Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it. He still had to overcome this hurdle, and it wasn't as simple as he'd imagined. After all, his current strength couldn't withstand some powerful trump cards.
It was said that when a martial artist reached the Immortal Emperor level, or even surpassed it, their physical body would be incredibly powerful. As long as their soul was strong enough, they
could be reborn. These were just rumors, and Qin Chuan didn't know the truth. It was also said that there were so-called external avatars, even splitting a wisp of soul and hiding it within a treasure. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, this wisp of soul would be the hope for rebirth.
However, Qin Chuan was far from reaching that level, and couldn't even comprehend it, as he was still far from the Immortal Emperor realm.
Furthermore, even among Immortal Emperors, very few could master this technique; only the most outstanding among them could possibly possess such an ability.
Having this ability, while not granting immortality, at least made death very difficult, essentially giving one an extra life.
However, using it once came at a price: a significant drop in strength, a loss of immense magnitude.
But to save one's life, this is normal; it's the rule of nature, a balance between gain and loss. Therefore, even martial artists with this ability don't want the opportunity to use it.
At this moment, Qin Chuan held a cultivation manual. This manual made Qin Chuan frown slightly; it was the desperate ability used by Bei Chu Dao. "
Injure three thousand enemies, lose eight hundred of your own."
The name was rather vulgar, or perhaps someone had just given it a name. Mutual destruction was quite apt, as the initial stage involved exchanging one life for another.
This skill was used when there was no other way out; when death was inevitable, one could take someone with them before dying.
Of course, if this ability remained unchanged throughout, many people would simply ignore it and not cultivate it, because it wouldn't change one's fate.
However, it wasn't entirely useless. For example, Palace Master Wu couldn't defeat Bei Chu Shao, but if he had this ability, he could use it, and for Palace Master Wu, it would be perfect.
Because if Palace Master Wu had a 100% certainty of killing Bei Chu Shao, he would use it without hesitation. This ability was Palace Master Wu's divine skill in his predicament.
Fortunately, this desperate, mutual destruction ability is only at its initial stage. Once cultivated to a higher level, the damage received can be reduced.
From severe injury, with each level of cultivation, eventually only half a life is needed to exchange for the opponent's. Of course, the greater the difference in cultivation levels, the weaker the effect, even rendering it useless.
Based on the principle of mutual generation and restraint in all things, since there are such unconventional, desperate martial arts techniques, there will naturally be techniques that mitigate similar damage.
Once learned, it will prevent the opponent's desperate ability from killing you, but it only prevents death; it also depends on cultivation level. At a higher level, you can still be evenly matched with the opponent, and it also depends on your physique, often resulting in unexpected outcomes.
Qin Chuan smiled as he looked at the martial arts technique in his hand. This thing might be a good one. To be honest, Qin Chuan didn't like it at first glance.
Even if it's a desperate act, and you end up exchanging half a life for one, it still makes one uncomfortable.
Someone once said that the quality of a martial arts technique cannot be generalized; when used appropriately, even a mediocre technique can shine brightly.
Just like this mutually destructive, life-for-life exchange, if it fell into the hands of Palace Master Wu, he wouldn't have had to endure so many years of torment...
Besides, having more skills is never a burden, and with a higher cultivation level, exchanging half a life for a full life isn't bad either. After all, Qin Chuan's physical abilities are different; he can unleash the power of martial arts several times over, so the opponent is definitely doomed.
And because of Qin Chuan's physique, perhaps he wouldn't even need to lose half a life, just a minor injury would suffice. Thinking of this, Qin Chuan felt a little excited.
Furthermore, Qin Chuan's self-healing ability is terrifyingly powerful. Even if he loses half his life after using it once, the opponent is certain to die, and he himself is left with half a life, but with his self-healing ability, he can recover most of it in half a day, and be fully healed in two or three days.
So, while it might not be suitable for others to use this martial art, it can be considered a divine skill for Qin Chuan.
However, Qin Chuan quickly realized a serious problem: the issue of cultivation level.
Qin Chuan's actual combat strength is very strong; he can almost instantly kill opponents of the same cultivation level, but his overall cultivation level is only considered good, slightly weaker compared to the top geniuses of his generation.
Although he has caught up considerably, there is still a slight gap, but this no longer significantly affects Qin Chuan's combat prowess.
After all, Qin Chuan has even killed the previous generation of geniuses from the Northern Pestle Path. However, one limitation of using the "mutual destruction" technique is that the cultivation levels are similar.
Since Qin Chuan can instantly kill those of similar cultivation levels, why bother using this ability to fight to the death?
This is what leaves Qin Chuan speechless. Unless his cultivation level increases and something changes, this martial art is truly useless to him.
Qin Chuan casually glanced at it. To be honest, he didn't really want to practice it, but as he looked, he discovered many novel elements that would be helpful for his cultivation. It seemed
to be closely related to the martial arts foundation he had previously learned. This excited Qin Chuan. He decided to practice it, even if he couldn't use it, for the sake of his cultivation.
So Qin Chuan made up his mind to learn it, because he felt that this "mutual destruction" technique might be an opportunity for him to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm.
This excited Qin Chuan greatly. He had previously thought that without a specific opportunity, it would normally take him three to five years to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm.
However, if an opportunity arises, and it is used effectively, the time required can be greatly shortened.
This "mutually destructive" martial art is such an opportunity, but whether one can seize it is uncertain, provided that one has achieved sufficient skill in its cultivation.
If it takes one to cultivate for over ten years, then this opportunity ceases to be an opportunity. With normal cultivation, Qin Chuan should be able to break through in three to five years.
Qin Chuan was momentarily immersed in the "mutually destructive" martial art. He had seen Bei Chudao perform it simply, but in reality, cultivating it was extremely complex.
It was essentially an attack where both sides consumed each other, and the mysteries within were vast. The more one observed, the more profound its depth became.
Only a top genius like Bei Chudao could cultivate it, and he must have cultivated it for a considerable time, but his level did not reach the point of exchanging half a life for one.
At most, it was eight parts for ten parts. If ten parts died, eight parts would be severely injured, and even if one survived, there would be hidden dangers. If
Bei Chudao was like this, Qin Chuan wondered how long it would take him to cultivate it to such a level.
Shaking his head, he decided to adopt a two-pronged approach. He couldn't neglect his cultivation, and he also needed to practice this "mutually destructive" martial art.