Chapter 139: Extreme Speed (II)

At dawn, the forest was veiled in mist. Since the last spell of five or six days of rain, the weather had cleared up. There had been a few cloudy days in between, but no more rainfall. Lin Zheyu rose early that morning but didn't go out searching. His mission was already complete.

It had been four days since his last limit-breaking session, so he felt that it was time for another harvest.

"This time, I should gain 2 units of Origin Force. That should be enough to raise the Mountain Shattering Leg to Perfection," Lin Zheyu glanced at the data within his consciousness and muttered to himself.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent]

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 0]

[Skills: Mountain Shattering Leg (Advanced Mastery: 12%), Sixfold Saber (Advanced Mastery: 68%), Golden Goose Technique (Eighth Stage: 48%), Tortoise Breath Grand Method (Third Stage: 5%)]

He had already used Origin Force twice to enhance the Mountain Shattering Leg, but it had only reached 12% into the Advanced Mastery stage.

Now, when using the technique at full strength, he could unleash eighteen consecutive strikes—more than he ever managed with the Mountain Shattering Palm. However, since he had defined the Perfection stage as being able to use the Mountain Shattering Leg without restraint, the technique still fell short of that mark.

Sounds of fists cutting through the air resonated from the cave as Lin Zheyu began another bout of intense training. After nine days of mastering the blood qi burst technique of the Mountain Shattering Palm, Lin Zheyu had even incorporated it into the Barbaric Ox Fist. Each punch thundered forward, the unleashed power immense and awe-inspiring.

Time flowed by slowly. After six hours of continuous exertion, Lin Zheyu reached his limit, and his essence, qi, and spirit united as his whole being seemed to transcend itself. A powerful surge of euphoria welled up from within.

The sensation was far beyond the fleeting pleasure of a few moments at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. Despite the aching pain across his muscles, a look of satisfaction spread across his face.

"

Hah... hah...

" Lin Zheyu exhaled softly, sitting cross-legged as he began to restore his blood qi.

Within ten minutes, the soreness faded as streams of blood qi circulated through his body, soothing his battered muscles. He then dipped his hands into a wooden basin of cool water. Mixed within were powdered herbs from ten sets of the Blood-Nourishing Bone-Fortifying Decoction, enough to serve as the energy source for 2 units of Origin Force to advance his Mountain Shattering Leg further.

During his time in the Daba Mountains, the realm of Lin Zheyu's Golden Goose Technique had not improved at all, while his stock of Blood-Nourishing Bone-Fortifying Decoction ingredients had dwindled sharply. Of the seventy portions he brought, only forty remained, all spent on improving the Mountain Shattering Palm and Mountain Shattering Leg.

Yet Lin Zheyu felt no regret. Compared to upgrading the Golden Goose Technique, enhancing the Mountain Shattering Palm and Mountain Shattering Leg offered a far greater boost to combat power.

The Golden Goose Technique had only eight stages, only allowing its user to reach the fourth transformation of blood qi. Even if he perfected it fully and advanced to that level, his overall strength would increase by no more than 20%.

But once the Mountain Shattering Palm and Mountain Shattering Leg reached Perfection, his offensive power would triple, and that was an astonishing feat. Even a cultivator at the sixth transformation of blood qi, the Furnace Transformation, might not achieve such an increase.

Let's begin.

He wanted to triple his speed as well, and that was a far more difficult task. There was still a long road ahead before that could be achieved.

The first step was to refine the Mountain Shattering Leg to Perfection, so he could unleash it freely. Then he would perfect the Golden Goose Technique. Finally, he would merge the blood qi burst technique of the Mountain Shattering Leg into the flow of the Golden Goose Technique itself.

The Golden Goose Technique demanded extremely delicate control of blood qi circulation. To fuse such a violent burst technique into it would not be easy. Food must be eaten one bite at a time, while roads must be walked step by step. The path of martial cultivation could never be rushed.

Use 2 units of Origin Force to advance the Mountain Shattering Leg.

