Chapter 435: Chapter 300: Chen Ze’s Enlightenment! Swordsmanship 7th Realm! Yan Chuan: Today please, junior brother, ascend to immortality! [Seeking monthly pass!]
The sword discussion reached the seventh day.
The arena’s contest grew increasingly intense.
In the Hai Character Arena, Wang Zhengyi suddenly achieved sublimation, underwent a powerful transformation, arousing fear.
Yan Chuan, from start to finish, shone brightly, employing the "Wave Riding Micro Steps," supplemented by "Shadowy Charm," resisted successive assaults from the Ninth Ying Ji Peak of "Hidden Dragon" and Ma Hongniang, the possessor of the third-Rank treasure ’White Bone Banner,’ successfully defending the arena.
These two—
One domineering in direct confrontation!
One unmatched in avoiding battle!
Together, they no longer ranked at the bottom among the twelve arenas.
Yet among the twelve Arena Master teams on the arenas, from Wei Lingshan to Tan Dou, from Situ Fei to Ding Xiang, which one isn’t a formidable force, and which team isn’t strong?
All tough to handle!
All difficult to defeat!
However, compared to other arenas, it seemed starting from the seventh day, the six arenas that suffered the fiercest impact were—
First, the ’Zi Character’ arena Wei Lingshan team!
Second, the ’Chou Character’ arena Tan Dou team!
Third, the ’Wu Character’ arena Ban Xianfu team!
Fourth, the ’You Character’ arena Situ Fei team!
Fifth, the ’Xu Character’ arena Ding Xiang team!
Sixth, the ’Hai Character’ arena Yan Chuan team!
These six teams almost all have been defending since the first day of the sword discussion until now the seventh day, nearly all battling for seven days straight.
Endless fierce battles!
Be it Wei Lingshan!
Or Ban Xianfu!
Each has experienced massive depletion of physical strength and heart power.
"Strike while he’s down!"
"Take his life!"
At this moment, it was the most exhausted time for the six teams, the best time to attack the arena.
Therefore, whether strong teams or weak teams, each set their sights on a target, pursuing ferociously without relent.
The sword discussion’s battle situation not only didn’t weaken over time but the flames of war grew even fiercer!
Even Situ Fei, always calm like a chrysanthemum, finally showed signs of wear under successive attacks from strong teams.
...
"Whew!"
"The ninth day!"
Yan Chuan sat down heavily, activated the "Innate Skill," his face slightly pale.
From the seventh day to the eighth day, he continuously defended the arena for two days, encountering many strong teams. These strong teams brought him wave after wave of assault and ever-increasing pressure, even Yan Chuan felt exhausted.
This exhaustion was more psychological, in the mind aspect.
As for Inner Strength and Inner Power—
While fighting enemies, Yan Chuan, stepping on "Wave Riding Micro Steps," not only could recover Inner Strength anytime, anywhere, but under the operation of "Wave Riding Micro Steps’" inner cultivation technique, he could even further enhance and purify his Inner Strength.
Dodging and avoiding battle!
Cultivating Inner Strength at the same time!
This was killing two birds with one stone!
When pressure was great, the Inner Strength recovered through "Wave Riding Micro Steps" cultivation was, of course, hard to compensate for the massive consumption.
But fortunately, Yan Chuan also had "Yijinjing" and "Innate Skill"—
The former, whether standing, sitting, or lying down, could operate the cultivation technique, tempering sinew, bone, skin, and membrane anytime, anywhere, improving root bone aptitude, and recovering Inner Strength and Qi-Blood.
While the latter "Innate Skill" could also operate itself, recovering in due time, but more focused on ’refining the mind,’ allowing certain recovery of mental exhaustion while meditating when free.
Relying on the blessing of these three Divine Skills, only then could Yan Chuan fight intensely for two consecutive days, defending the arena without failure.
But now was almost reaching his limit.
Just as Situ Fei—
...
"Situ Fei cultivates the "Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword," a comprehensive sword art with extremely rich theoretical aspects, among which are ’Six True Sword Skills,’ ’Three Ox Skills,’ ’Five Generals Skill,’ ’Yellow Dragon Rolling Water Technique,’ ’Swallow Clinging Beam Skill,’ ’Double Dragon Snatching Pearl Skill,’ ’Floating Ship Method,’ totaling thirty-six techniques, each grand technique containing numerous minor techniques, for instance, ’Six True Sword Skills’ includes ’Three Sons Skill,’ ’Four Noon Skill,’ ’Three Gates Skill,’ ’Four Treasure Skill,’ ’Three Fighting Skill,’ ’Four Seas Skill,’ forming twenty-one techniques in total."
"Sword arises from the symbol of Limitless, its principles established in the way of yin and yang."
"Swallowing breath and essence, conjuring a body of infinite techniques, deploying the Eight Diagram in all directions, leading the four primary positions in four dimensions, with Five Elements Mutually Support and Mutual Generation and Mutual Inhibition.
"This is the ’Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword’!"
...
This wasn’t the first time Yan Chuan spoke of Situ Fei, nor the first time he discussed the "Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword," Yan Chuan mentioned it during the ’cliff climbing competition’ and again after the sword discussion began.
But it was always a superficial taste without going in-depth.
Until this time.
After Situ Fei finally showed signs of weakness, came the challenge from the ’Absolute Quality Inspector’ "Hidden Dragon" Ninth Ying Ji Peak, facing Ying Jifeng’s Three-pointed Two-edged Blade and "Twenty-Eight Forms of Vajra Unfixed Leg," Situ Fei could no longer maintain any secrecy, the complete mysteries of the "Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword" revealed to Yan Chuan for the first time—
"Clamp the sides to protect the body, Divine Sword guards the Zi and Wu, forming skill hands oppositely, with a thrust turns ’Dragon Ball,’ sword striking with Inch Force, most taboo to thrust straight; set foot three points hanging, kick leg no higher than knee, horse stance neither right nor eighth posture, forward three backward seven points, hind foot not stretching straight, straight but rootless; swallow body as the back of an old ox, mighty ox waist, iron ox body, facing the enemy at Zi and Wu, all relying on the waist as an axis, paired with step change for liveliness."
"This is the ’momentum’ of the ’Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword’!"
"Connecting vertically, moving in sync with the sword step. Sword moving without step means no force; step advancing without sword means certain death; no jump no leap, just advance not retreat, striking opponent at edge, horizontal advance walking crab style."
North and south as verticals, east and west as horizontals, Zi and Wu at the middle as verticals, Mao and You horizontal at the sides; advance vertically strike horizontally, side attack dubbed walking crab style.
This is the ’method’ of the ’Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword’!
Look at Situ Fei!
Swallowing, like a gold cat catching a mouse!
Exhaling, like a hungry tiger emerging from the forest!
Floating, like a great roc expanding its wings!
Submerging, like an old man holding a cane!
Yan Chuan spoke from ’momentum’ to ’method,’ then from ’method’ to ’spirit’—
"Lift the intestines hang the stomach, swallow body suppress breath, energy enters the Dantian, store essence nourish sharpness, externally like cotton internally like iron; swallowing and exhaling submerging, using sound to aid strength, pushing energy with force; encountering a person against an enemy, lion’s mouth and unicorn’s eyes, bat-winged snake-necked, intimidate with might, seize momentum by three points."