Chapter 34 Xuanwu Technique

The Xuanwu Art is a heritage technique passed down within the Bill Family. Back in the day, it was precisely by relying on the Xuanwu Art that the founding ancestor of the Bill Family, alongside the ancestors of the Lin and Xiao families, helped the Long family forge the empire as it stands today!

These major families generally possess techniques handed down from their ancestors. The Bill Family's is the Xuanwu Art, which focuses on defense. However, beneath its formidable defense, its offensive power should not be underestimated!

If the Xuanwu Art is mastered to perfection, you might achieve the toughness of an unkillable cockroach! But ever since the founding ancestor—the first generation—of the Bill Family, no one has been able to perfect it.

This is because the Xuanwu Art is notoriously difficult to master, with extremely demanding requirements. It demands not only exceptional talent but also the right opportunity.

Among the ancestors of the Bill Family, many have reached the eighth level, but none have ever broken through to the ninth.

Even after several hundred years, no one on record has ever broken through to the ninth level, at least not on this continent.

It has also been several hundred years since anyone on the continent was heard to have ascended to godhood.

However, even without reaching the pinnacle of mastery, the defensive power of the Xuanwu Art is still incredibly formidable. On the continent, it can be said to be the foremost defensive technique.

Without considerable power, even getting through the defense of someone cultivating the Xuanwu Art would be a challenge!

Similarly, the Lin Xing family also possesses a family's heritage technique. In contrast to the Xuanwu Art, the Lin family's Fire Dragon Art emphasizes offense! Its swift and invincible attacks are notoriously vicious across the continent.

However, these legendary techniques all come with harsh conditions, making it very difficult to cultivate them to perfection.

Back in the day, the various key figures who helped establish the Huaxia Empire, especially the ancestors of the Lin and Bill families, relied on the uniqueness of their techniques. United together, they were nearly invincible under heaven, thus helping the ancestors of the Long family establish the Huaxia Empire, one of The Four Empires of the Kasla Continent.

It's just a pity that people who were once so close had a falling out over certain matters, leading to the current situation where the Lin and Bill families have become mortal enemies.

Whether in politics or other aspects, the Lin and Bill families are now locked in a life-and-death struggle. It's only because they both serve within the Huaxia Empire that there haven't been any major conflicts yet.

The Fire Dragon Art is a technique utterly focused on attack, a secret family method of Lin Xing. But everyone on the continent knows how overpowered this technique is. The Fire Dragon Art, as its name suggests, is a fire-attribute offensive technique. It harnesses the ultimate, most potent fire element. Enhanced by the Fire Dragon Art's state, it becomes ridiculously powerful.

In its later stages, when the Fire Dragon Art is unleashed, legend says it conjures a completely fire-elemental dragon, the size of a true dragon.

This elemental dragon is entirely composed of intensified flames. Although it lacks the sturdy physical body of a real dragon, since it is composed of elements, physical attacks cannot disperse it—only elemental attacks can.

The elemental dragon is excellent for both single-target attacks and area-of-effect assaults.

Back in the day, Lin Xing's ancestor relied on this single move, the Fire Dragon, to utterly rout the enemy forces, sending them fleeing in defeat!

However, this move can only be unleashed once per fight. After activating it, the user is completely drained, as the consumption of energy is simply too great, depleting all internal power.

In contrast, the Xuanwu Art turns one into a truly unkillable cockroach. Although its attack power may not match the Fire Dragon Art, it is not far behind. Its super-strong defense, however, can frustrate its enemies to no end!

Just imagine, you're attacking with all your might, but the enemy remains completely unscathed. Wouldn't that be frustrating?

But even though the Fire Dragon Art is so powerful, Lin Xing did not choose to cultivate it. After all, in terms of attack power, the Nine Yang Divine Art is definitely not inferior to the Fire Dragon Art.

Moreover, the Nine Yang Divine Art is a miraculous technique. Apart from its attack power and miraculous restorative properties, Lin Xing has yet to discover its other wondrous functions. He'd have to discover them gradually in time.

Is the Nine Yang Divine Art really just a technique? No one knows for now.

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Old Bill led Bill all the way to their family's ancestral hall.

"Bill, our family has a rule: you have to be at least ten years old to practice the Xuanwu Art. Do you know why?" Old Bill asked.

Bill shook his head to show he didn't know.

"Do you know what aspect our Xuanwu Art cultivates?"

"It focuses on defense."

"Then do you know how focusing on defense is cultivated?" Bill still shook his head.

"The reason our technique results in such strong defense is because we are tempering the physical body. As long as the body becomes robust, the defense becomes stronger. However," Old Bill glanced at Bill, saw he was listening attentively, nodded, and continued.

"Since it involves tempering the body, it inevitably affects one's muscles and bones. If one is under ten years old, the body is still in a developmental stage. Starting cultivation before ten can have adverse effects on the body, even hindering its development."

"After ten, although the body is still developing, because one has been practicing other forms of battle qi or magic since childhood, the body has gradually been strengthening. At this point, cultivating the Xuanwu Art has a much smaller impact."

"But you are a bit of an exception. Because your current strength has already reached the Swordsman level, I believe you can now cultivate it completely. The impact is minimal, and you might even create some miracles. After all, none of our family's ancestors ever started cultivating the Xuanwu Art at nine years old."

"Alright, Bill, first pay respects to our ancestors. This is our family's rule: before cultivating the Xuanwu Art, one must first worship our forebears. After the worship, I will formally teach you the Xuanwu Art technique!"

Bill felt both excited and agitated. Finally, is it time? Can I finally cultivate the supreme technique I've dreamed of? Once I achieve success in my cultivation, Lin Xing, hmph... I will repay today's humiliation a hundredfold!

Seeing Bill's excited expression, Old Bill couldn't help but frown and coldly rebuked, "Bill, this is for worshipping our ancestors! Be serious."

"Yes, Grandfather." Bill composed his expression, respectfully took three incense sticks, and worshipped the ancestors, though the excitement in his heart was still hard to conceal.

Old Bill shook his head. He had felt such excitement too. Anyone cultivating this supreme technique would find it hard to contain their excitement. For Bill to maintain his current composure was already good. Thinking back to his own experience...

Old Bill recalled when he was ten years old, brought by his father to the family ancestral hall. He had been so excited that his father had kicked him.

...

Seeing that Bill had finished worshipping. "Follow me."

With that, Old Bill led Bill around the ancestral hall to a room at the back.

After a series of complex operations, they finally opened a secret chamber hidden within the room.

"Follow me."

Old Bill opened the door to the secret chamber and stepped inside first!