Chapter 76: Chapter 65: Shocking the World

The sun reached its peak.

The midday sun shone through the high windows, casting bright spots of light on the floor.

An entire morning.

Slipped by in a trance of focused Cultivation.

CREAK—

The heavy alloy door of the training room was pushed open, and Zhang Quan walked in.

He looked at the figure in the center of the room, still sweating profusely as the spear’s shadow danced, his eyes filled with gratification and admiration.

Lin Yi not only had outstanding talent, but his single-minded focus and capacity for hard work were one in ten thousand. He was a true, uncut gem of the Martial Dao!

"Lin Yi!" Zhang Quan called out, his voice exceptionally clear in the spacious training room. "You’ve been training all morning. It’s time to take a break and get something to eat!"

However, Lin Yi, who was in the middle of the room, seemed to be in another world, completely deaf to Zhang Quan’s call.

At this moment, his Spirit was completely enveloped by a flow of Spiritual Essence!

He felt as if he had transformed into a single droplet of water, merging into a vast, boundless ocean!

Before him were monstrous waves crashing against the shore, towering torrents, and endless, overlapping billows of the sea, accumulating world-destroying power!

That majestic, continuous, and indomitable Realm was being branded deep into his soul!

’The Charging Form? This is clearly the Overlapping Waves Form!’

Realization dawned in Lin Yi’s mind.

Everything became clear!

As his thoughts directed, his Qi and Blood moved with his will, surging, gathering, and layering within the meridians of his arm!

First Layer! His Qi and Blood trickled like a stream.

Second Layer! The stream converged into a small river.

Third Layer! The small river rushed forward, accelerating.

Fourth Layer! The waves began to take shape!

Fifth Layer! Sixth Layer! Seventh Layer! Eighth Layer!

He broke through like splitting bamboo, completely unimpeded!

A surging sense of power filled every muscle fiber!

Until he reached the layer that symbolized the limit—

The Ninth Layer!

The violent torrent of Qi and Blood layered, compressed, and gathered power within his arm like a tsunami!

’Now! For me—’

’Explode!!!’

A low roar, suppressed to its absolute limit, erupted from Lin Yi’s throat.

His entire body’s strength twisted into one in an instant. The Owl Dragon Spear became a black bolt of lightning that tore through space, carrying the terrifying might of nine layers of Overlapping Waves as he thrust it out fiercely!

BOOM!!!

In that instant, it was as if a thunderclap had exploded inside the training room!

An incomparably violent wave of energy erupted from the spear tip!

A visible shockwave of white energy swept through the entire space like a hurricane, and the specially-made alloy walls of the training room groaned under the strain!

The dust on the floor was instantly cleared away, forming a momentary vacuum!

But it came at a price!

RIP!

The sleeve on Lin Yi’s right arm was instantly shredded by the violent force!

His entire arm looked as if it had been sliced by countless blades. The skin split apart inch by inch, revealing ghastly wounds deep enough to show bone. Scalding blood shot out like a fountain, instantly dyeing the floor and half of his body red!

For someone like him who had yet to complete the Refinement of his upper limb bones, the burden of instantly unleashing nine times his Qi and Blood was simply too terrifying!

However!

As searing pain washed over him, Lin Yi’s face showed not a hint of agony or frustration. Instead, it was instantly replaced by an almost fanatical delight!

His eyes were frighteningly bright, as if stars were burning within them!

’I did it!’

’Nine-fold power!’

’The real deal!’

’Water Source Spear’s Charging Form—Control Level! Achieved!’

’Spiritual Essence! A thing of Origin! To think it has such a miraculous effect on the Cultivation of a Realm!’

A storm raged in Lin Yi’s heart as an incredibly intense thought grew wildly.

’I must! I must obtain more Spiritual Essence! This will be my shortcut on the path to becoming strong!’

...

At the entrance to the training room.

CLANG!

The spear in Zhang Quan’s hand crashed heavily to the floor, letting out a harsh, metallic clang.

He was utterly dumbfounded, frozen on the spot with his eyes wide as saucers.

He couldn’t believe his eyes!

’What did I just see?!’

’A nine-layered charge?!’

’That signature nine-layered burst of Qi and Blood, and that terrifying thunder and violent wind!’

’Lin Yi... actually achieved a nine-layered charge?!’

’This... how is this possible!’

’How long has he been practicing the Charging Form of the Water Source Spear?’

’From this morning until now, all told... it’s only been half a day!’

’Half a day!’

’Mastering the core of a Realm-based combat technique to the Control Level in half a day?!’

This completely subverted the common sense Zhang Quan had built up over decades in the Martial Dao!

