Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 413: Xingluo's Path of Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts

Arnold continued earnestly: "Test and improve your magic-and-martial arts skills through combat simulations or real battles. Actual combat is the best teacher. It will tell you which methods are effective and which need adjustments. From now on, you will set aside two hours every day to fight me, and you must use attacks combining magic and martial arts." Arnold said with a smile.

Xingluo nodded, and Arnold continued, "Understand your own strengths and weaknesses, and customize your training methods according to your personal characteristics. Everyone is unique, and it is crucial to find the path that suits you best.

Remember, the path of practicing both magic and martial arts is not easy, it takes time and patience, but as long as you persevere, you will find your own way to combine the powers."

Xingluo knew that this was a true master of combat. This kind of philosophy was something he had never encountered before. It was like an epiphany. Many of his previous ideas began to take root and sprout, constantly colliding to produce sparks of wisdom. He knew that from today on he would officially embark on the path of practicing both magic and martial arts.

During the following period of time, Xingluo returned home every day with a bruised face. It was so painful. Every time he attacked, he had to combine magic and physical attacks. He had never tried it before, so his attacks were very awkward. Sometimes he didn't even know how to exert his strength. These days, let alone attacking Arnold, he was knocked down without even seeing the other person's body clearly.

Sometimes Xingluo wanted to attack with magic alone, but every time this happened, Arnold's words would echo in his mind, and he had to withdraw his hand quickly. Then Arnold saw the flaw and punched him in the nose. Xingluo rubbed his nose and his eyes felt a little sore.

Now he can release magic and martial arts fusion skills equivalent to the magician and sky knight level. Although its power is not as strong as the starry sky energy, it is much better than before. In particular, he uses the speed of his body combined with muscles and human force techniques, and then adds magic to increase his attack power.

Xingluo's goal is to enable himself to unleash the power of both the peak mage and the peak sky knight, and then combine the two.

In this way, Xingluo began to train non-stop. Every time he came back, he was sore all over. However, there was always a bucket of water in the room with various potions in it. After he jumped in, his whole body was burning, but the pain soon disappeared, and his physical fitness continued to improve in the potion. He knew that all this was arranged by Arnold, and he saw all the efforts the other party made for him. Xingluo sometimes had the illusion that the other party was not a cold-blooded killer at all, but one of his elders.

Xingluo made rapid progress. He had some foundation before, but no one had broken down the barriers of his thinking. Now Arnold was like a hammer that smashed the barriers into pieces, making him feel suddenly enlightened.

Xingluo's path to dual cultivation of magic and martial arts went smoothly. Now, his casual attacks were both magical and physical, and there was no distinction between the two. There was even one time when Xingluo used the energy of the starry sky to mobilize the peak power of the magician and sky knight to attack Arnold, injuring him. Arnold smiled happily that time, and it was also the first time that Xingluo saw him so happy.

After that, Arnold stopped training with Xingluo. Instead, he looked at Xingluo and said, "This road has no end. You can only rely on yourself to keep exploring the way forward. Remember, never give up every bit of strength in your body. You must unite them and then deliver the strongest attack. Killers are different from other professions. Every attack may be the last. Don't wait until you die one day to regret not using your strongest attack. We are killers, not knights or magicians, so we must use all our strength."

Xingluo nodded. He did have this problem in his previous assassinations. Not only did he use a single force, but it was not all of his strength. He should pay more attention in the future. Even if he did not use the Divine Flame Crystal, he should take every assassination target seriously and attack the opponent with all his strength, striving to kill with one blow. The strongest blow can only be achieved through constant practice, and the assassination target, a character destined to die, is always the best sparring partner.

Now he can use more and more ways of attack, and he also tries to reduce his dependence on equipment. Except for a set of armor and a starry sky suit, he seldom uses other things. Sometimes he doesn't even use the starry sky dagger. Thanks to the skills of using starry sky energy, he can now rely on staffs and even other weapons to use starry sky energy. The dependence on the starry sky dagger has been greatly reduced. Xingluo did it intentionally, because he often imagines that he needs to face harsh environments, and even intends to train with equipment. The same is true for Arnold's next training plan. He doesn't want Xingluo to rely too much on weapons and equipment, because killers often face extremely harsh environments.

“Tong, remember, even if a killer has only one hand and one leg, he can still kill people and you must not give up. So don’t use any equipment in the next training. Use your hands, your joints, and your eyes. As long as you are still alive, don’t give up. Remember, staying alive is the most important thing, and don’t give up.” Arnold said earnestly.

"Eh? Shouldn't the ultimate goal be to kill the target?" Xingluo said curiously.

"Idiot, why bother with the mission when your life is gone? Just survive!" Arnold cursed with a smile.

In the following training, Xingluo put away all his equipment and only used his body and magic to deal with Arnold. Without the assistance of equipment, Xingluo's strength did decrease a little, but it was not a big problem. He did not rely too much on equipment. Seeing this, Arnold smiled and said, "Not bad, it seems that you have been consciously training in this area for a long time, and you have trained well. You are not obsessed with the improvement brought by equipment, but focus on making the most of your body. Only in this way can you survive in extreme environments."

However, without the Starry Sky Dagger and the Mirage Dragon Armor, he was beaten black and blue by Arnold in just a few moves. He had underestimated the defensive power brought by the Mirage Dragon Armor. The dragon clan is worthy of being the dragon clan, and with the blessing of the demon body, the defensive power of this armor is indeed exaggerated, so Xingluo unknowingly relied on it. Fortunately, after Arnold's reminder, he finally took it off. For many years, Xingluo had been sleeping in armor and had regarded the armor as his own skin. Even his brain did not have the slightest rejection, so he was a little uncomfortable when he took it off suddenly.