366: The martial arts skills are so domineering

Shen Bei was astonished by the Cultivation Technique that Wu Bi'an gave him; the characters were in a font that even a “cultural hooligan” like Shen Bei could understand.

This made Shen Bei marvel.

It also saved him the trouble of having Zhuang Bifan or Professor Gu Xinrou translate the Dungeoneer script.

If it were just reading some information, he could guess some of it, but the seriousness of a Cultivation Technique was no joke; a single character difference could lead to a thousand-mile error.

There were also examples of Qi Deviation.

The mental hospitals on earth's surface were full of talented individuals, not to mention some Martial Artists who Cultivated recklessly.

Next.

Shen Bei began to read the Cultivation Technique from beginning to end.

After a general understanding, Shen Bei's mouth twitched.

This Cultivation Technique was quite good.

Its name was also simple: “One-Character Formula.”

According to the introduction, it was divided into four parts: Battle, Decay, Invisibility, and Karma.

However, the Cultivation Technique in Shen Bei's hands was an incomplete version.

It only contained the "Decay" Word Skill and the "Hidden" Word Skill.

The other two, the “Battle” Character Formula and the “Karma” Character Formula… were actually in the Burial Sea Mausoleum in One-Blade Gorge, thousands of miles away!

“What the hell!”

Shen Bei couldn't help but mutter, “No wonder Wu Bi'an told me to go to One-Blade Gorge when I had time without any conditions. It turns out that to learn the other two character formulas, I have to go to One-Blade Gorge.”

A trap!

Everyone says the traps on earth's surface are deep, and the Strangerof the Dungeon are no less cunning!

“You're a terrible guy, you really are terrible.”

“Couldn't you have given me the complete Cultivation Technique?”

Shen Bei complained.

However, on second thought, perhaps Wu Bi'an and Burial Sea fought over this Cultivation Technique?

Wu Bi'an couldn't give him the complete set even if he wanted to.

What else could be done?

While Shenxiu Lake had not yet opened, Shen Bei planned to Cultivate all the character formulas he could.

“Let me see what the "Decay" Word Skill is all about.”

Shen Bei read it carefully again.

A moment later, he generally understood it.

After achieving Major Achievement in the "Decay" Word Skill, it would form an area around the body where time seemed to stagnate. Enemies touched by it would feel their vitality and True Qi slowly drain away, as if the space-time around them was gradually aging, their defense and mobility gradually decreasing until they fell into a state of powerlessness.

Only one word could describe it: truly domineering!

Doesn't this mean that his surroundings were a forbidden zone?

Awesome, my friend!

The other "Hidden" Word Skill was a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique that used time as a lock, injury as bait, to hide the enemy's sharpness, ultimately backfiring on its master.

In other words, after being injured by an enemy, it would be like wind passing through a gap, leaving no trace, temporarily avoiding the harm.

But the enemy's damage would not disappear for no reason; instead, it would be stored, and after the battle, the sustained damage would be released and backfire on himself.

“This "Hidden" Word Skill… why does it feel a bit familiar?”

It seemed like a similar scene had appeared in a certain anime.

Shen Bei stroked his chin, pondering for a moment. The greatest use of the "Hidden" Word Skill was equivalent to ignoring damage, allowing him to fight without reservation.

After the fight, he would then endure the backlash of the stored damage.

It was indeed as domineering as that.

“Does this "Hidden" Word Skill conflict with the Rage Blood Overlord Body?”

Shen Bei was somewhat confused. The Rage Blood Overlord Body required taking damage; the more damage taken, the stronger the combat power.

However, this "Hidden" Word Skill absorbed and stored damage, ensuring that during battle, he wouldn't die immediately and would remain at his Peak, without his strength decreasing due to injury.

Shen Bei's thoughts raced.

After a moment of contemplation.

He then realized that perhaps he had overthought it.

The exquisite effect of the "Hidden" Word Skill was not to store damage bit by bit, but rather to absorb fatal blows.

The Rage Blood Overlord Body, on the other hand, was different; the more he fought against an evenly matched opponent, the more he could suppress them.

After understanding this, Shen Bei rubbed his hands, quite excited.

“No more talk, let's Cultivate!”

“First, the "Decay" Word Skill!”

Shen Bei sat cross-legged, closed his eyes in concentration, and formed complex hand seals. This was a method he had carefully designed to guide the True Qi's circulation, based on the Cultivation method recorded in the Cultivation Technique.

