New Techniques

"Yin'er is not joking, and Tang Xiao really has six elements." They immediately turned to Mu Qingge. "I personally witnessed his breakthrough three days ago, and he managed to form six cultivation cores, but they merged into one and formed a colorful cultivation core."

"A colorful cultivation core made from combining six elements?" Mu Qingge nodded to her, but Tantai Lingyan then turned to Tang Huang. "Have you ever heard anything like that before?"

"No." Tang Huang replied by shaking his head. "In my entire life, I've only met a few cultivators who had two elements, but I've never met anyone who had more than two elements. Long Yin has fire and lightning elements; Old Sun has wood and water elements, but their cultivation cores don't merge like Xiao'er's."

"I also know that each of them has two cultivation cores." Tantai Lingyan then asked them. "Which elements does Xiao'er have?"

"Fire, Wind, Lightning, Light, Metal, and Void."

Tang Yin's answer once again made Tang Huang and Tantai Lingyan fall into shock, just like Mu Qingge three days ago, especially since they had never met a cultivator who possessed the void element before.

"Xiao'er's is simply absurd! Not only does he have six elements, but one of them is an element that has never appeared on Earth II." Tantai Lingyan shouted before speaking to Tang Huang with an expression full of seriousness. "Old Huang! We have to protect him with all our might, or those people will hunt him down to kill him, as his existence will threaten them, including Long Yin. However, the most dangerous among them is Xie Guai, and I'm sure that he will try to take over his body."

"You're right." Tang Huang's expression was also very serious after learning about his grandson's situation, and he was naturally aware of the danger that Tang Xiao would face if those people found out about him. 'Even though you were born without cultivator veins, you have produced such a monstrous offspring, and your son will surely be a great man in the future, Ye'er. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will definitely ensure his safety, and I will kill anyone who has the intention to harm him.'

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Tang Xiao could naturally hear their conversation, so he felt fortunate and grateful to have people who cared so much about him, but he didn't want to depend on them, and he wanted to become stronger to protect himself and them. 'Hey, Xiao Ai, are there other stones like sun stones in this universe?'

[Yes, there are many other stones that represent each element, and they can enhance each element, like the sun stone, Master. Even so, I don't know their exact number and location, but my old master and I have met three people who owned them in the past. The three of them were users of gale stone, representing the wind element; blizzard stone, representing the ice element; and quake stone, representing the earth element.]

'I see.' Tang Xiao nodded in understanding and thought about getting those stones to increase his strength, but he felt it was useless to think about it now, especially since it was still far beyond his reach. 'I've already broken through to the Xiantian level, so I think I'll learn new techniques now.'

[Master, your fire element is the most dominant now thanks to the sun stone, so I will transfer some fire techniques to you, and you can learn them for now.]

"Oh?" Tang Xiao immediately read the techniques that appeared in his mind.

[Element Manipulation (Active): The user can manipulate his Qi into weapons, armors, and more. Qi consumption: low. Grade: Rare.]

[Fire Fist (Active): By using this fist technique, in addition to strengthening the user's attack, this technique can also produce a powerful explosion as an aftereffect. Qi consumption: medium. Grade: Rare.]

[Fire Rain (Active): An AOE attack technique, the user can summon a rain of fire that can scorch a large area. Qi consumption: high. Grade: Epic.]

'Hmm, these three techniques are good enough for now, so I have a strong single attack and an AOE attack.' Although he still didn't know the power of the three techniques, Tang Xiao felt quite satisfied with them, especially since he only had one attack technique, but it wasn't very powerful, especially since his lightning element was still level one. 'I'll start learning the fire fist first.'

Tang Xiao then read how to use the fire fist technique while thinking about it seriously, and he immediately tried using it after he fully understood it. He released his fire qi directly, which immediately enveloped both of his hands. 'Xiao Ai, bring out some practice dummies; I want to try this technique.'

[Yes, Master]

From a distance, Tang Huang and the others raised their eyebrows when Tang Xiao used the technique, even more so when three practice dummies came out from one side of the area and moved in front of him, and they wondered about his goal.

Tang Xiao smiled faintly and dashed towards one of the training dummies, and he punched it with all his might. Instantly, it was sent flying towards the back by his punch, but it exploded a second later due to the aftereffects of his fire fist technique.

*Boom*

Tang Huang and the others were stunned after they saw that, but the training dummy didn't appear to have suffered any damage, and it only looked charred from Tang Xiao's fire attacks as well as the explosive effects of the technique.

"Hmm? This thing is strong and durable, even though I punched it with all my might, but it didn't break at all." Tang Xiao said this in awe as he looked at the training dummy lying on the floor.

[That's for sure, Master! The practice dummies are strong and durable, especially since my old master used special materials to create them, which will neutralize your attacks by 50%, or else they would have been destroyed by him.]

