Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Zhang Beixing’s [Sword Qi and Blade Intent] experience points had reached [100,000/100,000]!

The experience points were maxed out!

In an instant, the insights from those hundred thousand repetitions of blade practice surged into his mind.

As if touched by an immortal, Zhang Beixing’s mind became crystal clear. Many matters that were previously incomprehensible or puzzling were now resolved with ease!

This is... Enlightenment!

Such a thought flashed through Zhang Beixing’s mind as he understood the purpose of the experience points.

Then he stood motionless, like a wooden statue, quietly digesting these insights.

Seeing this, the netizens couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

”Brother Bei, what’s going on? Why did he stop practicing halfway through and just stand there, motionless?”

”It’s probably because he’s tired of practicing. After all these days of just swinging and sheathing his blade, even I’m getting tired of watching, let alone him doing it.”

”Indeed, it’s hard to imagine how Brother Bei managed to persist with such a tedious and boring task. If it were me, I wouldn’t last a day, probably not even ten minutes before giving up.”

”You’re still better than me; I’d last a maximum of one minute.”

”No way, are you all that quick? It takes longer than that just to take off your pants.”

”??? You’re something else! You’d even go *there* with a joke?”

”To be precise, all of you are off the mark! Weren’t we just discussing why Brother Dan suddenly stopped practicing? How did we end up talking about time?”

”Right, right, right, damn, I almost got sidetracked by you guys.”

”....”

The bullet comments flew thick and fast, everyone incredibly curious about Zhang Beixing’s situation.

「Meanwhile, at the scene.」

Is that so? It turns out to be this way?

”Essence is the foundation of life, transforming into Qi. Qi is the basis of the human body and can draw forth Spirit. Spirit is supreme, the very source of the Soul!”

”The three united as one, enhancing the blade. The blade is me, and I am the blade!”

”The blade severs flesh; the spirit severs the soul!”

”This is... Blade Intent!”

After digesting the insights from a hundred thousand blade swings, Zhang Beixing murmured to himself, his heart suddenly enlightened!

Thanks to this moment of enlightenment, he had grasped the application and secrets of Blade Intent.

Now, if he wished, a mere thought, a flicker of intent, was all it took.

BUZZZ—

In an instant, the Wooden Sword at Zhang Beixing’s waist emitted a vibrant hum, as if responding.

Perceiving this, Zhang Beixing did not rush to strike with it.

Because he knew, now was not the time!

He focused on sensing the texture of the Wooden Sword through his skin, understanding its structure through his five senses, as if exploring a brand new body.

When Zhang Beixing poured all his Essence, Qi, and Spirit into it, merging as one with the Wooden Sword, suddenly, the previously incessantly trembling Wooden Sword became still.

At that moment, Zhang Beixing opened his eyes.

His entire aura changed drastically. The transcendent, otherworldly quality from before was gone, replaced by an exceptional sharpness and ferocity!

He was like a raging blizzard sweeping the Northern Lands, or a ferocious tiger dominating the forest.

But more than anything, he was like a razor-sharp blade piercing the heavens.

His aura was so powerful it seemed capable of tearing the very sky apart!

”Slash!”

With a soft cry, Zhang Beixing exerted force from his feet, and his hand resting on the hilt of his blade shot out, drawing it instantly.

The netizens watching the screen couldn’t even clearly see Zhang Beixing’s movements. All they perceived was a blur, and by the time they refocused, Zhang Beixing’s figure had appeared behind a nearby tree.

The Wooden Sword at his waist was unsheathed.

He was now twirling the blade with a flourish before slowly sheathing it.

RUSTLE—

The tree trunk vibrated, leaves showering down like rain.

But before they touched the ground, WHOOSH—

A gentle breeze swept through, and astonishingly, each leaf split cleanly in two, fluttering down to separate sides.

”???”

”What just happened?”

”Damn, was that teleportation? How did Brother Bei suddenly appear behind the tree? What did he do?”

”I did catch a glimpse of it just now. It seemed like Brother Dan drew his blade, slashed at the large tree, and then sheathed his blade.”

