102: The Ninth Level of Thunder Knife (Part 2)

A corner of the special care ward was quietly undergoing a transformation.

Without Chen Fan's knowledge, everything was naturally progressing in the best possible direction.

As the pages of the secret manual turned, techniques from Thunder God surged into Chen Fan's mind like a tide.

An incredibly fulfilling sensation immediately arose in his heart, and Chen Fan felt very comfortable.

This sense of satisfaction made him recall his past public lectures, where hundreds of students would cram into the largest lecture hall to attend class.

It was truly wonderful!

A smile involuntarily appeared on Chen Fan's lips.

Following this, Chen Fan accelerated his absorption speed.

Combat experience, techniques, and various enemy-defeating stratagems were absorbed by Chen Fan at a frantic pace, filling his deficiencies.

Chen Fan felt very satisfied with this.

No other reason needed, he simply liked the experience and martial arts inheritance from the Planetary-level martial artist, Thunder God.

In less than three breaths of time,

all the techniques and moves related to the eighth level of Thunder Blade were completely imprinted in his mind.

They were indelible.

With the golden finger of top-tier comprehension, Chen Fan encountered no bottlenecks in understanding and learning martial arts manuals.

Just as Chen Fan finished the last page of the eighth level of Thunder Blade, a clear notification sound rang in his mind—

“Learned Thunder Blade Eighth Level, proficiency +100!”

“I've mastered the eighth level so quickly!”

Chen Fan gave himself a mental thumbs-up.

So, he decided to strike while the iron was hot and took out the ninth level manual to continue learning.

Immediately after,

the manual for the final level of Ninefold Thunderblade was in Chen Fan's hands, and he began to read it.

Reading, feeling, practicing, reading again... round and round, page after page.

Chen Fan sat cross-legged on the tatami, fully engrossed in reading the manual.

As he read and pondered, Chen Fan felt an increasing accumulation of experience in his mind.

While flipping through the Thunder Blade manual, he used two fingers as a blade,

and soon, Chen Fan drew one strange shape after another in the air.

Combining theory with practice, he mastered the ninth level of Thunder Blade faster and better.

With two fingers held like a sword, Chen Fan was sometimes swift, sometimes slow, turning and twisting.

Sometimes he was as still as a mountain, other times he moved like a thunderbolt.

Extreme motion and extreme stillness alternated repeatedly in him,

and domineering and fierce were the main themes of Chen Fan's blade techniques.

Unbeknownst to him, a gust of wind began to swirl in the ward.

Accompanying the whistling sound, Chen Fan exuded a solemn aura.

Unconsciously, a chilling sensation permeated the entire special care ward.

At this moment, Yao Rao secretly lifted her quilt and peeked out her head to look at Chen Fan.

At this point, Chen Fan's mind was completely immersed in the Ninefold Thunderblade,

unaware of Yao Rao's gaze, fully absorbed in his practice.

For some reason, as Yao Rao looked at Chen Fan, her eyes felt a little stinging.

This feeling was like looking at a sharp blade emanating a cold, keen edge, causing an incessant stinging... Inhale~ Exhale.

Close eyes~ Open eyes.

Yao Rao's beautiful eyes shifted slightly, looking out the window, seemingly shimmering with emotion.

Hiss!

Taking a soft breath, Yao Rao then turned her gaze back to Chen Fan and watched him for a good while longer.

Immediately after, her slightly pale little head retracted, hiding back under the quilt.

No one would have expected this Female God of War to have such a shy side.

This scene was witnessed only by Chen Fan.

No, it was perceived through his outward-projected Spiritual power.

Although immersed in blade practice, Chen Fan's Spiritual power was silently extended.

He could accurately capture every rustle of wind and grass around him, even a subtle change in expression.

This was also the second benefit of Spiritual power.

Therefore, Chen Fan didn't pay too much attention to Yao Rao's small peeking actions.

As he continued his blade practice, each move and stance clearly appeared in Chen Fan's mind, then merged together.

Initially, every two or three moves could be combined into one.

Then, as Chen Fan became more familiar with the blade technique,

four, five, six moves... all merged into a single move.

Even if it was just the power of one blade, it was still extraordinary.

After all, Chen Fan had already perceived that a tremendously powerful and terrifying force was hidden within this single move.

With one blade strike, coupled with the terrifying amplification of the Ninefold Thunderblade,

Chen Fan was confident that he could eliminate a beast that had just entered the King-level with a single move.

What he relied on, besides the amplification, was the hidden force within this one blade.

This single blade strike alone was probably more potent than dozens or hundreds of previous strikes.

So this was the true essence of the Ninefold Thunderblade!

As the last page of the Ninefold Thunderblade manual was turned, Chen Fan suddenly saw the light.

The first seven levels, and even the eighth level, of the Ninefold Thunderblade's moves.

All of them were preparing for this final level of mastery.

More precisely, they were preparing for this final blade strike!

One blade strike, like a heavenly thunderbolt descending upon the world, unstoppable!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Exhaling two deep breaths, Chen Fan felt an unprecedented experience slowly growing within his heart.

At the same time, the familiar notification sound rang out.

“Learned Thunder Blade Ninth Level, proficiency +100!”

As the sound faded, a very peculiar feeling immediately arose in Chen Fan's mind.

Simultaneously, numerous insights surged into his heart.

These were comprehensions Chen Fan had never dared to imagine before.

But they appeared in his mind as he completely mastered the Ninefold Thunderblade.

After the feeling of enlightenment vanished,

it was replaced by another indescribable sensation.

At this moment, a hint of confusion appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

Why did he have such a feeling?

At this point, what Chen Fan felt was no longer satisfaction.

Instead, it was an incredibly profound sense of loss.

Unlike before, this time Chen Fan felt that something was missing in his heart.

Then, Chen Fan secretly pondered the reason behind it.

Flashes of inspiration flickered and vanished in his mind.

After a long while, Chen Fan finally understood why.

The creator of the “Ninefold Thunderblade” was Thunder God, and this blade technique was most compatible with him.

As for Chen Fan, he was merely an apprentice learning the fruits of another's labor.

Ultimately, it was not a self-created blade technique, and this was one of the reasons for Chen Fan's sense of loss.

Other people's martial arts, in the end, could only be used, not truly integrated with oneself.

Finally, Chen Fan came to this conclusion.

To break through his limitations and become stronger, he must find a path and blade technique that suited him!

Chen Fan secretly strengthened his resolve in his heart.

For him, this was a necessary and unavoidable step.

Having completely mastered the Ninefold Thunderblade, Chen Fan could feel a distinctly more powerful force within his body.

If the tenfold hidden force were fully unleashed, Chen Fan would be able to exert seven times his own strength.

Such a terrifying amplification was extremely rare, even among Planetary-level martial artists.

Yet now, such an amplification was truly present in Chen Fan.