Chapter 434: Chapter 431: Martial Arts Secret Technique

Feng Hao felt helpless. What could he possibly do? Who could have guessed it would turn out like this?

He had hoped that learning the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms would let him live out his martial arts fantasy. But before he could even begin, the dream had already shattered.

"Uncle Man, what do you think the problem is with me?" Feng Hao asked, his expression grave.

Barbarian Three Punches frowned. He studied Feng Hao for a long moment before saying thoughtfully, "This is the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this. You’re clearly a nimble kid, yet you’re completely clumsy when it comes to martial arts."

"Logically, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms relies more on the application of Magic Power. The moves themselves aren’t difficult, so why are you having such a hard time with them?" Barbarian Three Punches racked his brain but couldn’t come up with an answer.

"Why don’t you try directly transferring the Demon Pattern framework to me?" Feng Hao asked tentatively.

Barbarian Three Punches considered it and nodded. "That could work. Even though your execution of the forms is terrible, you’ve barely scraped by. I’ll transfer the Secret Technique framework for the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms to you now."

With that, Barbarian Three Punches slapped his palm onto the crown of Feng Hao’s head. A strange ripple emanated as Divine Sense and Magic Power converged, surging into Feng Hao’s sea of consciousness like a sudden, overwhelming wave of enlightenment.

Feng Hao was stunned for a moment, but then it clicked. Barbarian Three Punches had clearly obtained the ’Derivation’ character legacy from the Academy-Alliance.

With the ’Derivation’ Demon Pattern, he could directly imprint the Demon Pattern framework for the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms onto his Genetic Tree, completely removing the need for Feng Hao to construct it himself.

BOOM! BOOM!

The tremors in his sea of consciousness boomed like thunder. A moment later, a complex and mysterious Secret Technique framework appeared on his Genetic Tree.

Simultaneously, information about the Secret Technique flooded his mind. Aided by the analysis from his Crystal Eye, detailed data appeared before him:

[Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms]

Proficiency: 15

Magic Power Cost: 100 points (Each advanced move adds 10 to the cost)

Effect: Based on Strength and born from Magic Power. A balance of hard and soft, dealing 230% Strength damage on execution (Each advanced move adds 20%).

Mark Cooldown: 10 seconds

’So this is a martial arts-type Secret Technique? It really is different from the others.’

Feng Hao’s eyes gleamed as he marveled inwardly. This was his first time encountering a martial arts-type Secret Technique, so it naturally felt novel to him.

The information clearly showed how a martial arts Secret Technique differed from others. The first difference was the Magic Power cost. Each advanced move increased the cost by 10 points. This meant that a martial arts Secret Technique had a single framework supporting multiple moves.

Using the first move, "Arrogant Dragon’s Regret," would require 100 points of Magic Power. Using the second move, "Flying Dragon in the Heavens," would require 110 points, and so on.

Furthermore, the damage core of a martial arts Secret Technique was its Strength bonus. Using direct force would result in direct force damage, while using internal force would result in internal force damage.

Therefore, he didn’t have to worry about conflicts between different damage types.

Of course, this Strength bonus was different from the dual-core Secret Technique used by Xi Yueyao. A dual-core Secret Technique could inflict two types of damage at once, whereas this kind of Secret Technique could only inflict one. Simply put, if you attacked with direct force, it dealt direct force damage; if you attacked with internal force, it dealt internal force damage.

This was the unique characteristic of martial arts-type Secret Techniques.

"Didn’t Sun Sword Saint give you a Dragon Soul? Just refine it into the technique. The effect should be much better," Barbarian Three Punches reminded him with a slight pout.

Feng Hao wasted no time, directly integrating the [Dragon Soul] from Sun Sword Saint into the Secret Technique framework for the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

After integrating the Dragon Soul, the Secret Technique’s data changed:

[Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms]

Secret Skill Soul: Golden Dragon Soul

Proficiency: 15

Magic Power Cost: 120 points (Each advanced move adds 10 to the cost)

Effect: Based on Strength and born from Magic Power. With the roar of the Dragon Soul, it balances hard and soft, dealing 230% Strength damage on execution (Each advanced move adds 20%).

