The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1291

The method Yang Le was going to teach Rachel was the same Soul Blade forging method he had used when he helped Damian.

However, unlike Damian who simply gave her a finished product, Yang Le was going to teach Rachel the complete forging method.

It wasn't that Yang Le favored Rachel; Damian was essentially cramming at the last minute. Yang Le estimated that if he handed it over to her, she might not even be able to conjure a hilt by the end of the entire martial arts tournament.

After all, Damian had no prior experience in cultivating any supernatural abilities, so even with his exceptional talent, he couldn't immediately put it into practice.

Rachel, on the other hand, was different. Yang Le had just used Toby to scare away that nagging Triple Demon, and he estimated that the other party would be afraid to cause trouble for at least a week.

In addition, Rachel herself is a synesthetic, she is very familiar with things like soul and spirit, and her own abilities are also closely related to "soul".

With a little guidance from Yang Le, Rachel will soon be able to fully master the Soul Blade.

As expected, after Yang Le explained the principle of the Soul Blade, Rachel immediately began to try to condense the Soul Blade, and soon obtained a purplish-black substance.

However, this is already Rachel's current limit; this oil-like substance still cannot form a concrete shape.

Rachel tried several times, but just couldn't do it.

This left Rachel, who had initially been quite excited, feeling rather frustrated. Back in Azeroth, she was a renowned genius who could quickly learn any kind of magic, and this was the first time she had ever experienced a setback in something like this.

Yang Le stood aside, watching Rachel sitting sullenly in the hall, and he was also thinking about why.

Logically speaking, the most difficult part of this method is communicating with the soul in the early stages and then guiding the soul's power out of the body. After these two steps are completed, the subsequent condensation and shaping is basically an operation that anyone can do.

Take Damian for example, the hilt that Yang Le made for him was designed to help him get through this most difficult first step.

The blacksmith who forged the Muramasa sword directly saved Wolverine the entire process, and Yang Le, who had received the blacksmith's true teachings, was naturally able to handle everything for Rachel as well.

But in that case, Rachel would just have a decent weapon.

It is indeed more convenient, but a soul blade with a physical form is just like an ordinary blade; it requires maintenance and can be destroyed.

In the original comics, Wolverine's Muramasa sword was broken in two and eventually put into his arm by his son, Daken, becoming a weapon that nearly killed him.

The physical Soul Blade has too many weaknesses, and unless forced by circumstances, Yang Le does not intend to let Rachel choose this method.

Yang Le intended to turn Rachel into a magic nemesis like Magik. If he could really get the latter to condense a soul blade like Magik, then the Triple Demon would no longer be a threat.

As you can see, Magik wielded a Soul Blade and slashed his way from Rafaam's dimension to Blackheart's dimension, leaving all the dimensional lords except Cyttorak crying out in agony.

Rachel's potential alone is enough to rival her father, Trigon. If she were to learn Soul Blade, wouldn't she be able to easily defeat him?

That's truly a great act of filial piety, my family.

As a philosopher once said, "Since things have come to this, let's eat first." Although Rachel made quick progress in the first and second steps, it still took her an hour or two, which coincided with lunchtime.

For lunch, Yang Le ordered takeout pizza, but not pineapple pizza. It was from a pizzeria run by real Italians.

Mentioning pineapple pizza in front of him won't make him jump up and hit you, but he'll stare at you with a very complicated look, and finally let out a long, speechless sigh.

Two classic Margherita pizzas made up today's lunch. Tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, and basil are the three ingredients that give Margherita pizza its simple yet classic flavor.

Yang Le initially thought the Margherita pizza looked too plain, but after taking a bite, you wouldn't think that way anymore.

With its tangy tomatoes, savory buffalo mozzarella, and fragrant basil leaves, plus a wheat-scented crust, Margherita pizza may look simple, but its flavor profile is anything but monotonous, with each element complementing the others for an unforgettable experience.

In short, Yang Le liked it very much, and Rachel liked it very much too.

Perhaps because the whispers of the Triple Demon were no longer present, Rachel, though still restrained, was far less aloof than when they first met, and looked like a well-mannered child from another family.

Hmm? The whisper of the Demon of the Three Palaces?

Yang Le seemed to have discovered something crucial. He put down the half-eaten pizza in his hand and carefully observed Rachel, who seemed to have been liberated.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Rachel naturally noticed Yang Le's obvious gaze. "Did I do something wrong?"

The people of Azeroth left Earth a long time ago. Back then, let alone Margherita pizza, even the country of Italy hadn't been established yet, so naturally, this delicacy didn't exist there.

Rachel, who was born in Azeroth, had never seen these Earth delicacies before, so she just imitated Yang Le's eating habits.

Just as Rachel was wondering what she had done wrong, Yang Le smiled and waved his hand to explain.

“It’s not Rachel, it’s just that I may have discovered the reason why you can’t condense the Soul Sword.”

"What?!" Rachel dropped her pizza and stood up in surprise. "Why?"

This shows just how much Rachel wanted to get rid of her father, to the point that she couldn't even maintain her aloof persona.

"It's just a guess, Rachel, don't get excited." Yang Le waved his hand, signaling the other person to calm down.

"Do you remember? I once said that the Soul Sword could be born with extraordinary abilities based on your thoughts. In other words, once it is successfully formed, you might be able to have a weapon that can target the Three Palace Demons."

"However, this requires a strong will from yourself, a will as firm as steel."

"That's the key, Rachel. I mean, is it possible that deep down you don't feel you can fight off the Triple Demon?"

Yang Le's words struck Rachel like a thunderbolt. She gaped, and after a brief silence, finally slumped into her chair, utterly exhausted.

(End of this chapter)