I'm playing Honkai Impact 3

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The sword shattered into thousands of tiny, crystalline purple fragments.

Is it really still usable like this?

Yun Li's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, her small face filled with confusion.

Yes, a shattered demon sword is a good demon sword!

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Seeing Yunli Cat slowly recover from her stress, Xing was baffled by the girl's inexplicable emotional fluctuations.

"what……"

March 7th stared blankly, her head still not turned around, her little mouth agape like a Type-C.

"Is this a knife?"

"Same here, swords and sabers are inseparable."

"But it's all broken like this, how can we use it?"

On March 7th, she cautiously reached out her hand, not daring to touch it, for fear that if she accidentally touched the sword, it would shatter into pieces.

"Although, this is not broken; this is its original form."

Qiong wielded the Demon Blade Thousand Blades and twirled it with a flourish, making San Yueqi's heart pound with fear, lest she hear the sound of shards crashing to the ground at any moment.

"The demonic blade is made up of thousands of fragments, like this."

Qiong suddenly swung the demonic blade horizontally.

The Demon Blade appeared amidst the astonished gazes of Yun Li, March 7th, and the Haunted Rabbit.

Thousands of crystal-purple fragments separated, precisely suspended in mid-air, extending along the trajectory of the blade, instantly forming a forty-meter-long blade with a chilling gleam.

Qiong flipped her wrist, lifting it from bottom to top and then slashing it down vertically.

A pale purple arc of light tore through the air, precisely cleaving the alloy dummy used for sword practice forty meters away in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

"Chasing the Moon".

Qiong swung the demonic sword, now only the hilt remained.

The extended chain of shattered blades, like a living purple python, instantly changed shape according to his will, rapidly reforming into a crescent shape in mid-air.

"Crescent Moon Sky Rush".

A pale purple crescent moon shot into the sky, soaring into the clouds.

"Falling petals in profusion."

The crescent moon, having reached its highest point, exploded with a deafening roar, its fragments bursting forth like dazzling fireworks.

Petals fall softly from the sky, beautiful and dreamlike, yet concealing a deadly sharpness capable of shredding everything.

Yun Li: "...!!"

What is this?!

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Having learned swordsmanship and forging from her grandfather since childhood, Yun Li had seen far more swords than hundreds or thousands could describe, but she had never seen such a peculiar sword before.

"Wow--!"

On March 7th, gazing up at the breathtakingly beautiful scene that resembled a celestial maiden scattering flowers, his mouth once again formed an "O" shape.

"Is this even possible?"

"Is this considered swordsmanship?"

"Why isn't sword control considered swordsmanship?"

"Um..."

March 7th raised an eyebrow and fell into thought.

That makes some sense.

Moreover, after accepting this setting, I feel it's quite cool, mainly because Sora's skill demonstration was just too beautiful!

The scene of petals fluttering everywhere is so dazzling!

The girl's romantic heart was deeply touched!

"Qiongzai, Qiongzai, let me play with you."

Like a twin brother with a fun toy, Xing snatches it away and starts waving it around randomly.

As she swung her swords, they sometimes formed an "S," sometimes a "B," and could even create various cute emoticons.

March 7th looked in surprise at the Thousand Blade Fragments that made up a cute waving emoji.

Uh, it's completely changed to a different style.

But they're actually quite cute.

She can be both cool and cute—isn't that a perfect match for her?

"Give it to me, give it to me, let me try."

Just as March 7th was excitedly about to retrieve the Demon Blade Thousand Blades, Qiong grabbed her wrist.

"Wait a moment."

"what happened?"

March 7 tilted its head in confusion, and its three tufts of pink hair swayed along with it.

"The Demon Blade is too complex for you to handle right now. Let me keep it for you until you awaken your powerful, cool, and aloof second personality, at which point you will be ready to use the Demon Blade."

Qiong made up a story on the spot with a serious expression.

Although the Demon Blade Thousand Blades isn't considered a top-tier divine weapon in the Star Iron World, it's still far superior to ordinary weapons, and more importantly, it's fun to play!

It looks really cool when you use it!

I'll give it to Ah Qi after I've had my fill of playing with it.

