Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear

Meanwhile, Li Yue returned home and began studying his Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit.

As the inner strength of Xuanxin Gong flowed forth, a Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns appeared in his palm. He went into the courtyard and sat down cross-legged.

Through the Blue Silver Emperor in his hand, he seemed able to communicate with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass. Threads of faint ripples came through—thoughts of closeness and reverence from the grasses as they paid homage to the emperor of their race.

Even after withdrawing his Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit and merely circulating Xuanxin Gong to cultivate,

the feeling remained. The Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit had already fused with Xuanxin Gong. This was also why he had previously sensed a change in Xuanxin Gong.

Surrounded by this Blue Silver Grass, even the cultivation speed of Xuanxin Gong seemed to have increased considerably. Li Yue knew it was no illusion. The Blue Silver Grass was providing him with faint yet unceasing power.

Cultivating with the help of an environment filled with Blue Silver Grass was merely the most basic ability of the Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit. Or rather, it was a trait possessed by every martial spirit: simulated-environment cultivation.

Cultivating in a place best suited to one's martial spirit would greatly increase the speed of cultivation.

Through this connection with the Blue Silver Grass, perhaps he could accomplish even more.

Sensing the faint ripples from the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, Li Yue slowly infused the power they supplied him into a single stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

At once, that stalk of Blue Silver Grass began growing rapidly.

Next, he tried controlling it to coil around his finger.

Through their spiritual connection, along with the supreme status of the Blue Silver Emperor among Blue Silver Grass, the stalk obediently extended its blades and wound itself around his finger loop by loop.

There was no difficulty at all. For other Soul Masters who had awakened Blue Silver Grass martial spirits, this move would probably be a first soul-ring skill.

Li Yue tugged at it and found the Blue Silver Grass remarkably tough. Its strength was not an issue either.

He named this Self-Created Soul Skill "Grass Knot." It could be used to trip Soul Beasts and Soul Masters who failed to watch their footing.

After learning the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Tang San eagerly went to find Li Yue.

The two went together to the back mountain of Holy Spirit Village. Calling it a mountain was something of an exaggeration—it was only a small hill around a hundred meters tall. Tang San often cultivated her Purple Extreme Demonic Eyes there.

Tang San released the inner strength of Mysterious Heaven Skill, and a Fire Stick appeared in her hand.

This Fire Stick really was a useless martial spirit. Tang San's Innate Soul Power had all been cultivated through Mysterious Heaven Skill, but that gave her an advantage: summoning her martial spirit consumed very little Soul Power.

If it had been the Clear Sky Hammer, her Soul Power would have been drained dry in no time.

"Brother Yue, I learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Father taught me." Tang San used the Fire Stick to demonstrate the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

This did not affect anything. After all, the staff was the ancestor of all weapons, and a hammer's structure also contained elements of a staff.

Tang San swung the Fire Stick in her hand as easily as moving an arm. This was the convenience of a martial spirit—it was like an extension of the body.

But if a martial spirit suffered a severe blow, the Soul Master would also be seriously injured.

With every strike of the stick, the force within Tang San's Fire Stick accumulated, stacking layer upon layer. The powerful force made the surrounding air tremble.

When she could no longer control the force, she swept sideways and snapped a bamboo stalk cleanly in half.

"Very impressive. Power rises from the ground, emerges through the heels, travels through the legs, is governed by the waist, and reaches the fingertips. Little San, you've already grasped the essence of martial arts force generation."

These were also the key principles of Tai Chi techniques. Li Yue had studied the Tai Chi Fist Scripture from Mount Wudang in the Scripture Library, using it to gain a deeper understanding of the force application behind Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, where four ounces could move a thousand pounds.

"Hehe, I'm not as impressive as you make me sound, Brother Yue." Tang San's cheeks flushed after being praised by Li Yue. She was embarrassed by the compliment.

"But in battle, your enemy probably won't give you time to build up strength." Li Yue pointed out Tang San's current weakness. She had yet to incorporate the essence of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer into each and every move.

If an enemy interrupted the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and scattered the force she had accumulated, then even if she possessed a move that could continuously build power, it would be useless if she could not execute it.

"Practice against me." Li Yue picked up the bamboo Tang San had snapped in half, made a few simple adjustments, and used it as a spear. Even without a spearhead, did that mean it could not kill someone?

"I'll use the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear against your Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. This spear technique resembles the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer—each thrust is stronger than the last, until the power of a hundred thrusts can be fused into one."

"Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear? When did you learn that, Brother Yue? Why have I never seen you use it?" Tang San was surprised. She had even been thinking of teaching Li Yue the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, believing that he did not seem to have learned any weapon techniques.

"I simply don't need it to beat you." Li Yue sounded helpless.

After all those years, he had memorized the Tang Sect's Scripture Library and practiced all eighteen types of weapons. In the end, though, they had all been incorporated into his fists and kicks.

"Brother Yue, that was so mean." Tang San felt that she had been looked down upon.

But when she recalled her sparring sessions with Senior Brother Li Yue, it seemed that he truly had never used any moves beyond those in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

Yet the techniques from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record that Senior Brother used were completely different from her own. It seemed as though he had trained those techniques to an even more profound realm.

"Then here I come." Tang San attacked Li Yue with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer wielded through her Fire Stick, but he steadily received the blow.

Just as she wanted to launch the second hammer strike and build up her force, a spear thrust came at her, striking straight for a vital point. She had no choice but to defend, blocking it with the Fire Stick.

That block interrupted the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. The force she had just accumulated scattered, making Tang San feel extremely uncomfortable.

After exchanging attacks with Li Yue for only a short while, Tang San failed to accumulate force even once. Once again, she recalled the terror of being dominated by Senior Brother Li Yue back then.

Meanwhile, Li Yue had already accumulated the force of dozens of spear thrusts. He swept the bamboo pole to the side.

Boom—

In an instant, a large swath of bamboo was swept off at the waist. Yet protected by jade-colored Soul Power, the bamboo pole in Li Yue's hand remained completely intact.

"Brother Yue, aren't you bullying me too much?" Tang San jumped in fright. If that stick had struck her body, how could she have survived?

She looked at the Fire Stick in her hand, then at the bamboo pole in Li Yue's. Who exactly was holding an iron rod, and who was holding a bamboo pole?

How could the technique Senior Brother Li Yue performed with a bamboo pole be even more powerful than the one she used with an iron rod?

"Your martial arts still aren't polished enough." Li Yue sighed. Tang San was still lacking a little.

But considering that she had devoted all her energy to Hidden Weapons, it was normal for her martial arts to be somewhat weaker. She still needed him, her senior brother, to personally guide her.