Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 1582 - 363: Hey, Hey, Where Are You Touching? (Part 4)

Chen Jie was caught off guard and asked, "What makes it so different?"

Liu Caidie cast him a look of disdain. "Are you aware of the Jianghu moniker for the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms?"

Narrowing his eyes, Chen Jie slowly lifted his hand. At that very moment, while the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique within him fought back against the Blood Devouring Power, the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms still granted him immense destructive potential.

Roar, roar...

As the familiar sound of a dragon’s roar echoed near him, Chen Jie grasped why Liu Caidie had specifically chosen him to secure the Universal Law at the Ruins.

It was because he practiced the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms. And what else was this technique famously known as?

It was the preeminent horizontal training palm technique in the entire Jianghu.

Take note of that term—horizontal training. What exactly does it entail? Back in Mianshui County, Chen Jie’s foster father, Peng Shizhong, had explained it to him.

In this world, Cultivation Techniques fall into two categories: horizontal training and inner methods.

The distinction lies in the fact that horizontal training prioritizes the physical vessel, pushing the body to its absolute limits before using that physicality to command Gang Qi. In this path, physical strength reigns supreme over pure Gang Qi.

Conversely, inner methods utilize sophisticated internal Cultivation Techniques to command external martial arts.

At the Energy Transformation stage, both paths are equally viable and can reach similar heights.

However, once one advances beyond Energy Transformation, the horizontal training method falls behind the efficiency of inner methods.

Across the vast Jianghu, practitioners who have transcended the Wolf Smoke Realm almost exclusively adopt inner methods, as horizontal training typically hits an insurmountable wall.

The Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms serves as the singular exception.

Furthermore, while the technique’s individual moves are peerless, Chen Jie had realized that relying solely on the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms in battle made it incredibly difficult to overcome his opponents.

It was necessary to integrate the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique—his primary internal method—to truly unleash its devastating power.

Chen Jie was not alone in this struggle; even the legendary Guo Juxia, who pushed the technique to its zenith, required the auxiliary power of the Nine Yin Scripture to compensate for its late-stage weaknesses.

This persistent sense of a missing piece was exactly why Chen Jie felt inadequate when wielding the palms.

Of course, with the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique fueling him, his combat capability had indeed climbed.

Yet, following Liu Caidie’s subtle hint, Chen Jie had a jarring epiphany: he had drastically underestimated the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms.

This was a powerhouse technique capable of terrifying destruction that did not strictly require internal Gang Qi.

One must remember that the Ruins dampen Gang Qi while leaving physical prowess untouched. Since the Seventeen Dragon Capturing Palms favor brute physicality over ethereal energy, even within the suppressive environment of the Ruins where drawing ambient Gang Qi was impossible, Chen Jie’s raw strength would guarantee him overwhelming combat prowess.

And what of the other Jianghu experts?

It was no slight to suggest they relied too heavily on inner methods. In a place like the Ruins where Gang Qi was stifled, just how much of their true strength could they actually manifest?

In this arena, the Ruins were his natural domain.

With this revelation, Chen Jie raised his hand and intentionally diffused his Gang Qi, relying purely on his physical constitution. With a single strike, he easily pulverized a massive boulder. Such force was something that internal experts—shorn of their Gang Qi—simply could not endure.

Turning his gaze back to Liu Caidie, Chen Jie stated, "I must admit, your judgment of people is sharp. You have a deal."

"You guide me to Bright Peak, I will secure the Universal Law, and it shall be yours!"

"Agreed!" Liu Caidie exclaimed with palpable excitement.