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"Such a simple combat technique, and you're saying it's difficult? Tsk, tsk!" Lu Xian seriously suspected that Huo Huo might have damaged his brain at some point.
[Lu Xueqi: Just learned these three combat techniques, and they don't seem difficult at all. Compared to the prerequisite training for my Qingyun Sect's Divine Sword Thunder Technique, this is incredibly simple. I just practiced a bit and can already use them at a basic level. Thanks, fellow Daoist Xiao Yan, for the techniques.]
[Xiao Yan: …]
She was clearly thanking me with a straight face, but why does it feel like she just stabbed me in the chest? And then twisted the knife for good measure?
You did that on purpose, didn't you?
If Lu Xian had said that, Xiao Yan would have no doubt—it was intentional!
But this was Lu Xueqi. Everyone knew that among the two people in the group with the surname Lu, one was human, and the other… might as well be a dog.
Lu Xueqi—she was absolutely the most proper and serious person in the group…
Or at least… she used to be!
Now, there's a chance she's been corrupted by bad company.
She really… I'm gonna cry…
She could just outright mock me, but no—she makes me second-guess whether she's mocking me or not…
Huo Huo felt like shedding tears.
Is the gap between people really this huge?
[Lu Xian has downloaded Absorption Palm.] [Lu Xian has downloaded Fire Blowing Palm.]
A moment later.
[Lu Xian: (Video of Absorption Palm pulling in a massive rock weighing dozens of pounds, followed by Fire Blowing Palm blasting it away.)]
[Lu Xian: These two techniques… don't seem all that powerful.]
[Lu Xian: Huo Huo, got anything more challenging? Maybe dig into Yao Lao's collection and pull out something like the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler? Or head over to your little girlfriend's place and grab the Imperial Seal Technique? Something with some real difficulty, please! These are way too easy, no challenge at all!]
Xiao Yan had never heard of the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler or the Imperial Seal Technique, but he could guess they were probably high-level techniques he would learn in the future, based on the stories.
[Xiao Yan: Are you kidding me? I'm barely getting started with Eight Extremes Collapse! The stuff you're talking about—I probably can't even understand it, let alone practice it. How the hell am I supposed to upload it to the group?] [Xiao Yan: I'm done. Don't talk to me. Back when I was in school, I already hated geniuses like you. Now, I hate you even more. I'm cutting ties with all you geniuses for the sake of my mental stability!]
[Ye Fan: LOL! Look what I found—a wild, salty crybaby! Not naming names, though!]
Yan Lingji had originally wanted to ask why everyone was learning so fast, but after seeing that message, she decided to quietly lurk instead.
By the creek.
Lu Xian stared at the chat messages, lost in thought. He hadn't uploaded any techniques to the group yet, so he wasn't entirely sure how it worked. It wasn't that he didn't want to share—it was just that the Douluo world didn't really have anything worth sharing.
From what Huo Huo said, it seemed like you could only upload techniques you had personally comprehended to some extent.
"Looks like I won't be getting more combat techniques for now. I'll have to let Huo Huo level up a bit more first…"
"Among the group members, aside from me, Naiqi's comprehension ability seems a bit outrageous too. She picked up the Dao Scripture quickly before, and now she's learning combat techniques at the same insane speed. No matter what system it comes from, she gets it almost instantly. She's nearly catching up to my learning speed—and I have an innate learning physique!"
Lu Xian rubbed his chin in thought. Just being smart shouldn't make someone this ridiculously talented. Is she some kind of enlightenment maxed-out, heaven-defying genius?
Feels more like…
"She couldn't be… a Heavenly Dao Embryo, could she?"
That idea popped into Lu Xian's head—a physique like the Holy Maiden of the Beidou Purple Mansion Sacred Land.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If she really was a Heavenly Dao Embryo or something similar, then everything made perfect sense.
"I should find a chance to take her to a major sect in the Shrouded Sky world and verify it. Taixuan Sect seems like a good choice—Li Ruoyu is a nice old guy. Or maybe I'll wait until Ye Hei rescues the Divine King and have him check…"
"Oh right, if Huo Huo is out of techniques, I can still mooch off Naiqi! Divine Sword Thunder Technique is way more valuable than ordinary combat skills!"
Lu Xian's eyes lit up.
[Lu Xian: Lu Xueqi, Naiqi, have you mastered the Divine Sword Thunder Technique yet?]
[Lu Xueqi: I haven't officially used it yet.]
[Lu Xian: So you've learned it but haven't tested it?]
[Lu Xueqi: The technique is extremely powerful. It summons divine lightning from the heavens to smite enemies. It requires a strong physique, high cultivation, and a proper magical weapon. Ordinary weapons can't withstand the force of the divine lightning. If I'm not fully prepared, I won't attempt it lightly.]
[Lu Xian: Sounds amazing. Mind uploading it? I have two friends who are terminally ill. Their dying wish is to witness the divine might of the Divine Sword Thunder Technique before they pass. Otherwise, they won't rest in peace.]
[Lu Xueqi: Who are these friends? What illness do they have? I have pills that might help.]
Naiqi was still so kind-hearted… and so easy to trick…
She's so sweet—I almost feel bad scamming her… almost.
[Lu Xian: My friends are named Ye Fan and Xiao Yan. They have… stage-four hemorrhoid cancer. The hemorrhoids are spreading all over their bodies. Please, upload the technique to give them some peace before they go.]
[Ye Fan: (60-second voice message)] [Xiao Yan: (60-second voice message)] [Lu Xueqi: …]
Lu Xueqi didn't know what hemorrhoid cancer was, but after playing the two voice messages—filled with furious cursing—she figured it wasn't a real illness.
She suddenly realized she had been tricked by Lu Xian again.
Wait, again?
Now that she thought about it, how would his "friends" even know about the Divine Sword Thunder Technique? They weren't from her world.
She had been too concerned and let her guard down.
[Lu Xueqi: Don't even think about it. As a Qingyun disciple, I won't share sect techniques without my master's permission.] [Lu Xueqi: Besides, with your reckless nature, I'd be worried you'd get struck by divine lightning and perish on the spot.]
[Lu Xian: You're so stingy! Fine, I'll go hang out with Fire Princess instead!]
[Yan Lingji: Get lost!]
[Lu Xian: …]
[Ye Fan: (Middle finger emoji)]
[Xiao Yan: (Middle finger emoji)]
Lu Xian getting shut down? Now that was worth celebrating!
His plan to flex with the Divine Sword Thunder Technique? Completely ruined.
Damn it!
Heartless women… I'll remember this!
Gotta write it down in my little black book. ...
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