Mu Qingge’s scolding not only intimidated Bai Xi and Yin Chen, but also made the Dragon Tooth Guards collect their emotions, their eyes becoming serious.
In their view, Mu Qingge’s words were not just directed at the two spirit beasts capable of transforming, but also at them. Their young lord has always wanted a united and indestructible momentum.
"Disperse," Mu Qingge said simply.
The Dragon Tooth Guards dispersed into their respective directions.
"Mo Yang, please stay," Mu Qingge suddenly called out, halting Mo Yang who was about to leave.
Mu Qingge’s gaze swept over Yin Chen and Bai Xi, saying to them, "You two can leave as well."
Bai Xi and Yin Chen exchanged a glance and walked off in different directions.
Yuanyuan had no desire to come out, as the deck outside might be large, and the ship vast, but it was nothing compared to Mengmeng Space. In the space, Yuanyuan had a playmate, and the two little ones could run freely.
Outside, they could only gaze at the dark green ocean.
Mo Yang approached Mu Qingge, who then turned and walked towards the ship’s rail.
Mo Yang immediately followed, accompanying Mu Qingge to the side of the deck.
Mu Qingge leaned against the rail, gazing out at the distant ocean, and said to Mo Yang, "On that day, in the Trial Space, when I was in a difficult situation, did you know the Dragon Tooth Guards formed their momentum?"
Recalling the peril of that day, a chill came to Mo Yang’s serene eyes.
Though the enemies were avenged, he still harbored regrets for not being beside Mu Qingge and killing those people himself.
"I heard some things," Mo Yang replied reluctantly.
"What did you hear?" Mu Qingge asked.
Mo Yang was silent for a moment before answering, "What I heard wasn’t detailed. I only know that the three hundred Dragon Tooth Guards present formed a momentum of protection for the young lord with their determination. It played a role in mutual defense against the enemy."
Mu Qingge nodded lightly, "Indeed. When their momentum formed, the attacks on the Dragon Tooth Guards were divided into three hundred portions, shared among the three hundred people, greatly reducing the risk and danger."
Mu Qingge’s words made Mo Yang’s eyes widen.
He seemed to vaguely guess what Mu Qingge wanted to tell him.
"Do you know what I want to say to you?" Mu Qingge turned to look at him.
Mo Yang raised his gaze towards Mu Qingge, his lips pressed tightly, not saying a word.
"I hope you can utilize it well. If managed properly, this will be your Dragon Tooth Guards’ greatest hidden advantage," Mu Qingge said clearly.
Mo Yang’s gaze flashed, looking at Mu Qingge with determination.
Mu Qingge turned to face the Bitter Sea, speaking calmly, "Simply dividing the enemy’s attack power isn’t enough. I hope to develop this into a Combined Martial Technique. Five hundred Purple Realm could combine into one strike and kill a Spiritual Movement Stage expert. This is the task I give you."
After speaking, Mu Qingge turned her gaze to Mo Yang, asking in a deep voice, "Confident?"
The combined strike of five hundred Purple Realm, capable of killing a Spiritual Movement Stage expert with one move!
This statement made Mo Yang’s heart beat like a drum.
He could almost imagine that if Mu Qingge’s expectation came true, the strength of the Dragon Tooth Guards would multiply several times!
"This subordinate will certainly live up to the young lord’s expectations!" Mo Yang responded forcefully.
Mu Qingge slowly shook her head, "This matter cannot be accomplished by you alone. How to unify the minds of five hundred people and achieve coherence is your first challenge to overcome."
After a pause, Mu Qingge frowned and said, "These days, I’ve deduced some strategies in my mind. I’ll tell you, as a reference."
"Understood!" Mo Yang focused intently.
Mu Qingge organized her thoughts, saying to Mo Yang, "To unify the Dragon Tooth Guards’ intentions, further harmony must be cultivated. The combined strike of five hundred people has never been seen before, so we must explore and create ourselves."
Create our own combined combat skills!
Mo Yang’s eyes widened abruptly.
