AST: Chapter 588! (1/2)
AST 588 - Diamond Crossing Rivers and Vajra’s Glare The Martial Saint warriors from the Residence of the Sky Tyrant Lord arrives!
What Qing Shui was truly worried about was whether the Residence of the Sky Tyrant Lord would intrude upon the Qing Clan when he was away. At present, if the Diamond Gigantic Elephant was to stand guard for Qing Clan, the Qing Clan would be already considered to have built an impregnable wall for themselves. As long as there was only one Fourth grade Martial Saint warrior and the rest who came were below third Martial Saint grades, Qing Shui wouldn't be too worried about it.
He still had six months left. Within these six months, he might be able to help significantly increase the strength of the people in Qing Clan, especially Luan Luan and her Demonic Beasts. In ten years time, that little brat could end up as one of the most powerful existences.
After the Diamond Qi and Diamond Protection reached Great Perfection Stage, two new abilities showed up in the Elephant Form. Furthermore, it was also the two which Qing Shui was really familiar with. Diamond Crossing Rivers and Vajra’s Glare
The Diamond Crossing Rivers was still an active skill at the moment. Since it hadn't even reached the Small Success Stage, it could only help raise a very small amount of speed.
Vajra’s Glare too was an active battle skill. It focused all of the strength throughout one’s body on the eyes and shot it towards the opponents in a unique way. There was quite a high chance it would distract the opponent. The stronger the target was, the lower the chances of success..
Luckily, Qing Shui was still quite satisfied with these two battle skills. He planned to practice them a bit harder in the future. He hoped that the Diamond Crossing River would turn out to be like Diamond Qi and Diamond Protection which could permanently increase its physical speed.
As for the Vajra’s Glare, Qing Shui felt that this battle skill would consume quite a lot of spirit energy. He felt that it would be really tough to train this, but once it succeeded, it would definitely be a fatal attack to his opponents.
For the past one year, Qing Shui had also accomplished one more thing. He successfully drew the <<Hundred Forms of the Tiger>> . As of now, his skill in drawing skin had reached the Great Perfection Stage. Occasionally, he was even able to reach the level of drawing ‘flesh and blood’.
An increase in realm also meant an increase in quality. When Qing Shui looked at the tiger drawing which had attained the level of drawing “flesh and blood”, he felt like he was looking at an actual living tiger standing right in front of him.
For a tiger drawing at the level of “drawing skin” on the other hand, even if it attained the peak level of “drawing skin”, it would still only give people the feeling of seeing a drawing no matter how beautiful or realistic it looked.
This was the difference between the level of “drawing skin” and “drawing flesh and blood”. Only when one attained the level of drawing “flesh and blood” would they be able to draw a tiger which looked like it had flesh and blood. Even for Qing Shui, he was only able to attain this kind of level occasionally.
The levels in drawings were divided into six categories. They were the level of introduction, the level of drawing skin, the level of drawing flesh and blood, the level of drawing bones, the level of drawing souls and level of drawing divine essences.
Six levels, and it got harder and harder as one progressed through each level. As for Qing Shui, he hoped that he would be able to master the level of “drawing flesh and blood” within these six months.
Out of the hundred forms of tiger pictures, Qing Shui had only managed to draw out 23 of them. As he progressed, he found it harder and harder to draw them. The godly might and presence of the tigers weren’t something which Qing Shui could draw with his current ability.
Despite that, his efforts didn’t totally go to waste. As of now, the Qing Shui could draw out 40% of the strength from the Heavenly Talismans which he drew. On top of that, the strength and accuracy of the Heavenly Talismans had also been increased significantly. The Heavenly Talismans which he drew felt really lively. Especially the pictures on them. , they all seemed as if were extremely life-like. For warriors at the same level as him, they wouldn't be able to evade it even if they were able to see it.
This was also why Qing Shui decided to dedicate himself more into drawing in the future. He hoped to at least improve his skills up to the level of “drawing bones”. As for the levels beyond that, it wasn’t that Qing Shui didn't want it, it was just too difficult for him to achieve it. Beyond the level of drawing “bones”, one didn't only need to be dedicated, they would also need to have talent to do so.
There was still one more thing that he improved a lot in, it was the Hidden Weapons. Throughout this one year, Qing Shui had put many times more effort into it than before.
