̷v̷e̷l̷f̷i̷r̷e̷.net
On its cheek, the poker face had surprisingly returned.
This little fellow hasn’t forgotten that abstract poker face, has it?
What Su Ping hadn’t expected was that this little fellow had already unknowingly mastered drawing a spade!
At this very moment, the little Paperman’s face was precisely that of an Ace of Spades!
A Swordsman’s poker face, huh?
Su Ping also narrowed his eyes slightly and involuntarily held his breath. Then, under his gaze...
Then, before Su Ping could react, Qian Yi directly took the two Paper Swords.
However, the Paper Sword it had been holding fell to the ground.
Evidently, Qian Yi’s body was too small. It was already a size smaller than a typical Paperman, and the Paper Swords were assembled from three Papermen, making their blades longer than Qian Yi itself.
Holding two such swords in its small hands simultaneously was out of the question.
However, just as Su Ping was about to suggest taking one Paper Sword back, Qian Yi moved!
Without a second thought, it thrust one of the Paper Swords through its own chest!
The sword pierced straight through its chest. Then, its tip seemed to dull slightly. It was as if this three-in-one Paper Sword understood Qian Yi’s intent; the part of the blade embedded in its chest fused and secured itself, connecting firmly with the little Paperman’s torso.
Su Ping blinked. He then saw the pierced part of Qian Yi’s body directly meld with the Paper Sword, as if they had become one entity.
Evidently, this was a racial advantage of Papermen. Their bodies were made of paper. As long as they could use Paper Body Folding, and provided the paper body wasn’t completely torn apart, what would be a grievous injury for an animal-type Pet Beast wasn’t even considered a wound for a Paperman.
This time, Qian Yi had all three swords under its control.
Wielding two large swords, with a third Paper Sword piercing its chest, the little Paperman under the Ace of Spades poker face exuded an entirely different aura!
Even Su Ping felt a jolt, like an electric current shooting straight to the crown of his head.
Is this still the same chattering little Paperman I know?
A sudden sword chime, seemingly from nowhere, jolted Su Ping, making him instantly focus his gaze on Qian Yi.
The next moment, the brilliant edge of the Jinge Technique lit up simultaneously on all three of Qian Yi’s swords.
And this time, when Qian Yi struck the training dummy before it, the sword left a terrifying, deep gash!
Before Su Ping could fully register his astonishment, a brilliant light burst forth from Qian Yi’s body!
It was the glow of skill enlightenment!