He looked at Mu Qingge in shock, seemingly unable to believe.
Creating combat skills is challenging enough, let alone Combined Combat Skills?
Yet, Mu Qingge continued to speak to herself, "Don’t rush this. What you need to do now is cultivate the Dragon Tooth Guards’ harmony, starting with training in combined combat tactics in groups of five. Gradually explore through training. Secondly, encourage everyone to accumulate spiritual power quickly, without laziness. The stones brought from the Trial Space contain spiritual power, absorbing them during cultivation can yield twice the results with half the effort. Additionally, I will place the ancient ruins stones in the lower cabin for you to cultivate daily. All Dragon Tooth Guards who have learned a cultivation technique must demonstrate it before me. Finally, the Star Beginning Step must be persistently practiced without slacking."
Mu Qingge’s words made Mo Yang’s thoughts clear.
However, there was one thing he didn’t quite understand. "Young lord, why should it be demonstrated?"
Mu Qingge slightly curved her lips, saying to him, "If we’re to create Combined Martial Technique, each combat technique’s strengths must be absorbed for inspiration."
Mo Yang nodded.
Finally, Mu Qingge said, "We don’t know when we will emerge from the Bitter Sea. Though these days are monotonous, they should not be wasted. This is our opportunity to increase everyone’s strength, so calm down and cultivate."
"Understood, young lord!" Mo Yang said aloud.
...
The Bitter Sea is boundless; looking back, there’s no shore.
Having sailed out from the near seas of the Ancient Witch Country, Mu Qingge and her party have been drifting in the Bitter Sea for a month, seeing the seemingly unchanging seawater.
The only indication that time hasn’t stopped is the icebergs floating on the sea surface.
Voyage is too boring.
After the initial novelty, only the anticipation of land remains.
Yet, on this uncrewed giant ship, they are unusually busy.
Bai Xi and Yin Chen cultivate differently than humans and have taken on the task of observing, keeping an eye on the ocean’s activities. Alternating between them also prevents clashes.
Their efforts have liberated the Dragon Tooth Guards completely.
By day, they cultivate with the stones in the lower cabin and when tired, practice the Star Beginning Step. Upon mastering a cultivation technique, they present it to Mu Qingge, while at night, they hold spirit stones, not wasting even a moment in cultivation.
Mo Yang, following Mu Qingge’s direction, divided the five hundred Dragon Tooth Guards into one hundred teams, starting training in mutual harmony and joint attacks.
And Mu Qingge herself?
She devoted a lot of time to cultivation, then spent the remaining time reading and deducing, and relieved fatigue through alchemy.
While the Dragon Tooth Guards worked hard, she worked even harder.
Not only did she read all the cultivation techniques concealed within the stone blocks, she also studied the martial techniques in her own space. During this time, she absorbed everything like a sponge, constantly absorbing and absorbing!
Three more months passed...
Mu Qingge and her party have been in the Bitter Sea for over four months.
In these four months, everyone has been growing stronger, every day.
Finished with her cultivation, Mu Qingge slowly opened her eyes.
In recent days, she has felt the spiritual power within her being compressed to the limit, indicating a breakthrough in cultivation.
She calmed her mind and focused on the pile of drawings before her.
Those drawings are the results of her efforts during the past three months.
The circles represent positions, while various lines represent spiritual power’s trajectory.
These are her created Combined Martial Techniques, drawing from various martial techniques absorbed over this period.
Based on the Five Elements Formation of previous generations and complemented by Forbidden Technique theories.
Yet, it is only theoretical; success still depends on verification by the Dragon Tooth Guards.
After mentally simulating the moves on the drawings, Mu Qingge called Mo Yang to her room.
"Young lord," Mo Yang said.
Mu Qingge asked, "How has training been these days?"
"Progress is smooth. All training proceeds according to the young lord’s plan, and monthly assessments mostly meet the standard. Initial results in mutual team training have been observed," Mo Yang reported.
Mu Qingge nodded in satisfaction.
