Chapter 139: The Overly Arrogant Name of the Technique

The Azure Dragon Gang Qi is the top-tier Gang Qi of the Great Qian Dynasty.

No.

To be more precise.

It belongs to a league of its own.

So-called Gang Qi is the product of a martial artist’s blood and energy merging and transforming after stepping into the Innate Realm. Its nature and power are closely related to the martial artist’s own techniques.

Like Xu Xi’s previous Gang Qi, because he practiced the Thunder Blade, it transformed into a thunderous blade Gang Qi.

Similarly.

Wu Yingxue’s Azure Dragon Gang Qi.

The reason it has horns, a tail, and distinct scales, with the power of a dragon’s roar in every move, is related to the royal family’s techniques.

The problem lies precisely in this perfection.

“Why…”

“Even though it’s a technique of a human dynasty, why does it take the form of an Azure Dragon?”

“Why not a Golden Dragon, Flame Dragon, or Black Dragon, but specifically this Azure Dragon?”

“In the martial world, there’s no shortage of Gang Qi techniques that imitate demons and monsters. When I passed the checkpoint, one of the Great Qian generals used a Turtle-Snake Gang Qi.”

“But the level of imitation in that Gang Qi is far less refined than the Azure Dragon Gang Qi.”

Pingshui County.

Top floor of the official residence.

Xu Xi pondered deeply, staring at the sharp vertical pupils of the Azure Dragon before him and the clear scales on its body, his brow furrowed tightly.

Such a refined level of imitation.

It doesn’t seem like ordinary imitation of demons and monsters.

It’s more like standing directly in front of a demon, copying the entire essence and form of a real Azure Dragon, and making it one’s own.

Great Qian…

Ten Thousand Mountains…

Humans and demons…

Multiple pieces of information, different clues, collided in Xu Xi’s mind.

“From the known intelligence, there must be some unknown connection between the Great Qian and the demons, and this Azure Dragon Gang Qi…”

“Could it be that the Great Qian Emperor, who ostensibly protects humans, is actually colluding with demons?”

“This conjecture is bold, but it’s a possibility.”

Xu Xi pondered for a long time.

Deciding to temporarily set aside this thought.

Now, the most urgent matter is to deduce a new technique for the girl.

Otherwise, her martial talent will be wasted, hindering her progress and depriving the Army of Survival of a fierce warrior.

“Yingxue, do you have any thoughts on the new technique?”

“Fire!”

The girl blurted out.

Her name is Yingxue, but her personality is fiery.

The girl has a natural obsession and love for fire, even her clothing is predominantly red.

“Fire…”

“Alright, I understand.”

Xu Xi nodded, having someone fetch all the fire-related techniques in the county.

Preparing to deduce the innate Gang Qi principles based on the foundation of a hundred techniques.

…

[Your deduction has officially begun]

[Deducing an innate technique from scratch is no easy task]

[Even with the Internal World trait of the Myriad Furnace, even with the Martial Practice trait, even with the Azure Dragon Gang Qi for reference]

[It’s still an extremely difficult task]

[Your routine has become chaotic]

[You often stay up all night researching]

[Your long-term study of fire techniques has given you some insights into technique creation, your martial theory has slightly improved]

[Your long-term study of the Azure Dragon Gang Qi has given you some insights into royal techniques, you slightly understand the strengths and weaknesses of royal techniques]

[Your exhaustion from researching techniques worries Wu Yingxue]

[You smile and comfort her, telling her not to worry about you]

[Creating a technique isn’t difficult, what’s difficult is creating one that can rival the Azure Dragon Gang Qi]

[You know the difficulty well, deciding to lower your expectations, first meeting the girl’s cultivation needs]

[After fourteen days]

[You’ve created a rudimentary technique]

[It perfectly meets Wu Yingxue’s needs, with fire as the main element, giving the Gang Qi a scorching and fierce characteristic]

[The girl tries it out and immediately falls in love with the technique, swinging her long spear, the tip tearing through the sky, like the cries of a fiery phoenix]

[You’ve appropriately added some traits of the Fool’s Technique to the technique]

[Allowing the girl to sustain herself in battle, using her rising fighting spirit to continuously boost her strength, even healing her injuries]

[Wu Yingxue is overjoyed, asking you the name of the new technique]

“Sir, sir, what’s the name of this technique?”

“I haven’t thought of one yet, after all, it’s just a rudimentary form, not a complete technique.”

“Is that so… Sir, how about calling it ‘The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I Alone Am the Honored One Divine Technique’!”

“…That’s a bit too arrogant.”

[After a long discussion with the girl]

[You decide to temporarily abandon naming the new technique]

[Preparing to wait until the technique is truly perfected in the future, then give it a formal name]

[Thus, the girl’s technique dilemma is resolved, her cultivation speed becomes much faster than before, like a real flame, constantly burning forward]

[The harvest arrives, the autumn yellow is clear]

[You stay in Pingshui County for some time, witnessing the autumn harvest with the girl]

[The people of the Army of Survival, crying and laughing, joyfully harvest the golden rice fields]

[You’ve had a bountiful harvest]

[Seeing the longing on people’s faces, you grit your teeth, harden your heart, and decide to indulge in a rare luxury]

[After the autumn harvest, you organize a big pot meal]

[Every person in the Army of Survival, every ‘criminal’ who fled the border, gets a steaming bowl of white rice]

[The rice in the bowl is little, only a shallow layer at the bottom]

[But the snowy white glow and the rising steam on the surface mesmerize everyone]

“Gulp—”

“Gulp—”

Starting from someone.

Continuous, unceasing.

The sound of swallowing echoes throughout Pingshui County.

“Everyone, eat,” as Xu Xi’s voice falls, everyone eagerly picks up their portion of rice, taking a small pinch, chewing it slowly.

The rice is too little.

They can’t bear to eat it all at once.

Such a good thing, of course, should be savored slowly, chewing every grain thoroughly.

Letting the sweetness of the rice continuously soak their dry mouths.

“White rice, so sweet!”

“I’ve eaten white rice too!”

A Niu eats the white rice, laughing foolishly.

He still remembers the conversation he had with Xu Xi before.

White rice is what the city lords eat.

Now A Niu has eaten white rice.

Meaning A Niu is a city lord.

In his not-so-bright mind, A Niu happily concludes this, then pours the rest of his rice into his old mother’s bowl.

“Mom, you eat, I’m not hungry.”

The simple man says this, coaxing his mother to eat the rice.

Such scenes happen everywhere in the Army of Survival, their stomachs are still empty, but the fire in their eyes has been reignited.

“Sir, will we live better in the future?”

“Yes.”