Because they all heard it—the voice actually came from that black stone. For a moment, everyone’s face turned slightly pale.

A strange tremor arose in their hearts. Could it be that some kind of life was sealed within this black stone?

Chad Brooks’s eyes widened even more. At the very moment the sound rang out, he suddenly sensed a strange energy fluctuation.

This was not true qi, but rather something akin to a brainwave.

Of course, the one who truly detected this fluctuation was not him, but the intelligent spirit hidden within his brain domain. As an existence similar to artificial intelligence, it was extremely sensitive to such power fluctuations.

“Ji…”

William Bolton suddenly exhaled and spoke, giving a light shout. With his call, an exceptionally bright light instantly shone from the black stone and poured into the longsword.

The muscles on Chad Brooks’s face twitched slightly. Thanks to the presence of the intelligent spirit, he was able to clearly sense the transmission process of this power fluctuation.

This mysterious power actually traveled along the spirit patterns, reaching every corner of the design. In just a moment, the spirit patterns were filled with this external power, and at another key point, it successfully converged, forming an almost perfect circuit.

The moment the circuit was completed, the entire longsword lit up, radiating a white, brilliant light.

These beams of light flickered like the tongues of snakes, unpredictable and elusive. Although they were merely rays of light, they somehow gave people a sense of tangible substance.

Everyone instinctively took a step back, as if trying to avoid the sharpness of these beams.

However, the beams did not actually shoot out. It was as if some mysterious force on the longsword was restraining them, preventing them from leaving a certain range of the sword.

The beams only flickered for a short time. After just half a quarter of an hour, all the light gradually dimmed, and the longsword returned to its original appearance.

Yet, everyone’s gaze remained firmly fixed on the longsword. Although William Bolton had not yet let go, they all had a feeling that the sword had already been successfully infused with spirit.

Chapter 010: Spiritual Weapon

“Hoo…”

William Bolton let out a long breath. He slowly straightened up and removed the black stone from the tip of the sword.

After this infusion, the color of the stone had become much duller, almost degraded to a blackish gray.

However, a satisfied smile appeared on William Bolton’s face as he said, “Mr. Brooks, I did not let you down.”

David Brooks was overjoyed. He bowed deeply to William Bolton, sincerely saying, “Mr. Bolton, thank you for your generous help.”

William Bolton waved his hand slightly and said, “I, Mr. Bolton, am practically a neighbor to your Sanxia Village. As fellow townsfolk, there’s no need to be so polite.” He paused for a moment, hesitated, and finally said, “If you ever forge weapons of this level again and engrave spirit patterns, feel free to bring them to my residence.”

David Brooks’s eyes immediately lit up. This time, he was truly overjoyed and quickly said, “Yes, thank you, Mr. Bolton.”

William Bolton was different from ordinary spirit masters; what he disliked most was being disturbed at home.

Even if someone wanted him to infuse spirit into weapons or armor, they could only ask his friends to pass on the request. If he was in a good mood, he would go out and take a look; if not, he would simply ignore it.

If a stranger brought weapons or armor to his door, the only result would be being thrown out.

However, there were a few people who had earned his approval. These people had the right to bring weapons and armor directly into the Zhang family. But such individuals were extremely rare, and before today, David Brooks had never imagined he would be so honored.

William Bolton nodded slowly and said, “Yvonne, let’s go.”

With that, he swept his wide sleeve and strode away. Yvonne Sullivan stole a glance at Chad Brooks and, without saying goodbye, left with her uncle.

When the two of them entered, the room was in chaos, and aside from William Bolton, no one noticed their sudden appearance. So, when Yvonne Sullivan left without even a word, none of the others—including David Brooks—realized that the two of them had already known each other.

After quickly leaving Sanxia Village, William Bolton suddenly said, “Yvonne, that young man with you should be a disciple of David Brooks, right?”

Yvonne Sullivan’s cheeks flushed slightly as she replied, “He is Chad Brooks, also from Sanxia Village.”

“Hmm, that young man has a good face—he seems honest and sincere. It’s just that his true qi cultivation is too weak.”

Yvonne Sullivan snorted lightly and said, “Whether his cultivation is good or bad, what does it have to do with me?”

William Bolton chuckled, knowing his niece was shy, so he said nothing more. Still, in his heart, he was pondering: this niece of his had always been extremely proud since childhood, and no one her age had ever caught her eye.