Chapter 196: Filling in the Gaps.

"Huh?" Not only Dongfang Bubai, who was currently sparring with Ye Xiu, but also Yao Yue, who was standing by and watching

, expressed surprise. She noticed that the impact of Ye Xiu's attacks was completely different from before.

Previously, due to Ye Xiu's lack of combat experience, even with his high martial arts level, he had difficulty timing his attacks.

It was difficult for Ye Xiu to detect his opponent's feints and strikes, and when they revealed a flaw, it was difficult for him to tell if it was intentional, a trap set for him.

But now, Ye Xiu's attacks were completely different. Although

Ye Xiu still had little combat experience, he seemed to be able to perfectly detect when Dongfang Bubai was feinting and when he was actually using a strike.

Furthermore, the rhythm of Ye Xiu's attacks had changed, a significant difference from before.

It was the same move, but the threat it posed was completely different.

If Ye Xiu's combat power was 100 before, he could only exert around 60. Now, out of 100 points, he could at least exert over 90, and occasionally even 120.

During battle, Ye Xiu seemed to possess a strange intuition that allowed him to see through his opponent's every move.

And this was despite Ye Xiu's limited combat experience. If this intuition, combined with his vast combat power, allowed him to exert over 150 points, perhaps even 200 or 300...

Dongfang Bubai was surprised, yet also somewhat delighted.

After all, the man Dongfang Bubai loved, naturally desired even greater excellence.

Therefore, Dongfang Bubai didn't rely on her cultivation to overpower Ye Xiu. Instead, she kept hers at a similar level to Ye Xiu's, feeding him moves and creating a sense of intimidation.

And despite this sense of intimidation, Ye Xiu's strength was surprisingly improving at a noticeable rate.

Ye Xiu now gave off the impression of a natural-born god of war, a natural born warrior.

He began with the Thirteen Deadly Swords, then later incorporated some Huashan sword techniques. Besides sword techniques, he would also employ the Wind God Kick, the Jade-Breaking Fist, and so on at opportune moments. Even when using the Blood Blade, Ye Xiu combined his sword with sword techniques, delivering unexpected blows.

At first, there was a pause, or lead time, between Ye Xiu's martial arts.

But as Ye Xiu continued to employ different martial arts and techniques, his transitions became increasingly fluid. It was as if they weren't separate martial arts at all, but rather a single martial art in itself.

Dongfang Bubai and even Yao Yue grew increasingly impressed by

Ye Xiu's performance. Previously, although Ye Xiu had mastered numerous martial arts to perfection thanks to the diary's rewards, he had only mastered a single one.

Purely employing a single martial art is flawless, but switching from one to another inevitably leads to flaws and even a lack of harmony.

This is similar to Feng Qingyang's assessment of Yue Buqun's swordsmanship as rigid and lacking in spirit.

But now, Ye Xiu's martial arts have begun to develop a spiritual quality. Naturally, the power of his perfected martial arts is finally being unleashed.

Ye Xiu is currently at the sixth level of the Grandmaster Realm.

Initially, Dongfang Bubai suppressed his cultivation to the fifth or sixth level to feed Ye Xiu his skills. However, as time went on, and Ye Xiu's perfected martial arts finally unleashed their full potential, even at the same level, the sixth level, Dongfang Bubai was unable to suppress Ye Xiu.

Gradually, Dongfang Bubai even raised his cultivation to the seventh level, beginning to surpass Ye Xiu, yet he still couldn't hold him down.

This surprised Dongfang Bubai greatly.

After all, Dongfang Bubai was a master warrior, her strength undiminished when unleashed.

Even after becoming a Grandmaster, without the right techniques, her combat power rivaled that of an average Grandmaster. This goes

without saying, even with her cultivation suppressed to the Grandmaster realm, where she possessed extensive combat experience.

Yet, at this point, despite her equal cultivation, she couldn't even suppress Ye Xiu. This clearly demonstrates the immense power boost Ye Xiu's War God Body possessed.

"Let me try!"

After Ye Xiu and Dongfang Bubai had clashed for a while, becoming accustomed to Dongfang Bubai's Sunflower Manual and her attack patterns, and his gains from the battle had somewhat diminished, Yao Yue stepped forward.

Faced with Yao Yue's arrival, Dongfang Bubai didn't hesitate and immediately ceded the battlefield.

Dongfang Bubai knew that Ye Xiu gained more from fighting different opponents.

As expected, Yao Yue's Mingyu Gong was completely different from Dongfang Bubai's Sunflower Manual.

The Sunflower Manual emphasizes speed and outward expression, inherently belonging to the Yang element. The Mingyu Gong emphasizes inward restraint, possessing a cold and yin element.

Ye Xiu and Yao Yue clashed, and the feeling Yao Yue gave Ye Xiu was completely different from Dongfang Bubai, almost the opposite.

Consequently, Ye Xiu's gains from the battle began to increase.

He waited until his Qi was completely depleted, then stopped.

