This ocular technique was divided into five realms.
First Realm, Eye of Heaven: This was the foundational realm, capable of seeing the karmic causes of sin. Though the Eye of Heaven could perceive certain outward appearances, it could not reach the root of things.
Second Realm, Eye of Wisdom: It could detect origins and infer the future. Those with greater wisdom could use the Eye of Wisdom to predict all things. Those who cultivated the Eye of Wisdom could understand the causal relationships between things; it was the mark of an enlightened one.
Third Realm, Eye of Law: It could perceive the fundamental laws governing the world and measure the order of all things. Those who cultivated the Eye of Law could use simple laws to assess the world.
Fourth Realm, Eye of God: It carried the energy of gods, filling one's heart with compassion when viewing all things. Those who cultivated the Eye of God could use wisdom, merit, arrangements, and other methods to improve the fortune and fate of others.
Fifth Realm, Eye of Dao: It viewed all things from the perspective of the universe's great Dao, possessing the power to command gods. Those who cultivated the Eye of Dao could directly alter another person's future and elevate their spiritual body.
This was the ultimate art Yuwen Grand Tutor had tailored specifically for his disciple. Combining every cultivation method he possessed, the destructive power of the Xuanyuan Sword, the Time-Space Power of the Kunlun Mirror, and the unique traits of his own Yin Yang Demon Eyes, it was the culmination of his life's work.
When activated, the eyes would turn brownish-blue.
If fully mastered, its power would not be the slightest bit inferior to his own innate demon eyes, which carried the power of the Kunlun Mirror.
In truth, this master and disciple already looked somewhat alike. Coupled with their brownish-blue demon eyes in battle, people would probably believe they were biological father and son.
Back then, even Ning Ke had suspected that Xiao Tuo might be the illegitimate son this high-ranking Grand Tutor had fathered outside, and she had been wildly jealous over it.
In reality, their bloodlines were indeed different, and they had no blood relation whatsoever.
The reason their faces resembled each other might have been because of the Xuanyuan Sword.
Yuwen Tuo was the master of the Xuanyuan Sword, while Xiao Tuo's body at the time had been formed from a fragment of the Xuanyuan Sword. Perhaps the fragment had remembered its master's appearance, which was why the body it condensed for Xiao Tuo in his previous life had looked so similar to its master.
In this life, influenced by the inherited bloodline of his parents in this world, Yuwen Tuo's appearance had changed slightly. Fortunately, the changes were not great. His features were no longer as sharp as they had been back then, but had gained a touch of carefree elegance.
Unfortunately, this ocular technique was extremely difficult to cultivate. Even in the Xuanyuan Sword World, where spiritual energy had been abundant, Xiao Tuo had spent over a decade barely entering the third level.
In this Douluo Continent, he estimated that the third level would be the limit under normal circumstances. Whether he could enter the fourth level would depend on luck. As for the fifth level, he would have to travel to a higher plane before a breakthrough was even possible.
As for the current Yuwen Tuo, he had not truly entered even the first realm, the Eye of Heaven. He was merely at the realm of human eyes, his vision somewhat stronger than that of ordinary people. It could not even be considered an introduction.
Looking at Yuwen Tuo's brownish-blue pupils, Bei Bei inexplicably felt a burst of unease and pressure. "First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
As a senior student and a Three Rings Soul Elder, he actually could not hold back any longer and made the first move against Yuwen Tuo.
A dragon claw formed from blue-violet lightning, roughly a foot in diameter, had already shot toward his opponent like a bolt of electricity.
Yuwen Tuo's gaze sharpened. Bei Bei was not slow, but beneath his eyes, he was no different from moving in slow motion. With a slight backward lean, he easily evaded the claw.
He extended a finger and flicked it forward.
Using a point to break a surface—against techniques that relied on the palm, finger techniques were their greatest bane.
Yuwen Tuo focused his gaze on the point in Bei Bei's palm where two prominent palm lines intersected in the shape of the character for "person." His finger struck it precisely, and Bei Bei suddenly felt intense pain in his palm, immediately pulling it back.
"What's going on? His strength clearly isn't that great, so why did one finger make me hurt this badly?" Bei Bei was puzzled, but he did not dare let down his guard. "Mystic Jade Hand!"
