The rushed, mostly uninterrupted escape had gotten in the way of Liam's training. Concocting always took priority, too, so his skills with the greatsword hadn't improved at all.
However, there was one aspect involving alchemy and greatsword that Liam hadn't stopped exploring, using every empty second at his disposal to improve it since its training brought benefits to both.
The Demoness' technique fell into the third layer of Qi mastery. At least, that was how Liam had approached the field. It was a continuous compression of his black Qi that used the greatsword as a cauldron, demanding split-second adjustments to keep going.
Compared to what Liam had seen his Master do with Qi alone, that single application was quite narrow, but training was training. Besides, a key aspect of the third layer was to make use of it mid-battle, and Liam had definitely improved in that regard.
