Vol 1 Chapter 14 (1/2)
Book 1, Chapter 14 – The Cage
[Raindrop Sutra] The principle behind it was that of the saying, ‘dripping water can eventually tunnel through a rock’
Its attacks were soft yet inexhaustible, see fro the enee In turn, its defenses were utterly airtight…and at the saed on one point, it could forly explosive force Even ordinary drops of water could eventually tunnel through a rock; the sword that had been transformed into ‘raindrops’ would naturally contain an unshakable, unyielding power
“The [Raindrop Sutra] truly is profound and wondrous” Ning nodded as he read it, then picked up the second book, [Polaris Secret Manual]
The [Polaris Secret Manual] was part of the legendary [Polaris Sword Manual] It was divided into seven different sword stances, known as Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid These seven major sword stances all contained the power of the stars They could be as ferocious and savage as the Voracious Alkaid Wolf Sword, or the extrerez Sword…
The sword technique was unfathoainst
“What a good sword technique” Ning sighed in a up the other three books
[Thunderfla which the ancestors of the Ji clan, when roving and training theh to find They had found a half-burned remnant of a book, and the words in it were not very clear Only tords on the title could be seen: Thunderflame! In addition, they were only able to reclaim three complete sword stances from the book
All of the stances were used to attack When the stances were used, it was as though it contained the power of heavenly thunder and hellish flames There was no question that in terst the sword techniques of the Ji clan! For just three stances to allow it to be ranked ast the Five Major Sword Techniques of the Ji clan, one could iine how that unnamed complete sword technique…definitely outstripped the other four sword techniques vastly
However, although its strengths were apparent, its weaknesses were also apparent This was because these vicious stances…were only three in number Thus, they didn’t perfectly link to each other In addition, all three stances were purely offensive, without any defensive stances How could experts, when engaged in battle, have no defensive stances? Thus, very few people would choose to train in this sword technique
“I really want to see what the co couldn’t help but sigh
“If we had a complete copy,” the nearby Yichuan said, “Then it would be, without question, the number one Immortal technique in S Mountain”
Ning nodded, then picked up the fourth book
[Illusion Sutra] Strictly speaking, this wasn’t a sword technique, because once one truly understood theof the word ‘Illusion’, one could execute an ‘Illusion Saber’ technique, or an ‘Illusion Spear’ technique, or an ‘Illusion Staff’ technique…this was an insidious and powerful attacking technique that allowed one to hide one’s true abilities and actions Opponents often would die before even knohat happened
This technique was sinister to the extreme
“This isn’t suited todiscarded was the [Illusion Sutra] Picking so suited to a person was very important A technique that was opposite of one’s natural instincts, no matter how profound…would be incredibly difficult to train Naturally, Ning immediately discarded it
“Hrth of the Ji clan” Ning began to flip through the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords]
The [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords] was praised as the most complicated of the five sword techniques, far more complicated than the [108 Swords of the Gods and Deh it was complicated, once one truly mastered it, the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords] could be simplified into three major stances The ‘One Sword, Ten Thousand Shadows’ stance, the ‘Ten Thousand Swords Become One’, and the ‘Melody of Ten Thousand Swords’
Ning closed his eyes, pondering
In ter and most complicated, or perhaps even the simplest, it would be the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords]
In terainst, it would be the [Illusion Sutra]
In ter the most orthodox, it would be the [Polaris Secret Manual]
In terreatest defense, it would be the [Raindrop Sutra]
In terms of the most powerful attack and the deepest, most profound principles, it would be the [Thunderflame Sword]
“First of all, the [Illusion Sutra] can be excluded It doesn’t suitpondered “The [Polaris Secret Manual] is part of the [Polaris Sword Manual] In ter In defense, it isn’t either It isn’t very exquisite either…it’s coe, but it isn’t weak in any aspect either When fighting against experts, one e! The [Polaris Secret Manual] can be excluded as well”
“Only three left The [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords], [Raindrop Sutra], and [Thunderflame Sword]”
“The [Raindrop Sutra] is a ht to himself
The Raindrop Sutra was like a curtain of endless raindrops It was the st the five major sword techniques
In a battle, defensive abilities were evenabilities!
In his past life, Ning had seen many martial arts co and defense Even in soccer and basketball, there was the saying that ‘defense is king’ Although attacks were pretty to look at…it was defense which truly gave the best chances at victory
The venue was different, but the logic was the same!
In life and death battles, defense was also i an expert ht reach the point of only being able to defend and not attack If one’s defense was strong, then perhaps one ht still live But once those attack-focused people encountered those ere even stronger than them, once their attacks were not able to harm the opponent, they were finished
“Defense is the sa my life First, I have to preserve my life; only then can I take the lives of others In addition, this is the technique which my father used to beco me, I will i carefully continued to consider “As for the [Thunderflame Sword] and the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords]…”