Chapter 637: Divine Art and Divine Weapon
The words struck A’Ji’s chest like lightning.
He immediately jumped up.
“That’s too much! That’s Saber Jin Wanhao’s special skill! He wouldn’t pa.s.s it down!” A’Ji bared his teeth and shouted like an enraged kitten. “Don’t go thinking that I’m weak just because I’m relenting! I have a limit to my patience— ACK! OWOWOWOWOWOW, IT HURTS!”
Lu Siya shoved his head down again and pinched his cheek to suppress his shouts.
Meng Chao finally looked away and cleared his throat. He whispered, “Big Sis Ya, don’t you think you’re going overboard? Why do you need to learn Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash? You don’t use sabers.”
“I don’t, but you do. I’m helping you here.” Lu Siya glared at Meng Chao resentfully. “Everyone knows that Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash is one of the strongest saber techniques in Dragon City, if not the strongest. Jin Wanhao used this domineering saber to gain the infamous t.i.tle of the Saber in the past.
“Ever since you made your debut, you’ve loved using sabers, but you never had a top-cla.s.s saber technique that would allow you to finish a fight in one go. You can use Demon Subduing Pole as a saber technique and the skills you learned from Soul Breaking Saber Luo Wu to fight against mooks, but if you run into powerful enemies at the same level as the Vortex again, you’ll definitely face problems.
“That’s why I want A’Ji to teach Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash to you on behalf of Jin Wanhao.
“In any case, Jin Wanhao is already dead. If you learned it, you would be considered to have inherited the Saber’s ultimate technique so that this domineering saber technique would not be lost. It could then continue showing its brilliance for the sake of human benefits, which will let you consider yourself a good person.”
“That’s…” Meng Chao scratched his head and looked at A’Ji. “Big Sis Ya is right.”
Lu Siya then continued. “I know that the Ultimate Style doesn’t encourage creating spirit energy magnetic fields that are complex, and Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash is the type that requires a lot of acc.u.mulation of power and has a long cooldown time. It can be considered a technique within the Overkill Style, and it’s also highly difficult to execute. It’s originally something that is very difficult to blend with the Ultimate Style.
“But I just watched you execute a masterful Divine Nine Dragon Seals. This is an amazing technique from Battle G.o.d Lei Zongchao, and it has the marvelous ability of creating spirit energy magnetic fields beforehand so that you can store them inside you. If you could use Divine Nine Dragon Seals to store and activate Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash, it would not go against the principles of the Ultimate Style, right?”
Once Lu Siya said this, Meng Chao’s eyes sparkled as well, and he looked like the second weasel who saw a chick.
Even though he was the eldest disciple of the Ultimate Style, he knew just how martial arts in the future would develop and that only by blending the Ultimate Style and Overkill Style together would they be able to create the strongest martial arts.
Hence, Meng Chao was never averse to stealing theories and skills from the Overkill Style.
But he had been searching for a long time without luck for a way to perfectly blend the Ultimate Style and Overkill Style.
Divine Nine Dragon Seals seemed to be able to solve this problem.
The Ultimate Style and the Overkill Style?
Divine Nine Dragon Seals and Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash?
The mere thought caused him to drool!
Meng Chao gulped, rubbed his hands together, and looked at A’Ji with a grin.
“N-No way, Big Brother Chao, are you really on the side of this greedy Queen Bee?” A’Ji was dumbfounded.
“What are you saying? What do you mean greedy, and what do you mean by I’m on her side?” Meng Chao rebuked A’Ji with a righteous tone. “Everyone knows that I’m a just person who hates evil. I don’t care for fame or profit and just want to contribute to Dragon City.
“But if I want to contribute more to our civilization, I need more power and have to take more valuable medicine as well as practice more powerful martial arts. That’s why I’m not asking you to teach me for my own sake, but for all of humanity.
“If you teach me Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash, it wouldn’t be me stealing it from you since it’s not like you won’t be able to use it in the future anymore.
“On the contrary, you need to exchange knowledge when it comes to martial arts and supernatural abilities. You need brainstorming and sparks which are created when thoughts clash.
“Why was Saber Jin Wanhao not able to become as strong as Battle G.o.d Lei Zongchao? It might be because Lei Zongchao is generous and willing to share his martial arts with the public so that everyone can help him refine them. But Jin Wanhao was extremely petty and studied behind closed doors. He relied on himself to understand the martial arts, so there’s no way he could make Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash continue growing.
“You should know that I helped Yan Organization create Ripple Force V2, right? I might be able to help you make Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash stronger, you know?”
“That’s…” A’Ji fell into deep thought.
“Meng Chao is right. If you can’t change Saber Jin Wanhao’s way of doing things, you’ll turn into Saber Jin Wanhao again by h.o.a.rding all these things.” Lu Siya struck while the iron was hot. “Besides, you know that you will be facing endless troubles after regaining your youth. Once news about you goes out, you might end up facing endless a.s.sa.s.sins. You might also be cut into pieces by your enemies and the people who want to research you at any moment.
“If your ident.i.ty is really exposed, who else would help you aside from me and Meng Chao?
