After a few days of sparring, the situation changed significantly.
Lin Qin still suppresses his power at level eight, but the concussive force on his broad sword is used more and more skillfully. It no longer disappears and appears at first, but almost every sword carries that high-frequency fluctuation that is difficult to defend against.
Aileen's pressure increased sharply. Her Water Element defensive magic, whether it was "Water Shield" or the more advanced "Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor", was greatly reduced in effectiveness when faced with this kind of shock. The magic structure was disturbed from the inside, and it took more effort and magic to maintain it.
"Bang!"
Another fight, the water curtain in front of Aileen fluctuated violently, and there were even slight signs of dispersion in the center of the ripples. She took advantage of the situation and jumped back, her staff paused, and a "Ice Wall" shot up instantly, trying to block Lin Qin's pursuit.
Lin Qin did not choose to go around, but rushed forward, and the broad sword struck Ice Wall in the center seemingly heavily.
There was no deafening explosion, only a dull sound like a huge boulder rolling across the ground. The surface of Ice Wall was instantly covered with spider web-like cracks centered on the point where the sword blade hit. Then, the entire surface of Ice Wall seemed to be struck from the inside by an invisible giant hammer, and shattered into countless ice cubes with a crash, scattering in all directions.
Amidst the flying ice chips, Lin Qin's broad sword continued unabated, pointing directly at Aileen with its unique concussive force. Before the sword edge arrived, the strange vibration had already made the air around Aileen seem to become thick and full of oppression.
Aileen's face changed slightly, and he could only hold the staff horizontally in front of him in a hurry to activate the simplest magic shield.
"Buzz--"
The tip of the broad sword lightly touched the magic shield. There was no violent energy collision, but Aileen clearly felt a strong vibration passing through the staff, instantly spreading throughout her arms and even her whole body. There was a numbness in her arms, and the magic power in her body was stagnant. The hastily formed magic shield flickered and was declared broken.
Lin Qin stopped the sword in time, and the tip of the sword stayed half a foot in front of Aileen's chest.
Aileen shook his numb arms, his face full of surprise. "You... you succeeded? This technique..."
Lin Qin slowly retracted the broad sword, frowning slightly, as if he was recalling the feeling of the sword just now. "It's not completely successful, but I just found a little way." He raised his left hand, palm upward, and a light yellow Battle Qi gathered in the palm of the hand and trembled slightly unsteadily, "Integrate that "vibration" feeling into Battle Qi and the power operation, making it a part of the attack. This is more difficult to defend than a simple power impact."
He looked at Aileen: "Your magic defense is very strong, which helps me verify its effect. Ordinary physical defenses and energy shields will indeed be structurally more easily disintegrated in the face of such high-frequency vibrations."
Aileen nodded with lingering fear. "It's really difficult to deal with. I feel that if you hadn't kept your hand, I might not have been able to hold the staff just now." She paused and asked curiously, "Does this technique have a name?"
Lin Qin shook his head. "No. This is just a way of exerting force that I figured out based on my understanding of... the power of the earth." In this world, except for the king of Dark Forest and his close people, no one knows the specific division and name of "Laws of Profound Mysteries". Lin Qin also Just relying on the super perception efficiency brought by "Heaven Rewards Diligence", he came into contact with the mysterious side of "Pulsation" in "Earth Element", and began to initially try to combine it with the power characteristics of the "element" itself. He did not know that it was called "Profound Mystery Fusion", but only thought that it was a more efficient power use technique.
"I figured it out..." Aileen murmured, looking at Lin Qin with a more complicated look. To be able to create such powerful fighting skills on your own cannot be explained by simple hard work, it requires amazing understanding.
This successful practice greatly inspired Lin Qin. He focused more on exploring and mastering this "shock" power.
In the following days, the focus of his training shifted. During the morning meditation, he more consciously directed his mental power to capture and analyze the majestic "Pulsation" rhythm deep in the earth, trying to understand its frequency, intensity and changes. The afternoon sparring became his best testing ground. He was no longer satisfied with attaching the power of shock to the broad sword, and began to try to apply it to footwork, bodywork and even defense.
He asked Aileen to attack him with Water Arrow or Ice Spike, while he tried to condense Battle Qi on his body surface and make it attack him at a specific frequency. He would vibrate at a high rate to deflect or weaken the effect of magic attacks. Naturally, he failed frequently at first and was often beaten by magic in a very embarrassing manner. However, with the efficient learning and correction abilities brought by "Heaven Rewards Diligence", he made rapid progress.
After a few days, he was able to relatively stably form a layer of Battle Qi defense with weak vibrating power on parts of his body, such as his arms or chest. If Aileen's primary magic attack landed on it, it would be bounced away or weakened to a certain extent by the layer of high-frequency vibrating Battle Qi.
"What a monster..." Aileen looked at the layer of light yellow Battle Qi on Lin Qin's arm that seemed thin but effectively deflected one of her water arrows, and sighed again. She had never seen any warrior practice and fight like this.
At night, Lin Qin will use Cold Jade Marrow to help restore the mental power consumed during the day, and reflect and summarize. He found that when the mental power is at the level of "tranquility" brought by Cold Jade Marrow When in a "quiet" state, reviewing the use of "Pulsation" power during the day can often produce some new and clearer understandings. That kind of cool energy seems to help him better sort out those complicated insights and actual combat data.
Time passes quickly in this kind of focused practice.
One afternoon a month later.
Lin Qin and Aileen faced off again. This time, Lin Qin's aura was particularly calm.
He moved.
The steps on the ground did not make a loud sound, but carried a strange rhythm, as if synchronized with the breathing of the entire valley. His figure was not as erratic as the Wind Element warrior, but gave people a heavy, stable and unstoppable feeling.
The broad sword was swung out, and it was still the simple downward slash. But the air around the sword body made a low hum, distorting and vibrating visibly to the naked eye.
Aileen did not dare to neglect, and used "Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor" with all his strength, and at the same time laid three lines of "Ice Wall" in front of him.
"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"
The three hard Ice Wall faced the broadsword that contained strong concussive power, and were penetrated and shattered one after another like butter on a hot knife, not even slowing down the speed of the broadsword much.
In the end, the broad sword struck "Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor".
"Tsk--!"
The water curtain vibrated violently with an unprecedented amplitude, and countless water splashes were splashed away. After just one breath, the entire water curtain suddenly collapsed, turning into water elements and dissipating all over the sky.
The blade of the broad sword stopped in front of the tip of her nose under Aileen's horrified gaze. The strong vibration coming from the sword made the air around her scream.
Lin Qin slowly sheathed his sword. He closed his eyes and carefully savored the feeling of the sword just now. The "Earth Pulsation" rhythm in his mental perception was perfectly integrated into the operation of Battle Qi, the force of his muscles and the trajectory of the broadsword, causing the "heavy" power to burst out in the form of "shock", producing an effect far beyond simple superposition.
He opened his eyes, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.
The layer of window paper that hindered him from going further was completely pierced at this moment.
Not only did he initially master the power of "Pulsation", but he also successfully combined it with his original "heavy" power characteristics to form a new and more powerful attack method. With this qualitative leap, his strength is no longer what it used to be. Although Saint Realm's power has not yet fully recovered, his understanding and application of the essence of power have reached a new level.
"We..." Lin Qin looked at Aileen, who was still in a daze, and his tone was calm but with a hint of unquestionable determination, "It's time to leave here."