226. Word Spirit - Kamaitachi, Magneto's Power Copy joins the prize pool! [Major Chapter]_1

Gai Nie's expression changed, at this moment he actually felt a completely different aura emanating from Chen Xin.

He turned around somewhat curiously to look at Lin Yi.

"Just complete your task as required," Lin Yi said to him with an even tone.

"Yes," Gai Nie responded, bowing in obedience.

He began to survey his surroundings once more, for the figure of Chen Xin was no longer visible, only the flickering sword lights remained.

Gai Nie knew that Gan Jiang, being a mere common Sword Spirit, could not possibly bestow such a special skill upon Chen Xin.

This ability must be one that Chen Xin had acquired from his master.

In that case, he needed to take this seriously.

Because Gai Nie clearly knew that in this realm, no one and no god was capable of overpowering Lin Yi.

He exhaled and tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword; a "whoosh!" sound came as blood-red flames suddenly ignited on the Shura Broad Sword.

Gai Nie looked up to the sky, his hair dancing, chanting a deep incantation, and a string of blood-red inscriptions floated from his mouth, attaching themselves to the Shura Sword ablaze with red flames.

He then stared straight ahead, his calm eyes depicting two vertical long swords as pupils, fierce and unparalleled.

"Boom!"

Chen Xin's two intact sleeves were instantly shredded into tattered cloth by Gai Nie's overpowering sword intent.

He furrowed his brow and immediately transformed his robust Soul Power into Inner Strength, gathering numerous dense sword shadows into one entity, a crimson light blooming at the hilt.

"Sword Breaking Style!"

"Sword Flames Blaze the Sky!"

Chen Xin and Gai Nie chanted the sword techniques simultaneously!

Above the platform, the blood-red light collided with the crimson light, and after a "boom," everyone couldn't help but raise their hands to shield their eyes from the blinding light.

A few seconds passed, and against all expectations, the scene was eerily calm.

Everyone hurriedly looked towards the platform, only to find Gai Nie standing and Chen Xin kneeling, but neither of their spirit bodies were shattered.

"Well done with the Sword Breaking Style, truly it broke one of my new sword techniques. One minute has passed, you have succeeded in the challenge," Gai Nie said softly, turning his head to look at the kneeling Chen Xin.

Chen Xin looked up, a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your generosity, senior!"

"You should thank my master, it was he who gifted you the Dugu Jiujian, endowing you with the capacity to withstand one of my sword techniques in the final second. Otherwise, that last second would have been the moment your spirit body shattered," Gai Nie said calmly.

Chen Xin was indeed shocked; he had not expected the Dugu Jiujian he had been reserving to possess such formidable power. It was truly an eye-opener to realize its strength in practice!

Apparently, the senior had gifted it to him so subtly!

Indeed, practice is the only way to reveal true knowledge!

At this moment, Gai Nie approached Lin Yi, bowed his body, and presented the Shura Sword with both hands.

"Master, the task is completed."

"Mm."

Lin Yi raised his hand, the Shura Sword hovering in mid-air, and Gai Nie transformed into a streak of white light and entered the sword.

Following that, a flash of blue light twinkled, and Lin Yi neatly stored the Shura Sword back into the System Space.

"Challenge completed, Gan Jiang has successfully upgraded to a High-level Sword Spirit, and he will automatically generate a sword technique. You can experience it yourself tonight," Lin Yi said to Chen Xin, then waved his hand lightly, and Chen Xin's spirit body seamlessly reintegrated into his physical body, thus restoring his movement.

This effortless control over another's spirit body left everyone dumbfounded, unable to discern the method behind it.

"How does he... It's incredible to have so many strange abilities. I've truly never heard of this power to separate the spirit body from the flesh," Gu Yuena murmured, her face full of confusion.

"Do you guys even know what a spirit body is? I don't even know what a spirit body is..." Di Tian said embarrassingly, tugging at the corner of his mouth.

He had been completely amazed that Lin Yi could simply extract what they called a "spirit body" from a person; if one could control such power, wouldn't it be possible to arbitrarily destroy someone else's physical body?

The Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor, overhearing the discussion, exchanged glances and silently shook their heads.

The bizarre powers that Lin Yi possessed made them involuntarily revere and not dare to offend him.

Chen Xin examined his body and found that the damage to the spirit body did not affect the physical body, but there was a sense of severe depletion of both spiritual power and Soul Power.

He glanced at Ning Fengzhi, giving him a sign with his eyes, and the latter immediately rushed over.

Ning Fengzhi placed his hand on Chen Xin's shoulder, replenishing his Soul Power before stepping down.

"If you're ready, then start the second attack," Chen Xin said promptly, clasping his fists: "Understood!"

With Gan Jiang upgraded to a High-level Sword Spirit, he could not only provide a sword technique, but also increased the damage on top of the original basis.

So for this second attack, Chen Xin chose to revert to the previous offensive mode.

"Third soul skill, Flowing Water!"

Seven Kills unsheathed, "clang," Chen Xin was surprised to discover that the light emitted by his Seven Kills Sword had changed back from crimson to its original snow-white.

But the light was now much more substantial, and the sword's energy was even more fierce. This feeling reminded Chen Xin of Gai Nie from just before – it was this kind of aura that he had sensed emanating from Gai Nie.

Even though Gan Jiang had become a High-level Sword Spirit, he could not come close to the level of power that Gai Nie had just displayed.

One thing needed to be clear: the strength that Gai Nie had just shown was not indicative of the power possessed by a High-level Sword Spirit.

For a Sword Spirit to engage in independent combat away from its host, it must borrow a portion of its master's power. So the reason why Gai Nie was so formidable was precisely because he borrowed a part of Lin Yi's power, of course, in addition to the significant boost from the Shura Divine Artifact.