‘Impossible!’
With a thought, Ling Han’s divine sense entered the piece of paper.
Countless pieces of information instantly surged into his mind.
Four Form Sword Technique!
Eventually, only these four words remained in his mind.
This piece of silver paper had been left by an elite who had lived a long, long time ago. He was a grandmaster of the Sword Dao, and people referred to him as the Invincible Sword Saint!
The title “Saint” signified that he was a great elite who had reached the Genesis Tier. Generally speaking, however, even those at the Genesis Tier didn’t dare refer to themselves as “Sword Saint”, “Saber Saint”, and so on. This was because such titles implied that one was the most powerful in a certain field.
That being the case, one who claimed such a title could expect countless cultivators who were masterful in the same field to challenge them relentlessly. After all, no one would easily acknowledge such titles.
Of course, the Invincible Sword Saint hadn’t given this title to himself. Rather, this had been a publicly acknowledged title. Moreover, not only was he titled a “Sword Saint”, but his title even had the word “Invincible” in it, signifying that he was even more powerful. It was extremely likely that he was the strongest cultivator of the Sword Dao in history.
Meanwhile, his strongest sword technique was the Four Form Sword Technique, which consisted of four parts—the Fast Technique, Slow Technique, Chaotic Technique, and Calm Technique.
What was recorded on the piece of paper was the Fast Technique.
Ling Han sighed with emotion after roughly experiencing the sword technique. ‘As expected of a sword technique created by a great elite at the Genesis Tier. This isn’t something that ordinary people can practice.’
It was because this sword technique required its wielder to possess a powerful physique.
As its name implied, the Fast Technique focused on speed. Its speed was incredible, so much so that it would surpass the limits of its wielder’s cultivation level. This involved the breaking of Regulations, which was why one needed to have an extremely strong physique. Otherwise, one’s body would be obliterated by the Regulations before they could even start to break the said Regulations.
‘This technique suits me perfectly!’
Ling Han was over the moon. The Fast Technique simply required one’s physique to be at the same level as their cultivation level. However, Ling Han’s physique was already a level above his cultivation level. This implied that his mastery of the Fast Technique could perhaps even surpass the Invincible Sword Saint if they were to be compared at the same cultivation level.
‘However, the Invincible Sword Saint only achieved great accomplishment in the Four Form Sword Technique after advancing to the Genesis Tier. This involves the regulations of the Genesis Tier, so I might be unable to comprehend this sword technique’s essence!’
Ling Han shook his head. His comprehension was indeed astonishing, yet due to the restrictions posed by his cultivation level, he was still unable to comprehend techniques of the Genesis Tier.
‘Forget about it. Let me practice this sword technique and see how it goes. It’s about time that I raised my sword skills.’
Chapter 1041 - Fast Technique
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Ling Han was in no hurry to leave, so he stayed in the Black Tower to practice his newly learned sword technique.
One day, two days, three days…
“The Regulations are broken, and that’s the reason the speed of this technique can increase without limits. Those who face this sword technique have no chance of dodging it,” Ling Han murmured to himself as his body flew through the air and his sword slashed down.
His sword was as quick as lightning as he dashed forward, yet he immediately felt a pang of pain shoot through his left leg. Lowering his head, he was shocked to discover that his left foot was still planted in its original location. His toes were all broken, and some were even twisted at unnatural angles.
“Gasp! Is this the consequence of breaking the Regulations?”
Ling Han grimaced as he hurriedly reattached his left foot. He channeled the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll and healed the wound.
‘I took the wrong path. Although the speed of my sword was quicker, the damage to my body was even greater.
‘However, this is partly because I’m in the Black Tower, where my power is magnified immensely. If I were outside, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to twist my bones to such a degree.
‘I can’t practice here. I have to go out first.’
Ling Han exited the Black Tower, and immediately discovered that the devastating water pressure had already disappeared.
In fact, it was somewhat wrong to say that it had disappeared. After all, the sea would naturally have some pressure at great depths. However, such pressure was like weightless fog to him right now, and it was completely unable to affect his Godly bones.
‘Huh? If that’s the case, will I be able to use my Flight God Tool as well?’
Ling Han retrieved the Cloud Piercing Shuttle and tried to steer it. Sure enough, the Cloud Piercing Shuttle split through the currents and arrived at the surface of the sea after a mere few seconds. It then shot into the sky.
‘As expected!’
Ling Han let Shui Yanyu out, and told her about what had just happened.
“Invincible Sword Saint?” Shui Yanyu was baffled. It was clear that she had never heard of this name before.
This wasn’t surprising. Right now, the strongest cultivators on the Joint Peace Planet were only at the Heavenly Body Tier. Perhaps there had been an ancient era when cultivation had prospered and great elites at the Genesis Tier existed. However, the cultivation environment on the Joint Peace Planet was nowhere near as prosperous right now.
Time could destroy everything, and even great elites at the Genesis Tier couldn’t escape the test of time.
“It’s a pity that you’re probably unable to learn this sword technique,” Ling Han said with a sigh.
He wasn’t a selfish person, and would definitely share such benefits with his friends and family.
