Chapter 440: Chapter 440: Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms at Full Level

"Oh?"

Hong Qigong looked sideways, seemingly a bit skeptical of Ding Ling’s martial arts talent:

"Do you really learn everything so quickly, and understand it immediately?"

"Absolutely!"

Ding Ling affirmed.

"Oh!"

Hong Qigong was moved. Having spent some time with Ding Ling, Hong Qigong knew that Ding Ling was not one to boast. He pondered for a while, pacing back and forth before saying:

"If you are indeed a prodigy, I would be happy to teach you martial arts. Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll teach you a palm technique first. If you can indeed master it just by watching once, I’ll teach you my most skilled techniques."

Having said this, Hong Qigong relaxed and stroked the short beard under his chin. Without another word, he began to demonstrate.

"Watch carefully."

He displayed a set of palm techniques with extreme fluidity, his movements shifting left and right like an immortal roaming the heavens and earth, exuding a sense of freedom, grandeur, and boldness.

As he demonstrated, he explained the key points.

After going through it once.

He looked at Ding Ling.

Ding Ling recalled it in his mind.

A moment later.

[Carefree Palm Technique Full Level]

[Strength +0.1]

[Agility +0.1]

[Constitution +0.1]

This was a high-tier palm technique, quite exceptional.

But for the average person, it’s very difficult to master it to the level of instinctual mastery.

Ding Ling instantly reached full level, deeply understanding the ease of learning but difficulty of mastering this technique!

For a genius, entry is easy.

Even reaching great success is not hard.

But to reach instinctual mastery requires one or two years of hard work for most.

After Ding Ling learned it.

Seeing Little Dragon Girl and Hong Qigong both looking at him.

He didn’t hesitate.

He executed the palm technique, boom! The air was filled with countless palm shadows, his body moving like an immortal strolling, his palms sometimes striking the celestial palace, sometimes slapping the earth, striking left and right, causing the wind from his palms to surge, making the nearby thorns and flowers sway.

A moment later.

Ding Ling finished and stood.

Looking at Hong Qigong.

Hong Qigong was dumbfounded, unable to believe what he saw, thinking to himself:

"He learned and achieved great perfection in just one demonstration. This talent is many times greater than Guo Jing’s."

Compared to Guo Jing.

Ding Ling instantly became like the sun and moon in the sky!

Dazzling and conspicuous to the extreme!

Hong Qigong was amazed, glanced at Little Dragon Girl, and said:

"Little Dragon Girl, you truly didn’t lie. Your husband is indeed an unparalleled genius! With such a person, I can’t help but want to teach more techniques."

He remembered being tempted long ago by Huang Rong’s delicious food to teach Guo Jing his supreme skill.

And now, he succumbed to the same move again.

But compared to Huang Rong’s delicacies, Ding Ling’s were clearly superior, more unforgettable, and hard to erase from memory.

Eating Ding Ling’s food, and then eating Huang Rong’s, would surely feel like chewing wax.

No comparison.

Comparing Ding Ling’s talent with Guo Jing’s, there was a huge gap, like heaven and earth!

Moreover, Ding Ling and Little Dragon Girl’s character and temperament had earned Hong Qigong’s high approval.

Thinking that he had already taught the supreme skill to Guo Jing, teaching it to a genius like Ding Ling, who was a good person, wasn’t an issue, he thought, and said:

"Very well! Then I’ll teach you my supreme skill."

He laid it all out honestly:

"To be honest, I am the Nine-Fingered Divine Beggar Hong Qigong. My supreme skills are the Dog Beating Stick Technique and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms."

He looked at Little Dragon Girl and Ding Ling.

Seeing Little Dragon Girl looking quite puzzled, as if she hadn’t heard of his name, he couldn’t help but feel a bit shocked, wondering where these two emerged from to have never heard of the name Hong Qigong?!

Lately,

he rarely entered cities.

He had been chasing the Five Uglies of Tibet from the Tibetan border all the way to this ancient mountain path.

