Chapter 73

Only after truly completing the integration of inner strength did Li Hao feel the power of breaking through the hundred layers.

This is the true completion of breaking through the hundred layers.

That day at the mine, although he was also considered to have completed breaking through the hundred layers, compared to today, the difference was obvious.

The most obvious point is that he could now focus his strength on one point.

Integrating the power of his entire body, he could strike wherever he aimed.

This is probably the biggest feature of the completion of breaking through the hundred layers.

...

After entering the completion stage, Li Hao no longer sparred with Liu Long.

He took Liu Long to see the teacher, treating the injuries Liu Long had accumulated over the past few days. Liu Long thanked Yuan Shuo as usual, but his eyes kept staring at Li Hao.

This kid, he's really good at pretending!

Li Hao didn't mind; he would pretend as long as he could. When he couldn't pretend anymore, he wouldn't.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, you will be. You won't have the heart to expose me.

...

Time kept moving, never stopping for anyone.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-August.

The entire Silver City Night Patrol team's strength was improving every day. The gains from the last battle were being gradually digested by everyone.

One harvest was equivalent to the Night Patrol team's gains over many years.

Everyone was rapidly improving.

Liu Yan finally crossed into the middle stage of breaking through the hundred layers. Although Wu Chao and Chen Jian did not advance further into the middle stage, they were not far from it.

The improvement of superpowers was even faster.

At the Moon Shadow stage, as long as you have enough mystic energy, you can quickly improve. If you find the third superpower lock and open it, and you have enough mystic energy, you might even enter the Sun Radiance stage.

Therefore, Li Meng and others also made some progress.

The fastest improver was not Li Meng and Hu Hao. Their abilities were special, so they didn't have matching mystic energy and could only absorb some unattributed mystic energy to strengthen themselves. Hu Hao was a bit better, as he could absorb some wind energy to strengthen himself.

As for Li Meng... she now had an interest in martial arts, focusing her energy on martial arts, which led her to only advance from the early stage of Crescent Moon to the peak stage of Crescent Moon.

She didn't even cross into the Half Moon stage.

The fastest improver was actually Yun Yao. She was a water-type superpower, originally at the peak of the tenth realm, and entered as a martial artist with a strong body and converting inner strength. Therefore, during this period, she advanced to the Half Moon stage faster than Li Meng.

Hu Hao was originally at the peak of Crescent Moon and now smoothly crossed into the Half Moon stage.

Another was Wang Ming. His conversion efficiency was fast. Although he had only recently entered the Full Moon stage, with the intense absorption of mystic energy, on September 15th, Wang Ming also crossed into the Moon Radiance stage.

At this point, he should start preparing for the Sun Radiance stage.

This was something he hadn't expected before coming to Silver City.

He thought that advancing in Silver City within half a year would be good, but he didn't expect to cross into the Moon Radiance stage in less than a month.

After coming to Silver City twice, he had improved both times. Now, Wang Ming even felt that Silver City was his lucky place.

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Everyone had made progress, some more, some less.

The last battle against the Qiao family enriched the entire Silver City Night Patrol team.

Since entering the completion stage of breaking through the hundred layers, Li Hao had been studying his small sword over the past few days.

Not only that, he also consulted his teacher about some sword techniques.

His sword technique, "Severing Sword," severs both the opponent and himself.

Unless it's the last moment, it's best not to use this sword technique. Since that's the case, Li Hao hoped to learn some sword techniques, some basic ones, which he still hoped to learn.

The Five Animal Techniques mainly involve fists, claws, and feet, not weapons.

Yuan Shuo was not skilled in sword techniques.

However, he knew them.

He was well-versed in many things, almost nothing he didn't know.

In the Yuan family courtyard.

When Yuan Shuo heard Li Hao's request, he thought for a moment and said, "In the past, there were seven swordsmen in Silver Moon, famous throughout Silver Moon. Now, I don't know how many are left, but most have died."

"One of them was known as the Shadow Swordsman! His Shadowless Sword was famous in the martial world! His sword was silent, like a shadow, with the core being stealthy, sinister, and poisonous, and one more thing, fast!"

After recalling for a while, Yuan Shuo continued, "This person was also at the completion stage of breaking through the hundred layers, having comprehended the Shadow Momentum. When he wielded his sword, it was as if night fell, and the night concealed everything about the sword, often giving him the upper hand in battles."

Shadowless Sword!

