stjorthotic Chapter 65 Great Success
Chapter 65 Great Success
"Hmph!"
Another ten days have passed in the west courtyard residence.
With a low shout, the six layers of force at Chen Luo's fist instantly froze and overlapped, then contracted to their maximum extent.
The next instant, the force erupted!
To the naked eye, Chen Luo simply threw a punch, but in an instant, he completed the three steps of stacking, retracting, and bursting forth.
At the very moment the fist was thrown, under his "seeing the big picture from small details" vision, he clearly saw a dark gray vortex condense three inches from the tip of his fist, slowly dissipating as if steam were rising from water.
That represents the superposition of six layers of force. Logically, he should have controlled the dissipating vortex to retract and generate new force before the old force dissipated. If he had done it perfectly, it would have been the seventh layer of the Nine Yang Force.
However, each time, he was always just a little short; either the force couldn't be combined, or the old and new forces shrunk and became sluggish.
The closest they came was because the sixth layer of energy was too powerful and fierce, while the seventh layer of energy was weak in comparison. The old energy overwhelmed the new energy, and the combination of the two still resulted in the sixth layer of energy.
But this time, as he watched the slowly receding gray vortex, Chen Luo's heart suddenly stirred.
I have always been committed to making the burst of new energy more perfect, so as to avoid being overshadowed by the six layers of old energy.
Why not change direction and make the old style less forceful?
Or, why not try to make the old strength a bit more flexible?
With a bit more flexibility, the flow of new and old energy becomes smoother.
With a thought flashing through his mind, Chen Luoyin had an epiphany. With a slight movement of his mind, he saw a wisp of white light seeping out from the deep gray vortex that represented the sixth level of power!
As this wisp of white light bloomed, it was as if sand had met water, and the entire cyclone instantly became as supple as flowing water.
A glint flashed in Chen Luo's eyes, and his fist shot forward, unleashing its final burst of power!
boom!
The force was released like a torrent.
Chen Luo slowly withdrew his fist, lowered his head, clenched his fist, and looked up.
【Nine Yang Strength (Mastery): 1/400】
"Sevenfold Strength, Perfected!"
A surge of immense excitement welled up within Chen Luo, who felt as if he had been struck by lightning. "So the key to the Seventh Level of Strength lies in adding a touch of gentleness to the fierce power of the Sixth Level!"
Strength within gentleness is resilience!
Chen Luo excitedly experienced the changes within himself.
The Sevenfold Strength truly represents the pinnacle of mastery. Even though his strength had dissipated, he still felt his muscles were firm, as if they contained a tremendous force, ready to be unleashed at any moment. His internal organs also seemed more stable, and his spirit was greatly invigorated.
This is what makes martial arts so addictive: to comprehend the extraordinary in the ordinary, to accumulate little by little until a breakthrough, and to continuously improve one's physique and strength until one achieves the extraordinary!
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his heart filled with countless emotions.
After more than six months of hard work and continuous practice, I have finally taken this step.
He walked out of the courtyard and found Huang Mingyuan in the north wing.
There was another disciple beside Huang Mingyuan. As the headmaster, Huang Mingyuan would occasionally give guidance to his disciples. The disciple in front of him must have come to receive guidance.
Upon seeing Chen Luo arrive, Huang Mingyuan waved to the disciple to wait a moment. He then looked at Chen Luo and noticed a peculiar glint in his eyes. Huang Mingyuan's heart stirred, and he had some guesses, but he was also somewhat incredulous at his own guesses.
Finally, he said gently, "Chen Luo, what is it?"
With other disciples around, he naturally maintained an air of inner peace and elegance.
Chen Luo didn't recognize the disciple, but he didn't try to hide it. He simply smiled and told him that his Nine Yang Strength had reached its peak.
The disciple next to him stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Excellent! Excellent!" Huang Mingyuan's eyes shone brightly. "In just three months, you've gone from breaking through the fifth level of internal energy to mastering the Nine Yang Force! Excellent!"
He said "good" three times in a row, no longer maintaining any decorum, his excitement overflowing.
He hesitated for a moment, then said in a resounding voice, "Wait one day! Tomorrow, I will personally escort you to the Qingyun Martial Arts School!"
"Yes."
Chen Luo smiled and agreed. Although he didn't know why he had to wait another day, he didn't mind having a little more time and could use it to reflect.
Not long after he left, news of his mastery of the Nine Yang Strength spread throughout the entire private school.
In a corner of the training ground, more than a dozen disciples gathered together, all looking shocked and incredulous.
"Xu Cheng, do you really believe what you're saying?"
One of the disciples' eyes widened. "Chen Luo was only at the fifth level of the Qi realm three months ago, and you're telling me he's achieved mastery of the Nine Yang Qi realm today?"
"Absolutely true!" the disciple called Xu Cheng exclaimed urgently, "I was there when Chen Luo reported to Headmaster Huang; I heard and saw it with my own eyes!"
"If that's the case, he's only been at my Licheng Martial Arts Academy for half a year, yet he's already progressed from the fourth level of strength to the seventh level?!"