As the thought left his mind, his consciousness blurred and slipped into a special inner space. There, Lin Zheyu began his tireless, unending cultivation. He had already reached complete comprehension of the Mountain Shattering Leg. What he sought now was to strengthen his legs' ability to withstand the violent bursts of blood qi.

Through each full-powered strike and each cycle of tearing his muscles, tendons, bones, and skin before rapidly healing them, his legs grew tougher and more resilient. At the same time, his understanding of the blood qi burst technique deepened with every unending repetition. His insights had long surpassed the descriptions in the Mountain Shattering Palm manual, though they amounted only to subtle refinements built upon its foundation.

This blood qi burst technique was immensely powerful and profoundly complex. To make any significant breakthroughs would require both an exalted martial cultivation realm and deep theoretical mastery. For now, he could only rely on practice and experience, adjusting, refining, and perfecting the technique little by little through countless hours of relentless training.

After several seconds, Lin Zheyu slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long, heavy breath of turbid air.

It's done! The Mountain Shattering Leg has reached Perfection!

Lin Zheyu looked into his consciousness interface, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent]

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 0]

[Skills: Mountain Shattering Leg (Perfection), Sixfold Saber (Advanced Mastery: 68%), Golden Goose Technique (Eighth Stage: 48%), Tortoise Breath Grand Method (Third Stage: 5%)]

The Perfection of the Mountain Shattering Leg was a completely different concept from that of the Mountain Shattering Palm. When the Palm technique reached Perfection, he could only unleash sixteen consecutive strikes at full power. But with the Mountain Shattering Leg at Perfection, Lin Zheyu could now use it without restraint. As a matter of fact, he could use it until every last drop of his blood qi was exhausted.

Before employing the blood qi burst technique, his body could sustain full-power output for about twenty minutes. Once he activated it, his blood qi would erupt with triple the force. However, because this technique was exceedingly violent, the expenditure was immense, with each use of the Mountain Shattering Leg consuming nearly four times the usual amount of blood qi. In other words, Lin Zheyu could now use the Mountain Shattering Leg without restraint, maintaining triple his original attack power for about five minutes.

With my current strength, I should be able to hold my own even against a martial artist at the sixth transformation of blood qi,

thought Lin Zheyu to himself.

He circulated his blood qi power and poured it into his legs. With a thunderous boom, he shot forward like a cannonball, his speed astonishing and far beyond his previous limit. The scenery blurred around him as the roaring wind whistled past his ears.

Extreme speed, triple speed!

A faint smile tugged at the corner of Lin Zheyu's lips.

Just as he had predicted, channeling the blood qi burst technique directly into the Golden Goose Technique greatly enhanced its speed. Now that the Mountain Shattering Leg had reached Perfection, his legs could unleash the blood qi burst technique without fear of injury.

Damn it, I'm about to crash!

Seeing a massive tree directly ahead, Lin Zheyu's heart lurched in alarm. The blood qi burst technique was extremely violent and difficult to control. In truth, it could only be used for straight-line acceleration as he had no control over turning, dodging, or maneuvering.

Boom!

Lin Zheyu drove his right leg into the ground, bracing himself and lessening his forward momentum as his fists smashed into the trunk ahead, splintering it into fragments.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Phew! I almost ran straight into it. At present, channeling the blood qi burst technique into the Golden Goose Technique only works for straight-line bursts. I can't even manage the simplest evasive turns,

Lin Zheyu murmured inwardly.

To fully merge it with the Golden Goose Technique, he would need even finer control over the blood qi burst technique. He decided to make it the foundation of the Golden Goose Technique's ninth stage. Once he perfected the eighth stage, he would integrate the blood qi burst technique into it to forge a new, higher realm.

"It's about time I checked on that beast. No matter what, I have to return today, or else Leader Xu might start thinking something's happened to me," muttered Lin Zheyu as he tidied up his belongings and began walking toward the cave that reeked of sinister Yin energy.

He had lingered in the Daba Mountains these extra few days precisely to study the formation, the coffin, and the mutated beast within the cave.