Li Hao was very interested and said, "Teacher, I call my sword the Severing Sword! The Severing Sword is mainly about speed, ferocity, and sharpness, but it's more about directly killing the enemy! If I can use the Shadowless Sword, everyone will think I'm good at light and stealthy sword techniques. When they least expect it, I can give them a Severing Sword, and I think many won't react in time."

In short, he wanted to learn.

Yuan Shuo smiled and nodded, "If you want to learn, I can teach you! I have the Shadowless Sword techniques and breathing methods."

Why does he have them?

Li Hao looked at his teacher for a moment and then said, "Teacher, how many of the seven swordsmen did you kill?"

"..."

Yuan Shuo glared at him, thinking he was making him sound like a villain.

"What do you mean, how many did I kill? I didn't kill half of them. I killed three of the seven swordsmen. If the others are dead, it's not related to me!"

I knew it!

Li Hao was a bit curious and couldn't hold back this time, "Teacher, you killed so many people, didn't anyone try to take revenge on you?"

Living until today, it wasn't easy!

"You're really nosy!"

Yuan Shuo glared at him. The young man was now interested in his past. Could he tell him?

Some of his past wasn't very glorious.

He avoided the topic and said after a moment, "If you learn the Shadowless Sword, you will know three secret techniques. In the path of martial artists, it's best to focus on one secret technique throughout!"

Why is that?

Li Hao understood in his heart; the key was the breathing method.

The downside of martial artists is that each secret technique has its own breathing method. Every time you switch to another secret technique, you need to adjust the breathing method. A slight mistake can lead to errors, giving the enemy a chance.

Even someone as strong as Yuan Shuo isn't all-powerful. He isn't skilled with weapons. Now, with the stone knife in hand, he uses it like a claw or a fist, not as a proper knife technique.

Martial artists' secret techniques don't become outdated.

The stronger you are, the stronger your secret technique.

Therefore, one secret technique is often enough. In the past, the martial world of Silver Moon was full of specialized experts, each with their own reputation.

Specializing in sword techniques, staff techniques, fist techniques, and spear techniques, each had its unique characteristics.

Although Yuan Shuo hoped his students could become stronger, he still warned, "Being a versatile martial artist is what everyone hopes for, but being good at many things without mastering any is often a big problem!"

"Especially the transition between breathing methods. Many strong people actually die at this moment. Transitioning breathing methods is the time when martial artists are most likely to die!"

A skilled martial artist can easily spot this moment of hesitation.

Li Hao nodded, "I understand, Teacher. When you first learned the Five Animal Techniques, they were separate. Later, you integrated them using one breathing method, right?"

This was Yuan Shuo's greatest achievement in life!

Yuan Shuo frowned slightly and said after a moment, "First, the Five Animals have commonalities! Second, the Five Animal Techniques were not created out of thin air but were recorded in ancient texts. I didn't build from scratch but on the ruins, building a high-rise on a foundation."

He looked at Li Hao, "If you want me to create the Five Animal Breathing Method from scratch, I, your teacher, although I don't think I'm weaker than anyone, still don't have the confidence."

He warned Li Hao not to aim too high!

Even he, with his vast knowledge and expertise, didn't dare say he could integrate the Nine-Stage Strength, Shadowless Sword, and Five Animal Techniques into one breathing method.

Li Hao didn't say anything, he would see how it goes.

However, he still wanted to learn sword techniques.

Yuan Shuo only reminded him. He knew Li Hao wouldn't give up, and it was also appropriate for Li Hao to learn sword techniques.

"Think it over. I will teach you the Shadowless Sword today!"

Yuan Shuo stood up, raised his hand, and a long sword from the weapon rack in the yard fell into his hand.

As a grandmaster-level martial artist, even though he wasn't skilled in sword techniques, the moment he held the sword, he exuded more authority than Li Hao.

The next moment, the long sword was swung.

Li Hao watched intently, knowing his teacher was demonstrating, so he paid close attention.

The long sword moved like a shadow in the air.

Even in the daytime, only streaks of light could be seen, no sound, very quiet.

Fast, hidden.

This was the characteristic of the Shadowless Sword, very fast, and the sound of breaking the air seemed to be shielded by the breathing method. Yuan Shuo's breathing seemed to suck the air in front of him, placing the sword in a vacuum.

This made the sword more graceful, and the sword could be wielded silently.

A very special sword technique!

Li Hao felt all of this