The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 79 Heavenly Net Technique

In late summer, the blazing sun shines on the earth, and waves of heat roll in, as if unwilling to enter autumn, making a last-ditch effort to resist.

In a dense forest, a boy dressed in black, carrying a large black sword on his back, swiftly traversed the trees.

"Hahaha! I'm finally back in the Monster Mountain Range. The air here is so much better! Although the capital is prosperous, it's full of conspiracies and schemes. I always feel like there's a pair of eyes watching me, which makes me very uncomfortable." Xiao Yan felt like he was back home when he entered the Monster Mountain Range again. Everything looked good to him.

"That's because your talent makes them wary. If you were an ordinary person, they wouldn't bother paying attention to you!" Yao Lao floated out from the ring and said calmly.

"That's true! Teacher, we've already entered the Monster Mountain Range, shouldn't you teach me the movement techniques and fighting skills you mentioned?" Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao with anticipation.

"So impatient?" Yao Lao said jokingly.

"Of course! I don't even know what it feels like to use movement-based fighting techniques!" Xiao Yan said matter-of-factly.

After a long silence, as if he had made a decision, Yao Lao exhaled a breath of turbid air, then raised his right hand and lightly touched Xiao Yan's brow with his index finger.

Xiao Yan was immediately taken aback when he received the information about the movement technique from Yao Lao. This technique was his teacher's family heirloom.

The larger the family, the stricter the rules, and the more forbidden it is to pass on movement techniques and fighting skills to outsiders. For Elder Yao to bring out this family's secret technique, he must have made a great decision; it seems he was truly moved by Xiao Yan this time.

"Heavenly Net Technique: It has twelve levels. When you reach the tenth level, you can use your battle qi to create Heavenly Net Wings, which will transform into a very special flying battle technique."

"The Heavenly Net Technique is a combat skill specifically designed to enhance a person's speed. The higher the level, the faster the speed. When you reach the tenth level, you can fly directly. With this combat skill, you won't be at a disadvantage when fighting against people who possess movement techniques," Yao Lao explained.

"Teacher, are you sure you want to teach me this fighting technique?" Xiao Yan was a little worried that Yao Lao would be punished, since the two of them would be going to Zhongzhou at that time.

"What? Don't you want to learn? If you don't want to learn, then I won't teach you." Seeing that Xiao Yan could endure such a profound fighting technique and was still considering his feelings, Yao Lao knew that his decision was right.

"We've already given it to you! There's no reason not to learn it!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Under the careful guidance of Yao Lao, Xiao Yan quickly mastered the Heavenly Net Technique to the fifth level. Even when carrying the black giant sword, only a blur could be seen, demonstrating the immense power of the Heavenly Net Technique.

"Teacher, can the Heavenly Net Technique only increase speed and not attack?" Xiao Yan stopped and asked Yao Lao.

"The purpose of movement techniques is to quickly approach the enemy or dodge attacks, and of course, more importantly, to escape. Few people use movement techniques as an attack method; they only use them as auxiliary techniques," Yao Lao explained.

"Can't attack? How can that be! Besides, the Heavenly Net Technique doesn't sound very good. I think we should call it Wind God Leg instead!" Xiao Yan felt that the name Heavenly Net Technique was a bit low-class, so he changed it to someone's signature move.

When Yao Lao heard the new name Xiao Yan had given to the Heavenly Net Technique, he thought it was indeed quite good. Moreover, Yao Lao felt that Xiao Yan was going to tinker with this newly acquired movement technique and fighting skill again, and he really didn't know how Xiao Yan would turn it into this time!

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm! Wind God Leg! It seems like I'm only missing the Heavenly Frost Fist. If I combine the long, flowing nature of the Wind God Leg, the fierce power of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm, and the chilling internal energy of the Heavenly Frost Fist, I can create a set of Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi! But I'm not an ice attribute user, so I can't learn it!" Xiao Yan sighed helplessly.

