Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Replication

The next morning, Guo Wei came to the Weiyuan Escort Agency to pick up Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu.

Leader Ma, sporting a black eye, strongly requested that Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu fight Da Wang and Xiao Wang again. Guo Wei, also curious to see how much Chu Lingguang and Hei Hu had changed in the past half-month, didn’t refuse.

So, under Leader Ma’s special arrangement, Hei Hu fought Da Wang, and Chu Lingguang sparred with Xiao Wang.

Although Hei Hu hadn’t yet mastered the knack of Borrowing Strength, he figured he couldn’t learn anything more from Leader Ma. Plus, after being singled out by Da Wang and Xiao Wang for the past half-month, a fire had been smoldering inside him. So this time, he unleashed his full power, fighting Da Wang for over a hundred rounds.

He even gained the upper hand several times during the fight.

In the end, even with a saber at his neck, he felt he had finally let off some steam.

Leader Ma’s expression turned ugly. He knew Hei Hu had been holding back before. Fortunately, while Hei Hu had learned some of the Continuous Slash Saber Technique, he hadn’t yet grasped the key secret.

Over the next three months, Da Wang and Xiao Wang’s strength likely wouldn’t be surpassed by Hei Hu.

Next, it was Chu Lingguang’s turn to fight Xiao Wang.

Chu Lingguang couldn’t help but grip the Long Spear in his hand.

“Chu, you’ve been at the Escort Agency for so long, but I’ve never seen you fight anyone with a Saber Technique. Why not switch weapons today?”

Leader Ma tossed a long saber to Chu Lingguang.

For this fight, he only wanted to determine how much of the Continuous Slash Saber Technique Chu Lingguang had learned.

Chu Lingguang frowned. The Spear Technique was his specialty.

“Xiao Wang’s Saber Technique is exquisite. You should take this opportunity to learn from him properly.”

Guo Wei said.

“Yes!”

Chu Lingguang immediately put down the Long Spear, picked up the saber, and walked to the center of the courtyard with Xiao Wang.

He quietly checked his status panel.

Favors: None

Tidal Breathing Technique (299/300)

Turtle Breath Technique (61/500)

Heaven and Earth Art (102/1000)

Continuous Slash Saber Technique (51/300)

(Remaining Lifespan: 97 years)

After training hard day and night, he had finally managed to add the Continuous Slash Saber Technique to his panel last night and had grasped the preliminary skills of Borrowing Strength. When he looked at the panel information last night, he was startled by the change in values.

He had practiced the Iron Mountain Fist for a whole year without seeing any change in its value, yet practicing the Continuous Slash Saber Technique for half a month had actually produced such an effect.

Chu Lingguang believed his body had undergone an awakening.

Ever since he started practicing the Basic Breathing Technique, his progress in other Kung Fu, though slow, would still show a change in values as long as he persisted.

Now that his Basic Breathing Technique had reached Perfection and his Tidal Breathing Technique was also approaching Perfection, although his comprehension hadn’t changed, his body had awakened. Things his mind couldn’t figure out, his limbs could now execute.

Chu Lingguang wasn’t entirely sure if this was truly the case.

But for more than a year now, no matter which Kung Fu he practiced, though his progress was slow, he had never again experienced the state of making no headway for a whole year, like when he trained in the Iron Mountain Fist.

“Old Ma, I brought a jug of wine today. Let’s have a drink later.”

Guo Wei sat next to Leader Ma, in high spirits after seeing the great improvement in Hei Hu’s strength.

“Alright. I’ve had a good appetite lately.”

Leader Ma also wanted to catch up with Guo Wei.

“Please!”

In the center of the courtyard, Chu Lingguang and Xiao Wang cupped their fists at each other.

SWOOSH!

Xiao Wang attacked first. He had seen how impenetrable Chu Lingguang’s defense was with the Spear Technique and wanted to see how his defense with the Saber Technique would fare.

SWOOSH!

Chu Lingguang slashed out, and his long saber also let out a piercing Sword Sound.

He had trained both the Iron Mountain Saber Technique and the Basic Thirteen Spear Techniques to Perfection. It was just that applying Skillful Force with the Spear Technique came more naturally to Chu Lingguang, so his defense with saber techniques was by no means poor.

At the same time, he had also been trying to apply Skillful Force to his Saber Technique, and even his Fist Technique.