Energy Condensation: 15

Secret Technique Destructiveness: 15

Mark Cooldown: 10 seconds

The power of the Dragon Soul was immediately apparent. The addition of just two attributes, Energy Condensation and Secret Technique Destructiveness, had fundamentally transformed the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

Secret Technique Destructiveness was self-explanatory—it increased destructive power. Energy Condensation, however, was far more impressive. As far as Feng Hao knew, many advanced Secret Techniques were designed to maximize this attribute.

Energy Condensation referred to the density of the projected energy released by a Secret Technique. Generally, the more damaging the projected energy, the higher its density. The Energy Condensation attribute directly boosted this quality.

In other words, the projected energy from the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms would be far more potent than that of other Secret Techniques, allowing it to easily overwhelm and dissipate energy with a lower condensation.

Imagine a situation where you and an opponent unleash your Secret Techniques simultaneously. If your Energy Condensation is higher, their attack will simply dissipate upon impact with yours, giving you a massive advantage.

Seeing Feng Hao’s excitement, Barbarian Three Punches couldn’t help but snap him out of it. "Don’t just stand there in a daze. Try it out. See if you can actually use it."

"Right." Feng Hao snapped back to reality. With a moment of focus, he channeled his Magic Power into the Secret Technique Mark and, following the movements Barbarian Three Punches had taught him, executed the first form of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

As he executed the move, Feng Hao was shocked to find his limbs were no longer stiff. It felt as if he had broken free from some invisible shackles, a realization that filled him with joyful surprise.

"Arrogant Dragon’s Regret—!"

With his roar, a dark golden dragon shadow shot from his palm, and a clear, resounding dragon’s cry echoed throughout the training hall.

Even Barbarian Three Punches was startled by the sheer power of Feng Hao’s "Arrogant Dragon’s Regret." For a moment, he felt a pang of inadequacy.

"Holy crap, that Dragon Soul really makes a difference!" Barbarian Three Punches stared at Feng Hao in disbelief. "Kid, did something just click for you?"

"I don’t know." Feng Hao looked down at his hands in delighted surprise, wondering to himself, ’When I used the move just now, it felt incredibly fluid. There was no awkwardness at all.’

Barbarian Three Punches paused, stunned. He hastily checked Feng Hao’s body over, completely baffled. "How strange. What in the world is going on? Kid, try practicing just the moves, without using any Magic Power."

Feng Hao immediately understood what Barbarian Three Punches meant and began to perform the moves without using Magic Power.

It proved Barbarian Three Punches’ suspicion correct. Without channeling Magic Power, his limbs immediately became stiff and awkward again.

Astonished, Feng Hao tried again while channeling his Magic Power. He discovered that as long as Magic Power was active, the stiffness vanished. He couldn’t make any sense of it.

"What...?" Feng Hao looked at Barbarian Three Punches, completely bewildered.

"Your situation really is strange. I can’t figure it out either," Barbarian Three Punches said thoughtfully. "In that case, try and see if you can perform the second move, ’Flying Dragon in the Heavens.’"

Feng Hao nodded grimly, channeled his Magic Power, and unleashed the attack again, this time performing the movements for "Flying Dragon in the Heavens."

AWOOO—!

A dragon’s cry soared to the heavens before descending, causing the projected energy to surge wildly.

"It really works. Now try the third move."

Feng Hao wasted no time. As his Magic Power surged, another dragon’s cry rang out, and he effortlessly executed "Dragon Seen in the Field."

Seeing Feng Hao perform the third move in quick succession, the corner of Barbarian Three Punches’ mouth twitched. It had taken him a monumental effort, plus a bloody battle during an attack from the Root Cutting Sect, just to unlock that very same move.

Yet Feng Hao had just pulled it off for no apparent reason. And just moments before, he had been a complete "martial arts idiot."

However, what happened next left him utterly stunned.

Feng Hao proceeded to execute the fourth and fifth moves in a single, fluid sequence, only stopping after performing the sixth move, "Favorable to Cross the Great River."

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