Master Vey chuckled and pushed the sword to Felix. "Enough with the drama. Accept your sword now."
Felix smiled and nodded.
For some reason, his heart raced.
His hand was shaking as he reached out for the hilt of his sword.
As soon as his pinky fingers clutched the hilt of his sword, Master Vey slowly slid his hands off of the sword's hilt, letting Felix take a full grasp on his sword.
Suddenly, a wave of water energy spread around, shocking others, especially the examiner.
Master Vey, on the other hand, had a smugful smile on his face.
He believed he was the one who gave birth to the monster.
Felix, on the other hand, once he took a full grasp on his sword's hilt, suddenly found himself in a familiar place.
Soon, a wall of texts manifested in front of him, accompanied by the voice of the Guide echoing inside his head.
[Summoned: Flowing Rain Sword
Peak Rank: Legendary 5th Tier
Current Rank: Unique 5th Tier
Description: A sword owned by ??? Sword Immortal when he began his sword cultivation path until he ascended into immortality. It's deeply aligned with the water element.
Durability: 100,000/100,000
Effects:
Gain a ninety-nine percent affinity with the water element, enabling it to turn qi into water.
You can learn the sword techniques of the owner of the Flowing Rain Sword.
You will dream of the ??? Sword Immortal's enlightenment in the Dao of Sword from time to time, as long as the sword is with you—not inside the scabbard.
Status: Restored fully. To reach its previous peak rank, it will rely on the owner entirely. Its evolution will be highly dependent on the owner's understanding of the sword.
Guide's reminders: the materials for the body to evolve will pop up in the future once you've reached a specific rank. I will announce it, don't worry.]
Felix trembled in excitement. Despite knowing that for his sword to reach Epic rank required evolution materials and a specific rank to attain, he was still visibly excited.
After all, what does it mean to have a Unique rank summoned when you are still at the Awakener rank?
A rapid ascension through the ranks.
It was obvious by the effects of gaining ninety-nine percent of elemental affinity of the sword.
A simple meditation could be enough to reach Awakener Rank 3.
Just as he rejoiced inwardly, the same silhouette appeared again.
Felix creased his eyebrows. He was quite confused as to why he was suddenly summoned.
However, as soon as the silhouette made his move, he narrowed his eyes and watched intently.
Suddenly, there were additional three silhouettes in a rather darker tone and began to attack the silhouette.
However, he was calm and collected, striking in a sequence of 3 targets that appeared with different heights and angles. He moved the sword fluidly from one strike to the next without stopping.
Felix was in awe. He observed the silhouette's movements and strikes and continued to remain awestruck.
He's also performing the Level 2 of Pattering Step.
He surmised after seeing the silhouette moving in curved paths around the enemies, circling and changing direction mid-strike and continued.
His movements were smooth. He was like a flowing water that followed a path that has been shown to have the least resistance.
Although the battle seemed like a training or a spar, perhaps just an exercise to the silhouette, it lasted for quite a long time until the silhouette and his enemies' abruptly halted.
The Guide's voice echoed in Felix's mind.
[You have gained enlightenment.
You have leveled up your skills Drizzle Slash and Pattering step to Level 2.]
Afterwards, Felix saw a wall of texts.
[Drizzle Slash Level 2: You can now perform chain strikes up to 3 strikes in a flowing sequence.
Pattering Step Level 2: Your flowing steps become continuous, enabling you to reposition mid-combat.]
Felix was quite surprised. He did not expect to level up his skills quite so easily.
Enlightenment? More like, I've just comprehended what I have seen. This silhouette in front of me is a great teacher!
Just when he thought that the day dreaming would end, the silhouette suddenly moved, instantly catching his attention.
Suddenly, there were additional three dark grey silhouettes that surrounded the grey silhouette.
They attacked at the same time, but this time, the grey silhouette's movements became so fluid that he seemed to have vanished and reappeared in a different place.
There were three silhouettes who seemed to have anticipated his movements and attacked him at the same time, but the grey silhouette combined multiple strikes and steps in a continuous loop, parrying them at ease with a single sword.
At this point, Felix could barely follow their movements at all. The grey silhouettes' movements became so swift and fluid that his movement resembled countless rain drops targeting the ground one at a time.
But fast—faster enough that humans would eventually get drenched by the rain drops.
Now, imaging the rain drops as the strikes of the grey silhouette.
The humans would be overwhelmed by his countless strikes that they would often fail to recognize who they were facing against.
Felix could only mumble in a daze, "Amazing…"
He observed the grey silhouette's movements without blinking and he remained that way for an hour straight.
Eventually, as information about the grey silhouette's movements had fully instilled in his mind, the Guide's voice echoed again, startling him.
[You have gained another enlightenment.
You have leveled up your skills, Drizzle Slash and Pattering step to Level 3.]
A wall of texts soon appeared in front of him.
[Drizzle Slash Level 3: You can now strike multiple opponents in an unpredictable rhythm.
Pattering Step: Your movements become so fluid that you seem to vanish and reappear like rain drops out of sync.]
Felix blinked his eyes innocently. He had never expected to level up the first stage of his sword art called Rainwalker style to the max.
He unknowingly glanced at the grey silhouette, whose mouth moved as though trying to convey something for him.
Despite hearing no voice, Felix had clearly heard what he had said.
"A raindrop is weak alone, but countless raindrops carve stone. So must your body and blade be trained—persistent, flowing, and precise.
That is the essence of my Rainwalker Style."