Mastered Spear Technique

In the spacious mission hall, the scattered disciples were all drawn by that sharp cry, turning to look this way.

Many wore astonished expressions.

This was where martial artists below the Transformative Force realm came to accept missions. In other words, everyone who entered was a Qi and Blood Martial Artist.

The circle of Qi and Blood Martial Artists within the Zhenyuan Escort Agency was only so large.

The three Young Escort Chiefs were household names.

Even Jiang Yuan, aloof as he had been before, had people who wanted to curry favor with him.

It was simply that the original owner of this body had ignored them.

But now, Beichuan Wan—one of the Young Escort Chiefs and the goddess of many disciples—actually had some connection to the Jiang Yuan who had burst onto the scene?!

Everyone was stunned.

In the span of a single day, the old, withdrawn Jiang Yuan had vanished, replaced by a Jiang Yuan whom everyone found unfamiliar.

And the mention of an engagement made many disciples' hearts skip a beat. They then looked nervously toward Jiang Yuan and his group.

Jiang Yuan and the others paid no attention to the gazes around them, while Zhang Maoxi's companions even wanted to drive the surrounding people away with fierce looks.

But there was simply too much gossip to feast on here, and the crowd of onlookers gradually grew.

Jiang Yuan himself was rather bewildered.

Looking at Beichuan Wan, he said calmly, "Sorry, I didn't know about this. I'll speak to Lord Beichuan. The engagement will be called off."

Beichuan Wan choked on her words at once, staring blankly at Jiang Yuan.

"Choosing one's partner is one's own business. No one else has the right to force it upon them, not even their parents." Jiang Yuan shook his head, pushed past the people beside him, and left without looking back.

At Jiang Yuan's words, an indescribable light flickered in Beichuan Wan's eyes.

What the hell was a girl? Could she be eaten? Could she raise my cultivation? Jiang Yuan shook his head inwardly as he prepared to leave the mission hall.

Just then, another clear voice suddenly rang out.

"Senior Brother Jiang! I finally found you!"

Jiang Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a pair of apricot eyes shimmering with tears.

Yin He puffed out her cheeks and walked to Jiang Yuan's side, speaking with three parts coquettishness and three parts reproach. "Senior Brother Jiang, why didn't you come at the time we agreed on before?"

There was not the slightest hint of vulgarity or affected charm when Yin He acted coquettishly. Instead, she resembled an adorable little kitten.

Jiang Yuan froze. Before he could speak, Yin He continued, "Senior Brother Jiang, I did that mission by myself last time! I looked for you for so long too."

In truth, Yin He had felt that she no longer needed to keep in contact with Jiang Yuan, so she had not gone looking for him. Yet she had never expected Jiang Yuan to return completely unharmed.

Yin He then glanced curiously at the people around them and asked in an innocent, puzzled voice, "What are you all doing here? Why are you staring at my Senior Brother Jiang?"

Beichuan Wan stared blankly as Yin He wrapped herself around Jiang Yuan's arm. For some reason, a surge of displeasure welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Then she suddenly noticed Zhang Maoxi's relieved expression nearby. She shot him a vicious glare before walking away.

Zhang Maoxi found it somewhat baffling, but having this engagement called off was a good thing too.

Jiang Yuan had a headache now. Looking at this junior sister, he finally remembered that he still had this trouble to deal with.

He had always yielded to softness rather than force, so he hurriedly said, "Junior Sister, I'll definitely accompany you on a mission next time. Something came up last time. I still have things to do now, so goodbye."

"Ah? Senior Brother..." Yin He looked somewhat dejected. Anyone who saw her would find it impossible to refuse her request; even among the onlookers, some were screaming inwardly—

Let me do it!

Yet Jiang Yuan turned and left the hall without the slightest hesitation.

Yin He lowered her brows, wanting someone to come comfort her, only to discover that Jiang Yuan was nowhere in sight. She was left somewhat stunned.

