A Song That Breaks the Heart

Having mastered the Grand Completion level of the Dugu Nine Swords, Xiao Feng took out the skill orb labelled [Zhou Botong's Left-Right Mutual Combat Technique Experience] and chose to use it without hesitation.

"Whoosh!"

The skill orb, glowing with a blue light, transformed into a blue beam that fused into Xiao Feng's forehead.

Memories of Zhou Botong's creation and practice of the Left-Right Mutual Combat Technique surged into Xiao Feng's mind. Zhou Botong, known for his playful nature, developed this skill while trapped in a cave on Peach Blossom Island by Huang Yaoshi, figuring it out out of boredom. At its core, the technique involves the ability to use both hands for different tasks simultaneously.

After being optimised and improved by the system, the Left-Right Mutual Combat Technique had become a particular battle skill. It allowed Xiao Feng to circulate two different types of Dou Qi within his body simultaneously without interference from each other.

For example, previously in battle, Xiao Feng could only use one battle technique at a time. But after learning the Left-Right Mutual Combat Technique, he could use Dragon Subduing Palms with his left hand and the Jingni Sword Technique with his right, effectively doubling his combat power.

Suddenly, Xiao Feng raised his hand and waved it, and the silver-white Dragon Fang Sword appeared out of thin air in his palm.

"Hassake!"

Xiao Feng swung his sword fiercely, and a wall of green wind, over ten feet high, materialised in front of him.

"Beautiful!"

Seeing the result, Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction.

Though the sword strike appeared simple, it combined both the Jingni Sword Technique and Storm Rending Dance. The wind wall before him, although seemingly only half a meter thick, was filled with countless wind blades and infused with sword energy capable of slicing through iron-like mud.

Even a Dou Master wearing Dou Qi armour would likely suffer severe injuries trying to pass through the wind wall.

After about thirty seconds, the wind wall slowly dissipated, leaving a half-meter-wide smooth mark on the ground.

If one were to use a magnifying glass, one would see that the seemingly smooth mark was actually filled with countless tiny scratches. This was clearly due to the overwhelming number of wind blades and sword energy within the wind wall, causing the overlapping scratches to create the polished effect.

...

The following day, after finishing breakfast in the inn's lobby, Xiao Feng left Daling City with a swagger, walking with an air of indifference.

The spies monitoring Xiao Feng immediately reported the news to the mercenary group behind them, and hundreds of mercenaries followed closely after him.

Seeing that Xiao Feng left the city and deliberately avoided the main road, heading into a secluded forest, the mercenaries couldn't help but show expressions of delight.

Though some experienced mercenaries sensed something off, they quickly dismissed their concerns, thinking of their large numbers. After all, Xiao Feng appeared to be just a teenager. Even if he had been cultivating since birth, he could at most be a Dou Master. Could he possibly kill all of them?

"Huh? Where did he go?"

"Damn it! That brat ran away!"

"In such a short time, where could he have gone? Search!"

Just as the mercenaries grew furious and began searching for Xiao Feng, a haunting tune from a flute suddenly echoed through the air.

"Woo woo woo..."

At first, the melody was vast, like the sea, calm and untroubled, with waves gently pushing closer. But it gradually grew faster, with surging waves and roaring winds. Fish leapt, whales floated, gulls screeched, and demons and monsters revelled in the chaos of the tides.

Suddenly, icebergs appeared, and the sea boiled, changing with astonishing speed!

After the tides receded, the surface was calm again, but underneath, deadly currents lurked, danger hidden in silence.

As the eerie flute music flooded their ears, the mercenaries began to move erratically, as if possessed, their Dou Qi spiralling out of control.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Soon, some couldn't withstand the backlash of their Dou Qi; their faces flushed, and they spat blood.

By the time Xiao Feng finished playing The Rising Tide of the Azure Sea, only three Dou Master-level mercenaries were still alive. The rest had bled from their seven orifices and died!

"A Song That Breaks the Heart, where can one find a true friend?"

Dressed in a long cyan robe, Xiao Feng stepped out of the forest, holding a white jade flute. Glancing at the corpses strewn across the ground, he shook his head with a sigh. "I merely played a tune, and you couldn't handle it. How can you survive in this world?"

"All together now!"

"Don't give him a chance to use that soundwave battle skill again!"

"King Kong Explosive Killing Fist..."

The three surviving Dou Masters, seeing Xiao Feng dare to reveal himself, immediately unleashed their most vital battle skills, attacking him in unison.

Xiao Feng's eyes flashed with disdain. His right hand was slightly clenched, and the Dragon Fang Sword appeared in his palm out of nowhere.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

With three blinding flashes of sword light, the three Dou Masters froze in place, a thin line of blood appearing on their necks. A moment later, their heads slid off their necks, blood gushing like fountains!

After slaughtering all the mercenaries, Xiao Feng controlled hundreds of corpse-controlling insects, which burrowed into the mercenaries' bodies.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Under the insects' control, the corpses moved like puppets, removing valuables from their bodies before gathering together and stacking themselves into a small mountain.

After recalling the insects, Xiao Feng released a burst of earthy yellow Wind Fury Dragon Flame, burning all the corpses to ashes.

Once the cleanup was done, Xiao Feng opened the system store and unhesitatingly spent 100,000 merit points to purchase [Bond's Precognition Ability].

???

After integrating the white orb representing [Bond's Precognition Ability] into his body, Xiao Feng felt as if nothing had changed and couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

Could it be that he had been scammed?

Just as Xiao Feng was about to complain, an image appeared in his mind.

It was an empty valley, inside which lay a large pool of water. In the centre of the pool was a small hill with a single tree growing on it, bearing three strange fruits.

"Ice Dragon Scale Fruit!"

Seeing the three fruits covered in dragon scale patterns and glowing with an icy blue hue, Xiao Feng's face changed dramatically.

The Ice Dragon Scale Fruit was a scarce sixth-grade spiritual herb, and its growth conditions were harsh. It not only required a frigid environment but also had to be nourished by the blood of magical beasts containing dragon blood to grow.

(End of chapter)

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