pappabearbooks Chapter 501 - 462: Five Elements Mastery, Hidden Ming Strength, Creation of True Skill
Chapter 501 - 462: Five Elements Mastery, Hidden Ming Strength, Creation of True Skill
As for the requirements for subsequent advancement, Meng Chuan had some insights in the mysterious way.Combining his creation process just now, he mused:
"The conditions for Five Qi Chaoyuan to advance to the fifth tier, and even the sixth tier.
Most likely requires the integration of the Five Elements at the True Skill level to comprehend fully.
I’m afraid if one wants to advance to the seventh tier and even further, the conditions may involve mastering Divine Skills..."
Just like the path of Martial Arts cultivation, the advancement of core traits is increasingly difficult to tread as one goes further.
But that doesn’t matter, what of Divine Skills, I already practice a top-level one.
As long as I am willing to work hard and think, with the blessing of these traits, Meng Chuan fears nothing.
At the same time, the newly added effect of the [Five Elements Control] is another pleasant surprise for him.
It comprehensively strengthened his practical skills related to the Five Elements.
Meng Chuan felt that even if this effect was given a trait on its own.
It would have to be among the best in Intermediate traits.
Moreover, the descriptive entry of "increased to a certain extent" can continue to improve as the core traits advance.
It matures fully, not lagging with changes in strength.
Joy was evident on Meng Chuan’s face.
After working hard for so long, it was truly not in vain.
Returning to his senses, he tried to fill the Five Elements Wheel with two recently Limit Breaking low-level traits, [Earth Control] and [Twisting Strength].
The wheel spun, and five-colored light unfolded in succession, Meng Chuan couldn’t help but sigh:
"It’s been a long time, my Five Elements Martial Theories can continue to [cheat] now."
All along, when filling the Five Elements Wheel, he could gain support from the Five Elements Martial Theories.
Recently relying solely on thoughts was really laborious...
Everything returned to tranquility, and after digesting the newly formed insights, Meng Chuan looked at the core methods section.
[Five Elements Qiankun Method: Three Limit Breaks (1%)]
Proficiency did not improve, nothing happened...
The insights of Martial Theories he had taken, why such a situation occurred.
Without further thought, he reversed and dragged the Intermediate trait [Five Elements Dharma Body] into it again.
A moment later, the panel changed:
[Five Elements Qiankun Method: Three Limit Breaks (1%) → (10%)]
Meng Chuan nodded and pondered:
"As expected, from the third to the fourth Limit Break process, low-level traits can no longer serve as fuel."
But Intermediate traits, the efficiency in improving proficiency hasn’t changed.
Still 10%, which is unexpectedly delightful.
First-class ordinary Five Elements Fist Skills basically can acquire Intermediate traits.
And low-level True Skill Fist, Limit Breaking mostly are Intermediate traits.
However, relatively speaking, are somewhat better.
Meng Chuan thought for a moment and combined it with the [Five Elements Dharma Wheel] he had yet to activate, requiring five Dharma Body traits.
Decided to focus on True Skills.
Moreover, he urgently needed an improvement in Qi Blood.
The Five Elements Martial Theories, after experiences, have further advanced, so it’s right to tackle more difficult challenges to gain more Qi Blood.
Daily fist skill class time is limited; it’s impossible to finish in eight, nine hours and then spend another six hours on ordinary first-class fists.
In that case, no time for other developments in areas.
Mind cultivation, body hardening, and auxiliary courses, Martial Arts must develop comprehensively.
...
Early the next day, Meng Chuan was practicing boxing in the courtyard, when he saw Wang Ye heading out early.
Wang Ye yawned and asked:
"Old Meng, today is our Wudang’s little competition day, want to take a stroll together?"
Meng Chuan waved his hand in refusal:
"No, I wish you to achieve a good ranking."
After the morning workout, he was about to experiment with the effects of [Five Elements Control].
Along with starting to study the Four remaining attribute fist skills in King Xiang’s [Five Elements Qiankun Fist], except for the Core Fusion Flame Burst Fist.
If the effect of Five Elements Control is good, Meng Chuan feels, like Professor Li from United University, he could deduce it without much problem.
Be it low-level True Skill Fists, he’s most adept at the Five Elements style, Meng Chuan is very confident.
At ten in the morning, he returned to Lion Peak’s Nine Dragon Pool.
Standing by the poolside, staring at his reflection in the water, he contemplated:
"Five Elements Control covers all aspects of the Five Elements, first try to maneuver the Water Attribute, see how much pool water can be [borrowed]."
Meng Chuan calmly watched the Nine Dragon Pool, the surface constantly brushed by the waterfall above, rippling.
Slowly, he squatted down, pressing his hand on the surface of the water.
Kidney Water Qi was instantly maneuvered out.
For a moment, the pool surface was turbulent, waves surging.
Meng Chuan’s hand continued downwards, deeply submerged in the water.
The Nine Dragon Pool surface suddenly recessed, forming a massive whirlpool.
Then, he abruptly pulled his hand out, and with the motion of his raised arm, the entire waterscape groaned under the strain.
Simultaneously, the depth of the Nine Dragon Pool visibly decreased significantly to the naked eye.
Where did the water go?
The massive pool water, with the motion of his hand, as if a suspended galaxy was pulled out forcibly!
Countless droplets refracted rainbows under the sunlight as if shattering a rainbow, scattering it into this reversed waterfall.
When the water dragon climbed to a height of a hundred meters, he formed his left hand into a virtual fist.
Benefitting from Kidney Water Qi control enhancement, he firmly grasped the water dragon.
Wrapping, compressing, concentrating it!
The vast water curtain instantly collapsed, condensed into a three-meter-wide deep blue arc cover, encircling Meng Chuan, the terrifying water power skyrocketed.
