I Have A Martial Dao World

In ancient times, the famous painter Zhang Sengyou once painted a lifelike Golden Dragon on the wall.

However, the dragon lacked eyes, so everyone asked him to add the eyes to the dragon.

Zhang Sengyou replied, "If I add the eyes, the dragon will fly away."

Of course, no one believed this and insisted that he add the eyes.

Zhang Sengyou had no choice but to comply. Before everyone's eyes, he picked up his brush and gently added eyes to the dragon.

In an instant, the sky filled with dark clouds, fierce winds blew, and thunder and lightning flashed!

The "eye-drawing" Golden Dragon suddenly broke free from the wall and soared into the sky, actually flying away amidst the clouds!

This is the origin of the phrase "bringing a dragon to life by dotting its eyes," and the principle similarly applies to the refinement of the Divine Soul.

It's often said, "The eyes are the windows to the soul"; they are the most communicative and expressive features on the human face.

Even in a painting, the eyes are the most critical area. If made incorrectly, the piece is seen as fundamentally flawed.

The same goes for the Divine Soul! Without the eyes, it cannot be considered a successful "manifestation."

Which means, the cultivator still has major flaws in controlling the Divine Soul, and is not qualified to break through to the Divine Manifestation Realm.

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Lu Yao's soul traveled out of his body, ready to begin.

Compared with Fran, his soul looked quite shoddy, like a CG character in a computer game, slightly fake.

Lu Yao was unconcerned. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, focusing his thoughts on his Divine Soul.

His soul shimmered with waves, and his eyelids began to flutter rapidly.

A few girls chatting nearby also noticed the disturbance and quickly stopped their conversation, cautiously looking this way.

After a little while, Lu Yao's Divine Soul ceased moving. When he opened his eyes, they still lacked pupils, signaling a failure in the eye-drawing process.

Liao Ya came over and consoled him gently, "Junior brother, don't worry, the path of Spirit Refinement isn't that simple. But you will definitely make it."

Li Pei and Liao Qe also spoke in soft, comforting tones.

Fran said, "Holy Knight, I think the foundation of your soul isn't solid enough. Perhaps it would be wiser to rest and quiet your heart."

Lu Yao turned a deaf ear and after pondering for a while, his Divine Soul returned to his body.

Just when the ladies thought he would take a break, the next second, Lu Yao's Divine Soul emerged again!

Fran sighed, "Stubborn Holy Knight, you don't think that just by looking at my soul once, you can do it yourself, do you..."

But before she could finish, Lu Yao's Divine Soul suddenly came close!

Fran's large eyes were like limpid emeralds, her clear, unworldly pupils reflecting Lu Yao's Divine Soul like a mirror.

She instantly understood the man's intention—to use her as a reference!

Indeed, Lu Yao was using those sparkling, translucent eyes as both a mirror and a reference, adjusting once again.

Everyone held their breath in silence, waiting anxiously yet patiently, and Fran didn't blink an eyelid.

Lu Yao's Divine Soul showed rippling waves, and the area where the eyes should be emitted an ever-brightening white light.

The breakthrough in Spirit Refinement occurred in an instant, and after a few breaths, Lu Yao's Divine Soul blinked, just like Fran when she first awakened.

All of a sudden, complete eyes appeared on the Divine Soul, identical to Lu Yao's own, without the slightest difference!

In that instant, what initially resembled a CG avatar had become vivid and lifelike!

It was as if the visual effects in a game were turned from the lowest to ultra-high settings, undergoing a thorough transformation.

Lu Yao's eyebrows, eyes, skin, and hair—all of him seemed like a living person; if one didn't touch him, it would be impossible to tell that this was his Divine Soul.

In this moment, Fran and Lu Yao were still gazing into each other's eyes.

She smiled faintly, and curtsied again, this time with exceptional formality—both hands lifting the sides of her dress, feet crossed, knees bent with a nod of the head.

"Holy Knight, congratulations."

"Thank you for being my point of reference~" Lu Yao said with a happy chuckle.

Li Pei and the Liao Family Sisters also gathered around, asking excitedly, "My lord~ are you going to start your Divine Manifestation next?"

"Yes, your lord I am about to ascend and reveal the true Divine Manifestation of the Holy Realm!"

Lu Yao wore an air of utmost confidence, welcoming the admiring glances from his own family's girls.

At that moment, Fran cleared her throat and spoke:

"You want to manifest your spiritual power? This step is very difficult. Moreover, I am curious to see what kind of Mental Unity you will manifest—what is it called here, 'Heart Image'? If you conjure something too evil, I'll take back the title of Holy Knight~"

The Lu family laughed without saying a word.

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Even though Fran's true form was merely a sword, everyone still arranged a beautifully furnished room for her.

After nightfall, they all went to sleep.

Fran lay on a soft bed infused with the scent of sunlight, very satisfied, and grateful to the Lu family for their care.

But suddenly, she felt a bit lost.

Even though she had set the goal of reshaping her physical body during the day, after all, 2000 years had passed, and everything she knew and cared about had perished.

"Luckily, those I detest are still around!"

She recalled the moment before her death—a disgusting Blood Ancestor with a lewd smile, the traitors who dared not look her in the eye, and the rolling golden flames as she self-detonated at the end.

Fran summoned the Lake Sword into her arms and held it close, gently closing her eyes, her eyelashes long.

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Despite the great distance and the very faint noise, she still heard a strange sound.

The sound was like a lament, mournful and melodious, as if it might soar into the heavens any second.

"This is... Liao Qe, whom I just met today?"

Fran was deeply impressed with this lady's ethereal beauty, as delicate as a dewy hibiscus, and recognized her voice immediately, also understanding what she was doing.

Nevertheless, Fran was quite calm about it, as reproduction is a completely normal affair.

Just as she was about to reminisce over some poignant memories of the past, the voice suddenly changed—this time it was the lady known as Liao Ya.

And after a while, Li Pei's voice could be heard as well, sometimes even all three together.

This was getting too hard for Fran to ignore; even though it was normal for strong individuals to spread their bloodline, this was just too excessive.

"Ignoring the need to stabilize their realms, wasting precious time on such matters! Damnable! I've made a big mistake; I shouldn't have given him the title of Holy Knight!"

At that moment, Fran hugely regretted having given the wrong title!

In the end, for the sake of out of sight, out of mind, she simply went back into the Lake Sword to hibernate.

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The next morning at dawn, the Lake Sword circled around Jing Yi Garden several times and even encountered Yu Yanmei.

However, Li Pei had already informed his master about the previous night, so Yu Yanmei merely took a curious glance and did not intervene further.

Fran felt much better in the glow of the dawn, after all, she could not fly so freely when she had a physical body.

After a while, she suddenly saw her Holy Knight looking completely refreshed as he walked out of his room.

She immediately descended, wanting to pick a quarrel.

But before she got close, she suddenly saw a shocking phantom behind him with three heads and six arms!