Chapter 3125: Heart Seal Technique, Seal Emotions! If You Don't Seek Death, You Won't Die...

The elevation of the Spiritual Shield to the Marquis-Immortal tier brought Wang Teng profound joy.

In truth, the means he possessed to mount a defense at the spiritual level were few and far between.

The Nine Treasures Pagoda, forged through the tempering of the Pagoda True Scripture, could be counted as one, but it was a trump card, not to be brandished lightly.

Consequently, this ordinary Spiritual Shield battle technique proved exceedingly useful.

Well...

Yet, if others were to learn that Wang Teng utilized the Spiritual Shield as a mere commonplace technique, one wondered what they would think.

After all, in the eyes of most martial artists, this Spiritual Shield was a remarkably precious and rare, powerful battle technique.

It sufficed to serve as the ultimate resort for the majority of spiritual martial artists.

Regrettably, in Wang Teng's repertoire, the Spiritual Shield could only be regarded as his outermost layer of defense, far from touching his core.

"The Marquis-Immortal tier should suffice for the time being!"

Wang Teng nodded slightly, dismissing further thoughts as he continued to absorb the subsequent insights.

A silhouette of light from the human race coalesced before him, seen forming a certain hand seal as the spiritual power within its body erupted concurrently.

Strands of spiritual power spun outward, unexpectedly tracing countless peculiar runes in the empty void.

And these runes were entirely unrecognizable to Wang Teng.

"What is this?"

His heart filled with perplexity, his eyes gleaming with a strange light.

As the insight was absorbed by him, the information regarding those runes manifested within his mind.

This was a very distinct power, one intertwined with sealings.

Wang Teng grasped the nature of those runes, yet for the most part, it remained bound to the comprehension of the Heart-Locking Art, offering nothing extra.

In a mere moment, he already knew how to execute this specialized spiritual battle technique.

"The Heart-Locking Art!"

"It can seal the enemy's heart and mind, causing them to lose consciousness!"

"It can likewise seal one's own heart and mind, ensuring one is not swayed by various emotions."

Brilliant light continuously flashed across Wang Teng's eyes; evidently, the utility of this battle technique left him utterly astonished—no, it should be described as pleasantly surprised.

Sealing an enemy's heart and mind was equivalent to an offensive function.

Yet beyond that, it could actually seal one's own heart and mind, thereby shielding oneself from the influence of diverse emotions.

This was rather formidable!

One must know that on many occasions, the reason martial artists of the Bright Universe were influenced by the power of darkness was precisely due to their rich and varied emotions.

And once emotions were blackened, they would become extremely radical, gradually thoroughly defiled by the darkness.

But if one could lock away the heart, preventing one's own emotions from erupting,

then even if one were defiled by the darkness, it could be effectively kept in check, preventing the dark corruption from intensifying.

It could be said that this spiritual battle technique was exceptionally well-suited for countering the power of darkness.

It seemed almost uniquely created to contend with dark corruption.

"Right, it can also deal with all manner of inner demons."

Wang Teng suddenly thought of something, a radiant gleam of pleasant surprise abruptly bursting from his eyes.

Possessing this battle technique, could he not freely employ the Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body he had plundered from Venerable Candle Demon?

He could even continue its development.

Previously, he had entertained this notion, only to shelve it temporarily out of dread for that demonic intent.

Of course, it was also due to a lack of time.

After all, upon obtaining Venerable Candle Demon's Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body, he had hurriedly rushed toward the old lair of the Dark Apparitions.

Where would he find the time to refine this Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body?

It was not like those techniques where he had already obtained many similar insights, allowing him to understand by analogy.

This Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body could be said to be one of a kind, a unique creation of Venerable Candle Demon, nearly impossible for others to replicate.

Therefore, up until now, Wang Teng had not obtained any identical techniques.

"In a moment, I can see if I can pick up some techniques possessing similar insights!"

Wang Teng stroked his chin; he had not yet absorbed the insights of the cultivation techniques, so perhaps there would be a pleasant surprise?

With so many battle techniques, the cultivation techniques would surely not be lacking.

It was well worth the anticipation!

To return to the main point.

All in all, this Heart-Locking Art indeed possessed a significant effect in countering demonic intent.

The mere thought of it made him a little thrilled.

"Wait, this is only a Marquis-Immortal tier battle technique?! Damn it!"

Wang Teng cast a glance at the attribute panel, his mood taking a sharp downturn, unable to help but feel a deep sense of regret.

What a pity!

Truly too much of a pity!

Could a mere Marquis-Immortal tier battle technique truly lock away the demonic intent brought forth by a sixth-tier Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body?

That was an extraordinarily powerful talent!

The demonic intent it triggered was utterly unimaginable, something even an Immortal-tier Venerable like Venerable Candle Demon might not necessarily withstand.

What effect could a mere Marquis-Immortal tier battle technique possibly have?

Wang Teng sighed, carefully sensing the nuances of this battle technique once more.

"The influence of this technique on an Immortal-tier Venerable is indeed much smaller."

