Chapter 229
For the past 20 hours, Ai Hui had been immersed in his training, but his sword moves were clumsy . At times, he did not complete his moves or lost control of his strength and committed all kinds of mistakes . He could practically write a book < A Complete Collection of Swordplay Mistakes > .
Ai Hui’s movements were awkward and full of errors . It was difficult for people to associate him with his nickname "The Lightning Blade . "
Shi Xueman and the rest were used to it however . There were always all sorts of quirks when it came to Ai Hui .
This was not the first time and would not be the last .
While everyone was fully aware of Ai Hui’s abilities and valor, it was a little difficult for them to endure seeing such a clumsy swordplay as time went by . Even if they knew that a main course would definitely be delicious, it would be an unpleasant experience if they had to first eat terrible tasting appetizers one after another .
Everyone became alert when a faint light ray started to gather on the longsword in Ai Hui’s hand .
They were filled with anticipation since Ai Hui’s swordplay was outstanding and often breathtaking .
What no one expected was for Ai Hui’s sword moves to remain disjointed in spite of the flickering sword ray . It was a tragic sight .
"What is he trying to do?" Duanmu snorted .
Even if the person executing such clumsy swordplay was the person he wanted to defeat, wasting so much time watching it was unacceptable!
Even without looking at Duanmu Huanghun, Shi Xueman remarked, "You can’t beat him anyway . "
Duanmu Huanghun’s body stiffened, as if an immobilization spell had been casted on him .
A few minutes passed before he gradually turned his head around, his facial muscles twitching and eyes shooting flames .
"Wanna fight?"
Shi Xueman’s icy words woke Duanmu Huanghun up, as if he’d been hit by a basin of ice cold water . Fighting with Ai Hui did not scare him at all . Instead, he looked forward to it very much .
But to fight with Shi Xueman…
Duanmu Huanghun trembled at that thought, and his childhood trauma returned to him instantly like an enveloping black cloud . He had seen with his own eyes how Shi Xueman made the bigger brothers and sisters wail and howl . This had also fueled his determination to succeed .
This childhood trauma was really a bit too overwhelming…
Duanmu Huanghun groaned a little before turning his head back .
Don’t be fooled by his recent progress . He was still meek when it came to confronting Shi Xueman . Losing to Ai Hui was not a big deal because it would just feed his fighting spirit .
But losing to Shi Xueman…
That nightmarish scene would trigger his childhood trauma . It would be too terrifying .
Ai Hui’s nickname for her, "Violent Iron Lady," was simply an understatement!
Humph, I shall not bother with women!
Duanmu Huanghun looked down, half-embarrassed and half-ashamed .
Ai Hui’s eight palaces were incessantly being filled with "sword pills . " Elemental energy pills shaped like sword pills continued spinning at high speeds and were suspended within the elemental energy palaces . Plus, Ai Hui found another benefit of the elemental energy pills–they were more precise compared to the wisps and threads of elemental energy he used in the past . This was a huge advantage in battles and was especially suited for Ai Hui’s [Big Dipper] .
[Big Dipper] required seven identical amount of elemental energy, which was why it was a very challenging skill . Ai Hui had to simultaneously control seven palaces and accurately guide seven identical amount of elemental energy within an extremely short period of time and while in combat . This was a very demanding task for elementalists .
It was much easier now since Ai Hui only needed his seven palaces to control one elemental energy pill .
Ai Hui paid even more attention when he was "rolling the sword pill," ensuring that each elemental energy pills was identical .
This caused Ai Hui’s rolling speed to reduce, but he felt it was very much worth it . Preparation work that could help in battle ought to be done no matter how complicated and tedious .
A short battle determined life and death, and preparation work consumed time and energy, but one must survive to have time and energy .
It took Ai Hui a whole 12 hours to get sufficient elemental energy, roll them into elemental energy pills and place them within his eight palaces . As the amount of uncontrollable elemental energy within his body decreased, Ai Hui’s sword ray became brighter and clearer .
When the last elemental energy pill entered his sky palace, Ai Hui’s body jerked .
Eight palaces shook at the same time and the high-speed spinning elemental energy pills suddenly froze . The next moment, a violent surge of elemental energy current flowed backward from between Ai Hui’s brows .
Something rumbled in Ai Hui’s head, causing his mind to blank out .
Just then, everyone saw a ray of light lighting up from between Ai Hui’s brows . The dazzling light transformed into a whirlpool of light as countless wisps and threads of brightly-colored rays seemed to get sucked into it from thin air .
"Sky palace?"
Shi Xueman was stunned .
Not just her, but Duanmu Huanghun, who was about to leave, was stunned too .
When eight palaces advanced from Initial Completion stage and attaining elemental internalization, elementalists would be able to sense the elemental energy of heaven and earth as well as guide it into the body . This process was known as [Opening of Palace Door], and each palace opened a different kind of palace door .
Generally speaking, opening palace doors were for elementalists’ strongest palaces since the most tempered elemental energy palace had the keenest reaction to heaven and earth elemental energy . Furthermore, this was directly related to the inherited training methods .
For example, Shi Xueman opened the sea palace’s palace door because she practiced the [Cloud Whale] techinque and mainly trained her sea palace . As such, her spear skills were powerful, while her elemental energy was mild and soft .
Duanmu Huanghun practiced the [Viridescent Flower], but trained mainly his gate palace . The gate palace linked everything between heaven and earth . As such, the [Viridescent Flower] technique was named after its flexibility .
Ai Hui opened the sky palace’s place door .
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