Traversing places sparsely populated, eating only wild game.

Despite the hardships, he found joy in it.

Only troubled by how fast the Five Uglies of Tibet ran, nearly losing their trail several times during the chase.

This time was no exception.

A few hours were missed due to indulging in cuisine, leaving him uncertain if he could still catch up to the Five Uglies, sighing inwardly, he said aloud:

"Ding Ling, you taught me culinary skills for several hours. I won’t be stingy either, and will teach you for some hours! If you can learn, that’s fine, if not, then perhaps it’s just our fate."

"Thank you, senior."

Ding Ling changed his address to ’senior’, and solemnly said:

"If I can’t learn your supreme skill within a few hours, it’s my own dullness, and I will not dare to ask you to waste more time, effort, and energy teaching me!"

Such confidence!

Hong Qigong was moved, and thinking about how quickly Ding Ling learned the Carefree Palm Technique, he couldn’t help but turn his head, considering:

"Ding Ling’s talent is the highest I’ve seen in my life! He might indeed learn quickly!

But the difficulty of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Dog Beating Stick Technique is several times, even ten times greater than the Carefree Palm Technique!

If he can learn quickly as well, then he would certainly be an unrivaled genius, a talent of historic proportions!"

With these thoughts in mind, he said:

"I will now teach you my supreme skill, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!"

After he finished,

he glanced at Little Dragon Girl.

Little Dragon Girl sensibly moved aside, not peeking.

Hong Qigong immediately began demonstrating moves and reciting the Heart Method Mantra for Ding Ling.

After only one demonstration.

Hong Qigong asked if he needed to demonstrate again.

Ding Ling shook his head.

Hong Qigong was flabbergasted, almost unable to believe Ding Ling.

He saw Ding Ling close his eyes slightly.

In an instant after.

Suddenly.

Boom!

He struck out a palm to one side, causing a booming sound to reverberate all around, it was a move called ’Shocking Hundred Li’ executed to masterly perfection by Ding Ling.

Then Ding Ling clapped both palms, faintly a dragon roar could be heard, boom! It was a move called ’Double Dragon Takes Water’ performed vividly!

Followed by Divine Dragon’s Tail Swing, Crossing the Great River, Dragon Battle in the Wilderness, Flying Dragon in the Sky...

All eighteen palms!

Mastered to instinctual level.

All were perfectly executed, impeccable!

Each move echoed with dragon roars throughout the universe, resonating far and wide, vaguely revealing a dragon-shaped void forming between Ding Ling’s palms! Dancing and roaring with Ding Ling’s movements!

Hong Qigong was astonished and deeply shaken.

When Ding Ling finished and stood watching him.

He was utterly shocked, feeling a lump in his throat, nearly suffocating himself.

For quite a while.

He took a deep breath, the way he looked at Ding Ling was entirely different.

As if he was looking at a demon god, a genius, a prodigy!

"You, you, you..."

Hong Qigong seemed to have something to say, but due to his intense shock, his tongue seemed tied, unable to form a complete sentence.

The Carefree Palm Technique is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Many geniuses learn it immediately with ease.

Ding Ling learned it immediately as well, and went further to perfect it, proving he’s an extraordinary genius.

But the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

It’s hard to learn and harder to master!

Even entry-level is difficult.

Achieving perfection is even more challenging!

And Ding Ling?

How long had he been learning it?!

His mastery of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms seemed even more perfect and natural, more fluid and astonishing than Hong Qigong’s own display!

What an extraordinary and shocking achievement is this?!

"Unbelievable!"

"Inconceivable!"

"It’s like a tale from Arabian Nights!"

Hong Qigong used three phrases to express his inner shock, showing that his heart was surging with waves, hard to calm.

Little Dragon Girl turned around and glanced at Hong Qigong.

Hong Qigong smiled bitterly:

"Your husband is truly as you said. Little Dragon Girl, you really are an honest person. I should have believed you all along."