Legacy of a Benevolent Lord
Chapter 33: Enlightenment? Or Just Comprehension?

Chapter 33: Enlightenment? Or Just Comprehension?

[Ding! You have gifted Azhula the incomplete version of the Star-Shifting Technique.]

[You have triggered a tenfold critical hit return!]

[You have obtained the Supreme Tier Earth-level Flawless version of the Star-Shifting Technique!]

An incomplete version. Of course.

Riven twitched his lips slightly.

There was, in fact, a problem with the manual. He knew it, but seeing it affirmed by the system gave him a slight confidence boost.

Tsk tsk Murong Fu...

Still, he couldn’t exactly blame him.

After all, he himself had given Murong Fu an incomplete Evil-Repelling Sword Manual without the ’castration’ part.

They were even.

But now, something new appeared.

The supreme Earth-level Flawless version?

Normally, martial skills were divided into lower, middle, and upper grades within each tier.

The Star-Shifting Technique was already a Supreme-tier Earth-level martial skill.

This so-called supreme version is a level beyond the upper grade...

But still not touching the Heaven-level.

It sat somewhere on the boundary between Earth and Heaven.

Excitement stirred in Riven’s heart.

The Star-Shifting Technique was already terrifying, as it redirected an enemy’s force back at them.

But the Flawless version...

He opened the description carefully.

...

Flawless Star-Shifting Technique:

A technique created to control any energy, technique, or movement within a certain range. Redirect it at will toward any target. The range and precision depend on the practitioner’s cultivation and spirit.

Provides an in-depth report on the path of Absolute Energy Manipulation. Great Mastery will enable the user to comprehend and break the opponent’s energy flow. Leading to internal Energy Deviation.

The technique is based on the principles of energy control, which users of the technique will find beneficial in reaching new heights of controlling their own energy.

Provides paths users can extrapolate upon for their own Dao.

...

Riven let out a slow, low whistle.

"This... this is terrifying."

The normal technique only rebounded attacks individually.

But the Flawless version?

It allowed control over everything within a set range... both allies and enemies alike!

The concept of rebound from the original Star Shifting manual has been exponentially expanded upon.

It had become pure battlefield domination.

Imagine a dozen enemies surrounding him.

Their attacks would only tear themselves apart, without Riven needing to lift a single hand.

The more enemies... the greater the chaos he could unleash.

This! This is made for a battlefield massacre. He couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly. In the right hands, this technique could unleash unbelievable chaos.

The defensive art that the Murong family had perfected for generations was no more.

It was a brutal killing machine.

He grinned and immediately instructed the system to begin the technique’s transmission.

Naturally, the system had reminded him:

Skills gained through critical return could not be casually passed to others.

If he needed to, he needed to write the manual himself. Write down his entire understanding.

The only one who could practice it now was he.

Too bad.

Otherwise, he could have involved Selene as well. Learning side by side.

’It would be nice if I had a skill like in those children’s books to just touch the forehead and boom. Inheritance passed on.’

[A/N: The books referred to are not books of Earth, but books written by scholars of this world.]

Streams of information poured into his consciousness.

Ancient voices whispered in the void, explaining the profound truths of star-shifting and reversal. The minute intricacies in Energy Manipulation.

Riven closed his eyes, diving into deep comprehension.

......

Meanwhile, Azhula stood frozen, clutching the manual to her chest.

Should she practice it?

No matter how kind Riven and Selene had been... she couldn’t betray Murong Fu so easily.

The Murong family had provided her with food, shelter, education, and dignity...

Could she throw all that away just like that?

Even if her cover was blown the moment she stepped into this Manor...

Even if her new masters were warm and generous...

Loyalty was loyalty.

If she abandoned it too easily, she wouldn’t even deserve to call herself Azhula.

She lowered her head, struggling with her thoughts.

And then!

An invisible force swept through the room.

Without warning, Azhula’s feet left the ground.

She floated upward, wide-eyed with panic.

Not just her! Chairs, tables, and teacups, everything in the pavilion began to levitate mysteriously.

"My Lord?!" she called out, alarmed.

Hovering three feet above the ground, she could no longer control her own body.

Selene moved quickly.

In a single graceful motion, she leaped toward Azhula, wrapping an arm around her waist.

With a light push off the ledge, they soared outside and landed nimbly on a delicate willow branch.

The branch bent dangerously under their weight, but didn’t break.

It swayed gently in the evening breeze, holding the two girls aloft like a cradle woven by the wind.

.......

The willow branch swayed lightly in the evening breeze, gently carrying the two girls aloft.

It was almost surreal, like standing on the tip of a feather, weightless.

Ever since the last time her lightness movement had failed and she had been caught by Riven, Selene Virelyn had practiced diligently.

Now, her mastery of lightness skills had reached an astonishing level.

Azhula stood frozen, still struggling to believe what she was witnessing.

"Enlightenment? Or just comprehension?" she asked uncertainly, gazing at Riven.

He stood quietly, eyes closed, his hands slowly weaving intricate patterns through the air. As if commanding things to move with his gestures.

Inside the pavilion, the furniture began to shift and change positions, seemingly under his invisible control.

Azhula gasped.

"This is... ’Star-Shifting’?"

She had seen Murong Fu practice the Murong family’s signature Star-Shifting Technique before, and this looked strikingly familiar.

Selene narrowed her eyes slightly, watching more intently.

She had also seen Murong Fu practice it many times.

But after just a few moments, she shook her head softly.

"No. This... this is more powerful."

Azhula blinked.

"You mean it’s because His Highness has higher cultivation?"

Selene’s voice was low but certain.

"No. I think it’s a bit more complex than that. From Riven’s movements... after seeing the Star-Shifting Technique, he’s already comprehended something beyond it."

"What?!"