Douluo: Unparalleled General, Starting by Deceptive Thousand-Snow-Peak 15

Chapter 15: Confronting the Silver Moon Sky Wolf – The Single-Handed Eighteen Strikes

“A Silver Moon Sky Wolf!” Queen Lan Xue exclaimed with a hint of surprise. “I never imagined such a rare and powerful soul beast would be in this small Soul Hunting Forest.”

“Let’s go take a look. If its age is suitable, it will serve as Huang’er’s first soul ring.”

The group rose to their feet and, led by the soldiers, quickly found the Silver Moon Sky Wolf. The wolf was drinking water by the river, completely unaware of their approach. Queen Lan Xue, a Title Douluo, masked their presence with her soul power—something a mere hundred-year soul beast couldn’t detect.

“Hmm, judging by its size, it’s close to seven hundred years old!” Queen Lan Xue frowned. The Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s age was nearing the limit for a typical Soul Master’s second soul ring.

Although Nan Feihuang had an exceptional physique from birth and had consumed whale gelatin, she wouldn’t worry if it exceeded two hundred years, but nearing three hundred years presented a certain level of danger.

“Mother, it’s fine. I want it,” Nan Feihuang said with confidence.

He understood his own body better than Queen Lan Xue. His potential, comparable to Lü Bu’s (Lü Bu, a legendary warrior in Chinese history) demonic god-like physique, meant he wouldn’t be unable to withstand a seven-hundred-year soul ring.

“But…” Queen Lan Xue hesitated.

“Mother, I know what you’re worried about. It’s alright. A hundred-year soul beast undergoes a qualitative change every hundred years. If it truly exceeds seven hundred years, I won’t choose it. But I estimate its actual age is at most six hundred and ninety years, much like the Martial Soul Temple’s Chrysanthemum Douluo. He claims to be a ninety-five-level Super Douluo, but those in the know understand he’s only between ninety-four and ninety-five, still some distance from the true qualitative change of a Super Douluo,” Nan Feihuang explained.

Queen Lan Xue thought carefully. Her son’s physique was even stronger than that of Dian Wei (Dian Wei, a legendary warrior in Chinese history). Dian Wei absorbed a six-hundred-year soul ring effortlessly.

As Nan Feihuang said, this Silver Moon Sky Wolf hadn’t actually reached over seven hundred years—only a few decades older than Dian Wei’s.

Indeed, the success rate wouldn’t be low.

“You little rascal, you can’t judge Title Douluo’s strength! It’s fine to say this in front of your mother, but don’t talk nonsense to others. Also, use the respectful title ‘Your Eminence’ when addressing Title Douluo.” Queen Lan Xue rarely reprimanded her son. As the crown prince, he couldn’t be so careless with his words.

Nan Feihuang, of course, understood this. He would only speak this way to Queen Lan Xue. He wouldn’t say such things to anyone else, not even his father, Nan Tianchen.

“Alright, since you’re so confident, Mother will agree. Get ready.” Queen Lan Xue’s gaze turned serious; after all, this involved her son’s first soul ring; they couldn’t let the wolf escape.

“Circular Formation!” Xun Yu commanded, holding the Military Soul Badge.

More than twenty servant soldiers suddenly appeared, forming a circular formation, surrounding the Silver Moon Sky Wolf with their shields.

The Silver Moon Sky Wolf was startled. It hadn’t expected to be suddenly surrounded.

Sensing the killing intent, the Silver Moon Sky Wolf prepared for battle, lunging at a soldier.

Xun Yu’s level was too low; the soldiers he summoned were ordinary people without soul power—only slightly stronger than average people.

Soon, three soldiers fell under the Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s claws.

But summoning weak soldiers consumed little soul power, so Xun Yu immediately summoned replacements to fill the gaps.

Queen Lan Xue didn’t rush to act. She wanted to see the three children’s combined strength.

Seeing the endless stream of soldiers, the Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s eyes emitted a silver light. It was about to use its soul skill, Sky Wolf Howl!

“Aaaaah! (First Soul Skill, Flying Dagger Technique)!” Lü Lingqi instantly acted, using her Flying Swift Halberd as a flying dagger, throwing it like a shuriken.

