Douluo Continent: Rebuilding the Clear Sky Sect

Chapter 97 The Essence of Practical Combat

This is a super-sized wooden hammer with a cross-section that reaches a diameter of two meters.

Yet, the handle of this enormous wooden hammer is only as thick as an average person's arm.

It is conceivable that even a slight swing would likely cause the hammer handle to break under its own weight.

Tang Fei naturally understood the reasoning behind Tang Hao's actions.

That is to control strength and increase skillful application.

Although the Clear Sky Hammer is a powerful and heavy martial soul, it doesn't mean that it can only use brute force.

On the contrary, as the sect's most powerful martial spirit, the hammer technique also encompasses many other skills.

For example, the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian are representative of the techniques in hammer fighting.

Tang Fei took the wooden hammer, and at first, he didn't feel anything.

The hundred-pound forging hammer that he used to carry felt as light as nothing to him, and now this wooden hammer felt like a feather.

When he went back into the water and swam toward the waterfall, it was even easier than before, since the wooden mallet itself had buoyancy.

However, when he climbed onto the round stone below the waterfall, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Under the immense force of the water flow, his body swayed, and he was almost swept away.

It should be noted that a month of training had already made Tang Fei stand on the round stone with a body as stable as a nail embedded in it.

How could he not be surprised when he suddenly felt unsteady on his feet?

Tang Fei knew that this was because the casting hammer in his hand had turned into a wooden hammer.

The significant weight difference shifted the original center of gravity, and the impact of the water flow made it even more difficult to maintain balance.

After quickly regaining his footing, he did not immediately swing the wooden hammer in his hand. Instead, he stood there steadily, controlling the hammer to swing gently, feeling the hammer in the water.

The seemingly light wooden hammer experienced greater resistance in the water than the casting hammer of the past.

Tang Fei breathed a deep sigh of relief. Under such conditions, if he could still perform the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique up to eighty-one strikes, it would mean that he had reached the pinnacle of his skill.

Lost in thought, Tang Fei slowly raised his hand.

With his soul power sealed, he couldn't use it to protect the wooden hammer; he could only concentrate and use it cautiously.

The first hammer blow, the second hammer blow...

On the third strike, the fragile handle of the wooden hammer snapped off at the base.

This wooden hammer is ruined.

Seeing this, Tang Hao tossed the second wooden hammer, which he had prepared beforehand, over from a distance, signaling him to continue.

And so, Tang Fei practiced silently.

Four months later.

Amidst the deafening roar of the waves, a massive curtain of water shot skyward.

This time, the support wasn't just limited to the very center of the waterfall, but covered the entire waterfall, which is ten meters wide.

The waterfall cascades down, with nearly half of it being swept up, as if a hurricane were blowing it up from below.

The entire 200-meter-long waterfall was completely cut off.

The falling water scattered and surged more than 100 meters away, turning into a large curtain of water that poured down from a distance.

This caused ripples to spread across the entire pool below as the water droplets struck.

Beneath the waterfall, Tang Fei's soaring figure shimmered with a bronze glow, sparkling like gold in the sunlight.

Haotian Hammer, Chaotic Cloak.

Ninety-one hammer blows, done!

At this point, Tang Fei truly brought the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to its fullest potential.

Upon reaching the shore, Tang Hao, who usually observed with indifference, unusually approached him and reached out to pull him ashore.

In just five months, he mastered the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to its fullest extent. This speed earned him high praise even from the usually strict Tang Hao.

It's worth noting that even when Tang Hao was young, it took him two full years to complete it.

While Tang San's progress is also fast, it's likely that he won't be able to finish it in less than a year.

"Originally, I had prepared a third phase of special training, which was to use your true martial soul—the Clear Sky Hammer—to continue to hone the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique under the waterfall."

"However, given your level of control, I don't think it's necessary. The way you wield the Chaotic Cloak is already perfect."

Besides, with your abilities, I'm genuinely afraid you'll ruin this training ground.

Tang Hao patted Tang Fei on the shoulder and smiled, "What are your plans for the next step?"

Tang Fei chuckled. Of course he knew that Tang Hao's next special training would be in the Killing City, which happened to coincide with the mission issued by the system.

However, Tang Fei did not confess directly, after all, according to common sense, he should not know about the existence of the Killing City.

"Uncle Tang Hao, in your opinion, with my current strength, what kind of cultivation do I need to improve quickly?" Tang Fei asked.

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"Good question!"

Tang Hao nodded, then asked in return, "Xiao Fei, do you know what the essence of real combat is?"

"The essence of real combat? What is that?"

Tang Hao said in a deep voice: "What is real combat? Only a battle where you are truly fighting to the death can be called real combat."

However, most of the real-life experiences you and your mistress went through were in the form of competitions, and you didn't encounter much life-threatening danger.

Humans only unleash their full potential when faced with life-or-death challenges. Only by constantly struggling on the edge of death can one truly master combat skills.

In my opinion, while your strength is considerable, you're still lacking one thing: pure killing intent!

Tang Hao said with a solemn expression, "Now, feel my killing intent."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao's pupils suddenly contracted.

In an instant, a chilling aura suddenly emanated from him.

As this aura enveloped Tang Fei, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and every hair on his body stood on end.

Cold, evil, terrifying...

The overwhelming killing intent, so powerful it sent shivers down one's spine, came rushing towards them like the Grim Reaper himself.

Tang Fei clearly felt that his senses seemed to have become dulled by this murderous aura.

To his even greater surprise, the water droplets flowing down his body seemed to slow down, eventually condensing into strings of ice beads that clung to him.

Killing intent materialized?

The Realm of the God of Slaughter!

Such terrifying killing intent instantly reminded Tang Fei of the Killing God Domain. Only by experiencing it firsthand could one truly feel its terror.

The chilling killing intent receded like the tide, and Tang Hao's deep voice rang out again.

"Can you feel it? This is killing intent!"

"Having a strong killing intent proves that you have crawled out of piles of corpses and experienced too many life-and-death struggles, so even when facing an opponent far stronger than yourself, you will not be afraid in the slightest."

"At the same time, murderous intent is a kind of aura. In some aspects, it can be equated with courage. It can also be said that murderous intent is the sublimation of courage."

Tang Hao explained in detail.

Tang Fei turned his gaze to Tang Hao and asked, "Uncle Tang Hao, so the next training session should be training in killing intent, right?"

Tang Hao's eyes were deep as he said, "Yes, if you're willing, I can send you to a place where you can truly cultivate killing intent first thing tomorrow morning."

Tang Fei's pupils suddenly contracted.

Is it finally here? The City of Slaughter!

(End of this chapter)