Chapter 21: A More Mysterious Technique than the Flame Mantra
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After successfully breaking through to the Dou Zhe stage, Mo Yu couldn't help but relax his mind.
Three days and nights of non-stop cultivation had left him somewhat fatigued.
Lying on the cold stone floor for a long while, Mo Yu finally caught his breath. The joy on his face remained as he stretched his slightly numb legs and sat up in a meditative posture once again.
Taking a deep breath, Mo Yu closed his eyes slightly, allowing his mind to gradually sink into his body.
Internal Vision — an auxiliary skill only those at the Dou Zhe level and above could master. The stronger one's power, the clearer the insight into their own body.
Mo Yu focused his mind on his lower abdomen, where a palm-sized, milky-white vortex was slowly rotating. Around the vortex was a layer of nebula-like, milky-white energy gas.
Watching this small vortex, Mo Yu nodded in satisfaction. Although its size was small, the energy contained within was more than ten times stronger than his previous 9th Dou Zhi Qi!
The difference between a Dou Zhe and the 9th Dou Zhi Qi was almost fundamental. Before breaking through to Dou Zhe, the energy absorbed was called Dou Zhi Qi, but after the breakthrough, the energy was called Dou Qi!
Though there was only a one-character difference between Dou Zhi Qi and Dou Qi, the gap between them was as vast as the heavens and earth, incomparable.
Even though he had just broken through to the Dou Zhe level, Mo Yu was confident that even if he faced a 3 Star or 4 Star Dou Zhe, they wouldn't gain any advantage over him.
With a slight thought, Mo Yu controlled the vortex, and a wisp of milky-white Dou Qi quickly separated from the vortex, flowing along the direction of his mind.
Having rich experience from his previous life, Mo Yu manipulated the flow of Dou Qi with ease, as if it were second nature. After playing with it for a while, he slowly withdrew his mind from within his body.
His tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open, and for several seconds, his dark pupils emitted a faint milky-white glow before gradually fading.
Opening his mouth slightly, Mo Yu exhaled a cloud of turbid air. After doing so, his complexion visibly became more vibrant and clear.
"Thankfully, I had the help of the Thunder Soul, or else this breakthrough would have likely ended in failure," Mo Yu murmured to himself, feeling the surge in his strength.
Indeed, having a cheat-like external aid made things all too comfortable.
Looking across the vast Great Thousand World, whether it was Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, or other rising talents, none of them lacked some form of great opportunity.
Mo Yu, it seemed, was no exception.
"Now that I've broken through to Dou Zhe, it's time to choose a suitable Dou Qi Technique." As Mo Yu pondered over the several techniques stored in his mind, he thought about the importance of techniques on the Dou Qi Continent.
On the Dou Qi Continent, the differences between techniques were determined by several key factors.
First, the capacity of the vortex to store Dou Qi. If two people were at the same level, but one cultivated a Huang Class technique and the other cultivated a Xuan Class technique, then the one cultivating the Xuan Class technique would undoubtedly have much greater endurance in battle.
Second was the quality of Dou Qi. Under the same conditions, someone cultivating a Xuan Class technique might only need to expend one unit of Dou Qi, whereas someone cultivating a Huang Class technique would need to expend ten times or more to achieve the same effect.
Third was the efficiency of absorbing and refining the energy of heaven and earth. For example, if two people were trying to absorb the same amount of Dou Qi, the one cultivating a Xuan Class technique might only need ten minutes, while the one cultivating a Huang Class technique might need one hundred minutes.
Fourth, in battle, someone cultivating a Huang Class technique could never wield Dou Qi as smoothly and swiftly as someone cultivating a Xuan Class technique.
Considering all these factors, the importance of high-grade Dou Qi Technique on the Dou Qi Continent became glaringly apparent. This was why countless strong individuals pursued these techniques, willing to sacrifice anything for them.
The higher the grade of the technique, the greater the benefits. Thus, countless strong practitioners fought relentlessly for high-level techniques.
Having lived two lives, Mo Yu had a few top-notch techniques in his mind that were extremely suitable for him. These techniques would be sought after by countless top-tier experts on the Dou Qi Continent.
Because these techniques were as powerful as Tian Class techniques!
In Wu Tan City, even a high-level Xuan Class technique was fought over ferociously. Di Class techniques were unheard of, and Tian Class techniques were nothing short of legendary!
With the help of the Thunder Soul, Mo Yu could choose any one of these techniques to cultivate. As long as he didn't fall, breaking through to Dou Zong and Dou Zun was guaranteed, and even Dou Sheng was within sight!
This was practically a golden road to the future!
Yet, for some reason, Mo Yu didn't want to choose any of these techniques.
Because in his mind, there was an even more mysterious technique, more peculiar than any Tian Class technique. Its success rate was unknown, but once mastered, its results would far surpass ordinary Tian Class techniques!
It might even rival Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra!
According to what Mo Yu knew, Flame Mantra was a bizarre technique that Yao Lao had accidentally acquired, capable of evolving!
While Flame Mantra could indeed evolve, its evolution required Heavenly Flame as material. Every evolution demanded the devouring of a Heavenly Flame!
Apart from the future Flame Emperor Xiao Yan, almost no one could successfully cultivate it to its peak. The success rate was no more than twenty percent!
The technique in Mo Yu's mind could also evolve, and like Flame Mantra, it could absorb the Thunder Soul. But instead of evolving the technique itself, it evolved the practitioner's physical body!
When cultivated to its peak, the practitioner would possess an immensely powerful physique known as the Heavenly Thunder Body!
This technique was called Extreme Spirit Thunder Technique.
Extreme Spirit Thunder Technique was something Mo Yu had accidentally acquired in an ancient ruin in his previous life. Its creator had envied the power of the Heavenly Thunder Body and had spent a thousand years creating a technique capable of cultivating a postnatal Heavenly Thunder Body.
In his previous life, Mo Yu had been born with the innate Heavenly Thunder Body, so he hadn't valued this technique. After glancing at it briefly, he had set it aside.
But in this life, Mo Yu's talent was extremely ordinary. Even with the help of the Thunder Soul and the experience from his previous life, he wasn't entirely confident about breaking through to Dou Di.
What's more, the Dou Qi Continent was merely a lower plane. There was still the vast Great Thousand World awaiting his conquest!
This made Mo Yu long for his past life, when he relied on his Heavenly Thunder Body to rise from a mere ant to the fearsome Thunder God in under twenty years!
Those with the Heavenly Thunder Body could cultivate several times, even dozens of times faster than ordinary people, and they never had to worry about unstable foundations.
Had Mo Yu possessed the Heavenly Thunder Body in this life, he wouldn't have needed three months to stabilize his foundation—he could have broken through instantly. Such was the dominance of the Heavenly Thunder Body.
Moreover, Dou Qi infused with the power of thunder possessed immense destructive potential. Not only would Mo Yu be invincible among those at the same level, but challenging opponents of higher levels would be a regular occurrence…
The more Mo Yu thought about it, the more tempted he became.
Furthermore, the necessary condition for cultivating the Extreme Spirit Thunder Technique was to devour Thunder Soul, which Mo Yu already had.
However, compared to the twenty percent success rate of Flame Mantra, the Extreme Spirit Thunder Technique was a nascent, incomplete technique that had never been successfully cultivated. Its success rate was even more uncertain.
Should he practice it or not?
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