Therefore, Lin Ye had no intention of responding to Xiao Wu's words and instead turned his gaze directly toward the Sky Azure Bull Python.
"Xiao Wu's safety is in your hands. You must keep a close eye on her. This time, I've done my best. If you fail to watch over her and she slips out, I can only say I'll do my best to protect her, but don't expect me to guarantee her absolute safety—that's impossible!"
After saying this, Lin Ye had no desire to continue the conversation. He unfurled his Lightning Falcon Wings and instantly shot into the sky.
Not long after Lin Ye left, huge waves suddenly surged in the clear, azure lake as the over-ten-meter-tall Titan Giant Ape emerged from the water.
"Da Ming, is that human gone?"
Glancing around cautiously, the Titan Giant Ape asked in a muffled voice.
"He's gone."
Gazing in the direction Lin Ye had departed, the Sky Azure Bull Python nodded solemnly.
"Tsk! What's up with that human? He was so weak before, but suddenly he's become so strong. That punch just now actually injured my hand."
Hissing in pain, the Titan Giant Ape swam to the shore, shaking off the water from its body.
"Er Ming, that human is probably a good person. What he said earlier was true—he genuinely cares about Xiao Wu-jie."
"So from today onward, we absolutely cannot let Xiao Wu-jie leave this place. You and I must work together to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't leave. Understood?"
Shifting his gaze from the direction Lin Ye had left, the Sky Azure Bull Python looked at the Titan Giant Ape and spoke gravely.
"Ah? Not letting Xiao Wu-jie leave? I... I understand..."
The Titan Giant Ape scratched its head in surprise but still nodded and replied in a subdued tone.
However, upon hearing the words of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, Xiao Wu couldn't help but grit her teeth and clench her pink fists.
It was clear she had no intention of submitting so easily!
Meanwhile, after unfurling his Lightning Falcon Wings, Lin Ye sensed the location of Zhu Zhuqing's Twin Artifacts and swiftly made his way toward her and the others.
He traveled like a whirlwind.
But just as he was about to reach Zhu Zhuqing's location, Lin Ye suddenly changed direction, veering toward the rear before descending.
Back when he became a Soul King, because the Golden Crocodile Douluo was by his side and he had to continuously expend large amounts of zhenqi to fuel the Fallen Heart Flame for the Golden Crocodile Douluo and Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation, Lin Ye had never found the time or the right state to break the sixth restriction on the jade pendant in his possession.
Now, alone, it was the perfect opportunity to break the restriction.
After retracting his Lightning Falcon Wings, Lin Ye slowly landed on a towering tree, then deactivated his Devouring Dragon Spirit possession state.
Sitting cross-legged on one of the tree's thick branches, Lin Ye took out the jade pendant from his waist.
During his flight to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Ye had been pondering a question:
Right now, he was in a state enabled by the Title Douluo Experience Card.
If he used his current zhenqi to break the pendant's restrictions, would he be able to shatter all the remaining restrictions in one go?
Lin Ye was eagerly anticipating the answer.
After taking out the pendant and running his fingers over its smooth surface, Lin Ye calmly channeled the Nine Yang Zhenqi from his Title Douluo Experience Card state into the pendant.
"How… how can this be? It won't absorb it!"
As he poured his Nine Yang Zhenqi into the pendant, Lin Ye was stunned to find that the zhenqi in his body couldn't enter the pendant—or rather, the pendant was rejecting his current Nine Yang Zhenqi.
"Of course. I should've known Dad wouldn't let me exploit this loophole."
Lin Ye couldn't help but smile wryly.
After his attempt to cut corners failed, Lin Ye sat on the tree and waited for the Title Douluo Experience Card's effects to wear off.
After a long wait, the card's effects finally dissipated.
As the Title Douluo Experience Card expired, the zhenqi in his body rapidly faded, and his strength plummeted. Yet, contrary to expectations, Lin Ye didn't feel disappointed. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The power of a ninety-ninth-rank Title Douluo was indeed intoxicating, but unfortunately, it wasn't Lin Ye's own cultivation.
Having been immersed in that false strength for so long, Lin Ye had felt uneasy and unsettled. Now that he had lost it, his mind felt much clearer.
After returning to his original Soul King strength, Lin Ye took out the pendant again. Activating the Nine Yang Divine Art, he concentrated his zhenqi and channeled it into the pendant, launching an assault on the sixth restriction.
Having done this many times before, Lin Ye was extremely proficient.
After gathering all his zhenqi, he directed it toward the sixth restriction. Under his relentless assault, the restriction was finally broken!
However, this time, Lin Ye's consciousness didn't suddenly enter a dark space. Instead, a stream of information flooded his mind.
This time, the reward wasn't a physical object but a martial art technique—the Xuanyuan Sword Technique!
Just from the name, Lin Ye could guess that, compared to the nearly mastered Lonely Nine Swords, this Xuanyuan Sword Technique was likely the true sword art meant to complement the Xuanyuan Sword spirit!
After obtaining the Xuanyuan Sword Technique, Lin Ye skimmed through its contents.
But after reviewing it, he couldn't help but frown.
Compared to the Lonely Nine Swords, the Xuanyuan Sword Technique seemed like an entirely different kind of sword art—or rather, a far more advanced one that completely surpassed the former.
If the Lonely Nine Swords emphasized skill, using various techniques to dismantle all weapons and moves under heaven, then the Xuanyuan Sword Technique transcended the realm of skill entirely, elevating itself to the level of divine abilities!
Yes, exactly!
The Xuanyuan Sword Technique gave Lin Ye the same impression as the divine ability, Hundred Refinements of the Divine Machine, which he had acquired earlier.
Unlike the Lonely Nine Swords, the Xuanyuan Sword Technique didn't focus on skill or forms but on cultivation and mastery over zhenqi.
Every sword technique in the Xuanyuan Sword Technique required formidable cultivation to execute and demanded an extremely high level of control over zhenqi. Otherwise, it would be impossible to transform zhenqi into sword qi and unleash it in the form of sword techniques.
From Lin Ye's understanding, sword qi was originally something that sword spirit masters could only produce after attaching certain specific spirit rings as spirit skills.
But the Xuanyuan Sword Technique made Lin Ye realize that spirit rings weren't necessary—spirit masters could wield sword qi on their own.
Moreover, sword techniques unleashed through sword qi were incredibly powerful, no less formidable than some high-tier spirit skills. The higher the cultivator's level, the stronger the sword technique, and the greater its might!
And if one mastered the final techniques of the Xuanyuan Sword Technique, they could even sever souls, suppress space, and reverse time!
This left Lin Ye utterly astounded. Such a sword technique seemed as though it had been created by the gods themselves!
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