Encounter with a Spirit General

Spirit Serpent Movement imitated the movements snake-type Spirit Beasts made while hunting. Of course, it was primarily used for evasive movement, not attacks. It would be a mistake to assume that snake-type Spirit Beasts moved purely on bodily instinct.

Once Spirit Beasts reached the Spirit Practitioner Realm, every movement they made actually involved a particular circulation of spiritual power. Without spiritual power, many movements were impossible through physical strength alone. Thus, studying the circulation of spiritual power in Spirit Beasts to develop corresponding Battle Spirit Arts had become a very common practice on the Heavenly Spirit Continent.

Spirit Serpent Movement had been created in precisely this way. By imitating how snake-type Spirit Beasts circulated their spiritual power, practitioners could make their bodies as supple as a snake. When faced with an attack, they could dodge in unexpected ways.

Because snake-type Spirit Beasts circulated their spiritual power in such peculiar ways, the spirit veins required were also highly unusual. Anyone else seeking to cultivate this art would have to spend a long time merely opening those special spirit veins.

For the vast majority of Spirit Masters, the greatest constraint in cultivating Battle Spirit Arts was opening their spirit veins. This was the most time-consuming part. Some special spirit veins could only be opened before reaching the Spirit Practitioner Realm. If someone had not already opened those veins, they would no longer be able to cultivate the corresponding art after entering the Spirit Practitioner Realm. The secret techniques of the Four Great Families were Battle Spirit Arts of this kind.

There were, however, certain special Spirit Arts and methods that could open spirit veins that were otherwise impossible to open. But these methods had always been closely guarded secrets of the major powers. Even the Southern Cloud Kingdom had none.

Huo Hai