Clutching the Blood River Sword, Wen Wen arrived at an open space and began practicing his sword techniques.
The Black Body's power was naturally mobilized, condensing into pure black sword energy that flowed around the Blood River Sword before circulating back into Wen Wen's body, forming a perfect cycle that slowly enhanced Wen Wen's strength.
For Wen Wen, the Black Body's power held an awkward position. It was generally not used in combat, yet it determined the upper limit Wen Wen could reach. This power was Wen Wen's innate superpower; only when one's own strength was sufficient could they control greater power.
According to Jin Ke La, once Wen Wen's personal strength reached the Disaster True Order, he would be able to activate the Disaster狱督 state even outside the Containment Facility, becoming a genuine Cataclysm-level powerhouse.
Currently, the power Wen Wen could utilize through the Containment Facility was basically limited to the Upper Order. To continue improving his strength, besides combat skills like swordsmanship, the only method was to elevate the Black Body's level.
Wen Wen was extremely eager to make the Black Body's power stronger, but the promotion of superhumans was never an overnight process. In terms of time, his progress was already astonishingly fast.
If he could break through to the Middle Order by seizing this opportunity of newly wielding the Blood River Sword's power, it would be the best possible outcome for Wen Wen.
Initially, the sword techniques Wen Wen practiced were just ordinary movements like slashes and thrusts, followed by techniques from the Nameless Sword Style and the Xun Style Sword Technique. Finally, he began practicing the most difficult move in the Nameless Sword Style, the "Dragon Slaying Stance"!
This move was created by a senior sword-wielding custodian specifically to slay the fierce dragon of Mount Qi Ling. After Wen Wen had mastered the preceding moves, he had also studied this stance but had never been able to truly execute it. However, now, after holding the Blood River Sword, this move was no longer an obstacle for him!
Just as Xun Ying had said, only by having his own sword could Wen Wen's swordsmanship truly improve; otherwise, his previous level was already the limit.
As Wen Wen continuously swung his sword, he gradually entered a wondrous state, and within this state, his understanding of the Black Body's power and swordsmanship progressed rapidly.
The Black Body's power seeped out from his body, transforming into ethereal black figures that practiced swordplay alongside Wen Wen, as if performing all sword moves simultaneously.
Immersed as he was, Wen Wen did not notice that three central administrators had quietly appeared in a corner of the hall, sneakily observing him.
Jin Ke La looked at Wen Wen and said, "Among us, I was the first to awaken. When I first saw him, I thought he was just lucky to have coincidentally opened the Containment Facility."
"Later, I saw him master the authority of the Containment Facility, and I believed he was its chosen successor. But now, seeing the true form of his superpower, I suspect..."
Nivia, the Light of Life, her eyes flashing with a hint of radiance, asked, "You suspect Wen Wen is a reincarnation of that person?"
Jin Ke La nodded and said, "I've considered many possibilities: reincarnation, soul division, parasitic offspring... In short, based on that power, they must have a connection. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone out to help him a while ago."
Nivia's lips curled into a slight smile, and her gaze towards Wen Wen seemed to recall something, her green light becoming more active.
Isweat, the Spirit of Living Water, interjected, "I don't know what you're expecting, but you should know it's not necessarily a good thing."
Jin Ke La and Nivia faltered. Isweat was right; it wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Nivia sighed and said, "Let's not talk about this. Do you think he can break through to the Middle Order realm with this opportunity?"
The three were silent for a moment, then spoke in unison:
"Just a little short."
Wen Wen finally stopped after practicing for ten hours. As his black power slightly surged, the sweat on his body was evaporated.
"Just a little... so close, only a little short," Wen Wen said, scratching his hair in frustration.
During these ten hours, he had tried countless times to push the Black Body's power to a new level, but each time he stopped right at the threshold, unable to take that final step.
Wen Wen sighed and said, "Speaking of which, it's truly a case of human greed being insatiable. I've clearly made great progress this time, yet I'm still not satisfied... To cross the threshold, besides consistent effort, the only other way is to capture another prisoner from a thousand years ago. But where on earth are those guys?"
The last time he captured Ak'Arru, the Containment Facility had provided Wen Wen with a surge of feedback, which significantly boosted the Black Body's power. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have been able to touch the threshold this time. Therefore, if he could capture just one more prisoner, Wen Wen would be able to advance the Black Body into the Middle Order realm!
Speaking of Ak'Arru, after Wen Wen captured him and brought him into the Containment Facility, Jin Ke La took him away, reportedly to cultivate the彼岸花. Wen Wen only hoped that Jin Ke La would come to him when fertilizer was needed and not prepare any farmyard manure...
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The Custodian Gathering was held weekly, and most custodians attended.
Wen Wen did not attend every gathering. He occasionally donned the standard robes of the custodians and mingled with the crowd, eating and drinking, as this allowed him to directly observe the developmental status of the custodians.
Every so often, Wen Wen would recruit one or two superhumans to become custodians. Thus, the custodian group had grown to nearly eighty people, a significant expansion from its initial size. However, scattered across the entire Huafu Great Region, they still appeared sparse.
Concurrently with the expansion of the custodian force, the work of establishing monitoring points was also proceeding in an orderly manner. Wen Wen had established monitoring points in over thirty cities within the Huafu Great Region, allowing him to issue commands to local custodians through these points.
Many of these seventy-odd custodians were not originally powerful, or were even fringe figures in the superhuman world. However, through mutual exchange at gatherings or the purchase of superpower items in shops, they had all gained a certain level of combat capability.
Take Lin Huan, who was currently trying to sell Wen Wen a golden amulet for protection. He had undergone a qualitative change through the Containment Facility.
He was no longer a weak superhuman who could only scare monsters, but a powerful custodian who could bring terror to monsters.
Among the monster population in his city, he had become a figure of terrifying legend, searching for monsters throughout the city every night, making them experience the feeling of their hearts pounding.
The amulets he manufactured had also been updated. They could now genuinely offer ordinary people some measure of disaster prevention and blessing, as well as resist supernatural intrusions to a certain extent.
Otherwise, he would not dare to promote these items at the custodian gathering...