Chapter 7145 Scary to Death

Chapter 7145 Scary to Death
Seeing Liu Tong glaring at her with some dissatisfaction, Si Niang, not understanding what had happened, involuntarily tilted her head and looked at Liu Tong strangely.

Liu Tong's speechlessness at having blood drawn from her heart subsided considerably the moment she saw Si Niang tilt her head. After all, humans have an innate fondness for naturally naive people, and Si Niang was completely naturally naive and adorable!
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore." Liu Tong said to Si Niang with a hint of doting, then glanced at Chen Xi and thought that Si Niang was cuter. Chen Xi was a bit strange.

He manipulated the drop of blood, making it sway and fall onto the Yuanfeng Sword.

Aside from a few who knew exactly what was going on, all the civil and military officials were now pondering what kind of trouble Chen Xi was causing this bloodshed.
However, in the blink of an eye, Liu Tong's blood fell on the two characters "Yuan Feng," and the sword blade, originally forged from gold and iron, seemed to be activated. Golden rays of light emerged from the intricate patterns. This light was not dazzling, but rather had a vibrant sense of life.

The nobles present were all worldly-wise, and the moment they saw this radiance, they realized what it was. However, after sensing this thing, everyone naturally looked at Chen Xi. Was the process of a very valuable sword giving birth to a spirit so complicated?

Indeed, in the eyes of most of the nobles present, Chen Xi was simply teasing Liu Tong. Spirits are indeed difficult to create, but each family has its own methods for creating secret spirits and blood sacrifice spirits, even if the cost is higher. But does cost matter to Chen Xi?

Undoubtedly, even today, although the major families still haven't fully figured out how Chen Xi can print money from thin air, they at least know that Chen Xi can indeed print money from thin air.

For such a terrifying existence, what's the difference between talking about costs and being a joke? If you talk about costs with Chen Xi, are you looking down on Chen Xi or looking down on yourself?
So at this moment, all the nobles watched this scene with a strange look in their eyes. Was it really worth it for a mere secret spirit to need the princess to use her blood to enlighten it?
"Master Yuan? If your Yuan family were to handle the technique of activating the spirit with blood, could you simplify it to this extent?" Deng Tong sensed something was amiss and naturally asked Yuan Tao.

“If you’re willing to spend the money, it’s not difficult to achieve this level,” Yuan Tao said after thinking for a moment. “After all, our group has now perfected the entire process of forming the Mystic Spirit.”

"That's very strange. Is Marquis Chen the kind of person who likes to tease Her Highness the Princess?" Deng Tong said with some puzzlement. In his impression, Chen Xi was lazy, but he would never act recklessly in important matters. Now it was a grand court assembly, a time to present gifts to the Emperor. It would be inappropriate for Chen Xi to play with such light and shadow, as it would somewhat damage everyone's reputation.

Alright, let him get hurt. After all, he's Marquis Chen. Considering his rank, Deng Tong figured he could lead the applause after the secret technique was activated. Marquis Chen is willing to mess with us, so we have to give him face. At least we should maximize his emotional value, right?

At this time, all sorts of whispers and whispers were already circulating among the court officials, until Lü Bu hacked into the whispering channel.

"Stop transmitting your voice, it's too noisy!" Lu Bu's cold voice carried a hint of domineering authority, the unique aura of the strongest man in the world. He forcefully broke through the transmission channel, and his voice, like rolling thunder, crashed into the ears of all the nobles.

"This isn't some kind of mystical spirit; it's a genuine creation of a weapon spirit. Chen Zichuan has used some unknown method, and that sword is undergoing its own sublimation." At this moment, Xun Chen and the others also noticed something amiss and cautiously transmitted their thoughts after Lü Bu spoke.

The entire audience was shocked. Mystic Spirits and Blood Sacrifice Spirits were indeed spirits, but they were completely different from orthodox spirits. The latter were as strong as a half-god, and had very special characteristics. Just the fact that Perennis could kill Odin in one move with his world-breaking divine weapon showed what kind of power this thing would have in the hands of the creator.

As for arcane spirits and blood sacrifice spirits, in essence, they are nothing more than external forces, clumsy imitations of such things, and are completely different from orthodox spirits.

Just considering that orthodox weapons have given birth to spirits and possess very special effects such as indestructibility, longevity, and awe-inspiring power, one knows that this thing would be extremely terrifying as a vessel for something.

And what would be most suitable to carry a sword engraved with a phoenix after it has gained a spirit? Everyone naturally looked at Chen Xi.

The claim that Chen Xi harbors the will of the empire was spread at some unknown time. Most people who heard the news initially questioned it, but then, considering Chen Xi's very strange and inhuman behavior, they also felt that there was some truth to it.

Furthermore, Chen Xi's attitude of not denying the rumor, and given his moral character over the years, anything he doesn't deny can basically be taken as true.

This is very scary.

"It is a legitimate spirit, and it has begun to develop at an unimaginable speed." Zhao Yun looked at this scene with a hint of caution in his eyes. Even he had never had the opportunity to observe how his spear and sword were born with a spirit. In his memory, it was the moment he fought to the death that the spirit was instantly sublimated, and then he began a great battle with the Roman officers.

