Training in the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler

Training in the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged, his eyes closed.

He slowly adjusted his breathing, bringing himself into optimal condition.

Xiao Yan had begun studying alchemy at the age of ten. Although it had taken him more than three years to refine a First-grade Pill, and he had failed to refine a Tier 2 Pill in the year afterward, he was very confident that this time, he could refine one within two or three months.

Xiao Yan's Dou Qi now carried a wisp of Bone Chiling Flame, greatly increasing the speed at which he could purify medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yan continuously replayed the scene of Hun Xuzi refining pills last night. Though it had lasted only a few seconds, those seconds had been won with his life on the line.

The benefit of powerful Soul Power was an equally powerful memory, allowing him to observe minute details more clearly.

Especially when observing alchemy, since alchemy itself also relied on Soul Power.

Those few seconds were replayed and slowed down again and again by Xiao Yan, like watching a movie at one-tenth speed. He refused to overlook even the slightest detail.

"Let's try."

Xiao Yan placed both hands before the alchemy furnace, condensed a ball of Dou Qi flame, and tossed it inside. Through his Soul Power, he controlled the intensity of the flame.

Different medicinal ingredients required different temperatures for purification. Most Medicinal Pills required the ingredients to be fused immediately after purification, without the slightest mistake.

Boom! The temperature was too high, and the ingredients were destroyed.

"Again."

Boom! He failed to control the ingredients' positions during purification, causing them to fuse prematurely and triggering a Furnace Explosion.

"Again!"

Boom! His Soul Power weakened, and he failed to control the flames. The flames overflowed, causing a Furnace Explosion, and his Soul Power was exhausted.

"Damn it, I... I'll try again tomorrow!"

Without a teacher to guide him step by step, Xiao Yan could only train through the stupidest method.

Day after day, week after week, month after month. Within this hidden cave, a young man trained every day, teaching himself alchemy.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

Xiao Yan aimed his right fist at the rock wall deep within the cave, twisting his body and gathering all his strength before throwing a fierce punch.

Boom, boom boom! Boom boom boom boom boom!! The solid rock wall caved in eight times! Eight layers of force—the Eight Extremities Collapse had reached mastery! A Mystic High-Rank Combat Technique had actually been trained to mastery!

This was simply unimaginable!

Although Xiao Yan had already reached the Four-Star Dou Zhe level, he was still only a Dou Zhe. Even his father Xiao Zhan's Mystic Low-Rank Combat Technique, Lion Mountain Split, had only barely reached mastery! "Sigh, it took me eleven years to reach mastery. Am I really that bad?" If outsiders heard this, they would probably cough up blood.

A Mystic High-Rank Combat Technique was never meant for Dou Zhe to train in the first place. Xiao Yan was completely training beyond his level. If not for the special nature of Eight Extremities Collapse, which required physical strength rather than Dou Qi as its foundation, Xiao Yan would not even have been able to get started.

Xiao Yan swept away his gloom. With a flick of his finger, he retrieved a massive black ruler—the Heavy Xuan Ruler—from his Storage Ring, along with a Combat Technique manual.

The pitch-black ruler was covered in blurry, strange patterns. The patterns extended all the way to the hilt and covered nearly every part of the blade-like ruler. Coupled with its ancient black color, it gave off an air of mystery.

"Now I can finally train in the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler."

The Earth Rank Low-Level Combat Technique—Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler—was something Xiao Yan had coveted for a long time.

Once mastered, every gesture could split mountains, sever waves, and sweep through thousands of enemies! In the beginning, Xiao Yan had actually wanted to train in the Earth Rank Low-Level Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler rather than Eight Extremities Collapse, because like Eight Extremities Collapse, its entry requirement was physical strength rather than Cultivation Level.

The Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler was a Combat Technique in which Dou Qi and the body complemented each other.

Moreover, training in the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler required the Heavy Xuan Ruler. With it, one could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But the problem was that with Xiao Yan's strength and physical condition at the age of four, he could not even lift the Heavy Xuan Ruler, much less train with it. That was why he had chosen to practice Eight Extremities Collapse first.

