Double Chaotic Cape Style

"Chaotic Cape Style, here I come."

Muttering to himself, Tian Hao walked to the Forge Platform, picked up the Iron Hammer Tang Hao had just used, and brought it down on the anvil.

Clang!

The dull impact rang out as the hammerhead rebounded from the counterforce. Tian Hao copied Tang Hao's earlier movements, spinning once before swinging the hammer down again.

After several consecutive turns, he finally stopped with a frown. Clearly, he had failed.

"As expected, I still need to train more seriously."

After pondering for a while, Tian Hao decisively activated his cheat, consuming Luck to enable the Enlightenment function. His consciousness and thoughts underwent an overall sublimation.

He continued to swing the hammer in circles and strike, doing his utmost to imitate Tang Hao's movements while gradually adjusting how he exerted force.

After a minute, when he felt a stabbing pain in his head and some mental fatigue, he decisively shut off the Enlightenment function. He instead went to the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, grasped its shaft, and used the Blue Silver Domain to speed up his recovery.

He had pushed himself too hard that morning, and it had taken a long while for his head to recover. But as long as he did not overdo it, he could recover much faster, making this more efficient instead.

Once his energy was fully restored, he activated the Enlightenment function again to adjust himself and attempt to practice the Chaotic Cape Style Hammer Technique.

And so it went. Whenever he tired, he used the Blue Silver Domain to recover. Once recovered, he activated his cheat again and continued trying. After repeating this cycle many times, Tian Hao finally nodded in satisfaction in the early hours of the morning.

Though he could only borrow force three times, he had at least learned it.

Fortunately, before his father died, he had been responsible for tending the village orchard. Their courtyard had been built in the center of the orchard, with the nearest villager's home over a hundred meters away and dense fruit trees in between. This greatly muffled the sound, so it would not disturb the villagers' rest.

But he was not done yet. He picked up another spare Iron Hammer of the same size in his left hand and alternated strikes against the anvil, though his feet and body did not turn.

He had a bold idea he needed to test, one that had occurred to him while watching the Douluo animation in his previous life.

The right-hand hammer that struck first rebounded and swung behind his left shoulder. At the same time, the left-hand hammer that struck afterward also rebounded and swung behind his left shoulder with his arm. The two hammerheads collided precisely, then both bounced away and swung down toward the anvil again with the force of his arms.

The left-hand hammer, having traveled a shorter distance, struck the anvil first, then rebounded again and swung behind his right shoulder.

The right-hand hammer, having traveled farther, immediately followed with a strike against the anvil and likewise bounced away once more.

This time, due to the changed order of the strikes, the hammerheads collided behind his right shoulder before using the rebounding force from the collision to swing down again.

As this cycle repeated, it formed an unbroken stream of attacks. Moreover, with two hammers and half the swinging distance, as well as no need to turn his body, the attack frequency became even faster.

At the same time, the two hammers striking each other generated additional countershock, allowing power to accumulate more quickly.

That was Tian Hao's bold idea.

Back when he first saw the Chaotic Cape Style Hammer Technique in his previous life, he had an idea.

Since the Clear Sky Hammer could use the countershock from striking an object or opponent to accumulate and stack power, then if two Clear Sky Hammer Soul Masters struck each other's hammer faces, could they not accumulate power for one another?

Later, he learned in the Great Library of Martial Soul Academy that the Clear Sky Sect had long since come up with that idea and even created the famous Clear Sky Hammer Formation. Though it had demanding requirements, it truly existed.

However, he had another conjecture that had arisen while watching the Douluo animation. An elder of the Clear Sky Sect could use a soul skill to split his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul into two. If that person used two Clear Sky Hammers to perform the Clear Sky Hammer Formation against each other, it would be like Xiaolongnü's Jade Maiden Pure Heart Swordplay in The Return of the Condor Heroes—the effect would definitely be off the charts.

He had tried it before. Though he had been unable to successfully borrow force because he did not understand the intricacies of the Chaotic Cape Style Hammer Technique, years of practice and blacksmithing had made him thoroughly familiar with the movements.

Tonight, having learned the Chaotic Cape Style Hammer Technique and gained the boost of the Enlightenment function, he had finally realized that idea.

