Having made up their minds and received Han Pu's subtle signal, the two no longer hesitated. They sprang forward, attacking from both sides as they closed in on Envoy Wang of the Hell Path.
The two jade pebbles in Zhu Kuan's hand, empowered by the true qi he cultivated, burst forth with clear azure light. Like two bolts of thunder, they shot out, carrying the vital energy of the void and erupting with the might of heavenly fire as they smashed toward Envoy Wang.
Moreover, these two jade pebbles followed strange and fantastical trajectories. They seemed capable of spinning through the air after leaving his hand, drifting unpredictably; their intricacy was plain to see.
This technique was the Wild Mountain Stone-Throwing Art passed down by Weicao Hall, where Zhu Kuan belonged. It had nine levels in total.
At the third level, one could hit the mark every time. Within a thousand paces, there would be no missed shots. This was the utmost limit attainable in the Houtian Realm.
At the sixth level, it contained a martial artist's mental will and carried Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. The art of flying stones could shift and transform in a hundred ways, like a martial artist making moves; its trajectory could be altered at will, gathering and scattering, parting and rejoining according to one's heart. It was also a marvelous killing move and an exquisite concealed-weapon technique of the Innate Realm.
If one reached the highest ninth level, the flying-stone art would meld into heaven and earth, concealing itself from Heavenly Secrets. Ghosts and gods could not predict it; it could strike at random and emerge at any moment, appearing and vanishing like a specter. Even at the grandmaster realm, it was a formidable secret art that could be employed.
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