Chapter 10: A Wild Wolf and Half a Sword Maiden

However, this was the most surprising discovery for Gu Han, and it was the most critical part of his plan. Only by relying on the Qingpin Sword could Gu Han defeat the six waves of attacks from the Yuan Gao without having to choose an initial sword maiden.

As Gu Han said, this wolf is nothing but a fool. The Qingpin sword circled around the belly of the wild wolf, and its innards fell down like rain. This wild wolf could never understand, even in death, why it met its end at the hands of such a weak human.

At that time, humanity compiled data on those sword maidens capable of natural awakening and discovered that there are three conditions that determine whether a sword can naturally awaken:

Since the first sword was forged by humanity, billions of swords have been created worldwide. However, only 9,678 swords have ultimately synchronized and coordinated with humans, awakening to become sword maidens. This figure excludes the statistics of later artificially mass-produced sword maidens and only records the number of naturally born sword maidens.

Only by fully meeting one or more of these three conditions can an ordinary sword possibly naturally awaken and become a born sword girl

Indeed, it is the Six Wave Yuan Gao

Animals are indeed so foolish; while attacking the vital points of their opponents, they also expose their own vulnerabilities! Seeing this wild wolf foolishly pouncing over, Gu Han coldly snorted, just as he had done with that leopard before, nonchalantly offering his throat to this silly wild wolf. At the same time, he drew the Qingpin sword hanging at his waist and thrust it into the wild wolf's snow-white belly

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The first factor is fame. Any sword that has been recorded in historical texts, passed down through the oral traditions of the masses, or exists within legendary novels has a one hundred percent chance of awakening as a sword maiden, provided it is indeed a genuine artifact of legend.

This wild wolf is not some kind of demon wolf with supernatural or magical powers; it is merely an ordinary and normal wild wolf, a wolf that tears apart the bodies of its enemies with its teeth and sharp claws

The Qingpin Sword is such a half-sword maiden. Decades ago, a swordsman who had used a half-sword maiden in reality first entered the game and, upon obtaining the Qingpin Sword, discovered this secret, which was later published in a forum post

However, this wild wolf is not an ordinary wolf; it is a wild wolf from the second dimension. Its true form is hidden in the gaps between the second and third dimensions, and any weapons or attacks from the third dimension are ineffective against it. Only the sword maiden can inflict damage upon it

However, Gu Han truly managed to eliminate this wild wolf of the Yuan Dynasty, because in his hand, he also held a Qingpin sword that he had obtained from the Liu Nianli family. This seemingly unremarkable long sword, which Liu Nianli's grandmother had bought for dancing in the square, turned out to be a sword spirit as well, though the Qingpin sword could only be considered half a sword spirit.

The thoughts of this wild wolf are beautiful, but unfortunately, it does not know that just a few minutes ago, a leopard was planning the same thing... However, that leopard did not come from another dimension; this wild wolf may still have a chance

On the forum, there is much debate and argument regarding the initial dungeons, but there is one point on which no player disputes. For every newcomer entering the game, the most challenging aspect to cope with is the synchronization and coordination of the guards' temporal state.

First, bite this ordinary human to death, and then destroy the things in the cabinet! The wolf is a highly active animal, and this wolf thought to itself as it lunged towards Gu Han. According to the wolf's plan, its sharp claws would carve a bloody hole in the man's abdomen, and its bloodied mouth would easily snap the man's neck. In less than three seconds, this man would become a corpse riddled with holes.

"Foolish humans! Do you not know that the weapons of this world cannot harm your powerful Grandpa Wolf?" The wild wolf paid no heed to the attacks of the Qingpin Sword, and it did not even entertain the thought of turning its body to dodge. The hunting experiences of the past few days had taught it that the weapons of this world had no effect on it at all... Not a single hair would be harmed! It did not even entertain the thought of turning its body to dodge. The hunting experiences of the past few days had taught it that the weapons of this world had no effect on it at all... Not a single hair would be harmed!

According to human research, the Yuanxian forcibly entered the three-dimensional world, while their true form, or rather their place of belonging, remains in the two-dimensional realm. Once they die and lose the support of their soul, they will be brought back to their original two-dimensional world by the rules between dimensions. This is merely a conclusion drawn by humans based on data, and no one has truly proven this hypothesis.

Another category is the artificially forged sword maidens. Relying on the innate templates of sword maidens and utilizing certain special methods, the swordsmiths are able to artificially forge sword maidens that can awaken, such as the Qingfeng Sword, the Bai Tie Sword, and the Bai Lian Sword, all of which are specifically forged.

