Chapter 43: Su Yuntao's Deep Meditation, Tang Shan's Self-Doubt and Progress in National Martial Arts
Wind Wave's heart was full of surprise, and Su Yuntao also found his opponent difficult to deal with.
The opponent's Spirit abilities were tricky and malicious. Whenever he pulled away slightly, wind blades would fly towards him; if he approached, the wind blades would circle around the opponent, specifically to force back his attacks.
There was also the Wind Trap, specifically designed to bind opponents and slow them down. Su Yuntao felt as if he were deeply trapped in the gale stirred up by his opponent, struggling barely with all his might.
If it weren't for the absolute calm state granted by his Second Soul Skill, he was certain he would have been unable to suppress his irritable emotions and would have acted recklessly, revealing a weakness.
A cyan wind blade condensed once more, tracing a graceful arc and flying straight toward Su Yuntao's chest.
Feeling the little spirit power left in his body, Su Yuntao did not panic. Just as the wind blade was about to hit him, he stomped his foot hard on the ground and sidestepped the attack.
Then he bent down smoothly, like a crouching wolf, and suddenly erupted.
With spirit power bolstering his whole body, he lunged forward suddenly, like a hunter revealing fatal fangs.
Facing Su Yuntao's sudden eruption, the corner of Wind Wave's mouth curled up slightly: Is he out of spirit power?
His combat experience was so rich; whenever a steady and patient opponent suddenly launched a fierce attack, there was most likely only one possibility: their spirit power was nearly exhausted, and rather than letting it drain away, they would rather stake everything on one last gamble.
The first spirit ring beneath his feet flashed. As Wind Wave's figure retreated, cyan currents rapidly condensed in his palm. Within a single breath, Su Yuntao had pounced in front of him, and the wind blade in Wind Wave's hand was perfectly condensed.
"Go!"
As if he had already predicted the result, watching the wind blade fly out, Wind Wave did not continue the pursuit. Instead, his leg muscles exerted force, and he dodged to the side.
Attacks cannot be continuous; one must leave enough time for reaction and evasion.
Holding onto this combat strategy, Wind Wave looked up at Su Yuntao, his pupils shrinking slightly.
"He can even dodge this?"
Seeing the wind blade aimed straight at Su Yuntao, who was currently pouncing in mid-air and seemingly had no room to dodge, what happened next was jaw-dropping.
Su Yuntao's upper body suddenly exerted force, accelerating downward to narrowly graze the wind blade. The psoas major, erector spinae, and latissimus dorsi muscles in his waist all erupted with powerful force, using his amazing core strength to forcibly lift his legs in mid-air. At this moment, he didn't look like a Spirit Master at all, but rather like a giant whale slapping the water's surface.
The sharp wind blade swept over his legs, bringing a chill but taking nothing away.
At this moment, Su Yuntao's mind was blank; he hadn't expected himself to be able to perform such an extreme maneuver.
After landing, he rolled smoothly to alleviate the momentum of his forward lunge.
Watching Wind Wave rapidly pull away, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind. In the next instant, his legs erupted with power, and he chased after him again.
It's settled.
Seeing Su Yuntao instinctively chasing him, a smile appeared on Wind Wave's face.
The extreme maneuver just now had cost quite a bit. Coupled with the previous fierce battle, there probably wasn't much spirit power left in his body. In this round, it seemed he was sure to win.
However, before the thought could settle, Wind Wave felt a chill on his chest, followed by a wave of numbness, and then intense pain surged through him.
A massive impact force blasted him straight off the arena stage.
What just happened? Wind Wave, who had fallen off the stage, was full of confusion. He clearly remembered that Su Yuntao was still quite a distance away from him.
Seeing that he was about to lose his opponent, Su Yuntao remained calm. The previous extreme maneuver, the accumulation of battle after battle during this time, and the Claw Shadow Spirit Ability Su Haichao had once used, caused a flash of inspiration to suddenly explode in his mind.
Rich combat instinct is the best foundational material. He used the Claw Shadow Spirit Ability as the bone and his full-power eruption as the core.
All the remaining spirit power in his body gathered in his left hand. His entire arm rapidly changed; the fur became more lush, and the sharp claws flickered coldly, as if it had truly turned into the forelimb of a wolf.
In the next moment, the arm seemed to disappear into thin air, and a huge Claw Shadow flashed past like lightning.
Su Yuntao's body went limp, and he slumped back onto the ground, his spirit power completely exhausted.
Psh!
A large wound suddenly appeared on Wind Wave's chest. He didn't even have time to react before being knocked off the stage by Su Yuntao's strike.
The situation on the field changed too quickly. Before any of the audience could recover, the match was already over.
After a brief silence, thunderous cheers instantly swept through the entire venue!
"Shan Zi, what was that your big brother just used?
"
Listening to the cheers around him, Su Haichao had to use his spirit power to amplify his voice to ask Tang Shan, his tone full of shock, doubt, and disbelief.
"It seems to be a Self-Created Soul Skill."
Tang Shan also used his spirit power to slightly amplify his voice, his heart also full of shock.
Fortunately, the surroundings were already in an uproar, and their conversation did not attract anyone's attention.
The carriage traveled slowly on the official road, with occasional pedestrians flashing past.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Tang Shan couldn't help but develop strong self-doubt.
Comprehending a Self-Created Soul Skill just by fighting a match, is that reasonable?
It was one thing to have developed an alternative Martial Soul True Body before, but this time he had come up with a Self-Created Soul Skill. This speed of progress was simply too ridiculous.