Therefore, the officers and generals present who possessed spirit weapons actually did not know how their spirit weapons were born. In their minds, they were born in the blink of an eye. And now, the process of the Yuanfeng Sword giving birth to its spirit was the first time they had truly witnessed the birth of a spirit.

Golden light continued to emanate, and the blade trembled wildly, but the sword spirit that had been waiting did not emerge from the blade. Even the Yuanfeng Sword itself seemed to be gradually exhausting its potential, and began to fade away. At this moment, Liu Tong reached out and grabbed the hilt, and a strong spiritual pressure was directly channeled into the sword.

In that instant, the feeling of being connected by blood made the originally metal blade accept Liu Tong's spiritual will as if it were a living thing. Then, an almost tangible spiritual pressure was transmitted from Liu Tong's body, and at that moment, Liu Tong's eyes even shone.

At this moment, the court officials, including Liu Bei, realized for the first time Liu Tong's exaggerated talent. Even most people with spiritual talents did not possess such spiritual power.

Liu Bei's gaze naturally fell on Li You. Li You shook his head. In terms of the degree of spiritual purification, he was much stronger than Liu Tong. But in terms of the scale that was now erupting, such a vast and boundless spiritual energy, he had only seen it in one person: Chen Xi.

Thinking of this, Li You naturally turned his gaze to Chen Xi, who was standing at the front. Perhaps it was because Liu Tong's burst of spirit was too strong and the resulting majesty too fierce that when Li You looked at Chen Xi, the area around Chen Xi appeared somewhat distorted.

At this moment, the court was silent, because the spiritual power that Liu Tong unleashed was so vast that all the civil and military officials who understood spiritual will fell silent. What kind of thing had he gone through to achieve such an exaggerated scale? What kind of incredible talent did he possess to be so extraordinary?

Frankly speaking, this sheer volume of spiritual energy alone is enough to randomly crush anyone present. What about spiritual defenses, what about breakthrough-level cultivation? Faced with this vast and boundless spiritual energy, faced with this spiritual power that is now almost tangible, everyone showed awe at the terrifying phenomenon that could threaten their own lives.

"Princess, stop drawing blood! This thing looks beyond saving." Chen Xi felt his spirit being frantically drained and the distortion around him caused by the dissipation of his spirit. He quickly transmitted his voice to Liu Tong. He hadn't expected to fail; he should have succeeded no matter what.

"As a gift from Marquis Chen of the Han Empire to Her Highness the Princess, how could it be an ordinary sword? Of course, it must be a divine sword with a spirit." Liu Tong replied with a cold smile in the transmission channel, "Since this thing has the potential to give birth to a spirit, it absolutely cannot fail. This is a grand court assembly, this is your face, Chen Zichuan. Do you want to lose face!"

"But infusing spirit cannot create a spirit!" Chen Xi also had his own understanding of the knowledge related to spirits. After all, before giving this thing to Liu Tong, Chen Xi had specifically studied it in order to avoid mistakes. However, he did not expect that the situation, which he thought should be very stable, would turn out to be so funny. The Yuan Feng Spirit Sword was not created.

"It's possible," Liu Tong said in a cool voice. "You can decide for yourself."

As they were talking, an even more massive extraction of spiritual energy began. It was only thanks to Chen Xi's complete release of control over his own mind that Liu Tong's frantic extraction would have caused enough backlash to seriously injure him.

The next moment, Liu Tong's "Threading Game" was activated to its maximum extent. The talents of Jia Xu, Li You, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and others were all brought under Liu Tong's control. Faced with this situation, the group thought about it and agreed to connect. Then, as these external aids increased, Liu Tong's control over the "Threading Game" reached its peak, forcibly linking all the talented people in the current Han Dynasty, thus forming a vast talent network.

"Lord Chen, watch my move." Liu Tong spoke with a hint of pride, raising her hand towards the Yuanfeng Sword. The Yuanfeng Sword, which had lost its luster and could barely float in front of Liu Tong, suddenly burst forth with brilliant light from within its blade as Liu Tong pointed at it.

In that instant, everyone endured the discomfort in their eyes and stared at the image born from the golden light. The spirit was brought forth, but it was not the phoenix that Chen Xi had imagined. Instead, it was a humanoid figure that resembled Liu Tong by about five points, but was almost a size smaller.

"I'll call you Yuan Feng." Liu Tong's face was a little pale. Even though she had a strong spiritual talent and Chen Xi as her backer, it was still very difficult to directly mobilize the power of the entire country to forcibly create a spirit that could bear the will of the empire. Such a simple act, in fact, required about the same amount of effort as staying up for six days and six nights.

"Yes." The newly born sword spirit displayed an exaggerated sense of self and even answered. Then, it walked out of the sword on its own, bowed slightly to the minister, and walked to Chen Xi. Just as it was about to speak, Chen Xi directly took out a ball of white light, which, in the eyes of everyone present, was covered with countless threads and even intertwined with each of them, and put it directly into the Yuanfeng sword spirit's hand.

What are you saying? How dare you even speak?

