18. Flash Through the Void

  He slowly took a deep breath, and Du Fei put down the scroll in his hand, slightly cupped his hands, and said: "I am Du Fei, I haven't asked for your advice yet..."

  "Dù Qiàn."

  The girl opened her mouth slightly, but her eyes remained fixed on the scroll in front of her.

  Du Qian?

  Du Fei searched in his mind for a moment, this name, he seemed to have some impression, but he couldn't think of who it was.

  Du Fei slightly shook his head and instantly threw out this idea. At this moment, he didn't seem to need to consider these things.

  "If you're interested, just take a look, anyway these things aren't mine."

  Seeing Du Fei's thoughtful appearance, the girl looked up at him and said casually.

  Upon hearing this, Du Fei also nodded and without any politeness, grabbed a few more scrolls and began to examine them carefully.

  "Hachi-bu no Bugei, Daihi-te..."

  "Eighteen martial arts skills, nine turns of the dark wind step..."

  "Eight Martial Arts, Linked Clouds Divine Technique..."

  His gaze swept over the scroll, and Du Fei's heart was also filled with a few parts of hesitation.

  These martial arts look easy to learn, but it's actually quite difficult to master any one of them, and each one looks incredibly powerful, making it hard for me to choose...

  "Judging from your appearance, you probably haven't practiced any martial skills before?" Du Qian slowly handed the scroll in her hand to Du Fei and said calmly.

  "Heh heh..." Du Fei subconsciously took over the scroll, also feeling a bit embarrassed.

  It seemed like she let out a sigh, and after a moment, Du Qian casually pulled out a scroll from the volume and handed it to Du Fei, saying lightly: "You don't need to choose either. If you haven't practiced martial skills before, and don't have a famous teacher's guidance, then it would be too difficult for you to cultivate any skills. Just take this thing as your starting point, I think it should be easy enough to cultivate."

  "Thank you!" Upon hearing this, Du Fei didn't stand on ceremony either. He grabbed the scroll and quickly unrolled it.

  "Breaking Void Flash, an eighth-grade martial skill that can be used for both close-range and long-range combat. It is renowned for its swift movements and astonishing destructive power. When cultivated to perfection, each flash embodies a perfect balance of hardness and softness, with extraordinary might. With eight flashes released simultaneously, it possesses a profound and mysterious aura that even spirits and ghosts cannot fathom. This martial skill can be considered one of the best among eighth-grade skills, and is even comparable to some seventh-grade skills!"

  "Breaking through the void, the method of cultivation..."

  After carefully considering the cultivation method for a moment, Du Fei couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement. Although he also didn't know if the Du Qian in front of him was intentionally doing so, no matter how he looked at it, this broken air flash seemed to be extremely compatible with his own temperament and also matched the path of the cotton fist. If he were to cultivate it himself, the difficulty shouldn't be too great, right?

  "System, is there any way to record this thing!?" Du Fei calmly ordered in his mind.

  "Beep - command received, data entry in progress - entry complete, ready at any time!"

  The cold and familiar electronic sound rang out, Du Fei smiled slightly, casually rolled up the scroll and returned it to Du Qian's face, softly saying: "Thanks to Sister Du Qian."

  Seeing Du Fei's neat and tidy appearance, Du Qian seemed to be startled, and after a moment, she looked at Du Fei with a few strange glances, saying in a low voice: "The method of cultivation, have you remembered it all?"

  "Hehe, I guess you've remembered now."

  Upon hearing this, Du Qian was stunned again, and it wasn't until a moment later that she shook her head.

  Seeing this, Du Fei didn't say much either. He just politely nodded his head and then slowly turned around to leave. Time was pressing, and cultivation couldn't be delayed!

  "Wait a minute! You're Du Fei, right? Are you going to attend the family gathering half a month later?"

  Du Fei was taken aback for a moment before turning back with a smile and saying, "This is only natural!"

  "In that case, let's cultivate these two things first. That eighth-grade martial skill isn't something that can be cultivated in just half a month!"

  Having said that, the girl slightly swung her hand again, and this time two more scrolls flew out.

  Du Fei casually opened it and read: "Nine-grade martial skill..."

  In the early morning, in front of the misty waterfall at the back mountain, occasionally a strong gust of wind blows by, tearing open the mountain's mist. Immediately, a faint figure appears below the waterfall.

  "That little girl may have unknown origins, but the things she picked out are indeed pretty good..."

  A low murmur spread out, and after a moment, the figure's foot stomped heavily on the ground, and its body was fiercely thrown forward. Along with his movement, a fist heavily fell onto a huge boulder.

  "Hmmph!"

  The giant stone pattern remained still, and after a moment, on the other side of the giant stone, a faint ripple suddenly flashed by, and immediately, a clear fist print appeared on the surface of the giant stone.

  "This reverse fist, although it's a 9th-grade martial skill, is indeed very unusual. After using my true breath, the power of this punch has at least doubled. Plus, with the Lin Yun step I've been practicing earlier, when combined, my striking power has at least doubled compared to just using the Mian Quan... This way, maybe I can finally match up against Du Qing!"

  Less than ten days away from the clan comparison, with the system's assistance, Du Fei has already cultivated two 9th-grade martial skills: Inverse Fist and Lin Yun Step.

  Reversal Fist, a 9th-grade martial skill. The force of the punch is reversed when it's released, and the force is inverted when it's retracted. Its strange power is unmatched. Although its attacking power is ordinary, the strange power of the fist makes it impossible to defend against.

