MM Racing 772. Difficulty in making choices
772. Difficulty in making choices
The three of them quickly arrived at the Flame Martial Pavilion in the Burning Flame Valley. After gaining Tang Zhen's approval, Xiao Yan had the right to view all the fighting techniques in the Flame Martial Pavilion.
Tang Huo'er stepped into the room with practiced ease, a hint of pride in her smile. After all, this was one of the most representative areas of Burning Flame Valley. And as the almost certain next Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, she naturally knew this place intimately.
The space of the Yanwu Pavilion is indeed very vast, with the first floor alone being nearly two zhang high. At a glance, one can see jade slips, as well as yellowed bone or wooden books. Xiao Yan roughly estimates that the number of fighting techniques contained therein is probably more than ten times that of ordinary forces.
Given the sheer size of this place, Xiao Yan estimated that there were probably hundreds of thousands of fighting techniques and cultivation methods.
Such a large collection can only be attributed to the collective efforts of generations of Burning Flame Valley. Having such a huge treasure trove will, in turn, motivate the disciples of Burning Flame Valley. Any disciple who contributes enough can surely obtain the combat skills they desire from here.
Right now, there are quite a few disciples of the Burning Flame Valley here. Although Tang Huo'er is here, almost none of these disciples want to greet her; they are all immersed in their own fighting techniques or cultivation methods.
Of course, since this is the Burning Flame Valley, fire-attribute combat techniques account for almost half of all the skills here.
However, Xiao Yan's standards have risen once again, and ordinary fighting techniques no longer catch his eye. With a simple sweep of his soul power over the first level, Xiao Yan determined that the fighting techniques on this level were only Yellow-rank and Profound-rank. If he were in Wutan City, he would probably have been extremely eager to come here, but now this place clearly holds no appeal for him whatsoever.
However, Tang Huo'er knew this too, and directly led the two of them to the second floor.
The second level contains Earth-rank Dou Techniques, but Xiao Yan didn't want to look at them much. The reason was simple: for him, the power of ordinary Earth-rank Dou Techniques was already insufficient. Xiao Yan now had many ways to achieve that level of power; spending time specifically cultivating them would only be a waste of his time.
Therefore, Xiao Yan's requirement was quite simple—high-level Earth Rank!
Only after reaching this level will such combat skills have any meaning.
"Miss Huo'er, thank you for your trouble. I only need to look at the high-level Earth Rank. I won't waste my time on the others."
Upon hearing this question, Tang Huo'er chuckled and teased, "Xiao Yan, your requirements are quite high. Nowadays, there's no need to watch 99% of the fighting techniques in our Flame Martial Pavilion of Burning Flame Valley."
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "The fighting techniques are all quite good. I can see that you put a lot of effort into them, but for me and my opponent right now, these fighting techniques are really not enough."
Xiao Yan now only has one requirement for his fighting techniques: they must be powerful enough to compensate for any gaps in his skill repertoire. After all, his two strongest fighting techniques are currently the Heavenly Desolate Ruler and the Emperor's Seal Technique. If these two techniques fail, he will have to resort to the Fire Lotus. While the Fire Lotus is powerful, its flaws are quite serious; its power is uncontrollable. Except when he's so foolish that he doesn't care about anything else, Xiao Yan prefers to be in control of the situation.
In the past, Xiao Yan's ability to defeat his enemies was largely due to the high quality of his fighting techniques. However, when facing the prodigies of the ancient clans, his fighting techniques more easily become a weakness for him.
It seems that apart from his self-created Fire Lotus Fighting Technique, Xiao Yan has no other methods to threaten a Half-Saint level expert. That's why he's so eager to find more ways to threaten Half-Saints, or even Dou Sheng.
As for cultivation techniques, most people are extremely cautious when switching to another technique, fearing conflict with their original one. This is even more true for Xiao Yan, since the Burning Blade Technique is inherently unchangeable, so he directly ruled out all other cultivation techniques.
Upon hearing this, Tang Huo'er nodded in agreement. After all, Xiao Yan's opponent in the Pill Tower was a prodigy of the Spirit Clan. At that time, he was already able to deal with high-level Dou Zun experts. This time, Xiao Yan will face an ancient clan prodigy who is even more terrifying and frightening than the Spirit Clan. The difficulty of this is beyond Tang Huo'er's imagination.
"Come on, I'll take you up to the upper floors. All the good stuff is up there."
Therefore, Tang Huo'er directly led Xiao Yan to the higher levels. Large organizations like this naturally categorize their collections of fighting techniques and cultivation methods. The higher up the hierarchy, the fewer and more valuable the items become. Burning Flame Valley was indeed very grateful to Xiao Yan; the Dou Zun elder in charge of guarding the area, knowing that Tang Huo'er had brought Xiao Yan, immediately allowed them to pass.
Upon reaching the fifth floor, Xiao Yan noticed a significant reduction in the number of cultivation techniques and fighting skills available. There were also fewer bookshelves, and each scroll was individually housed in a jade box, indicating that the best of Burning Flame Valley's stock was located here.
"This is it, Xiao Yan, feel free to look around," Tang Huo'er said generously to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan didn't stand on ceremony and directly took the scroll of fighting techniques in his hand. He channeled his soul power into it, and a piece of information rushed into Xiao Yan's mind.
"Blazing Wave Strike, a high-level Earth-rank combat skill. It allows one to cultivate a specialized blazing fire. When mastered, the flames surge like endless, layered ocean waves, offering both offense and defense!"
Upon seeing this fighting technique, Xiao Yan was immediately intrigued. This technique could actually generate its own unique flame, and if the flame was powerful enough, it might even enhance the power of the Fire Lotus.
As Xiao Yan gained a deeper understanding, his mind gradually calmed down. The reason was simple: although this fighting technique could generate its own flame, the learning process was somewhat troublesome. Flame generation was one step, and learning the fighting technique was another. Moreover, Xiao Yan predicted that the upper limit of this fighting technique's power would not exceed that of the Heavenly Desolation Ruler. For now, it wasn't useless, but it was more of an added bonus than a lifeline.
So Xiao Yan silently memorized its location, then opened the next volume of fighting techniques to continue his in-depth study.
"Vajra Blazing Palm, a high-level Earth-rank combat skill, a pure offensive combat technique..."
Xiao Yan never found anything related to cultivation tedious or boring, let alone selecting fighting techniques like he was now searching for treasures. He studied scroll after scroll of fighting techniques with great seriousness. Even Xiao Yan had to admire the collection of Burning Flame Valley. He didn't study them in detail, only getting the most basic information. He would only examine some that seemed interesting in detail, but even so, half a day passed quickly.
Xiao Yan finished reading through the fighting techniques and finally walked to the middle, wanting to know what the most important fighting technique was. He discovered that it was not a fighting technique at all, but the secret technique he was still using, the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations.