Chapter 1 The Staff Technique

"This staff technique..." Liu Hai, Tu Ling, Gongchuan Mingxin, Haru Singh, Tiger Fosen and the other experts all revealed looks of surprise. Each of them was very talented in martial arts and had reached the fifth level, so they could fully sense the special nature of this staff technique!

Each staff shadow was like a dancing python, with no discernible pattern. Every staff shadow was unpredictable, seeking to avoid Xu Jingming's spear and kill him. Moreover, the staff shadows were perfectly integrated into one, one move connected to the next, like a giant net enveloping Xu Jingming.

"Venerable Envoy Tiano is likely using a fundamental part of some supreme inheritance in the universe." On the platform, Pang Ze immediately determined, "Over the years, I've only seen the guest from that large family in the Great Horn Star Alliance use similar moves."

That unique charm allowed Pang Ze to judge it at a glance.

"Venerable Envoy Tiano has a very big background. It's normal for him to be able to access the fundamental parts of the supreme inheritance of humanity in the universe," Pang Ze understood. "Xu Jingming's chances of winning this battle are slim."

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Tiano most admired his father, who had put in painstaking effort to create three great secret techniques for him, and had also said that focusing on the cultivation of these three secret techniques would give him hope of climbing to the ninth level!

These three great secret techniques covered different stages from planetary lifeforms to cosmic lifeforms, and even the ninth level. His father had meticulously broken them down, creating detailed instructions for his son on how to train and improve at each stage.

"To lose to my family's secret technique, the number one genius of a weak civilization should be proud," Tiano thought. But soon his expression changed, because when he used his secret technique, 'Heavenly Python Sequence,' with all his might, Xu Jingming actually blocked every move.

No matter how he attacked, Xu Jingming seemed to be struggling, but he was indeed blocking it.

"Boom boom boom~~"

Xu Jingming felt an unprecedented terrifying pressure. He immediately used his strongest defensive move—the Space Domain Style!

Of the five ultimate moves recorded in the upper篇 (pian - section) of the *Hua Guang* inheritance he had learned, only the 'Space Domain Style' was purely defensive, seeking no offense, only to defend against the enemy's attacks. Wielding his spear, the spear shadows seemed to form a罩子 (zhaozi - cover), enveloping Xu Jingming.

Moreover, there were two layers to the spear shadow罩子 (zhaozi - cover). One layer was formed by the front half of the spear, and the other was formed by the rear section, desperately resisting the staff shadows.

These staff shadows didn't have too much power, only about 30 to 40 percent stronger than Xu Jingming, but their trajectories were uncertain, like venomous snakes, moving sinuously, seeking out gaps! As long as there was the slightest gap in the defense, they would钻 (zuan - penetrate) in.

Xu Jingming's two-layered spear shadow罩子 (zhaozi - cover)'s outer layer would occasionally fail, and it was the inner layer that would resist.

"'Space Domain Style' as taught by Xuan is about completely controlling space, making it one's own domain, resisting all attacks," Xu Jingming was also finding it incredibly difficult. "But Tiano clearly only has a staff weapon. Why is it so difficult for me to defend with all my might?"

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"Xu Jingming is going to lose."

"He's having a hard time defending, and it feels like he'll collapse at any moment."

In the live broadcast, the exchange between the two was also being replayed in slow motion. After slowing it down tenfold, countless viewers around the world could clearly determine that... Tiano had an overwhelming advantage. The staff shadows were attacking wildly, and Xu Jingming was parrying desperately, defending precariously.

"A long defense is bound to fail," Liu Hai frowned as he watched. He could barely withstand it for a while, but as long as there was one mistake, it would be over.

"Tiano and Xu Jingming's strength far surpasses ours," Tiger Fosen sighed inwardly as he watched. "I can't even take one move of Tiano's terrifying staff technique."

"Jingming." Li Miaomiao, Wang Yi, Dai Xiaoqing, and many other friends and family of Xu Jingming also became nervous.

They could all see that Xu Jingming was at an absolute disadvantage!

"Hmm?"

Pang Ze was a little surprised, and watched the match carefully. In his eyes, the battle between Tiano and Xu Jingming was incredibly clear. "What amazing comprehension! Xu Jingming's spear technique is clearly improving!"

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When he first began resisting the terrifying move of the three great secret techniques' 'Heavenly Python Sequence,' Xu Jingming did indeed feel a suffocating pressure. He even felt that he would be crushed and lose the match.

But as his spear blocked the staff shadows time and time again, each time deflecting and borrowing strength, he could vaguely feel the force of the opponent's 'staff technique' in operation.

