318: Chapter 318 Combat Technique Conception, Farewell to the Earth Emperor

After Mei Niang entered seclusion, Hun Tiandi also began to set to work on his own cultivation...

The attack contained the Nine-Fold Force, with hidden force stacking...

With his current experience and powerful soul strength, he began to analyze the exertion method of the hidden force in the Half-Step Crushing Fist.

His mind raced frantically. Nine-Fold Force? Hidden force stacking?

“If fist force can be stacked, the Nine-Fold Force can erupt with fierce power. In close combat against those of the same rank, the strength would be ferocious and overbearing!”

“If I transform the fist into a blade and stack the blade light under the drive of Dou Qi, could the blade force stack as well? Could one strike erupt with the power of three?”

Blade light, blade glow, blade astral qi...

The basic blade techniques he practiced were already perfected to the limit, with no further room for improvement.

Next, Hun Tiandi had two paths to take regarding Dou Techniques.

The first path was to learn new blade techniques to increase his killing methods, whether by recalling the Hun Clan's blade techniques, the Heavenly Silkworm Dou Di's inheritance, or the Yellow Spring Pavilion's foundation.

All of them contained many powerful blade techniques, such as the Star Shattering Slash...

The second path was the path of blade creation—creating his own blade Dou Technique. If word got out that a mere Dou Ling wanted to create a Dou Technique, no one would believe it.

One must know that the creation of a single Dou Technique required countless predecessors to risk life and death to accumulate the necessary experience.

Whew!

After a brief contemplation, Hun Tiandi let out a soft breath and made his decision: he would take the second path of blade creation.

This was the most suitable path for him.

Another month later.

In a valley outside the desert, Hun Tiandi held a blade in his hand. He held the long blade upright and channeled the Dou Qi in his body into it.

From a great distance away...

Hun Tiandi slashed down fiercely. A ten-zhang blade light surged from the tip of the blade and cleaved downward.

Boom...

With a loud explosion, a semi-solidified blade light formed. Suddenly, at the moment the blade light took shape...

A bolt of lightning as thick as a child's arm emerged. As the lightning blade light erupted, a man-sized bluestone in the distance blew apart with a bang.

The violent lightning strike caused the interior of the bluestone to shatter.

It turned into countless fragments that flew through the air. What a terrifying strike, what terrifying lightning.

Lightning Dou Qi—unparalleled in slaughter.

In Hun Tiandi's eyes, this strike had already begun to transcend the level of a Dou Technique.

In truth, with his level of sword dao cultivation, releasing sword astral qi was not a problem, but he had to go through the process of the blade.

If he abandoned the process to pursue the result, the blade technique would be like a castle in the air, with no foundation to speak of.

Having released a bit of blade light now, the blade glow and blade astral qi would follow naturally in the future.

Right now it was just a single blade light; as his cultivation improved, there would be more lightning, and the lightning pillars would become thicker and larger.

When that time comes...

It won't just be a single lightning pillar. With one strike, the lightning pillars will pour out like an ocean breaking through a dam.

Ten thousand bolts of lightning raging, an aura of destruction—a powerful Dou Technique, a powerful cultivation method.

Whew!

Hun Tiandi sheathed his blade comfortably. He finally had some ideas regarding the conception of his blade Dou Technique...

Boom...

Suddenly, silver moonlight fell from the night sky, enveloping a certain spot in the valley and condensing above Mei Niang's head.

“The Transformation Art, a peerless secret technique!”

Mei Niang marveled in her heart. She absorbed the power of the moonlight and circulated the secret technique to temper her body, allowing it to penetrate her flesh and fuse together.

Threads of mysterious silver patterns emerged, spreading and permeating throughout her entire body.

Hun Tiandi looked into the distance, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

The dark night was about to fade, and the morning sun was about to rise.

The collision of Yin and Yang gave birth to a trace of purple qi that poured into the top of Mei Niang's head. Her purple snake tail transformed into human legs.

Hiss...

With a long cry, Mei Niang completely took on a human form. A purple robe draped over her body, making her look noble and charming. Her jade-like feet hovered five inches above the ground.

Whew!

Although it wasn't a true transformation, the day when it would become real was not far off.

Mei Niang exuded a regal aura. Her purple eyes were like lightning, enchanting and seductive, like a peerless beauty.