The sword spirit was puzzled, but the essence of the two made the sword spirit pick up the ball of white silk light. However, the weight that followed made the sword spirit unable to say another word. It shrank back into its vessel, then automatically sheathed itself and flew back into Liu Tong's hand.

Seeing this, Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Only at times like this would his mind race at an astonishing pace. Liu Tong knew from the beginning that this sword could give birth to a weapon spirit, but ordinary weapon spirits were nothing special to Liu Tong. She didn't fight on the front lines, so this sword was just a hidden gem with her.

Therefore, Liu Tong changed the sword spirit foundation of this sword. The Puppet Show can use itself as a puppet, or control others as puppets. In fact, it can also come into contact with the will of the empire. So, based on the hearts of these people, with Chen Xi's spiritual power, and with the wandering spirits of the masses as fuel, what kind of spirit is born by melting these together?
This is something only Liu Tong can do on his own. However, even if he can do it, the prerequisites are extremely demanding. He needs Chen Xi to provide supermodel mental strength, the support of all court officials, and the response of the imperial will. Fortunately, he only needs to complete the first requirement, and then he can simply follow the trend.

As for the first point, Liu Tong believed that Chen Xi would not react at all when he extracted Chen Xi's spiritual energy, because he had been doing so for many years and Chen Xi was still unmoved. Therefore, he believed that if he extracted more this time, as long as it was in front of Chen Xi, Chen Xi would definitely not refuse.

With the premise of drawing Chen Xi's spiritual power into the Yuanfeng Sword, when using the Thread Play to connect Li You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and others, these people would not refuse, and might even help out, since in their eyes, this was Chen Xi making an attempt.

With these people joining, the momentum has basically been established. It won't be difficult to crush them one by one and then use her status as the regent princess to align herself with the imperial will.

Even if she wasn't the emperor, even if she didn't officially ascend the throne, the people and history will record everything. Liu Tong will be included in the annals, not the biographies of empresses and concubines, and there is a reign title, so there are historical traces. Liu Tong will inevitably be recorded in history as the emperor.

After all, she held this position, and reputation was sometimes very important. So, after completing the preliminary work, she connected with the imperial will, and everything was accomplished in an instant with a smooth hand.

Thread Play is a mental talent that manipulates oneself and others. It is an evil mental talent that can turn oneself into an imitator of others or turn others into one's own puppet. So what about Blade & Soul?

Chen Hou, let me show you another way to use the Thread of Life. See the sword spirit? Who is that half-face? After all, it absorbed so much spirit, don't you think?

Others might not have realized it yet, but Chen Xi realized it the moment he saw the Yuanfeng Sword Spirit. So, hurry up and go back to your vessel. Don't scare me. I have a heart condition.

When Liu Tong returned to his seat, he was somewhat pale. The officials in the court could understand, after all, the sword spirit had almost failed to be born. It was only thanks to Liu Tong's superhuman output and his special means of connecting people from all over the world that it was born. Others had also contributed, but Liu Tong had definitely put in the most effort. Fortunately, everything went smoothly and the Yuanfeng Sword gave birth to a sword spirit, and it was very strong.

Although they didn't see Yuan Feng Sword make a move, the moment the humanoid sword spirit with its radiant mist appeared, all the beings who had broken through the barriers sensed a hint of danger. They knew that this sword spirit was definitely not weak. Especially after Chen Xi handed the Imperial Will to the sword spirit, everyone understood that if this thing were to unleash its full power, it might be just as powerful as Lü Bu.

Okay, it's better not to let this thing run wild. This is the fate of the nation, the will of the empire. If it gets hurt, the problem will be much bigger than if Lu Bu had gotten hurt.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. I'm a little tired," Liu Tong said, sounding somewhat weary, with a light sheen of sweat on her forehead. Despite how easy she made it sound and how clearly she knew how to do it, there's a significant difference between knowing and doing. Given Liu Tong's background, this might be the most difficult and exhausting thing she's ever done in all these years.

"Zichuan, isn't the sword spirit pretty good?" Liu Tong greeted the nobles below him while teasingly transmitting his voice to Chen Xi, "Doesn't the sword spirit look familiar?"

"Your Highness, I was wrong, please forgive me." Chen Xi said in a very formal tone, admitting his mistake. "If it's not necessary, please don't release the sword spirit."

"Why?" Liu Tong asked with a light laugh.

Chen Xi was speechless. "Why don't you have any self-awareness? This sword spirit looks five parts like me. I'm completely numb. Please, just let me go. I know I was wrong. I want the world, not a flat-chested beauty!"

"Remember to pay me," Liu Tong said with a hint of sarcasm before disconnecting.

Chen Xi was completely lost and confused, and he was out of sorts for the entire afternoon. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang was there as a substitute, so the grand court assembly could continue as usual.

When the meeting ended in the afternoon, Xin Xianying came over with a box.

"Master, the princess asked me to give this to you," Xin Xianying said cautiously, looking at Chen Xi, who seemed somewhat detached from her body.

"What is this?" Chen Xi asked, looking completely bewildered.

In a couple of days, things will return to the point where the author knows the plot several tens of minutes before you do.