Chapter 233: Star Breath Control Technique

The greatest feature of the “Illusion Demon Movement” is its ability to allow one to escape dangerous areas at the fastest speed from unexpected angles in critical moments! This movement also incorporates the power of “Universal Medicine,” which has been mastered to an extraordinary level by its user. Ever since meeting this “thief hero” again, Kai Xin had thought that if he could apply the lightness movement skills from his past life to himself, even if he failed against the First-Class Hall, he could still escape unharmed and avoid the same fate as before. That’s why he gave up the mysterious lightness movement technique “Wandering Dragon Step” he had planned to practice and headed to ancient tombs in search of “Hoof Shadows.”

Like a drifting wisp of smoke, he dodged most of the White Tigers’ attacks and slipped through the gaps…
Boom!
The Golden Bell Shield finally collapsed!
Having withstood several rounds of attacks from eight White Tigers at the Mysterious Realm level without any damage was already quite impressive, especially without any equipment. Once equipped with the Yellow Dragon Archery Set, he should be able to withstand even more rounds without issue.

After breaking free from the encirclement, Kai Xin remained calm and composed, ignoring the fierce momentum of the roaring White Tigers charging back. Like a phantom, he skillfully dodged the attacks of the leading White Tigers. Once he activated the Illusion Demon Movement, the White Tigers’ swift and fierce movements seemed to slow down significantly. With just a thought or a slight movement to touch the ground, he could twist himself several meters away—so fast, as if in a dream or under magic.

Moreover!
As long as his evasion direction was appropriate, the White Tigers behind would always be blocked by those in front, preventing them from forming a threat or encircling him. In this way, he easily led the group of White Tigers in circles.

“Truly a top-tier lightness movement technique comparable to the peerless ‘Light Step.’ Its first level already far surpasses that of lower-tier master-level techniques,” Kai Xin thought to himself as he enjoyed the elegance and mystery of the Illusion Demon Movement.

“Alright, let’s take them away.”
After playing around for a while, Kai Xin lost interest. His figure flashed rapidly, leaving behind a half-image at the original spot, before arriving beside Xiao Bei and Lei Zhan…

“I’ll go first!”
With a loud shout, Lei Zhan turned to face the eight White Tigers.

In fact, Lei Zhan’s superior protective realm was one level higher than Kai Xin’s. Fully equipped, even without reaching the Mysterious Realm, he could hold his own against the eight White Tigers for a while. As long as he positioned himself well and avoided getting trapped, improving his superior protective realm at such a rate would allow him to keep up quickly.

“Boss, shall I lure some White Tigers over so you can practice too?” Xiao Bei suggested.

These days, having seen Happy use such extreme methods to rapidly raise the levels of his protective skills and Wind Spirit Spin, he had long become accustomed to it. In his view, as long as Happy equipped himself properly, he would be more than enough to handle anything.

“No need.”

Happy silently shook his head.

“The Golden Bell Shield” was already among the best protective techniques, boasting exceptional resistance to attacks. At the current ninth level, it was sufficient to deal with experts at the Life and Death realm—there was no need to force it to its ultimate state. What he lacked now were higher levels of lightness skills and more powerful killing arts.

Additionally, although he had reached the Mysterious Realm, maintaining it was not easy. He needed to further enhance his internal energy to prolong the enhancement effects of the third level (increasing his abilities by 30%) and further boost the defensive strength of the Golden Bell Shield.

The battle at Fox Cave made him fully realize that group battles were still somewhat dangerous. Though he had swept through the experts from the Changle Sect and Luoyu Gate using “Flower Song” combined with “Swift Wind Shadow Legs,” it was only possible with the help of the Jade Dew Pill. Without it, he would have already died.

Although “Swift Wind Shadow Legs” was powerful enough, it wasn’t sufficient to kill experts at the Creation Realm who had protective skills in a short time. “Flower Song” was deadly, but it could only be used when the opponent was off guard; otherwise, it was hard to be effective. If he had faster sword or knife techniques, then soon, few people from the Changle Sect and Luoyu Gate would be able to escape his grasp.

And…

So many days had passed since the battle at Fox Cave.

In the martial world, there were more and more experts at the Mysterious Realm, and the number of people receiving advanced martial arts training from their sects was growing exponentially!

Soon!

Advanced mental techniques, advanced lightness skills, and advanced protective techniques would become ubiquitous. An era of martial arts experts who could truly fly through the skies was approaching.

If they continued to be complacent, focusing only on being the best in their sects, they would eventually fall behind!

After pondering for a while, Happy sat down under Xiao Bei’s gaze and followed the sequence of the “Star Breathing Method.” With each inhale and exhale, his internal energy quickly circulated through his meridians, rapidly restoring the energy he had expended earlier.

But to Xiao Bei watching from outside, this time, the boss who sat in meditation seemed very different. The area around his body darkened, and air currents rushed toward him at great speed. Vaguely, several dim light spots appeared around Happy, like stars shining in the dark night sky, as if he were floating in the air.

“Is this an advanced mental technique of the Mysterious Realm?”

Xiao Bei was astonished. “It’s truly powerful.”

In less than five minutes, Kai Xin completed one full cycle of the internal energy circulation. Not only did this bring his physical condition to its peak, making him full of energy, but his mental technique also advanced by one level. This was an advanced mental technique of the Mysterious Realm. At the first level, its recovery effect was even slightly better than that of the advanced mental techniques in the Intermediate Creation Realm. For Kai Xin, who had just entered the Mysterious Realm, the recovery speed was even more astonishing—he returned to his peak condition in just half a minute. Earlier, it was merely to expand his meridians and strengthen his internal energy. It turned out to be quite effective.

An advanced mental technique of the Lower Grandmaster Realm could at most increase internal energy by 0.01 per full cycle (with up to three effective increases per day), but just one cycle earlier had increased it by 0.03. In three years, the increase in internal energy alone would reach over 90 points. Picking up the Silver Wolf Break Emperor Sword resting on his knees, Kai Xin set his sights on the White Tiger chasing zombies not far away. While changing into the Yellow Dragon Archer’s attire, he said to Xiao Bei beside him, “Advanced techniques of the Mysterious Realm are even harder to master, and it takes a long time to reach the Grandmaster Realm. If you’re bored, you can go around nearby to look for Hoof Shadows or return to complete your sect’s tasks. I’ll probably need to meditate here for a month.”

Xiao Bei stared at Kai Xin’s finger, stunned speechless: “A month!” “So long?!” With his Virtual Spirit Body now, and both zombies having reached the Mysterious Realm, he too expected to quickly advance to that realm and eagerly wanted to explore the martial world. Hearing Kai Xin’s words, he almost collapsed. Given his personality, staying here in solitude for a month would be incredibly difficult.

Kai Xin smiled indifferently but didn’t explain further. Right now was a period of intense advancement opportunities. If he didn’t make good use of this month to strengthen himself, he might soon fall back to being an ordinary expert. After all, in his past life, he had spent three years training hard before gradually catching up with those others—and there were many players like him! Once they relaxed and thought they were invincible, that was when they would be overtaken and eliminated…