Chapter 72

"Nine-Character Sword Technique?"

Xiaozhan frowned, recalling that in the peculiar space, he had only seen the War God practicing spear techniques, sword techniques, and the Proud Dragon Heart Technique, but not the sword techniques. What was the reason for this?

After searching his mind thoroughly, he found no trace of it, leaving him stunned.

What was going on?

The *War God Record* only mentioned the Nine-Character Sword Technique at the beginning, and there was no further information about it throughout the rest of the text. To ensure he didn't miss anything, Xiaozhan searched through ten brain domains, but still found nothing.

How could this be?

The "Nine-Character Sword Technique" was one of the supreme techniques recorded in the *War God Record*. Now, he had everything else except this set of sword techniques, which seemed unreasonable. Why couldn't he find it? Could it still be inside the War God Armor?

Thinking of this, Xiaozhan once again infused his mental energy into the armor. He quickly found the golden manual, but this time it didn't fly toward him. Under the "Ultimate Memorization Spell," the pages flipped rapidly, and all the content was imprinted in his brain domain. After a careful comparison, Xiaozhan discovered something strange. It seemed to be a kind of text, a type he had never seen before, and there were exactly nine characters. Nine-Character Sword Technique, nine characters... Could this be the Nine-Character Sword Technique?

"Overlord," "Emperor," "Suppress," "Evil," "Kill," "Righteous," "Destroy," "Life," "Calamity"

The nine characters appeared in his brain domain, ancient and profound, as if they contained the ultimate truths of the universe. As soon as they appeared, they captured Xiaozhan's entire attention. The nine characters were arranged from left to right, each emitting a unique aura—some wild, some domineering, some filled with killing intent, some mysterious and unpredictable—nine different auras filled his brain domain.

This must be the "Nine-Character Sword Technique," but how could he cultivate it? He couldn't understand it at all, it was like a complete mystery. With no other choice, Xiaozhan used his mental energy to scan frantically, hoping to find some clue.

These nine characters were completely different from the other characters in the *War God Record*. It was clear that they were a completely new type of text, making it extremely difficult to understand. Under the intense scanning of his mental energy, the nine characters showed no reaction, leaving Xiaozhan at a loss. These nine characters were like celestial script; how could he cultivate them if he couldn't understand them?

The *War God Record* was created by the War God, and these nine characters were likely written in the most ancient script of the War Clan. Unless he sought out the War God's divine consciousness, no one in the current War Clan could understand them.

Should he really go to the War God?

Xiaozhan shook his head. The War God was a god-like existence; to seek him for such a trivial matter would surely displease him. Thinking of this, Xiaozhan reluctantly exited the armor and used the replication ability he gained from entering the dream to replicate the nine characters completely from his brain domain, letting them float in the air.

Then, Xiaozhan activated the True Eye. When his eyes turned silver, he began to observe the nine characters repeatedly. Time passed, even after enhancing the True Eye to level three, the nine characters remained dim and unchanged.

This situation left Xiaozhan feeling quite dejected. The "Nine-Character Sword Technique" was the supreme technique of the War Clan's first person; he didn't want to give up, but how could he decipher it?

Suddenly, Xiaozhan had an idea. The "Nine-Character Sword Technique" was a sword technique, and each character should represent a sword move. By extension, perhaps he didn't need to understand the meaning of these nine characters; he just needed to understand the sword moves or the sword intent they contained. To understand the sword moves and sword intent, he needed to understand the sword and use the essence of swordsmanship to analyze these nine characters.

Xiaozhan had already perfected over a thousand sword techniques and was on the verge of reaching the Object Sword Realm. Why not condense the essence of these thousand sword techniques to comprehend these nine characters?

Thinking of this, Xiaozhan focused his mind, and one brain domain began to operate. Instantly, a thousand sword techniques flooded into it. With powerful analysis, computation, and deduction, over a thousand figures appeared in his mind, each wielding a sword and performing a different sword technique. Time passed quickly, and the essence of the thousand sword techniques was extracted. Then, under the ultra-high-speed operation of the brain domain, the nine characters floating in the air were analyzed, computed, and deduced.

