Mystic Art is the sublimation of technique.
Unlike a special move, it is a more comprehensive way of application. Besides the use of spiritual power techniques, it also contains something indescribable, something beyond words.
Mystic Art and special moves are not in conflict.
Just now, the Blade Leaf Warrior, besides the Wind Riding Mystic Art, also executed a slashing special move in that instant.
An ordinary basic special move, when infused with a Mystic Art, becomes a powerful killing technique.
Su Hao was extremely interested in Mystic Arts.
In his eyes, the Blade Leaf Warrior, which was already not weak, had reached a fairly strong level after adding the Mystic Art.
"I wonder, if I watch videos of Transcendent-level spirit battles, could it trigger the unlocking of a Mystic Art?"
Probably not, he thought.
Although such videos are rare, he had seen a few.
The panel didn't react at all.
"But once I enter university, especially a prestigious spirit academy, I'll be able to come into contact with many powerful spirit masters. No need to rush now."
Su Hao couldn't help but spend money.
In an instant,
countless pieces of information flooded into his mind.
In a daze, he felt as if he had become a spirit dancing in the wind.
That was, of course, an illusion.
After who knows how long, Su Hao finally exhaled, a wisp of white mist curling in the air.
Beside him,
Zhu Mingda, seeing Su Hao staring at the Blade Leaf Warrior, couldn't help but ask, "You're not... actually thinking of learning the Wind Riding Mystic Art, are you?
"But setting aside the money issue, even if you wanted to learn, I couldn't teach you."
He had learned the Mystic Art from a professor at the Magic Capital Spirit Master University.
He had paid tuition, and the professor didn't forbid students from teaching it privately.
But...
It couldn't be taught.
"I still don't understand how Mystic Arts work to this day," Zhu Mingda said. "Back then, I left my Blade Leaf Warrior with the professor's Wind Chaser Pegasus. It took a whole month of following it before I barely grasped a bit of the basics."
Mystic Arts required hands-on, one-on-one instruction.
That's why the Alliance Mall didn't sell any cultivation methods for Mystic Arts.
Zhu Mingda gave a helpless look.
...
Ten days of training flew by in an instant.
Both the trained Little Fire Crow and the money-conscious Dream Butterfly worked very hard.
"Ding! Your spirit 'Little Fire Crow' has learned the special move 'Steel Wing' during training."
"Ding! Your spirit 'Dream Butterfly' has comprehended the special move 'Ride the Wind' during training."
"Ding! Your spirit 'Dream Butterfly' has... comprehended the special move 'Whirlwind Strike' during training."
"Ding! Your spirit 'Dream Butterfly' has... comprehended the special move 'Gale' during training."
'Steel Wing' was a universal special move he had already unlocked and taught to Little Fire Crow.
"But Dream Butterfly..."
It had comprehended three special moves.
All wind-type special moves.
Even though they were all lower-difficulty ones, Su Hao had to praise it—too impressive!
He looked toward the emerald figure in the storm.
Translucent butterfly wings fluttered, weaving through the gale with ease.
From time to time, visible wind blades appeared and shot over with a whoosh.
Dream Butterfly gracefully swerved, the wind blade passing by, as if it were dancing in the tempest.
Suddenly,
a fierce gust howled.
Hidden within were several wind blades, coming from different angles.
Zhu Mingda's eyes widened, sweat forming in his palms, but he saw Dream Butterfly's figure tremble, slipping through the wind blades like a fish.
Leaving behind a series of afterimages.
Zhu Mingda was stunned.
In ten days,
their training ground had moved from the middle section of Sigh Valley further inward.
Zhu Mingda's Blade Leaf Warrior didn't dare step into the storm belt, yet Dream Butterfly grew more graceful and at ease.
How was it possible?!
Are you cheating?!
"Was that just now...?" He turned to Su Hao, asking with some difficulty.
"It's a Mystic Art, the Wind Riding Mystic Art from your Blade Leaf Warrior."
Su Hao was also somewhat surprised.
Although,
he had unlocked the most perfect training method.
Although,
he had also transmitted some feeling of the Mystic Art to Dream Butterfly through their contract link.
The little one learning the Mystic Art was undoubtedly its own achievement.
