Chapter 60 - Weapon Intent Training (2/2)

When he took a couple of steps, from an indecipherable direction of the dome came a blade of blue aura towards him that struck the protective layer of his spirit power. The attack wasn't potent, but its speed was very high.

”A blade of spirit power? Although I can't see well in this blue sea, from the sensation, it seems to be a sword-cut or something similar.”

To prove his theory, Hei kept moving. With each step, a new blue aura attack rushed towards him at high speed.

'I understood.'

”Lian, did you understand, too, right?”

”Yes, these attacks are probably those contained within the flags. The blue sea serves to hide its origins.”

”From the formation division member's words and the feeling of the attacks, each attack comes from a different type of weapon. Consequently, our goal is to find the intent of our weapon and understand it amid all other intents. But we must receive all the attacks without the possibility of dodging them.”

Having said that, Hei stopped before continuing.

”Activate your spirit power and start walking around. But try not to stray too far from the center. Given that it is the only enlightened place, it seems logical to think that it is a safe area. It is the first day, so there is no need to exaggerate in understanding it in a single session. We use this time to understand and prepare for the next sessions.”

Lian nodded her head at Hei's words and left the safe area. Soon, after a couple of steps, a blue blade came towards her and hit her. Having activated her spirit power, she didn't suffer much damage.

The two continued like this for about half an hour, although the passage of time was a little challenging to notice inside. Having received repeated attacks all the time, the consumption of their spirit power was great, and they decided to return to the safe zone to rest and cultivate a little, and at the same time, metabolize what they had understood.

Each weapon had its characteristics and strengths and weaknesses. Not even the greatest of the geniuses among the geniuses could have been capable of correctly learning any type of weapon. It was better to concentrate on only one type.

But the strength of a weapon didn't depend so much on its characteristics. It was instead based on the user's compatibility, the competence in wielding it, and the ability to perceive the flow of battle. Even weapons that seemed useless, used by the right martial artist could turn into deadly weapons and kill anyone in their path.

Although they couldn't learn every weapon and their intent, it was possible to learn how to defend oneself with your type of weapon and how to deflect the various attacks. What they were trying to do now was just that. Understanding not so much as the secrets of any weapon, but what made their weapons different from others.

The hour passed, and eventually, the formation was dispelled. Even though Hei and Lian weren't injured, they had consumed vast amounts of spirit power and mental energy in an attempt to understand the peculiarity of their weapon.

The member of the formation division who had spoken with them previously headed towards them.

”So how did it go? Do you want to continue, or you decide to stop for today? ”

”No, that's enough for today. It is rather difficult, and instead of continuing stubbornly, we prefer to concentrate on digesting what we have learned.” Hei replied with a tired face.

”It seems like a wise choice. Most of those who come, insist on continuing and end up forgetting the little they have learned. With these types of techniques, you don't have to hurry, and you have to follow your own pace. Very well, then I send you off. I hope to see you again tomorrow.”

Hei and Lian politely greeted the members of the formation division who had assisted them and left the training ground. Because they had spent only an hour in that place, they had time to jump to the library.

The library was similar to the exchange point, also carefully monitored. It was just that inside, instead of there being goods, there were books.

The books inside were divided by type based on what the technique was used for - cultivation methods, fighting techniques, weapon techniques, and movement techniques. These, in turn, were subdivided into ranks according to the power and utility generated by learning the technique - base, low, medium, high.

High-rank techniques were learnable only by those who had reached the sixth stage since they were mostly techniques that used elemental laws. Therefore, the maximum that Hei and Lian could take was medium rank techniques.

Having already been informed of their particular situation, the person in charge welcomed Hei and Lian with reverence, as they had become by now two important figures in the sect, and had the full support of the sect leader. They weren't only allowed to take away a book each without paying contribution points, but they could calmly decide without time limits.

Taking advantage of this, Hei and Lian began looking for medium-rank combat techniques. They didn't need cultivation manuals nor movement techniques as they already possessed them. As for the weapon techniques, they felt that it was better to learn them after having comprehended the intent of their weapons so as to refine their use simultaneously with new techniques.

Their choice ultimately fell to two - Vibrating Fist and Demon Concealment.

The first had a similar procedure to Spider Lance. Still, besides being less powerful, it differed because instead of a piercing blow, the technique consisted of a punch which would focus on vibrating one's spirit power against the opponent. They had chosen that technique so they could have something to attack their opponents without revealing their best cards. Hei was also confident of being able to increase its power by applying the force concentration method used in Spider Lance.

The Demon Concealment, however, while belonging to combat techniques, was neither an attack nor a defense move. But it was a technique of concealment that served to reduce one's presence.

Although Hei was good at hiding himself, this move went so far as to explain even how to slow down his breathing and heart rate to the minimum. Combined with his knowledge of hunting, it would be an unexpectedly deadly weapon.