Indeed, just as mentioned in that post, the Qingpin Sword can also be considered a half-sword maiden! Seeing the corpse of the wild wolf being cleared away by the spatial vortex, Gu Han muttered to himself

Therefore, before the attack arrives, the system requires players to synchronize and coordinate with one of the three initial sword maidens in order to receive their assistance in dealing with the assault of this wild wolf from the second dimension

No swordsman would choose to fight with a half-sword, and no one would joke with their own life

Humans will not discover the method of artificially forging sword maidens until around the year 2500; prior to that, naturally born sword maidens will be the only choice for sword bearers

No one in the world can fight without relying on the Sword Maiden and the Primordial Demon, even if they possess the protagonist's halo and have prepared for this day for twelve years.

Such swords are extremely rare, even rarer than sword maidens who can naturally awaken, and are referred to as half a sword maiden by many sword wielders

However, there are some swords that meet part of the criteria but are not sufficient... For example, they may have a bit of fame, but not many people know of them; or they may have a bit of history, but the time is still too short; or they may be stained with blood but have not harvested any souls, along with some very special conditions... Various reasons lead to these swords having the potential to become sword maidens. They can allow the sword wielder's sword essence and *book* to be infused into the sword body, causing damage to the primordial fiends and killing them, but they cannot synchronize and coordinate with the sword wielder to achieve awakening. Various reasons lead to these swords having the potential to become sword maidens. They can allow the sword wielder's sword essence and *book* to be infused into the sword body, causing damage to the primordial fiends and killing them, but they cannot synchronize and coordinate with the sword wielder to achieve awakening

Without any unexpected events, at the thirty-fifth minute of the copy's commencement, in the third minute after the temporal calendar entered a synchronized coordination state, two small green light spots, resembling gems, appeared in the darkness outside the exhibition hall. Accompanying their emergence was a series of piercing howls. A few seconds later, a living wolf slowly crawled into the exhibition hall.

In the third minute after the annual calendar enters a state of synchronized coordination, Gu Han will face the first wave of the Yuan Xun's attack... A wild wolf with gray fur.

Unlike the corpses left behind by three-dimensional beings after death, when this wild wolf from the two-dimensional realm perished, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared in the void, drawing the wolf's body, along with its spilled entrails and blood, into the vortex, vanishing without a trace, leaving no evidence whatsoever... not even a drop of blood.

A half-sword girl is a flawed sword girl, with their three fundamental attributes significantly lower than those of a true sword girl. Their utilization of sword essence is shockingly low, unable to generate a protective shield that can safeguard the wielder's safety. They possess no skills; they are merely a sword capable of inflicting harm on the元冦, rather than a sword girl who can transform into a girl and engage in fierce battles with the元冦.

It is evident that the wolf's stride is very relaxed, clearly not regarding the unarmed man before it. Such a man, the wolf has likely killed countless times along its journey, merely a tool for sharpening its teeth. What truly instills a sense of dread in this wolf is the cabinet behind the man and the other motionless man beside it; the animal's instincts tell it that there are things within that could kill it.

The lone wild wolf just now was merely the first wave of the attack; there are still five waves of enemies waiting for Gu Han

However, Gu Han did not choose any of the initial sword maidens, so how exactly will he deal with this wild wolf from the second dimension

However, no one cares about this news, just as no one chooses the Half-Sword Maiden

The third aspect is the killing intent of the sword. If a sword is neither famous nor ancient, its successful awakening can only rely on slaughter. The more lives taken and the more blood spilled, the greater the chance of natural awakening. For instance, the most powerful sword maiden in the path of slaughter is said to have originally been a sword belonging to a military family at the border. Over the past three hundred years, more than ten thousand foreign enemies have died at the hands of this military family, which has led to the existence of this supreme being in the path of slaughter.

In the reality of the year 3001, if classified from a certain perspective, it can be divided into two categories. One category is the naturally awakened sword maidens, such as the Sword of King Goujian of Yue. This sword has always existed in the world and naturally awakens as a sword maiden the moment it comes into contact with the flow of time.

The second factor is the age of the sword; the older and more historically significant the sword, the greater the likelihood of awakening. For instance, swords forged before the Qin Dynasty have a success rate of about 70% in awakening as sword maidens. However, by the Qing Dynasty, this rate dropped to less than 1%. As for swords that were created in the 20th century, there are only three recorded instances of awakening.