Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 156 - 123: The Mysteries of the Ninth Realm, Great Gains (5K)

Hooo-------

A breath of foul air was expelled completely.

In the state of introspection, Su Mu felt an extraordinary clarity in his sea of consciousness, four wisps of destiny, finer than a hair, surging at the center of his brows.

After the Hidden Dragon in the Abyss obtained destiny, it slowly unfurled its body, and thus, insights into Martial Arts burst forth like a river breaking its dam, unstoppable once unleashed.

This time, the bloody conflict at Donghe Town's gambling den made Su Mu realize that his Martial Dao was a path of slaughter.

Weapons are tools of killing!

The martial weapon skills that Su Mu had not yet perfected surged ahead at this moment; among the six Martial Arts he had acquired from the hands of Qingfeng Gang Leader Gu Feng, two were weapon arts—one saber and one sword.

Blazing Fire Saber Technique, an Eighth-Grade Saber Technique, is said to be created by a Treasure Forger from Qingzhou who accompanied the forge day and night, forming the saber technique during treasure forging. The saber art takes fire as its momentum, the saber slashes like flames, fierce and violent, burning enemies to ashes—a path of utmost vigor and ferocity.

Qingfeng Swordsmanship, Eighth-Grade Sword Technique, origin unknown, pursues agility and lightness in swordplay, body following the sword like a breeze brushing past with no trace to be found. When facing hidden weapons, it utilizes speed to counter speed, effectively restraining weapons like the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, but is checked by heavy weapons or Cross-Training Martial Arts.

"One is rigid, the other gentle; one heavy, the other light. These two weapons are diametrically opposed, even conflicting in style."

Su Mu thought to himself. Perhaps this was the reason why Gu Feng entrusted these two secret manuals to him. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Under normal circumstances, ordinary people would only specialize in one type of Martial Arts, whether it be ferocity, cross-training, or nimbleness. To practice different, even contradictory, styles at the same time is not something ordinary people can achieve.

Lesser men who attempt it only end up harming themselves, causing obstacles in their martial cultivation.

These thorny issues that even Qingfeng Gang Leader Gu Feng couldn't resolve posed no problem to Su Mu with his terrifying comprehension, especially now with the destiny infusion.

Whoosh whoosh!

As if blazing flames rose before his eyes, Su Mu seemed to be in the midst of fire. A long saber condensed from flames slowly took form amidst the clang of metal, landing in the hand of an artisan who began practicing with it.

At the same moment, a gentle breeze arrived. The scene before him shifted, and Su Mu was as if in a secluded valley above a clear stream, willow leaves floating about. A silhouette broke off a willow branch, wielding it as a sword to practice the Qingfeng Swordsmanship.

Blazing fire and clear wind, at this moment, complemented each other and advanced together.

The two weapon arts that had only just entered entry-level during the pursuit of the One-Eyed Daoist now began to stir restlessly.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Blazing Fire Saber Technique (Small Success 1%)

Qingfeng Swordsmanship (Small Success 1%)

This rapid progress did not stop; after both saber and sword reached Small Success, they continued to rise swiftly. At the same time, a tyrannical spear, sharpened for killing, also began to stir.

The three weapon techniques seized the lion's share of destiny, each—saber, sword, and spear—devouring one of the four wisps of destiny, with the remaining wisp divided among other martial skills yet to reach perfection.

Under the veil of night, flames suddenly soared into the forest sky, followed by a gentle breeze sweeping the hills.

Blazing Fire Saber Technique (Great Success 1%)

Qingfeng Swordsmanship (Great Success 1%)

These two arts which Su Mu had grasped for less than five days, after receiving the destiny infusion from Donghe Town's people, now both ascended successively to the realm of Great Success.

"Buzz!"

In that instant, Su Mu's body resonated in unison, bone and muscle vibrating. Immediately, a Fiery Fire Force and a Clear Wind Force were born within, both surpassing the Seventh-Grade Tyrant Spear Martial Arts and even overtaking the two Eighth-Grade Lightness Techniques, each forming a dedicated Martial Arts Power under the infusion of destiny.

Thus, they became the tenth and eleventh Paths of Power in Su Mu's body.

With the addition of power from these two weapons, when breaking past the limit of nine Paths of Power, Su Mu vaguely grasped a sense for the fifth Refining Force.

As the two weapon arts broke through, the warmth brought by heightened comprehension arose in his abdomen. The Strength Pill at his dantian swirled slowly, sending warmth to every meridian, then wafting straight to the brow center.

Su Mu immediately multitasked, using this warm current of comprehension to quench his muscles and veins a second time. Simultaneously, he sensed that his soul seemed to have received a kind of purification at this moment, growing ever purer and stronger.

Crackle!

Soon, all twelve principal meridians, Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and the Ren and Du Meridians emitted a crisp sound simultaneously inside Su Mu, but quickly settled back to tranquility.

Su Mu let out a soft breath, slowly opening his eyes, an expression of wild joy on his face.

"Perhaps with another one or two medicinal baths... I can challenge the Second-Time Tendon Transformation!"

Originally, Su Mu had estimated that the second Tendon Transformation would require at least several more months, yet he had not expected that this trip to Canghe County would push him to the very limits of his first Tendon Transformation in just ten days, about to break through his shackles and advance to the realm of the Second-Time Tendon Transformation.

At the same time, Su Mu also felt that after this breakthrough, when he calmed his mind and focused on a single point, a surge of invisible power vaguely emanated from his brow as the Hidden Dragon in the Abyss surged there.

Su Mu lifted his gaze slightly, fixing on a snowflake drifting down from the sky. This still-weak invisible force fixed onto and locked that snowflake.

At once, Su Mu's eyes flashed with excitement.

He no longer needed to stare at the snowflake; its trajectory and speed—all were laid bare before Su Mu's mind.

"So this is... perhaps the realm of a top Seventh-Grade Martial Artist."

When Su Mu first encountered the Cyan-Faced Bat King, he had already sensed his movements being locked onto by an invisible force. Later, when facing Vice Gang Leader Qingfeng Shangguan Feng and even Gang Leader Gu Feng, the feeling was the same.

"This invisible force originates from the brow—perhaps it is spiritual power."

Now, Su Mu held a hint of understanding. In battle, by locking the enemy with spiritual power, no matter how they dodge or maneuver, their movements could be captured instantly, with even a certain degree of prediction of the opponent's attack.