Chapter 101: Sword Element True Qi

Inside the pit was a card. Xu Feng’s heart leapt with joy. He pulled it out and saw that it was indeed a Skill Card.

“Sword Canon, a passive skill. Attribute: Can convert Energy Value into Sword Element True Qi. 10 points of Energy Value convert into 1 point of Sword Element True Qi. Using Sword Element True Qi to perform sword skills increases damage by 50% and skill effects by 30%. Has a chance to trigger special effects such as Armor Break, Tear, Execution, etc.”

“It’s actually a passive skill of the special true qi type.” Xu Feng couldn’t help showing a delighted expression on his face.

If he weren’t climbing on a fifty-meter-high cliff, Xu Feng might have danced and laughed out loud.

In his past life, Skill Cards that could convert Energy Value were extremely expensive. In the future, all top experts would possess special energy slots.

It was important to know that the data-transformed bodies of Earth’s Chosen initially only had the most basic Energy Value. After taking up a profession, each class would have its own corresponding energy slot.

Mages had their special Mana slots, Warriors had Rage slots, Fist Masters had Inner Power slots, Divine Masters had Divine Power slots, and so on. To convert the most basic Energy Value into the special energy slot corresponding to one’s profession, a specialized Energy Conversion Skill Card was necessary.

The card Xu Feng now held was exactly that—an Energy Conversion Skill Card that could transform his most basic Energy Value into Sword Element True Qi.

And Sword Element True Qi was a rather high-level type of energy even among special energies. It was far superior to ordinary Mana or Inner Power, and naturally, its power was much greater.

Xu Feng currently had over three thousand points of Energy Value. If converted, it would only become a little over three hundred points of Sword Element True Qi. However, using these three hundred-plus points to perform skills would certainly yield much greater power than using three thousand points of Energy Value.

“If I had possessed such a Skill Card back then, I wouldn’t have fallen at Six-Star Strength…”

True Qi was also energy, but it was more condensed and powerful than ordinary energy.

The difference was like that between an ordinary person and someone with One-Star Strength—it wasn’t a matter of quantity, but a qualitative change.

In the future, if Xu Feng could obtain a defensive technique and use Sword Element True Qi to perform it, skills powered by ordinary energy would find it hard to break his defense, unless the opponent’s strength exceeded his by Two Stars or more.

“Sword Element True Qi fits my profession and talent perfectly. If it had been a conversion Skill Card for Mana or Divine Power, wouldn’t I have been utterly devastated?”

This card thrilled Xu Feng. He searched the pit a bit more to make sure nothing was left behind, then continued climbing toward the mountaintop.

It wasn’t the time to use the Skill Card yet. Energy conversion carried some danger, similar to absorbing Insect Crystal energy to level up—the process would be very painful, so he needed to find a safe place.

As he climbed, Xu Feng kept an eye out for any protruding spots on the cliff face. Whenever he could reach one, he tested it, but it seemed his luck had run out; he found no other rewards by the time he reached the summit.

Standing on a rock at the mountaintop, Xu Feng rested while looking inward.

Indeed, the island was surrounded by hundred-meter-high cliffs, but the center was a flat area. There was a rundown small village on the eastern side of the flatland, and not far from the village was a small pond. Strangely, while the water in Black Water Lake was ink-black and carried a faint putrid stench, the water in this small pond was clear to the bottom. Viewed from above, it looked like a sparkling crystal, reflecting dazzling light.

Xu Feng sat cross-legged, took out the “Sword Canon” Skill Card, and silently said, “Use.”

The Skill Card transformed into a white light and entered between Xu Feng’s eyebrows.

Immediately, a dense text appeared in Xu Feng’s mind, detailing the contents of the Sword Canon.

Even though he had just acquired it, Xu Feng felt a strange familiarity, as if he had practiced it for years.

Next, the energy inside his body began to stir, flowing swiftly through his meridians. Each complete circulation formed a silvery-white “drop”—this was Sword Element True Qi.

Xu Feng trembled slightly all over, his clothes soaked with sweat. Although Sword Element True Qi was powerful, it was ten times sharper than ordinary energy. As it flowed through his body, it felt like a small knife scraping his meridians, a pain unbearable for ordinary people.

In his Attribute Interface, the Energy Value, known as the “Mana Bar” in online games, began to grow blurry, its color fading.

Pfft—

A mist of blood sprayed from his mouth, vaporizing instantly and disappearing without a trace.

Xu Feng opened his eyes, a flash of silver light vanishing in his pupils.

The “Mana Bar” in his Attribute Interface had now turned into a silver energy slot, its value reduced tenfold.

Aside from the change in the energy slot, Xu Feng’s other attributes remained the same. But when he stood up, he gave off the feeling of a newly sharpened sword being drawn from its sheath.

“Flying Sword, slash!”

Pointing at a nearby mountain peak, Xu Feng summoned the silver Sword Embryo from within. A sword beam over six feet long instantly sliced toward the peak.

With a roar, the large mountaintop was chopped into rubble, which tumbled down.

The power of this sword strike was more than ten times greater.

“Now, even if there were a Three-Star Elite Monster, I could slay it with one sword.” A surge of boldness rose in Xu Feng’s heart.

For a moment, Xu Feng even felt the urge to jump into Black Water Lake and battle the Flood Dragon.

This was due to his power increasing too quickly, causing instability in his mental state. If left unchecked, Xu Feng might turn into a killing machine driven only by combat.

Soon, Xu Feng came to his senses. Recalling his earlier impulse, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If he had actually jumped down and fought the Flood Dragon to the death, the Flood Dragon would have been lightly injured, but Xu Feng himself would undoubtedly have died.

A lord monster of equal strength could no longer be defeated by numbers alone. Unless one’s strength surpassed it, fighting it was suicide.

Steadying his mind, Xu Feng looked down the mountain.

The commotion from splitting the mountain was so loud, yet Village of Sacrifice showed no reaction—not even sending out a scout to check. It was very strange.

However, the most important thing now was how to get down from the mountain.

Anyone who had climbed rocks knew that going up was easier than going down. A single misstep could lead to a fatal fall.

From a height of over a hundred meters, an ordinary person would surely die if they fell. Even for Xu Feng, jumping straight down would likely result in a Near-Death State, with a Status Bar full of negative effects like fractures and bleeding, leading to death by blood loss.

“But if it were around thirty meters, with my Three-Star physique, even if I fell, I’d at most suffer minor injuries.” Xu Feng thought to himself.

With that, Xu Feng gritted his teeth, drew his long sword, and leaped downward.