The Second Blade Dao Divine Ability, Gold-Inlaid!

Water-Severing!

Lu Ming activated the divine ability with a thought, the steel blade in his hand becoming like an extension of his own body, almost alive.

In his field of vision, a wisp of gray wind swept past. Shua! Lu Ming's blade cut out.

Generally speaking, no matter what attack one used—fist, palm, blade, or sword—it would stir the air, creating wind even where there was none.

Cutting wind with a blade only made it fiercer, just as drawing a blade to sever water only made it flow more.

Yet, as Lu Ming's blade fell, imbued with the Water-Severing Divine Ability, the blade passed and the wind was cut. In that instant, the wisp of gray wind dissipated completely!

The surrounding wind suddenly ceased, and the air grew stifling.

"To actually cut through wind!"

A sharp glint flashed in Lu Ming's eyes, joy rising in his heart as he confirmed his guess.

The essence of the Water-Severing Divine Ability lay in cutting off "momentum"—the momentum of wind, of water, or even an enemy's attack momentum!

Even used alone, this divine ability was already quite formidable, but for Lu Ming, it could also synergize with the Point-Kill Divine Ability!

With the Point-Kill Divine Ability, Lu Ming could kill with a single finger anyone whose aura was weaker than his own.

In the past, he could only rely on the Heaven Leak Divine Ability or the Godly Movement Divine Ability to boost his own aura, thereby controlling the gap in aura between himself and his opponent to some extent.

Now, if he used the Water-Severing Divine Ability, he could interrupt an enemy's attack momentum and lower their aura.

As one side waned and the other waxed, with the enemy retreating and himself advancing, the conditions for using the Point-Kill Divine Ability would be further relaxed from now on.

"Not bad, this divine ability is really not bad!"

Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction, then eagerly continued cultivating the Formless Divine Art!

He had to get the hang of it as soon as possible, to master two martial arts, and then strive toward cultivating three at once!

By then, each time he cultivated the Formless Divine Art, he would gain three portions of martial arts experience—just thinking about it was exciting.

Besides that, every successful cultivation of the Formless Divine Art now earned him 24 points of Leg Dao experience.

Once he could succeed every time he cultivated the Formless Divine Art, he would gain 1440 points of experience in a single day.

In just seven days, he could go from nothing to evolving a third Leg Dao divine ability!

Compared to the difficulty of evolving the Acupoint Divine Ability before, he now had various means at his disposal, greatly shortening the time needed to evolve a third divine ability.

This also filled Lu Ming with a fair amount of pride.

"Time to grind!"

[Evolving Leg Dao Divine Ability (176/10000)...]

[Evolving Blade Dao Divine Ability (19/1000)...]

The next day, at night.

[Evolving Leg Dao Divine Ability (1880/10000)...]

[Evolving Blade Dao Divine Ability (1013/1000)...]

After a full day of cultivation, Lu Ming saw that his Blade Dao experience was full again. Though utterly exhausted, his eyes sparkled with delight, and joy surged in his heart.

[Evolution complete!]

[Obtained Blade Dao Divine Ability: Gold-Inlaid.]

[Gold-Inlaid]: A blade of gold-inlaid jade, through night it pierces windows with its rays. Intent fills the mud ball; wielding the gold-inlaid blade, light shines in all directions!

[Blade Dao Divine Abilities]: Water-Severing (Initial Success), Gold-Inlaid (Initial Success).

The Gold-Inlaid Divine Ability!

Lu Ming looked at its name, unsure of its exact effect. After carefully reading the explanation and deeply comprehending the mystery of the divine ability, he nodded to himself.

The Gold-Inlaid Divine Ability allowed him to manifest his own aura through the blade in his hand, intimidating his enemies!

This was somewhat similar to the aura pressure of demons and monsters.

Before, he had struggled to resist pressure in the Grand Martial Arts Arena, tempering himself.

Now, he could actually unleash a similar kind of aura pressure?

This divine ability was also very good!

Moreover, the stronger his own aura, the stronger the blade momentum pressure he could exert.

Perhaps one day, with a blade in hand, he could possess a terrifying pressure like that of the Earth Dragon Beast.

As the saying goes, too many skills don't weigh you down—the same applied to divine abilities. Having gained another powerful one, a sense of satisfaction welled up in Lu Ming's heart.