"This speed is even faster than Song Ruokui back then, it's simply monstrous."
One disciple frowned. "With such a prodigy like him, he is very likely to reach the Inner Realm in the future. Although we haven't directly targeted him these days, we've been using him as a weapon to put pressure on Principal Huang. If he really does reach the Inner Realm in the future, wouldn't we be standing against someone who has reached the Inner Realm?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened. Although they came from prestigious families, and some disciples even had Inner Realm experts backing them up, if Chen Luo really became an Inner Realm expert, it would undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on them.
"If you're scared now, you shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess in the first place."
Liu Tao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. He looked around at everyone and said slowly, "This was originally a bet with Master Huang. Since we've already taken to the table, how can we not lose? If you were afraid of losing, you shouldn't have placed your bets in the first place."
"Besides, he hasn't even entered the inner realm yet, and the outcome is still uncertain. Why are you throwing yourselves into chaos?"
He sneered and said loudly, "Of those who enter the Qingyun Martial Arts School, only one in ten achieves the Inner Realm. The path of martial arts is never smooth sailing. Even someone as strong as Song Ruokui was stuck at the sixth level of strength for over two years before finally achieving mastery recently. Does Chen Luo really possess such heaven-defying abilities, truly able to advance triumphantly all the way?"
"Even if we assume he really became an Inner Realm expert, the target of our pressure was Principal Huang. We deliberately left ourselves a way out and didn't directly offend him. Does he think he can kill you all for that?"
Liu Tao, who was always the leader of the disciples, spoke these words in a way that was both resounding and thought-provoking. The disciples were shocked by his words and, after thinking about them for a moment, their expressions softened considerably.
"Senior Brother Liu is right; he might not be able to enter the inner realm!"
"Exactly! Even if he becomes an inner demon, we haven't directly offended him. He can't possibly kill us, so why be so cowardly!"
"I don't believe he can break through the inner realm; no one can have such smooth sailing all the time!"
"..."
The disciples discussed among themselves, and their earlier unease gradually dissipated. After Liu Tao's impassioned speech, they even felt inexplicably indignant.
And so it went until nightfall.
In his residence in the west courtyard, Chen Luo did not slack off despite his breakthrough to the Great Perfection stage, and continued to practice the Nine Yang Force.
【Nine Yang Strength (Mastery): 1/400】
He threw a punch, the powerful force intertwined with a peculiar resilience.
This was precisely the blend of strength and softness that he had grasped during his breakthrough that morning. He had only practiced it once before going to find Master Huang, and now he was carefully experiencing it.
If it were someone else, after demonstrating the soft force once, they might need to practice hundreds or thousands of times to master it.
Fortunately, he has a progress panel called "One Certificate, Permanent Certificate". Once he has used the Soft Force during a moment of enlightenment, he can perfectly replicate it every time afterward.
"This flexibility is not weakness; it makes the powerful force of the six layers of strength easier to control and also very easy to penetrate." He said thoughtfully.
Just like dropping a drop of thick ink into water, turning the entire basin of clear water black, this gentle force is like thick ink on clear water. Just a trace of it can make the originally powerful force become incredibly flexible.
"Does the extreme of Yang give rise to Yin?"
Chen Luo pondered, "Nine Yang Strength, the name contains the word 'Yang,' but to master it, yang must give rise to yin, so a touch of yin must be added."
"Moreover, this gentleness did not weaken the original strength, but rather harmonized it, making my power more concentrated, more enduring, and more subtle."
He threw another punch, and from a perspective that reveals the subtle details, one could clearly see the masculine force merging with that newly born, restrained feminine force.
"Primarily Yang energy, with Yin energy subtly emerging, combining strength and gentleness." Chen Luo understood.
At this point, he finally understood why the Nine Yang Force was considered to be perfected with seven levels of force; the subtle Yin energy that was generated when the seven levels of force were unleashed was undoubtedly the key.
At the same time, drawing inferences from one instance to another, he vaguely guessed that what Instructor Li once said about needing to master the Nine Yang Strength to enter the inner realm was probably also related to this trace of Yin-soft strength.
However, the specifics of the connection will only be known after joining the Qingyun Martial Arts School.
As night deepened, he was about to blow out the lamp when there was a knock at the courtyard gate.
It's late at night, who would come to the door at this hour?
Chen Luo frowned slightly, becoming wary, and casually used his vertical pupils to peek through the crack in the door.
He hesitated for a moment, then opened the door.
The person outside the door was Liu Tao, whose face was full of friendly smiles, and whose arrogance during the day had completely disappeared.
"Greetings, Junior Brother Chen."
Chen Luo raised an eyebrow. "What do you want?"
"Having heard that Junior Brother has achieved mastery of the Nine Yang Strength, I have come here specifically to offer my congratulations on this joyous occasion."
As he spoke, he picked up a brocade box from the ground beside him and said with a smile, "I've come to apologize to my junior brother while I'm at it."