Chapter 92

Chapter 91. Another Challenge (2)

It was quite some time before Seohui, having composed herself, looked out the window.

Rising at the sight of the dim morning light, Seohui looked around.

Her gaze then lingered on the desk, and she strode over to it.

She had just remembered that there was a very important task that could only be done while staying here.

Creak.

Seohui sat in the chair, picked up the brush, and began to write quickly.

'Will this really work?'

The Blood Water Demon Technique and the Plum Blossom Sword Technique.

She started to transcribe the incantations of the Blood Water Demon Technique.

The reason was due to the combination of the Supreme Demon Technique.

It might just be a simple hypothesis, but to Seohui, this technique was very similar to the Supreme Demon Technique, from the way it handled demonic energy to the way it controlled qi.

Thus, she began to write with the intention of putting the two techniques into a jade box to see if they could be combined.

'Originally, essence (精), qi (氣), and spirit (神) are concepts that allow the body's strength to reside in the dantian. In this process, the body's strength is qi-converted and transformed into countless forms...'

Flame.

The fire qi pursued by the Blood Water Demon Technique and the Supreme Demon Technique originates from the qi-conversion of the body's strength.

It involves burning qi through the methods described in the techniques, using the inner energy in the body.

Thud. Swoosh.

Seohui wrote down all the contents of the Blood Water Demon Technique that came to mind, and then began to create a secret manual for the Supreme Demon Technique.

The two techniques had to be combined simultaneously for the combination to be possible.

After a little more time had passed.

She placed the completed two secret manuals into the jade box below and stepped back.

As expected, a question about whether to combine them appeared.

<Do you want to combine the techniques? Accept/Reject>

'Please...'

Seohui took a deep breath.

What kind of technique would result from the combination of the two techniques?

Or, before that, could these two techniques really be combined?

With great anticipation, she accepted.

[The Fire Essence Demon Technique (火蘊魔功) has been completed.]

"Damn!"

Seohui couldn't help but exclaim.

The Fire Essence Demon Technique.

One of the top-tier demon techniques used by the Grand Master of the Taihuang Pavilion, which was among the best in the sect.

What kind of jade box was this to create such an extraordinary technique?

Creak.

Seohui opened the jade box with a nervous heart, and her eyes widened simultaneously.

Inside was a secret manual filled with a dazzling mix of red and blue light, filling the room.

Seohui slowly picked it up.

[You have learned the Fire Essence Demon Technique.]

"..."

Whoosh.

Numerous shadows began to appear before Seohui's eyes.

The shadow was the largest she had ever seen, with its entire body engulfed in flames.

Then, the meridians of the inner energy cultivation techniques.

And simultaneously, numerous techniques began to unfold and imprint in her mind.

'Ah!'

It was truly exhilarating.

The shock was even greater than when she had learned the Four Supreme Demon Techniques.

The higher one stands, the farther one can see.

Indeed, there was a significant difference between her martial arts achievements when she learned the Four Supreme Demon Techniques and now.

This difference was bringing meaningful changes to her understanding of martial arts.

Even so, Seohui was not easily calmed.

Before her eyes, numerous flames could be seen.

Red and blue, among them, there were flames of extreme purity, which could be called passion flames.

And the flames of the shadow's final technique were different.

They were neither red nor blue.

'This is not a power of this world!'

Seohui concluded.

This was a flame from another realm.

The purple flame was like hellfire, impossible to control or govern.

Thus, it would be difficult to obtain.

Perhaps it was a power that could only be unleashed by awakening the ultimate form of the Fire Essence Demon Technique.

'How much has my combat power increased?'

Seohui was curious about her own abilities.

To check how much she had grown, she looked at her stats.

Seohui [Commander of the Yin Ying Unit]

Health: 1,200,000/1,200,000

Inner Energy: 2,400,000/2,400,000

Coins: 3 [Three Lives]

Realm: Supreme

Combat Power: 7,990,000

'Quite a bit!'

Compared to the past, her stats had increased by nearly 2 million.

This wasn't all due to the Fire Essence Demon Technique.