’You have to understand, the Water Source Spear is a Realm-based combat technique!’

’It’s more than ten times more profound and mysterious than basic spear arts!’

’The difficulty of its Cultivation increases exponentially!’

Back in the day, he, Zhang Quan, had also been hailed as a spear prodigy. He came from a long line of martial artists and had started his arduous training with the spear at the tender age of five. It took him a full seven years just to master the basic spear arts to the Control Level!

And yet Lin Yi had mastered the basic spear arts to the Control Level in just one month!

That alone was a monstrous level of talent!

But the difficulty of the Water Source Spear far exceeded that of basic spear arts!

Zhang Quan had originally thought that no matter how talented Lin Yi was, it would take him at least four or five months of patient, grinding work to master the Charging Form to the Control Level.

And the reality?

Half a day!

’What is this?’

’The harder it is, the easier it gets?’

This completely shattered common sense. It was illogical!

Zhang Quan felt like his entire worldview was collapsing and restructuring itself.

He practically staggered over to Lin Yi, his voice trembling from extreme shock:

"Lin... Lin Yi! Just now, you..."

Lin Yi fought back the excruciating pain in his right arm, but he couldn’t hide the excitement and pride on his face. He grinned.

"Teacher! My Charging Form has reached the Ninth Layer! It’s at the Control Level!"

"Ninth Layer... Control Level..." Zhang Quan’s mind went blank. He subconsciously pressed, "You... How did you do it?!"

This was completely beyond his comprehension.

Lin Yi blinked, putting on an expression as if he found it incredible himself, and prevaricated with a half-truth:

"I don’t know either, Teacher. I was just... just practicing, and then I got the feeling for it, my Qi and Blood suddenly flowed smoothly, and then... it just worked?"

The secret of the Spiritual Essence was his greatest trump card; it could never be revealed.

"Just... just practicing... and it... worked?" Zhang Quan was completely baffled, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

That explanation...

It was so simple and unadorned it was despairing!

’Is this the gap between a genius and a mere mortal?’

However, shock was one thing. Ecstasy instantly overwhelmed Zhang Quan!

’Lin Yi is my student!’

’With such a heaven-defying student, how could he, the teacher, not be overjoyed?’

’I share in his glory!’

The next moment, he snapped back to his senses. His gaze fell urgently on Lin Yi’s blood-soaked, gruesome right arm. His expression changed, and his tone filled with concern and gravity:

"Quick! Go to the infirmary and get that wound treated first!"

He stared into Lin Yi’s eyes and warned him with the utmost seriousness:

"Remember! Although your Charging Form has reached the nine-layered Control Level, your body is still only at the First Grade Realm! The strength of your muscles and bones is far from sufficient! In future fights, a six-layered charge is your safe limit!"

"Unless you reach the Perfection of the Third Grade, or you’re in a life-or-death situation where you have to risk it all, you absolutely! Absolutely must not force a nine-layered charge! Otherwise, the backlash will be enough to cripple your arm, or even endanger your life! Do you understand?!"

Reminded by Zhang Quan, Lin Yi finally registered the heart-rending pain coming from his right arm. He couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath, grimacing as he nodded:

"Hiss... Teacher, I understand. I’ll go right now!"

He staggered as he turned, his right arm hanging limply. Blood dripped from his fingertips onto the floor, leaving a trail of glaring red dots.

Every step pulled at the wound, bringing excruciating pain.

The pain was real, but a fire burned in Lin Yi’s heart.

He was practically giddy with delight, even feeling a little smug.

’Backlash?’

’Isn’t that just like going berserk?’

’Would I, Lin Yi, be afraid of that?’

’My Spiritual Essence possesses powerful nourishing and self-healing abilities!’

’As long as I’m still breathing, this kind of external injury can be healed in an instant!’

’This nine-layered charge isn’t some self-destructive ultimate move.’

’It’s clearly a super Big Killing Artifact, tailor-made for me!’

’It’s a fatal trump card to be used when they least expect it!’

’Imagine it: in a life-or-death battle, I unleash the nine-layered charge, heavily wound a powerful enemy with a single spear thrust, and my arm explodes in a shower of blood. The enemy will surely think I’ve lost an arm, that my combat power is greatly diminished, and will lower their guard, maybe even get cocky...’

’Who would ever guess then that my ruptured arm could rapidly heal under the nourishment of the Spiritual Essence?’

’Who would ever guess that as long as I have enough Qi and Blood, I can use this terrifying nine-layered Overlapping Waves again?!’

’This isn’t a one-time-use ultimate move at all!’

’As long as my Qi and Blood can keep up, it’s a super cannon that I can fire indefinitely!’

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