Sweat drenched his forehead, even soaking his clothes. However, Ye Xiu's complexion was rosy, and his eyes were bright, almost dazzling.

While he was clearly physically exhausted, he felt deeply satisfied mentally.

Meanwhile, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue remained perfectly composed throughout, not breaking a sweat, their clothes even remaining relatively neat.

This showed that fighting Ye Xiu was a breeze for them, practically a piece of cake.

Although Ye Xiu's combat prowess at this point was nowhere near that of Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai, he was nonetheless immensely satisfied.

After all, Ye Xiu has now made up for his lack of combat power.

At least when Ye Xiu encounters an enemy, he will not be beaten by the enemy of a higher level.

Even if Ye Xiu is willing, as long as he does not encounter the kind of top genius, he has the ability to fight against the enemy of a higher level and beat the opponent of a higher level.

So Ye Xiu has no reason to be unhappy.

When Ye Xiu was writing in his diary that night, the content he wrote was inevitably mixed with a bit of joy.

"Hahaha! I am finally no longer the kind of person who has an empty realm but no corresponding combat power."

"The diary actually gave me the talent of the God of War Body."

"To be honest, it really surprised me. After all, I didn't expect that the diary would have such a reward."

"But I really like this kind of reward, I like it very much."

"The body of the God of War is worthy of being the Qiao Feng version of the God of War. Qiao Feng's martial arts are profound, but not too profound. However, he can exert combat power beyond his level."

"In his hands, the Taizu Changquan can actually exert a power that is no less than that of a unique boxing technique. What about the Qiao Feng of the North and the Murong of the South? The Murong of the South is just a younger brother in front of Qiao Feng."

"As long as Qiao Feng is more serious, he can easily beat Murong Fu."

"But that's normal. The reputation of the Qiao Feng of the North was earned by Qiao Feng himself punch by punch. And the Murong Fu of the South was accumulated by inheriting his father's reputation." "

Moreover, in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Qiao Feng almost never lost no matter who he fought against. No matter whether the martial arts were more advanced or weaker than his, in his hands, there was almost no difference." "

Especially when I was watching the TV series, as soon as Qiao Feng appeared, or as soon as he started fighting, music would start playing, so many people said that Qiao Feng was the God of Sound. As long as he played music, no one could beat him. With his background music, no one could beat him."

"Now that I have Qiao Feng's ability, well, should I also make a sound system - well, how about letting Yuyan learn to play the piano, and when I fight, she can play the piano to cheer me on?" "

Hahaha. I'm really happy, really. Today I had a fight with Dongfang and Yaoyue respectively. They had the same cultivation level as me, but they couldn't beat me."

"Now, I'm an all-round hexagonal warrior. I don't have any shortcomings anymore."

"Also, with the diary, my cultivation level will continue to rise, and then with the body of the God of War, I will be able to exert corresponding combat power." "

Speaking of which, my martial arts now are really awesome. I have swordsmanship, boxing, light skills and leg techniques, and even body-protecting qi. If you count, it seems that I'm only missing one martial art to strengthen the body and one to cultivate spiritual power."

"But with the diary, it's not just a martial art for strengthening the body, but also a martial art for cultivating spiritual power. I should be able to get it sooner or later."

"Hahaha, I really am going to be invincible in the world. It will only take a few years at most. After a few years, I will be able to become a land immortal, and then invincible in the world."

"By then, I don't need to be the head of the Huashan Sect. As long as I am here, you can put a pig in the position of the head of the Huashan Sect, and the Huashan Sect will definitely be able to develop." "

Old Yue, look, it's worth it for you to accept me as your disciple."

"I will help you eliminate the threat of Songshan Sect. I will also support the future development of Huashan Sect. In the end, it will definitely be no worse than Wudang Sect."

"If it weren't for me, you would have to castrate yourself to practice sword-uh, okay, this is my mistake. You have already castrated yourself to practice sword. When I think of this, I want to cover my face. It's a bit embarrassing. This can't be changed." "

But at least you don't have to worry about the Huashan Sect becoming nearly wiped out like in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, with only a few unworthy disciples left to hold on. Honestly, I still find it quite remarkable that the Huashan Sect survived that fateful fate."

After finishing his diary and collecting his reward, Ye Xiu felt his inner cultivation grow to a certain degree, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Gaining a month's worth of inner strength every day without practicing—this feeling was simply too wonderful.

Ye Xiu then began to anticipate Dongfang Bubai's arrival, wondering if he would, as usual, simply point a finger at him. The door

creaked

open, and Dongfang Bai, dressed in red, floated into the room.

To Ye Xiu's surprise, Dongfang Bubai, like Yao Yue, didn't point at Ye Xiu's acupoints.

"Dongfang, you, you—" Ye Xiu looked at Dongfang Bubai with surprise.

Dongfang Bubai's cheeks flushed slightly at Ye Xiu's intense gaze, and he couldn't help but reach out and directly point at Ye Xiu's mute acupoint.

But it was just silence. She didn't want Ye Xiu to say anything that would make her embarrassed.

Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, realizing he had only been silenced, and he couldn't help but feel happy. He was finally no longer the passive partner, and he could also undo the silence himself.

When Ye Xiu was finally able to be with Dongfang Bubai, he was in a superior position. Ye Xiu

knew that Dongfang Bubai's change was most likely due to Yao Yue's changes.

Therefore, Ye Xiu's favorability towards Yao Yue increased by two points.

Yao Yue, on the other hand, also noticed that Ye Xiu's favorability towards her had increased by two points, reaching 95 points. She was stunned for

a moment, then realized that Ye Xiu was grateful to her for Dongfang Bubai's help. But at that moment, Yao Yue wanted to know how much Ye Xiu liked Dongfang Bubai? Was it higher than hers?

In fact, Ye Xiu's favorability towards Dongfang Bubai had indeed increased, because Ye Xiu had not been silenced. However, the favorability rating was only 94, which was slightly less than the current invitations.

…

Lian Nishang was currently trying to find Qi Fang's whereabouts.

She had already established contact with Lin Shiyin and even Shui Sheng.

The main reason was that both Lin Shiyin and Shui Sheng were easy to locate.

Qi Fang, on the other hand, didn't have her home address listed in Ye Xiu's diary.

So, Lian Nishang had to make small inquiries to find

her. She first went to Jingzhou City, then explored the surrounding countryside.

However, with money, finding someone wasn't difficult, especially since Qi Fang and Di Yun, though they lived in seclusion in the countryside, hadn't deliberately hidden themselves; they had simply returned to their previous homes.

So, Lian Nishang eventually found Qi Fang.

What Lian Nishang hadn't expected was that by the time she met her, she was already married to Di Yun.

Her slightly bulging belly even suggested she was already two or three months pregnant.

Qi Fang and Di Yun lived a simple life, yet within that simplicity, they radiated happiness. The man farmed, the woman wove, and they seemed content with their current existence.

Despite her domineering personality, Lian Nishang wasn't exactly a ruthless person.

Seeing Qi Fang and Di Yun like this, Lian Nishang felt that Qi Fang wasn't someone she could win over as an ally.

"Could it be that Qi Fang didn't get the diary?" Lian Nishang wondered.

She had discovered this when she had previously gone to see Lin Shiyin.

Lin Shiyin had gotten the diary, but Lin Xian'er hadn't.

Ye Xiu had clearly mentioned Lin Xian'er in his diary.

So, could Qi Fang, like Lin Xian'er, have been mentioned in the diary but never received one?

With this in mind, Lian Nishang, who had initially avoided seeing Qi Fang after discovering she was pregnant, decided to go and ask her if she knew about the diary.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Qi Fang looked at Lian Nishang curiously. After seeing Lian Nishang's appearance, Qi Fang, as a woman, couldn't help but feel her eyes brighten and thought that Lian Nishang was really beautiful.

But Qi Fang felt that although Lian Nishang was very beautiful, her beauty was a little aggressive, and she gave people the impression that she was not easy to get along with.

Lian Nishang did not waste time talking to Qi Fang. She just grabbed the diary in her hand and asked Qi Fang: "Do you also have--"

Lian Nishang was stuck before she could finish her question.

Asking Qi Fang about the diary was just like asking other people. No one could say anything about the diary.

So Lian Nishang could conclude that Qi Fang was not the owner of the diary.

"Huh?" Qi Fang looked at Lian Nishang in confusion.

After knowing that Qi Fang was not the owner of the diary, Lian Nishang turned around and left, not even bothering to say a word to Qi Fang.

Qi Fang watched Lian Nishang disappear in front of her in the blink of an eye, and blinked with confusion, not understanding what was going on.

"Junior sister, I'm back." A simple but happy voice sounded from outside.

"Brother, you're back! Come quickly! I've made dinner." Qi Fang, upon hearing Di Yun's voice, a happy smile spread across her face, and she quickly responded.

"Junior Sister, you're pregnant now, so leave the cooking to me. Don't tire yourself out."

"It's just cooking, not a tiring task. How could it be tiring? Besides, you've been busy in the fields all day, and I'd ask you to come home and cook. That would be tiring." "

How could it be tiring? I could cook for you my whole life and never get tired..."

...

"Qi Fang doesn't have a diary. So, where is the former Heiyu, the killer, and now Zeng Jing?" Lian Nishang frowned, wondering.

Lian Nishang wasn't sure if Zeng Jing also had a diary.

But since she was desperate to find help, she had to meet Zeng Jing, regardless of whether she was one of the diary's owners.

So, Lian Nishang rushed straight towards Nanjing.

According to the information in the diary, she felt that Zeng Jing should still be in Nanjing. After all, the Black Stone Organization had been destroyed, and Zeng Jing was no longer a threat. Naturally, there was no need for her to leave Nanjing and go to some unfamiliar place. At

the same time as Lian Nishang's operation, Tianshan Tonglao also left the Ming Dynasty and returned to the territory of the Song Dynasty.