Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"So how much of the essence of spear has he grasped?"

"Two out of ten."

"Not bad, come on, let me see."

Hinata Hoshino tossed the spear to the bluebird and watched its figure. The reason he didn't teach it step by step was because the bluebird was really easy to bully, unlike Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and Nangong Pushe.

Qingniao took the spear and planted it on the ground. "Mr. Zhang, this dress is not suitable for martial arts. I'll go change my clothes."

Hinata Hoshino nodded, and not long after, a blue bird dressed in blue appeared in front of Hinata Hoshino.

Chapter 334 Sword Nine's Aura Overwhelms Lin Tanhua

Dressed in a green robe, the bluebird's figure was perfectly highlighted. The bluebird drew its Dragon Gallant Silver Spear and began to practice the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.

Under the warm sunlight, the bluebird flashed across the training ground like a bolt of lightning. Her figure was light and agile, and the long spear in her hand flew freely, as if it were one with her soul.

Qingniao's spear skills were indeed superb, and could be described as unique. Each thrust of her spear was like a gust of wind, so fast that one could only see a blur. The spear in her hand was like a serpent's tongue, darting left and right, up and down, making it impossible to defend against.

The bluebird's gaze grew increasingly calm and ruthless, as if it could perceive every tiny movement and every breath of its opponent.

An invisible enemy seemed to appear before the bluebird, and with a flick of its spear, the feeling of rehearsing vanished.

The bluebird took a deep breath and launched an attack on the invisible enemy in front of her. It was as if an invisible force in the air was propelling her forward.

Her spear danced faster and faster, leaving behind a dazzling trail of afterimages. The invisible enemy was forced to retreat under her onslaught, forced to defend passively and utterly powerless to retaliate.

The bluebird's movements were elegant yet powerful; every turn and leap was filled with strength and beauty. In that instant, she seemed to transform into an eagle soaring in the sky, surveying the earth with sharp eyes and conquering everything with unparalleled skill.

Hinata Hoshino smiled and produced a wooden stick in his hand. "I'll be your opponent. Don't hesitate, attack me with all your might!"

"Dangdangdangdang..."

Bluebird felt that no matter what kind of attack he used, Hyuga Hoshino could easily deflect the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear in his hand.

The gun barrels and wooden sticks collided, creating a continuous sound.

The attack was stabbed, but the blow was deflected.

He swung it around and smashed it, but it was deflected.

It swept across, but was deflected.

It seemed as if all her techniques were useless in front of Hinata Hoshino, but Aoki was not discouraged at all. Instead, she became even more engrossed. Aoki knew that Hinata Hoshino was instructing her.

Bluebird felt the gun in her hand begin to change, as if it was no longer a gun, but an extension of herself. Only her father's heirloom, the Momentary Gun, had given her this feeling before.

However, the instant spear was ultimately her father's heirloom, not her own. Although she could achieve perfect harmony between herself and the spear, there was always a strange sense of stagnation.

Hinata Hoshino noticed that Aokiji's forehead was starting to sweat, a sign that his physical strength and inner energy were about to reach their limits. Hinata Hoshino flicked the wooden stick in his hand, deflecting the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear, and increased the force in his hand. Aokiji could no longer hold the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear, and the spear slipped from his grasp.

The Dragon Gallant Silver Spear flew backward, its tip piercing the ground.

Bluebird then realized that she had just reached her limit, and if Hinata Hoshino hadn't stopped her, she might have died from exhaustion.

Bluebird wanted to express her gratitude, but her legs gave way. Hinata Hoshino stepped forward to help her up and wiped the fine sweat from Bluebird's forehead.

Bluebird blushed slightly but did not refuse. Hinata Hoshino helped Bluebird to sit down at the stone table.

"Bluebird, your talent in spearmanship is indeed extraordinary. You have already mastered the moves of Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, and all that remains is practice. However, in addition to Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, the previous owner of this spear also created his own set of spear techniques, and today I will simply teach them to you as well."

"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Zhang. I will never forget it, even if I die a hundred times."

Hinata Hoshino walked towards the Gentian Silver Spear, easily drew it, and then flicked it to clean the shaft.

"This spear technique is divided into Seven Probes and Snake Coil. Seven Probes are seven kinds of killing moves as attack methods, while Snake Coil is a fast spear technique that makes the spear resemble a snake that is constantly coiling. The spear rotates rapidly to form an impenetrable defensive move, which belongs to the skill-based spear technique."

However, it shares the same origin as the previous "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix," so it needs to be studied carefully.

The inherent disadvantage for women learning martial arts is insufficient strength. Although the spear master Wang Xiu's spear skills are superb, they are not so suitable for Qingniao.

Because the spear techniques of the Spear Immortal Wang Xiu also rely on strength, both Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix and Seven Probing Snakes Coiling are skill-based spear techniques. Even if one lacks strength, as long as one has exceptional talent, one can still reach a very high level.

"Remember?"

"remember."

Hinata Hoshino scooped up Aotorishima in his arms. "Since you've remembered, to celebrate, I'll take you to a hot spring."

The bluebird felt a blur before its eyes, and the next moment it was in front of a natural hot spring with steaming water.

"Mr. Zhang, where should I change my clothes?"

Are you still shy?

Bluebird's face turned bright red; how could she not be shy? Then, Hinata Hoshino began to make his move.

Some time ago, at the gate of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion, Lin Tanhua and Shu Xiu were knocking on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

Hearing the knock, Hongshu opened the door and saw Lin Tanhua and Shuxiu. Shuxiu held up the Lin family's business card and said, "This is the Lin family's business card. We request an audience with Xu Fengnian, the heir apparent of the Northern Liang King."

Sweet Potato glanced at the two of them and then closed the door.