With each breath, he guided the True Qi within his body to circulate along the specific path of the "Decay" Word Skill, starting from the Dantian, flowing along the Meridians, slowly moving throughout his body, and finally returning to the Dantian, repeating the cycle.

Initially, he felt that the True Qi occasionally stagnated as it circulated within his body, as if there was an invisible resistance. This was because the “"Decay" Word Skill” involved the Law of time, requiring it to contend with the Laws of nature and change the flow rate of space-time around the body.

To eliminate the stagnation and resistance, Shen Bei remained motionless for three full days, continuously circulating True Qi within his body to clear Cultivation obstacles.

As he slowly adjusted, he repeatedly regulated his breath and corrected the flow of True Qi, until the True Qi's resistance against the Law gradually harmonized, and the resistance faded.

Shen Bei's Qi sense flowed, transforming into streaks of light, guiding his mind to drift away from the mortal world and enter the realm of nothingness. This was crucial for conversing with time; only by detaching his mind could he perceive the sequence of time.

As time passed, the air around Jiang Li began to blur, with a faint mist swirling around him. This was the initial manifestation of his True Qi interacting with the external Law of time. Jiang Li could feel that with each cycle of True Qi, the mist around him grew denser, and the sense of space-time distortion became more intense.

On the fifth day of Cultivation.

Shen Bei softly whispered, “Gate of Time, my heart is the key, the realm is the guide.” With his whispered words, Spiritual Qi gathered around him, a faint mist swirled, and a vortex of space-time appeared, as if time had solidified, slowly expanding like ripples.

His body seemed to be covered by a transparent membrane, and the surrounding time truly seemed to slow down. Even the petals falling into the room and the passing wind seemed to decelerate, yet he could clearly perceive all of this and even slightly influence their rhythm.

On the seventh day of Cultivation.

Shen Bei's mind stirred, and he slowly stood up, extending the stagnant area. He touched a flowerpot in the room, and the plants withered, revealing time-patterned stones, and the flow of time accelerated.

He used his mind to control this power, making it gentle and precisely targeting the enemy's fading vitality without harming the innocent.

This was the “"Decay" Word Skill” controlling time, using time as a domain to precisely subdue enemies without harming the harmless.

His body became time, controlling time as a sword, and time was used by him.

On the ninth day of Cultivation.

Shen Bei's mind moved, and objects within the range of the surrounding time power gradually showed signs of decay, losing vitality but not perishing, and his control over the power became more skillful.

He repeatedly refined it until he could control the force field freely, expanding and contracting it at will.

On the tenth day.

Shen Bei achieved Major Achievement in the "Decay" Word Skill.

“Not by force to subdue the enemy, but by mind to control time, to control birth, old age, and death, to determine life and death.”

“Awesome again!”

Shen Bei clenched his fists tightly.

Now, it could be said that whoever approached Shen Bei would be unlucky!

With such a time-draining force field, it would be strange if the enemy didn't feel a tingling scalp!

That evening, Zhuang Bifan, who had been silent for several days, began to chatter incessantly: “Tomorrow is the opening of Shenxiu Lake. Are you ready?”

Shen Bei was already lying in bed, half-asleep: “There's nothing to prepare. I'll act according to the situation. But I'll definitely keep your matter in mind. Just do it!”

After a night of ample rest, Shen Bei was refreshed and full of energy.

He carried the full-length mirror and walked towards the west of the city.

At this time, a large crowd was surging along the road towards Shenxiu Lake.

Shen Bei found a prominent but inconspicuous position, and waited, observing.

An hour later.

The highly anticipated surge of Shenxiu Lake arrived as scheduled.

It must be said, it was a truly spectacular sight.

The surging tide, rising into the sky, seemed to connect with the firmament.

It was as if it was hanging upside down from the sky.

A large amount of water vapor was steaming, forming an indescribably magnificent scene.

“What a grand spectacle,” Shen Bei couldn't help but blurt out.

Zhuang Bifan in the mirror also exclaimed, “I can't tell if this tide is coming up from below or down from above.”

The surrounding onlookers also let out continuous exclamations.

Gradually, the hour-long surging tide gradually subsided.

Shen Bei looked around at the crowd's reactions.

Some people had already started to retreat.

Shen Bei scratched his head, full of doubt: “What the hell, is that it? Why didn't the method to heal severed limbs appear?”

At this moment, Zhuang Bifan was also a bit confused.

“Could the rumors… be fake?”

“Impossible!”

Shen Bei said firmly, “At nine o'clock to the left, I already saw Heaven-Shaking Slave, and he's still here, which means there's more to come!”