Chapter 480 - 309: The Divine Soul Crystal Appears! The Sword Master’s Journey Begins

"Composition... cannot be analyzed."

"Energy attribute: Pure Divine Soul Origin, infused with extremely potent Vitality."

"Preliminary deduction: this substance can directly replenish and even enhance Spiritual Power. It is exceptionally effective against Divine Soul trauma."

Li Tiecheng looked at the report, his one eye narrowing slightly.

Chen Beixuan picked up his teacup and said in an unhurried tone, "Those bookworms at the research institute suggested we find a suitable test subject to verify its specific effects.

They recommended a Martial Artist at or above the Enlightenment Realm. They said that anyone at a lower realm would have insufficient Divine Soul Strength and might just be blown apart by this thing."

"A test subject?"

A name immediately surfaced in Li Tiecheng’s mind.

Zhao Tianlan.

There was no one more suitable.

Without hesitation, Li Tiecheng contacted the research institute immediately.

When Zhao Tianlan learned that a mysterious crystal might be able to heal his injuries, he agreed with almost no hesitation.

For him, even the slightest glimmer of hope was better than lying in bed like a cripple.

Soon, powder from ten fingernail-sized pieces of the crystal was dissolved in a special Potion and slowly injected into Zhao Tianlan’s body.

The moment the Potion entered his body, Zhao Tianlan’s eyes flew wide open.

A cool yet warm stream of Energy surged into his chaotic and withered Sea of Consciousness.

His once-disordered Spiritual Power was swiftly brought back to order under the influence of this Energy.

He felt as if he were waking from a long nightmare, the sense of control over his body rapidly returning.

"I... I can move!"

Trembling, Zhao Tianlan slowly raised his right hand and clenched it into a tight fist.

The long-lost sensation of strength brought tears of excitement to his eyes.

But that wasn’t all.

After repairing his Divine Soul, the Energy didn’t dissipate. Instead, it transformed into a torrential force that coursed through his body.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three muffled, thunder-like explosions erupted from within his body.

The bottleneck that had plagued him for so long was effortlessly obliterated in that instant.

Only when his aura stabilized at the Enlightenment Realm Seventh Layer did the Energy finally subside.

Feeling the unprecedented power within him, Zhao Tianlan was completely stunned.

Not only had his injuries fully healed, but his Cultivation had also broken through the plateau of the Enlightenment Realm Middle Stage, stepping straight into the Enlightenment Realm Late Stage!

"This... This is a Divine Medicine!"

The researchers in the hospital room were also completely dumbfounded, before bursting into ecstatic cheers.

Afterward, the researchers immediately ran a series of tests on Zhao Tianlan, ultimately reaching an incredible conclusion.

"It was a success! There are no side effects!"

"My God, his Spiritual Power is thirty percent stronger than it was before his injury!"

The news was immediately relayed to Li Tiecheng and Chen Beixuan.

After hearing the report, they exchanged a glance, each seeing the shock in the other’s eyes.

"Report this to the Speaker immediately!"

After an emergency council meeting, this Treasure, officially named the [Divine Soul Crystal], was immediately classified as an A Level strategic resource.

Soon, a new exchangeable item quietly appeared in the Tinder Terminal’s redemption list.

[A Level Rare Resource: Divine Soul Crystal (Basic Level)]

[Exchange Price: 1,000 Firewood Value per crystal]

[Exchange Requirements: Enlightenment Realm Seventh Layer or higher, B Level or higher in the Firewood Sequence.]

[Stock: 79]

This update was like a depth charge, causing an uproar in the most elite circles of East Sea City.

The powerful individuals who were well-informed or had connections at the research institute received the news almost the instant the list was updated.

"What? A Treasure that can repair the Divine Soul and boost Spiritual Power with no side effects?"

"Only 1,000 Firewood Value? I’ll take it!"

"Quick, help me apply! I’ll take as many as they have!"

In less than ten minutes, the stock of 79 had dropped to "0".

Countless people were beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretting that they hadn’t acted faster.

Immediately after, Li Tiecheng’s and Chen Beixuan’s personal communicators were nearly blown up with calls.

"General Li, it’s me, Old Wang! I heard you’ve got some Divine Soul Crystals? Spare one for your brother, will you? Name your price!"

"Vice Dean Chen, you see, my son has been stuck at the Peak of Enlightenment for years. He just needs this final push. Could you do me a favor?"

Overwhelmed by the constant requests, the two of them finally just turned off their communicators.

Chen Beixuan set down his teacup, looked out the window, and shook his head helplessly.

"That kid... he’s still up in the sky doing flips, and he’s already turned all of East Sea City upside down."

「Above Villa No. 9, East Sea Martial Arts University.」

The night was as black as ink, with only a few scattered stars.

A figure a thousand meters high in the sky was repeatedly moving in an extremely strange posture.

He was upside down, suspended in a handstand.

Then, the figure suddenly folded backward, completing an inverted backflip.

Strangely, at the apex of the flip, his body would momentarily freeze, completely defying the laws of Gravity.

Han Feng was frantically squeezing out every last ounce of power from his body.

The immense Sword Aura from the Cyan Cloud·Longevity Sword Technique became the capital he could squander.

He repeated the movements of Reversal of Heaven and Earth over and over, his Divine Sense acting like the most precise instrument, capturing the subtle changes between his body and the surrounding Space with each flip.

[Ding! Body Technique·Reversal of Heaven and Earth Skill Proficiency +5.]

[Ding! Body Technique·Reversal of Heaven and Earth Skill Proficiency +5.]

The Energy from the Life Essence Liquid within his body was being continuously converted into Sword Aura by the twenty Longevity Sword Seeds.

And he, in turn, unsparingly poured this newly generated Sword Aura into his Body Technique practice.

He never tired of this extravagant method of Cultivation.

After an unknown number of flips, when the very last trace of Energy from the Life Essence Liquid was completely absorbed by the Sword Seeds, the system’s notification tone finally changed.