Chapter 621

Zhao Jiao also said, "Yes, last time I also made it to the third round and was eliminated in the quarterfinal qualifier. It went smoothly too, no surprises."

Zhao Huai sighed, "If Father were here, that would be best. They might think things through more thoroughly, but my advice is for you to stop here."

"Not telling Zhao Quan or Zhao Tan?"

"Not telling them."

"Why?"

"What else could the reason be? Gongsun Ning wasn't wrong—before nobles, we don't count for much. If you tell Zhao Quan about this, what effect are you hoping to achieve?"

What effect?

Zhao Chi was stumped.

Want Zhao Quan to shelter him?

Or want Zhao Quan to keep an eye on things?

Neither seemed necessary.

Although he was Zhao Quan's vassal lord, whether Zhao Quan would clash with a noble over him was truly hard to say—most likely he wouldn't.

He might even hand him over to Gongsun Ning as a favor.

Moreover, although the Zhao clan was attached to Zhao Quan, they actually still had a great deal of autonomy.

There was no need to report every little thing to Zhao Quan.

Zhao Jiao also nodded, "I agree. Zhao Quan isn't some kind soul either. For small matters like this, try not to involve him. Better one less thing than one more—don't bring it out into the open."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Thank you, Eleventh Brother, Twelfth Sister."

Zhao Huai laughed, "It's nothing. Everyone's battles are done now, and they're all resting. You should hurry and rest too—the match is at one o'clock sharp."

"Alright, then I'll head back to my territory first."

Zhao Jiao nodded, "Go on. Good luck this afternoon. If you win this round, you'll be the first one from us to make the quarterfinals in recent years. I have high hopes for you."

"Mm, I definitely will."

Back at the territory.

Zhao Chi immediately caught the scent of roasting meat.

It was lunchtime.

Gu Qing and the others were gathered around a fire roasting meat, chatting as they cooked—giggling and laughing, very lively.

Suddenly, Qi Yue froze.

She turned her head and saw Zhao Chi.

"My lord is back."

Only then did Gu Qing and Tang Ruan stand up.

Gu Qing immediately picked the meat piece by piece onto a plate.

Then she laughed, "I was always the first to notice before—how is Qi Yue's perception stronger than mine now?"

Qi Yue licked her slightly reddened lips, "I'm very sensitive to my lord's scent now, so the moment he appears I can smell him. For other things, Sister Gu Qing's perception is still stronger."

Gu Qing handed the plate to Zhao Chi, "I see. Then you can tell my lord about what you just discovered."

Zhao Chi took the plate, "What is it, Qi Yue?"

Qi Yue wiped her hands.

Then she leaned over to explain.

"My lord, every time I use the Chain Dance combat method now and activate Moon Blade Slash at the same time, I can slash out three Moon Blades."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Mm, I noticed."

Qi Yue said, "Originally I thought this would save spiritual power—after all, it only costs the spiritual power of one Moon Blade Slash, yet produces three Moon Blades. But later I found that the power of these three Moon Blades is also reduced quite a bit—only half of normal."

"There's such a thing?"

"Mm, I felt something was off during the fight just now, but there wasn't time to think it through. After coming back, Sister Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and I tested it, and the power really is weakened."

Zhao Chi thought it over, but couldn't make heads or tails of it.

"So, when you use Moon Blade Slash in the Chain Dance state, the total damage you actually deal isn't three slashes at 300% damage, but three slashes at 150% damage—50% per slash, right?"

Qi Yue nodded, "On average that's how it is, but we tried a few times. Sometimes the damage is very low, but sometimes it can approach 100%. I haven't found the pattern either."

Gu Qing added, "We tried several times, varying the distance and the slashing posture. The damage was different every time, but in most cases it was between 40% and 60%, averaging around 50%. Occasionally we got some higher or lower damage."

Qi Yue continued, "Mm, but there are still matches coming up, so Sister Gu Qing said we shouldn't burn too much spiritual power. We can study it slowly after the matches."

So there was such a thing.

Zhao Chi said, "Understood. In other words, for now we just lower our expected damage for your Moon Blade Slash in the Chain Dance state to 50% per slash, right?"

"Right." Qi Yue nodded.

"Then can all three slashes in the Chain Dance state accumulate your talent 'Exclusive Tear'?"

"They can." Qi Yue nodded.

"Then there's no problem—being able to stack the talent is enough. Honestly, setting aside the power, just the fact that you can slash out over forty Moonlight Slashes in a row is truly unmatched in presence!"

Tang Ruan agreed, "Yeah, I always feel your Moon Blade Slash looks amazing. Too bad my Provoke doesn't have that kind of visual effect."

Gu Qing laughed, "I feel the same way. Every time I watch Qi Yue slash out Moon Blade after Moon Blade, my heart really feels at peace."

Qi Yue looked a little embarrassed, "It's not that great…"

Zhao Chi said, "There are still many spiritual techniques, but each person has a limited number of skills. I'll do my best to help you choose the ones that suit you best."

Gu Qing said coquettishly, "Alright then, I'll be counting on you to put in the effort."

Tang Ruan said sweetly, "Thank you for your trouble, my lord."

Qi Yue said gently, "Thank you, my lord."