Recaps

After the Five Animal Frolics Fist broke through, Jiang Ning discovered it could draw Five Elements Qi into his body, strengthening his qi and blood and tempering his organs. His Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill also advanced much faster, bringing him closer to gaining Inner Breath.

• Jiang Ning examined the new Five Viscera Storing Essence trait and confirmed that it gradually strengthened his internal organs.
• While practicing the Five Animal Frolics Fist, Jiang Ning sensed five-colored particles entering his body and realized the technique drew in Five Elements Qi.
• Jiang Ning found that each fist practice increased his qi and blood by ten strands while also tempering his organs.
• After breakfast, Jiang Ning drank Grass and Wood Essence and practiced the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, finding that his strengthened viscera handled Great Sun Essence Qi more easily.
• Jiang Ning raised the skill’s progress to 1293/2000 and estimated he could reach Minor Achievement and gain Inner Breath in about half a month.

Jiang Ning’s Five Animal Frolics Fist breakthrough and Golden Body Soup baths sharply increased his skin-tempering efficiency, bringing him closer to Skin Refinement Great Success. Meanwhile, Qingyi planned to introduce him to her niece Lin Jia'er at Wang Jin’s apprenticeship banquet, hoping to match the two and draw Jiang Ning into the Lin Family.

• Jiang Ning discovered that his transformed Five Animal Force greatly accelerated the Indestructible Vajra Body, then used Grass and Wood Essence to replenish his increased consumption.
• Jiang Ning took a Golden Body Soup medicinal bath, which soothed his skin membrane and doubled his skin-tempering progress to 355 experience points.
• Over the next two days, Jiang Ning’s Indestructible Vajra Body reached 650 experience points, and he decided to keep training before attending Wang Jin’s apprenticeship banquet.
• Lin Jia'er visited Qingyi at Myriad Blossom Pavilion after graduating from Eastern Mausoleum Martial Academy and joining the Patrol Office, bringing her aunt an expensive box of rouge.
• Qingyi asked Lin Jia'er whether she would consider a husband she introduced, and Lin Jia'er agreed to meet him at the banquet that afternoon.
• Qingyi decided to introduce Lin Jia'er to Jiang Ning, whom she believed had the potential to become a Martial Grandmaster and wanted to bring into the Lin Family.

At Wang Jin’s Apprenticeship Banquet, Jiang Ning and Xiao Peng fought to decide who would become Wang Jin’s Personal Disciple. Jiang Ning won with a swift saber strike, leaving Xiao Peng’s life in his hands as the gathered guests watched in shock.

• Important figures from Luoshui County arrived at Canglang Martial Hall, where Qingyi confirmed that Jiang Ning was the person Shen Congyun had asked her to look after.
• Xiao Peng challenged Jiang Ning to a saber duel, hoping to win the chance to become Wang Jin’s Personal Disciple.
• Wang Jin agreed that the duel’s victor would become his Personal Disciple, and the gathered guests followed him to the martial hall’s front yard.
• Lin Jia'er recognized Jiang Ning as Qingyi’s suggested match but privately looked down on his age and Martial Dao rank.
• Jiang Ning defeated Xiao Peng with a fast saber strike and held his blade against Xiao Peng’s neck.

Jiang Ning defeated Xiao Peng in a lightning-fast duel, then disarmed and injured him when Xiao Peng launched a sneak attack, leading Wang Jin to expel Xiao Peng from Canglang Martial Hall. Shi Xiaoyuan discovered that Jiang Ning was an Innate Spiritual Awakened and began plotting to sacrifice him, while the gathered disciples and hall masters marveled at Jiang Ning's strength.

• Jiang Ning swiftly defeated Xiao Peng, who demanded another fight after losing the first exchange.
• Shi Xiaoyuan's compass identified Jiang Ning as an Innate Spiritual Awakened, and Shi Xiaoyuan decided he could sacrifice Jiang Ning to gain another divine bestowal.
• Xiao Peng attacked Jiang Ning from the side, but Jiang Ning knocked his saber away and kicked him across the courtyard.
• Wang Jin expelled Xiao Peng from Canglang Martial Hall, and Xiao Peng admitted defeat before leaving injured.
• Li Qing, Zhou Xing, and the gathered hall masters praised Jiang Ning's exceptional strength, while Yu Yuan envied Wang Jin for having him as a disciple.

