hotmtlnovel Chapter 8 Chrysanthemum Douluo Arrives
Chapter 8 Chrysanthemum Douluo Arrives
Seeing Lin Huai obediently listen to her.
Qian Daoliu continued his story.
"Although not many people on the mainland these days seriously cultivate these skills."
"However, as your understanding deepens, these abilities are equivalent to having an additional martial soul."
Qian Daoliu stroked the sword that had materialized.
He looked into the distance, his tone leisurely.
"The previous Sword Douluo, who is also the father of the current Sword Douluo, challenged me when he was at level 98."
"I fought him to a standstill without using any soul skills."
"He is suited to swordsmanship, and he broke through to the realm of swordsmanship in battle."
Qian Daoliu released his signature eight black and one red, nine spirit rings.
"It's a pity he didn't have a 100,000-year soul ring, otherwise he could have broken through to level 99 directly."
"He made me use all my strength, but he also suffered a fatal wound."
Lin Huai looked at Qian Daoliu's serious eyes.
"Don't worry, teacher, I won't slack off in my understanding of the techniques."
"I also think that we can achieve breakthroughs by absorbing the spirit rings of spirit beasts and then acquire spirit skills through those spirit rings."
"This kind of cultivation method is distorted; it shuts down people's initiative and greatly weakens their creativity."
Qian Daoliu looked at Lin Huai with considerable satisfaction.
"That's absolutely right. It's excellent that you have such insights now."
He immediately put away his martial spirit and casually swung the sword formed from his soul power.
A sword aura shot straight into the sky, shattering several white clouds.
"However, this is usually an insight that only Title Douluo can have."
"After all, a Title Douluo without self-created soul skills can still easily defeat a Soul Douluo with self-created soul skills."
"Therefore, you now need to not only cultivate your soul power, but also hone your swordsmanship."
Lin Huai understood Qian Daoliu's advice.
I still hope to work harder and improve both my soul power and swordsmanship.
Lin Huai didn't explain further and immediately began practicing basic sword techniques.
"Teacher, I will try my best."
"Could you please check if there are any problems with these basics?"
Then I combined that sword technique with my knife skills.
……
Lin Huai spent a day continuously strengthening his basic swordsmanship.
Under Qian Daoliu's guidance, I managed to make the basic moves look somewhat decent.
Dugu Yan also returned during this time, but her jewel-like eyes were still slightly moist.
After resting, Lin Huai picked up the knife again.
With my eyes closed, I pictured Marlenia's chaotic yet elegant series of attacks when she used "Waterbird Dance".
Like a waterbird leaping on one leg, and swiftly hunting like a waterbird, the imagery of a waterbird is perfectly integrated into the swift swordsmanship.
Slowly, I erased Marlenia's image from my mind.
"This isn't what I wanted. However, one can see the fluidity of the Flowing Water Sword Technique, continuous and ever-flowing like water."
The image of the Flowing Water Swordsman resurfaced in my mind, wielding a curved sword that resembled several drops of water pieced together.
The attack began silently; the blade sliced through the first obstruction of air, and the entire body followed suit, spinning in the process.
It was like the opening move of a dance, as light as a drop of water splashing on a calm lake. Then, a continuous barrage of strikes poured forth. Before one wave had even subsided, the next had already quietly taken its place.
The sword dance and the imagery of "flowing water" are perfectly integrated at this moment. Each attack is seamlessly connected to the next, like a mountain stream that flows around the rocks and never stops.
Lin Huai's body also began to slowly sway along with the swordsman.
The initial stumbles and awkwardness made it seem somewhat incongruous.
As time passed, Lin Huai's movements began to become more elegant and began to flow continuously.
Lin Huai slowly stopped, looking at the knife in his hand and falling into deep thought.
Dugu Yan also snapped out of her daze at the dance-like swordplay and looked at Dugu Bo; "Grandpa, what was that Lin Huai just did?"
Dugu Bo's expression stiffened: "You can't understand it now, just think of it as a self-created soul skill."
