Free Web NovelChapter 552: Chapter 384: First-Grade Red Cloud Saber, Emperor Yun’s Background! (Double-Length)
The cover of the book was emblazoned with large, flamboyant characters, vigorous and powerful.
Crimson Cloud Saber Technique!
"Although this saber technique is of the first grade, if practiced to the Perfection Realm, it will have the power of a top-level martial technique. You should study it diligently for a few days, and I will find time to see you," said Hu Tomb.
The so-called top-level martial technique doesn’t actually have this grade.
The first grade is the highest grade of martial technique, but the power of some first-grade techniques can surpass that of other ordinary first-grade techniques. Over time, the concept of a top-level martial technique has emerged.
The term ’top-level’ means top quality, or exquisite workmanship.
"Thank you, Grand Marshal," Song Changming accepted the Martial Technique Atlas and thanked him once again.
He also realized the preciousness of the Crimson Cloud Saber Technique, which perhaps couldn’t be obtained simply through military achievements.
After receiving the tangible rewards, there was nothing more for Song Changming.
In the following days, apart from his usual cultivation, Song Changming focused on this newly acquired first-grade saber technique.
It’s somewhat regrettable that he missed the rare good state he had previously triggered.
On the day he faced the Great Demon, the daily evaluation described it as a precarious day.
It deducted ten days of life span from Song Changming, and he gained a time-limited state called ’Potential Activation.’
This is a top-grade state that can only be triggered in moments of life and death.
But unfortunately, all of Song Changming’s high-grade martial techniques had already been practiced to perfection, so further advancement was impossible.
Therefore, he could only use this precious state to study and practice other things.
For example, Talisman Tao.
For example, finding another way, he tried once again to integrate what he had learned, attempting to fuse a martial technique that was exclusively his own and most suited to him!
He had done the integration of martial arts before, but at that time it was only attempted at the martial arts level.
Now, it was about creating his unique martial technique based on several high-grade techniques, and the difficulty was naturally on a different level.
The ’Potential Activation’ state only lasted for one day.
During this day, everything he did seemed divinely assisted.
He mastered all thirty-six talisman arrays recorded in the Talisman Array Record in just that one day!
Even casually browsing through the Pill Book on alchemy, he could still gain some insights.
Genius was no longer sufficient to describe Song Changming’s super state like a cheat code on that day.
Only in the area of integrating and innovating existing martial techniques did he encounter considerable obstacles.
He found that even under ’Potential Activation,’ achieving this was still incredibly challenging.
The most important ’intent’ in the fusion of martial techniques is much more difficult than the ’momentum’ in martial arts.
’Intent’ is more elusive and profound.
Trying to fuse two different ’intents’ is like trying to make two tigers coexist peacefully in one mountain.
He finally understood why his Great Thunderfire Saber Technique could be classified as second grade.
This was the result of the fusion of two types of elemental energy and could also be seen as a successful example of intertwining two kinds of saber intent.
But strictly speaking, the Great Thunderfire Saber Technique only allowed the co-existence of different ’intents’ within one martial technique, and not a more thorough fusion.
Therefore, Song Changming was not very satisfied with this set of Great Thunderfire Saber Techniques.
For the remainder of the day, Song Changming was completely immersed until midnight when the time-limited ’Potential Activation’ state ended.
He had not managed to fuse the several martial techniques he had learned into one.
Of course, it wasn’t a failure, just that there wasn’t enough time in the end.
He felt that if he could get one or two more opportunities for potential activation, he could achieve his ideal martial technique fusion results.
Now returning to normal, the progress on martial technique fusion quickly came to a halt.
He could only temporarily put it aside to focus on studying the newly acquired saber technique.
As Hu Tomb had said, first-grade martial techniques aren’t easy to master.
But for Song Changming, compared to the task of fusing martial techniques, it seemed much simpler.
In just two days, he had already recorded this new saber technique onto his personal panel.
Thus, the subsequent matters became much simpler.