Jiang Ning officially became one of Wang Jin’s five Personal Disciples, then bought more Grass and Wood Essence and set out to purchase a dependable blade. Cheng Ran accepted that his martial talent was limited and decided to focus on his family’s wine business instead.

• Jiang Ning and four other disciples offered tea to Wang Jin and became his Personal Disciples at the Apprenticeship Banquet.
• Cheng Ran envied Jiang Ning’s strength, admitted he could not match him, and accepted that Jiang Ning had surpassed him and Xiao Peng.
• Cheng Ran told Jiang Ning he planned to stop devoting himself to martial arts and build up his family’s wine business, and Jiang Ning offered him several recipes.
• Jiang Ning calculated that he could spend about nine hundred taels on tonics after reserving money for a weapon, then bought forty bottles of Grass and Wood Essence at the Myriad Blossom Pavilion.
• Jiang Ning hired a carriage and headed to the Weapon Forging Shop in the Outer City to buy a good blade.

Jiang Ning visited the Weapon Forging Shop seeking a blade heavy enough for his growing strength, impressing deputy shopkeeper Yang Kai with his skill. Yang Kai led him into a hidden underground chamber to show him the shop’s finest weapons.

• Jiang Ning rejected the Hundred Folded Blades and tested a 537-folded saber weighing fifty-three jin, wielding it effortlessly.
• Jiang Ning asked for a heavier blade, then swung a pair of roughly 150-jin hammers as Yang Kai and the shop attendant watched in astonishment.
• Yang Kai introduced himself and recognized Jiang Ning as the Canglang Martial Hall disciple whose talent had drawn attention after Pavilion Master Shen opposed the Cao Family for him.
• Yang Kai told Jiang Ning that the shop’s finest blades had to be bestowed upon a worthy hero, and Jiang Ning asked whether he qualified.
• Yang Kai opened a concealed passage and invited Jiang Ning to follow him underground to see the ten works he was most proud of forging.

Jiang Ning discovered that his affinity with blades let him draw an ancient Spirit Weapon that Yang Kai had never been able to unsheathe. Yang Kai gave him the weapon in exchange for a future favor, and Jiang Ning suspected his Blade and Man as One trait had awakened its response.

• Yang Kai showed Jiang Ning the Weapon Forging Shop’s underground chamber and let him test the heavy blade Cold light, which Jiang Ning found suitable despite its weight.
• Jiang Ning followed a mysterious call to a dust-covered saber, and Yang Kai explained that it was an old-era Spirit Weapon no one had been able to draw.
• Jiang Ning drew the Spirit Weapon, heard it communicate Blood Drop Recognition and Blood Fusion Sacrifice, and formed a mental connection with it.
• Yang Kai failed to draw the saber himself, then handed it to Jiang Ning in hopes of gaining a future favor.
• Jiang Ning suspected his Blade and Man as One trait explained his compatibility and drew the Spirit Weapon again while Yang Kai watched enviously.

Jiang Ning received an ancient spirit weapon from Yang Kai in exchange for a future favor, then returned home and decided to try the blood-drop recognition and blood-fusion sacrifice hinted at in the Hidden Weapon Chamber. Qingyi arranged for Lin Jia'er to meet Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning prepared to stay home and await the Patrol Office’s establishment.

• Jiang Ning chose the ancient spirit weapon over the cold-light blade, and Yang Kai gave it to him in exchange for a future favor.
• Yang Kai watched Jiang Ning leave and reasoned that only Jiang Ning could draw the spirit weapon, making the exchange worthwhile despite its value.
• Qingyi asked Lin Jia'er what she thought of Jiang Ning, then proposed arranging a meeting that could lead to marriage; Lin Jia'er agreed and asked about his background.
• Jiang Ning returned home, washed Xiao Doubao after finding her rolling in mud, and left her with Liu Wanwan.
• Jiang Ning counted the forty bottles of Grass and Wood Essence he had bought, considered the danger posed by the Cao Family, and judged that his strength and the coming Patrol Office gave him room to act boldly.
• Jiang Ning recalled the words “Blood Drop Recognition, Blood Fusion Sacrifice,” decided to try them on the spirit weapon, and carried the saber out of his room.

