Creating Combat Skills, Consecutive Draws!

The next day.

On his bed, Xiao Lei slowly opened his eyes beneath the gentle caress of sunlight.

"Mm, a new day, another wonderful beginning!" Xiao Lei sat up, yawned, and murmured softly.

After stretching his limbs, Xiao Lei got dressed, washed up, ate a simple breakfast, and headed toward the Xiao Family Combat Skill Hall with light steps.

The Combat Skill Hall was divided into eastern and western sections.

The eastern section stored the family's combat skills, while the western section was a fairly large training ground.

By the time Xiao Lei entered the Combat Skill Hall, quite a few people were already training enthusiastically in the training ground.

"Cousin Xiao Lei!"

"Cousin Xiao Lei!"

"..."

Upon seeing Xiao Lei arrive, several Xiao Family disciples greeted him one after another.

Xiao Lei had already been a genius of the Xiao Family, and yesterday, he had displayed his might by crippling Galeo's five limbs. His prestige among the younger generation of the Xiao Family had risen by another large margin!

Xiao Lei responded with a smile, then headed toward the eastern side of the hall.

Several rows of shelves stood there, each filled with scrolls.

Xiao Lei casually pulled out a black scroll from a shelf and slowly opened it. Once unfolded, several large yellow words appeared on its back.

Yellow Rank Intermediate: Claw Splitting Strike!

Xiao Lei merely skimmed through the scroll once, yet he had already memorized the entire cultivation method for the Claw Splitting Strike and mastered it proficiently.

That was the terror of Heaven-Defying Comprehension!

After mastering the combat skill known as Claw Splitting Strike, Xiao Lei returned it to its original place and took out another scroll.

Yellow Rank Low: Stone Crushing Palm!

He read through the scroll again, memorized its contents, and mastered it proficiently.

Then came the third, the fourth...

Xiao Lei continuously read through the combat skill scrolls on the shelves, mastering more and more combat skills.

However, Xiao Lei's goal was naturally not to practice these low-level combat skills, but to derive and create an entirely new combat skill from the skills in the Xiao Family Combat Skill Hall!

Nearly three hours passed before Xiao Lei finally finished reading every scroll on the shelves.

At the same time, this meant that he had mastered all of these Xiao Family combat skills!

Of course, the Xiao Family still had a few precious combat skills that were not kept in the Combat Skill Hall, so Xiao Lei had not learned those.

Next, he would see whether he could combine these combat skills and create one suited to himself.

Xiao Lei muttered inwardly, then began trying to fuse the essence of the Xiao Family's combat skills and create a new combat skill.

You began deeply studying different types of combat skills, such as Stone Crushing Palm, Claw Splitting Strike, and Iron Mountain Fist. You comprehended the characteristics of different combat skills and attempted to fuse their essence. Under the effect of Heaven-Defying Comprehension, you gradually gained a hint of insight!

You focused your mind completely, intending to use this opportunity to create an entirely new and powerful combat skill. Suddenly, you attained enlightenment!

You combined hundreds of combat skills, including Stone Crushing Palm, Mountain Splitting Palm, and Iron Mountain Fist, deriving and creating the Profound High-Rank combat skill Thunderbolt Palm!

You combined hundreds of combat skills, including Gale Leg, Leg Splitting Strike, and Lightning Step, deriving and creating the Profound High-Rank combat skill Wind Thunder Leg!

"Phew." After a long while, Xiao Lei slowly exhaled a mouthful of stale air and stopped deriving new combat skills.

The overall quality of the Xiao Family's combat skills was still somewhat lacking. Being able to derive Profound High-Rank combat skills was already quite good.

With these two Profound High-Rank combat skills, they would be enough for him for the time being.

Having achieved his goal, Xiao Lei prepared to leave the Combat Skill Hall.

Just then, a fragrant breeze suddenly wafted toward him.

A girl of around fourteen approached Xiao Lei with graceful steps.

Though the girl could not be considered breathtakingly beautiful, her youthful face carried a faint trace of charm.

She was Xiao Mei, who enjoyed considerable popularity within the Xiao Family.

"Do you need something?" Xiao Lei glanced at Xiao Mei and asked flatly.

.

