Chapter Eighteen: Advanced Xuan Stage Combat Skill: Eight Extremes Collapse

 Ignoring the chilling gaze behind him, Xiao Yan registered the scroll with the combat skill hall administrator, then chatted lightly with Xun'er as they slowly walked out of the combat skill hall.

 "You little bastard, just wait! Once you get assigned to a family, I」ll have plenty of time to deal with you! Without the patriarch's protection, you」re nothing!" Watching that gradually receding figure, Xiao Ning felt a bit of his teeth itching in hatred, and with gritted teeth, slammed a palm against the nearby bookshelf, instantly leaving a shallow handprint on it.

 Leaving the Fighting Arena, Xiao Yan first accompanied the excited Xun'er to stroll around the back mountain for the whole afternoon, and only returned to his little nest when the sky began to darken.

 Back in the room, after closing the door, Xiao Yan's shoulders immediately drooped, he placed the scroll on the table, picked up the teacup, and downed it in one go, then with a bitter smile he said, "That girl really knows how to walk a lot."

 "That little girl seems to have quite an extraordinary background." An old voice suddenly echoed in the room.

 With a weak lift of his eyes, looking at the figure that appeared in the room like a ghost, Xiao Yan curled his lips and lazily asked, "Does the teacher know her background?"

 "Hehe, seems like you know a bit..." Old Yao squinted his eyes, chuckled, and looked at Xiao Yan with a curious gaze, but suddenly stopped speaking: "Don't ask. Now that you know, it won't do you any good, so it's better not to dig into it. All I can say is, that little girl has quite a strong background."

 Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan could only resentfully flip Old Yao the bird.

 "What are you doing with this garbage? Feeling too energetic?" Old Yao walked up to the table, casually flipped through the bundle of scrolls, and said in astonishment.

 "Garbage?" The corner of his mouth twitching, Xiao Yan weakly groaned, "Right now, besides that absorption palm, I don」t know any fighting techniques. I used to just bury myself in training my fighting energy and never learned any fighting skills, and in my family, these yellow-level fighting techniques are the only ones I can casually learn. If I don」t learn these, what am I going to use to compete with others during my coming-of-age ceremony?"

 "Tch, you just want to learn combat skills from me, right..." The old man rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan, the shrewd Yao Lao directly exposed his intentions.

 Having his purpose exposed, Xiao Yan wasn't embarrassed at all. He shrugged and looked eagerly at Yao Lao.

 "What's so great about combat skills? Once you learn alchemy in the future, high-level combat skills will be delivered to you on a silver platter," Yao Lao said with a faint smile, completely ignoring Xiao Yan's resentful little face.

 "But I need high-level combat skills right now, teacher!" Xiao Yan said, feeling frustrated.

 Seeing Xiao Yan's gloomy expression, Yao Lao chuckled twice, shook his head, and then teased, "Fine, who told me to have such a pitiful disciple like you? To prevent you from getting beaten into a cripple, I'll teach you a thing or two."

 Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's spirits lifted. He was very curious about what level of combat skills his mysterious teacher could impart.

 "Although your 'Absorbing Palm' is a Profound-Level martial skill, it」s somewhat overrated. Since your strength isn」t that great right now, let me first teach you a Profound-Level martial skill known for its attack power. This skill doesn」t require much; with just five levels of fighting energy, you should be able to unleash some power." Elder Yao smiled.

 "What level of Profound-Level?" Hearing it was a Profound-Level martial skill, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips, hurriedly asking.

 "It」s probably high-level Profound. I remember that this martial skill was once begged for by someone, crying for me to take it. But I」m not really interested in this sort of thing. If I hadn't been so annoyed by the incessant pestering, I wouldn't have agreed to help him refine pills," Elder Yao said casually, his tone as if he were talking about garbage on the ground.

 "Profound Level Advanced? Begging you to accept it?" A few black lines hung above his head, and Xiao Yan felt a bit struck; the highest fighting skill revered in his family was only Profound Level Intermediate, while Old Yao casually mentioned one that was Profound Level Advanced... This stark contrast truly left Xiao Yan feeling both amused and helpless.

 "Close your eyes and focus; I」ll pass it on to you." With a casual command, Old Yao pointed his finger, then gently touched Xiao Yan」s forehead.

 A slight pain shot through his head, and Xiao Yan suddenly sensed a massive amount of information flooding into his mind, the sudden influx making his head feel somewhat swollen.

 "Eight Extremes Collapse: Profound Level Advanced fighting skill, a close combat attack technique known for its overwhelming attack power. When mastered to perfection, the attack contains eight layers of vital energy, stacking eightfold, with a power comparable to Low Earth Level fighting skills!"

 As his mind slowly cleared, he carefully savored the rough information in the data. After a moment, Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of cold air. The attack power can rival that of low-level Earth Stage fighting techniques?

 On the Dou Qi Continent, regardless of cultivation methods or fighting techniques, the gap between the Xuan Stage and Earth Stage is like the difference between heaven and earth, utterly incomparable. Yet now, this merely high-level Xuan Stage technique, the Eight Extremes Collapse, actually claims to have attack power that can rival Earth Stage techniques. How could this not shock Xiao Yan?

 Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Xiao Yan's eyes went a bit glazed. If he really mastered this fighting technique, with just his four segments of Dou Qi, he could probably beat that arrogant Xiao Ning until he couldn't even find his teeth…

 "Don't be shocked. Although the requirements for the Eight Extremes Collapse on fighting spirit aren't too high, it demands a lot from **'s strength. This is a close combat fighting technique. Looking at your skinny arms and legs, if you force it out, the first thing to break will probably be your muscles, not your opponent." Elder Yao's calm words were like a bucket of cold water, completely dousing Xiao Yan's excitement.

 "How can I increase **'s strength?" After a brief silence, Xiao Yan asked eagerly.

 "Fighting spirit is the best energy for training **. As the fighting spirit gets stronger, ** will also become stronger. Of course, if you want to speed things up, you'll need some external stimulation." Elder Yao squinted his eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of mischief in his old gaze.

 "What kind of external stimulation?" Looking at Elder Yao's beaming smile, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

 "Getting hit! The harder, the better!" Yaolao laughed sinisterly, while Xiao Yan's little face stiffened.