Chapter 1088 - 678: Sweeping Destruction (Part 3)
Chapter 1088: Chapter 678: Sweeping Destruction (Part 3)
The answers will be revealed soon.
"All done."
Qin Tian stored Metaru’s body in the spirit space, and with a flicker of spatial fluctuation, he returned to Dongfang Haoyue’s side.
"All sorted?" Dongfang Haoyue sat on a willow branch, a teasing tone in his voice as he saw Qin Tian suddenly appear beside him.
"Yes, all done, not one left." Qin Tian nodded, clapping away nonexistent dust from his hands, "Five of them scattered and fled, took some effort to chase, but it was settled."
"You really are... terrifying." Dongfang Haoyue shook his head in awe.
In just a few minutes, five Tier Six and three Tier Seven—such top combat power that could almost support half of the Golden Clan—were wiped out in Qin Tian’s hands. This can’t simply be described as "strong", it’s a crushing, a dimensional reduction strike. In front of Qin Tian, those so-called "experts" didn’t even have the right to resist.
Thinking back to when he first met Qin Tian, he was just an unknown figure with average strength and background, the only notable thing being the unyielding light in his eyes. Who could have thought that in just a few years, he would grow into this Imperial Major General, this top expert with battle power comparable to a Tier Eight powerhouse?
Such a growth speed is rare even throughout the Empire’s history.
"So, do I qualify to be your brother-in-law?" Qin Tian joked with a hint of banter in his voice.
"Barely." Dongfang Haoyue shrugged, yet there was a smile on his face.
"Tsk." Qin Tian curled his lip, but his gaze moved to the giant willow tree beneath his feet.
"This is my companion spirit plant, the Golden Sun Sword Willow." Dongfang Haoyue introduced himself proudly, "Ever since I embarked on the path of a Spiritualist, it has been with me, accompanying me for more than twenty years. Now, it is a Tier Seven spirit plant, and among the same generation in the Dongfang Family, regarding the grade of spirit plants, I should be in the top five."
Qin Tian nodded slightly. The Golden Sun Sword Willow is a Tier Seven spirit plant, while Dongfang Haoyue himself is only at Peak Tier Six, a situation where the spirit plant is one level higher than its owner is not uncommon. When Jie La advanced to Tier Seven, he himself was only at Tier Six. The growth speed of spirit plants can surpass that of Spiritualists at certain stages, which is the advantage of spirit plants—provided there are sufficient resources, spirit plants can break through faster than Spiritualists and in turn, accelerate the owner’s growth.
"You cooperated quite well with the Golden Sun Sword Willow just now." Qin Tian raised an eyebrow, his tone shifting, "But, why didn’t I see you use the Dongfang Clan’s secret techniques? Don’t tell me you haven’t mastered those secret techniques even at Tier Six?"
The Dongfang Clan has a complete Azure Wood system, covering everything from cultivating spirit plants to combined strikes with them, healing secret techniques to combat techniques, leaving nothing lacking. Many abilities can be employed with spirit plants, not only enhancing the plant’s strength but also making attack methods more varied and unpredictable, making it difficult for enemies to guard against. In theory, as a member of the Dongfang Clan, Dongfang Haoyue should have mastered a lot of these inheritances even if his spiritual ability level is only Tier Six.
Dongfang Haoyue paused, then frankly said: "My Qingmu Bloodline is not pure, so many of the Dongfang Clan’s secret techniques do not exhibit their expected power in my hands. The difference in bloodline concentration cannot be compensated just by diligent practice. Those truly powerful Qingmu secret techniques require sufficiently pure bloodlines as support, and I... I’m just a bit lacking."
His tone was calm, as if narrating something unrelated to himself. But Qin Tian could feel that beneath the calm, there was an imperceptible hint of melancholy.
"However," Dongfang Haoyue continued, his tone becoming lively again, "my swordsmanship talent is not bad, so most of the time, I rely on swordsmanship. One person, one sword, one tree, that’s enough."
"I see." Qin Tian nodded, without further probing.
Yet in his eyes, a strange glint flashed.