Lin Qiye squatted down, grabbed the edge of the black box with both hands, took a deep breath, and opened it.

As the lid of the black box was opened, a snow-white long knife with a sheath was lying quietly in the center of the black box.

【Cut the white】

When Lin Qiye saw the knife, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. He reached out and took it out of the black box and examined it carefully.

Under the sunlight, Lin Qiye suddenly discovered that the scabbard was not only snow-white, but also had a hint of light blue, like a snow-white cloud stained with a light blue halo, emitting a psychedelic glow.

"The scabbard is different?" Lin Qiye looked up at Furuhara Ryoki in confusion.

Furuhara Ryoki nodded, "Although the previous scabbard was good, it only had the most basic function of warming up the blade. But now [Zhanbai] already has a sword soul. In addition to warming up the blade, this scabbard also needs to cultivate the sword soul, so I re-forged it based on the original scabbard.

Today’s scabbards are far superior to ordinary scabbards in terms of both functionality and hardness.”

Lin Qiye said with emotion, "Thank you."

He stretched out his hand, slowly grasped the hilt of the knife, and pulled the long knife out of the sheath with force.

Clang——!!

A crisp sound of a knife echoed in the air.

The snow-white blade was exposed to the air, reflecting Lin Qiye's face like a mirror. The perfect arc of the blade did not show any signs of breakage. The blade flashed a little silver light under the light, mysterious and elegant.

Lin Qiye weighed the blade and found that it was slightly heavier than the previous [Zhan Bai].

He held the knife in his right hand and swung it lightly towards an open space beside him.

The snow-white blade silently cut through the air, instantly distorting the space in its path, like an invisible spatial knife. Hundreds of meters away, a huge towering ancient tree was suddenly cut in half and collapsed with a loud bang.

Just like before, he can swing the sword regardless of the distance...

But this time, Lin Qiye had a different feeling.

It seems that this knife can do much more than that?

With this doubt, Lin Qiye held the hilt of the knife and put it back into the sheath. He closed his eyes, carefully sensed the energy fluctuations of the blade, and injected more mental power...

He slowly drew his sword from its sheath.

In an instant, the environment around Lin Qiye flashed and turned into a strange world composed of black and white. He opened his eyes and looked around, with a look of surprise on his face.

This is……

Void?

He went directly into the void?

In the mysterious world of black and white, Lin Qiye held the half-unsheathed [Zhanbai] and after hesitating for a moment, he took a step forward.

His figure flashed by like a ghost, easily passing through all walls, rocks, equipment, mountains, forests, and even living things... He seemed to exist in another world. Nothing in the real world could affect him, and he could walk freely in this virtual world.

Lin Qiye's mind moved, and he took another step forward. The black and white world around him faded away like a tide. After a slight feeling of dizziness, he came directly to the deepest part of the barren mountain.

This is where he moves through the void.

Holding [Zhanbai], he can travel freely through the void?

A look of surprise appeared in Lin Qiye's eyes. He looked down at the snow-white sword in his hand, and a look of admiration appeared in his eyes.

Traveling through the void meant that he had the ability to take the initiative at any time on the battlefield, just like the void white bear in the fog at that time, attacking the enemy from any random location, and if he failed, he could retreat back to the void freely...

In addition, whether it is detecting the enemy situation, lurking, or assassinating, it will not be difficult for Lin Qiye.

The knife in his hand is no longer just an extremely dangerous banned item.

This is the tenth Huojin Sword in the world.

The tenth of the Nine Swords of Huojin, the Sword of Space, [Cut White].

Lin Qiye grasped the hilt of [Zhanbai] and with a thought, a huge white bear shadow appeared behind him out of thin air.

The huge bear shadow looked around, confusion flashed across its eyes, it opened its mouth excitedly and roared at the sky!

Roar, roar, roar——!!!

This is the sword soul of [Zhanbai].

——Care worker number 008, “Void White Bear”, Dabai.

After it finished roaring, it lowered its head to look at Lin Qiye who was holding [Zhanbai] in front of it, squatted down obediently, letting Lin Qiye be a little higher than its squatting height, and grinned.

"Dean, did I succeed?"

"Of course." Lin Qiye reached out his hand, gently touched Dabai's head, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

“Not hard, not hard.” Dabai looked down at his body, then looked at the snow-white long sword in Lin Qiye’s hand, blinked and said, “This feeling is so wonderful… I don’t seem to die, nor will I age, and my abilities are even stronger than before!

Moreover, Dean, I seem to have a closer connection with you…”

"That's because you have become my sword soul. The connection between a sword master and a sword soul is deep in the soul." Lin Qiye thought for a moment, "Also, don't call me Dean anymore. From now on, you are no longer my caregiver, but my comrade-in-arms."

"If not Dean, then what should I be called?" Dabai tilted his head.

"Whatever you want."

"Then... Boss?"

Dabai seems to have a special liking for this name. Whether he calls her Ah Zhu in the hospital or Lin Qiye now, he likes to use this name with a hint of the underworld flavor.

Lin Qiye raised his eyebrows, "That's fine."

Lin Qiye held the [Zhanbai] in his left hand, stretched out his right hand, and smiled at Dabai who was squatting on the ground, "Please give me more advice in the future."

"Please give me your guidance, Boss!"

Dabai stretched out his huge bear paw and touched Lin Qiye's hand. At the same time, a faint light flashed from the snow-white blade.

【Zhan Bai】Recognize the master.

Unlike before when Lin Qiye forcibly pulled out other Huojin swords through the "Royal Blood", he has now truly become the master of [Zanpaku]. It is the relationship between the sword master and the sword soul, just like Amamiya Haruki and [Amebeng], Hoshimi Shota and [Takehime].

Even if he loses his "royal blood" one day, he will still be the master of [Zhanbai].

Lin Qiye stood in the deep forest, turned his head to look in the direction of the ancient house, drew out [Zhan Bai] again, escaped into the void, and returned to the courtyard.

Seeing Lin Qiye walking out of the void, a smile appeared on Gu Yuanliang's stiff face. His eyes were full of a sense of accomplishment as he looked at the unsheathed snow-white sword.

"How is it? This knife is pretty good, right?"

"Very good." Lin Qiye thanked sincerely, "Thank you very much."

"No need to thank me. After all, it is my dream to forge a Huojin sword independently." Furuhara Ryoki waved his hand. "Okay, since your sword is fine, let's go. I want to continue forging..."

Lin Qiye blinked but did not leave.

"Hmm?" Seeing this, Furuhara Yoshiki's eyes showed confusion, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"have."

Lin Qiye nodded, "I want to borrow your [Invisibility] for a while."

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