Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique

Ding Ling's axe technique alone was now likely enough to contend with many elite Second-Rate Military Generals!

Some Third-Rate Military Generals would probably be cleaved to death by Ding Ling's axe the moment they faced him.

His axe technique had astonishingly reached the Transformation Realm at the foundational stage!

There was not the slightest flaw to be found!

It was simply far too perfect!

After a while.

Ding Ling lowered his axe and stood still.

Zhang He and the others snapped back to their senses and hurriedly applauded and cheered!

Pan Feng was equally astonished, looking at Ding Ling with considerable admiration.

"Your talent with the axe has exceeded my imagination! When I comprehended Advanced Axe Technique back then, I was nowhere near as fast as you were at reaching the Perfection Realm!"

His expression was strange as ripples rose in his heart.

"I think I understand how Zhang He and the other three feel now. Meeting someone more talented than yourself really is shocking and astonishing, yet also disheartening!"

The shock and amazement went without saying.

The disappointment naturally came from the blow to his confidence. After all, he was no longer the unrivaled unicorn far ahead of everyone else in this field!

"Still, the greater your talent with the axe, the happier I am."

Pan Feng changed the subject and laughed.

"I am looking forward more and more to seeing what you can do."

He walked to one side, took an ancient bamboo scroll from a bookshelf, and handed it to Ding Ling.

"I obtained this ancient bamboo scroll by chance from a mysterious Earth Realm. It cannot rot when soaked in water or be destroyed by fire. It can truly be called a divine artifact!"

Ding Ling accepted the bamboo scroll and began flipping through it on his own.

Pan Feng did not mind and continued explaining with a smile.

"I do not know where this bamboo scroll came from, much less who forged it.

"But aside from a set of Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique, it also contains a matching Breathing Method."

"But..."

Ding Ling suddenly looked up at Pan Feng.

"I do not see any Breathing Method in this bamboo scroll."

Zhang He and the others also turned to look at Pan Feng. Breathing Methods were exceedingly rare. Some clans regarded them as treasures and would never pass them on to outsiders!

In Zhang He and the others' eyes, combat techniques were dead, but Breathing Methods were alive. In terms of value, Breathing Methods far surpassed combat techniques and could be considered the foundation of a clan.

For Pan Feng to find a Breathing Method that matched the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique, his luck was truly incredible!

"There is a reason for that."

A strange expression appeared on Pan Feng's face.

"Oddly enough, after I learned that Breathing Method, it suddenly vanished from the bamboo scroll. No matter how I tried to recall it afterward, I could not remember it. So, I am sorry."

He said regretfully.

"I cannot pass the matching Breathing Method on to you."

He sighed.

"Without the matching Breathing Method, the difficulty of learning this Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique is beyond imagination!"

He pointed at himself.

"Even I would never have been able to learn every form of the Tiangang Axe Technique without the matching Breathing Method. At most, I could have learned the first dozen or so forms. The further one goes, the fiercer and more forceful the Tiangang Axe Technique becomes, and the more it damages the body. Without a Breathing Method to support it, forcing it would likely injure one's internal organs. It would truly be injuring the enemy for a thousand while harming yourself for eight hundred. It is simply not worth it."

Pan Feng continued explaining the various details and origins of the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique.

As Ding Ling listened, he slowly closed his eyes.

He had already finished reading the ancient bamboo scroll.

After closing his eyes.

In but an instant.

A book appeared in the Library, bearing several bold characters that seemed to dance like dragons and soar like phoenixes: "Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique"!

Boom!

All manner of unimaginable knowledge, essence, and mysteries surged into Ding Ling's Sea of Consciousness, internal organs, marrow, and every other part of his body, becoming his instinct.

Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique: Max Level

Strength +2.4

Agility +1.6

Constitution +2.4

Crack!

His bones boomed!

His internal organs trembled!

Ding Ling's body began changing, and amid crackling sounds, he grew another small measure taller.

An extraordinary invisible force field formed around him! It was as though savage whirlwinds were circling around his body!

At that moment.

Ding Ling seemed like a Mountain God suppressing a mountain, an unimaginably majestic aura surging from within him so powerfully that it began affecting the surrounding air!

"What?!"

Pan Feng fell silent, staring at Ding Ling in utter disbelief, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

"H-how... how is this possible?!"

"No way?!"

Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Cheng Huan were equally uncertain and alarmed.

"That cannot be possible! How long has it been? Not even a quarter of an hour! He has already cultivated it successfully?! That is absolutely impossible! Ding Ling must have accumulated enough experience for his body to undergo some subtle changes. He could not possibly have successfully cultivated the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique. The time was simply far too short!"

Because they admired Pan Feng's strength, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Cheng Huan had all studied the first dozen or so moves of the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique.

It had to be said.

It was far too difficult.

They had tried cultivating it, only to give up one after another in the end. It was simply not something a human could learn!

Besides, without a matching Breathing Method to nourish the internal organs, even if they learned it, they likely would not be able to unleash the Tiangang Axe Technique's true might! What would be the point of learning it?

But Ding Ling?

Without a Breathing Method.

He had actually cultivated the Tiangang Axe Technique to success?!

Zhang He and the other two stared fixedly at Ding Ling, their eyes filled with shock, bewilderment, anticipation, doubt, and incomprehension. They were overwhelmed by countless conflicting emotions!

Clang!

Ding Ling opened his eyes. Without another word, he gripped his sharp axe and began demonstrating the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique.

His strength had increased by several hundred more pounds this time, and his constitution had become even stronger, his stamina more enduring, and his breathing deeper and longer!

His agility needed no further mention.

This made the sixty-pound battle axe seem like a toy in his hands, light and weightless, as though it had no heft at all!

As he wielded it to perform the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique, he made heavy things seem light, every detail executed with exquisite precision!

One incredible move after another unfolded from his hands!

Each one was like thunderclaps and startled strings, as elusive as an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace or pattern to follow!

Yet every one seemed crafted by ghosts and gods, so exquisitely ingenious that it defied belief. The others could barely take it all in and could not help but regard him as a Heavenly Being!

Boom!

As the final axe form struck the ground, a tremendous crash rang out, and the earth split open with a narrow fissure four or five meters long!

Ding Ling let out a long breath, then lowered his axe and stood still.

Only then did Zhang He and the others abruptly awaken. Some applauded, some stood stunned, while others loudly praised and marveled.

"Absolutely incredible! Is this the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique?! I never expected it to take on such a completely different flavor in Ding Ling's hands!"

"Too powerful. Ding Ling is absolutely comparable to a First-Rate Military General now! How long has it even been? He has grown to such a level already. This is utterly heaven-defying! He is practically a God of War descending to the world!"

Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Cheng Huan were utterly awestruck. They looked at Ding Ling as though he were some freak or monster!

How could any normal person improve this much?