New Four Devil-Subduing Forms

Finally, after Old Zhu sighed for the twenty-third time, Old Sha, who was in charge of operating the smuggling ship, couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.

"It's just a trip to the core area of Dragon Blood Tide, is there any need to be in such a hurry?"

"If you really want to go back to your old ways, I'll find you some work."

"Where would you find work now?" Old Zhu rolled his eyes.

In the past, smuggling involved bringing overseas spiritual materials, herbs, Cultivation Method, and marine treasures into Heavenly Gate in exchange for Heavenly Gate's reserve of Spirit Stone.

Now that Heavenly Gate is becoming more open, what used to be smuggling should now be called import and export trade.

Moreover, as the cultivation technology of Heavenly Gate has advanced further, it has begun to export on a large scale.

In this situation, what's the point of smuggling?

"And you don't understand--"

Having only gone to sea with Hu Mang once, Old Zhu already felt he had fallen in love with the feeling.

The Hu Mang's eyesight is so good that it can accurately detect underwater debris, and when it erupts, it can severely injure sea monsters, making it an ideal treasure-hunting assistant.

Unfortunately, they've gone into seclusion.

This is truly speechless.

"30 million, 30 million, 30 million in one go, sigh~"

Old Sha couldn't help but say sourly.

"It's just luck. Who would have thought you'd run into a mutated sea monster? You can't be this lucky every time."

Putting everything else aside, Old Sha has been running around doing all this, sending ships and people, and he still has to smooth things over with everyone. After the Dragon Blood Tide ends, the market for rare and precious items is sure to explode, and there may be a backlog of inventory in the short term. The actual amount that can be put into our hands may only be around 30 million.

Who would have thought that the other party would earn back the money that would have taken me half a year to earn, just by going out for a short trip?

"So, are you tempted? Want to test the waters in the core area?" Old Zhu tempted the other party.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

However, Old Sha subconsciously pressed his ferocious face, shook his head, and remained silent.

He implanted the bloodline of Demon Beast not to pursue greater power, but because half of his body was rotting away at the time, and he would have died if he hadn't implanted another bloodline.

After that incident, he made up his mind never to take any more risks.

If it weren't for Old Zhu's promise that he would only stay on the outskirts of the Dragon Blood Tide this time, he wouldn't have even come here.

After all, rare and precious items would be appearing on the market frequently in the coming month, allowing his smuggling business, which had been somewhat shrinking, to resume operations.

Old Zhu knew about the other party's situation, made a joke, and then said nothing more.

However, his eyes remained fixed on the cabin, his gaze and attitude as if he were waiting for a stunningly beautiful woman to go on a date.

Inside the cabin, Hu Mang sat cross-legged, his Xuan Tie spear lying horizontally in front of him, his eyes slightly closed; deep in his consciousness, the four spear techniques were repeatedly deduced, collided, and merged.

The first move, "Heavenly Star Falls," is a spear thrust that pierces the sky like a meteor, hurtling down with unstoppable force, carrying an overwhelming power that can smash through anything.

The core is "speed"

The second move, "Fire Phoenix Scorches the Plains," unleashes a spear strike like a phoenix spreading its wings, sweeping across all directions. Wherever the spear strike passes, it seems as if flames are burning the sky.

The core lies in "momentum"

The third move, Qian Yang Subdues Devils, is a spear technique of utmost yang and strength, upright and righteous, like a blazing sun in the sky, using pure yang power to suppress all evil.

The core of this formula lies in "positive" and "restraint".

The fourth move, Heavenly Thunder Spear Net, is a spear technique that resembles a net covering the sky and the earth. It weaves a Thunder Net that covers the battlefield, trapping, locking, and annihilating the enemy in an instant.

The core of this technique lies in "control" and "binding".

Each of these four spear techniques, taken individually, possesses formidable destructive power. However, as the fourth technique, "Heavenly Thunder Spear Net," was fully evolved, Hu Mang suddenly sensed that the variations in these four spear techniques were no longer isolated.

A subtle resonance begins to emerge between the "weight" and "speed" of the Heavenly Star Falls and the "control" and "binding" of the Heavenly Thunder Spear Net.

If, while using the Heavenly Thunder Spear Net to trap the enemy, you infuse it with the spear intent of Heavenly Star Falls, then each bolt of lightning will carry the impact force of a meteor, giving the trapping net the power to kill the enemy as well.

The "momentum" of Fire Phoenix Scorches the Plains Across the Plains and the "masculine" power of Qian Yang Subdues Devils can also be integrated with the Heavenly Thunder Spear Net. Using the Thunder Net as a carrier, the Heavenly Phoenix Spear's light and the pure Yang power of subduing demons can be spread throughout the entire electric net, making every inch of the Thunder Net a weapon for subduing demons.

The four spear techniques began to swirl, intertwine, and merge in his mind, like four independent rivers converging into a larger river at a certain confluence.

He seemed to see a giant net of spears woven from celestial stars, fire phoenixes, yang energy, and lightning, slowly unfolding in the void, covering the heavens and the earth, encompassing everything.

After a long while, Hu Mang slowly opened his eyes, looked down at the black iron spear in front of his knees, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

The synergy of these four spear techniques is not merely a combination of moves, but also an evolution at the level of State of Mind.

From a singular approach to killing, to a more complete and harmonious system of gunplay.

But my doubts only grew stronger.

