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Chapter 757: Ning Zhuo: Now, I can also do blade-sword combined attacks

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"Sir, things are not good!" A cultivator ran all the way to Ban Jie.

He first presented a flying letter, and then reported in a low voice.

Ban Jie heard the report, and at the same time, his divine sense scanned the flying letter, and his brows immediately frowned: "What? Ning Zhuo found Ban Ji again and participated in the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s Rising Cloud Small Trial!"

"Damn it!"

"How did he guess it?"

Ban Jie’s expression immediately became solemn, and he felt emotional: "Is this the power of human tribulation? I have tried my best to release many smoke bombs and have great confidence to ensure that our side did not leak intelligence, but I didn't expect it to be accurately grasped by Ning Zhuo."

"No, this is not the time to care about this."

Ban Jie shook his head slightly and quickly analyzed the current situation.

The flying letter described in detail the performance of Ban Ji, Ning Zhuo, and others in the second level.

Seeing Ban Ji’s first few encounters, not even obtaining a blade or a sword, Ban Jie knew the reason.

"Ning Zhuo is Ban Ji’s human tribulation!"

"As long as he takes action, or even just is present, it will affect Ban Ji’s luck."

"If Ning Zhuo hadn't intercepted and participated in the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s Rising Cloud Small Trial together, Ban Ji might have encountered blades and swords in the first or second order."

"But because of Ning Zhuo’s appearance and participation, Ban Ji’s luck was greatly suppressed and was quite unfavorable."

For the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s Rising Cloud Small Trial, the family had already planned for Ban Ji, and the set strategy was quite mature. But now, he didn't even see a blade or sword. This situation is too rare.

However, Ban Jie was sent by the Ban family to help Ban Ji deal with unexpected situations.

"Cannot let Ban Ji be defeated by Ning Zhuo in such a public occasion!"

"Once it happens, the reputation of the entire Ban family will be implicated and looked down upon by others."

"More importantly, destiny!"

"Human tribulation will naturally suppress the cultivator crossing the tribulation, but it does not mean that the cultivator is always unable to resist."

"This competition is the best moment for counterattack."

"Once successful, Ban Ji’s luck will be greatly encouraged and change the passive situation to a certain extent. The number of such counterattacks increases, and Ban Ji’s final luck will even suppress his human tribulation!"

Ban Jie knows the key to this very well.

The reputation of the righteous path is secondary; more importantly, it is Ban Ji’s luck.

Ban Ji’s luck needs to rise constantly, then rise again, until it reaches a certain level and triggers a qualitative change.

Reaching this step is the vast sky.

The King’s Mandate formally erupts, and whether it is Ban Ji or the Ban family, they will have a brand new starting point and treatment.

Profound Armor Cave.

Ning Zhuo uses the sword body in his hand to tap the blade body of the bronze blade.

"Left blade, right sword?" His thinking follows the inspiration just now and continues to diverge.

Blades and swords are the most common weapons and arms, so many of the demonic cultivator souls Ning Zhuo absorbed contain experience in using blades and swords.

And these experiences were also digested by Ning Zhuo in the previous two actual combats, turning into his own things.

The actual combat brought him a very profound realization!

"The bronze sword and blade bring their own moves, which is a help, but also a shackle."

"If I want to perform a blade-sword combined attack, I have to start from this foundation, and cannot create it out of thin air."

"The bronze sword only has basic sword moves, but the bronze blade also has combos and small routines. Therefore, to create a blade-sword combined attack, I must take the bronze blade as the main and the bronze sword as the auxiliary."

Ning Zhuo immediately found the direction of conception.

He took a deep breath, held the bronze blade with his left hand, held the bronze sword tightly with his right hand, and slowly opened his stance.

The double-handed blade and sword began to gesture constantly with his thoughts.

This strange scene attracted the attention of many people.

"Look, what is Ning Zhuo doing?"

"He has already refined the bronze blade, and his physical wounds are almost healed; why doesn't he hurry to the next battle?"

"He seems to be————creating moves?"

The crowd who saw it clearly couldn't help but look at each other.

Someone held their forehead: "This is our Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s Rising Cloud Small Trial; it’s the first time I’ve seen someone conceiving moves in a trial."

"Hmph! Ning Zhuo spent his mind learning in actual combat before. Now he has thrown the trial behind his head and went to create moves. He doesn't take our Profound Armor Cave seriously at all!"

"He is a first-class genius, talented and arrogant, very normal."

Some people began to be dissatisfied with Ning Zhuo, feeling that he didn't take this Rising Cloud Small Trial seriously, which is to look down on the Profound Armor Cave.

"I am looking forward to Ning Zhuo’s eventual defeat and the expression of being eliminated. Who told him to waste precious time here!"

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"Hmph, he seems to be trying to create combined moves. Can this be designed in a day or two?"