Looking at Su Yuntao, who was in a state of Deep Meditation, Tang Shan felt like he needed to grow his brain.
——
After Su Yuntao defeated his opponent, he immediately sat down and began cultivating. At first, Tang Shan thought he was just recovering spirit power, but when he didn't exit the cultivation state for a long time, he realized he had actually fallen into Deep Meditation.
With the assistance of the Great Spirit Arena, everyone carefully moved the cultivating Su Yuntao onto a wooden board. To avoid affecting his cultivation, Su Haichao specifically switched to a carriage with better shock absorption. Then, along with the previous driver, the group of four set off on their journey again.
Deep Meditation indeed lived up to its reputation; the level of immersion was very deep. Although they had been as careful as possible during transport, there were still some slight bumps, yet Su Yuntao remained in Deep Meditation until now, without waking up.
An orphan picked up in an alley by chance, a brother with looked-down-upon talent, abandoned in a sense, a father whose strength wasn't top-tier but wasn't weak either, a mother who had long since passed away, a logic-defying spirit ring ratio, the talent for battle epiphanies and growing stronger through combat, the dream of traveling the continent—with all these traits, he only lacked a girl met during his travels to collect all the hallmarks of a Xuanhuan protagonist.
The more he thought about it, the more Tang Shan felt something was wrong with his big brother. This kind of talent template was simply too ridiculous, making him feel like he had to grow his brain desperately just to keep up.
This is clearly the Douluo Continent, so why would a standard Xuanhuan protagonist template appear? Fortunately, there's still one key Golden Finger missing.
Tang Shan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly thought that he had read many novels, including many where a transmigrator becomes someone else's Golden Finger.
Could it be that I am the Golden Finger and Big Brother is the real protagonist?
Tang Shan, who was lost in thought, was gently patted awake by Su Haichao.
"Shan Zi, Yuntao has been cultivating for so long, there won't be any problems with his body, right?"
Seeing the worry on Su Haichao's face, Tang Shan quickly comforted him: "Dad, it's fine. After falling into Deep Meditation, the body's energy consumption drops to the minimum, and the spirit power from heaven and earth can partially maintain the body's needs. He might just need to rest for a few days after the meditation ends."
Relieved, Su Haichao couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth curl up again.
"Shan Zi, do you think Yuntao can cultivate to the level of a Titled Douluo in the future?"
"Highly likely." Tang Shan's affirmative answer made Su Haichao overjoyed.
In fact, Tang Shan wasn't lying. Setting aside the Immortal Herbs in that "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Pot," based on Su Yuntao's current talent alone, by using Spirit Fusion to improve the compatibility between his Spirit and himself, along with the Rank increase from normally absorbing spirit rings, and the Cultivation Technique derived from his Spirit and Bloodline, the Realm of Titled Douluo was distant but not unreachable for him.
Moreover, Tang Shan suspected that his big brother was likely a natural combat Genius. Although not as crazy as that Sword Fanatic from the douluo two era who would fall into Deep Meditation just by fighting an evenly matched opponent, it was enough to see that his Comprehension Ability was outstanding.
If he encountered a Bottleneck in the future, he might be able to achieve a Breakthrough by finding an opponent of equal strength and fighting. Combined with the Immortal Herbs he would likely obtain in the future, Su Yuntao's path to becoming a Titled Douluo had already been paved by himself and Tang Shan.
Why did he feel more and more like a tool man the more he thought about it?
The carriage slowly stopped. At this time, the sun was high in the sky; it was noon.
"It's noon, Shan Zi, let's get off and rest for a while."
Tang Shan nodded. Su Haichao simply lit a campfire, took out a pot from his spirit tool, and heated up the food they were carrying.
Tang Shan found an open space, his punches and kicks creating violent air blasts.
Pa pa pa!
His punches and kicks carried the wind, containing extraordinary power. As his muscles and bones rang in unison, Ming Jin - A stage erupted smoothly.
Ming Jin - A stage is a pure force, not energy. With this force, one can temper the skin, flesh, and tendons. Now, his skin and flesh have been tempered to their current limit, with no more potential to be tapped, and his tendons are almost fully honed. At most, it will take another day or two to completely finish the tempering.
Calculating the gains of this period, Tang Shan was very satisfied. Although his spirit power Rank had not broken through, his overall strength was still rapidly improving. Every day, he could clearly perceive the progress in his physical fitness, and the spirit power in his body became more active due to the strengthening of his body.
Without using any Spirit Ability, Tang Shan took a deep breath, his hands hanging naturally, then his right hand suddenly erupted.
Puchi!
His right hand silently pressed onto the nearby tree trunk. After withdrawing his palm, the surface of the tree trunk seemed fine, but upon careful inspection, one could find it was covered with tiny holes.
An Jin!
A smile appeared on Tang Shan's face. During this period, by using his First Soul Skill, he had already mastered the method of releasing An Jin, but he hadn't practiced it much before because he didn't want to be distracted.
Now that Ming Jin - A stage has reached Perfection, only the final body tempering remains. Once the tempering is complete, he can use An Jin to refine his bones and internal organs. At that time, internal strengthening will drive external power, and his physical fitness will leap forward again.
When he reaches the Hua Jin Realm, he can also use the resonance method to perform Marrow Cleansing and Bone Refinement.
Even if the marrow cleansing is completed, he will certainly have reached Rank 20 by then. After absorbing his second spirit ring, his overall attributes will inevitably improve once more.
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