A flash of light, and the magnificent Jurassic World disappeared. Guhan returned to his humble thatched hut, as if nothing had happened. However, the Sword of Goujian and the Sword of Poverty on his back proved that he was no longer the useless waste he once was. At the very least, in the game, he was now a Sword Bearer of the Famous Sword level.
Wait? Guhan suddenly remembered glancing at his attribute panel, which seemed to indicate that he was not a Sword Bearer of the Famous Sword level?
Guhan quickly brought up his attribute interface. Indeed, it clearly stated that he was a Sword Bearer of the Ancient Sword level. Moreover, his Sword Essence value was a pitiful 9 points.
"This shouldn't be the case!!!" Guhan's legs gave out, and he plopped down on the straw bed. "This shouldn't be the case! The Sword of Goujian's attribute panel clearly stated that upon initial engraving, after synchronization, it would permanently increase the Sword Bearer's Sword Essence value by 10,000 points and increase the Sword Bearer's reputation by 100 points. I have already synchronized with the Sword of Goujian, so my game Sword Essence value should be 10,009 points, and my innate Sword Essence value should be 90 points. Why? Why hasn't it changed?"
This sudden discovery dealt a devastating blow to Guhan's will.
For twelve years, Guhan's fundamental purpose and plan had been to directly obtain the Sword of Goujian and then directly gain the 10,000 points of Sword Essence value from its initial engraving, converting it into innate Sword Essence value to become a Sword Bearer in reality.
Therefore, becoming a Sword Bearer in reality was Guhan's fundamental goal, the source of his twelve-year plan. But now, the Sword of Goujian was in his hands, yet his Sword Essence value had not changed at all. His twelve-year plan had already failed.
Guhan lay on the bed in a state of despair. The sudden failure of twelve years of effort, even for someone as determined as Guhan, left him feeling disheartened and despondent, wishing to lie on this broken bed for the rest of his life, never getting up.
"System Notice: Player Admiral, please complete synchronization with the Sword of Poverty within thirty minutes, or your game account will be permanently frozen." Unbeknownst to him, thirty minutes had already passed, and Guhan remained silently lying on the bed, ignoring the system's notice.
"System Notice: Player Admiral, please complete synchronization with the Sword of Poverty within twenty minutes, or your game account will be permanently frozen." Guhan still did not move.
"System Notice: Player Admiral, please complete synchronization with the Sword of Poverty within ten minutes, or your game account will be permanently frozen."
"Freeze it, do as you please... who cares!" Guhan muttered emptily, turned over, and the sword bag on his back loosened, causing the Sword of Goujian to fall off.
Just as the Sword of Goujian was about to hit the ground, its body shimmered with light, and points of starlight scattered to form a human shape. Without Guhan's control, the Sword of Goujian began to transform into a sword maiden, reverting to its sword maiden form.
"Hey! You despicable guy, are you crazy? You still haven't synchronized with the Sword of Poverty!!" As soon as she transformed, the sword maiden Goujian urgently urged Guhan to synchronize with the Sword of Poverty.
Guhan remained motionless, not even opening his eyes.
"You lunatic, how did I end up with such a detestable Sword Bearer? Get up quickly and synchronize with the Sword of Poverty!" Goujian grabbed one of Guhan's hands, trying to pull him off the bed.
"Let go of me! Don't touch me!" Guhan shook off Goujian's hand. "Don't you hate me and don't want to become my sword maiden? Why are you persuading me? In ten minutes, you won't have to see me ever again!"
"Slap!" Goujian slapped Guhan's face. "I don't want to see you again, but if my consciousness fragment wasn't already injected into this body, who would care whether you live or die, or whether you are permanently frozen?"
"Hehe, I knew it. How could you be so kind to me? It's all for yourself. If I get my account frozen, your consciousness fragment will be permanently locked in this body, in darkness." Guhan touched his face, which was now red from Goujian's slap, and felt the four ugly scars on his face.
"Exactly, I am doing this for myself. If you are frozen, I will be permanently locked in this body, in darkness, until my true self calls me back." Goujian sneered. "But you, you will be forever locked in a lowly reality, spending your life as a useless waste. That is your future."
"I am not a waste!! I am a Sword Bearer!!!" Goujian's words struck the deepest pain in Guhan's heart. His lifelong wish was to become a great Sword Bearer, to fight for the revenge of his father, mother, and sister. He did not want to be a useless waste, never.
"So, you still have some backbone left!" Goujian stared into Guhan's eyes. "I don't know what made you so cowardly, so despicable, and even killed the Sword Ancestor. But I know that no matter what, as long as you do something, there will be a result, good or bad, it's better than being a waste."
A long silence followed.