"Is this evolution a fusion of Law Technique, or a change at the level of State of Mind?"

He was someone who had received orthodox education from Heavenly Gate.

In his education, Law Technique was Law Technique, Divine Ability were Divine Ability, and forbidden spells were forbidden spells, belonging to different levels of evolution.

There is no transformation or integration between them.

The "New Four Devil-Subduing Forms" that he had just comprehended not only included variations in Law Technique but also divine light of Divine Ability powers. If all four techniques were used together, they even had a hint of forbidden magic.

That is, the kind of forbidden evolution that causes massive damage and is extremely destructive.

How can there be a method that simultaneously possesses three different levels of change?

In Hu Mang's memory, the closest thing to this state should be Gu Yunshu's unique "Life-Taking Continuous Three Immortals Sword".

However, this move only involves simultaneously wielding three different Sword Realm, which is fundamentally different from his method.

Hu Mang had a strong urge to return to the Azure Mysterious Realm, to that world of high Spiritual Qi, and to seek guidance from any of the three major sects: righteous, demonic, or Buddhist.

Is his current situation a special case, or is it a normal phenomenon in the evolution of Cultivation Method in the Azure Mysterious Realm?

"On the bright side, with the evolution of a unique gun-based system, my gun-playing Compatibility should be at least 85% in normal mode."

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

It's worth noting that even when Gu Yunshu uses a regular flying sword, her swordsmanship Compatibility is only 82%.

Of course, this was before the other party formed their Golden Core.

After achieving perfect Core Formation, I'll probably be aiming for another breakthrough.

The higher it goes, the better.

He was still hoping the other party would use the Corpse Liberation Sword to help him untangle the Immortal's Palm.

Hu Mang then assessed his own level of skill in spearmanship, focusing on its lethality.

Having previously mastered the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture and the Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method, his spear skills could only rank third in power.

Fortunately, the Yugi Sutra is not known for its killing techniques, otherwise he might not have been able to keep his position as the Old Third.

Now, the "New Four Devil-Subduing Forms" have increased in damage output again, directly surging to the top spot.

Unless the Black Sha Asura Cultivation Method completely disregards the consumption of "Heart Demon Blood" and fully enters Asura mode, Hu Mang's spear skills are undoubtedly number one.

"Actually, upon closer reflection, the destructive power of the Heavenly Devil Field is quite exaggerated."

The ability to understand everything is not something that can be possessed by just any Divine Ability.

However, the Heavenly Devil Field has a flaw, or rather, a limitation.

That means its coverage area is only three zhang around its body.

After all, the main function of the Heavenly Devil Field is the evolution at the spiritual level.

Psychological pressure can disregard distance, but lethality is limited by distance.

While the New Four Devil-Subduing Forms are described as spear techniques, they also possess characteristics of Law Technique and Divine Ability, and can actually be used for ranged attacks.

"I'll find an opportunity to spar with Boss Gu later. Some things are hard to verify without finding an evenly matched opponent."

Hu Mang's mind raced with a final thought, and then he ended his seclusion.

He looked around and found that although the Spiritual Qi in the surrounding seawater was still boiling, the sky was already getting dark.

So this period of seclusion and reflection actually took a whole day?

Even for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, going into seclusion during the Dragon Blood Tide is equivalent to losing two million in earnings.

For someone like him with a "Golden Core," the losses would only be greater.

As soon as he stepped out of the cabin, Old Zhu, who had been waiting anxiously, grabbed him and said impatiently.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go! I've been waiting like crazy all day! How many 30 million I've wasted!"

Where would you get so much money? If you really had that much money, why would you even be running a boat?

Before Hu Mang could even utter a word of complaint, he was dragged away by the other party.

However, the two of them weren't having any luck tonight.

From another perspective, perhaps it's a bit too good.

Almost as soon as the two of them entered the core area of Dragon Blood Tide, they encountered a newly opened sea eye.

The sea eye was about ten feet in diameter, with blood-red foam and Spiritual Qi crystals churning at its edges, and a bottomless Spiritual Qi vortex at its center, rotating at a slow and steady speed.

Just as they approached, a water column tens of feet high suddenly spewed out from the center of the sea eye, carrying five or six large items with strong Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

However, they were not the first to arrive. Before they arrived, there were already three or four Golden Core cultivators, plus five or six sea monsters.

As a result, not long after they left the arena, the number of Golden Core quickly increased to more than a dozen. In addition, there were also more than a dozen large ocean-going ships with protective shields thick enough to withstand a blow from a Nascent Soul.

Not to mention the core of the Dragon Blood Tide, where the endless waves of Spiritual Qi are comparable to a strike from Golden Core cultivator or even Nascent Soul cultivator.

Hu Mang and Old Zhu were completely unprepared for this situation, and were almost immediately separated as soon as they stepped off the field.

Hu Mang never expected that the first opponent he would encounter after mastering the art of spearmanship would not be a living person, but a terrifying wave of Spiritual Qi from the Dragon Blood Tide.

The oncoming wave swept across from the direction of the eye of the sea, as if the entire sea surface had suddenly stood up.

The wave wall was about six or seven zhang high and incredibly thick. It was a thick, blood-brown color, and the wave body was mixed with countless tiny Spiritual Qi crystals and seabed sediments. It looked powerful and heavy, definitely with the strength of a full-force attack from Mid Golden Core cultivator.

However, the next moment, amidst countless flashes of lightning, the wave exploded on the spot.