Therefore, a technique to counter hardness with softness is needed to cover this gap.

Once Qin An masters the Holy Essence Blade Skill, he will be able to make the blade skill as soft and hard as it needs to be, achieving an unimaginable level.

Thinking of this, Qin An turned to the Holy Essence Blade Skill, beginning to study it carefully.

When Qin An had finished studying the Holy Essence Blade Skill, he immediately understood every detail of this blade skill.

Without further ado, Qin An then proceeded according to the path of the Holy Essence Blade Skill.

Every slash and every move seemed extremely slow, yet they were very steady and filled with an exceptionally soft sensation.

This sensation of softness, if seen by others, would cause their jaws to drop.

Because even as Qin An used such a slow-moving blade skill, the Void Essence around him formed a mud-like force, enveloping the surroundings.

If anyone thought Qin An was defenseless at this moment and attacked by force, they would, with the blade skill’s swing, become fish in Qin An’s Void Essence, trapped in this quagmire-like force, eventually having their heads chopped off by Qin An’s extremely slow blade skill.

The terror of this blade skill lay in its ability to strike second yet prevail.

Soon, Qin An completed the entire Holy Essence Blade Skill routine.

Upon finishing his demonstration, the smoke before his eyes began to change, gradually forming words.

[You demonstrate the Holy Essence Blade Skill, triggering the Butcher’s occupational talent]

[Holy Essence Blade Skill (Perfection)]

With the Shattering Void Realm Perfection talent, Qin An advanced the Holy Essence Blade Skill to the Perfection Realm in an instant.

However, this wasn’t Qin An’s limit.

After a brief pause, Qin An began practicing the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber.

The blade skill that was originally as soft as a quagmire instantly transformed, becoming extremely fierce and filled with wild and demonic intent.

If anyone were to witness the blade skill Qin An was practicing at this moment, they would find Qin An’s skill transition incredibly smooth, changing from soft to fierce in a flash.

As Qin An practiced the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber, the smoke in front of him changed again.

First, it was quickly disrupted, then reassembled into new words.

[You possess both the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber and the Holy Essence Blade Skill and wish to merge them; however, due to insufficient talent, the fusion failed]

The fusion failure was not unexpected for Qin An.

Qin An paused for a moment, then began to burn his life essence.

As the life essence burned, the words before him changed once again.

[Knowing you are in a quagmire, unable to extricate yourself, and facing the dangers of the Forbidden Area and the persecution from Demon Pseudo-Gods, you decide to forcibly burn your life essence]

[After burning a large amount of life essence, you gain a deeper understanding of both blade skills, yet within these endless years, it is as if a barrier separates them, preventing you from quickly mastering them]

[Unwilling to give up, you continue to burn a large amount of life essence, and this time, a glimmer of inspiration emerges in your mind]

[This glimmer allows you to deepen your understanding of the two blade skills]

[You know you are just a step away from merging the two blade skills into one]

[After taking a deep breath and meditating for years, this inspiration gradually amplifies, eventually allowing you to unify the two cultivation techniques]

[You named the new cultivation technique the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Holy Demon Saber]

[Nine Revolutions Ruthless Holy Demon Saber (Novice)]

"Boom!"

A terrifying roaring sound erupted in his mind, like a basin of hot water pouring over Qin An’s head, instantly filling all his limbs and bones with a warm sensation.

The smoke then turned into a vast amount of information, drilling into Qin An’s mind.

Within a few breaths, Qin An fully grasped the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Holy Demon Saber.

After reaching the Element Transformation Realm Novice level with the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Holy Demon Saber, it achieved the momentum of combining softness and hardness, infused with demonic intent, along with the power of the Three Blades Unite.

At this moment, when Qin An slashed out with his blade, the fusion of hardness and softness left no gaps.

He could continuously perform the blade skill until every last bit of Void Essence was exhausted, without revealing any weakness.

