âSuperb knife skills!â Fu Riluo looked at Butcher who was shining with brilliant light and he couldnât resist praising, âTruly superb knife skills! Even a place like Founding Emperor Celestial Heavens derives glory from an illustrious hero, but even in an era in which paths, skills, and divine arts have flaws, there are still such outstanding people. It is truly a good place!â
Upon seeing Butcherâs knife skills, he began to long even more for Great Ruins.
In comparison to him, Butcher was very âyoungâ. Even though he didnât receive the complete cultivation system, his knife skills had already entered the path. It was something that even numerous gods and devils in Supreme Emperor Heaven hadnât managed to do.
Fu Riluo could see that if Butcher patched all his shortcomings, heâd have hope to become a true god. To have such attainments at such a young age, it had to be the effect of Founding Emperor Celestial Heavens!
âHe didnât teach me this moveâ¦â When Chancellor Ba Shan opened his mouth wide, his voice rumbled like lightning. He turned to look at Qin Mu. âDid teacher teach it to you?â
âHe did. However, my realm isnât high enough so I canât execute it,â Qin Mu said honestly.
Chancellor Ba Shan grew furious. âOld man is biased! This move is too powerful, too powerfulâ¦â
It wasnât really because Butcher was biased. When Butcher had crawled to Disabled Elderly Village with only half of his body, he was crazy most of the time and kept scolding the damned heavens, wanting to split them apart. When he was sober, he was a man of few words and just kept quiet.
During that time, he was very bitter, but it wasnât only because he had just his upper body left. He was disappointed that he couldnât fight his way up to the heavens and take revenge for his good friends, cleaning the regret off his knife.
To deal with Sun Sovereign and the rest of the gods in the sky, he toiled like a crazy man, thinking of countless knife skills. Yet none of them could break the divine arts in the sky.
The reason why he was crazy was because he thought too much.
But ever since Granny Si picked up Qin Mu from the riverside, Butcherâs crazy heart slowly opened up due to the little baby. Because of it, he found someone who he could rely on in his heart.
From that moment onwards, Butcher spent less and less time being crazy. He had thought too much previously, which had made him crazy, but after Qin Muâs arrival, his heart was at peace. He comprehended everything that had once eluded him.
When his knife skills entered the path, he created the ninth form of Heaven Knife, Knife Opening the Bright Moon Ring.
This move was his work of entering the path and becoming an unrivaled great master of the knife path.
Chancellor Ba Shan had learned Eight Skills of Heaven Knife a long time ago. Butcher found him annoying, so he always took a long detour every time he saw him, so only not long ago had he been caught. Because of that, he hadnât had the time to teach him this move.
Besides, Knife Opening the Bright Moon Ring required not only extremely high cultivation, but also extremely great attainments in knife skills. Chancellor Ba Shan walked the path of battle spells, so he could never enter the path with knife skills. Thus, even if Butcher taught him, he might not be able to master it.
Sun Sovereignâs blood scattered on the ground and transformed a hundred miles area into a sea of fire. His blood was the blood of the golden crow, and inside it was the sun essence that transformed into flames once it touched the ground. And they didnât die out for a long time.
Suddenly, a huge sun crashed into the land. The ground trembled, and the place where the sun had crashed also turned into a sea of fire.
Qi Jiuyi frowned, but his brows soon smoothed out.
Sun Sovereign has died, but this wasnât a bad thing to him. The man was just a helper he had invited to join him in the lower bound. After all, Sun Sovereign had always stayed there and was familiar with the geography.
But Qi Jiuyiâs main motive for bringing Sun Sovereign along was to use him to find Qin Mu. Since it was already done, Sun Sovereignâs life and death were of no concern to him.
Butcher walked over with his long knife. Sun Sovereignâs blood had spilled on him and ignited his body, but since he was a Vermillion Bird Spirit Body, this kind of injury was nothing.
