Chapter19:AcceleratedSeeds

Withthe鈥楥losedfortoday鈥檚ignhungupinfrontofhisshop,YunXiwasjoggingwhileholdingMei’erinhisbosomalongwithHuaHuotowardtheriveroutsideofthevillage.

"One...Two..."

"One...Two..."

"Yes,that’sit.Maintainthatbreathingrhythm,adjustyourpace.Excellent!"HuaHuolookedatYunXiwhowasrunningbesideherwithararehappyexpressiononherface.

Atthismoment,YunXiwaspracticingthebreathingmethodwhichshehadbeendiligentlytryingtoinstillintohim.

"Thisisallthankstoyou"YunXisincerelythankedhischildhoodsweetheart.Withoutthisbreathingmethod,itwouldhavebeenimpossibleforhimtowinthedeathmatchwiththeGreenHippoanddoitwithsuchasplendidperformance.

Regardingherpraise,YunXiwasactuallyveryashamed.

ThereasonhecouldperfectlyexecutethisbreathingmethodwascompletelybecausehehadabsorbedthememoriesofswordartsfromHuaHuo’sseed.

Inotherwords,HuaHuopraiseofhisbreathingmethodpracticewasinfact,apartofherbody’sinstinct,whichhadbeenpracticedbyHuaHuoherself.

"Iknewthatsoonerorlater,youwouldfindyourownsuitablecultivationmethodoneday."ThemoreHuaHuolookedatYunXi’sfootstepsandrhythm,thehappierthesmilewasonherlips.

Shecouldfeelthatatthistime,YunXiandherselfhadawonderfulsenseofconnectedfeelings.

Shesteppedoutwithherleftleg,YunXialsosteppedoutwithhisleftleg.

Shesteppedoutwithherrightfoot,YunXialsosteppedoutwithhisrightfoot.

Obviously,itwasnotbecausetheytiedoneoftheirlegstogether,butYunXi’srhythmandbreathwerealmostexactlythesameasher鈥檚.Eveniftheywereusingthesamesecretbreathingmethod,itshouldn’tbethesame

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槫)

Coulditbethatthiswasthelegendarysoulsynchronization,aperfectheavenlymatch?

"Haha..."LookingatHuaHuo’soverjoyedexpression,YunXifeltsomekindofguilt.

However,atthesametime,healsorealizedsomestrangesigns.

Wasthisanillusion?DidrunningtogetherwithHuaHuoandsynchronizingmovesandbreathingtimingwithherreallymaketheseedabsorptionrateaccelerate?

Theanswertothisquestion,afterrunningtogetheralongthesmallriveroutsidethevillageandpracticingHuaHuo’sswordtechniqueathersecrettrainingplace,becameevenmoreobvious.

Intheclearwaterstream,afewsmallfisheswereleisurelyswimmingasthetinklingsoundsofwateraccompaniedthesoundsofthebreezeblowingthroughthetrees.Thesmallbirdschirpingmadetheearlymorningattheriversidebrimwithlifeandvitality.

"Come,YunXi.Trythisswordfirst."HuaHuothrewtheswordonherbacktoYunXiasshebrokethenearbybranchandpalm-knifedthebranch,cuttingitseveraltimestomakeawoodenswordstickthatwasthesamelengthashersword.

"OK."AfterreceivingHuaHuo’sseed,YunXiknewclearlyaboutHuaHuo’sgreatabilityonswordartsbetterthananyoneelse.Letaloneusingthiswoodenswordstick,evenifshewasempty-handed,shewouldstillbepowerful.

Betweenthe1stRankand3rdRank,eventhoughthedisparitywasactuallyreallybig,atleastitwasstillwithinthelimitsofthemortalbody.Sotheoretically,skippingaranktochallengetheupperrankwasfeasible.

However,thisdidn’tapplyinHuaHuo’scase.

TheQuicksilverSteps,thecomprehensiontowardsmanykindsofsupremeswordartsandtheHeavenlyFlyingSkySword(BeginnerLevel)wereallHuaHuo’sskill.Thesewerethestrongestskillsamortalwarriorcouldhave.EvenYunXithoughtthattherecouldn’tbeanyoneelsewhohadit.

"I’mcoming!"Feelingtheseedinhisbodybecomingmoreactive,YunXithenmovedfirsttorushforwardandattackHuaHuo.

Usinghistoes’strengthandhissolestogriptheground,herapidlymoved.Resultingintheoutbreakoffantasticspeedinaflash,thiswasthemostpowerfulinstantmovementtechniqueintheMortalGrade.

FlyingSwallowSword!

ThiswasoneofvariousswordartsmasteredbyHuaHuo,oneofthemostnimbleandflexibleswordartsthathadthreeflyingswallows’movesalongwithitsspeedy,buteffectiveuniquetechnique.

