On the sixth day of the third round of the Ten-day Tournament, many were paying attention to the 800-point teams, including quite a few audience members of the Divine Valley Team, and these audience members also became Yan Chuan’s audience. They saw the Divine Valley Team almost one-sidedly suppress the opponent’s team— They all ruthlessly suppressed their opponents, putting them in a dangerous situation, as if victory could be claimed at any moment. Only the Silver Kite encountered a strong enemy here. The Silver Kite couldn’t achieve victory after a long battle, and Yan Chuan was actually under a lot of pressure too. He wielded a sharp sword, recklessly displaying the "Dugu Nine Swords," yet he was constrained everywhere. Every time he made a move, a change in his expression appeared on his face or when his gaze met with the Silver Kite’s stern face, the Silver Kite’s gaze was intimidating. Yan Chuan was enveloped by its aura, unconsciously feeling fearful and intimidated. This was the "Poison Eye" soul-seizing! It also contained the "Cutting Plane Method," where the Silver Kite could intercept Yan Chuan’s intentions, deduced from subtle changes in his facial expressions. Predicting the enemy’s actions! This too was about predicting the enemy’s actions! Yan Chuan’s "Dugu Nine Swords" predicted the enemy’s actions. The Silver Kite’s "Poison Secret·Cutting Skill" could also predict the enemy’s actions. It was not only the "Cutting Plane," but also "Cutting Heart"— "The heart relates to intention!" Relying on his "Poison Eye," the Silver Kite, during exchanges, frequently preempted Yan Chuan, preventing him from executing his intentions or using his moves, rendering him passive. This is called Cutting Heart. Both aimed to predict the enemy’s actions, one move observed three moves, calculated ten moves, which greatly taxed their heart power. The two were not like they were fighting in a brawl, more like they were competing in a chess game, back and forth, making moves and skirmishing, seemingly with fewer collisions, yet the intensity far exceeded the other four pairs of eight people on the field. At times, Yan Chuan paired his "Dugu Nine Swords" with the "One Yang Finger" to target acupoints, combining the "Breaking Palm Formation" and "Qi Breaking Style" to break palm and boxing techniques as well as the opponent’s inner strength— "What is Qi? It is the root of creation, vast and boundless, its essence incomprehensible. To observe life’s endless transformation, to exist with one heart." This is the ’Qi Breaking Style’. The Silver Kite also had a technique, called "Intercepting Qi," whereby it attacked during Yan Chuan’s inhale after exertion, or targeted acupoints to disperse Yan Chuan’s inner Qi, causing panic and confusion. This is called Intercepting Qi. The Qi Sea Acupoint an inch and a half below the navel, the Guan Yuan acupoint three inches below the navel. Each vital acupoint was a key target for the Silver Kite. This had a subtle similarity to Yan Chuan’s "Breaking Palm Formation" + "One Yang Finger." The two were back and forth, quite exciting. To the heated section of the battle. The Silver Kite integrated the "Poison Secret·Cutting Skill" as a general guide, unifying the "Great Secret Eight Skills," combining secrets like ’Courage Secret·Thirteen Scattering Hands,’ ’Fierce Secret·Seven Star Hammer,’ ’Short Secret·Inch Force,’ ’Urgent Secret·Seven Illnesses,’ ’Secret of Speed·Electric Flash,’ and others, seamlessly wielding them— "Short has two meanings: one refers to short strength, the second refers to brevity in posture." "Short strength means the force is brief, driven by the waist and hips, with hands and feet following, producing a sudden shake, releasing inner strength. This short force is popularly known as ’Inch Force,’ ’Vigorous Frost Force,’ or ’Shaking Energy,’ possessing penetrating and impactful strength." "Long force does not harm, short force does." "Head, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot, these are the ’Seven Stars.’ Based on the ’Fierce Secret·Seven Star Hammer,’ combining ’Short Secret·Inch Force,’ its power is vast and boundless." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥 "Hitting people with the extremities is like pulling grass, hitting with the mid-section is like kissing, hitting with the root is like walking." "The brevity emphasizes the precision and compactness of the moves." Yan Chuan relied on "Mutual Teaching and Learning," seizing every possible moment to lecture and explain. In Silver Kite’s "Poison Secret·Cutting Skill" lies the method of "Intercepting Speech," where peers exchanged their insights, gaining mutual understanding. "If they regard me as the supreme path and superficial knowledge of principles, flaunting themselves yet unaware of others beyond themselves, discussing others without reason, they are petty. I clarify and guard principles, wisdom hidden within, acting wisely