But it was too fast!
He had originally estimated twenty days, but the little one had learned it in just ten, and not just a superficial grasp.
The Little Fire Crow, learning at the same time, was still spacing out.
...
At the same time,
inside Sigh Valley, two figures in snow combat suits climbed down from a wind-sheltered cliff.
They moved very swiftly, accompanied by two spirits.
One was a Killer Mantis.
The other was a Blaze Bat.
This Killer Mantis was nearly a meter long, its scythe-like arms embedded in the rock wall, its compound eyes coldly scanning the surroundings.
At that moment,
a Fluff Monster, with especially thick fur characteristic of the snowy region, poked its head out from below the rock wall.
The Fluff Monster was an evolution of the Fluff Ball. It was covered in a thick layer of snow, like a giant moving snowball, with only two huge brown feet visible.
A wild Fluff Monster had appeared.
It hadn't noticed the Killer Mantis hidden under the snow, or the Blaze Bat flying higher up.
It only saw the two humans climbing down the cliff, and the eyes beneath its fur lit up with the excitement of finding prey.
"Eep~"
Its fur suddenly extended, piercing through the thick snow covering it, and coiled like ropes toward the figures on the cliff.
Wood-type special move: Entangle!
In an instant,
the Killer Mantis clinging to the rock wall shook, snow exploding outward. Its slender body turned into a dark green shadow, reaching the Fluff Monster in the blink of an eye.
Its scythe-like arm slashed down.
Three slashes in a row!
The Fluff Monster cried out in pain, the sound drowned out by the howling storm. Its thick fur was cleanly cut, and its large eyes showed terror.
The Killer Mantis slashed again, the blade bright.
Swoosh—
The wild Fluff Monster fell.
The figure in the snow combat suit climbed down from the cliff and kicked it. "Ha, just a common Fluff Monster, worthless."
The other person spoke, "Doesn't matter. Our target is just the Dream Butterfly. As long as we catch that spirit, we can sell it for a high price. Several buyers have already bid on the dark web."
He pulled out a tactical tablet and flipped to a photo.
It was a photo of Su Hao at the Magic Capital Spirit Master Assembly Center, with a Dream Butterfly beside him.
"Since he appeared at the assembly center, he must be heading to Sigh Valley. But it's been nearly ten days since we got the info and found a way in here. That guy might not still be around... We need to speed up."
"Good thing he came to the New World. If he were still within Dragon Country's borders, this job would be harder."
They were just spirit hunters, not those fearless lunatics from terrorist organizations.
Inside Dragon Country, snatching a beginner-level spirit by surprise wasn't hard.
But escaping pursuit was.
The New World was different. You could just disappear into some corner and never be found.
...
On the tenth day, Su Hao decided to head back.
Every day cost money.
If Dream Butterfly hadn't learned the Mystic Art, he might have stayed a couple more days. But now, there was no need.
What?
You say Little Fire Crow didn't learn it? Let Dream Butterfly teach it!
Isn't it only natural for the big sister to teach the little brother?
They made their way back along the cliff wall, planning to pick up Little Fire Crow first.
At that moment,
Dream Butterfly let out a cry.
Su Hao looked back. Two figures were walking toward them through the wind and snow.
But Sigh Valley only had two paths.
The path along the left cliff wall, and the path along the right cliff wall.
Other spirit masters weren't unusual. In ten days, Su Hao had run into a few, though not many.
"Just other people, right? Who's the guide?"
Zhu Mingda looked over.
But the wind and snow were heavy, and he couldn't see clearly.
At that moment,
Su Hao habitually glanced at the nearby map. An icon representing a Killer Mantis was rapidly approaching.
But he didn't see it.
"Something's wrong, fall back!"
Su Hao pulled Zhu Mingda back.
Dream Butterfly understood immediately and whipped up a Whirlwind Strike toward the snow ahead.
A visible wind spiral swept across the snow, flinging up the thick layer.
The figures in snow combat suits, seeing they could no longer hide, stopped pretending.
"Move!"
The dark green figure burst out from under the thick snow. The thin wings on its back vibrated slightly, flying straight up. Its scythe-like arm slashed through the white wind spiral, lunging straight at Dream Butterfly, who was flying low.
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