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Su Wen flashed past Feng Xiaotian's final strike.
It wasn't that he couldn't block it, but rather that Feng Xiaotian was teetering on the edge of losing control. Although his power and speed had reached their zenith, a final collision would inevitably cause a severe backlash to Feng Xiaotian himself.
Su Wen's choice to dodge directly was a relatively merciful response.
Yet, even without the backlash of a final impact, Feng Xiaotian appeared heavily injured upon landing. The bones throughout his body seemed to have suffered severe compression, leaving some slightly deformed. His arms, in particular, were dripping with fresh blood—wounds caused by the explosive force of the Spiraling Sphere in the early stages and the Spiraling Shuriken in the mid-stages of the fight.
He looked at Su Wen, his gaze filled with admiration, but also a trace of dejection.
"The power of that final blow was no less than the eruption of a five-thousand-year soul skill," Su Wen secretly compared, evaluating the explosive power of the final strike of Feng Xiaotian's Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes.
Director Mo, who had watched the entire process from the sidelines, showed no dissatisfaction or disappointment.
Feng Xiaotian's Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes was undoubtedly an excellent answer to his training.
As the person responsible for teaching, Director Mo's vision and reasoning abilities were sharp. He understood clearly that Feng Xiaotian could not fully unleash the true might of this self-created soul skill due to his current Soul Power rank. At present, he could only use it in a desperate, mutual-destruction style of collision.
Once his Soul Power rank increased and he added a few more soul skills to complement this self-created technique, his strength would absolutely be at the pinnacle among Soul Masters of the same level.
Therefore, Director Mo was satisfied with Feng Xiaotian's performance in this battle.
However, he was even more astonished by Su Wen, who had managed to withstand Feng Xiaotian's slashes from beginning to end.
"Your self-created soul skill is quite good."
"Your self-created soul skill is also very impressive."
After witnessing the same series of skills used over a dozen times, Feng Xiaotian did not believe these were abilities granted by a Soul Ring. He correctly guessed that these were Su Wen's self-created soul skills.
There was no doubt that this series of skills—whether for attack or defense, close combat or long-range capability—was at a top-tier level.
Su Wen did not feign modesty.
Although he had drawn inspiration from certain works in his previous life, he had also implemented his own innovations, developing the Spiraling Sphere into a defensive form that utilized layers of airflow vortexes to offload force.
"However, my Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes is not yet fully developed. Once I perfect it to thirty-six consecutive slashes, or even higher, I will seek you out for another battle," Feng Xiaotian said.
Even after witnessing the power of Su Wen's Spiraling Sphere style of self-created skills, Feng Xiaotian remained undiscouraged.
To the side, Director Mo's heart sank when he heard that Feng Xiaotian wanted to continue stacking more slashes.
"Xiaotian, did you not realize the problem just now?"
Even in front of an outsider like Su Wen, and despite his earlier satisfaction with Feng Xiaotian's results, Director Mo spoke up to reprimand him directly.
"You have already delayed your own cultivation because of this self-created soul skill!" His tone was extremely strict, carrying a hint of frustration at Feng Xiaotian's failure to live up to expectations.
"Soul Power is the foundation of everything!"
Feng Xiaotian lowered his head. While accepting the criticism, he was also reflecting internally.
Indeed, eighteen consecutive slashes were his current limit. If he wanted to perfect it further, breaking through to Rank 40 and obtaining his fourth Soul Ring was imperative.
"Director Mo, I will enter seclusion as soon as possible and attempt to break through to Rank 40," Feng Xiaotian said.
Seeing Feng Xiaotian's sincere attitude in admitting his mistake, Director Mo nodded, feeling greatly relieved.
"The combat ends here, but the exchange is not over," Director Mo said, turning his gaze to Su Wen. "Su Wen came here for an exchange. While battles temper both sides, he also wishes to communicate and discuss experiences after the fighting is done."
Undoubtedly, the seven battles just now had made Director Mo take a keen interest in Su Wen's techniques.
A discussion between both sides would inevitably promote further progress for the seven members of the Divine Wind team.
He was proactively seeking benefits for his students; this was his duty as the Director of Academic Affairs.
Hearing Director Mo's words, the seven members of the Divine Wind team perked up. They clearly hadn't expected that Su Wen intended to have discussions beyond just fighting.
An exchange of insights.
Su Wen proceeded to discuss his thoughts with the seven students.
"Brother Feng, regarding your Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes, I feel the direction could be improved slightly."
"Oh?" Hearing Su Wen offer an opinion, Feng Xiaotian was all ears.
"I have heard that the Clear Sky Clan possesses a hammer technique known as the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method. It leverages force to strike with force; after every strike, the current power is stacked onto the next layer, capable of stacking up to a maximum of eighty-one layers."
The Clear Sky Clan!
The number one sect on the continent.
Everyone's expression shook.
Clearly, the prestige of the Clear Sky Clan was still formidable.
And the principle of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method was similar to the Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes, yet it could stack up to eighty-one layers!
Hiss—
The other six team members gasped in unison.
"It's one thing for the Captain—although he is a Power Attack System Soul Master, he isn't a strength-based one. But that Clear Sky Hammer is the undisputed number one Tool Martial Soul on the continent. Its power is absolutely top-tier. If that kind of power is stacked eighty-one times..."
Terrifying.
"Although the method of stacking force is different, the principle behind your Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method is the same. And that is precisely where the problem lies."
"Oh?" Feng Xiaotian didn't understand why Su Wen would say that.
"Your advantage is speed. You use speed to erupt with forceful impact," Su Wen pointed out the true essence of Feng Xiaotian's style.
"Your Eighteen Consecutive Slashes also rely on the conversion of airflow to achieve stacking. Rather than saying you are stacking strength, it is better to say you are stacking your previous speed."
Su Wen's explanation cut straight to the core, and Feng Xiaotian instantly understood what he meant.
"You mean to say, the fundamental thing I should be stacking is speed?"
Su Wen nodded, affirming Feng Xiaotian's thought. "Additionally, your wind blades are still too weak. It would be better to use your wings as the method of slashing."
Feng Xiaotian nodded, indicating he could attempt this.
"A Soul Master's foundation is still their Soul Power and their own body. Your physical capacity to withstand the strain also limits your progress." Su Wen concluded by reiterating the point Director Mo had made earlier.
"Indeed," Feng Xiaotian agreed wholeheartedly.
He felt that the direction for his cultivation over the next few years had never been clearer.
Following what Su Wen said, he felt that his Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes still had massive room for improvement.
"Brother Feng, your method is actually still too extreme, causing this move to damage your own body too much. Since you are stacking speed and relying on airflow manipulation to achieve it, I suggest you don't use your body to forcefully endure the conversion of momentum."
Feng Xiaotian was already pondering this. In the past, if someone had pointed this out, he might not have grasped the point. But now, he understood somewhat.
He looked at Su Wen and asked, "Use a method similar to your airflow force-offloading technique to lighten the burden on my body?"
"Correct."
Su Wen was no saint. While helping others, he naturally had his own desires.
By pointing out cultivation issues for Feng Xiaotian and making the other party realize they needed his techniques, he could smoothly propose his own request regarding Feng Xiaotian's Eighteen Consecutive Slashes.
Mutual benefit.
As for the Gale Devil Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes itself, Su Wen didn't need it. He only wanted to reference Feng Xiaotian's conversion techniques.
Feng Xiaotian used this conversion technique to exert force, but Su Wen could use this same technique to offload and neutralize force.
(End of Chapter)