Jiang Ning bonded with the ancient Spirit Weapon Dragon Abyss, learned that its former Spiritual Nature had faded, and discovered it could easily cut through his Hundred Refined Iron saber. That night, Qiu and Yang Kai climbed into his residence to demand the weapon back, while Yang Kai warned Qiu not to offend Jiang Ning.

• Jiang Ning drew Dragon Abyss, used his blood to bond with it, and learned that its newborn Spiritual Nature could grow through blood sacrifice.
• Jiang Ning tested Dragon Abyss against his Ebony Long Saber and broke the saber in two with a single clash.
• Qiu learned from Yang Kai that Jiang Ning had drawn Dragon Abyss and angrily decided to take the Spirit Weapon back.
• Jiang Ning finished training, sensed intruders in his front yard, and took up Dragon Abyss.
• Qiu climbed over Jiang Ning's wall with Yang Kai, who urged him to treat Jiang Ning politely and avoid provoking him.

Jiang Ning confronted Qiu Shilong and Yang Kai when they came to reclaim the Spirit Weapon Dragon Abyss, and killed Qiu Shilong after the shopkeeper attacked him. He spared Yang Kai but warned him to keep the incident secret, while Yang Kai carried Qiu Shilong’s corpse to seek advice from the former Head Shopkeeper Gong Mingyuan.

• Jiang Ning heard Yang Kai and Qiu Shilong enter his residence and drew Dragon Abyss to reveal their presence.
• Qiu Shilong demanded the Spirit Weapon back, then attacked Jiang Ning and tried to cripple his sword arm; Jiang Ning cut off two of Qiu Shilong’s fingers.
• Jiang Ning pursued the retreating Qiu Shilong and killed him with a slash empowered by Blade Intent.
• Jiang Ning spared Yang Kai and ordered him to take Qiu Shilong’s corpse away without revealing what happened.
• Yang Kai left with Qiu Shilong’s corpse and headed to Gong Mingyuan, hoping the former Head Shopkeeper would decide how the Weapon Forging Shop should respond.

After Jiang Ning killed Qiu Shilong during the Weapon Forging Shop’s intrusion, Gong Mingyuan and Yang Kai visited to apologize, affirming that the spirit weapon Dragon Abyss belonged to Jiang Ning. Gong Mingyuan gave him a Dragon Tiger Strength Pill, appointed Yang Kai the shop’s new Head Shopkeeper, and left on friendly terms.

• Jiang Li arrived after the nighttime disturbance, and Jiang Ning told him that two petty thieves had broken in and been driven off.
• Gong Mingyuan heard Yang Kai’s account of Qiu Shilong’s death and decided to apologize to Jiang Ning, gift him a Dragon Tiger Strength Pill, and make Yang Kai the new Head Shopkeeper.
• Jiang Ning trained his skin membrane, took Grass and Wood Essence, and went to meet Yang Kai and Gong Mingyuan at the main hall.
• Gong Mingyuan apologized for the intrusion and agreed that Qiu Shilong’s death was justified, shocking Jiang Li when he realized his younger brother had killed the Weapon Forging Shop’s Head Shopkeeper.
• Gong Mingyuan confirmed that Dragon Abyss belonged to Jiang Ning, presented him with the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill, and named Yang Kai the Weapon Forging Shop’s new Head Shopkeeper.

Jiang Ning met Lin Jia'er after Qingyi arranged a matchmaking meeting, but both privately considered the other an unsuitable match. The chapter ended with Lin Jia'er dismissing Jiang Ning's rejection as face-saving while they walked together under Qingyi's watchful eye.

• Jiang Ning continued tempering his skin and stored the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill until his body was ready to refine it.
• Xiao Lu invited Jiang Ning to Myriad Blossom Pavilion, where Qingyi teased him before revealing she had found him a potential wife.
• Lin Jia'er met Jiang Ning and concealed her refusal to marry a commoner, despite praising his appearance and martial talent to Qingyi.
• Qingyi left Jiang Ning and Lin Jia'er alone, then secretly followed them as they walked through the busy street.
• Lin Jia'er told Jiang Ning he was not her ideal husband because of his low birth and modest prospects, and asked him to help avoid embarrassing Qingyi.
• Jiang Ning replied that Lin Jia'er was not a suitable partner for him either, but Lin Jia'er assumed he was only saving face.