“Who said I can’t learn it!” Shui Yanyu said proudly.
Ling Han chuckled, and steered the Cloud Piercing Shuttle to a small island. He decided to camp here and master the Fast Technique first.
He examined the Fast Technique with Shui Yanyu, yet she was at a complete loss, unable to make any sense of the technique.
In fact, Ling Han was also baffled, though the Demonic Power Source in his Dantian would release some mystical power and help him overcome any problems and barriers that he came across.
This was the Regulation of Heaven and Earth corresponding to the Genesis Tier.
It was impossible for Ling Han to comprehend the technique by himself, yet with the aid of the Demonic Power Source, he was able to slowly master the Fast Technique. It was as if the comprehensions were being slowly forced into his brain.
Thus, in theory, he lacked the ability to practice this technique. However, even the heavens had helped him, with the jade box coincidentally landing right where the Demon Master rested. Meanwhile, his Black Tower was able to suppress the essence of the Demon Master, and he was more so cultivating the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll. It was due to all of these conditions being satisfied that he was able to succeed.
Even so, the pace of Ling Han’s improvement was still as slow as a snail crawl.
Ling Han felt extremely uncomfortable when he wielded his sword, with his hand, feet, waist, and every other part of his body all twisted at an angle that made it hard to apply strength. Anyhow, “strange” couldn’t begin to describe how this technique felt.
He slowly overcame these problems, and the speed of his sword became faster and faster.
However, the faster his sword became, the more burden was placed on his body. His Godly bones would creak and groan wi
th every strike that he performed, and if it were Shui Yanyu who was performing them, all of her bones would definitely be shattered.
“So fast!” Shui Yanyu witnessed Ling Han’s improvement, with the speed of his sword becoming quicker with each passing day. In the beginning, she could still follow Ling Han’s sword light with her eyes. Now, however, she couldn’t follow it at all.
His hand would move, and his sword would instantly reach its target.
That was how unbelievably quick it was.
‘No wonder he was called the Invincible Sword Saint. This kind of sword technique simply defies nature.’
“This is only one form of the Four Form Sword Technique. How powerful is the Slow Technique, Chaotic Technique, and Calm Technique?” Ling Han and Shui Yanyu were both extremely intrigued.
After a month of practice, Ling Han finally attained small accomplishment in the Fast Technique. At the same time, he had also managed to advance to the middle stage of the medium extreme thanks to the help of the Demonic Power Source. In addition to that, he also used some spare time to practice his alchemy, finally succeeding in refining the Heavenly Pearl Pill.
“Let’s go and kill some more pirates,” Ling Han said with a laugh. After mastering the sword technique, he naturally had to improve his skills through battle.
They rode on the Cloud Piercing Shuttle, unafraid of coming across Sun Moon Tier elites. After all, the Cloud Piercing Shuttle was fast enough for them to escape.
The change in the Star Sea didn’t affect the Yang Clan’s business. In fact, it was quite the contrary, with their business thriving even more. Following the disappearance of the extreme gravity field, more and more people ventured to the Star Sea to search for treasures.
In the past, one had to be at the Mountain River Tier if they wanted to dive into the sea. Now, however, even those at the Shattering Void Tier and Heaven Tier were able to dive into the sea. A depth of 3,000 meters posed absolutely no threat to them. Of course, the Demonic Beasts in the sea were still a huge threat. If one were to die in the mouth of a Demonic Beast while searching for treasures, they would only be able to blame it on their terrible luck.
Without the disturbance of the Demon Master, the Cloud Piercing Shuttle was able to operate at its peak. Even if they wanted to circle the entire sea, it would only take them a day at most.
As they had drifted in the sea for a few days after being shipwrecked, Ling Han had managed to learn a lot about the Yang Clan’s sea routes from Yang Tiecheng. Right now, he was also steering the Cloud Piercing Shuttle along those exact routes.
“There!” He brought the shuttle down near a large ship that was currently engaged in an intense battle.
It was a large ship owned by the Yang Clan, guarded by an elite at the Sun Moon Tier. Thus, the pirates had naturally sent an elite at the same cultivation level. Right now, they were fighting a fierce battle on the surface of the sea.
This would have been impossible in the past. However, without the extreme gravity field, how difficult would it be for Sun Moon Tier elites to walk across the sea? If they advanced one more tier, they would be able to soar through the sky!
Ling Han stored the shuttle away and entered the battlefield with Shui Yanyu, both of them launching ferocious attacks at the pirates.
The battle was extremely chaotic, so they didn’t attract the attention of any elites even though they had drawn the attention of some people when they had descended from the sky. Moreover, their cultivation levels were far too low, so they could be easily killed no matter which side they belonged to.
“Die, brat!” A pirate immediately charged over with his saber. He was an elite at the peak stage of the medium extreme, so he charged over without any fears, fully confident that his advantage in cultivation level would allow him to easily crush Ling Han.
Ling Han smiled faintly as he activated the Fast Technique.
Pa!
The pirate swung his saber, yet he was shocked to discover that his arm had already been severed from his body. He then saw his body separate into several pieces… He had actually been dismembered in a fraction of a second!
