Chapter 113: Chapter 112: Golden Wing Cloak Slash
The plan to continue forward was clearly disrupted. Wu Bingji decided that everyone should rest for a day on the spot, to ponder over Tang San\'s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique. For him, it was just a matter of referencing, and continuing to practice his throwing arrow was more reliable.
To Tang San\'s surprise, it wasn\'t just Gu Li who was interested in the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique; Cheng Zicheng was also quite enthusiastic.
After she performed the Golden Peng Transformation, she continually flew and spun in the air, slashing with her wings and emitting sharp cries through the sky.
To be honest, it was quite effective; she actually managed to produce an accumulative force with her slashes. Unfortunately, the surrounding trees and stones suffered, as they were continuously scarred by Cheng Zicheng\'s Golden Wings.
The Golden Winged Roc excels in flying, as the Golden Wings are both flexible and strong. They\'re not only the best means of flying but also the most powerful offensive and defensive tool, with the wings serving both purposes. What she lacked, however, were effective attacking methods.
The continuously spinning image of Tang San from yesterday greatly inspired her. In her continuous rotation, leveraging her flying speed, she felt as if she had also found a path leading to the heavens.
Seeing her quick comprehension and genuine interest, Tang San offered some guidance on how she could adapt the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique to her situation.
The characteristic of Golden Wings is their sharpness, not bluntness. The biggest problem with performing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique is whether she could withstand the increased force that came later. The Golden Wings are actually transformations of her arms, and any damage to them is akin to injuring her arms.
Therefore, while performing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique, it\'s necessary for her to release the sharpness of her Golden Wings as much as possible while infusing enough bloodline power to ensure the wings themselves don\'t get damaged. This made the angle of attack a subject worth studying.
"Sister Chengzi, you must always be aware of the state of your Golden Wings when attacking. If you feel they can\'t withstand the pressure, you must stop immediately. If your wings are injured and you can\'t fly, you\'ll be at the mercy of others," Tang San advised.
"Mm-hmm, I understand," Cheng Zicheng nodded. "My Golden Wings will become tougher as my cultivation base increases. I\'ll infuse as much bloodline power as possible. Although I can\'t perform the technique many times successively, I can manage a certain number within my limits. Plus, I can fly quickly, so the speed of accumulation will also be faster. And I can start by spinning in advance, using speed to drive my Golden Wings. The speed and attack power are directly proportional. If I continuously spin nine circles before launching the first attack, the power is bound to be stronger than Senior Brother Gu Li\'s attack after spinning just once."
Tang San gave her a thumbs-up. This was intelligence, learning by analogy and adapting it for her own use.
With a chuckle, Du Bai interjected, "Chengzi, if you use this technique, it can\'t be called the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique anymore. How about I give it a new name? Let\'s call it Golden Wing Cloak Slash, how do you like that?"
Cheng Zicheng rolled her eyes at him but still said, "It\'ll do. For now, that\'s it. I have to practice well to see how to best utilize it. Hehe, wait until we get back, I\'ll surprise everyone."
While Cheng Zicheng and Gu Li practiced the Disorder Splitting Wind technique, Wu Bingji continued with his throwing arrow and Ice Element Compression. Tang San himself sat in meditation, cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Method. Only Du Bai seemed a bit idle, staring into the distance, lost in thought.
He had also asked Tang San how he could improve his Heavenly Fox Transformation. Tang San was somewhat at a loss how to help.
In fact, Tang San did have some ideas regarding the Heavenly Fox Transformation. The main reason Du Bai\'s progress was slow certainly lay in his relatively diluted Heavenly Fox Bloodline. Normal members of the Heavenly Fox Clan wouldn\'t encounter any halts during their cultivation. Yet for him, improvement was sluggish.
Regarding this, Tang San had no good solution. The only thing he could think of was intense stimulation, as well as the enhancement of Spiritual Power.
And seeking intense stimulation also required the right opportunity.
That day, they simply hadn\'t left their spot. However, Wu Bingji, Gu Li, and Cheng Zicheng all felt their gains were perhaps even greater than if they had continued exploring.
As night fell, everyone was weary from cultivating throughout the day, and Tang San offered to keep watch at night. After all, he had been meditating all day and was in the best mental state.
Wu Bingji, Gu Li, and Cheng Zicheng found places to meditate and rest in the trees, while Du Bai stayed below to keep Tang San company.
"Xiao Tang, what should I do?" Du Bai said with a hint of dejection.
"What\'s the matter?" Tang San asked, puzzled.
Du Bai said, "I\'m already eleven, almost twelve. When I was younger, the teachers told me that my Heavenly Fox Transformation had great potential, and that I had a first-class Demon God Transformation Bloodline. Back then, I was the most critical protection target in our redemption, and even my Heavenly Fox Transformation was an absolute secret. I didn\'t really cultivate much, and by the time I was eight, my Heavenly Fox Transformation had already advanced to the Third Stage. At that time, I was definitely the darling in everyone\'s eyes. But it\'s been more than three years, and I\'m still at the Third Stage. After reaching the Third Stage, I feel like my Heavenly Fox Transformation has completely stagnated, without the slightest progress. I\'ve tried many methods to advance, but with little effect; at best, it\'s made me somewhat more sensitive to the Heavenly Fox Eye. But a Third Stage Heavenly Fox Eye can only observe others\' cultivation base at most, sensing their luck, but it\'s not precise. I gradually became someone useless. I really want to become stronger and not be a burden. Although everyone has never said anything about it, and the teachers have always encouraged me, I\'m feeling more and more like a waste."
Tang San did not interrupt, just quietly listened to his confession. It was clear that Du Bai felt influenced by the others\' strength improvements in the past two days.
"I also long to fight, to become an important part of the team. But my physical strength isn\'t up to par, the Heavenly Fox Eye isn\'t very useful, and it seems like there\'s no more room for me to rise. I once overheard the town chief say my Heavenly Fox Eye, likely due to the dilution of my bloodline, might be stuck at the Third Stage forever. If that\'s the case, then my bloodline is meaningless. A Third Stage Heavenly Fox Eye isn\'t much use. I want to ask you, would your method of cultivating Spiritual Power help me break through?"
Tang San looked deeply at him and said, "It\'s very difficult."
Upon hearing this, Du Bai\'s eyes dimmed considerably, and he gave a bitter smile, "I knew it."
Tang San said, "It\'s precisely because your Heavenly Fox Transformation is so high-level that it has higher demands on bloodline. Every three stages mark a major phase, and breaking from the Third Stage to the Fourth Stage is a critical threshold. If you cross it, you have the potential to reach the Sixth Stage; if not, you\'re forever stuck at the Third Stage. The method of cultivating Spiritual Power I mentioned is a clumsy approach that works when not crossing a major phase. For example, it would be effective for Senior Brother Gu Li\'s future cultivation until reaching the Sixth Stage. But, if a major phase\'s bottleneck blocks you, the effect is negligible. The overall volume of Spiritual Power you can harness also has limits imposed by these major phases; no matter how you overexert it, it can\'t substitute for the evolution of bloodline to help you advance."
What he said was the harsh truth. When he had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Method to the Third Stage, he had a clear feeling of this. The leap from Third to Fourth Stage was immensely difficult. Moreover, he was under the pressure of the plane at that time, which made cultivation even more challenging. It was only because he was a former Godking with extensive knowledge, coupled with the special devouring ability of the Mysterious Heaven Method, that he later managed to break through.