I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 112 - 99: Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand Perfection
[Pursuit: Once an arrow leaves the string, it gains a sense of its target, subtly adjusting its trajectory. Even if an enemy attempts to shift or parry, they will find it nearly impossible to evade completely. The arrowhead seems to possess Spirituality, tracking the enemy’s qi like a shadow and drastically increasing the probability of a direct hit.]
"So... this is the Trait!"
Chu Fan’s eyes snapped open, filled with wild joy!
Putting aside the improvement to his archery from Breaking the Limit...
...the "Pursuit" Trait alone had elevated his archery to an entirely new level!
’An arrowhead imbued with Spirituality, tracking an enemy’s qi like a shadow...’
...
「The next morning.」
The dawn was just breaking, a thin mist hanging in the air like a veil of gauze.
WHOOSH!
Chu Fan’s hand, formed into a claw and wrapped in a faint, eerie glow, clamped down on the Lying Bull Green Granite, which was covered in layers of rhinoceros hide.
The massive Stone didn’t move an inch.
In the past, whenever he used the Twelve Forms Fist, he could always shake the massive Stone with a punch or a palm strike, sometimes even sending it flying.
But not today... the massive Stone remained motionless. Instead, a wave of Cold Qi radiated from Chu Fan’s palm, piercing straight through the many layers of hide!
Chu Fan retracted his hand. Pinching the now-cracked layers of rhinoceros hide where he had struck, he gave a sharp pull—
RIIIP! The layers of hide tore open, revealing a gash.
Peering through the gash, he saw that a layer of Cold Qi had condensed on the Lying Bull Green Granite itself, which was now covered in a dense web of hairline cracks!
The destructive power of the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand at the Great Success realm was far more terrifying than that of the Twelve Forms Fist at the Perfection realm!
Especially the penetrating power of its Cold Qi...
Even if an opponent were clad in iron armor, a single strike from his hand would leave them half-dead!
The Cold Qi it produced was more solid and concentrated than the Fist Force of the Twelve Forms Fist.
Once it struck an enemy, it could instantly seal their acupoints and meridians, throwing their qi and blood circulation into chaos!
This strange, vicious penetrating power brought a smile to Chu Fan’s eyes.
[Technique: Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand (Great Success) Progress: (565/600) (Trait: None)]
Three days had passed since his Hundred-step Piercing Willow Arrow Skill had Broken its Limit.
His Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand was only thirty-five points away from the Perfection realm.
Over the past three days, while Chu Fan had allocated time to all his various Martial Arts, he had focused mainly on the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand.
When he had first Refined the gloves from that white-robed member of the Moon Worship Sect, he had obtained two Martial Arts: the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand and the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step.
Originally, he had wanted to cast aside the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand as if it were a pair of worn-out shoes.
’For close-quarters combat,’ he had thought, ’the Twelve Forms Fist is more than enough.’
’Practicing another Fist Technique or Grapple Hand seemed to offer little benefit.’
This was especially true after he began cultivating the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber.
An inch longer is an inch stronger.
Furthermore, the Ninefold Blade Force was unrivaled among peers of the same realm.
’Besides, how could mortal flesh and blood possibly withstand blades, spears, and swords?’
For these reasons, he only practiced the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand occasionally, when he was tired from training his other Martial Arts.
Consequently, after dozens of days, even his Hundred-step Piercing Willow Arrow Skill had Broken its Limit, yet the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand was still merely at the Small Success realm.
But ever since his Hundred-step Piercing Willow Arrow Skill Broke its Limit and he returned from the forest, he had shifted his focus to the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand.
This was all because of his Vajra Iron Fist and Vajra Iron Leg Traits.
Both of these Traits strengthened his physical body, making his limbs far stronger than those of other Martial Artists his age. Even those who had undergone Mortal Transformation could not hope to match him!
With such a powerful physical body, he was bound to have an absolute advantage in close combat!
When his own hands and feet were like Divine Weapons, insisting on fighting with a saber seemed like a bit of a waste.
’I must play to my strengths and maximize my advantages.’
Even though his body hadn’t yet reached the state of Vajra Indestructible, the path forward was clear. With his bare hands and feet, he could already easily crush any Martial Artist who had yet to undergo Mortal Transformation.
At this point, his fists and feet were his weapons. He could use them to execute Fist Techniques, and he could even channel his Sword Techniques through them.
His Sword Technique would now serve more as a feint or a cover.
His fists and feet were his true Bottom Card!
That was why, over these three days, he had pushed the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand all the way to the brink of the Perfection realm.
Seeing the power of the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand as it neared the Perfection realm, Chu Fan was filled with delight.
In comparison, the Twelve Forms Fist was better suited for circulating qi and blood and for tempering his physique.
In a real fight, its advantages lay in the transformations of the Twelve Forms and its integrated Body Technique.
But when it came to sheer killing power, the Twelve Forms Fist at the same realm was far less vicious, swift, and cunningly unpredictable than the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand.
’If I want to maximize the advantages of my Vajra Iron Fist and Vajra Iron Leg, I have to get the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand to Break its Limit as soon as possible!’
’These two Traits are a perfect match for the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand. Once I get close to an enemy, I’ll be able to end the fight in an instant.’
’My opponent’s blade might even become a liability for them.’
It would be just like that day at the Government Office, when that young constable was cornered by the white-robed Moon Worship Sect member and was left flustered, clumsy, and in mortal peril!
This was a massive advantage precisely because it was so deceptive!
No matter how strong the enemy, they would never expect someone with weaker qi and blood to be able to clash head-on with a weapon using their bare hands and feet!
It was just like three days ago at the Fishermen’s Pier, when he had killed that Bone Tempering Realm expert in a single blow. How could that man have ever imagined that an enemy with far weaker qi and blood was hiding a Fivefold Blade Force in that one strike, an attack with the force of an avalanche?
These thoughts flashed through Chu Fan’s mind one by one.
He took a deep breath and resumed practicing the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand and the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step.
The Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step was a Step Technique that stood apart from his other Martial Arts; it was both uncanny and swift.
Pairing it with the Twelve Forms Fist, the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber, or the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand he was now practicing would elevate any of these Martial Arts by several tiers.
Even though he couldn’t yet create an Illusion, the Body Technique was already astonishingly effective. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
[Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand Experience Points +1]
[Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand Experience Points +1]
[Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step Experience Points +1]
His speed grew faster and faster.
Because the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step involved the application of Primordial Qi, it improved at an extremely slow rate.
The Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand, however, was of a comparable tier to the Twelve Forms Fist.