  Lin Yun Bu, 9th rank martial skill. Legs emerge like a forest, legs float like clouds. Extremely swift and powerful, requires body refinement at the 7th level or above to cultivate.

  These two sets of martial arts are quite good, and one advantage is that they don't have any set routines or troublesome training methods. Once you understand the true essence of the martial art's circulation method, it's not difficult to master.

  For Du Fei Li, who has systematic assistance, it's like having the most formidable teacher.

  These two martial arts were loaded into the system's database, and when they appeared again, the dark space that had been practicing Mianquan before also floated in Du Fei's mind, causing his practice speed to increase greatly.

  It's just that, even if it is so, Du Fei is clear that after cultivating two sets of 9th-grade martial skills, he should be able to contend with Du Qing without any problem. However, Du Fei also understands that with Du Qing's identity, he will definitely cultivate 8th-grade martial skills, or even 7th-grade martial skills!

  To make him lose cleanly and neatly, I must also complete the cultivation of that broken void flash!

  Taking a deep breath, Du Fei also knew that he didn't have much time to waste. After a brief rest, he had already given the order in his mind: "Start the data for Breaking Void Flash!"

  "BEEP! Command accepted, data loading... Beginning..."

  As the cold electronic sound rose, a huge pitch-black space suddenly appeared in Du Fei's mind.

  He felt the space was much larger than before, and another "Du Fei" floating in the space also frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything more, instead, he concentrated his attention on the front.

  As time passed by, suddenly, a figure like lightning flashed out from the corner and pulled up a trail of afterimages in mid-air.

  The residual shadow shape slightly stagnated, allowing Du Fei to see clearly that in the semi-transparent light and shadow, a green gas mass slowly flowed out.

  Du Fei was clear that the flow of this gas group was the method of breaking through the air, flashing and cultivating, using the true breath at the time, and he quickly memorized these things.

  Then he focused his attention on Broken Void Flash.

  Po Kong Suet's fighting style is completely different from the two martial arts that To Fung had learned before. Po Kong Suet's attacking method emphasizes grandeur, magnificence and absolute power, every strike aims to knock down the enemy head-on, if one strike misses, instantly retreat thousands of miles away, this kind of swift and fierce technique is the essence of Po Kong Suet.

  Moreover, the cultivation mantra of Breaking Void Flash also states that although Breaking Void Flash has no moves or forms, as the cultivation deepens, due to its exceptional speed, when making a move, it can bring about residual images, making it impossible for others to see clearly.

  Break through the air, split into eight flashes! If cultivated to the extreme, one's body can transform into eight residual shadows in an instant, making it impossible for the opponent to detect where they will be attacked from.

  Of course, the current Du Fei has just started cultivating and can only do one flash at most! As for that so-called eight flashes, it's not something that can be cultivated in just a few days.

  "Whoosh——"

  Like a lightning shadow, it flashed in front of the waterfall and split into two paths after a moment, then almost simultaneously fell onto a huge rock.

  "Boom——"

  The giant stone shook violently, but did not crack open, however, at the place where it was struck, a hollow hole appeared from both sides, and a pile of stone powder floated away with the wind.

  "The second flash of Breaking Void has succeeded!" Wiping away the sweat from his forehead, Du Fei twisted his neck.

  The day after tomorrow is the only time left before the grand annual gathering of the Du family begins!

  A flash of sharp light flickered in Du Fei's eyes, and finally, it was time...

  "Du Qing! Still those words! You want to overthrow me! I will definitely overthrow you tomorrow!"

  On the other side of the Du family's residence, there was a luxurious courtyard where maids in seductive white clothes were coming and going, bustling with activity. The courtyard was filled with the sweet songs of birds and the fragrance of flowers, everything was extremely luxurious, even in the Du family, probably only a few people could afford such extravagance.

  Suddenly, a burst of thunder was heard in mid-air, rumbling and booming, followed by a torrential downpour.

  The white-clad maids were all startled, shouting and hiding in the corridors of the courtyard. For a time, the corridors were filled with fragrance, a truly heavenly scene on earth.

  In the center of the courtyard, there is a beautiful octagonal pavilion. Inside the pavilion, two people in white clothes sit facing each other.

  At this moment, both of their gazes slowly fell onto the surrounding maids, with a hint of lust and depravity flashing across.

  After a moment, the person on the left licked his lips and said in a low voice, "Brother, tomorrow is the clan comparison."

  One of them had a sly face and was indeed Du Jie.

  The person sitting opposite him was none other than Du Qing.

  Upon hearing this, Du Qing couldn't help but let out a chuckle, his expression somewhat melancholic like snow: "I didn't expect three months to pass by in the blink of an eye. I wonder what level Du Fei has cultivated to... Tomorrow's clan comparison, he'd better give me some hope! Or else I won't be able to swallow this breath!

  "This is natural," Du Jie said with a lewd expression, "As long as Brother Shu succeeds, then Little Ai... Hahaha..."

  "Bang—"

  Du Jie hadn't finished laughing when he suddenly saw a big slap in front of him, and his body was violently slapped out of the rain. His face swelled like a pig's head, but he looked up at Du Qing with a bewildered expression.

  Du Qing seemed to have not seen it at all, but just smiled coldly and muttered to himself: "Those who compete with me, Du Qing, for things will die!"

  Upon hearing this, Du Jie's whole body shook and he slowly got up, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly slapped his own face with both hands...

  "Bang Bang Bang Bang——"

  "Hahaha——hahahahaha——"