The Tang Sect's Mystic Jade Hand was as crystalline as cold jade and immune to all poisons. At its highest level, it could render the hands impervious to a hundred poisons and as hard as stone.
Combined with Thunder Dragon Claw, its effect was exceptionally strong.
"Huh? Why did Bei Bei even use Mystic Jade Hand? Is Yuwen Tuo really that formidable?" Tang Ya asked doubtfully. She had no idea what had happened during the brief exchange between the two.
She only felt that Bei Bei was taking an opponent who was merely a one-ring junior far too seriously.
"Mystic Jade Hand? Unfortunately, it's useless." Yuwen Tuo smiled. As the dragon claw infused with both the Mystic Jade Hand and thunder power came at him again, he remained completely calm. He raised his finger lightly and struck once more, this time hitting the Fish Border Acupoint on the outer side of Bei Bei's hand, at the midpoint of the radial side of the first metacarpal bone where the red and white flesh met.
Put bluntly, Mystic Jade Hand was simply a more aesthetically pleasing version of Iron Sand Palm.
The Profound Sun Blazing Flame Finger happened to be the bane of this sort of technique.
"Urgh..." Bei Bei's breathing instantly stalled. The lightning around his body scattered, and his Mystic Jade Hand reverted to an ordinary palm. Yuwen Tuo then punched him in the abdomen, sending him flying toward the edge of the arena.
"Bei Bei, what's wrong with you? Come on!" Tang Ya anxiously stamped her feet.
She could clearly tell that Yuwen Tuo's strength was far inferior to Bei Bei's, yet in their two clashes, Bei Bei had retreated after a single exchange the first time, while the second time, even his breathing had become disordered.
"Xiao Ya!" Hearing Tang Ya's voice, Bei Bei snapped back to his senses. "Damn it, I can't lose. I'm the Tang Sect's chief disciple. If I lose to a first-year freshman here, Xiao Ya and the Tang Sect will never be able to hold their heads up again. Third Soul Skill, Wrath of Thunder!"
Bei Bei directly unleashed his thousand-year soul skill, and the power of thunder erupted from his entire body.
Yuwen Tuo sensed a trace of danger and quickly withdrew his attack, performing two backward flips to put distance between himself and Bei Bei.
Wrath of Thunder could instantly increase the effectiveness of Bei Bei's Soul Power attacks by more than fifty percent, while the lightning attribute itself surged severalfold.
"What's going on? Senior Bei Bei used his third soul skill?"
"Is that really necessary against a one-ring soul master?"
"Something's not right. Didn't you notice? In both close-range exchanges just now, Senior Bei Bei was at a disadvantage!"
"What an incredible first-year student, but... how did he do it?"
Yuwen Tuo smiled. "Oh? You're finally getting serious?"
"I thought that against a mere one-ring soul master like you, my first soul skill alone would be enough. I admit it—I underestimated you. You're very strong!" Bei Bei said gravely. "What finger technique was that?"
"Profound Sun Blazing Flame Finger," Yuwen Tuo replied.
It was one of the martial arts techniques contained within the Divine Fire Doppelganger Cultivation Method.
This finger technique used the force of blazing fire to strike the Acupoints throughout an opponent's body, driving Fire Strength into them. Different Acupoints had different uses.
There were also many Acupoints in a person's palm, such as the Fish Border Acupoint, Middle Assault Acupoint, Labor Palace Acupoint, Joining Valley Acupoint, Lesser Mansion Acupoint, and so on.
The first point Yuwen Tuo had struck was the Labor Palace Acupoint. It was located in the center of the palm, between the second and third metacarpal bones. When making a fist and curling the fingers, it lay beneath the tips of the middle and ring fingers. Two prominent palm lines formed the character for "person" in the palm; extending downward along the centerline of the middle finger, the overlapping point below where the lines intersected was the Labor Palace Acupoint.
Pressing it could clear the mind, dispel heat, calm the spirit, and settle one's will. But if struck with excessive force, it would cause intense pain.
The second point he struck was the Fish Border Acupoint, located on the outer side of the hand, at the midpoint of the radial side of the first metacarpal bone where the red and white flesh met. Pressing it could clear the lungs, dispel heat, soothe the throat, and relieve pain. But with too much force, it would result in the sort of obstructed breathing Bei Bei was experiencing.
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