She handed the drawings to Mo Yang.
Mo Yang lowered his gaze and examined them closely. Intelligent and adaptable, having carefully evaluated the drawings, he looked up at Mu Qingge in shock, "Young lord, if these succeed, I promise the Dragon Tooth Guards’ combat strength will increase three to four times!"
Mu Qingge remained calm, saying, "This is only a preliminary attempt, not yet a fully mature martial technique. Take them and teach them the position first. However..."
Mu Qingge paused for a moment, somewhat hesitantly, and said, "If you want to launch a combined attack, you must allow others’ spiritual power to enter your own body, weaken yourself to a point, and communicate with each other. If you can’t do it, it can easily cause backlash. This is a risk, and also a test, so you need to explain it clearly to them, and trust your comrades!"
Mo Yang nodded seriously, "I understand!"
"Go ahead, if there are any issues, come to me again." Mu Qingge dismissed Mo Yang.
Afterward, she entered the space again and started alchemy.
Alchemy, alchemy! To advance soon, to refine divine level elixirs, and ultimately to create holy level elixirs!
For this goal, Mu Qingge has temporarily put aside artifact refining technique.
The elixirs refined by Mu Qingge are distributed to the Dragon Tooth Guards monthly, and the rest are stored in her space for emergencies.
Days kept passing by.
On this day, the deck of the giant ship was especially lively.
Mu Qingge sat on the second-floor deck, overlooking the Dragon Tooth Guards on the first-floor deck.
Five hundred Dragon Tooth Guards were divided into one hundred squads, each practicing the combined combat skills from Mu Qingge’s blueprint, not making the deck crowded.
Mo Yang stood silently behind Mu Qingge, watching.
During this time, You He and Hua Yue were also very diligent, continuously cultivating. They were about to break through in these few days, so they did not come to serve Mu Qingge.
On the lookout tower on the mast, Bai Xi sat on the edge of the lookout tower, her feet crossed. She leaned against the mast, arms folded across her chest.
Today, it was her turn to be in charge of lookout.
However, at this moment, her gaze was not on the vast sea but was focused on the deck below.
The interest of the Dragon Tooth Guards sparked her intense curiosity.
"During cultivation, did you feel anything obstructive?" Mu Qingge asked.
Mo Yang answered honestly, "Initially, everyone felt a bit uncomfortable. Occasionally, there were instances of spiritual energy backlash, but it became better afterward. In some places connection was not smooth enough, but everyone figured it out and modified it themselves."
Mo Yang’s answer made Mu Qingge feel gratified.
Her Dragon Tooth Guards were not a group of brainless brutes!
Suddenly, the Dragon Tooth Guards on the deck shouted in unison, and a hundred dazzling red beams shot out from them, falling towards the sea.
Boom boom boom boom boom—!
The sea roared loudly.
Like a tsunami, those red beams swept over a thousand feet of Bitter Sea’s surface, stirring water up to a hundred meters high. The water fell, resembling a rain of ink green.
Mu Qingge stood up abruptly from her chair, gazing towards the tumultuous sea stirred by the Dragon Tooth Guards.
Mo Yang’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
Bai Xi on the lookout tower also put her feet down in shock, standing within the lookout tower, looking at that sea area, and then at the stupefied Dragon Tooth Guards on the deck.
"Success!" Mu Qingge’s voice carried a feeling of relief.
She was incredibly excited inside, yet didn’t show it.
Now, only five people combined can be so overwhelming. If all five hundred people strike at once... Mu Qingge took a deep breath; her clear eyes gleamed with captivating brilliance.
At this moment, Bai Xi cast a scrutinizing look at Mu Qingge.
She seemed to be pondering how Mu Qingge accomplished all this!
She had never heard of combined techniques involving many people.
The sea took a long time to return to calm.
The five hundred Dragon Tooth Guards were still in a daze.
Until Mu Qingge told them, ’We succeeded!’ They awoke as if from a deep sleep, cheering excitedly.
Five hundred iron-blooded men now excited like children.