Jiang Ning dismissed Lin Jia'er’s rejection and learned that Shen Congyun had risked punishment to help him. After days of training, Jiang Ning broke through to Skin Refinement Great Success and decided to aim for Martial Arts Eighth Rank before the Patrol Office was established.

• Qingyi reassured Jiang Ning that Shen Congyun was safe and explained that he was a future Grandmaster Seed who had voluntarily broken the rules to help him.
• Lin Qingyi rebuked Lin Jia'er for judging Jiang Ning by his common birth, but Lin Jia'er insisted she would only marry a refined man whose future she could see.
• Jiang Ning returned home, continued training, and planned to reach Martial Arts Eighth Rank before the Patrol Office was established.
• Jiang Ning used medicinal baths, reading, and cultivation to raise his Literacy and Indestructible Vajra Body experience.
• Jiang Ning’s Indestructible Vajra Body reached Minor Completion, transforming his skin membrane to bronze and advancing him to Skin Refinement Great Success.

Jiang Ning tested the durability of his Copper-Like Skin after reaching Skin Refinement Great Success and confirmed that the Indestructible Vajra Body could still gain experience beyond the fragment’s recorded limit. He then took a Dragon Tiger Strength Pill to enter Martial Dao Rank 8, and its powerful Jin Force began tempering his muscles.

• Jiang Ning crushed stone with his strengthened hand and tested his skin against a broken saber, finding that his skin membrane resisted the blade and suffered only a shallow cut under greater force.
• Jiang Ning trained the Indestructible Vajra Body and saw its experience increase to Minor Completion 2/5000, confirming he could continue advancing beyond the fragment’s recorded level.
• Jiang Ning soaked in the Luoshui to ease his fatigue while gaining Swimming experience, then returned to his room and prepared to take the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill.
• Jiang Ning reviewed the Divine Strength Realm and realized that the three Ox Demon Strength Fruits had already brought him close to its entry threshold.
• Jiang Ning swallowed the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill, whose powerful foreign Jin Force flowed through his body and began tempering his muscles.

After consuming the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill, Jiang Ning reached Martial Dao Rank 8 and tested the strength and endurance his improved body gave him. He decided to search the Luo River for overlooked sunken treasure and left for the river.

• Jiang Ning finished absorbing the Dragon Tiger Strength Pill and sensed that his strength had risen to about two thousand five hundred jin.
• Jiang Ning fed blood to Dragon Abyss, then tested a Fivefold Jin Force slash and found his arm could now withstand the strain far better than before.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his Source Energy Points and considered investing them in Swimming and the Canglang Saber Technique rather than the costly next breakthrough of the Firewood Chopping Blade Technique.
• After eating his fill, Jiang Ning decided to search the Luo River for overlooked sunken ships and treasures that ordinary experts had not salvaged.
• Jiang Ning left a note at home, took his saber, and ran toward the Luo River.

Shi Xiaoyuan learned that a sunken ship held Iron Ore and was guarded by a powerful White Dragon Fish, which he suspected protected a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. He forced Huang San’er to join the Green Snake Gang and prepared to follow him underwater to the ship.

• A Pointy-Mouthed Monkey-Cheeked Man brought the injured Huang San’er before Shi Xiaoyuan and said he had found a sunken ship.
• Huang San’er told Shi Xiaoyuan that a White Dragon Fish attacked his group at the ship, killing or driving off everyone but him.
• Shi Xiaoyuan concluded that the White Dragon Fish might guard a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and hoped to capture it and advance to Martial Dao Rank 7.
• Shi Xiaoyuan made Huang San’er join the Green Snake Gang and promised his family would remain safe if he cooperated.
• Shi Xiaoyuan ordered Huang San’er to guide the gang underwater to the sunken ship, and they finished preparing to set out.

Jiang Ning secretly followed Shi Xiaoyuan and the Green Snake Gang as they descended toward a sunken ship to confront the White Dragon Fish. The group reached the wreck and spotted the rare spirit fish, while Jiang Ning waited to see how dangerous it was.