"Whew!"

"It really is still too much of a stretch!"

Letting out a long breath, Tian Hao set down the Iron Hammer and walked to the Blue Silver Overlord Spear to use the Blue Silver Domain for recovery.

Though he had realized his idea, it was far, far more difficult to execute than the ordinary Chaotic Cape Style Hammer Technique. Even with the Enlightenment function's boost, he could only borrow force twice. After that, the accumulated power could no longer increase.

Even that could only be performed with the Enlightenment function's support. Without it, he could not use it at all, and could not even perform the Chaotic Cape Style.

The main issue was that he was too weak. Not only was his body insufficiently strong, but his Soul Power was also too weak.

Had it not been for the Blue Silver Domain's ultra-fast recovery tonight, he could never have endured so many high-intensity attempts.

"You know this is good stuff too, huh?"

He suddenly looked down and noticed a vine wrapped around the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. It was the Blue Silver Vine he had dug up and brought back half a year ago.

The Blue Silver Domain was most suitable for Blue Silver Grass. He suspected that this Blue Silver Vine had mutated from Blue Silver Grass, though its essence should still be Blue Silver Grass. It was perfectly normal for it to move close to the Blue Silver Overlord Spear under its instinct to seek benefit and avoid harm.

Just as plants grew toward sunlight, it was an instinct. Not to mention that this thing counted as a Plant System soul beast.

Not paying it much mind, Tian Hao waited until his Soul Power, stamina, and energy had fully recovered. After a quick rinse in the bathroom, he returned to his bedroom.

He took out the letter he had written to Bibi Dong from a drawer and began to ponder.

Originally, he had planned to go directly to seek refuge with Bibi Dong. Ideally, he would fool her into submission the way Yu Xiaogang had, and after activating the Jade Disc of Creation, that thought had only grown stronger.

After all, how could farming the Luck of one or two people compare to farming the Luck of an entire faction?

Just look at how Dao Ancestor Hongjun had directly attracted three thousand innate demon gods when he preached. If Tian Hao spread his conjectures through Spirit Hall, or even used Spirit Hall to spread them throughout the world, the Luck he could gain would be unimaginable.

He had no choice. Luck was consumed too quickly. In just one night, he had nearly exhausted all the Luck he had accumulated.

He needed more Luck to spend for power. Moreover, Ah Yin and Tang Hao could not remain here forever, so he had to make plans early!

"Hmm?"

His nose suddenly twitched as he caught a faint, nearly undetectable fragrance.

He was no stranger to that scent. It was Ah Yin's refreshing natural fragrance. But he did not remember that woman ever entering his room, so how could her scent be here?

He sniffed carefully and eventually discovered that the fragrance was coming from the envelope in his hand.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he opened the envelope and pulled out the letter inside. The fragrance grew a little stronger.

Then, as though remembering something, he took out the Notebook from the drawer. Sure enough, it too carried that faint fragrance.

"So that's why they had their eyes on me. But how did they know about this?"

Tian Hao suddenly understood. He had finally figured out why Ah Yin and Tang Hao had been watching him. The root of it was this.

But he could not understand how those two had learned of the Notebook and the envelope's existence. It made no sense.

He was the only one who knew about these two things. There could not possibly have been a second person. The envelope had even been written only last night, though he had revised it many times over the past month.

"Could it be..."

His gaze unconsciously fell upon the Blue Silver Vine wrapped around the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. A flash of insight struck his mind, and he vaguely understood what had happened.

"I was careless. I never expected there to be a little spy."

Rubbing his forehead, Tian Hao sighed inwardly at his carelessness as he pieced everything together.

Since it had put up no resistance at the time, he had assumed it was a Blue Silver Vine. But now that he thought about it, it was not a Blue Silver Vine at all, but a stalk of Blue Silver Grass. Its cultivation must have been quite high; it might even have developed intelligence.

This thing must have overheard his mutterings while he wrote his notes and letter, which was why it had drawn the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin here.

(Tian Someone: From now on, call me the dual-wielding berserker Gan... pfft, no, the dual-wielding berserker Tian Yuitian. Hurry up and offer your recommendation votes.)