Chapter 1277: Layered Armor Elephant

Chapter 1277: Chapter 627: Layered Armor Elephant

At present, a few more days have passed since Xia Nan and his group left the valley.

The distance to their final destination, the “Bloodcast Fortress,” was no longer far, and traces of wise creatures’ activities could occasionally be found among the hills and dense forests along the way.

Due to Barbarian Fugon’s advice, besides rushing on their journey and maintaining routine training, Xia Nan devoted a significant portion of his energy to developing battle techniques these days.

As for the results obtained so far…

One can only say, it was not as simple as Fugon mentioned that day, and it was far more difficult than Xia Nan previously imagined.

After all, he wasn’t the kind of peerless genius who could inexplicably comprehend top-tier combat skills simply by observing beast predations or through natural phenomena like the swaying of branches or rippling of waves.

The rational thinking cultivated from his past life led Xia Nan instinctively to develop battle techniques in a more planned and relatively scientific way.

Firstly, the most critical thing was to determine the direction.

Regarding the quality level of self-developed battle techniques, as someone always aware of his abilities, Xia Nan certainly didn’t hope to develop a technique similar to [Gravity Control] or [Embers Resonance] in grade.

Striving for such lofty goals was completely unrealistic.

In his view, even if the actual quality level of the technique could reach the level of [Teeth Hunting], that would already be the most perfect situation possible.

In reality, if it could satisfy two or three of the conditions he previously sought, with a quality level akin to [Vortex Slash], Xia Nan would already be very satisfied.

Only after clarifying this point could he proceed to the type of battle skills to be developed.

The restriction here was that it must not overlap with the functional battle techniques he currently mastered.

Techniques like [Heavy Tide] or [Gravity Etching] that supplemental damage aren’t too much of an issue; even if he researched a similar technique, they could still be used in combination, not wasted.

What’s truly crucial to avoid is displacement techniques, like [Teeth Hunting], which already holds an absolute core position in his combat system.

If the researched technique turns out to be of the same type, aside from potential conflicts, it would also considerably affect the now-established combat system, wasting time and energy.

Currently, Xia Nan’s idea for this self-developed battle technique is a defensive or offensive type.

The former could be integrated with the Snake Scale Arm Shield he possesses, further enhancing the comprehensiveness of his combat ability and improving error tolerance;

The latter could diversify his offensive means, providing him with additional options in everyday combat aside from [Vortex Slash].

Moreover, supplemental damage and status-type battle techniques are also within the scope of consideration.

In terms of this self-developed battle technique, Xia Nan’s plan can be said to be meticulously prepared.

However, when it comes to practical implementation, it appears to be fraught with difficulties.

To put it bluntly, he’s even at a loss on how to start.

How exactly is a battle technique formed?

If it is merely a fixed sword-swinging routine, how can it be endowed with a skill level system and eventually, upon mastering, mysteriously grant users physical attributes or even specialty rewards?

To develop a battle technique, does one need to persistently practice certain fixed moves repeatedly, or is it necessary to capture some profound, elusive moment of realization to turn inspiration into reality?

Xia Nan’s strength certainly surpasses that of professionals of the same level, but after all, having transmigrated to this world for less than two years, there’s inevitably a lack of accumulation and insufficient experience in training battle techniques, so naturally a lack of understanding of their commonalities.

Fortunately, he currently has by his side an extraordinary existence with a professional level approaching the legendary realm and a relationship nearly akin to that of a mentor.

Though worried that giving explicit guidance might negatively affect Xia Nan’s already established combat style and habits.

However, Fugon provided him with complete and clear answers for the problems encountered during training and the development of battle techniques.

Compared to typical days of training alone, these past few days have yielded significant gains for Xia Nan.

“You’re too anxious, relax, take it slow,”

Sitting by the campfire, looking across at Xia Nan, who had just finished training on the open ground, Fugon spoke.

From his perspective, Xia Nan’s pursuit of so-called “improvement” was a bit too hasty.

Unlike himself, who once yearned for revenge, based on his understanding of Xia Nan over this period, this young adventurer, not yet twenty, did not have any persistent goals he desperately sought to achieve.

Simply put, he lacked motivation.

If an ordinary adventurer, at the other’s age, had accumulated so much, they would already be so cocky and arrogant, not knowing the extent of the world, strutting with their nose in the air, and becoming regulars in various taverns and casinos.

How could they be like him, dedicating nearly all their spare time to tedious training?

Fugon doesn’t deny that the other’s remarkable speed of improvement was largely due to his extraordinary self-discipline.

But sometimes, particularly at times like now when self-created battle techniques require inspiration and creativity.

One should allow themselves to slow down appropriately.

Take a few days off, completely leaving training and tasks behind, doing something they genuinely enjoy.