This man...

Only after leaving the mission hall did Jiang Yuan let out a breath. Why were there so many things happening today?

By then, it was already evening.

Fortunately, the Martial Arts Pavilion was open around the clock.

Jiang Yuan entered the Martial Arts Pavilion, paid his merit points, and exchanged them for the Dragon's Roar Spear Technique. The Dragon's Roar Spear Technique was inexpensive, costing one-tenth as much as martial arts of the same rank.

That was because the Dragon's Roar Spear Technique was one of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency's Three Absolute Martial Arts and a required course for everyone. Its current low exchange price was because some people might wish to switch to cultivating it.

The Zhenyuan Escort Agency therefore did not set a high merit-point cost for it.

With the Dragon's Roar Spear Technique in hand, Jiang Yuan returned to his courtyard and began studying it.

He picked up a refined iron spear from the weapon rack in the courtyard and began practicing the spear technique.

The rack held sabers, swords, and spears, with quite a few of each. Jiang Yuan had prepared them all for cultivation. Their quality was not exceptional, but they were more than sufficient for practice. Even so, they had cost him nearly a thousand taels of silver.

Jiang Yuan had the foundation of the Army Formation Spear Art and a rudimentary understanding of spear techniques, but his understanding was ultimately still insufficient. Moreover, the spear technique he had exchanged for this time differed from the one Jiang Yuan had obtained from Wenzhao before.

This spear technique did not contain the slightest annotation, and Jiang Yuan now understood all the more how precious Wenzhao's annotations had been.

Bathed in the setting glow, Jiang Yuan practiced the spear technique move by move in the courtyard.

The prerequisite for using a Martial Arts Enlightenment Card was to have at least reached the introductory level.

Thrust, stab, lash, strike, entangle, circle, parry, seize, pounce, point, deflect...

His spear technique began to carry the killing intent unique to the military.

Then that killing intent slowly began to fade.

A faint, intermittent dragon's roar drifted from the wrought-iron spear.

As the sunset vanished, the long spear transformed into a streak of white silk and plunged straight into the ground.

The shaft trembled without cease, and its sound actually turned into a faint dragon's roar.

Beginner!

Jiang Yuan let out a breath of foul air. Glancing at the sky, now utterly dark, he returned to his room.

The Dragon's Roar Spear Technique had reached the beginner stage.

It was time.

Martial Arts Enlightenment Card!

Select: Dragon's Roar Spear Technique

A massive flood of information exploded in Jiang Yuan's mind, and the muscles all over his body began to pulse continuously. However, the reaction was far weaker than when he had used a Martial Arts Enlightenment Card on the Tiger Roar Saber Technique.

Jiang Yuan once again saw himself holding a long spear and tirelessly practicing a spear technique.

Day after day, night after night, the long spear moved like a dragon.

As everyone knew, the spear was one of the hardest martial weapons to master. In his previous life, there had been a saying: a month for the staff, a year for the saber, a lifetime for the spear.

Mastering spear techniques was an exceedingly difficult task.

The Dragon's Roar Spear Technique was also harder to master than the other two supreme arts, so comparatively few people in the Zhenyuan Escort Agency chose it.

The memories Jiang Yuan received this time were also much longer.

Marks of spear practice began to appear on Jiang Yuan's body. Calluses formed on his hands, then slowly faded away.

After a long while, Jiang Yuan opened his eyes. The faint image of a long spear appeared in their depths.

Dragon's Roar Spear Technique! Major Mastery!

It had directly skipped Minor Mastery and reached Major Mastery!

Jiang Yuan's Dragon's Roar Spear Technique was now on the same level as his Tiger Roar Saber Technique, though he was still more proficient with the saber.

The two Martial Arts Enlightenment Cards had been used up. Next, it was time to strategize!

Jiang Yuan opened the simulator again.

[Iron Blood Fiendish Qi]