The Speedrun Begins with Choosing Hunter

Chapter 441: Chapter 412: Killing Technique

On the shore of Cang Lake, in front of the wooden cabin.

The wild boar, which had been as large as three men, was now just a pile of white bones.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Big Beard was leaning against a small willow tree, picking his teeth with a bone shard of unknown material. It looked like the tooth of some great wolf demon.

Bai Yuan watched the small tree, which looked as if it was about to snap under Big Beard’s weight, and decided he had to do something.

"Senior, there are three ways to prepare this pork."

Hearing Bai Yuan’s words, Big Beard was immediately intrigued.

"What three ways?"

"Pan-frying, roasting, and stewing."

"If we’re talking about methods, there are far more than three. There must be a hundred ways."

Big Beard grinned, but he was also captivated by Bai Yuan’s words and let the strained little willow tree behind him off the hook.

He was an expert at eating, and Bai Yuan was an expert at cooking. Naturally, they had much to discuss when it came to the culinary arts.

Bai Yuan said, "All things have their own nature. Pork has a gamey taste, ninety percent of which comes from its skin and hide. Thus, we pan-fry, roast, or stew it to suppress that gaminess and enhance its fragrance, playing to its strengths."

Big Beard’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"You’re an interesting kid."

Accentuating strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

This wasn’t just true for the way of cooking, but for the Martial Dao as well.

A Martial Artist’s lifespan is ultimately finite. It’s impossible to perfect everything. Therefore, even someone as astonishingly talented as the Founding Ancestor of the Demon Sect had to make choices and sacrifices.

As long as one’s strengths were strong enough, they could ascend to the level of a Martial Saint.

Bai Yuan smiled faintly. "However, legend says there is another method, one that shores up weaknesses while also enhancing strengths. With it, both pork and dragon meat become the most delicious flavors in the world."

Big Beard asked, "There’s such a greedy method?"

"It’s only a rumor."

Big Beard grinned.

To enhance one’s strengths while also shoring up weaknesses, to want to have it all—that was nothing short of greed.

Unfortunately, the greatest law of this world was that of trade-offs. Whether in martial arts or anything else, no one could possibly claim all the good in the world for themselves.

Bai Yuan said, "The Grand Ancestor Emperor Xuanyang once proposed the idea of melting all the world’s martial arts into a single furnace."

"..."

This time, Big Beard didn’t speak.

Although he had always stayed in the Northern Plains, that didn’t mean he was ignorant of matters concerning Xuan Yang, especially not when it came to that brilliant and stunning Grand Ancestor Emperor.

Xuan Yang revered their Grand Ancestor Emperor just as the Demon Sect worshiped its Founding Sect Master.

Big Beard also believed that those two were the greatest geniuses of the last ten thousand years.

’Melting all the world’s martial arts into a single furnace... such an insane idea. Only those two could possibly have accomplished it.’

In fact, the Founding Ancestor of the Demon Sect had proposed a similar theory, though his method was vastly different.

It wasn’t without reason that Xuan Yang branded the Demon Sect a heretical cult after its defeat.

According to the Founding Ancestor’s theory, he wouldn’t cultivate the world’s martial arts himself. Instead, he would have all the Demon Sect’s followers practice them, and in the end, all their martial arts would become his own.

However, the Demon Sect Ancestor Master had made a grand vow: when he achieved godhood, he would ensure the entire world ascended with him.

In Bai Yuan’s eyes, a path like this, which was practically a pyramid scheme, was what made them a heretical cult.

But their goal was, in fact, identical to that of the Grand Ancestor Emperor.

To achieve this goal, Xuan Yang chose a different path: accumulating fortune.

Fortune originates from the people of the world. The stronger the people, the stronger Xuan Yang becomes. In a way, it was two different paths leading to the same destination, only this one didn’t seem as sinister.

Seeing Big Beard remain silent, Bai Yuan continued, "Senior, your junior has also learned some body techniques recently. If I could fuse them with Xuan Yang Martial Arts, it would surely be..."

Big Beard sneered, "You kid. After all that talk, don’t you just want this old man to teach you his body techniques?"

Bai Yuan gave a dry cough. "Precisely."

He had heard from Old Dong that this Big Beard fellow disliked beating around the bush. Since he’d been seen through, there was no need to be coy.

Big Beard twisted his brawny frame.

"Let this old man see your body techniques."

A hint of joy flashed in Bai Yuan’s eyes.

"Yes, Senior."

With a low shout, his body began to swell at a visible rate. Ropy muscles brutally stretched his clothes, creating an incredibly exaggerated and ferocious-looking spectacle as a fierce aura radiated from him.

Big Beard’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He himself was a top-tier master of the Barbarian Body Technique. If not for his stubborn refusal to be tainted by the Demon Sect’s doctrines, he might have already taken that final step and become a Divinity Grandmaster.

Even with his discerning eye, he had to admit that there was nothing to criticize about Bai Yuan’s body technique.

Especially considering Bai Yuan was one of the Profound People.

Big Beard watched very intently.

"What is your relationship with that little brat Kuaidong?"

Bai Yuan said, "...An enemy."

Big Beard chuckled. "Interesting. You little fella actually managed to grasp thirty percent of the true meaning of Kuaidong’s body technique. This old man is truly impressed."

With Big Beard’s insight, he had more or less guessed the origin of Bai Yuan’s body technique.

Bai Yuan had never systematically trained in any body technique, but he had extremely rich experience fighting against the Barbarian People, especially Kuaidong.

The kid had managed to comprehend his own unique body technique simply by observing his opponents in battle.

Such talent was simply heaven-defying.

’At the very least, I know I couldn’t do that myself. If I had that kind of ability, couldn’t I just copy any cultivation technique in the world?’

Little did he know that the reason Bai Yuan could perform such a heaven-defying feat was all thanks to the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers. With the power of a Martial Saint, even the most heaven-defying acts were to be expected.

Big Beard said, "Your body technique is a real mishmash. Come here and punch me."

Bai Yuan was even more delighted.

Without hesitation, he gathered all his strength into his right fist and unleashed a ferocious punch.

BANG!

A heart-stopping sound of impact rang out.

Bai Yuan’s pupils contracted slightly.

’My all-out strike hadn’t affected Big Beard in the slightest!’

’How is that possible?!!’

Bai Yuan was stunned.

’I’ve never encountered a situation like this since I broke through to Mingxin. I doubt even a powerhouse at the Peak of Mingxin like Linghu Yang could have taken that punch without so much as a change in expression.’

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