How to Use Spiritual Power

Whoosh!
As the wooden sword cut through air—the full chest line violently trembled within the overlapping fabric.

Sweat slid down her collarbone—into a glimpsed crevice.

Yet her expression remained cold—crimson eyes fixed on the blade tip—making this sensuality even more forbidden.

“Nine hundred ninety-seven…”

Breathing grew rapid—martial outfit collar loosened slightly—swaying with thrusts, revealing a dazzling flash of white flesh.

A girl’s unique elasticity outlined heart-stopping contours under fabric—yet she was oblivious, stubbornly repeating basic moves.

Seeing this—Black instinctively recalled last night’s soft sensation.

No improper thoughts.

He instantly crushed his fantasy.

But he had to admit—Alice’s looks and figure were flawless.

With this youthful charm—if she wore a school uniform? A pure high school girl.

Putting aside these thoughts—Black carefully observed Alice’s spirit energy fluctuations.

After entering Flow State—and several battles—his understanding of spirit energy use deepened.

Especially in Flow State—he’d seen how spirit energy flowed:
The most efficient way to maximize move power.

Now—even if he called himself a sword master, it wouldn’t be wrong.

To Black—Alice still had the same problem as before.

Each slash—spirit energy overflowed, less than half the sword qi reaching the dummy.

Too rigid. Too stiff. Too brute-force.

She still didn’t understand flexibility in spirit energy use.

“Cough cough—Your Highness—if you keep training like this—you won’t improve much.”

Black spoke up—this was slightly offensive.

But he believed—given Alice’s obsession with swordsmanship—she wouldn’t mind.

Sure enough—she stopped, staring at him.
“Why do you say that?”

Before—she’d ignore him.
But after seeing Black’s sword art in the Azure Martial Duel—she had to admit—he was above her.

“Your spirit energy usage is too rigid.”

Black walked beside her—slowly speaking.

“Rigid?”

Alice didn’t understand—but didn’t argue.
She recalled someone said similar things before.

But…

“But the royal sword manual says so.”

As a hardworking student with average talent—Alice always believed textbooks were right.

Hearing this—Black sighed inwardly.

Alice’s mistake was classic—like diligent students with mediocre grades.
They read books to death.

As the saying goes: “Believe everything in books—better have no books.”
Flexible application is humanity’s greatest advantage.

“Your Highness—lend me your sword.”

Black took the sword from Alice.

Took a deep breath—lowered his stance—recalling the spirit energy flow from past battles.

Then—a sudden strike—the longsword pierced the training dummy with fierce momentum!

Smooth as flowing water—sword like a dragon—Alice’s face shifted slightly.

“Your Highness—how was my strike?”

Black sheathed the sword—facing Alice.

“A powerful strike… Though only Level 10—its power rivals an average Level 20 swordsman’s.”
“You… how did you do it?”

Alice’s eyes burned—like a diligent student.

“Simple—just achieve what I call Man-Sword Unity.”

Black replied—he named it himself.

“Man-Sword Unity?”

Trained by elite royal instructors—read countless books—yet never heard this term.

“If according to your books—when striking—most spirit energy must be poured into the weapon—to maximize its power?”

“That’s correct.”

Alice nodded.

“Theoretically—yes. Weapon material ensures it’s far stronger than the human body.”

“But have you considered—this limits your attack by the weapon’s instant spirit energy capacity and end control? Forcing infusion risks energy dispersion?”

Black said seriously.

Not just combat experience—game world lore confirmed this.

“When you used the slash skill—didn’t you notice your spirit energy constantly dispersing?”

Hearing this—Alice fell silent.

Though not fully convinced—her spirit energy was dispersing.
She knew—textbooks called it normal—so ignored it.

“Are you saying—this ‘Man-Sword Unity’ can solve this?”

Alice stared—voice full of doubt.

“Exactly.”

Black nodded—continued:

“Has Your Highness ever thought—instead of pouring all energy into the weapon—split it—infuse parts into body and weapon?”

“This solves energy dispersion—and maximizes efficiency.”

Listening—Alice’s delicate brows furrowed tighter.

According to her education—this “Man-Sword Unity” was absurd.

“If Your Highness doesn’t understand—answer one question: When striking—do you simply swing arm and wrist?”

“…Yes.”

“Try this—treat your sword and body as one whole. Or imagine—you are a sword.”

A sword?

Alice thought Black was outlandish—unbelievable.

“Treat yourself as a sword—infuse spirit energy into various body parts. Change the strike—from merely swinging arm—to foot initiating, hip coiling, shoulder transmitting, arm guiding, weapon releasing energy at the end.”

“Thus—your spirit energy chain shifts from mere arm—to full-body transport.”

“Ponderous energy drawn from origin—integrated, transmitted, amplified layer by layer—finally explodes at weapon’s end!”

“Power far exceeds simple weapon coverage—at least 20% higher!”

Black explained the principle thoroughly.

This wasn’t his own idea—but from the Dragonblood Official Lore Compilation.

To help players understand—devs used a badminton example:

Everyone knows—if you only use wrist and arm in badminton—your racket lacks power.
The ball flies slowly—easy to catch.
And you’ll tire in one or two hours.

Standard badminton motion:
Push off ground (legs) → Rotate hips/body (core) → Shoulder extension (back/shoulder) → Arm swing (upper arm) → Elbow bend (forearm) → Wrist twist/fingers (wrist/fingers) → Racket head hits ball.

This game world’s highest-efficiency spirit energy use? Same principle.

Seeing Black speak so detailed, so serious—Alice believed partially.

“Your Highness—why not try? I’m not skilled—but can serve as your sword instructor.”