YunXi,atthetimethathekilledthehippo,hehadfullyutilizedthesethreeswordsstrikesatthelastminuteandthesethreeFlyingSkySwallowsmoveswereexactlywhathewasdisplayingnow.ItcouldbeonlybesaidthatHuaHuo’swasthemainversionoftheFlyingSkySwallowswordarts.

Thecontractionmovement,coupledwiththeFlyingSkySwallowswordarts,werebattleskillsYunXihadinitiallymasteredfromHuaHuo’sseed.

However,comparedtoHuaHuowhohadpracticedtheFlyingSkySwallowSwordartstothenear-perfectlevel,hisperceptionofonetenthofHuaHuo’stalentwasonlyanabbreviatedversion.

AsforHuaHuo’smostpowerfulandmostterrifyingskill,theGodlySwordSkill-HeavenlyFlyingSkySwallow,YunXiwasnotevenabletocomprehenditsthresholduntilnow.Hedidn’tevenunderstandhowtheMortalRankedHuaHuocouldgraspthisunfathomableHeroRankedswordtechnique.

"FlyingSkySwallow,great!"SeeingYunXiadeptlyexecuteherswordskills,HuaHuowaspleasantlysurprised.

Indeed,sheobtainedtheFlyingSkySwallowswordartwhenshewasstilla1st-rankedswordmaidenanditwashermostpracticedswordartswhenshewasinthe2ndRank.

Nimble,yetsharp.PracticingitintotheGreatPerfectionstagemadeitasstrongasanantelope’shornsandasinvisiblyfastasflyingswallows.

Also,theFlyingSkySwallowswordartwastheprerequisitefortheGodlySwordSkill-theHeavenlyFlyingSword.OnlyafteronereachedtheGreatPerfectionstageinthisThreeFlyingSwallowstechnique,wasoneabletochangetheFlyingSwallow’smotiontrajectoryatwillandwouldthenbeabletopracticetheHeavenlyFlyingSword.

WhenYunXiperformedtheFlyingSkySwallowswordart,hewasalreadyabletoperformlikeshewasatthe2ndRank.Hewasonlyastepawayfromthe3rdRank.

AswordlightflashedandHuaHuo’swoodenswordstickwassentout.WhichimpressivelywasalsothesameFlyingSkySwallowswordart.

ShealsosuppressedherstrengthandspeedtobeequaltoYunXi’sanddirectedYunXi’spractice.

Thesameswordsmanship,thesamesensibilitylevel.Inanonlookers’view,YunXiandHuaHuowerejustliketwomirrorsthatwerereflectingeachother’spostures.

Notonlyjustthesword’sstrikes,butthestrength,breathing,rhythm,andheartbeatwereunbelievablyalike.

*Swish!Swish!Swish!*

Inthemiddleofthenimbleandflexibleswordlights,YunXiandHuaHuowerepracticingasiftheywereoneinmindandperformedtheFlyingSwallowswordart’suniquetechnique.

FlyingSkySwallow,Firststrike!

Thesword’smotionwasalmostalikewiththeFlyingSkySwallowtransitionmovesinmidair.Itwasdexterous,nimbleandflexible.Evenifitwasatrueswallow,itwouldperhapsbecutandfallbythisswordinstantly.

Almostinthesamepostureandangle,thetwoswordsmet.

Then,fromanentirelydifferentangle,thesecondsword’spositionsuddenlyreversed.

FlyingSkySwallow,Secondstrike!

Ordinarypeoplewouldbealmostunabletopredicttheangleofthissword’sstrikewiththenakedeyesincethisswordmovehadalmostreachedtheGreatPerfectionlevelinswordsmanship.

Then,thefinalone,withfasterspeedandhiddenmovescarriedalongwithadeadlystrike.

FlyingSkySwallow,Thirdstrike!

Thisswordmovewasnotahorizontallycuttingstrike,butacountermoveusingthesword’sedge.Itwasaconcealedmovethatwouldstrikehorizontallytwiceafterbeinghidden;ablitzkriegbackhandsword.

Itstruckwithoutpreparationandwasvirtuallyimpossibletoguardagainst,whichwassimilartoaflyingswallow’sshadow.Shouldyouseetheflyingswallowappearinfrontofyou,itimpliedthatyouwerealmostatdeath’sdoor.

*Swish!*Thetwoswordsabruptlystoppedalmostatthesametimewiththesword’sedgealmosttouchingeachother’sthroat.

However,theoneHuaHuowasfacingwasarealsword,whiletheoneatYunXi’sthroatwasonlyabluntwoodenswordstick.

"YunXi..."

"HuaHuo..."

Thetwosword’stipdroppedtogetherandthenrisedatthesametime.

Sword’stiptosword’stip.

Eyestoeyes.

Inthismoment,YunXifeltthathisheartandHuaHuo’swereinterlinked.

Atthismoment,YunXifinallyrealizedsomething.

HuaHuo’sseedinhisbodywasacceleratingandstartedtogrow.