Only then did he come to his senses. ‘How come I can see myself being dismembered into several pieces? Could it be that I’ve already been decapitated? When did this happen? I didn’t see him move at all!’
These were the last thoughts that flashed through the pirate’s mind.
Chapter 1042 - Might of the Fast Technique
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Such an exchange naturally wouldn’t attract much attention. After all, the battle was chaotic, and their ranks were low.
Ling Han was extremely satisfied.
He could have killed his opponent with a single strike, yet after performing the first strike, he felt that the amount of time that had passed was far too short. Thus, he performed several more strikes, some to the left, and some to the right… It looked as if he had only performed a single strike, yet in reality, he had actually performed a total of 11 strikes.
‘I can still be faster,’ he said in his mind.
Another pirate charged over, and shouted, “Detestable brat! Die!” He was an elite at the early stage of the high extreme.
Ling Han slashed his sword at the pirate.
Pu!
Blood sprayed through the air, and the pirate instantly became a pile of cut up flesh.
“What?!” After seeing two fellow pirates being insta-killed, the pirates in the surroundings finally took notice of Ling Han. Five people instantly leaped over, one of them at the late stage of the high extreme, two at the early stage of the high extreme, and two at the peak stage of the medium extreme.
“There are five people, and one is even at the late stage of the high extreme,” Ling Han mumbled to himself. Theoretically speaking, his battle prowess was also only at the late stage of the high extreme. As such, just a single pirate was enough to keep him occupied. However, there were four more pirates, so this was already enough to threaten his safety.
Of course, this was before taking the Fast Technique into consideration.
The five pirates sneered, and said, “Brat, where did you come from? You actually dare to stick your nose in our matters?”
“Hehe, this lady over here is fairly beautiful!”
“Fairly beautiful? Her beauty is absolutely bewitching!”
“Kill that brat and capture the lady! We’ll be able to have some fun with her!”
“Definitely!”
The five pirates charged at Ling Han together.
“Five people, huh? That’s slightly challenging!” Ling Han swung his sword.
Shua, shua, shua!
Sword light flashed about at a speed so fast that one couldn’t follow it with their naked eyes.
Ling Han sheathed his sword, and it was as if he hadn’t performed even a single strike.
Pa, pa, pa, pa!
Four of the five pirates collapsed, with only the pirate who was at the late stage of the high extreme still alive and standing. However, there was a deep gash on his neck, and it was clear that he had only just escaped being decapitated.
A cold chill gripped the remaining pirate’s heart. He hadn’t actually noticed the sword light, and had only used his Origin Power and hand to protect his neck after sensing an approaching danger. This saved his life, yet four of his five fingers had still been sliced off.
‘This cultivator is far too terrifying! What kind of sword technique is he using? It’s completely capable of soundlessly killing someone!’
One had to realize that all five of the pirates possessed a cultivation level that was similar to or above that of Ling Han. In fact, the remaining pirate was a full minor level above Ling Han. However, four of the five pirates had been disposed of in an instant, and the remaining pirate had also had four of his fingers sliced off. This was in addition to being slashed across the neck and almost having his throat cut out.
‘Is this brat a five-sta
r genius? No, no, no. Even if he’s a five-star genius, his battle prowess will only be on par with mine. How could he almost insta-kill me?’
Ling Han’s hand was trembling slightly, and his breathing was also a little uneven. The Origin Power in his body was also a complete mess.
The distinguishing feature of the Fast Technique was that it could break the Regulations and generate a speed that exceeded one’s cultivation level. Thus, the Regulations of heaven and earth would also affect the wielder’s body immensely.
“Almost,” Ling Han murmured to himself. He had performed five strikes just then, and his intention had been to kill all five of the pirates. To his surprise, however, one of the pirates had managed to come out of it alive.
He calmed his breathing and unleashed the Fast Technique again, targeting the last remaining pirate.
The pirate was terrified, and all he could do was use his Origin Power to protect the weak points on his body.
This was his only option as he had absolutely no idea where Ling Han’s attacks were going to come from or land.
The problem was, the area that he needed to defend was far too large as he needed to spread his Origin Power over several fatal weak points. However, Ling Han could easily focus his attacks on a single point, rendering the pirate’s relatively weak defenses completely useless.
Peng, peng, peng!
The speed of Ling Han’s sword was incredibly fast. How incredibly fast? It was so fast that the pirate’s Origin Power shield shattered after taking two strikes. Moreover, this shield needed time to regather, while the speed of Ling Han’s sword strikes was far quicker than the speed at which the pirate’s Origin Power shield could reassemble.
The pirate was merely able to last for three breaths of time. Blood spurted through the air as the pirate gazed at his chest in disbelief. His heart had been pierced, and his Dantian had also been shattered.
Peng!
He collapsed, never to wake up again.
Meanwhile, Ling Han was panting heavily. The Fast Technique was extremely taxing on one’s Origin Power and stamina. Moreover, it was also extremely detrimental to one’s body. As such, it placed a tremendous burden on whoever wielded it.
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