Chapter 282 - Advice
Yang Ru wasn’t great with emotions, not in expressing them and definitely not in being terribly observant when the women in his life experienced them. He couldn’t help but seeing that his sister was near tears, though, and even he could figure out the reason for that one. More mysterious to him was why it seemed like Kang Lin was a bit distant lately.
He might be imagining that one, though.
In the unlikely event that he was actually right, he probably should do something about it. Which meant another talk.
He sighed. Best to get it over with. As soon as Master dismissed them, he’d pull her aside. Besides, she seemed to be in a good mood after Master awarded her that new movement technique.
After she examined the jade slip, she cupped her hands to Master.
“Yang Ru,” he said, “Your turn. Know what you want?”
Overall, Yang Ru was quite happy with his combat build. Stone Skin and his shield protected him from attacks, allowing him to get close to his opponents with impunity. His spear skill, movement technique, and Momentum Transfer combined to power an absolutely devastating blow. He could even use his skills to defend himself and speed his movements.
He absolutely felt good about his ability to fight opponents in a higher realm than him, an ability not shared by many cultivators. Taken all together, he had no complaints.
That being said, he’d be an idiot to pass up the opportunity to add another skill to his repertoire.
One possibility was a ranged attack. He liked that it would give him an added dimension that he didn’t currently possess. What if a cultivator could hover outside of his range and pelt him with attacks? Sure, such an ability was rare for the lower stages of Foundation Establishment, but Master advocated the belief that literally nothing was impossible.
Yang Ru was sorely tempted to go with that option without even considering any others. After all, his understanding was that he couldn’t use any devices in the tournament that utilized qi unless he crafted it himself. Thus, no glider. A flying opponent could wear him down and cause him to lose.
On the other hand, he did have a bow in his ring, even if he was still dreadful with it. A bit of practice would help shore up that weakness. Besides, it would be stupid to focus on a possibility that was unlikely to come true.