It was just like the last time when the elderly man threatened Qing Shui with Luan Luan and Yu Chang. With his current strength in Hidden Weapons, he might not necessarily have been able to keep the two safe and sound. However, it turned out that his Hidden Weapons were still able to threaten the elderly man’s life. The old man was put in a situation where it was either he evade them by letting go of the brats or he die with them.
Life was really precious. Qing Shui almost sure that he would choose to let go of the two little brats and escape under those kind of circumstances. If he had trained his Hidden Weapons back then, he wouldn’t have had to face such a risky situation.
Within this one year, Qing Shui managed to make a huge change to his fighting style and his strength. Especially the Diamond Qi and Diamond Protection which reached the Great Perfection State.
The stronger he became, the more he felt that the “Emperor’s Qi” was heaven defying. Other than the Critical Damage, Qing Shui still had one more fatal weapon up his sleeve. It was the Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb. Throughout this one year, Qing Shui had also refined it numerous times. Even though he wasn't clear about just how strong it currently was, he could still feel that the fluctuating aura exuded from it being a lot more terrifying than before.
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“Daddy, today is my birthday! Have you prepared anything for me?” Luan Luan attached herself to Qing Shui’s arm and asked.
Throughout this one year, this little brat once again went through another growth spurt. Even though she was already fifteen and about the same height as the women around Qing Shui, she still hadn’t gotten rid of her childish nature. One notable point was that she looked really identical to Yiye Jiange.
Qing Shui took out the Crimson Dragon Bow which had been neglected for a long time and a lot of bone arrows which he just forged not so long ago. They were all made of beast bones at the Martial King grade. There were also a few which were made of Martial Saint grade beast bones.
“Since you are a Beast Tamer, I’ll just give you this. You can practice your shooting skills at the back whenever you are free.” Qing Shui smiled as he handed them over to Luan Luan.
As soon as they reached her hands, Luan Luan joyfully hugged Qing Shui, “Daddy is the best! You don’t even mind giving me good things like these! And here I thought daddy are going to leave them for Zun`Er and Yin`Er。“
After finishing talking, the sly Luan Luan winked at Qing Shui with her clear pupils. In response to that, Qing Shui extended his hand and pinched her nose: “You are my daughter. Deep in my heart, you are just the same as them, it’s so saddening to hear you say that.”
“Wu, wu, I’m a big girl now! Don’tt pinch my nose! I’m just joking around with you daddy, I know daddy is the best to me.” Luan Luan broke free from Qing Shui as she tried to comfort Qing Shui with a smile.
“You mischievous brat, alright! You go cultivate properly! You know that you will turn out to be the strongest person in our clan.” Qing Shui smiled and said.
Right at this moment, Yiye Jiange came in with some food. Qing Shui didn’t actually let everyone attend the girl’s birthday. He only wanted to celebrate it with Yiye Jiange and Luan Luan.
Throughout all these years, this was how Qing Shui celebrated their birthday in the clan. He also did the same thing with Yu Chang’s.
Yiye Jiange’s face would be filled with a satisfied smile whenever she saw Qing Shui and Luan Luan getting along with each other.
“Mother, the food that you prepare nowadays is really good.” Ever since she was small, Luan Luan had always been a quick-witted kid. Until now, she was still really good at saying nice things.
“It won’t make any difference no matter how much you compliment my cooking. The present I gave you will still stay the same.” Yiye Jiange smiled at Luan Luan. After that, she glanced towards Qing Shui before asking them to eat.
The meal lasted all the way until nighttime. The night market outside had long since started. The lights from the moon and other sources outside sprinkled into their room. By then, the three had long since finished their dinner and were sitting in the room gossiping with each other.
Not long after, Luan Luan went back to where she lived. She resided in a small pavilion which was not far away from there, leaving only Qing Shui and Yiye Jiange in the room.
“Unknowingly, it has already been twelve years since I first saw Luan Luan.” Qing Shui softly mumbled to himself. He looked like he was reminiscing the past.
“Yeah, we have already known each other for more than ten years.” Yiye Jiange smiled and responded. After finishing speaking, she was also startled to see that Qing Shui looked a lot more mature than before.