"It is indeed a bit wishful thinking————"

Ning Zhuo also felt the difficulty in the attempt to conceive.

The force-exerting methods and application methods of sword moves and blade moves have many common points, but also differences.

To use blades and swords at the same time and achieve a more powerful actual combat effect requires a profound understanding of blades and swords.

In other words, it requires the martial arts realm of this kind!

Ning Zhuo naturally does not have this condition.

If it were Five Elements spells, he could create spells on the spot at will by virtue of his realm.

"But I have other means." Ning Zhuo secretly operated the Human Life Hanging Thread to communicate with his closest relatives, "Boss, help me!"

Sun Lingtong, who was far away in the Shuyu Study, had long known that Ning Zhuo was going to participate in the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s small trial and was prepared.

Sun Lingtong operated his innate talent, Insight into the Luo Shu, bringing beneficial influence of the Dao treasure to Ning Zhuo.

At the same time, Sun Lingtong also has decent attainments in blades and swords, especially blade technique. Ning Zhuo transmitted his own situation to Sun Lingtong through the Human Life Hanging Thread.

Sun Lingtong looked at Ning Zhuo’s gestures, discussed with Ning Zhuo secretly, and also helped Ning Zhuo conceive.

On the surface, Ning Zhuo was thinking hard alone, but in reality, he had Sun Lingtong, whose comprehension was a level higher, helping him, and the Dao treasure to assist!

Soon, the two discussed one style.

Ning Zhuo used the blade with his left hand, setting off the Breaking Wave Three-Fold. The blade was the vanguard, sinking his waist and exerting force, chopping down at the imaginary enemy in front.

At the same time, the bronze sword in his right hand followed closely, and at the moment when the blade momentum was about to end, the old force had just gone, and the new force had not yet arrived, he performed the "point stab," which was the fastest and most accurate of the sword moves.

The right arm stabbed the sword accurately and quickly, making up for the flaw that already existed in the Breaking Wave Three-Fold.

The blade used force, and the sword used speed. Taking the blade as the main and the sword as the auxiliary made the combo of Breaking Wave Three-Fold even more perfect.

"Eh?" The cultivators watching in the dark saw this scene and showed expressions of surprise.

"So fast, there are results?"

"Taking the combo of the blade as the main and using the sword to assist is indeed the correct direction of conception."

"If it were me, I could do it too. In general, it is not difficult; it is just melting two basic foundations together."

"Can you do it like Ning Zhuo at his age?"

"Uh————"

Ning Zhuo is still gesturing.

He used his left arm to exert force, his left wrist turned flexibly, driving the bronze blade, no longer chopping with great force, but fighting endlessly.

The blade edge often walked along the ground, specializing in attacking the lower three paths, restricting the opponent’s movement, and creating chaos.

Suddenly, the bronze sword in Ning Zhuo’s right hand chopped down suddenly, like an angry dragon going out to sea, from top to bottom, the sword light was cold, making people feel cold.

"Hmm?!" Several cultivators had been observing Ning Zhuo, and seeing this scene, they showed expressions of shock one after another.

Some people blinked repeatedly, not daring to believe it, feeling that they had seen it wrong.

But Ning Zhuo stopped in place after performing this strike, and after three breaths, he started to perform it again.

After performing it the second time, the crowd completely confirmed that Ning Zhuo had created a new blade-sword combined attack.

"This time he no longer takes the blade as the main; the blade has become an auxiliary and a paving, and the real killing move is on the sword!"

"He seems to be using the blade as a sword and the sword as a blade to chop; I have to say, it is quite innovative."

"He seems to be looking for the common points of blades and swords. From this move, it can be seen that his understanding of blades and swords has risen to a new level!"

"It is indeed extraordinary. He stopped to create moves, and he really did it."

The evaluation of Ning Zhuo by the cultivators rose again.

Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong discussed more and more hotly, and both were immersed in the creation of moves.

"Wait, Little Zhuo, what did you just say?" Sun Lingtong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, but didn't grasp it.

Ning Zhuo was puzzled: "Which sentence? I just said a lot."

He then repeated it.

Sun Lingtong shook his head repeatedly: "Not this one, oh, not this one either————"

"Forget it, forget it."

Sun Lingtong knew that such opportunities for spiritual touch were rare, and seeing that they were about to disappear, he hurriedly took out a wooden awl.

Puff.

He stabbed the wooden awl deep into the inside of his thigh.

Confucian Law—Awl-Stabbing Thigh!

This spell had long been taught to Sun Lingtong by Ning Zhuo.

The thoughts in Sun Lingtong’s spiritual sea suddenly had penetrability, piercing through the maze at once, helping Sun Lingtong accurately grasp that flash of inspiration from the underworld.

He jumped and called out: "Little Zhuo, I have another idea!"

Ning Zhuo was also overjoyed.

He began to practice.