Lin Tanhua stopped Shu Xiu, who wanted to continue knocking on the door, saying, "Miss Fan, the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion may lack manners, but we cannot. Please wait a little longer."

When Xu Fengnian returned to the Northern Liang Royal Palace with Jiang Ni and Lao Huang, no one in the Northern Liang Royal Palace opened the gates to welcome them.

"Aren't you that Lin Tanhua? Why aren't you going in?"

"Indeed, it's you, sir. May I ask what brings you here?"

“My father works in the Northern Liang Prince’s Palace. If Scholar Lin doesn’t mind, we can go in together.”

Old Huang went to knock on the door, and this time a servant opened it. When the servant saw that it was Xu Fengnian, he opened the door immediately.

Xu Fengnian stepped one foot over the threshold, noticed that Lin Tanhua hadn't moved, and waved to Lin Tanhua, "Come on, come in."

Lin Tanhua was stunned for a moment, then pulled Shu Xiu into the Northern Liang King's Mansion. "Brother, do you also think that the Northern Liang King Xu Xiao is a traitor?"

"That's right, Xu Xiao is definitely not a good person."

"It's rare to find someone with such awareness, brother. Why don't you join me in serving the country?"

Xu Fengnian looked at Lin Tanhua and suddenly couldn't figure out what was going on with him. He had left quite a few flaws.

Is he really just the son of someone working in the Northern Liang Prince's mansion? Why would the servants in the mansion be so respectful? And Xu Fengnian's clothes, although they are white, are genuine white silk satin.

Xu Fengnian was even able to run around the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion with a stranger. Did Lin Tanhua really not notice?

Xu Fengnian scrutinized Lin Tanhua from head to toe. "Alright, I wonder what Lin Tanhua plans to do?"

"May I ask if you could introduce me to Xu Fengnian, the heir apparent of the Northern Liang Kingdom?"

"Of course, come with me."

Xu Fengnian led Lin Tanhua to the lakeside. Lin Tanhua looked around but didn't see anyone else. "Excuse me, where is Young Master Xu?"

"I am Xu Fengnian." Xu Fengnian glanced at Lin Tanhua and noticed that Lin Tanhua's expression froze. "What? You have nothing to say to me?"

"I'm just too excited, Xu Fengnian. Do you know that you're currently without any protection?"

"Oh? So what?"

"Haha, I've finally waited for this opportunity. Miss Fan, please take this chance."

Shu Xiu nodded, drew her longsword and thrust it straight at Xu Fengnian. Just as the sword was about to reach Xu Fengnian, Old Huang sighed.

With a flick of his wrist, Old Huang shattered the longsword in Shu Xiu's hand. The next moment, Old Huang flashed and sealed the acupoints on Shu Xiu's body, rendering her instantly unable to move.

Xu Fengnian looked at Lao Huang following the direction of the finger, his face filled with disbelief.

"You really know martial arts? Then how come you were chased by a group of villagers during those years of traveling?"

"Young Master, Old Huang's skills are profound. We cannot act rashly, or people will die."

"Me," Xu Fengnian said, pointing to himself and then to Lao Huang, "You... never mind, I'll talk to you later."

Xu Fengnian approached Lin Tanhua, expecting Lin Tanhua to pounce on him without hesitation, but unexpectedly Lin Tanhua collapsed to the ground instead.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me! This was all Miss Fan's idea. I was just coerced by her. Yes, coerced by her."

Xu Fengnian still didn't believe that Lin Tanhua was only this good, so he glanced at Shu Xiu and said, "How about this, you can just scold her a couple of times and that's it."

Lin Tanhua stood up shakily, pointed at Shu Xiu, and began to spit, but the words that came out had no effect whatsoever: "Shameless, despicable..."

"That's not enough. How can you curse someone without cursing their mother?"

"How could your mother be so incompetent at raising children!"

After saying this, Shu Xiu pretended to have mistaken someone for someone else, closed her eyes in grief and indignation, while Lin Tanhua fawned over Xu Fengnian and massaged his legs.

"Your Highness, is this alright?"

"Okay, come on, let's go for a walk on the lake together."

Xu Fengnian, Jiang Ni, and Lin Tanhua boarded the boat, and with Jiang Ni rowing, the boat gradually appeared in the center of the lake.

"Does the Crown Prince still have any skilled fighters by his side?"

Xu Fengnian looked up. "You're not pretending anymore? I thought you'd keep pretending forever."

"To be honest, I've been learning swordsmanship since I was a student, and I'm now a second-rank swordsman. I'm confident I can kill you from this distance."

"Aren't you afraid she's also a master?"

Xu Fengnian pointed at Jiang Ni, who immediately adopted an unorthodox defensive stance.

Lin Tanhua gritted his teeth, "I'll fight to the death! Even if she's a master, I'll accept it. Prepare to die!"

"Buzz!"

Just as Xu Fengnian was about to jump off the ship, a long sword came flying through the air and stopped in front of Lin Tanhua.

"This is... Sword Control Technique!"

Lin Tanhua was extremely surprised. He was narrow-minded and thought that the sword control technique was just a rumor in the martial arts world. He never expected that it was actually true.

Xu Fengnian was equally surprised. He knew how terrifying experts were from Hyuga Hoshino, but he never imagined that someone could kill people from thousands of miles away with a sword, just like in the stories.

Xu Fengnian looked towards the lakeside. Old Huang opened the wooden box beside him, revealing four swords inside, with a dragon-snake sword hovering above Lin Tanhua's brow.

“Xu Fengnian, although I have failed, others will come. Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish.”

Xu Fengnian shook his head. How could a third-ranked scholar like him really lack any keen sense in this area? "You're really naive. Do you think that if the assassination fails, you'll be the only one who dies?"