The power of water depends on both the gathered quantity and the propulsion force.
Enhancement of Five Elements Control allowed him to borrow a massive amount of water from the pool.
As for propulsion...
...
An unknown number of tons of pool water was compressed together with such high density that even the surrounding light was distorted.
Through the crystalline water, countless dark currents could be seen squeezing and twisting inside, as if the captured torrents were still struggling.
Meng Chuan was still contemplating further compressing it smaller to unleash greater power.
Unfortunately, this couldn’t be achieved at present; stronger mastery of the Five Elements was needed.
Thinking of this:
"I’ll return it to you."
Meng Chuan threw his right fist, and the highly compressed water curtain around him suddenly converged into a massive blue-white spear.
During its descent, it rubbed against the air, creating blazing white steam. The punch was like a celestial god hurling a frozen meteor.
At the instant of contact with the pool surface, there was first a strange absolute silence.
Immediately following, a dragon-like roar exploded around the pool.
The twice-compressed pool water burst radially, with each droplet carrying the bone-chilling cold hidden deep within Meng Chuan’s kidney water Qi.
This icy intent was something he comprehended earlier in the "Glacier Imagery World" while following the glacier crane.
Crackle, crackle...
The area around the pool quickly froze, leaving a ring of frost marks that crystallized frost patterns on the riverside rocks.
The top of the surging water column formed a ten-zhang wide ice crystal lotus flower, which then instantly exploded.
By the time the ice lotus shattered into countless crystal fragments floating down, Jiulong Pool’s water level had returned to its original state.
Except the bottom of the pool now had countless intersecting gorges.
These were the scars left on the earth by the fist strength, yet to be smoothed over.
The surface waves hadn’t subsided, and Meng Chuan’s gaze went straight through the water, staring at the myriad grooves at the bottom.
The fist strength seemed to hit the surface, but in reality, the dark currents had long penetrated the rock layer.
He withdrew his gaze, using the perception gained from his punching.
In his moves of stretching fists and swinging legs, there was an unusual "Dark Strength" hidden.
Normal Dark Strength appears inconspicuous yet conducts power throughout the body.
It’s the method of exerting force that a Martial Artist stage learns.
Yet the "Dark Strength" of Meng Chuan at this moment was extraordinary.
On the surface, it still appeared unimpressive.
But in reality, as soon as it struck a rock face, countless punches followed.
The rumbling explosions echoed, and Meng Chuan stopped and stood still.
On the rock wall, not only was the surface struck with a massive depression.
The bottom of the depression was covered with cracked patterns.
A gentle push, and a ten-meter-high rock wall collapsed instantly, disintegrating into rubble on the ground.
This cracking caused by the Dark Strength was not merely penetrating force that entered the body.
It was also the explosive power that burst instantly after penetration.
It was like a "fierce Ming Strength" hidden within the Dark Strength.
Compared to the Ming Strength displayed openly, the two were opposites, one overt and one covert.
With countless punches stacking on it, the Ming Strength emphasized form, the "Ming Strength in the dark" emphasized intent.
This was Meng Chuan’s current martial understanding of Water Attribute fists, which was also his Xingyi comprehension.
One punch unleashed, double forces exploded.
Not only "Overlapping Waves," but also able to "Shatter Rocks."
In the sea of consciousness, the panel glimmered, and a new fist technique was being generated.
"Overlapping Waves Shattering Rock Fist."
Meng Chuan skipped the naming phase entirely, just like Professor Li naming the Heart Fire Fist.
He used the name of the kidney-water punching technique from Xiangwang’s Five Elements Fist.
[Overlapping Waves Shattering Rock Fist: Mastery (1%) Awaiting Limit Breaking]
[Limit Breaking Trait: Water Wave Dharma Body (Intermediate)]
With the Flame Burst Fist and its Limit Breaking [Fire Flame Body] as a precedent, he was indeed not mistaken.
The additional four Dharma Body traits needed for the Five Elements Wheel were precisely created through the Five Elements Qiankun Fist.
Xiangwang truly was a genius!
That Meng Chuan could create this fist technique was truly standing on the shoulders of this Celestial King.
Turning this Water Element punching technique from the Five Elements Fist into a punch move.
Then adding his own innovations and practices, combining them into a completely new fist technique.
It sounds simple, but it required extremely high levels of understanding and control over martial knowledge of the Water Attribute, the technique itself, and the profound comprehension.
For Meng Chuan to create it was truly no easy feat.
It was the accumulation of bits and pieces before, now finally blooming.
The newly born Qi Blood continually emerged, merging into his limbs and bones, eventually gathering into the meridian pathways, successively lighting up two stars.
At this moment, within the star path, there were already 48 little stars shining brilliantly.
"Just from the Qi Blood, it’s increased by over two hundred. From entry to mastery, such an increase in Qi Blood is undoubtedly a hallmark of a lower-level True Skill fist technique."
Meng Chuan was quite emotional; the creation of True Skill fists belonged exclusively to Grandmaster level and above experts.
For him to reach this step, he was already far ahead of others in the same realm.
Looking at the panel, this newly created fist technique was currently at a mastery level.
"Although Overlapping Waves Shattering Rock Fist was created by me, it has not yet reached Perfection..."
The reason being that he wasn’t "familiar" enough with the technique yet.
Having just created it, it needed more practice.
Through subsequent training, the proficiency growth rate would likely far exceed the efficiency of normal practice.
Until it reached the state of Perfection, as he contemplated the path to the next Limit Breaking, breaking through the limits he had created himself.
The rate of proficiency accumulation would then return to normal.
As for the specific moves within the fist technique, Meng Chuan thought about it; there were approximately nine moves in total.
Having to name each move himself touched upon his weak spot...
As everyone knows, he is terrible at naming...