"Hurry back, that little guy is about to be done for!"

Beside the lake heart in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, Katrina's voice directly appeared in Lin Yi's mind, causing him to pause.

Looking at the longsword floating in front of him, Lin Yi was momentarily at a loss.

The thought that it was "transformed" by Katrina made him feel strange inside.

At this moment, a system prompt popped out in front of Lin Yi, breaking his worries:

"Emperor's Charm Sword requests to recognize you as its master, please choose:"

[Agree] Note: If you agree, drip a drop of blood on the blade to complete the consciousness of recognition.

[Refuse]

Katrina's teasing voice rang in Lin Yi's mind again:

"What, am I not qualified to recognize you as my master?"

"Recognition?"

When Lin Yi first heard the word, he thought he was dreaming:

"Why does this feel more and more like a fantasy."

However, despite saying that, Lin Yi didn't stop his actions.

As Lin Yi finished speaking, his finger had already touched the blade of the sword.

With a slight exertion:

"Slash~"

His finger was directly cut on the sharp blade.

The fresh blood flowed from the wound onto the sword blade.

At the first moment, Lin Yi received the system's prompt:

System: "Activating passive bleeding, you will continuously lose Life Value: 10/s, lasting 3 seconds."

As Lin Yi's blood dissolved into the sword, another system prompt followed:

System: "Congratulations on activating the Divine Armor system, newly added divine armor: Emperor's Charm Sword."

At the same time, Lin Yi suddenly felt that he seemed to have established a very peculiar connection with the sword in front of him.

Lin Yi's heart stirred:

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

At the moment Lin Yi reached out his hand, the sword returned to him, as if having its own consciousness.

To verify his thoughts, Lin Yi casually tossed the longsword in his hand.

Lin Yi then activated the skill:

"Arcane Impact"

The longsword he tossed directly dove into the lake heart:

"Boom~"

The calm lake surface exploded into a splash of water, Lin Yi watching in shock and taking a deep breath.

This reminded him of those mythical novels he had read before, this scene resembling them immensely.

To the point where Lin Yi couldn't help but exclaim:

"Isn't this the legendary Sword Control Technique?"

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly reached out his hand:

"Come back!"

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

At the next moment.

The longsword, like an elf, danced a sword flower in the void and accurately returned to Lin Yi's hand.

Now Lin Yi could finally feel what the sensation was like in movies and novels, of 'taking off the enemy's head from a thousand miles away'.

This feeling of wielding the weapon as if part of his body was much more convenient and stronger compared to traditionally fighting while holding the weapon.

Lin Yi then focused on the attributes of the sword:

[Emperor's Charm Sword]

Divine Armor (Note: Divine Armor weapons cannot be held simultaneously with ordinary weapons)

Tier: Demon Artifact

Bound Sword Spirit: Katrina Lv85 (Illusionist Divine Master)

Recognized Master: Feng Hua

Cannot be dropped/traded

Physical Attack: 50,000-50,000

Accurate +30

Power +100

Critical Strike Damage +100%

Usage Level: Lv0

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One could say that starting here, this weapon is almost identical to the previous Elda Holy Sword in its attributes.

Where it differs are the additional attributes that follow it:

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Additional Attribute 1: When the weapon switches to being used as the main weapon, it inherits 10% attributes of the Sword Spirit.

Additional Attribute 2: When the weapon switches to an auxiliary equipment, it possesses 80% attributes of the Master.

Additional Passive Skills: [Mimicry] When the weapon switches to auxiliary equipment, the Sword Spirit can freely switch forms: (Human form/Weapon form).

Additional Active Skills: [Summon Sword Spirit] Can summon the Sword Spirit to battle, duration 1 minute; Cool-down Time: 12 hours;

Current Form: [Main Weapon]

As Lin Yi quickly read the attributes of this sword, Katrina's voice suddenly echoed in Lin Yi's mind:

"Seen enough? Hurry and go."

Lin Yi stared at the slender longsword in his hand, seeming somewhat helplessly amused:

"A sword doesn't even allow itself to be looked at!"

Lin Yi then adjusted the weapon's status to: [Auxiliary Equipment].

Upon completing the adjustment, Lin Yi instantly lost control over this weapon.

That is, once it switched to the state of [Auxiliary Equipment], Lin Yi completely lost contact with the sword.

However, this didn't mean Lin Yi lost the equipment, but now the controller of this equipment had changed from Lin Yi to the Sword Spirit Katrina.

Only to see the longsword suddenly transform into countless light dots, then quickly gather into the form of Katrina.

Once Katrina appeared, she glared angrily at Lin Yi:

"Are you saving that Elemental Spirit or not?"

Lin Yi, upon hearing this:

"Save!"

"Right now, let's go."

Seeing Katrina transform from soul form to this state, Lin Yi felt a myriad of emotions inside.

However, being able to appear in this state was much better than the previous soul state where nothing could be done besides watching.

No wonder Katrina was so agitated before.

Lin Yi smiled warmly.

As for Elda, who envied them, Lin Yi simply ignored him.

Lin Yi walked towards the teleportation gate while contemplating the weapon's attribute of [Summon Sword Spirit].

Despite only having a brief duration of 1 minute.

But Katrina is genuinely a True Divine Level.

Now with her, Lin Yi felt even more confident in obtaining the key to Paradise Island.

As Lin Yi stepped into the teleportation array and completely disappeared from the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, Aifula outside Pilgrimage Peak instantly lost Lin Yi's presence:

"Gone."

Aifula squinted her small eyes round as saucers, shocked and looking towards the Earth Peak, speaking to herself:

"So strange."

"Isn't the young master supposed to be on the Nine Nether Continent? Why did his presence appear here?"

At this moment, Aifula suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed:

"Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts?!"

Aifula instantly realized the significance of this special location.

She knew Lin Yi had the capability to enter the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, which was located within this Earth Peak.

This connection made Aifula understand:

"The master can actually return here through the teleport in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts?!"

Aifula's small face was filled with shock:

"How is this possible..."

Wanting to dismiss her own guess, Aifula, upon recalling the presence when Lin Yi appeared earlier, had an idea:

"I need to tell Sister Xiaoying, she should know how to go to the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts."

Although Lin Yi could freely access the teleportation gate of the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, the entrance to the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts remained on the Earth Peak.

By the time she waits for Lin Yi in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts next time...

Thinking of possibly returning to the Nine Nether Continent through this method, Aifula was full of anticipation and excitement:

"Young master, wait for me."

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