Besides, his Formless Divine Art was nearly perfected today; by tomorrow, he would probably succeed every time he cultivated it.

Starting tomorrow, his divine ability evolution would speed up even more.

"You're looking for Lu Ming? He hasn't come out. Whether you are or not—Qingzhu, I told you long ago he's unreliable."

"Don't just talk to yourself. I'm not here for what you think."

"Qingzhu, you're about to be forcibly married off by your father, and you're still being stubborn with me? If you'd cut ties with Lu Ming early and gotten close to real geniuses like Senior Brother Chen, you wouldn't be left without a choice now!"

Suddenly, Lu Ming heard Feng Qingzhu and Liu Yiyi's voices from outside.

A flicker of surprise rose in his heart. Feng Qingzhu was going to be forcibly married off by Feng Buping?

Remembering the time on the street when he'd heard that the Red Token Feng Qingzhu obtained from her test was forcibly taken by Feng Buping, Lu Ming frowned.

This was exactly the kind of thing Feng Buping would do.

He thought for a moment, then walked toward the door.

Outside the compound, on the bluestone path, the night was hazy. Two beautiful women stood on the road, locked in an argument.

The long-legged woman was Liu Yiyi. Looking at Feng Qingzhu's aloof, cold expression, she felt the other woman was just being petulant, stubborn, and obstinate!

Liu Yiyi said, "The Green Bamboo Gang and our Flying Dragon Martial Hall are both neutral forces, but now Senior Zhou has personally come to propose marriage on behalf of Shen Changfeng.

"Do you think the Green Bamboo Gang has a choice?

"Besides, they gave your father so many betrothal gifts.

"Lu Ming isn't like Senior Brother Chen—righteous, bold, and unrestrained. He didn't even dare to be the Genius Bait, and that was something with great prospects. He wouldn't do it.

"Now, would he offend Senior Zhou for your sake? You shouldn't have come to him in the first place!"

Feng Qingzhu looked at her calmly. "My affairs are none of your business. Also, as acquaintances, I'll give you one piece of advice: getting too close to Chen Feng isn't a good thing."

Liu Yiyi was stunned. She hadn't expected Feng Qingzhu to turn around and advise her instead.

She smiled helplessly. Feng Qingzhu just couldn't accept reality! Although Chen Feng had lost the Red Token competition earlier, he'd been willing to act as the Genius Bait for everyone's sake, and his performance had been commendable.

Feng Qingzhu was probably saying this out of jealousy.

After all, the Lu Ming that Feng Qingzhu had favored had performed so poorly that day.

"Since that's the case, take care of yourself!" Liu Yiyi shook her head. Since Feng Qingzhu was being so obstinate, there was nothing she could do, and she turned to leave.

Shen Changfeng was still under thirty and might soon break through to Tendon Refining Grand Completion. For any other woman, he would be a good match.

But Shen Changfeng wasn't a disciple of a Third-Rate Sect—he was merely an ordinary disciple of the Sword Qi Sect. Liu Yiyi looked down on him and believed Shen Changfeng wasn't worthy of Feng Qingzhu either.

Feng Qingzhu's talent was even better than hers; she had the potential to join a Third-Rate Sect.

But since Zhou Zhen had personally proposed and Feng Buping had agreed, Feng Qingzhu didn't have many choices left.

At that moment, Feng Qingzhu withdrew her gaze from Liu Yiyi's retreating back and glanced at Lu Ming's compound.

In truth, she had come here to store the fifty jin of Demon Meat she'd obtained today at Lu Ming's place.

Shen Changfeng's proposal to her was twofold: first, to win over the Green Bamboo Gang, and second, very likely for the Demon Meat in her hands!

Shen Changfeng was pushing for Tendon Refining Grand Completion, and with the Demon Meat, his chances would be much greater.

Last time, she hadn't been able to keep the Red Token from her test—her father Feng Buping had snatched it away.

This time, Feng Buping had practically sold her off to Shen Changfeng. She would rather give the Demon Meat to Lu Ming than let others take it for nothing again.

She just hadn't expected Liu Yiyi to suddenly come and make a scene like this. Feng Qingzhu furrowed her brows slightly, sensing faint whispers coming from the surrounding compounds.

This was her own business. She didn't want to drag Lu Ming into it.

Feng Qingzhu tightened her grip on the bundle in her hand, let out a soft breath, and turned to leave.