• Shi Xiaoyuan prepared the Green Snake Gang to dive using fish bladders filled with fresh air, knowing he would need to face the White Dragon Fish himself.
• Jiang Ning listened from underwater, learned about the White Dragon Fish and the sunken ship’s iron ore, and decided to follow the gang and possibly take advantage of their encounter.
• Shi Xiaoyuan and the others entered the water, and Jiang Ning quietly tailed them as they descended into deeper water.
• Huang San'er guided the group toward the sunken ship and signaled his fear after spotting a flash of white in its hull.
• Shi Xiaoyuan saw the White Dragon Fish and recognized the rare spirit fish, prized for its strength and nourishing flesh.

Shi Xiaoyuan led Green Snake Gang fighters into the sunken ship to capture a White Dragon Fish and claim its iron-ore cargo, but the fish slaughtered his men underwater. Left alone, Shi Xiaoyuan chose to fight on and began a monstrous transformation while Jiang Ning watched from outside.

• Shi Xiaoyuan and his men entered the sunken ship after taking a breath of air, while Huang San'er stayed behind and Jiang Ning watched unseen.
• The White Dragon Fish ambushed the group inside the cabin, dodged their nets and attacks, and killed the Ninth Rank fighters one by one.
• Jiang Ning saw the fish’s extraordinary strength and became eager to claim it as a nourishing Spirit Fish.
• Shi Xiaoyuan decided to risk everything to kill the White Dragon Fish and claim the fish, the iron ore, and any nearby treasures.
• Shi Xiaoyuan’s body grew taller as his muscles and bones cracked, transforming him into a monstrous figure.

Shi Xiaoyuan transformed with a divine gift from the God Worshipping Sect, fought the White Dragon Fish, and survived Jiang Ning’s near-fatal saber strike through rapid healing. After revealing that the gift came from sacrificing an Innate Spiritual Awakened’s soul, Shi Xiaoyuan became fixated on taking Jiang Ning’s soul and charged at him.

• Shi Xiaoyuan transformed underwater, gained immense strength and speed, and battered the White Dragon Fish into submission.
• Jiang Ning struck Shi Xiaoyuan across the chest, but the wound rapidly healed as Shi Xiaoyuan stalled and claimed his power was a gift from a god.
• Shi Xiaoyuan explained that the God Worshipping Sect worshiped the God of Flesh and Blood and that its most precious offering was an Innate Spiritual Awakened’s soul.
• Shi Xiaoyuan admitted that he had received his divine gift by offering such a soul and tried to bargain for permission to leave with the White Dragon Fish.
• After realizing Jiang Ning would not let him go, Shi Xiaoyuan became consumed by the prospect of obtaining another gift and charged at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning killed Shi Xiaoyuan and the White Dragon Fish, then searched the sunken ship and its surroundings for treasure. He discovered a pool of Water Within Water and found that swallowing a drop sharply increased his Swimming Experience Points.

• Jiang Ning cut apart the White Dragon Fish and severed Shi Xiaoyuan’s arms before killing him with a final slash.
• Jiang Ning claimed the White Dragon Fish and explored the sunken ship, finding its iron-ore storehouse and testing Shi Xiaoyuan’s heavy saber against his Spirit Weapon.
• Jiang Ning searched the ship and nearby area for the treasure that had empowered the White Dragon Fish.
• Huang San’er stayed behind for fear of the Green Snake Gang’s retaliation, then surfaced when his air ran out and hid beneath the ship.
• Jiang Ning discovered Water Within Water in an underwater cave and swallowed a droplet, which made his Swimming Experience Points rise rapidly.

Jiang Ning absorbed the Water Within Water in the underwater cave, gaining Swimming breakthroughs and powerful new traits. After using up the special water, he left with Swimming ready for another limit break once he gathered enough Source Energy.

• Jiang Ning tested the Water Within Water and found that absorbing it rapidly increased his Swimming Experience Points while chilling his body.
• Jiang Ning spent 20 Source Energy to break through Swimming and gained the Water Control Technique, which let him manipulate nearby currents but tired his body and mind.
• Jiang Ning broke through Swimming again, gaining Water Spirit Affinity, which enhanced his senses and greatly sped his recovery in water.
• Jiang Ning tested the new trait by cutting his arm and watched the wound heal in less than ten breaths.
• Jiang Ning absorbed all the remaining Water Within Water, filling Swimming to 4000/4000 while leaving himself short of the Source Energy needed for a fourth limit break.