Tang Xiao nodded in understanding and closed his eyes, and he then tried to learn the fire rain technique. After a few minutes, he opened his eyes and took a deep breath. "Fire rain is more complicated than fire fist, but I have other ways to use it more easily."

Tang Xiao then took a stance like an archer, and he straightened his left hand to the side, and his right hand was like pulling an arrow. Soon, a sizeable scarlet fire qi bow appeared in his left hand, and several fire qi arrows also appeared in his right hand.

"Haha." Tang Xiao laughed softly and shot the arrows into the air, but they suddenly scattered around and turned into many small arrows. "Fire Rain!"

Quickly, those small fire arrows shot towards those practice dummies, and their attacks produced a powerful explosion, making the entire training ground tremble.

*Boom... Boom... Boom...*

"Ahh! Big Brother! You caused an earthquake in this place!" Mu Yan shouted from a distance as she hugged Mu Qingge, who was seriously watching Tang Xiao.

Not only her, Tantai Lingyan and Tang Huang also looked serious watching him, and they felt that the effect of Tang Xiao's attack was quite powerful despite his cultivation still being at the Xiantian level.

'Whether old master or young master, they have extraordinary comprehension. He could even think of combining the fire rain technique and the element manipulation technique so quickly; it's no wonder that people call him the training and battle maniac.' Xiao Ai muttered in awe.

Even so, Tang Xiao was still not satisfied with it because his speed of executing the three new techniques was still too slow, so he started practicing to master element manipulation more deeply first. This time, he not only used his fire element, but he also tried to manipulate his other five elements.

Unlike his fire element and the rest, Tang Xiao finds it difficult to manipulate his void element, but he certainly doesn't want to give up so easily, and he tries to repeat it again and again. Even though it was still not perfect, he was quite satisfied with the result, and he started practicing his fire fist for quite some time, but he combined it with his gale steps and martial arts that he had learned since childhood.

Sometime later, Tang Xiao had changed the Atropos glory into a scarlet bow, and he started practicing using the fire rain, which made explosions continue to sound in the ears of the audience, and the entire area continued to shake violently, especially since his weapon provided much stronger explosive power than his qi bow.

Not stopping there, Tang Xiao also practiced using various weapons with all his elements, combining them with the element manipulation technique.

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"Why do I feel like Xiao'er is cheating?" Tantai Lingyan asked with a bitter smile because Tang Xiao could use many types of weapons and also had various elements. "No cultivator on Earth II can do what he's doing now, and I can't even imagine his future, especially since he's simply too amazing."

"Hehe." Tang Yin nodded in agreement with a chuckle. "Xiao'er does have too many cheats, Big Sis Lingyan."

"The most remarkable thing about him is that he mastered all types of weapons, both short-range and long-range." Mu Qingge spoke as her eyes continued to follow Tang Xiao's movements. She seemed amazed to see him like that, especially since she had never met another cultivator who could use various kinds of weapons besides Tantai Lingyan, but she was now witnessing the second person who could do so.

"Since childhood, Xiao'er has loved various weapons, Qingge. But you don't think that he mastered them easily, especially since he used to train with one weapon for days, weeks, and sometimes months. Once he mastered one weapon, he switched to another, and he continued to do so for years." Tantai Ling Yan said with a proud smile, as she was the one who taught Tang Xiao everything, but he himself was the one who worked so hard to achieve everything. "Even though his body was exhausted, he still continued to train, and he pushed his body to the limit; sometimes he could train from morning until midnight. Apart from mastering various types of weapons, he also managed to master various types of martial arts."

'No wonder Old Master is always practicing diligently; he can even train for days without stopping.' Xiao Ai, who was beside them, silently muttered; she herself had witnessed Old Tang Xiao's tenacity in training.

Tang Huang shook his head while listening to them, but he also looked proud to see his grandson so serious in his training. "You have created a monster, Lingyan. I am confident that Xiao'er will surpass us all, and I am also confident that he will be able to defeat Long Yin in the future."

"En." Tantai Lingyan nodded in agreement with that. "I also have the same confidence in him as you, Old Huang. However, his path is still long and steep, so I hope he won't lose his way before reaching his goal, or else his talents and advantages will be wasted."

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After some time passed, Tang Xiao finally decided to end his practice, but he suddenly remembered something and asked Xiao Ai directly. 'Does your old master have something like a clone technique?'

[Clone Technique? Do you want to use your clone to dual-cultivate with my mistress and Xing Xing, Master?] Xiao Ai inquired inquisitively, particularly considering that a significant number of dual cultivators employ this technique.

Tang Xiao shook his head while responding. 'I will never use my clones to dual-cultivate with my wives, but I will probably use them against my enemies one day. Most importantly, I want to be able to be in several places at once, so I can spy on the Ouyang family, cultivate, and practice martial arts at the same time."

- To Be Continued -