"Hey! I think I still have one fighting skill to learn! The Flame Fist that Fa Ma gave me has been sitting in my storage ring, and I haven't had time to look at it yet!" Xiao Yan slapped his thigh, only then remembering that he still had a high-level Xuan-rank fighting skill to learn.

"Flame Fist: A high-level Xuan-rank combat skill that can condense a flaming fist containing boundless fire energy and immense power."

"Teacher, another task!" Xiao Yan smiled and handed the Flaming Fist fighting technique to Yao Lao, asking him to learn it and then teach him. After all, with Xiao Yan's current strength, it would be difficult for him to learn such a profound fighting technique on his own.

"What new ideas do you have this time?" Yao Lao asked with a smile, picking up the scroll.

"It's just an idea; there's still a long way to go before it becomes a reality!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

It's just an idea right now. After all, to integrate three high-level Xuan-rank combat techniques, you need to cultivate all three techniques to the highest level and achieve a complete understanding of them.

As for now, Xiao Yan hasn't even finished practicing the Cloud Dispelling Palm! As the most powerful of these three fighting techniques, the Cloud Dispelling Palm requires at least eighteen levels of Ming Jin and eighteen levels of An Jin in the Eight Extremes Collapse to unleash its true power.

However, after Xiao Yan's body was tempered by the strange fire last time, his physical strength was significantly improved. In addition, he had only mastered twelve levels of Ming Jin and five levels of An Jin, which was still far from his goal!

Yao Lao unfurled the red scroll in his hand and began to study. Even for Yao Lao, it took some effort to fully master a high-level Xuan-rank combat technique.

While Yao Lao was learning the Flame Fist, Xiao Yan didn't idle around. Instead, he continued to study the Wind God Leg technique, trying to figure out how to use it for attacks. After studying it for a long time, Xiao Yan discovered that he could only create an attack effect by relying on the momentum generated quickly, but this attack was like tickling.

"It seems we still need to combine it with the Eight Extremes Collapse!" After studying for a long time, Xiao Yan could only come up with this one solution.

However, Baji Beng's attack moves are almost entirely executed with the upper body, emphasizing that the feet must remain on the ground; otherwise, they cannot exert their full power. But Baji Beng is not without leg attacks, which mainly include rubbing, flicking, sweeping, hooking, striking, kicking, biting, fanning, intercepting, and stomping.

"Let's start with the simplest kick!" Xiao Yan watched for a while and found that this was the easiest move to coordinate with the Wind God Kick.

Bajiquan emphasizes "walking as if wading through mud, with the foot not exceeding the knee." The Cuo Ti (搓踢) is a manifestation of this footwork, requiring the attack point to fall below the opponent's knee joint, especially the foot.

Therefore, although the rubbing kick is not as lethal as other leg techniques, it is intended to disrupt the opponent's balance by tripping them, and to cleverly knock them down with a weak force.

After thinking seriously for a while, Xiao Yan found a huge rock and began to practice his leg techniques. Why did he choose a rock instead of a tree? It was because with Xiao Yan's strength, even the thickest tree couldn't withstand a few kicks from him.

Xiao Yan's kicks were initially slow, and the attack effect was not very obvious, leaving only some shallow marks on the stone.

However, as Xiao Yan's skill improved, his kicking speed also increased, eventually becoming so fast that his legs were no longer visible. Xiao Yan's toes moved like electric drills, kicking rapidly across the stone until he finally kicked a large hole in it.

When Yao Lao saw Xiao Yan having so much fun, he was slightly surprised, but he was already used to it. He just smiled with satisfaction and continued to study the fighting techniques in his hands.

"The power is indeed quite good. Although the attack power is average, it has the advantage of low consumption, high speed, and continuous attacks, wave after wave, leaving the opponent with no choice but to parry and no chance to fight back." Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction as he saw the effect of his newly developed move.

Xiao Yan turned to look at Yao Lao and saw that he was still studying the fighting techniques very seriously. He didn't disturb him but continued to practice the newly learned moves.

(End of this chapter)