Nine-Aperture Divine Heart! One Man Against an Army

Heart Separation Control.

The moment those four words appeared on the Sky Curtain, the breathing of every support-type Soul Master across the entire Douluo Continent seemed to stop.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi's body went limp, and he nearly lost his footing before Sword Douluo behind him caught him.

"Sect Master!"

"Heart Separation Control..." Ning Fengzhi's face turned deathly pale, his lips trembling. "This is our sect's secret art! It is the core method that only inner disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from each generation are qualified to learn! How could it..."

He did not dare think any further.

If this supreme art were made public by the Sky Curtain, the foundation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be as good as destroyed!

The Chat Group had already erupted into chaos.

[An elder of the Divine Wind Sect: Heart Separation Control? I think I saw it in ancient records. Supposedly, it lets support-type Soul Masters enhance multiple targets at once? Is that real?]

[Headmaster of Skywater Academy: Holy shit! If that's true, wouldn't that be invincible? One support is equal to a whole regiment's worth of buffs?]

[A Star Luo Empire noble: I will pay handsomely for this method! Whoever can provide it, I am willing to trade a city for it!]

For a time, countless greedy, scorching gazes pierced through space and locked firmly onto the Sky Curtain.

This was no longer Ning Wuqian's opportunity alone.

It concerned the future landscape of support-type Soul Masters across the entire continent!

Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong's little face had gone somewhat pale.

She understood the weight of this supreme art better than anyone.

This was a field she would only be qualified to touch in the future, as the sect's heir.

Yet now, it was about to be laid bare before everyone!

Within the Sky Curtain.

The mysterious figure seemed to sense the prying gazes of countless people outside, but merely gave a disdainful snort.

The scene shifted, returning to an even more ancient and barbaric era.

That was a fragment of Lin Xuan's memories—the memories of this mysterious "master."

Ferocious Soul Beasts covered the land, the sky was dark red, and the air was thick with the stench of sulfur and blood.

The young Lin Xuan was surrounded by several terrifying flames of different colors.

Those flames were incomparably violent, as though they could devour him at any moment.

He sat cross-legged atop a volcano, his eyes tightly shut, veins bulging across his forehead as pain twisted his expression.

To simultaneously control these Heavenly Flames powerful enough to burn mountains and boil seas, precisely regulate their heat while refining pills, and divide his attention to fend off sneak attacks from Soul Beasts...

He had to find a path.

A path that could turn one mind into thousands upon thousands of thoughts!

"The Distraction Control Method was created by me to tame Heavenly Flames and carry out slaughter."

Lin Xuan's calm voice sounded from the Sky Curtain, as though he were discussing something utterly trivial.

"It is first an art of slaughter, and only secondarily a support method."

Boom!

Those words struck everyone's minds like divine lightning from the Ninth Heaven!

The support divine skill the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect took such pride in was, in its creator's eyes, merely a byproduct of an art of slaughter?!

Ning Fengzhi stood frozen in place, his face full of disbelief.

So... they had misunderstood the foundation they were so proud of from the very beginning?

Before the outside world could digest this shocking information, Lin Xuan in the Sky Curtain raised two fingers and pointed directly at Ning Wuqian's brow.

Buzz—

There was no word-for-word instruction.

There were no obscure, difficult-to-understand chants.

The scene in the Sky Curtain suddenly accelerated, turning into countless streaks of light that poured wildly into Ning Wuqian's mind like an inverted river of stars!

That was the complete essence of the Distraction Control Method!

Fast!

Too fast!

Everyone outside the Sky Curtain could only see a blur of light and shadow. They could not make out even a single complete word!

[Holy shit! It was passed on just like that? I nearly stared my eyes blind and still didn't see a damn thing!]

[That big shot did it on purpose, didn't he?! He just wanted to tell us: the technique is here, but you... aren't worthy to learn it!]

[That was absurdly badass! Seriously, maxed out!]

The heart Ning Fengzhi had held in his throat finally settled back down.

He let out a long breath, then gave the Sky Curtain a deep bow.

This mysterious senior had not only enlightened their ancestor, but also preserved the dignity of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Such kindness was heavier than Mount Tai!

Within the Sky Curtain.

Ning Wuqian digested the enormous amount of information in his mind, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Lin Xuan's voice sounded again, this time carrying a hint of appraisal.

"The Nine Treasures Glazed Tower has nine levels. Your heart should have nine apertures as well."

"The Distraction Control Method I have passed to you likewise has nine corresponding realms."

"The Three-Aperture Imperial Heart lets one mind serve three purposes and enhance a team."

"The Four-Aperture Constant Heart lets the mind divide into a hundred thoughts, turning the battlefield into a chessboard."

"The Five-Aperture Scattered Heart controls the field across a thousand miles, manifesting thoughts into form."

"The Six-Aperture Wishful Heart..."

"The Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart..."

"The Eight-Aperture Illuminated Heart..."

"Until... the Nine-Aperture Divine Heart!"

Lin Xuan's voice suddenly rose, as though his words carried law and heaven and earth resonated with them!

"At that point, with a single thought, divine light will shine everywhere, blessing an army of thousands simultaneously!"

"One person is an entire divine army!"

One person forming an army!

Dead silence.

The entire Douluo Continent, whether outside the Sky Curtain or within the Chat Group, fell into absolute silence!

The sect masters of every support-type sect felt their understanding of the world being smashed to pieces with a single hammer blow!

All they had pursued in their lives was enhancing a few more people or making their Soul Skills slightly stronger.

But the man in the Sky Curtain had set his sights directly on... an army of thousands?!

Was this still a support-type Soul Master?

He was practically a god of war walking among mortals!

Ning Fengzhi was completely numb.

He stared blankly at the Sky Curtain, his mouth opening and closing, then closing and opening again.

Nine-Aperture Divine Heart...

So the Heart Separation Control that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had taken pride in for generations had not even touched the threshold of the first realm, the Three-Aperture Imperial Heart!

What they practiced was probably a fragment of a fragment from an incomplete text!

Just as everyone was left utterly dazed by this grand vision.

Lin Xuan in the Sky Curtain abruptly changed the subject, his tone returning to that casual calmness.

"Of course, none of this matters to me."

He glanced at Ning Wuqian, whose body was shaking violently and whose eyes blazed with fierce fire.

"I only need you to become a Title Douluo as soon as possible."

"After all, those metal materials need a sufficiently powerful Treasure Appraiser to identify them for me."

"Your cultivation is merely incidental."

Holy shit!

Outside the Sky Curtain, countless people nearly spat out mouthfuls of blood.

So that was what this was about!

After all that effort, changing someone's fate against heaven, creating a future god of support...

It was all just so he could... appraise metals?!

Within the Sky Curtain, Ning Wuqian took a deep breath and recovered from his overwhelming shock.

He solemnly knelt before Lin Xuan and kowtowed three times.

"Master, I will never forget the grace of your rebirth!"

"Get up."

Lin Xuan waved his hand and casually swept his sleeve.

"You still have a long road ahead. Perhaps you may even establish a sect in the future. After all, your Martial Soul has already entered the divine grade."