When she killed I Guming and Shang Tianchang, there was a reward of 'Combat Power Increase.'

This was not an arbitrary increase in ability but a reflection of the abilities gained from the Blood Water Demon Technique and the Plum Blossom Sword Technique.

Since she already had the two secret manuals, her current combat power should be considered with the 'Combat Power Increase' reward included.

'...However, combat power may not represent everything.'

She had had this suspicion for some time.

The combat power of the Kunma was less than a million, and the combat power of the Yin Ying Unit leader, Hei Gou, did not exceed ten million.

She felt that the stats were not properly reflected.

Most importantly, the power she felt when fighting Huashan's I Guming.

It seemed much stronger than the combat power of ten million.

'Well, I'll find out eventually.'

Seohui began to move her hands again.

Creating the secret manuals for the Blood Water Demon Technique and the Supreme Demon Technique was not the end.

To prepare for the future, she needed to write down other techniques in advance.

By the time it gradually became light.

Seohui took the two secret manuals and went out the door.

She then found the residence of Yin Wuji, who was staying nearby.

"What is it?"

Yin Wuji, who had just woken up, opened the door with a disheveled appearance.

"Take this."

"What is this...?"

Yin Wuji took the secret manual Seohui offered and his eyes widened when he saw the title.

"Commander, this is...?"

"Yes, the Heart Blood Demon Technique and the Fire Essence Demon Technique."

"Why...?"

Yin Wuji was quite flustered.

The Heart Blood Demon Technique was an advanced martial art of the Blood Demon Technique, and the Fire Essence Demon Technique was one of the top-tier demon techniques of the sect.

It was hard to understand why she was giving him secret manuals that were almost at the level of supreme techniques.

Or, it was hard to understand how she had them in the first place.

"I will be out for a while. You should copy these and distribute them to the squad leaders, including yourself, to practice. I will check how much you have practiced when I return."

"Where are you going, Commander?"

"I'll tell you later. Then."

Seohui left the stunned Yin Wuji behind and returned to her residence.

While she was away, these secret manuals would be helpful to them.

Especially the Fire Essence Demon Technique would be a great help.

It would be even more necessary to deal with the Grand Master of the Taihuang Pavilion in the future.

* * *

As morning broke.

<Year 98 of the Chelip Dynasty

Please set your schedule for January. (28/36)>

Standing in front of the door, the familiar message appeared before her eyes.

However, Seohui's choice was not to accept a mission.

▶ Martial Arts Practice

This was it.

The reason was one.

Another way to become stronger.

Moreover, a way to perform missions without receiving them from the Education Pavilion Master.

Unlike before, she intended to move directly and face Shang Tianzhang, the bodyguard of Jin Manzhong.

<Where would you like to set your practice area?>

▷ Qinghai

▷ Gansu

▶ Sichuan

So, Seohui chose Sichuan.

<You are moving to the capital of Sichuan.>

The list disappeared from her eyes, and a bright light appeared.

* * *

Before the brightness faded.

While moving to Sichuan, the reactions of the squad leaders came to mind.

[Yin Wuji]

"I've always wanted something like this. With this secret manual... I'm confident I can become stronger."

[Yao Lin]

"Wow! Where did you get this? It will be a great help, I'm sure."

[Red Pine]

"An amazing secret manual. Are you really giving this to us?"

[Long Jin]

"This is not the time for that. I will start practicing immediately! Commander, I will give you a satisfactory result!"

[Little Ling]

"How did you...? I will do my best as much as I can."

Each of them expressed their determination with a single word.

<On the 8th night. You have arrived at the capital.>

In the dark evening.

The lanterns hanging on the trees planted at regular intervals were visible.

And the voice of the coachman could be heard.

"We have arrived."

Seohui got off the carriage near the capital of Sichuan.

* * *

A faint pink light seeped from the entrance.

A man called out when he heard the sound of the beads on the curtain moving as an outsider entered.

"Qide, receive the guest."

"Yes."

A middle-aged man, who seemed to be a waiter, hurried to the entrance.

He bowed deeply in front of the man.

"Are you looking for