Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 46 The Birth of the Burst Step, Arrival at Sunset Forest

As sunlight streamed into the Spirit Hall's room, Han Li woke up precisely on time.

I must say, I slept pretty well last night.

After a quick wash, Han Li slowly practiced a set of "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens," a modified version of the "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens" melody by Qingluan. Feeling his body reawakened, he was in a very good mood.

By the way, he suppressed his senses last night, so he doesn't know when his master returned or whether he brought his flattery over.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a knock on his door. The person outside was Guang Ling, who was carrying a breakfast in his hand.

Han Li opened the door and greeted his master, who was also in a good mood.

Good morning, Master.

"Hmm, good morning. How are you finding it? Are you settling in?" Guangling asked casually.

"not bad."

Han Li took the breakfast from his hands, then welcomed the man in. As he placed the food box on the table and opened it, he said, "I tried it last night. Today, let's go in that direction and take a look."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of Sunset Forest.

Following the direction of his finger, Guangling thought for a moment: "Sunset Forest?"

"It's very likely that only a place like the Soul Beast Forest could hide such rare and precious materials."

Han Li stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth and only answered after swallowing it.

"Sunset Forest is only a little over a hundred miles from Tiandou City, not far. We can just walk there, consider that as you completing today's training. By the way, do you have enough food in your wristband?" Guangling thought for a moment and looked at Han Li, who was eating.

Han Li glanced at the storage wristband and replied, "It's alright. It shouldn't be a problem to last a week. Besides, there won't be a shortage of food when we get there."

"Okay, we'll set off after you finish eating." Guangling made the decision readily.

"Um."

Han Li began to speed up the pace of showing off his food.

After quickly finishing their food, they greeted Rosago and asked him to wait there. The two then changed into clothes that would help them conceal their identities and headed out of the city.

After walking some distance outside the city, Guangling picked up his pace slightly and turned around to look back. He saw Han Li, whom he had expected to be struggling, following behind him with ease, looking quite relaxed and even having time to appreciate the scenery along the way.

"Um?"

Guangling watched carefully for a while before realizing that Han Li was different from him. Instead of wrapping his legs with soul power, Han Li would generate slight soul power fluctuations under his feet every time he landed. Moreover, at the same time as the soul power fluctuations appeared, there would be faint red and blue light flashing.

Guangling slowed down and walked alongside Han Li, casually pointing to the ground beneath his feet.

"What's going on with your feet? A new acceleration method you've developed? Not bad speed."

Han Li glanced at his master who was stealing glances, but didn't care about his "stealing the master's skills." He chuckled and said, "Well, I've had this idea for a long time. I named it 'Explosive Step,' or you could call it 'Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada.' The principle is actually very simple. I control the fire element to create an explosion when I exert force with my feet. The energy and the ground create a backlash, and I use this force to accelerate and propel my body forward."

"As for the ice element, I use it to protect my lower limbs from injury. It's a pity the ground is uneven. If it were a smooth ring or ice, I could just cover it with a layer of ice, and with my control over the ice element, I wouldn't even need to lift my feet."

"Actually, I only tried it out after I obtained my second spirit ring and could control the elements, and it's not that good. My lower limbs aren't strong enough yet, so I can only use it occasionally when traveling long distances to save some energy. In a real battle, I estimate I can only use it two or three times at full power, and I'll need to rest for a while afterward."

"Just a small trick, not worth mentioning." Han Li waved his hand smugly, indicating that it was all basic stuff.

Looking at his smug expression, Guangling really wanted to give him a whack on the head. The worst part was that this guy had his hands behind his back, looking all cocky.

"Never mind, my apprentice made his own choice. Calm down, calm down," Guangling calmed herself for a while before she could regain her composure.

Having learned the principle, Guangling naturally wanted to learn it as well. He moved slightly away from Han Li and began to try it out.

After adjusting his pace, he tried it out, and an unexpected scene unfolded.

With a loud "boom," a crater appeared beneath Guangling's feet, but the force of the explosion did not propel him forward; instead, it was all applied to the ground, and his shoes were destroyed.

In an instant, Guangling was enveloped in the dust, looking rather disheveled and in a sorry state.

Seeing that his master's practice had created such a delightful scene, Han Li decisively covered his mouth, suppressing the urge to burst into laughter, stopped in his tracks, and silently turned around.

Han Li didn't turn around until Guang Ling coughed, and walked over as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Guangling, who had already changed her shoes, still had a dark expression on her face and threatened with an unfriendly look in her eyes: "You didn't see anything just now."

Han Li nodded rapidly: "Yes, yes, I didn't see anything."

Then, as if casually, he said, "Oh, right, Master, I forgot to mention earlier that when trying the Burst Step, to prevent the ground from being unable to withstand the force, you can first use your soul power to form a mirror below, dispersing the force to the surrounding ground. This will make the recoil easier to control."

Seeing that he nodded rapidly and even took the blame for the teaching mistake, Guangling nodded in satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder kindly, and said, "This child is teachable."

The two set off again, learning from their previous failures and with Han Li's further analysis, Guangling finally mastered the output and rhythm after more than ten failures, and started running in a decent manner.

After some experimentation, Guangling realized that in Burst Step mode, the travel speed was indeed faster than simply using soul power to enhance the legs. However, this method placed higher demands on the lower limbs and the control of soul power.

"From now on, when traveling in front of others, use the conventional method. This kind of footwork is easy for others to learn, and it is obviously more suitable for bursts of speed and combat, catching the enemy off guard. After you obtain the Soul Bone, you can also use Soul Skills to cover up in future battles as a supplementary offensive method. Using it solely for traveling is too extravagant and easy to give away."

After playing for a while, Guangling slowed down and landed beside Han Li, giving him a serious reminder.

"Yes, I know, but it's just me and my master here, and besides, this doesn't rely on a martial spirit, so it'll be useful to you too." Han Li nodded and said with a smile.

He did use it intentionally in this situation. He had many ideas in his mind. The Explosive Step was a relatively practical skill, and it was not limited by the Martial Soul. As long as you practiced it, you could use it.

Perfect timing! Taking advantage of this opportunity, under the pretext of forging elemental control, I can slowly reveal some things to Guangling, allowing my master to increase his strength while also gradually accepting his changes.

After all, with the improvement of his elemental control, he estimated that he would use a lot of so-called tricks and self-created soul skills in the future, so as not to make it difficult for Guangling to accept.

Hearing his words, Guangling smiled, patted his head, and didn't say anything. Instead, she continued to practice the little trick she had just learned and tried to cover her entire lower limbs to further enhance the power of the explosion after the soul power was compressed, so as to obtain a stronger explosive force.

Over the course of more than a year, he had gradually come to accept Han Li's uniqueness. In addition, after spending so much time together, he had long since accepted this kid who was ordered by the Grand Elder at the time, but later found to have a rather amusing personality.

Although their way of getting along is different from most master-disciple relationships, so what? He, Guang Ling, is raising a disciple, so why should others have to say anything? Besides, this kid always remembers his share of the benefits, which is much better than most sons. This is why he is willing to accompany this kid around. You know, he is currently accumulating soul power to break through to level 98, and he truly treats his disciple like a son.

And so, the master and apprentice continued their journey, trying to learn the new skills as they traveled, and finally arrived at the edge of Sunset Forest at one o'clock in the afternoon.

"Master, take me to see the heavens. I feel something calling to me."

Han Li pretended to close his eyes and sense for a while, then opened them and said to Guang Ling.

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