Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 30: The Method of Resuming Qi After a Severed Pulse (Please continue reading)

On the training ground, Su Cheng easily deflected Qian Renxue's sword moves, interrupting her attacks every time she was about to make a move.

"If that's all there is to it, then you're going to lose."

While launching the attack, Su Cheng still had time to speak.

He had already begun to gain the upper hand.

Qian Renxue pursed her lips, somewhat puzzled.

Even though the force of the opponent's sword strike did not diminish and the accompanying soul power was at the Soul Master level, why was the sword move so fast?

Bystanders like Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, though powerful enough to see things clearly, still don't have the same clarity of feeling as those directly involved.

At this moment, Qian Renxue was extremely frustrated.

He raised his sword to slash diagonally, but was struck by a diagonal thrust that hit the lower edge of the blade halfway through, instantly interrupting his move.

Before she could change her move, her opponent slashed horizontally again, forcing her to raise her sword to defend.

Even more remarkably, just when Su Cheng seemed poised to strike, he effortlessly switched to a hanging sword at the peak of his sword strike, forcing her to change her move accordingly.

After dozens of rounds of fighting, Qian Renxue's attacks often only yielded 20-30% of their full power.

Moreover, as time went on, Su Cheng's attack speed gradually increased, and the transitions between his sword techniques became increasingly smooth.

Qian Renxue understood that if things continued like this, even if she exhausted her soul power, she would inevitably lose in the end.

As her first spirit ring lit up, golden light began to gather between her hands.

"Can't hold back anymore?" Su Cheng chuckled, but did not raise his sword to defend.

Now that Qian Renxue has absorbed the fourth soul ring of ten thousand years, coupled with the enhancement of the fourth soul skill, he can probably win by following the old routine, but there is no absolute certainty, and it will be quite strenuous, with an element of gambling.

Su Cheng chose to launch a direct counterattack.

His second and third spirit rings lit up one after the other.

Second Soul Skill: Sharpness!

Third Soul Skill: Heavy Sword Without Edge!

The moment his third spirit ring flashed, his attack had already landed.

The speed was so fast that it completely exceeded Qian Renxue's reaction limit; at this moment, her first soul skill had not even been fully activated.

No, it's not just Qianrenxue.

None of the elders watching the battle understood how the sword had fallen.

"This doesn't make sense, why can his soul skill be cast instantly?"

Inside the Hall of Offerings, Golden Crocodile Douluo voiced the doubts of everyone present and turned to look at Qian Daoliu.

"Brother, do you know why?"

"Ah, this..." Qian Daoliu was also completely confused. "I don't know either. Maybe it's because his third soul skill is special?"

"Even the most special soul skills require the circulation of soul power to be used. Even for the eldest brother, it takes time to use a soul skill."

"Right, these kinds of offensive soul skills can't possibly be used without the user's own soul power, can they?"

The other major deities discussed amongst themselves.

Qian Daoliu: "..."

At this moment in the training ground, Su Cheng's longsword martial spirit, which had nearly doubled in size, seemed to be carrying immense power as it slashed down.

On the other hand, Qian Renxue's soul power was still circulating, her first soul skill was still in the process of being developed, and she didn't even have time to release her third soul skill, Angel's Protection.

Left with no other choice, he hastily raised the golden greatsword in his hand and used his first soul skill, which was not yet completed, to defend himself.

"Swoosh—Ping—"

The light blade shattered, and Su Cheng's greatsword hovered just a hair's breadth above Qian Renxue's forehead. A gust of wind blew by, and her long golden hair fluttered in the wind.

The precise control of power proved that Su Cheng had not yet used his full strength.

"...Teacher, I lost again."

Qian Renxue lowered her head, looking slightly dejected, but not particularly downcast.

She hadn't been unaware that this outcome would occur.

Although she was very confident in herself, the teacher was always someone who could create miracles.

After calming down a bit, she immediately asked the question that had puzzled her the most during the battle.

"Why are you able to make your moves so quickly?"

Realizing the inappropriateness of the situation, she quickly added, "Never mind, I don't really want to know either."

"It wouldn't hurt to explain it to you."

Su Cheng smiled, ignoring the curious and inquisitive gazes around him, and said frankly, "This is a new soul skill I've just researched, called the Severing Meridian and Replenishing Qi Technique."

As he spoke, the third spirit ring lit up again, and the longsword spirit, which had already returned to normal, instantly expanded into a giant blade. "Rather than a spirit skill, it's more like a special technique to assist in the release of a spirit skill."

"Severing the pulse... Qi replenishment technique." Qian Renxue murmured repeatedly as she watched Su Cheng unleash his soul skill once again.

Not only her, but the titled Douluo watching from afar were also silently pondering the profound meaning of this name.

"The difference between different soul skills lies in their power generation methods, soul ring characteristics, and final release techniques, but they all have in common that soul power needs to circulate through most of the meridians in the body in order to unleash their final power."

The others nodded in agreement with his words, but their expressions grew increasingly puzzled.

These are all old news, so what do they have to do with instant-cast soul skills?

Qian Renxue, on the other hand, seemed to have gained some insight at this moment.

"Teacher, what do you mean by 'severed pulse'...?"

"That's right." Su Cheng glanced at her and nodded slightly.

"In fact, when using soul skills, there is no need for soul power to flow through the whole body. As long as it circulates in specific meridians, it is enough to exert its power."

"When a Soul Master attacks, whether using normal moves or Soul Skills, the flow of Soul Power is instinctive. As long as you suppress this instinct, you can release Soul Skills one step ahead."

"The most crucial point is that you can accurately know which meridians your soul power needs to circulate when you use a soul skill."

This is why he didn't care if others heard the underlying principles.

This first point alone—the way the soul power operates in each soul skill—is something that ordinary people cannot understand unless the other party also possesses his level of medical expertise and human body research ability.

In addition to these, there are other key points, such as how to prevent the ineffective operation of soul power, and the release techniques of his previous combo attacks, etc.

But this content was clearly not something the voyeurs nearby could hear for free.

Of course, in the end, this is just a technique.

If someone truly understood the energy flow in the human body's meridians as thoroughly as he did, and had a deep enough grasp of his own moves and soul skills, then replicating these techniques wouldn't be too difficult once they understood the principles.

Su Cheng himself is like that. Relying solely on one idea, he smoothly used this technique in today's battle and defeated an opponent who was stronger than him in every aspect.

After listening to his explanation, Qian Renxue pondered silently for a long time.

However, he was dismayed to find that even if he knew the specific principles of this "severing pulse and continuing qi method", he would not be able to use it at all.

"Teacher, please teach me."

"Of course." Su Cheng couldn't help but chuckle. "Developing this kind of technique was originally prepared for you. With my martial soul aptitude, no matter how fancy my fighting style is, there's nowhere to use it in the future."

(End of this chapter)