The Witch Bestows a Divine Technique

A-Lian's pupils trembled.

The speed this kid displayed while practicing just now wasn't even his limit?

Now that he was erupting with his full strength, she found it difficult to even track his movements!

However, after a trace of demonic energy flashed through her eyes, A-Lian still precisely intercepted Li Qiming's body at the doorway as he prepared to flee.

Looking at the sweat-drenched expression on the youth's face, A-Lian couldn't bring herself to smile at all.

The sword technique Li Qiming had just unleashed gave her a sense of familiarity she hadn't felt in a long time.

It was a memory from the ancient martial artists...

"A Limit-Breaking Technique?"

A-Lian recalled something, and she couldn't help but be astonished.

When martial arts are practiced to a certain level, one will comprehend an ultimate move.

A so-called ultimate move is a collective term for when a martial art reaches the peak combat power of its manual.

And a "Limit-Breaking Technique" is something that transcends ultimate moves, crossing the limits to allow a martial artist to briefly possess terrifying combat power that exceeds their own realm.

The way A-Lian looked at Li Qiming suddenly became extremely strange.

Because she realized she couldn't understand this youth.

Regardless of his appearance or aptitude... from the inside out, he exuded an air of utter mediocrity.

But how could a martial artist capable of comprehending a "Limit-Breaking Technique" be an ordinary martial artist?

Suddenly.

A glimmer of hope flashed in A-Lian's cold eyes.

Could the sword genius she had been searching for so desperately be right in front of her?

If Chen Ajiu could do that thing, then Li Qiming... might just be able to as well?!

Looking at the long blade held once again against his neck, cold sweat trickled down Li Qiming's temples.

He never imagined that even after using all his strength and erupting with his Flood Dragon Bloodline, he would still be precisely intercepted by her.

This witch A-Lian's strength was truly too terrifying.

She was not an existence he could deal with at his current stage.

It was a pity that the master Long Wuhui and the two elders were all tied up with matters and not in the martial arts hall... otherwise, he might have had a sliver of a chance.

Just as he cursed his rotten luck to the heavens.

The witch's voice rang out like the tinkling of a clear spring.

"I didn't expect you to have such talent for the sword... how long have you been practicing?"

"Ten... ten days or so?"

Li Qiming thought about it seriously and spoke truthfully.

He felt the cold blade at his neck press slightly harder, breaking his skin; if she used any more force, blood would surely be drawn.

"If you dare to play games with me again, don't blame me for being merciless with my blade!"

A-Lian was mildly angry; she was in no mood for jokes.

"I haven't told a single lie."

Li Qiming looked at her, his gaze firm.

He had only touched a sword when he entered the martial arts hall, and he hadn't even been there for half a month... excluding the time spent on missions, he had only been practicing the sword in earnest for ten days.

"Fine, fine, fine... still stubborn."

A-Lian nodded, her intuition telling her that the other party was lying.

Her intuition had always been accurate!

Ten days or so, going from never touching a sword to mastering a sword "Limit-Breaking Technique"...

Even in the ancient times she was familiar with, such things were few and far between.

Except for those legendary monster-level prodigies within the various holy lands, no one could achieve this level.

But what kind of backwater nest was this Dragon Spring City to be able to produce a golden phoenix?

A-Lian suddenly raised her hand and pointed a finger at Li Qiming.

Whoosh—

A black beam of light shot out from her fingertip, entering directly into the center of Li Qiming's brow and vanishing.

Li Qiming only felt his head splitting with pain, as if an invisible pair of giant hands were forcibly prying his skull open, pulling out his brain, and kneading it incessantly.

A massive amount of mysterious symbols and memories appeared out of thin air in his mind.

These profound symbols were harder to understand than mathematics, and a vast amount of information continued to derive and expand geometrically within his mind, causing his brain to faintly exceed its load!

Cold sweat instantly soaked through his robes.

Fortunately, the pain came and went just as quickly.

All the uncomfortable sensations slowly faded away.

A plain, white, ancient-looking manual appeared in Li Qiming's mind.

Kunlun Mountain Demon Extermination Blade Manual General Outline · Volume One Fragment

What level of blade technique is this?!

The information contained within this mere fragment was enough to make his brain nearly buckle under the pressure.

"This general outline consists of three volumes. The blade techniques contained within are incredibly profound; without exceptional talent and insight into the way of the blade, it is impossible to comprehend even a fraction."

"I am giving you a chance to live!"

"Comprehend this technique. If you truly possess some talent for the way of the blade, I will spare you."

"Otherwise, die."

A-Lian's tone left no room for doubt.

She wanted to see just how much this ignorant boy, who was full of nonsense, could grasp of this divine technique.

The talent required for a divine technique is absolute; there are no shortcuts.

All empty words would crumble on their own.

Li Qiming swallowed hard, feeling not a shred of joy at obtaining a divine technique.

Could there be some kind of conspiracy here?

He felt that everything happening right now was incredibly bizarre.

It was filled with absurdity.

A demoness who looked innocent and carefree but was actually a cold-blooded killer had just handed him a divine blade technique...

The key was that this divine technique, as the name suggested, was meant for exterminating demons...

"I can comprehend it, but could you put the blade away first?"

Li Qiming said.

The long blade slowly pulled away from his neck.

Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

Comprehending a blade technique, huh...

Regardless of what schemes this demoness had, he wouldn't be the one losing out.

Well, when it came to talent for the way of the blade, he was actually quite confident.

After all, apart from the grandmaster, no one had ever been able to master the One Blade Style, yet he had managed to do it.

Such talent for the blade hadn't been seen in the Dragon Roar Martial Hall for at least three hundred years.

Li Qiming closed his eyes and focused his mind on the manual in his consciousness.

The

Kunlun Mountain Demon Extermination Blade Manual General Outline · Volume One Fragment

slowly opened within his mind.

At a single glance, his head began to buzz.

It was like looking at some kind of profound mathematical equation.

Physics books are available in every bookstore, so why isn't everyone a physicist?

Ultimately, it comes down to the difference in talent.

This divine blade technique was like a top-tier physics textbook; at first glance, it was nothing but top-tier, unsolvable "equations."

Li Qiming felt his scalp tingle.

Cold sweat began to trickle down.

He glanced at Wuxie the Demoness beside him; her large, doll-like eyes were unblinking, staring straight at him.

"I'm supposed to be comprehending, why are you looking at me?"

"I can't focus with you staring at me like that!"

The demoness glared at him fiercely, then slowly closed her eyes.

Her obedient demeanor actually made Li Qiming feel a bit uncomfortable.

Li Qiming closed his eyes as well, focusing on his comprehension.

With his current level of insight, he could barely make sense of it.

But to truly achieve any level of mastery, the hope was slim.

After struggling to read for a while, he felt a splitting headache.

He thought for a moment.

Li Qiming stirred his consciousness.

A panel appeared before his eyes:

[Unselected Traits: 1. Centennial Swordsman, 2. Feather Blade Momentum...]

[Centennial Swordsman: A truly once-in-a-century talent for the blade, increasing your comprehension of blade techniques to level fifteen.]

Li Qiming let out a faint sigh in his heart.

It seemed he was being forced to use a cheat!

He had originally wanted to save the two precious traits dropped by Chen Ajiu.

But now, there was no way to keep them.

Forget it...

With a thought, he selected the talent trait: [Centennial Swordsman]

[Detection: Identical traits can be fused to strengthen them. Do you wish to fuse?]

"Hm? Blade talent can also be fused and strengthened?"

Li Qiming's eyes narrowed.