and adaptively, earning their sincere respect, called Intercepting Speech." "Words are blockades, act relentlessly." This method was meant to promote self and attack the opponent. But Yan Chuan continuously spoke the words of the Silver Kite. Yan Chuan’s every sentence dissected the "Great Secret Eight Skills," speaking incisively, even in areas the Silver Kite himself hadn’t figured out, Yan Chuan explained fluently. Silver Kite wanted to refute but couldn’t find the words. Pointing and Nudging! Agitated and oppressed! The method of Intercepting Speech, this time, the Silver Kite was countered— "Urgency refers to quickness." "Facing an enemy like fire on the body, urgent as fire, it’s imperative to act quick." "The Seven Illnesses include quick eyes, quick hands, quick feet, quick intention, quick posturing, quick steps forwards and backwards, quick movement technique." "Urgency is not speed, though their surface meanings are similar and easily confused, but strictly speaking: ’speed’ refers to the swiftness of execution, from initiation to target contact being brief; ’urgency’ refers to sudden response to an unexpected enemy action, like the sudden startle of a spark touching the skin." "I barely touched your hand and you reacted this way!" Initially, Yan Chuan was thrown off by the "Great Secret Eight Skills," his "Dugu Nine Swords" restrained, but through entanglement, facing confrontation, and explanation, "Mutual Teaching and Learning," with continuous feedback, Yan Chuan’s understanding of the "Great Secret Eight Skills" grew deeper and more comprehensive— [Your ’Great Secret Eight Skills’ upgraded from Third Realm: Entering the Hall to Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished.] [Your ’Great Secret Eight Skills’ upgraded from Fourth Realm Slightly Accomplished to Fifth Realm of Mastery.] "Great Secret Eight Skills!" Yan Chuan could do it too! Of course, having only learned by observing without formal sorting or cultivation, he couldn’t match Silver Kite’s expertise. But with the fifth realm "Great Secret Eight Skills," integrated and comprehended, he could confidently face Silver Kite. After a long while, the sharp sword re-emerged. [Your ’Dugu Nine Swords’ upgraded from Sixth Realm Refining to Seventh Realm: Transcendent.] The Dugu Nine Swords! "Only attack, no defense!" "Predict the enemy’s actions!" She saw the South Sea Crocodile God Swordsmanship executed again, and this time, the Silver Kite, who was once evenly matched and even slightly superior, was utterly embarrassed, each move seen through by the South Sea Crocodile beforehand, a sword already waiting. At a glance, it seemed like Silver Kite was actively running into the South Sea Crocodile’s sword. In no time, Silver Kite was already covered in blood marks. Hua Lei didn’t understand. The Silver Kite didn’t understand. He was baffled why the opponent appeared to have completely seen through him in an instant, no matter how he changed, he couldn’t escape. Strange, strange, strange! Everyone was shocked. Yan Chuan wasn’t. He knew clearly that this change wasn’t due to his "Dugu Nine Swords" mastery improving, nor because it reached the Seventh Realm, but because he saw through the Silver Kite’s "Great Secret Eight Skills," using the ’General Decision Form’ formula of the "Dugu Nine Swords," and breaking it down using the ’Breaking Palm Formation’ and ’Qi Breaking Style’ principles. Like playing chess, mastering the Go textbook patterns, and understanding the opponent’s routine allows one to predict the enemy’s actions, laying ambush ten or twenty steps ahead, or even more. Is there any reason not to win? Yan Chuan wielded his sword. The ’Breaking Palm Formation’ targets fist and foot skills, and since Silver Kite dared to fight barehanded against his sword, his martial arts attainment was extraordinarily high, making little difference whether armed or not. All the boxing, leg technique, finger skill, hand technique are incredibly complex, and this sword ’Breaking Palm Formation’ encompasses numerous fist and feet skills, capturing, acupoint techniques including Eagle Claw and Tiger Claw, Iron Sand Divine Palm. Silver Kite’s "Great Secret Eight Skills," though all-encompassing, ultimately was still fist and feet skills and could be broken altogether. Then there was the ’Qi Breaking Style,’ a style for countering adversaries with superior internal strength, acquiring its clarity with one heart. Silver Kite lifted his left palm, and his right palm immediately slashed out. With this palm strike, his whole body seemed as stable as mountains, imposing an air of unspeakable bravery, consolidating ’Courage Secret’ and ’Fierce Secret.’ Yan Chuan saw no flaws surrounding him and couldn’t help but secretly admire him. Despite everything, Silver Kite was an 800-point master, capable enough with just the "Great Secret Eight Skills" to stand out among heroes, naturally a force to reckon with.