It wasn't entirely unfounded; the demonic blade possessed a spirit, and most people couldn't control it, which could affect Xiao Sanyue's innocent and pure heart.

"Huh? A second personality? There are conditions for using the Demon Blade?"

March 7th turned her little head around and suddenly discovered a blind spot, she said suspiciously.

"Then how can you and Xing use it?"

"Have you forgotten what our relationship is? We are one person, you could say we are two personalities within one body."

Qiong shrugged.

"...Now that you mention it, it makes sense!"

On March 7th, she suddenly opened her clear, beautiful eyes wide in realization.

"..."

Yun Li looked at her foolish apprentice, who had been tricked into becoming lame, and sighed helplessly.

She could clearly sense the spirit and state of the sword. Although the demonic blade was evil, it had no threshold for use by a second personality.

However... this is for the best, to prevent my naive and innocent disciple from having her mind corrupted by demonic influence.

She decided to shut up.

"Since I can't use it, why are you showing it off? Aren't you just trying to entice me?"

On March 7th, he touched the back of his head and pouted, his expression highlighting his grievance, pitifulness, and helplessness.

"Master Yunli, Master Qiong is bullying me~"

A self-taught person who knows how to file a complaint.

"Is this how you treat your apprentices?"

As a staunch supporter of her first apprentice, Yun Li immediately stepped forward, her small body belying a great presence.

It's like a kitten protecting a Samoyed.

"Of course not, Ah Qi, you haven't understood your master's good intentions."

Qiong looked disappointed that his good intentions had been misunderstood. He put his hands behind his back and sighed deeply.

"Do you know what's most important to a sword cultivator?"

"That goes without saying. The strongest aspect of swordsmanship is the intent of the sword. With a single thought or a glance, one can slay an enemy like a sharp sword."

Yun Li raised her little head and answered.

"So the most important thing is of course the understanding of swordsmanship!"

Qiong shook his head: "No, the sword intent is indeed very strong, but that's something only grandmasters need to consider. Can you teach A-Qi the sword intent?"

"..."

Yun Li was speechless.

She herself hasn't even reached that level yet, how could she possibly teach others?

"That must be an incredibly powerful sword technique, right?"

Hands up on March 7th.

Just like the ultimate move she had envisioned, Star-Slaying and Universe-Shattering Great Glazed Sword!

"Just like in a fantasy play, swish, swish, swish—golden light flashes, and the enemy vanishes into thin air!"

"That's not right either."

Qiong shook her head again, "A powerful swordsman only needs one sword strike to defeat an enemy; fancy techniques are not important."

"Then tell me."

After thinking for a few seconds without coming up with an answer, Yun Li, unwilling to lose face, raised her small face and tried her best to maintain her pride.

"What is most important to a swordsman?"

Qiong didn't keep them in suspense and gave the answer with a light laugh: "Of course, it's the sword."

"One of the highest realms of swordsmanship is the unity of man and sword, where having no sword is better than having a sword, right?"

"Yes."

March 7th nodded: "That's exactly what the illusion play says."

Yun Li: "..."

She seems to have figured out what motivated her to learn swordsmanship on March 7th.

"Those are legendary realms, and very few people in reality have reached them."

"I have a way, a shortcut to becoming one with the sword."

A short-term framework for the dome.

"Oh? What? What?"

Not only March 7th and Yun Li, but even Xing and Haitu looked over curiously.

Qiong Zhuang coughed lightly twice, sat on the stone platform, and moved her shoulders.

On March 7th, she immediately understood and, like a nimble little butterfly, floated behind him, her soft, boneless hands, warm to the touch, immediately and attentively pressing down on him.

"Hehe~ Please teach me, Master Qiong~"

"Hmm~ This child is teachable."

Enjoying the girl's massage, Qiong nodded in satisfaction.

"The first lesson in swordsmanship is that the sword is your partner. You must treat the sword as a partner who fights alongside you. Only in this way can you achieve the state of oneness between man and sword."

"But think about it, even an ordinary sword, or a divine weapon, is still an external object. It takes a very, very long time to cultivate its spirit and tacit understanding."

Is it long?

Xing used the fragments of the demon sword to piece together an expression.

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