With a loud rumble, Dongbo Xueying’s Flying Snow Divine Spear seemed like a raging volcano, its might extremely fierce, striking the golden ape, which was forced to defend itself repeatedly, and even more often had to rely on its body to withstand the attacks.
"Strike while the iron is hot, the second time it wanes, the third time it is exhausted!" Dongbo Xueying shook his head, "The Fire of All Things... should not be like this!"
Six years ago, when he first comprehended the Realm of All Things and killed Xiang Pangyun, Dongbo Xueying’s spear techniques were brutal and violent, carrying the domineering and ruthless nature of flames! At that time, he felt particularly exhilarated when using them. However, as the six years of solitary cultivation passed... Dongbo Xueying gradually discovered the problems with his spear techniques. The first strike would be very powerful, but the subsequent moves would be repetitive.
If the attacks were always fierce, once the opponent adapted, his methods would become useless.
"The true spear technique should not be like this!"
Dongbo Xueying suddenly retreated.
The golden ape looked at its master, who had already moved a hundred meters away, and saw that Dongbo Xueying was practicing his spear techniques alone.
"Even the spear techniques of mortals should combine hardness and softness! Yin and Yang should be in harmony! Why, now that I have entered the Realm of All Things, do I only pursue hardness and ferocity?" Dongbo Xueying began to perform the very popular and basic 'Xinyi Spear Technique,' each move simple and natural, even carrying a strange and extremely soft intention.
"Squatting allows one to jump higher."
"Pulling back the fist is to strike harder next time."
"To make the spear technique more powerful and fierce, I must be more restrained and gather momentum. Only by combining hardness and softness can the ferocity be even more intense!" Dongbo Xueying freely performed his spear techniques, reversing his years of pursuit of the ferocity of fire, now seeking the utmost softness.
He continued practicing.
Pouring out the doubts about his spear techniques that had accumulated in his heart over the past six years, and fully expressing his pursuits, the more he practiced, the more exhilarated he felt!
This practice lasted for a full five days.
Suddenly,
Dongbo Xueying’s Flying Snow Divine Spear rotated as if enveloping the heavens and earth, resisting everything. Suddenly, water appeared around the rotating spear, following the spear in the same rotation, forming a water vortex that made a 'swishing' sound. This was truly natural water formed from the heavens and earth.
The Water of the Realm of All Things!
"Yes, this is the feeling."
"Truly wonderful."
"The utmost softness, the continuous flow of water, my spear technique lacks this continuity, this utmost Yin and softness!" Dongbo Xueying’s eyes were full of joy. When he saw the water vortex form as the spear rotated, he understood that he had naturally comprehended a thread of the mystery of 'water' in the Realm of All Things.
If the past Dongbo Xueying was extremely fierce, the current Dongbo Xueying was like a slippery loach. His spear techniques made it difficult for the enemy to fully exert their strength in defense! In attack, although his strength was not extremely powerful, the unpredictable changes made it hard for the enemy to grasp the shifts in power. Moreover, the rotational penetration force was extremely ruthless.
"Boom." Occasionally, Dongbo Xueying's spear would suddenly burst with fierce power, and flames would naturally appear on the spear, striking the enemy with great force.
One soft and one fierce, making the enemy feel so miserable they wanted to spit blood.
"This is right, this is what I want!" While fighting, the 'Xinyi Spear Technique' gradually changed, each move continuous and unbroken, making the fierce attacks of the Fire of All Things even more threatening.
Even the 'Mystery of Fire' was undergoing a transformation.
Originally, the flames were merely fierce, burning and destroying everything with violence! Now, they had a touch of restraint, allowing the fierce power to be continuous and unbroken.
"Water and fire inherently share commonalities." The mystery of the Fire of All Things improved, and the Water of All Things also absorbed some of the essence of the fire's mystery, not purely soft, but with a subtle hardness running through it.
Softness as the body, hardness as the line, running through it, ready to burst at any moment—this was the current Water of All Things of Dongbo Xueying.
Hardness as the body, softness as the line, continuous and unbroken—this was the current Fire of All Things.
"Exhilarating, exhilarating." Dongbo Xueying felt particularly exhilarated while performing his spear techniques.
Previously, there was always a feeling of striking while the iron is hot, the second time it wanes, the third time it is exhausted. After all, being always fierce was tiring.
Now, it was not tiring at all, the spear techniques continuous and unbroken.
...
Having comprehended the mystery of the Water of All Things, the cultivation of his martial arts energy still needed to be slowly refined and nurtured, and could not be rushed.
Inside the grand hall.
Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged, absorbing the power of the flames from the heavens and earth, gradually refining and nurturing the round, solid core within his body. Although he had been refining and nurturing it for six years, he had yet to break through.
However, today, while guiding the flame martial arts energy within his body, he naturally applied the already improved 'Mystery of Fire.' When refining and nurturing the martial arts energy, there was a subtle softness... both fierce and gentle, half an hour, an hour... the round, solid core gradually began to change.
For six years, he had been drinking the spiritual liquid dissolved from the Ocean Boundary Stone, which also nurtured his body and the solid core of martial arts energy in his dantian. The persistent refinement and nurturing of the martial arts energy...
Now, with the improved and changed 'Mystery of Fire' in the refinement and nurturing... it immediately provided significant help to the nurturing and refining of the solid core.
"Hum"
The round, solid core gradually began to shine, as if reborn, emitting a faint glow.
Above the surface of the solid core, a faint light gradually appeared, gathering more and more, gradually forming a mist, a mist with a light red hue of flames. This mist contained an incredible extraordinary power. Although it seemed thin, even a single strand could easily cut through stone and metal, and weaker alchemical weapons could not withstand its sharpness.
"Extraordinary martial arts energy?" Dongbo Xueying's heart was instantly filled with immense joy.