The addition of the essence of a thousand sword techniques completed tens of thousands of analyses in a few breaths, but as time passed, the nine characters remained unchanged. However, a piece of information kept flashing in his mind: "Insufficient information, unable to further analyze, more sword technique essence needed."

Damn! Xiaozhan gritted his teeth and immediately engaged all ten brain domains in the analysis. The speed of computation increased by over a hundred times, completing tens of thousands of analyses in the blink of an eye. When the number of analyses reached hundreds of millions, Xiaozhan's eyes glowed brightly, like two silver suns. Suddenly, all ten brain domains vibrated, and his mind and the nine characters produced a strange resonance. Instantly, the nine characters were no longer dim; they seemed to come to life, like nine unsheathed supreme swords, emitting dazzling sword light.

The nine characters were actually nine sword auras!

In the moment of realization, the nine characters transformed into the War God, one character per person, one person per character, and the nine sword techniques were performed simultaneously. Almost instinctively, as the characters transformed into people, Xiaozhan's mental energy began to replicate the entire process.

His silver eyes grew brighter, and the entire process of the nine War Gods performing the sword techniques was replicated and stored in his brain domain. When the sword techniques were completed, the nine War Gods transformed back into the nine characters, dim and floating in the air.

After a moment of joy, Xiaozhan felt a wave of weakness, nearly causing him to fall to the ground. Upon internal inspection, he discovered that his five million fath mental energy had been completely depleted. He never expected that the replication would consume so much mental energy. Fortunately, he had completely replicated it, as the activation of these nine characters had a probability of one in a billion. The next time he wanted to activate them, he wouldn't have such good luck.

Mental energy depletion couldn't be restored in a short time, so before leaving the dream space, Xiaozhan had his mental body meditate, while he returned to his physical body to meditate in sync. Even so, it took him a full day to restore his mental energy. Here, a day refers to real-world time, with a 10:1 time ratio, meaning his mental body had meditated for ten days in the dream space. When he ended his meditation, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Xiaozhan spent the entire day meditating in the valley, with the two wet nurses and the Xue sisters taking turns bringing him meals. After ending his meditation, he returned to the dream space. He first replayed the scene of the nine War Gods performing the "Nine-Character Sword Technique," then activated the True Eye, the Sword Talent, and all ten brain domains to comprehend this sword technique.

Previously, his main focus was on replicating the sword technique. Now that he had replicated it, he no longer needed to worry about it disappearing, and he could fully immerse himself in comprehension.

The nine War Gods each performed a sword technique, and after each performance, they would revert to the nine dim characters. This process repeated hundreds and thousands of times. Under the enhancement of the Sword Talent, Xiaozhan felt the shadow of the sword taking root in his heart, and his understanding of the sword continued to deepen. The essence of countless sword techniques flowed through his mind, and his comprehension of the "Nine-Character Sword Technique" grew deeper and deeper.

When he stopped comprehending, Xiaozhan let out a long, triumphant cry.

This sword technique was too profound. From just these nine replicated figures, Xiaozhan had only grasped a tiny fraction of it, yet it had significantly deepened his understanding of the sword. As for the original nine characters in his mind, the potential was even greater. However, to activate the "Nine-Character Sword Technique" again, he would need to fully comprehend these nine replicated figures. By repeating this process, he would surely master the "Nine-Character Sword Technique" completely.

Xiaozhan was very excited. The reason for his significant gains was entirely due to *Dream*. Without the powerful analysis and computation capabilities of the ten brain domains, he would never have been able to activate the "Nine-Character Sword Technique," let alone use the replication ability gained from entering the dream to repeatedly comprehend it thousands of times.

Suddenly, a thought crossed Xiaozhan's mind, leaving him stunned.

In addition to the replication ability, entering the dream also allowed him to enter the replicated figures to experience their state of mind and comprehension. If he entered the replicated figures, what would happen? Furthermore, if he could replicate the scenes of the War God practicing the *War God Record*, wouldn't his cultivation of the *War God Record* be much more efficient?

Thinking of this, Xiaozhan became excited. He eagerly replayed the scene of the nine War Gods performing the "Nine-Character Sword Technique" and began to try to merge his mind with it.