Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 138 The Divine Leg of Wind and Cloud (Three-Nine Strokes)
Soaring to the heavens is indeed difficult, because to truly unleash it requires not only an explosive force, but also control over the force and the wind direction changes caused by its rotation.

It's easy to erupt, but difficult to control.

However, if left uncontrolled, this kick is purely for offensive purposes and doesn't involve any footwork or agility.

However, Cha Nan learned very quickly, much faster than he learned other skills.

Less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after Huang Yaoshi explained it clearly, he mastered the move and successfully executed it.

With a single kick, a gust of wind follows, as if swirling vortexes are wrapped around the leg, creating a powerful upward impact. Once the angle is right, the kick is incredibly powerful.

With a powerful kick, the wind and waves surged, and a large tree not far away shook violently, leaving a deep footprint on its sturdy trunk.

This was the first time since Cha Nan began practicing martial arts that her skills had manifested such obvious external traces.

Although it is far from reaching the level of seemingly influencing celestial phenomena with martial arts, it is undoubtedly progressing in that direction.

Cha Nan even felt that he could now kick an ordinary top-notch fighter to death with one kick.

This is the domineering and powerful force that comes from the compatibility of martial arts.

Cha Nan even felt that she could cultivate an internal skill related to 'wind' to complement the Heavenly Water Divine Skill. After all, clouds are water, and water can transform into clouds, but wind is different; it is a swirling airflow.

Although the ocean is said to embrace all rivers and water is close to the Tao, capable of evolving into countless laws, there is still a layer between us, and sometimes it feels like scratching an itch through a boot.

"Sigh... I wonder when Liang Xiao will reach the complete form and comprehend the Six Void Flow Technique! If he had the Six Void Flow Technique, it would be perfectly compatible with my Heavenly Water Divine Art." Cha Nan thought with some dissatisfaction.

However, he only thought about it. The Zhouliu Liuxu Gong was something Liang Xiao had worked on for many years after retiring from the martial arts world. It required inspiration and the refinement of time. Even with Liang Xiao's talent, it would not be easy for him to realize this martial art.

Having learned the first move, Huang Yaoshi pressed on and began teaching the second move.

"After discussing it together, we decided that this set of Wind and Cloud Divine Legs will have nine forms. The first six forms mainly focus on wind. Soaring to the Nine Heavens is the upward impact of the wind, and the second form, Soaring Across the Ten Thousand Fields, is the speed of the wind."

Then Huang Yaoshi began to break down the specific moves, as well as the variations and details of their execution.

Having grasped the essence of the first move, Cha Nan learned the second move even faster and quickly put it into practice.

If, as Huang Yaoshi said, the first kick emphasizes power while downplaying agility and speed, focusing primarily on lethality, with the importance of agility and lightness decreasing in that order, then the second kick emphasizes speed while downplaying power.

However, these are all relative terms. "Changbiao Wanye" can refer to a light-footed movement technique that increases speed and is best suited for long-distance running, or it can refer to a flexible leg technique that can quickly kick out hundreds or thousands of times from different angles within a certain range.

The main point is to make contact and leave immediately, react quickly. No matter how the opponent responds, you can't catch me, but I can kick you hundreds of times in a short period of time. Unless you have mastered the art of external martial arts, being kicked hundreds of times like this, even if each kick is not very powerful, will be unbearable if they are accumulated.

With just these two moves, Cha Nan sensed the hidden ambition within this leg technique.

So far, it aims to showcase the different manifestations of wind, perhaps in a certain move, to merge them all into a powerful finishing move.

Of course, for most ordinary martial arts, or even superior martial arts, the first two kicks of the Wind and Cloud Divine Leg are already considered killing moves.

Most so-called masters in the martial arts world, if they possess any one of these skills, are enough to make a name for themselves in the martial arts world and be respected as a master.

"Third move, biting north wind!"

When Cha Nanxue learned this kick, he could clearly sense that the essence of this kick might have come from Bai Sun's Xuanming Divine Palm.

The cold wind carried the biting and domineering force of the north wind. Compared to the sinister Xuanming Divine Palm, it abandoned the overly insidious aspects and instead added a majestic and grand air, like the north wind traveling thousands of miles to freeze the world with its domineering and powerful aura.