The Flying Swift Halberd, imbued with golden light, struck the Silver Moon Sky Wolf at supersonic speed. This blow not only inflicted significant damage but also disrupted its concentrated soul power, causing the Sky Wolf Howl to fail.

The soldiers seized the opportunity and pounced, hacking at the Silver Moon Sky Wolf with their swords.

Unfortunately, the servant swords, lacking soul power, couldn’t even break its skin.

Nan Feihuang was somewhat satisfied. If it didn’t even have this level of physique, it wouldn’t deserve to be called a superior soul beast among wolves.

However, this wolf might be able to withstand ordinary servant swords, but it couldn’t necessarily withstand his Peerless Heaven-Splitting Halberd.

Nan Feihuang brought the halberd down in a single strike.

The Peerless Heaven-Splitting Halberd didn’t yet possess a soul ring and wasn’t very heavy. Moreover, the Heaven-Splitting Halberd wasn’t a purely heavy weapon like the昊天锤 (Hāotiānhuí, literally Heaven-Hammer, a legendary weapon). It relied primarily on the sharpness of its blade. So, in terms of weight, it was probably lighter than the昊天锤 (Hāotiānhuí), currently weighing only about one hundred jin (approximately 50kg).

However, for six-year-old Nan Feihuang, this weight was manageable. The halberd’s weight would increase with his growing strength.

The Silver Moon Sky Wolf might be able to withstand the weight of the halberd, but it couldn’t withstand its sharpness. Where the halberd’s edge passed, its skin was sliced open as easily as paper.

“It truly is a divine weapon. My Mystic Ice Spear didn’t have this kind of attack power without a soul ring!” Queen Lan Xue exclaimed.

The injury enraged the Silver Moon Sky Wolf. Its eyes bloodshot, it bared its sharp fangs and lunged at Nan Feihuang.

Nan Feihuang gripped the halberd with one hand, sweeping it upward from below, striking the Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s chin and sending it flying. Then, he executed a single point thrust, which was dodged. He followed with a horizontal sweep using both sides of the halberd’s blade, then thrust forward half a meter before pulling back, using one side of the halberd to strike the Silver Moon Sky Wolf’s blind spot.

This combination of a sweep, a strike, a thrust, and a stab was executed flawlessly.

Queen Lan Xue’s eyes lit up. She could tell Nan Feihuang was using a halberd technique, although she had cautioned him to prioritize soul power cultivation.

But Nan Feihuang wasn’t using an intricate technique that required extensive practice. It was the most common technique in long weapon martial arts, its power relying entirely on strength, also having the benefit of body refinement.

Nan Feihuang only needed to practice for half an hour to an hour each at the Chen and Zi time periods (Chen and Zi are two of the twelve double-hour periods in a traditional Chinese day), which wouldn’t interfere with his soul power cultivation.

She just didn’t know where he learned such effective foundational martial arts. It was much more practical than the boxing she had taught him and equally effective in combat.

“Aaaaaah!” Lü Lingqi cried happily, recognizing the halberd technique. Her father, Lü Bu, had also practiced it.

Or rather, most long weapon martial arts masters of the Three Kingdoms period had some experience with it, such as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

This halberd technique was passed down from Xiang Yu (Xiang Yu, a legendary warrior in Chinese history), the Single-Handed Eighteen Strikes!

Xiang Yu’s bravery was unparalleled throughout history. His Overlord Spear and Overlord Halberd were supreme martial arts techniques. The Single-Handed Eighteen Strikes could be used with spears and halberds alike. Many long weapon masters in later generations used the Single-Handed Eighteen Strikes as the foundation for their pursuit of martial arts mastery.

Fortunately, this technique was recorded in the Dunjia Heavenly Book (遁甲天书, a fictional book often found in Chinese fantasy stories), and Nan Feihuang had practiced it during the past month.

The eighteen techniques of the Single-Handed Eighteen Strikes were the fundamentals of long weapon martial arts. Mastering them would make learning stronger techniques later much easier.

(End of Chapter)

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