Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1449 The Dao of the Xuanhuang Hammer

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Chen Xiaojun's eyebrows shot out sharply: "Master Tang, you mean mind control?"

Tang Yuchen pressed his fists tightly against his chest, each word as steady as if it had taken root: "The Haotian Sect has spent its entire life pursuing the violent thunder that tears the sky apart, the essence of thunder; the Xuanhuang lineage has engraved in its bones and blood the heavy backbone that bears the mountains and rivers, the will of earth."

The voice hummed, resonating like the earth's veins: "The core of the Nine Heavens Hammer Technique lies in the nine wills of the earth—Kunzai (steady and solid), Shanzhi (standing firm), Maidong (life-giving), Zerun (nourishing all things), and Chenju (condensing the minute)—these five are mainly for defense and accumulating power."

“The four types of rock collapse (mountain collapse and earth crack), soil growth (new life emerging from the soil), deep pool (deep pool in silence), and mountain peak (suppressing all directions) mainly represent counterattacks and outbreaks.”

"Similar to the Haotian Sect's 'Haotian Nine Yang Strength', our core mental cultivation method, 'Kunyuan Nine Gai Technique', is also divided into the basic 'Kunyuan Technique' and the advanced 'Nine Gai Technique'."

"The Kun Yuan Technique is the foundation, capable of condensing the earth's essence, refining the martial soul's nature, resonating with the earth element, making soul power purer, defense as solid as a rock, and bursts of power as steady as a mountain!"

"The foundation laid by the Kunyuan Technique directly determines the upper limit of the power of the Nine Gai Hammer Technique and the stability of each swing."

"As long as you truly comprehend any one of these nine states of mind, you can embark on the path of cultivation of the 'Nine Realms Technique'."

"As your hammering skills become more refined and your mental techniques continue to improve, your understanding of the essence of the earth will also increase accordingly."

"The essence of all the titled Douluo in our Xuanhuang lineage originates from the true meaning of the Ninefold Earth, without exception."

A sharp glint flashed in Chen Xiaojun's eyes as he precisely grasped the core: "The mental cultivation method is the guide, the hammer technique is the furnace, and the artistic conception is the soul. The three are intertwined like the veins of the earth, forming a trinity."

"Logically speaking, since you specialize in this Earthly Path, you should be able to condense true meaning more easily than the powerful and forceful path of the Clear Sky Hammer, and your path to becoming a titled master should be smoother. Why is it the opposite?"

Tang Yuchen gave a wry smile: "The problem lies precisely in the timing!"

"The Kun Yuan Technique grants us powerful defensive, suppressive, and nourishing abilities, but it also carries the natural constraint of the earth element—slow cultivation speed."

"It's difficult! The difficulty lies entirely in the word 'slow'! Being rustic is all about being slow!"

Tang Yuchen's face showed a bitter expression, like bitter medicine dissolving.

He spoke faster, his voice filled with resentment: "What's even more deadly is that the soul power of us Xuanhuang lineage is as solid as rocks that have been compressed underground for millions of years."

"Furthermore, cultivating any advanced Nine Heavens Technique requires integrating insights into other attributes, like kneading mud into pure soil by forcibly mixing in external elemental forces such as water, fire, wind, and thunder."

"The accumulation of soul power and the breakthrough of cultivation levels are naturally much slower than ordinary people, like an old tortoise climbing a hill. If it weren't for this..."

His voice suddenly rose, and he slammed his fist on the table with a loud thud: "I, Tang Yucheng, should have been a Soul Saint long ago! But in reality..."

"Because of this accumulated 'heavy' burden, it is very difficult for the descendants of the Xuanhuang Tang family to break through the hurdle of becoming a Title Douluo during their golden period of physical and martial soul condition before the age of 80!"

He paused for a moment, his back straightening unconsciously, with a stubborn air: "Even though it is so difficult, our Xuanhuang Tang family dares not say that every generation will have a title, but at least we can have a strong person rise every other generation to maintain this inheritance."

But then, that energy dissipated, his shoulders slumped, and his voice was muffled: "But because of the behemoth that Haotian Sect is pressing down on us."

"Their brilliance is so dazzling, like the midday sun, that who can look down and see us, buried deep underground, supporting all of this?"

"Therefore, the Xuanhuang Tang family is not among the truly top-tier powers on this continent." Chen Xiaojun nodded silently: "I see."

No wonder it took him more than ten years to grind from level 54 to level 68.

It's true that the Earth attribute is a bit slow, and the Zhao family's level is generally a bit low. For example, among the Nine Elders of Zhaowu, the oldest, Zhao Deyun, is only at a higher level than the youngest, Luo Qingrui.

However, the Zhu family seems to be an exception. Their speed is not slow, and they can keep up with others. Is it because they possess the true meaning of water attribute?
Tang Yuchen seemed to want to shake off that stifling feeling, and forced a smile: "Let's go back to the Nine Gai Hammer Technique. Although the hammer technique is divided into nine levels, each level is built up by continuously adding the force of the nine hammer blows."

"When you can strike forty-nine times, the force generated by the hammer will naturally create a 'gravity field,' and the enemy will feel like they are trapped in a quagmire."

"After sixty-four swings, this force field will become so strong and stable that it will form a 'law domain,' greatly increasing the pressure on the opponent."

"If one could unleash eighty-one strikes... the power would be almost indistinguishable from the 'domain' power unique to a powerful expert!"

Chen Xiaojun thought to himself, "No wonder my aunt couldn't withstand his forty-nine blows back then, nor could she dodge them. No wonder she still remembers it now; I guess that blow..."

He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if that hammer blow had struck his once delicate aunt...

Chen Xiaojun now believes that Tang Yuchen held back back then, no wonder the village's higher-ups believed him.

Upon hearing this, Tie Fu'er's eyes lit up. Force field, law domain, domain—these were all things he had always dreamed of.

He interrupted impatiently, "Master, then wouldn't the final power be even more domineering than the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique?!"

Tang Yuchen shook his head directly, with an honest sense of helplessness: "It may indeed be more powerful, but it is also more difficult to train."

He raised his right hand, which was covered with thick calluses and had large knuckles: "The Chaotic Cloak style emphasizes quick connections and gets smoother the more you fight. Our Nine Gai Hammer... every strike is like carrying a mountain down, too heavy and too difficult to connect!"

He looked at his hands, which he had worked hard for decades: "Take your master for example. I have been practicing with this hammer since I was six years old. After decades of honing it, I can only manage to hit it sixty-eight times with great difficulty!"

He paused, his gaze fixed on some unseen place in the void, his voice becoming distant and carrying a hint of imperceptible weariness: "As for the pinnacle of the eighty-one hammer blows?"

"For me... to put it nicely, it's like looking at a distant mountain, shrouded in mist and clouds; to put it bluntly, it's like the road ahead is still long, too long, too long."

He exhaled a long breath, the echo fading like a giant falling into an abyss, leaving only deathly silence.

Chen Xiaojun understood the logic behind Tang Yuchen's three points: first, the purpose and intent were different; second, the operation of power was different; and third, the underlying beliefs were different.

The Chaotic Cloak follows the ultimate path of countless changes, while the Xuanhuang Hammer, through resonance with the earth's veins, self-circulates, continuously enhancing its qi, blood, and soul power.

There's only one stance: hammer and charge relentlessly.

This is similar to his sword-drawing technique, both extremely skillful and extremely expressive.

The foundation of the Chaotic Cloak lies in 'technique', while the foundation of the Nine Realms lies in 'Tao'.

(End of this chapter)