Time passed by minute by minute. In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed...
Sitting cross-legged in front of Chu Xingyun, Gu Man felt that his head was full of paste.
Not to mention two hours, even if he was given a hundred years, he still wouldn't be able to understand.
Finally, the time was up. Chu Xingyun said to Gu Man, "Since you can't understand, then let me ask you, was what I used the Sky Splitting Blade Art?"
Nodding his head, Gu Man said, "What you used was indeed the Sky Splitting Blade Art, but I can't figure out how you used it."
Shrugging his shoulders, Chu Xingyun said, "It's very simple, it just fell from the sky, splitting the sky and the earth."
Hearing Chu Xingyun's explanation, Gu Man shook his head violently and said, "That's not right. Many of your attacks are from the ground. How can that be called falling from the sky?"
Looking at Gu Man with a smile, Chu Xingyun said, "Then what do you think is the sky? What is the sky?"
Looking at Chu Xingyun with a puzzled look, Gu Man pointed at the top of his head and said, "Above is the sky, below is the earth. As for what the sky is, I don't know."
Nodding his head, Chu Xingyun picked up the Sky Splitting Blade in front of Gu Man and said, "The Sky Splitting Blade Art is a blade art that falls from the sky. Then the back of the blade will always face the sky, and the blade will always face the earth, right?"
Gu Man said decisively, "Of course. Otherwise, how can it be called falling from the sky?"
Smiling slightly, Chu Xingyun continued, "In that case, the back of the blade is the sky, and the blade is the earth. This can be equated, right?"
Gu Man nodded his head doubtfully, but still nodded his head and said, "Of course, this is not a problem."
Chu Xingyun gently turned the Sky Splitting Saber around so that the blade was facing the sky and the back of the saber was facing the earth. After slashing from bottom to top, he said, "Since the back of the saber is the sky and the back of the saber is the earth, then doesn't this saber still fall from the sky?"
Ah! You! This …
Hearing Chu Xingyun's words, Gu Man felt as if there was a roar in his brain. How could it be like this?
Fiercely shaking his head, Gu Man struggled and said, "No, no … I mixed it up just now. When the back of the blade is pointing to the sky, it is the sky. When the blade is pointing to the ground, it is the ground. You …"
Shaking his head seriously, Chu Xingyun said resolutely, "There is nothing wrong with that. The back of the blade is the sky, and the edge of the blade is the earth!"
But …
Hesitantly looking at Chu Xingyun, Gu Man shook his head and said, "But if you explain it like this, then the power of the Sky Opening Blade Art from other angles is not as powerful as the one that truly descends from the sky."
Nodding his head, Chu Xingyun said, "That's right. Jumping high and raising your hands above your head can indeed bring out the full potential of the technique. But who told you that the full potential is the only way?"
Facing Chu Xingyun's question, Gu Man couldn't help but whisper to himself:
That's right. No saber technique could achieve the same power for every move. Some moves were strong, while others were weak. However, they were superior in terms of their strangeness or the angle of their attacks was tricky.
Looking at the dumbfounded Gu Man, Chu Xingyun said, "What you are using now is actually the ultimate move of the Sky Opening Slash. The other angles of the blade art are the regular moves of the Sky Opening Slash. Do you understand now?"
Yes, yes, yes …
Seeing that Chu Xingyun's explanation was just as he had expected, Gu Man couldn't help but be very happy. Now, he had vaguely understood, but he was still confused.
Facing Gu Man, Chu Xingyun said, "And don't forget, although the blade that descends from the sky is indeed very powerful, the opponent's resistance and parry is also the strongest."
Taking a deep breath, Chu Xingyun said, "Now, stretch out your right hand and straighten your five fingers."
Although he didn't know what Chu Xingyun was going to do, Gu Man still stretched out his right hand and straightened his five fingers.
Gently pinching Gu Man's fingertips, Chu Xingyun said, "For an attack from above, the opponent can step on the ground and use his whole body's strength to parry and resist. But for an attack from the side, he has no place to borrow strength."
While speaking, Chu Xingyun slightly exerted strength and pushed Gu Man's right arm to the outside.
Gu Man could clearly feel that Chu Xingyun's strength wasn't great, but he was surprised to find that his arm couldn't resist this insignificant push and was directly pushed to the outside.
Looking at the dumbfounded Gu Man, Chu Xingyun let go of his hand and continued, "Although the power of the attack from other angles isn't as strong as the real blade that descends from the sky, the opponent's ability to parry is several times lower."
Pa!
Fiercely slapping his leg, Gu Man said, "I understand. This time, I completely understand."
The real destructive power was that the attack reduced the defense. Although the Sky Splitting Slash was powerful, the opponent's parry was impregnable.
But if the attack was from two sides, the power of the Sky Splitting Slash would be reduced, but the opponent's defense would be reduced even more. Therefore, relatively speaking, the power wouldn't be reduced, but would instead be increased!
Smiling and nodding, Chu Xingyun said, "That's right, that's the truth. And the most important thing is, how could the opponent know from which angle your blade would come? How could he successfully parry and dodge every time? "
Excitedly opening his big mouth, Gu Man's smile was very silly, but also very excited.
Previously, the reason why his Sky Splitting Slash was so easy to parry and dodge was because the opponent knew that Gu Man would only attack like that.
If he knew that the opponent would attack like that, then it would be easy to parry and dodge. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in a hundred battles.
Once the angle of the blade wasn't fixed, then the opponent could only use their eyes to see, then quickly judge, and finally react. Although it wasn't impossible to parry and dodge, the success rate was too low.
Excitedly standing up, Gu Man picked up the Sky Splitting Slash. While thinking, he waved it.
But after waving it a few times, Gu Man frowned. Once the angle and path of the blade changed, he wouldn't be able to use the Sky Splitting Slash.
Looking bitterly at Chu Xingyun, Gu Man finally understood that Chu Xingyun's evaluation of him couldn't be more correct.
Regarding the Sky Splitting Slash, he really only had a superficial understanding of it. He only knew the original style, the original move, and used it the same way. If there was a slight change, he wouldn't be able to use it again.
Blankly looking at Chu Xingyun, Gu Man said, "Boss, how long do I have to practice before I can be like you, casually using the Sky Splitting Slash with every move?"
Opening his mouth, Chu Xingyun didn't know what to say. After all … the reality was very cruel.
Patting his chest, Gu Man said, "Don't worry boss, my endurance is very strong. Just tell me the truth, I can withstand it!"
Looking at Gu Man with uncertainty, Chu Xingyun said, "Alright, since it's like this … then I'll be frank. According to the training volume of a hundred thousand slashes a day, you can reach this level in about five to six thousand years."
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