”Okay, I get that. But what’s with these leaves splitting in mid-air like a rain shower?”

”That must be Brother Bei’s new move, right? It looks pretty fancy, but... it feels pretty underwhelming!”

”Indeed, if I hadn’t seen Brother Dan take a bullet with his body, I’d definitely be calling it awesome. But now... how should I put it? It feels a bit lame.”

”I wasted days watching for this? Damn it, refund!”

”...”

Netizens chattered endlessly, many feeling that Zhang Beixing’s performance this time was rather unsatisfactory.

Zhang Beixing paid them no mind.

His attention was primarily focused on the System.

After concentrating his Essence, Qi, and Spirit into the Wooden Sword in his hand and executing the slash, the System’s notification promptly followed.

[Suggestion: Sword Qi and Blade Intent, Unmatched by Any—has been detected as completed by Host]

[Suggestion reward has been dispatched. Current Ability Points: 2,470 → 2,480]

[Sword Qi and Blade Intent, Unmatched by Any progress has been refreshed. Current progress: 0/1]

Finally finished it!

Hearing the System’s voice, Zhang Beixing let out a long sigh of relief. He sighed internally; it truly hadn’t been easy.

After nearly a month of relentless effort, he had finally completed this task perfectly.

Then he walked over to his phone, wanting to see the netizens’ reactions to the Blade Intent he had just mastered.

However, he found the livestream chat flooded with jeers, indicating that Zhang Beixing’s latest display was quite unsatisfactory in their eyes.

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing was not surprised.

Even he himself felt that the Blade Intent he had spent a month cultivating was somewhat lackluster.

I must have gotten the force generation wrong somewhere. I’ll study it more later.

”For now, that’s all, folks. I’m going offline,” he addressed the viewers in the livestream chat.

Amidst a flurry of ’bye’ and ’see ya’ bullet comments, Zhang Beixing ended the livestream.

He pocketed his phone and returned to the base of the tree.

Looking at the tree, which stood perfectly intact, seemingly without a scratch, Zhang Beixing furrowed his brows, puzzled.

”Why is it like this?”

”Where exactly is the problem?”

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the tree.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, CRACK—

A crisp sound emanated from the tree.

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing was slightly stunned and turned to look.

He saw a clean crack suddenly appear on the two-meter-wide tree trunk.

The next second, BOOM!

The massive tree snapped in half at its trunk and crashed to the ground.

Dust billowed instantly.

The break in the tree trunk was unbelievably smooth! It was as if someone had deliberately polished it, without the slightest protrusion or flaw.

And this was precisely where Zhang Beixing had struck with his Wooden Sword earlier!

!!!

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing stood frozen in place.

Then a gleam of understanding flashed in his eyes.

He realized something: he hadn’t trained incorrectly!

The reason it had appeared so unremarkable before was because his Blade Intent was too powerful.

So powerful that when it sliced through the tree, it initially left no visible trace of damage.

Only when an external force disturbed the tree’s equilibrium did the effects of the cut manifest!

”I knew my Blade Intent couldn’t be this mediocre!,” Zhang Beixing said with considerable excitement.

After all, this was a suggestion task rated S+ by the System.

How could the result, after so much effort, be so pathetic as to only be useful for slicing leaves?

”If a mere Wooden Sword can achieve this, what would happen if I used an iron or steel blade?”

”When that time comes, a single slash could probably cleave through a steel plate!” Zhang Beixing murmured, caressing the smooth surface of the severed tree. His hopes for the future soared.

But before that, he needed to address those matters abroad.

Four days had passed since he parted from Bartram and his colleagues on June 1st. They had returned to their country and had been there for that entire time.

According to the original plan, he should have sent them the operational plan against the D&E Corporation on the very day they returned.

However, because the [Sword Qi and Blade Intent] suggestion was so close to completion, Zhang Beixing had decided to finish it in one concerted effort, focusing on his Cultivation and thereby delaying the other matter.

They’re probably getting impatient by now.

It’s time to let them make their move and deliver a shock to the world—a shock from a true Martial Artist!

(Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, may your families be united and your health be excellent)