Xiao Mei smiled. "Cousin Xiao Lei, I heard that you taught Galeo a lesson yesterday, and that you used Iron Mountain Fist."

"I happen to have started practicing Iron Mountain Fist recently as well, but there are some parts I haven't fully understood. Could I ask Cousin Xiao Lei to give me some pointers?"

Xiao Lei had originally wanted to refuse someone as opportunistic as Xiao Mei, but he changed his mind as the words reached his lips. "Sure. Let's go to the training ground."

"Thank you, Cousin Xiao Lei!" Xiao Mei was immediately overjoyed when she saw that Xiao Lei had agreed.

In truth, asking Xiao Lei for guidance on combat skills was merely an excuse for her to get close to him.

Back when Xiao Yan was the Xiao Family's number one genius, Xiao Mei had taken the initiative to befriend him.

Later, Xiao Yan's cultivation regressed, and he became the useless trash everyone spoke of. Xiao Mei quickly distanced herself from him and instead sought to get close to Xiao Lei.

Unfortunately, Xiao Lei had never given her an opportunity, leaving Xiao Mei quite helpless.

This time, Xiao Lei had actually agreed to guide her. In Xiao Mei's eyes, had Xiao Lei been moved by her persistence?

If Xiao Lei knew what she was thinking, he would only tell her: You're overthinking it!

The reason Xiao Lei agreed to guide Xiao Mei was that he intended to take the opportunity to try his luck at drawing rewards.

Xiao Mei was merely the lead-in. The other Xiao Family disciples in the training ground were all targets for his reward draws.

"Try attacking me with Iron Mountain Fist," Xiao Lei said to Xiao Mei after they reached the training ground.

"Be careful, Cousin Xiao Lei." Xiao Mei gave him a warning, then clenched her right hand into a fist. A sharp sound of wind tearing through the air rang out as she rapidly slammed her fist toward Xiao Lei's shoulder!

Seeing Xiao Mei's fist coming at him, Xiao Lei remained where he was. He extended his right palm, striking later but arriving first, and easily blocked her attack.

Bang!

As fist and palm collided, a dull sound echoed across the training ground.

Thud, thud, thud!

In the next instant, Xiao Mei was knocked back several steps, her blood and qi churning within her body.

Ding! You touched Xiao Mei and obtained one Qi Gathering Powder!

At the same time, the system's familiar notification sounded in Xiao Lei's mind.

Qi Gathering Powder? Better than nothing!

Xiao Lei thought to himself, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued practicing with Xiao Mei for a while.

"That's enough." Seeing that no further reward had appeared, Xiao Lei stopped Xiao Mei, who was about to continue attacking, and gave her a few simple pointers.

Though they were only a few simple pointers, given Xiao Lei's mastery of Iron Mountain Fist, they gave Xiao Mei an immediate sense of enlightenment. "Thank you, Cousin Xiao Lei!"

After guiding Xiao Mei, Xiao Lei went on to instruct the other younger Xiao Family members in the training ground. Naturally, he did not forget to draw rewards along the way.

Ding! You touched Xiao Shan and obtained ten thousand Gold Coins!

Ding! You touched Xiao Hong and obtained one level-one wood-element Magic Core!

Ding! You touched Xiao Dong and obtained one Star Soul Pill! Note: After consumption, it can increase soul strength!

The mechanical notifications sounded incredibly pleasant to Xiao Lei's ears.

However, the Xiao Family disciples present could basically only yield a reward once, while some did not yield one at all.

That left Xiao Lei feeling slightly disappointed.

"All right, that's enough for today. When there's time in the future, we can train together again."

After more than half an hour passed without him drawing another reward, Xiao Lei ended today's guidance session.

"Thank you, Cousin Xiao Lei!"

Most of them had received Xiao Lei's guidance. Hearing his words, they all stopped and thanked him.

"Hehe, we're all members of the same family, so of course we should help each other. Only when the family grows stronger can we receive better treatment as well, right?"

Xiao Lei chuckled and gave the Xiao Family disciples a dose of encouragement before turning and leaving the Combat Skill Hall.

The Xiao Family disciples admired Xiao Lei even more after hearing his words.

As word of Xiao Lei's actions and words in the Combat Skill Hall spread, everyone from the Xiao Family elders to the younger disciples praised him highly!

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