Ancient Strengthening Technique - Chapter 1858

Chapter 1858

AST 1858 - Retreat, warm jade

Qing Shui slightly squinted his eyes . The bright light shining from him was like a cold substance as he continuously unleashed his Golden Battle Halberd . His body movements were very agile and also contained a kind of rhythm .

The Goddess Force!

The powerful Goddess Force enabled Qing Shui to carry heavy things as if they were very light . His attack might not really seem that strong, but only the old man would know the fearsome power which laid behind it . Furthermore, the old man could feel that Qing Shui seemed to be holding back . He seemed to be using this old man merely as a practice tool .

Indeed, that was precisely what Qing Shui viewed him as . He wasn’t going all out . In fact, he used even less power compared to the first time they clashed . He knew the principle of not underestimating his opponent on their first clash, that’s why Qing Shui spent a huge amount of strength on it . Though the old man might seem alright, he has already suffered internal injuries .

On the following clashes, Qing Shui held back even more . The old man knew that he was just using him as a tool to practice his skills . When Qing Shui finally decided to strike violently and unleashed his attacks continuously . He could do nothing but merely exhausted himself from blocking those attacks .

At the moment, the old man seemed like he didn’t even have a chance to speak . He could only brace himself against the situation in front of him . Only he himself would know exactly what kind of hardship he was going through .

This strength was like the strength of a giant . Each and every punch was very strong and perfect . He was suffering from it . The punches have shaken him to the core, even his organs were feeling a bit painful . It felt like they were penetrating through his body now .

Noises of weapons colliding could constantly be heard . They have all basically connected into one melody . The noises sounded so sharp as if they could penetrate through the ocean itself .

Ding!

An ear-piercing noise came through . Following on, Qing Shui’s Golden Battle Halberd could be seen to have landed on the old man’s shoulder .

Peng!

One of his arms immediately disappeared as a result of being hit by the Golden Battle Halberd . Qing Shui didn’t mean for this to happen . Qing Shui also didn’t try to hold back on purpose . The old man’s weapon was broken, this was why his Golden Battle Halberd landed on the old man’s shoulder .

Despite him holding back, it still wasn’t something which the old man could handle with his current strength . The old man’s arm got crushed thoroughly . It’s perfectly normal even if he died in this kind of battle, particularly under the situation when his weapon snapped .

The old man’s reaction was quite fast . He abruptly jumped out of the battling zone and looked at his right arm that has been blurred by his own blood . His weapon has also snapped . The excruciating pain he felt across his body and the sudden situation together caused his face to turn extremely pale .

Qing Shui stopped pursuing him . He didn’t want to exterminate them . He quietly looked at the old man . He has already gained a lot in the battle from before . After the battle, he realized that he has gotten even more adapted to his own strength . The feeling of being able to control his power at his own will felt unusually great .

“I won’t back away on my promises . May we please take our leave now?” The old man looked very pale . He asked Qing Shui formally .

Qing Shui nodded .

He didn’t say anything more . Though he has said before that he must be more ruthless, he mustn’t try to resolve everything by only killing . As the saying went “where it was possible to let people off, one should spare them” . The continents were a place filled with martial artists . It was perfectly normal for such a situation to be seen . Since he was inferior in terms of his skills, he should already be happy that his life was spared .

The old man immediately took his man along and disappeared .

Qing Shui didn’t know if the old man would come again . Today, he has found a trouble for himself . If they had known that he didn’t have any great backgrounds, there was a high chance that they wouldn’t just let things off easily .

Qing Shui wasn’t worried . It might not be hard to discover his identity, but it wasn’t as easy as one thought either . As if anyone would believe that he made it so far all by himself . But if they knew that what he said was true, they would be even more cautious of him .

In an instant, the entire place became really quiet . Sheng Jun walked to Qing Shui’s side with a happy smile on her face, “I have always thought that you aren’t that powerful . To think that you actually have a few tricks up your sleeves . ”

“Actually, you are not wrong about it . I am not really that strong . In fact, I am almost the same as you . However, I am able to hit two birds with one stone, heck, I may even be able to pull off hitting three, or even ten birds with just one stone . ” Qing Shui smiled and said .

Sheng Jun was deeply shaken by Qing Shui’s words . Indeed, “twice the effort for half the result” and “twice the result for half the effort” were two totally different things . At the very least, she was still able to understand what this meant . However, it was easier said than done . She looked at Qing Shui confused .

