章 1879: Guillotine

"Good." She said with a bright smile. "[Heavenly Nine Clouds] is a Peak Heaven Grade energy manipulation technique of our Celestial Deer Sect. Originally, every step was meant to represent an ascent into a new Heaven, allowing one's next strike to grow in power… 

"It peak ability when mastered to perfection should have been able to double one's strength for every three steps, yet you've actually improved it to double one's strength for every single step!"

There was another thing that shocked Esmeralda beyond belief. In order to accomplish this, Dyon had changed this technique from [Heavenly Nine Clouds] to a technique that was more aptly named [Hellish Nine Clouds]. 

He actually incorporated the comprehension of a martial intent into the technique! She couldn't fathom where Dyon could have comprehended such a technique from…