Using psychic power to wield swords wasn't some impulse idea Bai Chen randomly came up with.
He had already tested the concept inside Indeedee's Psychic Terrain using Nature Force.
Unfortunately, even with master-level Nature Force,
under a boosted psychic environment,
he could barely lift the lightest of his three swords—
The 111-kg Hidden Pair Blade.
Just lifting it.
Not swinging.
Not maneuvering.
Definitely not fighting with it.
But this wasn't a dead end.
Too heavy?
Smithy could alter the swords, reducing their weight.
Psychic power too weak?
Skill proficiency and skill stones could solve that.
Sooner or later, he would reach the stage where he could successfully wield the swords with psychic power.
And in actual combat?
If he could fight while channeling Spirit Charge into his other blades—
He wouldn't just be one swordsman.
He'd be three swordsmen at once.
Offense would become multidirectional.
Defense would improve too—
He could counter breath attacks by rotating the swords to diffuse the energy.
Thinking of this, Bai Chen's hands itched to test it immediately.
He scarfed down breakfast, then headed to the training grounds with Indeedee.
│ "Set up Psychic Terrain."
Indeedee lifted her arms, and a pink psychic field enveloped the entire arena.
Bai Chen activated Nature Force toward the three swords behind him.
Psychic elemental energy condensed into usable telekinesis.
He drew the Hidden Pair Blade.
The lightest of the three.
It rose slowly, floating in the air.
│ "…Still heavy."
With his current psychic strength, this felt like a five-year-old trying to lift a training sword.
Possible—
but not usable.
He drew his beloved basarios' greatsword.
Four to five hundred kilos.
Yet in his hands, it moved like a kitchen knife.
He targeted a training dummy.
Gathered energy.
Then—
│ Instant Slash!
The dummy split cleanly in two.
Behind him, the floating Hidden Blade fell with a clatter.
│ "Natural Force can't replace actual Psychic moves…"
Nature Force simply gathered environmental psychic energy.
Even if he increased the amount of control,
it could never reach the level of pure psychic techniques.
He walked to Indeedee while holding the Bond Stone.
A light flashed—
copying her move.
[Individual "Bai Chen" has learned the rare-rank 6 move 'Psychic.]
Not enough.
He held up a rare Rank 6 Skill Enhancer Stone—
the one he obtained from slaying the Anjanath.
A flash of brilliance—
[Using rare-rank 6 Skill Enhancer Stone… Move upgraded!
Individual "Bai Chen" has acquired a rare rank 7 move, Psychic.]
High-rarity stones were precious.
But if this allowed him to wield all three swords at once,
The investment would pay itself back a hundredfold.
And even if sword control failed—The The
flight alone was worth it.
Or mid-combat Psychic attacks.
Or mobility support.
Psychic only had three bad matchups:
Dark, Steel, and Psychic itself.
Those were rare in the Monster Hunter world.
Practicality? Extremely high.
He checked the new move.
Psychic (Rarity 7)
Massively increases mental power. Allows manipulation of psychic force. Grants Mental Source Stream. Mental Source Stream: Greatly increases mental recovery speed, allowing recovery even during combat.
As expected of high-tier moves—
simple descriptions, monstrous effects.
The Mental Source Stream was an unexpected bonus.
Battle-time energy regeneration would drastically improve his sustained combat capability.
He closed his eyes and felt the changes.
His mind was clearer.
Sharper.
Rested.
Previously, even with Sleep Talk, he needed at least two hours per day.
Now?
He estimated he could stay awake three to four days without any drop in performance.
He activated Psychic.
Colored energy flared.
Nearby objects lifted into the air.
The Entry-level Psychic has already exceeded his expectations.
He could lift objects up to 15 kg.
He spent 700 skill points—
Psychic → Skilled level.
Now he could lift objects up to 50 kg.
He spent another 3,500 skill points—
Psychic → Expert level.
His mental power surged again.
Like his aura and sword skills, upgrading psychic techniques strengthened his fundamental stats as well.
He removed his armor, placing it aside.
He took off the swords from his back.
Blue light glimmered in his eyes.
His feet lifted.
His body began to rise.
He flew.
Slowly, steadily—
at around 10 m/s.
Barely 36 km/h.
But he flew.
He ascended.
300 m.
500 m.
600 m.
1,000 m.
Indeedee watched from below, worried as he climbed higher and higher.
He broke past 3,000 m.
The air thinned.
The temperature dropped to –5°C.
Nothing his body couldn't handle.
4,000 m.
Temperature –10°C.
There, he stopped.
Not because his psychic power failed—
not because the cold affected him—
But because reduced air pressure made breathing slightly difficult.
│ "Can't go higher…
│ Then let's test how long I can stay up."
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