“A man’s strength is limited, and he needs help to accomplish his tasks. If you help us become stronger, you will be protecting yourself. This is simple logic, can’t you understand it?”
A’Ji was forced to accept his situation. As of right then and for a long period of time in the future, his life would be in the hands of Meng Chao and Lu Siya.
“You’re… right, a little,” he grumbled reluctantly.
“Since I’m right, then it’s settled. Don’t worry, I learn things really quickly. I won’t use up too much of your time!” As Meng Chao spoke, he suddenly remembered something. “By the way, I heard that Saber Jin Wanhao had a Golden Tooth Saber created from the horn of an Apocalyptic Beast. It’s a divine weapon that intimidated Dragon City, and was the treasure that he used to protect the gang and intimidate others.
“There’s no reason for this weapon to sit in the storage and gather dust. Since you cried and begged to teach me Celestial Tyrant’s Star Shattering Slash, why don’t you let me borrow Golden Tooth Saber for a few days to play around with it?”
“When have I ever cried and begged you to learn it?” A’Ji was dumbfounded, then hissed at him. “You aren’t satisfied after stealing everything from me, and now you want to steal my weapon as well?!”
“It’s Jin Wanhao’s weapon,” Meng Chao pointed out. “The characteristics of Golden Tooth Saber are really distinct, too. Are you thinking about walking around with this weapon? That’s the same as hanging a sign on yourself that says ‘I’m Jin Wanhao, and I’ve mastered the secret of regaining my youth.’
“I believe that you won’t be able to carry Golden Tooth Saber on the streets for around twenty years.
“But these twenty years will be a crucial period in which Dragon City will have to use all of its resources in a highly effective manner to fight for its survival. It wouldn’t be just a waste for this weapon made of crucial materials from an Apocalyptic Beast eat dust in a dark garage, but a crime!
“So, on behalf of millions of Dragon Citizens, I’m begging you to take Golden Tooth Saber out so that it can shine once more. I believe that if it had a soul, it would be happy to shine in a brand new manner on our path to kill monsters, and since you’ve already come to a realization about your errors and decided to become a new person so that you can follow me and contribute to Dragon City, you will definitely be happy about it and want this to happen, right?”
A’Ji was dejected for a long while before he mumbled, “I understand now, Big Brother Chao. You’re even more ruthless than the Queen Bee!”
It might have been a sarcastic quip, but A’Ji knew that what Meng Chao said made sense.
Golden Tooth Saber was a weapon that attracted a lot of attention. Forget about carrying it around in the streets, even if he brought it out to play or train with it in some remote place, it would be a highly risky act, which would be no different from him asking for an early death.
Since he could not use it, it would be better for him to treat it as a bargaining chip and get more benefits for himself from Meng Chao and Lu Siya so that they would be bound even more tightly with each other.
The three of them finally settled on an agreement on how they should split the Underground Emperor’s treasures.
Next was the lie they needed to come up with to explain all that happened in the secret lab.
“We can’t hide the entire truth. We must report 90% of the truth regarding our fight against the Vortex and the bubble messenger that is like Jin Qianxi so that it won’t affect the Survival Committee’s tactical judgment,” Meng Chao said. “As for Jin Wanhao, we can say that he regained a last burst of strength and woke up from his coma, then died in battle in a mighty manner.
“I believe that for an Underground Emperor and the master of the lair, dying this way is something that all parties would accept. A’Ji, what do you think?”
“I’m fine with whatever.” A’Ji had just been so thoroughly exploited that he had nothing left. He said powerlessly, “In any case, I don’t want to hear Jin Wanhao, Golden Tooth, Golden Tooth Saber, or any other names a.s.sociated with them. Do whatever you want!”
“Big Sis Ya, what about you?”
Meng Chao saw Lu Siya narrow her eyes and use her sharp teeth to gently nibble at her lip. He immediately knew something was up. “You have a different opinion?”
“It’s not an opinion, but a thought.” Lu Siya thought over her words before speaking. “Meng Chao, have you ever thought about whether Golden Tooth will be able to maintain its position as the greatest gang in the lair in the post Jin Wanhao era? If it can’t, who will call the shots in the lair?”
“That’s…” Meng Chao thought about this. “The gang leader died, and the vice gang leader betrayed the lair. Golden Tooth just suffered a major blow, so it’s impossible for it to maintain its glory. Song Jinbo and the other senior gang members are not strong enough in terms of fighting power, and they’re not very good at managing the gang either. It’ll already be pretty good if they ensure that Golden Tooth doesn’t end up collapsing.
“In terms of strength, the gang second to Golden Tooth is Black Bone. Phantom Bear Xiong Wei is also the second strongest fighter in the lair, who was only weaker than Saber Jin Wanhao.
“I believe that the future master of the lair will be Phantom Bear Xiong Wei.”
“That’s right, you share the same thoughts as I do.” Lu Siya’s eyes sparkled, and she did not bother hiding the ambitious fire burning in them. “Then, do you think that the lair will be better or worse in the hands of Phantom Bear Xiong Wei?”