He shook his head, the final shred of wishful thinking in his heart thoroughly shattered.

It seemed that wishing to use the Heart-Locking Art to develop the Candle Dragon Nine Tribulations Demonic Body was still somewhat naive.

"Right now, this technique is only at the Mastery level, still lacking quite a bit; if it can reach Perfection, perhaps the effect will be considerably better."

Wang Teng thought to himself.

With that, he dismissed further musings, continuing to absorb the insight of the next battle technique.

"Thunder Gold God Strike! To think it is this battle technique!"

Upon seeing the insight of this battle technique, Wang Teng could not help but be momentarily stunned.

This was a battle technique of the Universe First Bank!

Following immediately after was a surge of pleasant surprise.

Having previously obtained this battle technique from Nancy, he had thought that subsequent portions would not be so easily acquired.

To his surprise, he had obtained it once more.

What a delight!

A grand delight indeed!

He chuckled softly, for who could truly resist a battle technique that gleamed so brilliantly with golden light.

Wang Teng immediately began to absorb the insights, rapidly elevating his level of mastery.

In the blink of an eye, it leaped from proficient to the realm of mastery!

"This is absolutely not Nancy’s insight!"

The thought flashed through Wang Teng’s mind, and he immediately directed his gaze toward the silhouette within the illusory scene of realization.

It was the figure of a male warrior, starkly different from Nancy, which proved this comprehension indeed originated from someone else.

"Excellent! My mastery of this battle technique has now surpassed Nancy’s."

Wang Teng could not help but smile again, imagining how astonished Nancy would be if they were to cross paths in the future.

However, he dared not casually display this technique before her.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, this was a battle technique belonging to the Universe First Bank, and outsiders dared not replicate it lightly.

No matter how headstrong Wang Teng might be, he similarly lacked the audacity to provoke the Universe First Bank.

What if they took offense and demanded the return of this battle technique?

Would he not then be lifting a stone only to drop it on his own feet?

To take ten thousand steps back, even if the Universe First Bank did not reclaim the technique, what if they demanded compensation?

That was entirely within the realm of possibility.

Such was

The martial technique had suddenly become complete.

And even its mastery level had risen significantly.

He was overjoyed, never expecting such a great gain this time.

"It seems that after the destruction of that [Poisonous Nightmare Body], most of the techniques within it were also destroyed."

"Otherwise, how could so many attribute bubbles have dropped?"

Wang Teng made some guesses.

But... that didn't make sense!

Earlier, he had taken all the Absolute Silence Stones from inside the [Poisonous Nightmare Body]. How could corresponding attribute bubbles still fall?

Something was wrong!

Very wrong!

Wang Teng furrowed his brow, his mind flashing with various possibilities as he carefully recalled everything he had seen inside the [Poisonous Nightmare Body].

"No! No! No!"

In just a moment, he sensed something amiss.

If he had taken all the Absolute Silence Stones, why was his [Absolute Silence Technique] still incomplete?

Those stones were capable of blocking sound—there must have been a complete understanding of the [Absolute Silence Technique] contained within them.

After all, that area sealed by the Absolute Silence Stones had completely blocked sound.

From Wang Teng's perspective, there should have been no flaws in it.

And that [Ancient Sound Rune] had reached the proficient level.

Logically, that should have been thanks to the Absolute Silence Stones.

If the [Ancient Sound Rune] could be fully formed and reach proficiency, then the [Absolute Silence Technique] shouldn’t have failed.

Now, though the [Absolute Silence Technique] was complete, a new doubt arose in Wang Teng’s mind.

Where exactly had these attribute bubbles come from?

"Unless… besides the Absolute Silence Stones, there were other related runes hidden in that area at the time?"

A sudden thought flashed through Wang Teng’s mind, sending a chill down his spine.

Runes he hadn’t even noticed? How was that possible?

Could they truly be hidden so deeply?

His mind raced with uncertainty, unable to figure out where the flaw lay.

Reluctantly, he decided to set it aside for now. Perhaps later he could ask Dan Chen Yuanlao at the Secondary Profession Alliance headquarters—he might know something.

"Directly advanced from beginner to expert level!"

He was quite pleased with this result.

With mastery improved to this extent, he felt he could now rely on this martial technique to counter those sound-based techniques.

[Absolute Silence Technique] wasn’t merely about blocking sound—it could also block attacks involving sound waves.

"Hmm?!"

At that moment, another martial technique insight appeared in Wang Teng’s mind, causing him to stiffen.

Spiritual Mind Force Control!

Like that [Spiritual Illusion Technique], it could be called a martial technique—but one could also argue it wasn’t truly a martial technique.

The boundary was extremely vague.

This [Spiritual Mind Force Control] was merely a synthesis of insights into the use of spiritual mind force.

It was essentially the cultivation achievement of those spiritual mind masters.

Yet, in terms of applying spiritual mind force, it did possess a certain degree of offensive capability, so it could indeed be considered a martial technique. (End of chapter)