Qin An pondered for a moment, then slashed forward.

In an instant, the Nine-Colored Void Essence enveloped it, embodying fierceness as well as softness, creating an illusion of yin-yang harmony.

Qin An sheathed his blade with a satisfied heart, turning his gaze toward another fist skill, which he picked up and began to examine in detail.

This fist skill was known as the Void Fist Skill and, like the previous Holy Essence Blade Skill, was also a fist skill that used softness to overcome hardness.

This time, Qin An aimed to make up for the deficiencies in his fist and blade skills, so he chose a relatively softer fist skill.

As long as he made up for these, he could minimize his flaws to the utmost.

Qin An began to flip through the Void Fist Skill.

Once he finished reading this fist skill, he completely understood it.

Very soon, Qin An clenched his fist, moving it through the room.

As Qin An swung his fist, the Void Essence in his body transformed into undetectable power, wrapping around the surface of his fist.

With each swing of the fist, a sensation of nothingness arose from thin air.

Yet this sensation of nothingness felt like a beast devouring the heavens and the earth, capable of swallowing everything within it, accommodating all without being broken by external forces.

Very quickly, Qin An performed the entire Void Fist Skill.

Then, a line of smoke appeared before him, gradually forming words.

[You perform the Void Fist Skill, triggering the corresponding occupational talent]

[Void Fist Skill (Perfection)]

The next moment, the words vanished with a roar.

The essence of the Void Fist Skill drilled into Qin An’s mind.

Qin An closed his eyes, carefully pondering for a moment, then began to operate the Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Earth Demon Sealing Hand.

As soon as Qin An operated the Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Earth Demon Sealing Hand, new words appeared before him.

[You possess both the Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Earth Demon Sealing Hand and the Void Fist Skill and wish to merge them; however, due to insufficient talent, the fusion failed]

[Unwilling to give up, you plan to burn a large amount of life essence]

[After burning a large amount of life essence, a glimmer of inspiration is born in your mind, but it is insufficient to unify the two cultivation techniques]

[After years of meditation and continued life essence burning, this glimmer of inspiration gradually enlarges]

[Finally, with a flash of insight, you merge the two fist skills into one]

[You named the new fist skill the Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Holy Demon Hand]

[Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Holy Demon Hand (Novice)]

"Boom!"

Another resounding roar echoed, as a vast amount of information accompanied the dissipating smoke, entering Qin An’s mind.

Qin An closed his eyes, absorbing the Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Holy Demon Hand fully before opening his eyes, a gleam flashing through them.

The Nine Revolutions Blood-burning Holy Demon Hand, at the Element Transformation Realm Novice level, not only retained its previous might but also achieved the fusion of softness and hardness.

Now, this unarmed technique had completely addressed its flaws by Qin An.

In terms of the power of attack, Qin An had no shortcomings.

The only thing missing was an advantage in realm.

If he used this as leverage for further advancement, his power of attack would become even more formidable.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin An then shifted his attention to several other professions, shaking his head lightly.

"Currently, achievements are still lacking. Even if I raise the Dancer and Healer professions to level nineteen, without the Power of Deduction, it will merely strengthen the professions."

"What I need now is not just to enhance professions, but to deduce cultivation techniques, so I need to first gain some achievements."

With this thought, Qin An took out the Forbidden Land Envoy’s token.

But after searching around, he found no Forbidden Area tasks.

There were indeed few Forbidden Area tasks.

This is also why the Forbidden Land Envoy doubles as the Mountain Patrol Commander.

After considering for a moment, Qin An took out the Mountain Patrol Commander’s token.

Since there were no Forbidden Area tasks, he decided to take on some tasks at the Ancient Battlefield remains to make up for the lack of achievements.

As Qin An’s mind stirred, a light screen appeared before him, visible only to him.

He searched patiently for a while, suddenly discovering a task, his eyes revealing a gleam.

"This task is good. New grievances and old hatreds can be settled all at once this time..."