The moment Xiao Yan gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler with both hands, a powerful suppressive force spread through his body. The Heavy Xuan Ruler was not only incredibly heavy, but it could also seal Dou Qi.

When a Dou Zhe needed to lift something heavy, they would usually fill every cell in their body with Dou Qi to increase their strength. But the Heavy Xuan Ruler suppressed Dou Qi while weighing an absurd amount.

Xiao Yan, already a Four-Star Dou Zhe, was forcibly suppressed to the level of a One-Star Dou Zhe.

"Up!"

Whoosh! The enormous Heavy Xuan Ruler resembled a giant black iron sword. Xiao Yan erupted with all his strength, circulated his Dou Qi, and jerked it upward. The gust it created swept up the surrounding stones.

"It's really heavy. As expected of the matching weapon for an Earth Rank Combat Technique. Just lifting it is already incredibly difficult."

He had not expected this unremarkable-looking thing to be so terrifying. Not only did it suppress the swiftly flowing Dou Qi within him until it crawled like a tortoise, but its nearly monstrous weight also made Xiao Yan almost unable to lift it even while circulating his Dou Qi at full force.

"Good thing I trained the Mystic High-Rank Eight Extremities Collapse to mastery. Otherwise, I really couldn't lift this thing."

The rank of a Combat Technique represented not only its power, but also its difficulty of training. Mystic High-Rank Combat Techniques could still be bought at the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City for around four or five hundred thousand Gold Coins. But Earth Rank Combat Techniques had never appeared there.

Only at the Jia Ma Empire's annual auction was it possible for an Earth Rank Combat Technique to appear, and its price would be tens of millions of Gold Coins—or it could only be traded for other treasures.

"1."

"2."

Whoosh! Xiao Yan swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler. The entry requirement for the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler was being able to freely wield the Heavy Xuan Ruler. If he could not even swing it freely, there was no point talking about the training that came afterward.

Xiao Yan was like someone running with tires tied to his body. He not only had to move, but had to move quickly. His body had to be strong enough, and he also had to consume Dou Qi to resist the Heavy Xuan Ruler's suppression. The expenditure was several times greater than when he used Dou Qi normally.

With a thunderous crash, Xiao Yan's hands trembled on the fiftieth swing. He lost his grip, and the ruler fell to the ground. Looking at his constantly trembling hands, he knew that fifty swings was currently his limit.

Every swing came with immense Dou Qi expenditure. After fifty swings, his Dou Qi had actually been completely depleted.

Xiao Yan shook his head with a bitter smile. "Looks like I can't train this Combat Technique anymore today. I'll cultivate to recover my Dou Qi first, then refine pills."

Xiao Yan did not want to go home until he had exhausted all of his Dou Qi, Soul Power, and physical strength!

Xiao Yan set down the Heavy Xuan Ruler, released the Bone Chiling Flame, and sat beside it as he slowly circulated the Flame Mantra. His daily cultivation involved using the Flame Mantra to absorb the heat waves emitted by the Bone Chiling Flame.

Xiao Yan could now approach within one meter of the Bone Chiling Flame to absorb it.

"Huh? Why is my Dou Qi circulating so much faster!"

Xiao Yan remembered something and looked at the Heavy Xuan Ruler embedded in the ground.

In his state of extreme exhaustion, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that the nearly numb and aching muscles and Qi vortex within him were greedily absorbing the heat energy released by the Bone Chiling Flame.

Xiao Yan seemed to feel that the explosive power contained within his muscles and cells had faintly strengthened compared to before. He also felt that he could move a little closer to the Bone Chiling Flame.

"What a pity. If I could refine a Third Grade Qi Recovery Pill and use it together with one, it should work even better."

Xiao Yan took out a Tier 2 Small Return Pill and Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. Though their effects were not as strong as a Third Grade Qi Recovery Pill, they could still help him recover Dou Qi. Together with the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid soothing his muscles, they would keep him from becoming too sore, allowing him to continue enduring the pain tomorrow.

Painful, yet joyful.

Xiao Yan licked his lips and stared at the Bone Chiling Flame with blazing eyes. No Medicinal Pill could compare to a Heavenly Flame. If he could use the Flame Mantra to devour this Heavenly Flame, his strength would surely rise rapidly.