As Song Changming had done day after day in the past, he only needed to grind experience.
He didn’t even need Hu Tomb to take the time for special guidance.
But of course, he wouldn’t deliberately decline or refuse the kind offer of Hu Tomb, the Grand Marshal.
After all, personal guidance is one thing, but establishing a connection with Hu Tomb, this grandmaster of the imperial family, is what Song Changming valued even more.
On this day, outside Minggu City, on a desolate mountain.
Several Military Department Guards were stationed at various parts of the mountain, while Hu Tomb stood with his arms crossed, quietly watching Song Changming practice with a saber.
Only after Song Changming finished a round of saber practice did Hu Tomb nod and say.
"At this pace, I think in about half a month you will be able to reach the basic level of this saber technique."
He was very pleased with Song Changming’s progress over these days.
Steadily progressing yet rapidly advancing, there were almost no points of confusion or difficulty that caused a stagnation in his practice; the whole process was exceptionally smooth.
As Song Changming’s instructor, he had to say it was quite hassle-free.
Song Changming sheathed his saber and casually glanced at his personal panel.
[First-Grade Crimson Cloud Saber Technique: Not Yet Mastered (5536/10000)]
One must admit, Hu Tomb’s judgment was accurate; he estimated that indeed in about half a month, he could master this first-grade saber technique.
The reason he gained experience so quickly was partly due to his own refined saber skills, which were already sophisticated, and he had practiced several saber techniques to the Great Perfection Realm, which wasn’t in vain.
Additionally, Hu Tomb’s guidance wasn’t useless.
His presence accelerated the speed at which Song Changming gained experience.
While he usually worked alone, he could only gain more than two hundred experience points a day on this saber technique.
But when Hu Tomb was present, under the same energy and time input, he could gain over three hundred experience points, a considerable help by comparison.
Originally intending to say something more, Hu Tomb’s expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at the dim sky.
Within the visible range, there was nothing, only a single black brilliance hanging high.
At least, Song Changming didn’t sense anything.
But Hu Tomb was different; his sense range was wider, instantly detecting a strong aura of demon qi growing in the northeast direction of Cui Bai Dao!
The fact that his radar-like senses were triggered was proof enough that this demon qi came from a Great Demon!
After the Kang Jin Rat King, another Great Demon had emerged in Cui Bai Dao!
Without a second word, Hu Tomb flew rapidly towards the source of the demon qi, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving Song Changming bewildered.
Meanwhile, in Cui Bai Main City, a strong-natured elder of a noble family also took to the sky, rushing towards that direction.
"Could it be signs of another Great Demon..." Song Changming speculated upon seeing Hu Tomb so hurriedly leave.
In the northeast direction of Cui Bai Dao.
Several human race villages and towns lay in ruins, with only a few insect demons wriggling on them, searching for the remnants of human flesh and blood.
Above a large city, an even more horrifying scene was taking place.
Without the protection of a city defense array, human blood qi in the city continuously gathered, like pillars of blood ascending against the flow.
Above the city, a crimson figure stood quietly.
It was a beautiful woman with her long hair coiled up.
She was dressed in a bright red gown, with a jade hairpin in her hair, her skin fair and delicate, her figure graceful.
Her red lips slightly parted, her eyes filled with enchanting allure.
As she stretched her arms, the massive human blood qi surged towards her, being absorbed into her body.
"Such a delightful taste..." she murmured, suddenly turning to look at Hu Tomb approaching from behind.
At that moment, Hu Tomb’s expression was icy, his eyes brimming with limitless killing intent, fixed on this woman.
"What have you done!"
"As you can see, I was just feeding," the woman said with a gentle smile.
Hu Tomb fell silent; he could already hear the painful wails of countless citizens below the city.
This vast blood qi rising to the sky, crazily extracted by the other, came from the citizens of the whole city!
Raising his hand, a Flying Saber shot out, instantly reaching the woman and piercing her body, shattering it into a mass of blood splatters.
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