He thrust the sword with his right arm, the sword body like a shuttle, the sword tip flashing with cold light, stabbing straight at the middle path.

This sword move is named Water-Splitting.

This move would inevitably make Ning Zhuo bear the counter-shock force after touching the enemy.

In the next step, Ning Zhuo’s left arm simulated a counter-shock force, borrowing the momentum to swing the bronze blade, drawing a perfect arc from bottom to top.

It is the blade move—Moon-Lifting!

Sun Lingtong was very excited: "Little Zhuo, you performed it. The subtlety of this combined attack lies in using the enemy’s force feedback and transforming it into the power of your own blade moves."

"This requires you to have profound strength in force transmission, body coordination, and timing."

"Before the counter-shock force is transmitted, your body must be prepared in advance, which can also be considered a kind of prediction————"

Sun Lingtong talked endlessly.

Ning Zhuo admired Sun Lingtong from the bottom of his heart: "Boss, you are too amazing, to think of such moves!"

"Once the blade move is blocked, there will still be counter-shock force, driving the sword move to attack again."

"Therefore, these two moves, Water-Splitting and Moon-Lifting, can increase each other, link after link, and can constantly cycle!"

Ning Zhuo admired Sun Lingtong from the bottom of his heart.

Sun Lingtong laughed loudly, standing with his hands on his hips in the Shuyu Study proudly.

He didn't forget to remind: "Little Zhuo, I feel it’s about enough. If you need anything next, call me again."

He and Ning Zhuo co-created three styles, temporarily named, respectively: Breaking Wave Pointing Star Style, Entangling Thread Crushing Mountain Style, and the final Water-Splitting Moon-Lifting Style.

Sun Lingtong knew that three styles were enough for Ning Zhuo to practice for a while.

Ning Zhuo also knew this, so he temporarily cut off the connection and began to practice with a calm heart.

The cultivators who saw this were all speechless.

"He is still practicing."

"Others have already obtained the fourth bronze weapon, and he is still tossing in place."

"The first two styles are decent, but what is the third style? Stumbling, it hasn't been created at all, right?"

The cultivators present did not recognize the essence of the Water-Splitting Moon-Lifting Style. Because this move requires borrowing the enemy’s counter-shock force. Ning Zhuo practiced alone, only had imaginary enemies, and the blade and sword were empty, so the posture was ugly, giving people a very awkward feeling.

Ning Zhuo practiced for a while, and then set off again.

"Left blade, right sword, the attack speed is at least doubled, and the strength is indeed doubled!"

"The cooperation of blade moves and sword moves needs practice. Relevant footwork and force-exerting methods all need adjustment." [7

"The boss and I created a three-style sword and blade combo, but its power is just so-so; it certainly can't compare to Ban Ji's sword and blade combo."

"He has practiced the blade and sword for many years, and his sword and blade combo moves have been tempered through thousands of trials, verified by countless real battles, and may even be the result of constant refinement and improvement by many predecessors."

"Even if I can't match him, being familiar with the inner mysteries of the sword and blade combo will be beneficial for my upcoming confrontation with him, allowing me to intercept him with all my might!"

Ning Zhuo moved forward while deep in thought.

Soon, the bronze artifact that appeared before him was a pair of floating bronze gauntlets.

The youth was overjoyed!

"What a good weapon."

"Fists and kicks are used more often than blades and swords. Even those magic cultivators whose life experiences I absorbed, who don't use weapons like blades or swords, are all slightly proficient in fists and kicks."

"In terms of fists and kicks, my foundation is deeper."

"At the same time, using both fists and using a blade and sword simultaneously share many similarities; I can certainly draw a lot of inspiration from this."

"I must study this well!"

Ning Zhuo's eyes gleamed with intensity; with a blade in his left hand and a sword in his right, he walked toward the bronze gauntlets, unable to wait.

At the same time, a conspiracy was underway.

"Lord Hao, someone over there is willing to pay double to have you step in and help," a cultivator transmitted via spiritual sense.

The cultivator surnamed Hao was one of the several deputy commanders of the Profound Armor Cave, and he was currently in charge of this Xingyun Trial.

Cultivator Hao: "Over there? Heh, isn't that the Ban family? They previously complained that my asking price was a bit high, so why have they changed their minds now?"

"Forget it, that question is not important."

"Suddenly offering double the price, what do they want me to do?"

"Let's state this upfront: I won't do anything too excessive."

The cultivator making contact in secret hurriedly said: "That goes without saying. They want you to step in and move the bronze blade and sword to Ban Ji's line."

"At the same time, set up more obstacles against Ning Zhuo. You are free to handle these as you see fit."

Cultivator Hao sneered and transmitted back: "Heh, and you say it's not the Ban family?"

"On one hand, you ask me to secretly help Ban Ji, and on the other, you want me to trip up Ning Zhuo."

"Double the reward is reasonable."

"Let me first take a look at the situation in the arena."

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