Just like when Liu Hai fought Tiano, he could imitate parts of the staff technique.

Xu Jingming's 'Space Domain Style' was also extremely skilled at deflecting and borrowing strength. The more he resisted, the more he understood about Tiano's staff technique in his mind.

"Incredible staff technique." In Xu Jingming's perception, each staff technique was interwoven with multiple forces. Sometimes a staff technique might only be interwoven with three forces, sometimes it was a mixed weave of five or six forces, and sometimes it was purely one force... The force was constantly changing, but the power of each staff technique was terrifying, and its trajectory was unpredictable.

"The force is constantly changing, adapting to my spear technique. His staff technique is extremely difficult to resist."

"But the staff technique has a core force. That force is the foundation of the staff technique, and the other forces are the variables of the staff technique."

"One as the core, and two, three, or even seven or eight as variables?"

"Grasp the one... and the staff technique can be as perfect as one."

Xu Jingming could only vaguely determine a rough idea, after all, the changes in the staff technique were too complex, and without a detailed inheritance, it was impossible to learn.

But for Xu Jingming, this vague understanding opened a door for him.

"Grasp the one? Two, three, or even seven or eight as variables?"

"Isn't Xuan's *Hua Guang* spear technique also this kind of essence?"

Xu Jingming had once possessed the body of the cosmic legend 'Xuan' and felt Xuan perform tens of millions of spear thrusts in a row! Although those spear thrusts were different thrusting methods, they had a 'core.' Grasping the core made all the spear thrusts seem like one, and tens of millions of times could continuously borrow strength, never breaking!

Of course, Xuan's spear technique at the tenth level was many times more profound than Tiano's. Xuan's spear technique had far more complex variables, and tens of millions of thrusts were all variables.

As for the core?

There was no clear core, but rather a core naturally formed by the combination of countless variables.

"Foundation and variables."

At this moment, Xu Jingming reviewed the five ultimate spear techniques of the upper篇 (pian - section) of the *Hua Guang* that he had learned, and had a new understanding.

He used the Space Domain Style, with a strange rhythm, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, changing unpredictably. The circles formed by the spear shadows had the meaning of flowing water, making the defense more free and complete. The outer layer of spear shadow罩子 (zhaozi - cover) resisted the staff shadows.

In fact, the so-called five ultimate moves could be integrated with each other. According to Xuan's guidance, the ultimate goal was to integrate them all into the *Hua Guang* Style!

Now, the Space Domain Style naturally integrated with the Water Style, and its power clearly increased greatly, already approaching the 'great accomplishment' realm.

"This Xu Jingming's spear technique is getting stronger!" Tiano also discovered that he was using his secret technique to attack wildly with all his might, and Xu Jingming was on the verge of collapse. But suddenly, Xu Jingming's spear technique became stronger, completely defending against his attack.

Xu Jingming even launched a counterattack, his spear as violent as a volcanic eruption.

It was the ultimate move, 'Fire Style.'

Tiano immediately resisted. This time, the collision of weapons震 (zhen - shook) Tiano back more than ten meters. He was a little incredulous.

Xu Jingming tapped his feet and chased after Tiano, thrusting out spear techniques! The spear techniques combined the artistic conception of the 'Water Style'! But when thrust out, they also had the violence of the 'Fire Style'! Each spear technique contained the borrowing and蓄 (xu - store) of power of the *Hua Guang* Style, making the spear techniques naturally as one.

"What?"

Tiano resisted precariously. Each time he resisted, he was forced to retreat.

Xu Jingming's spear technique was terrifyingly powerful, continuous and swift, constantly attacking, making Tiano unable to believe it.

He was clearly about to use his secret technique to end the match, but how could this Xu Jingming be even stronger?

"Wonderful, wonderful. The softness of water, the violence of fire, the heaviness of mountains, the control of the space domain, the speed of *Hua Guang*. The five styles are originally one. The combination of the five styles is the true *Hua Guang* spear technique." Xu Jingming felt happy in his heart. "This battle has brought some understanding, integrating both Water and Fire into the *Hua Guang* Style."

The combination of three styles, the operation of power, made Xu Jingming feel much more complete.

If he were to look at his combat power panel, he would find that the *Hua Hong* spear technique had jumped from "Fifth level 39%" to "Fifth level 41%" and then to "Fifth level 43%..."

It wasn't just the *Hua Hong* spear technique. Star River spear technique, footwork, and even combat bonuses were constantly jumping and rising.