"System Notice: Player Admiral, please complete synchronization with the Sword of Poverty within five minutes, or your game account will be permanently frozen."
"You're right. My path is not yet blocked. There is still a narrow path I can take, even though it is full of thorns." Guhan's lost spirit and will gradually returned to him, and his previously scattered and hopeless eyes regained their strength and determination.
"Synchronization? My first synchronization!" Guhan drew the Sword of Poverty from its scabbard. Unlike the lifeless object in the dungeon, Guhan could now clearly feel the passion and spirit within the Sword of Poverty, as if urging him to synchronize quickly.
"I will definitely become a true Sword Bearer!" Guhan shouted his dream, then injected all his Sword Essence value into the hilt of the Sword of Poverty. The Sword of Poverty emitted a joyful sword cry, transforming into a light snake that darted into Guhan's body, just like in the initial dungeon, where his body turned to stone, and his belly began to swell, as if he were pregnant.
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"This feeling is like having a sunset in my belly!" In the state of synchronization, Guhan completely lost control of his body, but his soul was liberated from his brain. His eyes could not see the outside world, but he could clearly see the Purple Mansion within his body.
The mysterious Purple Mansion, a place that humans have yet to fully understand.
The Purple Mansion was originally described in Daoist texts thousands of years ago as a place to store one's life essence. Later, it was adopted by Sword Bearers to become a place to nurture and store the essence of sword maidens. It is a place that can only be understood intuitively, and although Guhan could now see the essence being nurtured in his Purple Mansion, he could not describe it or determine its exact location in his body—brain, heart, pituitary gland, abdomen, or prostate?
Like watching his own child, Guhan watched the essence in his Purple Mansion gradually transform from a sword shape, growing a body, head, limbs, and facial features, gradually taking on a human form.
When the human form of the sword maiden essence was fully formed, suddenly, eight black iron chains grew rapidly from the eight directions of the Purple Mansion: Qian, Zhen, Kan, Gen, Kun, Xun, Li, and Dui. These eight chains instantly wrapped around the essence, binding it tightly like a mummy.
"No, this can't be done to her!!" Guhan wanted to help the essence free itself from the chains, but at that moment, a sudden, intense pain shot from his abdomen to his brain. This pain instantly pulled Guhan's consciousness back to his brain, and at that moment, he regained control of his body. His stiff skin began to soften, and Guhan knew that the synchronization was complete, and it was time for the Sword of Poverty to be born.
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**Sword of Poverty;**
**Material:** Unknown
**Origin:** Natural (Unknown · Unique)
**Realm:** Ancient Sword (Sealed State)
**Grade:** Ninth Rank (Upgradable)
**Sword Path:** Path of Killing
**Path of Killing Trait:** Life Annihilation—Each attack from the Sword of Poverty will permanently reduce the opponent's maximum health by one point.
**Awakening:** Awakened
**Form:** Sword Form, Sword Maiden Form Sealed
**Sword Bearer:** Admiral
**Initial Engraving:** Not Engraved
**Damage Ratio:** Sword Maiden Form Unknown / Sword Form 0.025
**Defense Ratio:** Sword Maiden Form Unknown / Sword Form 0.008
**Agility Ratio:** Sword Maiden Form Unknown / Sword Form 0.025
**Shield Reset Time:** 60 seconds
**Durability:** 100%
**Synchronization Sword Essence Value Requirement:** None
**Synchronization Time Requirement:** 3 minutes
**Initial Engraving:** Sealed, None
**Sword Engraving Pact:** Sealed, None
**Basic Skill—Thrust:** No cost, in Sword Form, when the Sword Bearer successfully hits an opponent with a thrust, the damage ratio permanently increases by 0.0001, with a 3-second cooldown.
**Passive Skill—Parry:** No cost, in Sword Form, each successful parry of an enemy's attack permanently increases the damage ratio by 0.0001.
**Advanced Skill—Slash:** No cost, in Sword Form, after the Sword Bearer kills an enemy, they can activate this skill to deal 10% of the enemy's health to the next target.
**Ultimate Skill—Slash:** No cost, in Sword Form, after the Sword Bearer kills five enemies, they can activate this skill to deal a guaranteed kill to any enemy of the same or lower realm.
**Sword Engraving Bond:**
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"Such high ratios for the three elements, such powerful skills, is this really the ability of an Ancient Sword-level sword maiden?" Seeing the attributes of the Sword of Poverty, the sword maiden Goujian could not help but exclaim in surprise.
"Unfortunately, her sword maiden form is sealed. I wonder what the Sword of Poverty will look like when it transforms!" Guhan caressed the Sword of Poverty in his hand, recalling the human form bound by iron chains in the Purple Mansion.