In fact, while interpreting the wind, this kick also contained a hint of cloud, fully utilizing Cha Nan's 'Wind and Cloud Martial Body' advantage. Naturally, this kick was also more difficult to learn. Even with Cha Nan's current talent in leg techniques, it took him a full three hours to even begin to grasp the basics.

The three moves, when combined, create a completely different experience.

The first step is the starting stance, a raging wind rises from the ground; the second step is the gathering of momentum, a mournful song carried by the wind for thousands of miles; the third step is the settling stance, a thousand miles of ice sealing the mountains and rivers.

From Cha Nan's perspective, these three moves are already quite perfect, and their completeness is enough to make them a unique skill.

However, according to Huang Yaoshi, these three moves were just a prelude.

They adopted the concept of three moves combined in the Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms, but the final result was not nine moves divided into three, each going its own way. Instead, the first three moves combined was the minor force, the second three moves combined again was the medium force, and the final nine moves united was the major force.

Cha Nan couldn't imagine what kind of power this martial art would possess once it was fully formed.

After hearing all the concepts, Cha Nan strongly suspected that Huang Yaoshi was no longer the true 'chief editor' of this set of leg techniques.

Although Huang Yaoshi was experienced and had excellent martial arts talent, he did not have such a broad mind or such high ambitions. This was clearly Liang Xiao's doing.

Once again, I'm glad I chose to take the risk and spared Liang Xiao instead of killing him outright.

This guy... his talent is too strong. If he's an enemy, he'll be a headache, but if he's on the same side, he'll be very comfortable.

Cha Nan practiced the three leg techniques until late at night before returning to Xiangyang City. After resting for a while, he planned to go to the Fantasy Beast World to seek guidance and spar with Liang Xiao, and to feel what shortcomings he still had in the application of his leg techniques through actual combat.

Although relying on the ferocity of his magical beasts, Cha Nan could indeed be fearless in the face of many threats, he still wanted to make his mark in this martial world on his own.

In the west wing of the Liu residence, Cha Nan's bedroom was dimly lit, with only a single lamp casting a faint glow.

On the bed, beneath a red silk quilt, lay a stunningly beautiful young girl. She had a pure and pitiful doll-like face that made one want to bully her at will. Her seemingly innocent temperament only fueled one's urge to destroy and defile her, making one wish to press her into the mud and see her humiliated and resentful expression.

The figure beneath the covers was not so youthful, but rather alluring like that of a mature woman. Her snow-white shoulders and the exposed curves and cleavage alone were enough to make any straight man's heart race.

So when Cha Nan pushed open the door and walked in, she was stunned by what she saw.

Then, after carefully examining the surrounding furnishings, I realized it was indeed my room.

Looking at the girl's face again, although she was very pretty... I really didn't recognize her. She wasn't Guo Fu, Cheng Ying, or Lu Wushuang or Yang Bamei.

Without thinking or considering anything, purely out of instinct, Cha Nan backed up and smashed open the door, then leaped out.

There's no way around it, this bizarre way of making an entrance... it's just too ancient!
Only those crazy beauties from the ancient style would use such a shocking entrance to forcefully stun the eye.

As everyone knows, it doesn't really matter how many girls from the Jin family provoke. Even when Zhou Zhiruo turned evil, she didn't actually kill Zhu'er and Zhao Min. Even as vicious as Madam Ma, her knife didn't actually pierce Duan Zhengchun's heart. Even as cold-blooded as Li Mochou, when she saw the handkerchief that symbolized their love, she still chose to spare Lu Wushuang's life.

It can be said that as long as they give their hearts, even the darkest truths will have some basis.

However, in ancient times, it's no exaggeration to say that the more beautiful someone is, the more ruthless they are; the more powerful they are, the more insane they become.

As for those who are both beautiful and powerful, you should run far away from them and never get involved.

It's not that Cha Nan is afraid, but... there are so many beautiful things in the world, why insist on getting involved with poisonous flowers and plants?

　Today's chapters also reached 8,000 words. I'll see if I can manage to write the bonus chapter for the 400 average daily subscribers tomorrow. I spent too much time today looking at kindergartens for the kids. The kindergarten we'd already chosen is having problems again because my wife and dad are disagreeing on the tuition fees. The main issue is that we don't have enough money. Our second baby is due in a few months, and everything costs money… Sigh! I'll try my best! Hopefully, my efforts will yield good results!
　　
　
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