Unlike Dugu Bo's disbelief, Qian Daoliu was merely surprised.
After spending the last two days together, Qian Daoliu could still see that Lin Huai's talent was outstanding, but he didn't expect him to comprehend "entering the subtle" so quickly.
Lin Huai disarmed his prosthetic sword and looked at Qian Daoliu with a puzzled expression.
"Teacher, I feel like I've reached a level of 'meticulous control,' but just now when I tried to swing the knife, I felt a blockage. What's going on?"
Qian Daoliu looked at the bewildered expression and smiled broadly.
"You have indeed entered the realm of 'subtlety', but there is still one thing you haven't noticed."
"You've only just begun practicing basic swordsmanship; you're not yet familiar with these techniques. That's why you're experiencing a sense of blockage."
"You should also be the first person to start with the details and then practice the basics."
Looking at Lin Huai, who had suddenly realized something, Dugu Bo felt extremely envious of Qian Daoliu for having such a talented disciple.
"Yanyan, would you like to learn weaponry?"
Dugu Yan pointed at herself with a bewildered expression.
"Me...do I want one too?"
Dugu Bo abandoned his intention to follow suit.
"Never mind, our martial spirits aren't suited for using weapons."
"The Great Offering—"
Are you inside?
An extremely feminine voice came from outside the valley.
Qian Daoliu vanished instantly.
That strange sound... it seems Chrysanthemum Douluo has arrived.
After a while.
Appearing alongside Qian Daoliu was a bewitching figure dressed in a red robe with gold patterns.
Her skin was as delicate as a baby's, and she had a bewitching appearance.
It's simply breathtaking, like "fish sinking and geese falling, birds startled by the sound of birdsong, flowers blushing and the moon hiding its face, flowers trembling with sorrow."
It's a pity she has an Adam's apple on her neck.
If Lin Huai hadn't already known that Chrysanthemum Douluo was a man, he would definitely have thought she was a woman with an Adam's apple.
"Wow!"
"That woman is so pretty!"
Although Dugu Yan's voice was relatively soft, everyone present still heard it.
"Hahaha……"
"The little girl is also very cute, much more pleasing to the eye than your grandfather."
Yue Guan readily agreed with Dugu Yan's praise and even chirped at Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's face darkened.
"Alright, Yue Guan, let's put aside your grudges with Dugu Bo for now."
"Take a look at these herbs first. Which ones do you recognize and know their specific uses?"
Led by Qian Daoliu, Chrysanthemum Douluo headed towards the immortal herbs.
"A magical herb!"
He spoke in surprise.
"Still so many miraculous herbs!"
His open mouth trembled slightly.
I reached out to touch the rare and beautiful Chrysanthemum in front of me.
"cough……"
Qian Daoliu coughed, signaling Yue Guan to explain.
Yue Guan snapped out of her daze and took a deep breath.
"Great Offering, these herbs are extremely rare and their effects are miraculous. My family calls them 'immortal herbs'."
"A magical herb? That seems quite suitable."
Dugu Bo looked at these magical herbs and muttered to himself.
Ignoring Dugu Bo, Yue Guan continued to speak.
"If the immortal herbs consumed are suitable, even with only innate level five soul power, one can still hope to reach the threshold of being granted a title."
"Some of them can even cause benign mutations in the martial soul."
Yue Guan took out a thick book from his storage ring.
He handed it to Qian Daoliu.
"Great Master, this book contains information on the effects and harvesting methods of most immortal herbs. If you encounter something not mentioned in the book, my martial spirit, which is also an immortal herb, will also tell you its general effects."
"I wish the High Priest would bestow this wondrous, heaven-reaching chrysanthemum upon me, so that I may break through to level 96 within two years!"
When Chrysanthemum Douluo asked Qian Daoliu for the immortal herb, Lin Huai held up a small white flower that resembled a peony, along with the black stone below its root.
"Chrysanthemum Douluo, don't you want this immortal herb?"
"The red of lovesickness breaks one's heart!"