Jiang Ning discovered that a black stone was likely the source of the Water Within Water, then used his Water Control Divine Power to kill nearly everyone aboard the Green Snake Gang’s tower ship. He looted the ship and set off by boat for his residence, while Huang San'er survived beneath the hull and watched in awe.

• Jiang Ning found a silver-flecked black stone in the underwater cave, suspected it had produced the Water Within Water, and carefully put it away.
• Huang San'er remained hidden beneath the tower ship as Green Snake Gang members searched for Shi Xiaoyuan and his group.
• Jiang Ning used streams of water to kill the Green Snake Gang members aboard the tower ship, including the Pointy-Mouthed Monkey-Cheeked Man, while Huang San'er witnessed his power.
• Jiang Ning confirmed Huang San'er was the coerced guide and spared him, then searched the tower ship and gathered its silver and banknotes.
• Jiang Ning loaded his gains onto a small boat and used his Water Control Divine Power to carry it toward his residence.

Jiang Ning returned home with the spoils from his attack and met Liu Qingsong, an Elder of Medicine King Valley, who questioned him about Tian Buyi’s death. After Liu Qingsong departed without exposing him, Jiang Ning quietly followed the group into the dusk.

• Huang San'er recovered on the Tower Ship, recognized the corpses as victims of Jiang Ning’s strange methods, and sailed toward shore.
• Jiang Ning gathered his spoils, including a Black Stone he hoped would improve his Bone Constitution and Swimming skill, and carried them home.
• Liu Qingsong told his companion that Jiang Ning was unlikely to have killed Tian Buyi, then waited at Jiang Ning’s house to ask whether he had seen Tian Buyi.
• Jiang Ning prepared for a possible fight, sent Jiang Li away with the family, and met Liu Qingsong in the front hall.
• Liu Qingsong used a special Gu Insect to trace Jiang Ning to the desolate island and questioned him about Tian Buyi, but Jiang Ning denied seeing him.
• Liu Qingsong left with his companions, and Jiang Ning picked up his saber and secretly followed them.

After discovering that Liu Qingsong suspected him of taking a Leopard Embryo Transformation Body Tempering Pill, Jiang Ning lured Liu Qingsong into Luoshui and ambushed him underwater. Liu Qingsong countered Jiang Ning’s strongest blade with his Fingertip Divine Power, and their fight continued.

• Liu Qingsong concluded that Jiang Ning had secretly moved his family and likely swallowed a Leopard Embryo Transformation Body Tempering Pill, but chose to return and confront him later rather than risk a clash with his protectors.
• Jiang Ning overheard Liu Qingsong’s plans underwater and decided to kill him before the pill could be discovered and the charge of seizing Tribute could bring greater trouble.
• Jiang Ning swept Wang Jiu and Wu Sheng into Luoshui, severely wounded them, and used a false Blood Serpent to lure Liu Qingsong into the depths.
• Liu Qingsong pursued the Blood Serpent, hoping to capture what he believed was a Demon, until he reached the wounded Wang Jiu and Wu Sheng.
• Jiang Ning attacked Liu Qingsong with his strongest blade, but Liu Qingsong met it with successive Iron Beads fired using his Fingertip Divine Power and began retreating.

Underwater, Jiang Ning fought Liu Qingsong, a Martial Dao Rank 7 expert from Medicine King Valley, and used his Water Spirit Affinity to withstand the elder’s attacks and read the movements of his Soft Sword. Liu Qingsong realized Jiang Ning was adapting to his techniques and turning the fight against him, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Liu Qingsong drew his Soft Sword and attacked Jiang Ning, but their first clash ended without either gaining an advantage and chipped Liu Qingsong’s sword.
• Jiang Ning recovered quickly in the water and defended against Liu Qingsong’s Rainstorm Swordplay until Liu Qingsong paused to speak with him.
• Jiang Ning confirmed that he had the Leopard Embryo Transformation Body Tempering Pill and had killed Tian Buyi, strengthening Liu Qingsong’s resolve to kill him.
• Liu Qingsong identified Jiang Ning’s lack of combat experience and launched a faster, more deceptive attack with his Soft Sword.
• Jiang Ning used the water’s movements to sense Liu Qingsong’s changes and evade his attacks as Liu Qingsong found himself increasingly pressured by Jiang Ning’s counters.