Passing It All On

I originally wanted to discuss Aatrox's moves with Jax, but because he and Rebeca don't get along, I didn't say it outright.

Now that Rebeca has asked, I can't just avoid it too much, or it would seem too hypocritical.

"When you fought Aatrox, I secretly memorized quite a few of his moves, hoping to study them with Jax and see if we could find a way to counter them."

Jax? That Icathia?

"Yes, I know your conflict runs deep, but he can definitely help in this regard; he's a master of Martial Arts."

"Peak Martial Arts? You clearly possess far greater divine Divine Strength, so why do you still rely on Martial Arts?"

"Divine Strength has no effect on him. You should know about his Celestial Chain, right?"

"The Celestial Chain? What is that?"

"Don't you know? It's a type of chain; the higher the power level, the tighter the binding, which is why he can kill gods."

"It seems this is an ability he acquired after his fall from grace; he's never used it before."

"Alright, I've already told others. Now you'd better be careful too. The Celestial Chain are hidden in his chest cavity, and they're incredibly fast."

"I don't need to be careful, and I won't look for him again. He's already challenged you to a duel. My mission is to deal with the other fallen Ascended, but I can go with you to find Jax."

You're going to help me?

"I can't help you with that, but I can see if Jax is all hype and no substance."

"All right..."

When we found Jax together, he was instructing others in training, including most of the top players such as Master Yi, Irelia, Lee Sin, Talon, and Shen.

Not wanting to interrupt them, I watched with Rebeca, figuring he would learn something from instructing others as well.

Since receiving the Comprehension Power from Vastaya Xerath, the Sword Saint has been meditating every day, striving to reach the legendary state of Unity of Heaven and Man, but his progress has been very limited in the past few days.

He said he had a strange feeling surging inside him, but he couldn't release it, like he had found the door but didn't have the key.

Jax was a slovenly man and had no knowledge of things like "the Way of Heaven," which were intangible and inexplicable. However, he provided great help to the Sword Saint by starting with himself.

In fact, the Sword Saint had a misconception when trying to comprehend the state of oneness with Unity of Heaven and Man: he focused too much on understanding the Dao of Heaven and neglected the individual.

The Unity of Heaven and Man means that while the way of heaven is important, the way of humanity cannot be ignored.

Jax lived a slovenly yet carefree life, unknowingly cultivating a most natural human trait, which, while not representative of everyone, is highly representative.

He felt that the Sword Saint had already studied the Dao of Heaven very deeply, and many of his ideas were extremely profound. At this time, he needed to pay more attention to his own heart, find the connection between Heaven and man, and thus find the way to break through.

In addition, regarding swordsmanship, he pointed out that Wuju Style is both offensive and defensive, with exquisite moves, but lacks killing intent.

In battles against the Vastaya, insufficient killing intent means engaging in prolonged combat, which wastes more energy and is very disadvantageous for a Sword Saint with a mortal body.

After saying all this Jax proposed an improvement based on the characteristics of Wuju Style, changing one of the slashing moves into a double strike.

I'm quite puzzled by the changes to Jax, because that horizontal slash is one of the Sword Saint's most lethal moves. Now that its killing intent is diminished, why change it?

The Sword Saint shared the same question, "Master Jax, this is one of the few killing moves in Wuju Style, why weaken it?"

"This move is certainly fierce, but the enemy can also sense it because the previous move laid the groundwork, so the opponent will definitely be on guard. If this move is changed into two quick sword moves, the speed of the subsequent moves can be increased, and even if the opponent is aware of the move, it will be difficult to defend against."

"I see, thank you for the guidance. I'll practice then!"

"Master Yi, you're too kind. Even without my guidance, you could have reached the pinnacle. On the contrary, my intervention might have affected your future comprehension. However, with a formidable enemy at hand, I have no choice but to do so."

"The Wuju Style is the Way of Protection. What good is reaching the pinnacle if one cannot protect? Thank you again!"

After the Sword Saint finished speaking, he took Wukong to practice on the side. Their moves were similar, so there was no need to ask Jax for individual instruction.

Seeing his back, I thought, this is a true master, with the heart of an apprentice, never caring about gains or losses, truly worthy of the name "Sword Saint"!

After the Sword Saint left, it was Irelia. Jax watched her demonstrate her swordsmanship and then shook his head.

"I'm sorry, young lady, I cannot offer you any guidance on swordsmanship."

Is it that my Sword Control Technique is insufficient? Or am I simply not qualified?

"No, that's not it. This is an ancient skill, beyond my comprehension, and can only be taught by your Teacher."

"Okay, thank you anyway!"

As Irelia was about to leave, Jax added, "Also, I've noticed you seem preoccupied, which is reflected in your swordsmanship as uneven force, sometimes too light and sometimes too heavy. If there are still unresolved issues, try to avoid facing the Vastaya."

Irelia smiled slightly after hearing this, made no response, and walked through the crowd before leaving.

Rebeca seemed quite interested in her. "Is this girl the leader here? I see people are looking at her with great interest."

"Her name is Irelia, and she's kind of the leader here." I didn't dare say that I was the leader, since Irelia was the one who took care of everything.

"She's very disappointed right now; I need to go check on her in a bit." Rebeca had also noticed something was wrong.

Do you have a way to help her?

"Give it a try. She's quite similar to one of my former subordinates. Even if she can't help with swordsmanship, she can at least help me sort out my feelings."

"Haha, so you're a spiritual mentor too. I can guess some things. The person he likes became the host of the Vastaya, and this conflict may be causing her confusion."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Zhao Xin, the Vastaya is Don."

"Don, that grumpy antelope, I know him, leave him to me."

After exchanging a few words with Rebeca, Jax resumed his sparring match, and Talon took his place.

Talon is an assassin who was once trained by Dukao. Later, like me, he went to Tam's arena, and then, for some unknown reason, he followed Darius and began his path of conquest.

After returning to Ionia, Talon gradually became more amiable, but when he got serious, he was still incredibly fierce.

I have never doubted Talon's strength, but that doesn't mean he can fight the Vastaya. His assassination methods are more targeted at ordinary people and are unlikely to cause effective damage to the Vastaya.