They hugged each other, shouting out, venting their excitement and thrills.
This kind of strong infectiousness spread, affecting Mu Qingge and Mo Yang standing on the second-floor deck, and even Bai Xi standing on the lookout tower.
After their excitement subsided, Mu Qingge calmly said, "This is just initial success, proving that our theory is achievable in reality. True success is still far away. So, whether you or me, we cannot be complacent, we still need to continue working hard, exert more sweat, endure more hardships!"
"Yes——!"
A deafening sound came from the deck.
The overwhelming momentum made Bai Xi’s face show a trace of daze.
Suddenly, at this moment, she seemed to have a feeling of wanting to integrate into this group.
Nine Extremes Sky-devouring Python, the only existence throughout history.
She was unique, one and only in the world. Therefore, she was proud, she was cold, she disdained company, nor did she want to fit in any era.
Mu Qingge was the only exception.
Because she was reborn through Mu Qingge’s blood.
They were directly linked by blood, so she felt close to Mu Qingge, liked the scent on her. That’s the smell of blood, the scent that hatched her.
She thought Mu Qingge, this sole exception, was enough. Yet, in such interactions, she seemed to begin understanding the meanings of ’comrade’ and ’companion’ that Mu Qingge always talked about.
At this moment, Bai Xi fully realized that if Mu Qingge had to choose between her and those people down below. Even though her ability is stronger, Mu Qingge would unhesitatingly choose the Dragon Tooth Guards.
This choice is not because Mu Qingge finds her unimportant, but because there is already a deep bond between her and the Dragon Tooth Guards.
Mu Qingge’s experiences in the Trial Space, though she didn’t witness them, she had heard many upon coming out. The loyalty these five hundred people showed to Mu Qingge was worthy of her cherishing.
A training shocked everyone.
And quietly was changing each person.
Such change was something Mu Qingge couldn’t predict. But, this was a good phenomenon.
Into the fifth month of Bitter Sea, the monotonous scenery made everyone somewhat forget what the land looked like. As far as the eye could see, there was still no coastline appearing, only the floating ice was fewer, and there were more islets.
Those islands were far from Mu Qingge’s ship, visible only as blurred silhouettes.
On this day, it was Yin Chen’s turn at the lookout tower.
In his eyes was a calm sea area.
Seemingly, everything was no different from usual.
Suddenly, on the calm sea surface, a towering water column burst forth.
The violent vibration made the giant ship stop automatically, not continuing to approach the dangerous sea area.
Yin Chen’s blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, immediately ringing the bell on the mast. This was for alarm, having never sounded in the five months into Bitter Sea.
As the bell rang, Mu Qingge who was cultivating opened her eyes.
Her clear eyes seemed to emit gaze like substantive light.
A white silhouette flew out from the cabin, landing directly on the lookout tower on the mast. As the white light scattered, Bai Xi’s figure emerged.
"What happened?" Bai Xi asked Yin Chen.
Yin Chen looked at her, frowned but still answered truthfully, "It seems something’s wrong ahead." Just as he spoke, another water column burst forth from the frontier sea area, surging from the sea.
At this moment, although they were still far from that sea area, the water columns made them feel a hint of danger.
Bai Xi’s eyes turned purple-gold, she told Yin Chen, "I’ll go take a look." Then she transformed into a white light, darting towards the sea area ahead.
Bai Xi’s initiative left Yin Chen feeling uneasy.
In his impression, Bai Xi wouldn’t take initiative unless Mu Qingge asked, only then she would act.
Unexpectedly so proactive today, did this greedy snake turn sensible?
As Yin Chen was surprised, Mu Qingge also went up to the lookout tower, and gradually the Dragon Tooth Guards emerged from the deck.
"What happened?" Mu Qingge stood on the lookout tower, questioning Yin Chen.
Before Yin Chen could speak, the sea area continuously burst with several water columns, some things were blasted from the seabed, thrown to the sky, then heavily fell back, plunging into the sea.


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