The value for Skillful Force had also reached Perfection.

Although he hadn’t fully grasped the three inner and outer layers of power, when he used Skillful Force, Chu Lingguang found it more fluid than ever before. He believed that with continued practice, sooner or later he would be able to master and integrate these three layers of power.

Once awakened, his Skillful Force would be stronger than others’. A value at Perfection was equivalent to cultivating Skillful Force to its absolute limit. Many people grasped Skillful Force, but those who could cultivate it—or any Kung Fu—to its extreme were exceedingly rare.

Chu Lingguang’s disadvantage was his lack of talent and dull aptitude, which prevented him from unleashing all the power he possessed. But once he mastered this knack, the might he could display would far surpass that of an ordinary person.

The Basic Thirteen Spear Techniques were a prime example.

Facing Xiao Wang now, Chu Lingguang wasn’t in a hurry to use the Continuous Slash Saber Technique. He wasn’t yet proficient with it. He could only use the Twelve Iron Mountain Saber Techniques to fight back, relying on his Perfect Techniques to bolster his defense and block all of Xiao Wang’s attacks.

In the eyes of the onlookers, Xiao Wang was pressing the attack. Although Chu Lingguang was withstanding Xiao Wang’s blows, he was clearly on the losing end, showing signs of being unable to hold on.

But the importance of Guarding the Heart was demonstrated at this moment. Despite the strain, Chu Lingguang wasn’t panicking. He pushed everything he could do to its absolute limit.

CLANG!

Xiao Wang’s Sword Momentum grew fiercer.

He finally unleashed the Five-Blade Slash, his Saber Technique bearing down on Chu Lingguang like a violent storm.

Chu Lingguang held the saber with both hands, his limbs blocking reflexively. As the power of Xiao Wang’s Saber Technique compounded, Chu Lingguang’s body leaned back. Guo Wei frowned. ’If this continues, even if Chu Lingguang withstands the fifth strike, he’ll fall to the ground, and Xiao Wang will seize the opportunity to take him down with a single blow.’

CLANG!

But Chu Lingguang paid it no mind. He used the Heaven and Earth Art to dissipate the force, but his body still couldn’t help but lean back because Xiao Wang’s Attack Power was exceptionally strong.

SWOOSH!

Finally, the fifth strike came chopping down.

Chu Lingguang raised his saber to block.

CLANG!

This full-power strike from Xiao Wang seemed to shatter the air. As the blade’s edge struck Chu Lingguang’s, a wave of Power rushed toward his body.

Chu Lingguang couldn’t control his footing and staggered, continuously using the Heaven and Earth Art to disperse the force. Still, he couldn’t help but retreat five or six steps, almost crashing into the Soldier Landing Platform behind him.

The disadvantage of using Skillful Force with a long saber was made apparent in this moment. If he had been blocking with a Long Spear, Chu Lingguang would have been able to withstand Xiao Wang’s Five Blades Continuous Slash by combining the Heaven and Earth Art and Skillful Force.

But Xiao Wang didn’t press his advantage. Although he had suppressed Chu Lingguang the whole time, the fact that Chu could take his full power and allow him to unleash his techniques to his heart’s content felt incredibly satisfying.

SWOOSH!

Waiting for Chu Lingguang to regain his footing, he chuckled and then sent another strike chopping toward Chu Lingguang’s head.

Chu Lingguang flipped his long saber, his arm muscles seeming to replicate the secret of Xiao Wang’s continuous slash. As he flicked the saber upward, he once again felt that force, like being pushed by a current of water.

Seeing Xiao Wang’s Saber Technique slash down again, he flicked his own saber upward, deflecting Xiao Wang’s. Xiao Wang felt a jolt run through his body, his face filled with astonishment. His Five Blades Continuous Slash had consumed a great deal of his Qi Blood. Chu Lingguang had struggled to block it, so his Qi Blood consumption should have been even greater. Who would have thought that a single upward flick of the saber could actually knock him back?

CLANG!

Then, something he never expected happened: Chu Lingguang seized the opportunity of his retreat and unleashed the Continuous Slash Saber Technique on him.

Xiao Wang almost wanted to laugh.

’The essence of the Continuous Slash Saber Technique is that each strike is stronger than the last; it isn’t just a simple matter of chopping out five times.’

Chu Lingguang’s crude imitation made him not know whether to laugh or cry.

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