?77: Chapter 60 The Beginning of Legend!

    77: Chapter 60 The Beginning of Legend!

    Li Guanyi exhaled, gazing at the nearly perfect, undiminished essence of General Xue’s legacy.

    Clenching his hand, he thought that in the third year, he could master the Battle Halberd Entering Realm techniques and learn the Wave-Rolling skills.

    And in the second year, he could teach the variations of Wave-Rolling.

    So what would it be like to instantly reach Great Success, as he had just done?

    General Xue surely hadn’t considered that someone could achieve it, so he hadn’t prepared for it, right?

    Even if the Entering Realm techniques were instantly mastered, it was still beyond the bounds of reason.

    At this moment, Li Guanyi was somewhat worried, while the essence of General Xue’s legacy looked upon him.

    It seemed to have regained its original restraint and indifference, and said flatly, “...

    Having achieved Great Success, the [Wave-Rolling] can be passed on.”

    Li Guanyi realized it was a transmission, not instruction.

    The weapon in General Xue’s hand rose to meet Li Guanyi, his eyes clear.

    Then, in an instant, it dispersed, turning into a pure Divine Charm, without any reservation, without any depletion, and landed on Li Guanyi’s forehead.

    A loud bang echoed in Li Guanyi’s mind.

    Before him was a blank void.

    The faint scent of water reached his nose, gradually bringing his consciousness back.

    The flow of zither sounds also quickly stabilized his spirit.

    Li Guanyi opened his eyes to see the sound of water trickling near him, layered rocks, and verdant mountains in the distance.

    He felt as if he had suddenly grown taller, his feet treading on the water.

    There, a modestly-dressed woman with her face covered by a hood, her black hair falling slightly, was visible in the distance.

    Li Guanyi saw a man in front of him, clad in complicated and heavy armor.

    Could this be...

    Duke Chen?!

    Li Guanyi looked down at his own palms, saw that he held a bow in his left hand and a Battle Halberd in his right, wore an imposing and splendid ceremonial armor, with golden silk threads from the armor leaves slightly fluttering, and heard a voice vibrating from his own throat.

    Smiling slightly, he said, “Duke Chen, it’s just a sparring match, why so serious?”

    Li Guanyi had an epiphany.

    He had entered into that memory, taking on the persona of General Xue.

    This was the highest level of teaching.

    Not instruction, not assistance, but direct memory inheritance.

    There was no better way to learn than to experience firsthand the moves of a top adept.

    Duke Chen seemed to smile, speaking softly, “His Majesty evaluated the Dynastic’s generals in the Taihe Palace today, saying that your Battle Halberd and my Divine Spear both surpass those faced by the Taizu against the fierce Marquis.

    These are His Majesty’s true feelings, claiming our martial prowess could be enough to overthrow the throne.”

    “If we do not fight, there would be unease in His Majesty’s heart.”

    That sentence was not in the previous scenes viewed; General Xue smiled faintly as Duke Chen raised his spear.

    At this moment, Li Guanyi could feel the presence emanating from his opponent.

    Heavy, domineering, like a steadfast rock standing firm under a rushing torrent.

    In memories from five hundred years ago, Duke Chen covered his face with a helmet, a dark golden mask like the garb of an ancient Martial God, concealing the bearer’s face and expressions, leaving only a pair of serene eyes visible.

    As an observer, the seemingly fragile Duke Chen stood up to confront General Xue.

    That robust, mountainous presence made Li Guanyi’s own consciousness shudder.

    One worthy of the title of Duke during the tumultuous era five hundred years ago.

    His descendants mastered his spear technique, used his Divine Spear to kill the divinely-endowed White Wolf invading the Central Plains, stormed the Liang Dynasty’s palace with spear in hand, and established Chen’s dynasty.

    Now, this revered founder of the Chen nation launched his attack.

    Like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting.

    Li Guanyi’s pupils contracted.

    His natural talent was actually very strong.

    At this moment, the domineering spear thrust from Duke Chen, in his eyes, began to slow down.

    He had once sparred with Duke Chen, who had suppressed his realm in a secret domain, before Entering Realm.

    He had witnessed his spear technique.

    Now, the Chen’s Divine Spear, previously judged as superior, seemed reborn, brightening inch by inch, then imprinting itself into Li Guanyi’s Divine Soul.

    Li Guanyi committed this spear technique to memory.

    Then he felt General Xue’s movements.

    He felt the flow of Qi Mechanism, felt each muscle activate, felt the tendons strain, sensed the White Tiger Dharma Form crouching by his side, felt the sensation of holding the Battle Halberd in his palm—all as if he became General Xue executing the move.

    This was inheritance.

    The Battle Halberd swept across!

    Wave-Rolling!!!

    ...

    Earlier, inside the Desert.

    Because the camels were frightened to death, Breaking Army and the old guide who led the way were struggling to move across the desert.

    They lay beneath a sand dune, the moonlight casting wide swathes of silver, the bright and clean sand reflecting the moonlight as if they were lying upon the moon itself, all around a white expanse.

    Under the night sky and starlight, the vast Desert stretched endlessly.

    Already in dire straits without their mounts, they encountered sand pirates who were being besieged by Turkic Cavalry.

    The sand pirates, driven to madness by the siege, would kill even a dog upon sight; for a handsome man like Breaking Army, the outcome would be dire.

    Breaking Army was not skilled in fighting and slaughter; he and the old man concealed their presence and hid.

    The sand pirates on desert horses searched back and forth, but Breaking Army had found a clever spot, hidden from sight, and they were not discovered, eventually moving further away.