Long Yan, however, couldn't move.
He looked at Li Shuang in a daze.
Li Shuang, who once poured countless efforts into him, always encouraged and protected him, now, for a Black Abyss Sword Spirit that hasn't awakened yet... she wields her sword at him.
All the treatment that once belonged to him...
Will it all belong to others from now on?
"I..." Long Yan uttered with some difficulty.
He seemed to have something more to say.
In the Black Abyss space, the tiny sword spirit was joyful, and specks of light appeared on her body.
Li Shuang protected her so much that she felt joy throughout her entire being.
The light spots slowly converged, and the sword spirit's eyes slowly opened.
Li Shuang was about to turn and go back into the house, but suddenly, she paused, a hint of joy flashing across her brows.
Black Abyss Sword Spirit...
Is it about to awaken?
Li Shuang's steps suddenly stopped.
Long Yan's eyes lit up, and a glimmer of light reappeared in his pupils. Had she changed her mind?
However, the next moment.
Long Yan's expression suddenly changed.
The originally pitch-black Black Abyss sword body suddenly began to glow.
Experienced people had already reacted.
Someone exclaimed.
"Sword spirit! The sword spirit is about to awaken!"
"This Black Abyss Sword has been with Ye Zhaozhao for several years without awakening its sword spirit, but it's only been half a month with Li Shuang? The sword spirit is awakening already?"
"Could it be that the Black Abyss Sword Spirit couldn't awaken because... the master was wrong?"
The crowd was talking.
Ye Zhaozhao's face darkened.
She stared intently at the Black Abyss Sword.
Damn, damn, damn!
When she first obtained the Black Abyss, she also tried several times to awaken the Black Abyss Sword Spirit.
But.
This sword spirit was simply a lazy fish; no matter how she called or stimulated it, it showed no reaction at all!
If not for that, why would she have directly sealed this sword away?
As a result.
It had only been with Li Shuang for such a short time, and it was already about to awaken?!
Ye Zhaozhao's expression became distorted; she was almost going crazy!
She was a transmigrator, born to command the wind and rain in this world. Why, all of a sudden, did everyone and everything start to target her!
Ye Zhaozhao gritted her teeth, her eyes somewhat red.
No, she didn't need to rush yet.
She had tried for so long, and this Black Abyss Sword Spirit hadn't awakened, which showed that the sword spirit's aptitude was originally limited!
Even if Li Shuang awakened it now, what then?
It might just be a sword spirit even more useless than Long Yan!
Ye Zhaozhao stared intently at that light!
She wasn't in a hurry to leave either.
She wanted to see what this Black Abyss Sword Spirit would look like after awakening!
Long Yan remained motionless, his eyes fixed on the Black Abyss Sword.
A new sword spirit?
Could a new sword spirit have better synergy with Li Shuang than he did?
He absolutely refused to believe that his position in Li Shuang's heart would be so easily replaced!
Li Shuang didn't care about anyone else right now.
With the Black Abyss Sword Spirit about to awaken, all her attention was focused on the Black Abyss Sword.
These past few days.
She had slowly noticed the changes in the Black Abyss Sword Spirit.
As her understanding of the sword dao increased, first forming a sword domain, then entering the ruthless sword dao, the sword spirit's soul body also gradually solidified, but it was always missing a little bit from finally waking up.
Li Shuang wasn't anxious either.
She found that every time she won, the sword spirit would get one step closer to truly waking up.
As long as she kept winning, the awakening of the Black Abyss Sword Spirit was only a matter of time.
But today.
Her understanding of the sword dao didn't suddenly increase, nor did she win any battles.
The Black Abyss Sword Spirit actually awakened without any warning!
This wasn't the first time she had awakened a sword spirit, but Li Shuang still felt a little nervous.
When a sword spirit and the sword cultivator who awakens it first manifest, there will be a compatibility test.
Under the rules of the Heavenly Dao, the moment a sword cultivator and a sword spirit first come into contact, a phenomenon will occur.
Depending on the degree of compatibility, different colored lights will appear.
The lowest compatibility is white light.
Followed by green, blue, and orange.
Orange light signifies top-tier compatibility.
Above orange...
Legend has it that when some people first awakened their sword spirits, purple light once appeared. This purple light is extremely rare; once it appears, it signifies that between the sword cultivator and the sword spirit, there is not only perfect compatibility but also 100% trust in each other.
Perfect compatibility, 100% trust.
Both are indispensable; only when they appear simultaneously can purple light manifest.
Once this happens.
The sword cultivator and sword spirit will establish a Heavenly Dao contract, transcending ordinary rules, under the witness of the Heavenly Dao. Cultivating together with a perfectly compatible sword spirit, the probability of entering the third stage of "man and sword as one" in the future is also far greater than that of other sword cultivators.
However.
Purple light is a rare and elusive phenomenon; throughout countless ages, in the recorded texts of the entire Southern Yan Continent, there have only been two or three such instances.
Even when the founding patriarch awakened his sword spirit, no purple light appeared.
Such legendary matters need not be considered; everyone was curious about what level of compatibility Li Shuang and the Black Abyss Sword Spirit would have.
"Back then, when Senior Sister Li awakened Long Yan, it was blue compatibility, right?" Shen Yue murmured.
Blue compatibility was already quite good.
Most sword cultivators awakened their sword spirits with green or blue compatibility.
White and orange were both very rare.
Long Yan pursed his lips and couldn't help but say, "This Black Abyss and Li Shuang might only have white compatibility!"
He couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
If it was just white compatibility, Li Shuang might make a different choice.
Ye Zhaozhao snorted coldly, but at this moment, her thoughts were the same as Long Yan's.
It would be best if Li Shuang and Black Abyss only had white compatibility!
White compatibility meant that the sword cultivator and sword spirit were extremely unsuitable, and forcing cultivation would only hinder each other!
Only white compatibility could make her feel a little more comfortable.
The result was about to be revealed.
Everyone held their breath, waiting quietly.
Soon.
A phantom appeared above the Black Abyss Sword.
The sword spirit looked like a little girl, with two small buns on her head, a round little face, and clear eyes that one could see through at a glance. Coupled with the festive red dress she manifested, she was truly an adorable little figure straight out of a New Year's painting.
The little girl immediately saw Li Shuang.
She smiled sweetly at Li Shuang: "Sister Li Shuang!"
She skipped and hopped towards Li Shuang.
Li Shuang's gaze involuntarily softened.
She gently extended her hand.
The sword spirit was still in a spiritual form; only by using spiritual power could one touch her. Li Shuang's hand was also covered with a layer of ice-attribute spiritual power.
Ice-attribute spiritual power was famously cold and sharp, but in Li Shuang's palm, it emitted a soft glow.
The little girl unhesitatingly placed her hand in Li Shuang's palm.
Long Yan's pupils suddenly constricted.
So!
What level of compatibility is it!