âAwesome!â A huge opening split apart on Butcherâs chest, and one could faintly see the ribs and the beating heart underneath. It was obvious that he didnât have it easy in his clash with Sun Sovereign earlier. His injury was not light, but he could still smile. âSeveral hundred years of craziness finally split with one knife, how f*cking awesome!â
Apothecary immediately went up and looked at his wound. He frowned. âButcher, you were almost killed. whatâs there to be so happy about? Your wound has the remnant of Sun Sovereignâs divine art. I canât help you get rid of that, so you will have to do it yourself. Be careful, donât burst your heart from squeezing it; you arenât Xing An who can just change his heart. You might have felt awesome when killing him, but you have almost lost your life as well. You shouldnât be so reckless.â
âKnife skills donât have as many transformations as sword skills, so true knife skills start and end with first fatal strike. If you can receive it, you live! If you canât, you die! Itâs that simple!â
Butcher returned his knife into its sheath and gave a shout. Countless tiny knives flashed in front of the wound on his chest and erased the divine art that Sun Sovereign had left behind. He said solemnly, âIn the past, my knife skills were particular about being exquisite, complicated and ever-changing, However, after they entered the path, I changed them from complicated to simple.
âIn the past, Midnight Battle Across Stormy Citie and, Sun on East Sea Thousand Layer Waves were too troublesome. Now, Long Knife Hangs Below the Moonlight and Knife Opening the Bright Moon Ring are much simpler.â
Fu Riluo looked left and right while saying to numerous devil divine arts practitioners, âRemember his words, for they are very logical. Spells, divine arts, battle techniques, you must simplify them in the future.
âHowever, he didnât go down to the roots. His simple is derived from complicated, so the journey to having complicated is a must. If you donât experience it, you can never comprehend simple. The so-called simple is gathering your strength and your whole path into one line.â
Numerous devil divine arts practitioners seemed to understand and yet not understand, but they all nodded in agreement.
Qin Mu heard what Fu Riluo said, and he couldnât help praising him as well. âFu Riluoâs horizons are truly great, and he is a remarkable great master. He is no doubt a true devil, a respectable king. When I created the first form of Calamity Sword, I had also entered simple from complicated. The so-called simple isnât simple at all. The sword skill may look simple, but it actually mobilizes all the strength and brings along the charm of the path, thus the power is extraordinary.â
Normal divine arts could mobilize from ten to twenty percent of oneâs strength. The reason they looked strong was because their bodies were extremely powerful. For example, oneâs right hand and oneâs left hand may have a hundred pounds of strength each. Oneâs legs would have a hundred pounds of strength each too, but one couldnât unleash four hundred pounds of strength when they punched.
And the strength of a divine arts practitionerâs body was even more complicated. There was strength from the qi and blood, one that stemmed from the tendons, the primordial spirit, divine treasures, and also the different kinds of rune markings.
Only by unleashing all these strengths could one use divine arts.
Great divine arts which were able to mobilize from fifty to sixty percent were rare and remarkable. Only by creating divine arts could people suit themselves better and unleash even more strength.
When they comprehended a divine art that had entered the path, the amount of strength they could unleash would become extremely terrifying. Basically, the strength in the entire body would be tapped into.
Complicated was the process of discovering all kinds of strengths in oneâs body, so it couldnât be taken out.
âFu Riluoâs understanding isnât bad,â Qi Jiuyi praised.
Qin Mu took a look at him and praised, âBrother Qiâs knowledge isnât bad as well.â
Qi Jiuyi gave a slight smile.
Apothecary examined Butcherâs wound and used silver needles to pull out the fire poison. He said with a smile, âThereâs no need to trouble me with this kind of small wound. Muâer, get your fatty here to give a lick. He just needs to improve the blood circulation and make the muscles grow.â
The fatty dragon hurriedly ran over with small steps and smiled apologetically. âGrandpa Butcher, little dragon is going to start licking.â
Butcher hurriedly looked at Qin Mu. âMuâer, do you have any in bottles?â
âFresh dragon saliva is the best. The one in bottles isnât fresh, and the wound will heal much slower!â Apothecary said firmly.
