Chapter 218: Chapter 218: Overlord Blade Body (Purple)

Entering the private room, the air was filled with a faint aroma of bamboo leaves, refreshing the senses.

“Qin Tian, try the specialty of this restaurant, the crispy bamboo shoot jelly.”

Dongfang Mingyu pushed the bamboo leaf plate towards Qin Tian’s chest, the fresh bamboo shoots were verdant and dripped with frost, emitting a faint chill.

Qin Tian picked a piece of crispy bamboo shoot jelly with chopsticks and placed it in his mouth, taking a bite.

The crystal-like jelly trembled slightly between his teeth, with a cool sensation exploding on the tip of his tongue, then he tasted the crispy, tender bamboo slice, mixed with the fresh bamboo fragrance and the subtle mushroom broth undertones.

The juice seeping out as the jelly melted carried a slight salty freshness, as if holding the morning dew and new shoots from a spring forest in his mouth, even the aftertaste was wrapped in the clean scent of plants.

Now Qin Tian finally understood why Xiaopang and others felt so reluctant to leave Azure Wood Star, just this dish alone completely conquered his taste buds.

“Fantastic!”

Qin Tian gave a thumbs up.

“Haha, I’m glad you like it.”

Dongfang Mingyu laughed, then dish after dish of specialties were placed on the table, each one astonishing Qin Tian.

“Brother Mingyu~”

Qin Tian put down his chopsticks and began to speak.

“Just call me Mingyu,” said Dongfang Mingyu.

“Alright, Mingyu.”

Qin Tian asked, “I came here because Mr. Dongfang requested me to serve as an examiner for the talent battle, but I suspect not just anyone can be an examiner, there must be some sort of assessment involved.”

Dongfang Mingyu nodded and said:

“That’s right, actually every year the examiner selection is quite competitive, as examiners receive considerable rewards after the talent battle ends.”

“However, my grandfather has already written a recommendation letter for you, and it has been stamped and signed by the family’s Elder Council, so next you’ll just need to randomly select an opponent among the existing examiners and defeat them to formally confirm your examiner status.”

“I see~”

Qin Tian nodded and said, “I understand.”

Dongfang Mingyu picked up a piece of crispy bamboo shoot jelly, chewed a few times, then smiled and asked:

“Qin Tian, I’ve heard from my grandfather that you come from the Silver Gray Star’s Seventh Bureau, you must execute quite a few secret missions regularly, don’t you?”

Qin Tian replied, “Actually, I haven’t been with the Seventh Bureau for long, embarrassingly, I haven’t really executed any missions yet.”

Not long?

Dongfang Mingyu’s eyes flickered with a slight smile:

“Maybe your abilities are too strong, so the usual minor tasks don’t require your involvement.”

Qin Tian laughed, “Mingyu, you’re overestimating me, compared to those veterans, I still have much to learn.”

A modest person indeed.

Dongfang Mingyu chuckled, then they chatted about other topics.

During the conversation, both left a good impression on each other.

Dongfang Mingyu had an extraordinary demeanor, witty and humorous yet measured in speech, clearly an excellent offspring nurtured by a large family.

And in Dongfang Mingyu’s eyes, Qin Tian might not speak much, but he could hit the mark on many issues with his unique insights, and he skillfully avoided many subtle probes during the conversation.

Indeed, none who enter the Seventh Bureau are simple characters.

……

The accommodation arranged for Qin Tian was a luxurious treehouse, standing atop a thousand-meter-high giant tree, overlooking a large part of the city.

Inside the room, the table was adorned with over a dozen rare exotic fruits, varying in shapes, wafting with faint fruit fragrances.

Qin Tian stood in front of the window, gazing down at various plants he had never seen before, a mysterious power surged within him, as if excitedly calling out.

It was the power of the [Sovereign of the Verdant Wilds].

With a mere thought, these strange plants could instantly transform into deadly weapons of war.

The Dongfang Clan’s Qingmu Bloodline was even stronger and more domineering than the Sovereign of the Verdant Wilds.

Therefore, this seemingly beautiful, dreamy, vibrant Azure Wood Star, under the control of the Dongfang Clan, could transform at any time into a terrifying ultra-large war machine.

After finishing daily cultivation of Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Power, Qin Tian started thinking about tomorrow’s examiner challenge.

He had to randomly select an opponent from many existing examiners, according to Dongfang Mingyu, all these examiners were Tier Five or higher experts, among them, those rated as A-level were all Tier Six Spiritualists.

While his current Spiritual Ability Level was still Tier Four Three Stars, hence, the challenge had its difficulties.

With only one night left, if he wanted to enhance his combat power, he would need to focus on the Talent Light Sphere.

Glancing at the numerous talents, he could skip the purple ones, as his over two million Evolution Points would not be enough to upgrade purple talents to orange.

His attention lingered over the numerous blue talents, and eventually, Qin Tian identified his target for enhancement.

Sword Soul Resonance

This was swordsmanship talent, strengthened all the way from the initial white [Lesser Blade Sense].

In recent battles, he mostly used a sniper rifle to hunt enemies, hence did not invest much resources and effort in swordmanship.

In the upcoming talent battle, he did not plan to use Shadowstrike anymore, but intended to face those geniuses, hone his martial techniques, and incidentally test his real combat strength.

Thus, enhancing swordsmanship talent became necessary.

He invested 100,000 Evolution Points to enhance the talent [Sword Soul Resonance]

The blue light sphere vibrated, soon a streak of purple light appeared.

A new talent was born—

[Name] Overlord Blade Body (Purple)

[Type] Passive

[Introduction] Only when swordsmanship cultivation reaches its peak can one awaken the Overlord Blade Body. Those possessing this talent comprehend swordsmanship at an extraordinary level, quickly grasping the essence and flaws of any sword technique on mere observation, learning, and mastering any sword technique after just one viewing, even capable of autonomously improving and innovating. Every attack carries fierce sword intent, increasing swordsmanship damage by 30%. When attacking the enemy, each hit accumulates 1 layer of Overlord Sword Intent. When Sword Intent accumulates to 7 layers, the “Overlord’s Ultimate Slash” can be actively unleashed, causing sword intent intimidation and 15%-40% additional armor-piercing damage.

At the moment of Overlord Blade Body awakening, a fierce and domineering sword intent erupted from Qin Tian’s body, seemingly about to cleave the treehouse open. However, at that moment, the top of the ancient tree slightly trembled, an enigmatic force flowed into the room, forming an amber-colored protective barrier, sealing the sword intent within the room.

Qin Tian sharply opened his eyes, his pupils flickered with a blade-like cold gleam.

He raised his hand in an empty grip, a thread of silver-white sword intent burst from his fingertips, coalescing into a half-meter long blade glow in the air.

This sword intent was so sharp it made the air produce a faint tearing sound, yet it hovered precisely three inches above the green porcelain teacup, slicing the floating tea leaves in half without leaving a scratch on the glaze.

Impeccable control

“It worked!”

Qin Tian murmured softly, releasing his grip, the sword intent dispersed into points of starlight in the air, his lips curling into a smile.

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