Qing Shui smiled . He knew that she wanted to know about the second part . She didn’t treat him as an outsider . He then said to her, “Do you know about the assassins? They are the simplest example of hitting two birds with one stone . ”

“To kill your opponent with just one strike . Attack the fragile parts across their body . ”Sheng 

Jun seemed to have understood something .

“When you try to beat a snake, you will need to make sure that you are hitting it at its seven inches spot . Otherwise, it will not die even if you cut off its tail . There are many weaknesses across a human’s body . Some of them could immediately show its effect upon being hit . For example, the brains, eyes and necks . These are all obvious weaknesses . However, humans will instinctively protect these parts . Hence, they were also parts that are the most difficult to be struck at . Attacking it recklessly will give the opponents an opportunity to counter back instead .

“Are there any more weaknesses which may seem less obvious?” Sheng Jun asked curiously .

“The Acupoints, meridians and some of the more fragile joints . ”

“The acupoints are located inside the body . If you don’t manage to penetrate through it, there will be no effect . Furthermore, it is also quite tough for one to accurately pinpoint the location and strike it . The meridians and joints, on the other hand, aren’t that easy to be attacked . ” Sheng Jun was getting more and more curious .

“With familiarity, you will learn the trick . The meridians are capable of cutting off the source of your opponent’s power for a short period of time . The joints, on the other hand, could cause numbness in their body . In battles, it only took one successful attempt to take the life of your opponent . ” Qing Shui smiled while explaining .

Sheng Jun nodded . Today, Qing Shui has helped her opened up a door . Usually, warriors wouldn’t know much about the meridians and acupoints across a person’s body . Actually, there were also warriors who focused on human’s meridians and acupoints across the World of the Nine Continents . It’s just that only a minority was able to be successful in it . It was even rarer to see warriors like that reached a great level in it . Those who managed to do so could break through thousands of techniques with one strike . No matter how great one might have researched on his technique, he still wouldn’t be able to withstand the devastating power which this one mere strike could bring forth .

This was the kind of strength which this world was asking for . Absolute strength .

Techniques were only suitable when two warriors shared equal strength, or maybe under the condition when their gap in strength wasn’t too significant . If the difference in strength was too large, taking an ant for example, no matter how formidable its technique might be, it still wouldn’t be able to kill an elephant .

“Were you using this kind of power in the battle before?” Sheng Jun lifted up her head and asked Qing Shui .

“I only got close to the opponent on my last attack . But actually, once you reach a certain height in strength, you will be able to hit the opponent’s meridians and acupoints from a distance . Through the collisions of weapons, strength can be transferred from one’s body into another . This will also require techniques up to a certain degree in order to slow down the opponents . A delay in reaction could lead to a fatal outcome . ”

“Here, allow me to help you feel this energy . ” Qing Shui was able to tell that Sheng Jun seemed to be very interested in it . He didn’t plan to keep it to himself either . This kind of things would require innate talents and also time . Nevertheless, if she truly wanted to learn it, he wouldn’t mind teaching her either .

Qing Shui let out his hand to grab one of her hands . After that, he told her to extend out her hand a little . An energy then entered her body and traveled its way towards her hand . As that happened, Qing Shui grabbed her hand and struck her shoulders with it .

After that, it was the collarbone . Sheng Jun’s body trembled slightly as she tried to feel the power . Qing Shui held her hand while constantly striking the meridians and acupoints across her shoulders . He did it with just the appropriate strength .

There were many acupoints across a human’s body . But when it came to their locations, they could be found only in certain spots throughout the entire body . Following on, Qing Shui did he was very nervous about . After going through the acupoints across her shoulders, Qing Shui seemed to have forgotten one thing as he held her hand and pointed it towards her Shanzhong Acupoint .

The Shanzhong Acupoint was a fatal acupoint . Certainly, Qing Shui didn’t want to kill her . He used just the right amount of force while demonstrating it to her . This acupoint was even more sensitive than the other ones . However, the Shanzhong Acupoint was located in the middle of a person’s chest, be it men or women . Women with huge breasts in particular, their acupoint was located right at their cleavage . Sheng Jun had very large breasts . Qing Shui didn’t use too much force when demonstrating it to her . The only thing he felt was both his and her hands sinking into a lump of soft substance . It was very spongy and also felt very good to touch . Qing Shui felt as if his entire hand was inside two lumps of warm jades… . . .