Self-Created Soul Skill: Flash Step, the First-Encounter Killer
"Hmph!"
"I'll settle the score with you later!"
Zi Yan gave Zi Yue a sidelong glance.
She drained the tea in her hand and set the cup on the stone table before turning to look at Li Wuyou, the pig that had rooted up her family's cabbage.
"Wuyou, right?"
"You pig... ahem, no!"
"Listen carefully, boy!"
"If you dare abandon Zi Yue, I don't care whether you're from Spirit Hall or the Angel Clan. I'll never let you off!"
"Let me make this ugly business clear up front. If you take other women in the future, I'll let that pass, but if you dare make Zi Yue suffer, I'll use a little move called [keeping the child and getting rid of the father] on you!"
After saying her piece, Zi Yan stared at Li Wuyou with utmost seriousness.
She couldn't be blamed for being so careful. After all, Zi Yue was the only child her older sister had left behind.
Zi Yan had suffered a grave injury in her early years and could no longer bear children, so she had decided never to marry and had cherished Zi Yue as her own daughter.
Zi Yue was the Zi Clan's sole heir.
"Auntie, don't worry!"
"Although I, Li Wuyou, can't promise to have only one woman for the rest of my life, I'm definitely not the kind of scum who starts a relationship and then abandons it."
Li Wuyou spoke without blushing or missing a heartbeat, showing his true colors as a scumbag.
He might go after other women in the future, but he would never abandon a good, pure girl like Zi Yue.
"Mm!"
"Just remember what you said today!"
"But speaking of which, the Self-Created Soul Skill you used to beat Zi Yue just now was quite good."
Zi Yan nodded, very satisfied with Li Wuyou's answer, then turned to what had happened in the Soul Fighting ring.
Other people might not have been able to make sense of Li Wuyou's Self-Created Soul Skill, but how could a Titled Douluo powerhouse like her fail to understand it?
The principle was to gather a large amount of Soul Power beneath one's feet and release it in a sudden burst when the opponent was none the wiser, achieving the effect of instantaneous movement over a short distance.
A [first-encounter killer] Self-Created Soul Skill like that was quite good. Anyone unfamiliar with its workings could easily fall victim and be killed by Li Wuyou in an instant with a single strike of his sword!
"Hehe!"
"Auntie, you flatter me!"
"It's just a Self-Created Soul Skill. It's not as impressive as you make it sound!"
Though Li Wuyou spoke modestly, his face was full of spring-breeze smugness.
He had spent several days learning this [first-encounter killer] Self-Created Soul Skill, specifically to catch his opponents off guard.
Of course, it was even more because the move looked cool!
Just imagine: when fighting an enemy, you appeared and vanished like a ghost, moving at such speed that your opponent couldn't track you and could only take a beating the whole time. How impressive would that be?
It was no exaggeration to say that, as long as Flender had no information about it and hadn't deliberately prepared for it, Li Wuyou could even take down the level seventy-eight Soul Saint outright with Flash Step, this [first-encounter killer] Self-Created Soul Skill.
As for just how valuable a [first-encounter killer] was, those who knew, knew.
In a first encounter, a [first-encounter killer] attack was the easiest way to catch an opponent off guard.
Once an enemy had seen a [first-encounter killer] attack, they would be on guard, and the threat posed by the move would drop sharply.
Of course, if he faced Soul Master powerhouses whom even a [first-encounter killer] couldn't take down, he would bring out his three great Angel clone Soul Skills at once.
"Speaking of what happened in the Soul Fighting ring, Little Brother Wuyou, what kind of Self-Created Soul Skill did you use to defeat me?"
Zi Yue asked curiously.
It wasn't that she coveted Li Wuyou's Self-Created Soul Skill, but that she had lost in the Soul Fighting ring without understanding how.
Although she was willing to accept her defeat, she still wanted to know exactly where she had gone wrong.
"Little Yueyue, the Self-Created Soul Skill I used to defeat you is called Flash Step..."
Li Wuyou smiled and explained the principles of Flash Step and the techniques for learning it to Zi Yue in full detail.
The principle behind a Self-Created Soul Skill like Flash Step was actually simple: one only needed to improve one's control over Soul Power and become familiar with the human body's meridians.
As such, he had no intention of hiding anything.
"Flash Step for high-speed movement?"
"It really is an excellent Self-Created Soul Skill!"
Zi Yue nodded, looking thoughtful.
Her current situation was this:
Her brain understood it!
Her mind knew how to learn it too!
But her body wouldn't allow it!
That was because her Martial Soul was the Hell Purple Demon Dragon!
True Dragon Martial Souls had always followed the path of fierce, explosive power, with formidable physical strength and sweeping attacks. It was difficult for them to master such a precise, nimble Self-Created Soul Skill.
If she tried to learn Flash Step, the consequences would be disastrous.
Just imagine: if she misjudged her position with a Flash Step, she would crash headfirst right in front of the enemy, handing them a free kill.
Even if she mastered Flash Step completely, it would be no use.
Even if she moved at high speed to an enemy's side like a ghost, her follow-up attack would lack power, making it completely incompatible with the sweeping fighting style of a True Dragon Martial Soul.
If she learned Flash Step, the result would be neither fish nor fowl. Not only would it fail to improve her combat ability, it would also disrupt the rhythm and style of her fighting.
Just as Zi Yue was caught up in a brainstorm, Zi Yan rose to her feet across from her and gently smoothed the slight wrinkles in her dark-purple qipao with both hands.
"All right! I have things to do, so I won't waste any more time keeping you lovebirds company. You two can stay here in the back courtyard and chat at your leisure."
With that, Zi Yan strode toward the Great Soul Arena on her long legs, the enticing glimpse beneath her dark-purple qipao appearing and disappearing as she walked.
One look was enough to confirm it: the glimpse was tempting, but limited. After all, she wasn't wearing a short skirt like Doudou.
"Oh, right!"
"Little Brother Wuyou, what are your plans for later?"
After the two had spent quite a while being affectionate together, Zi Yue asked about Li Wuyou's future plans.
They had only been together for a few days, and she didn't want to part with her man so soon.
"I don't have any definite plans at the moment, but I should be staying in Suotuo City for a while!"
Li Wuyou rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.
From what he had observed over the past few days, all he could be sure of was that the current point in the timeline was before Shrek Academy moved to Heaven Dou City.
He didn't know whether Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and the others had already arrived at Shrek Academy.
So he planned to stay in Suotuo City a while longer.
"Little Brother Wuyou, in that case, why don't you just move in and live with me?"
"Staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Hotel all the time isn't very convenient, and safety is a concern too."
After thinking it over, Zi Yue voiced the worry on her mind.
She lived with her mother, so naturally she had no safety concerns, but Li Wuyou was different.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Hotel was, after all, a property of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and people from all walks of life could stay there. With such a mix of dragons and fish, there was no guarantee someone wouldn't set their sights on Li Wuyou.
The one thing that puzzled Zi Yue was why Li Wuyou, a direct descendant of the Spirit Hall's Angel Clan, didn't stay at the Spirit Temple in Suotuo City.
Li Wuyou: "Uh..."
Is it possible that I'm actually not from Spirit Hall?
Li Wuyou turned to Zi Yue. "Little Yueyue, please arrange a room for me first. I'm going to make a push for level forty and become a Soul Ancestor."