Butcher was skeptical.
âBrother Qin, Sun Sovereign has already settled his dispute, and Heaven Knifeâs injury isnât much of a problem, so your mind should have calmed down by now, right?â Qi Jiuyi looked at Qin Mu while speaking with a smile. âIt should our turn.â
Qin Mu was about to say something when a knife light shone. It split from one into two, then into four, into eight, and continued even more!
âZhe Huali!â
Qin Muâs heart stirred slightly, and the knife lights that filled the sky suddenly gathered back, transforming into a knife light that came slashing down. Where the knife fell, the air split in two!
Fu Riluo swept his sleeves and pushed back everyone that the knife light was going to cut. The knife light came from ten miles away, and it came straight for Qi Jiuyi!
The youthâs pupils contracted. But he relaxed and let the knife light come at him.
It suddenly shook and split apart, transforming into over a dozen of knife lights that slashed toward Qi Jiuyi like a peacock opening its tail. Yet they gathered back together once more just next to the tip of Qi Jiuyiâs nose.
The knife light disappeared, for ten miles away, Zhe Huali sheathed the demon knife behind his back. Even though his complexion wasnât good, he was full of spirit and walked with long strides. It was obvious that he had suffered quite a bit of hardship these days just to break through.
Butcher looked at Zhe Huali and suddenly sighed. He said with a bleak expression, âMy two disciples, one took the path of battle spells and the other comprehended the sword path; neither of them actually mastered the essence of knife skills. Yet this person who only saw my knife skill once went and comprehended it.â
Chancellor Ba Shan blushed while Qin Mu spoke without any shame in a cool and collected voice. âMy sword skills have entered the path. Iâm much more promising than Senior Brother Ba Shan, and Village Chief is very happy.â
Fu Riluo looked at Zhe Huali and exclaimed, âZhe Huali, you can finish your apprenticeship now!â
Zhe Huali bowed and gave his thanks. He then straightened his back, and his sharp gaze fell on Qin Mu before shifting to Qi Jiuyiâs face. The knife light in his eyes jumped. âQin Mu is mine. If you want to kill him before me, Iâll kill you first.â
Cripple was astonished. âMuâer, youâre pretty popular.â
Qin Muâs face instantly turned black.
âZhe Huali, you are under the apprenticeship of High General Luo Wushuang of the Spirit Elite Guards? I can see traces of Luo Wushuang in your knife skill. He is in charge of teaching the younger generation of Spirit Elite Guards in the celestial heavens. Itâs good for you to have attained his true teachings, but do you know who am I?â Qi Jiuyi asked indifferently.
Zhe Huali shook his head. âI wonât bother asking who you are. If you want to kill him, you will die first.â
Qi Jiuyi shook his head as well. âLuo Wushuangâs disciple, isnât your opinion of your own abilities a little too exaggerated? You comprehended just one move so you could walk out of Luo Wushuangâs shadow, and you think you can be a match for me? Brother Qin, do you still want to see me fight a devil expert? Let me give you a chance.â
Qin Mu narrowed his eyes; he felt an extremely dangerous air coming from the youth near him!
He felt like there was a prehistoric beast gradually awakening in Qi Jiuyiâs body!
This kind of felling was similar when a true dragon executed Ancestral Dragon Supreme Mystery Technique, but Qi Jiuyi was definitely not a dragon. He was most likely a phoenix!
âThis is bad!â Qin Muâs heart trembled violently. âQi Jiuyi cultivates a technique that can go up to Emperorâs Throne!â
Unbeknownst to him, Cripple appeared behind him and instructed earnestly, âMuâer, you should become a coward when itâs time to be a coward and flee when itâs time to flee. Believe in Grandpa Crippleâs teaching. Iâm definitely right.â
Qin Mu suddenly became excited and fisted his hands tightly. His voice also grew slightly hoarse. âGrandpa Cripple, I havenât beaten someone who has cultivated Emperorâs Throne technique before!â