Shoosh...

The sound of breaking air came from nearby. Hun Tiandi looked at that enchanting figure with a stunned expression.

“Congratulations, Mei Niang, on the completion of your divine art!”

Hun Tiandi praised.

“Giggle, I've finally gotten rid of that half-human, half-beast appearance.”

She then flew toward the outside of the valley. Yan Xing and the others were already prepared and could leave at any time.

With a flip of his hand, he took out a black robe and put it on. Hun Tiandi and his group walked out of the valley, moving between the desert and the green land where sparse vegetation dotted the landscape.

Compared to the golden desert, this undoubtedly added a trace of vitality.

This place was near the edge of the desert, and one could occasionally see pedestrians coming and going, as well as mercenary teams returning from hunting magical beasts in the depths of the desert.

The returning mercenary teams.

A figure in a black robe walked unhurriedly through this area. Passersby couldn't help but cast their gazes toward him.

Ignoring those gazes, Hun Tiandi continued walking toward the city.

The blazing sun in the sky grew hotter, yet there wasn't a single drop of sweat on the youth's forehead, as if he were just a tourist in the Tagor Desert.

As the sun was about to set, a massive city finally appeared in his line of sight, and a smile appeared on his face.

“Stone Desert City, we've finally arrived!” Hun Tiandi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

“Your Majesty, regarding that old fellow's Five-Snake Evil Poison Seal, are we really going to refine it for him...”

Liu Ling asked worriedly.

Looking at the people coming and going at the city gate, he spoke in a low voice. The person he referred to was naturally the old man from the Shanhe Shop.

The Earth Emperor, Tu Xingzi!

“It doesn't matter. We'll get the snake scale flower first. As for him recovering his strength, if he harbors ill intentions, then just as this King can save him, I can also send him back to hell!”

Hun Tiandi sneered. A mere Dou Huang expert wouldn't normally be worth the effort to save.

But this was related to the layout within the Jia Ma Empire.

“True, but that old fellow doesn't look like a peaceful sort,” Liu Ling remarked indifferently.

“Jie jie jie, so what if he's not peaceful? Even if he recovers his strength, he's just a Dou Huang. Can he really overturn the heavens?”

Yan Xing, who was beside them, said coldly. Once the Blood Spirit Seal was planted, he would be guaranteed to behave himself.

Hearing this, the corners of Hun Tiandi's mouth twitched wildly. This Yan Xing really had a heavy killing intent.

A glint flashed in Mei Niang's eyes behind them. Listening to the conversation between the two, it seemed Stone Desert City would no longer be peaceful.

She reached out to stroke Qing Yue's head, an imperceptible curve appearing at the corner of her mouth.

“It’s fine. If he sincerely hands over the snake scale flower, that’s good. Otherwise...”

Hun Tiandi grinned. That old fellow was originally from the Jia Ma Empire. If he could be subdued, it would be even more beneficial for the layout.

This Earth Emperor could be considered a qualified enforcer.

“Jie jie jie, this is where our Great Alchemist Liu's prestige comes in. Can we pull this network together?”

Yan Xing teased.

Hearing this, Liu Ling rolled his eyes.

Shortly after, they headed toward the city on the edge of the desert. After entering smoothly, they saw the Shanhe Shop on the street—it was the same shop where they had previously bought the map.

Shanhe Shop!

“Sigh, with experts fighting in the Tagor Desert, I wonder if that group will perish or escape...”

“When will the Five-Snake Evil Poison Seal on this old man's body ever be resolved!”

Inside the shop, Tu Xingzi was making maps behind the counter, but he felt irritable whenever he thought of those people.

With a slip of his magic pen, the route on a beast skin map was drawn crookedly. The long wait made this former Dou Huang expert of the Jia Ma Empire somewhat impatient.

Holding the beast skin map, Dou Qi surged in his palm. With a sudden shock, it turned into fragments and fell onto the counter.

He then took out a new piece of beast skin and began to focus on making the map. Only by keeping himself busy could he stop his mind from wandering.

Crack!

A nearby chair was suddenly shattered by the aura leaking from his body.

Standing at the shop entrance, the door was ajar, and a faint light projected out, shining on Hun Tiandi.

Through his keen soul perception, he could tell that the owner of this shop had a rather explosive temper.