288 A Forbidden Dark Ar (2/2)
Her eyes sharpened into a glare when she heard what he said. She decided to teach the ambitious Wang Baole a lesson he would never forget. As a cultivator, he should be taught to be realistic about his potential and not to run before he could walk. How else would he be able to enter the league of the great and extraordinary? An imperceptible flicker flashed past her eyes, and she coughed.
”Is that so… let me think then… yes, I do have a legendary mystic technique with me. It is everything you're asking for. Once it is unleashed, it'll move heaven and earth. It'll strike fear into the hearts of everyone who witnesses it. They'll be scared out of their wits!”
”A legendary mystic technique?” Upon hearing those words, Wang Baole immediately perked up. He straightened up and listened carefully.
”That's right, a legendary mystic technique that's many times more powerful than the Myriad Wood Ice Heart Art. They're leagues apart. If you can master it, you'll be nearly invincible. It has a really nice name, called… Corpse Face!”
”Its full name is… the Dark Corpse Face Art! How's that? Doesn't it sound really powerful?” She whirled around and looked at Wang Baole with eyes bright with the light of encouragement.
”It sounds… really powerful. But why do I feel that the name sounds a bit scary?” Wang Baole froze for a moment before scratching his head.
”You may feel that, but your enemy's going to be even more frightened when they see it in action!” she said firmly. The encouragement in her eyes grew brighter, and she even patted him on the shoulder.
”This… that seems to make sense…” Wang Baole stuttered. The woman in white didn't give him time to think. She immediately explained in detail how the Dark Corpse Face Art worked.
The Dark Art involved a certain kind of substance found within the Spirit Qi. The woman in white explained to Wang Baole that humankind's understanding of Spirit Qi was still lacking. Even though the typical cultivator could release Spirit Qi, he couldn't fully absorb it. There always remained a small portion that resisted absorption and would be expelled naturally from the human body.
Ninety-nine percent of all cultivation techniques found on Earth possessed the ability to expel such substance during the cultivation process. That was how cultivation could continue without a hitch.
In actuality though, the expelled substance could also be used for cultivation. That was how the so-called Dark Arts were born!
Where she had come from, the expelled substance found in Spirit Qi was called the Dark Spirit Qi!
Practicing the Dark Art allowed one to absorb the Dark Spirit Qi, forming a wisp of Dark Fire inside one's body, and the flame was capable of burning anything in the world. Its power was so great that it was beyond what words could describe. It was the opposite of ordinary Spirit Qi and of a greater caliber. That was why, to a certain extent, it could defeat all other types of cultivation!
When practicing the Dark Art, one would be able to form a wisp of Dark Fire inside one's body during the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm. After reaching the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, another wisp of Dark Fire would be born. If one were able to generate a third wisp of Dark Fire, one would be able to ride on the creation of the third fire wisp and propel themselves from the mid-stage to the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm!
When the time came, the three wisps of Dark Fire would fuse into one and form a Baneful Flame. That was when the cultivator would advance to the perfected Foundation Establishment realm!
This Dark Art was also referred to as Corpse Face because of what the technique did. It shared the same name as its effects!
The cultivator would use the Dark Fire to paint on his opponent's face. First the Corpse Eyebrows, then the Corpse Eyes, followed by the nose and lips, finally forming a… Corpse Face!
Once the Corpse Face was formed, it would explode and destroy everything!
After listening to Little Missy's description, Wang Baole's eyes widened, and he sucked in a sudden breath of air. He could feel a chill shivering up his spine, then spreading throughout his body. This Dark Corpse Face Art was simply too freaky.
”This is…” Wang Baole hesitated. He had a feeling that Little Missy was playing him for a fool.
The glow of encouragement in the young woman's eyes grew brighter when she saw Wang Baole's hesitation. She went on a bit longer about how impressive the Dark Art was. When she saw that Wang Baole still remained doubtful, she glared.
”Tell me, Wang Baole. Since the beginning, when you were at the Ancient Martial realm till this day, have I ever led you down the wrong path?”
Wang Baole thought about Little Missy's words and was immediately assaulted by a sense of shame. It was true. Little Missy had treated him well since the beginning; she had never lied to him.
”I'll learn it! Little Missy is right. You've never lied to me!” Wang Baole nodded resolutely.
The young woman in white was extremely happy when she heard that. Then, for some unknown reason, she started feeling despondent. She couldn't remember the number of times she had played Wang Baole for a fool. Every time, she had been prepared to watch him make a fool of himself, but every time, the fatty had been able to exceed her expectations. She didn't know if it was something in his blood or something else. She had almost begun to doubt herself…
This time, though, nothing like the Golden Body will happen. This is the legendary forbidden mystic technique. I had looked down on the Myriad Wood Ice Heart Art then too and didn't want to practice it. This was how my mother taught me a lesson and made me see the reality of things. That was how I rose to join the league of the powerful and exceptional… even I didn't manage to master the Dark Art. Not to mention the hardship I'd gone through trying to learn it. Finally, I'll get to see someone else suffer. I don't believe he can master it!