"I need to change my approach, I can't channel my power all at once like before."
Bai Ziyue quickly came up with a solution.
The human body has countless blood vessels dispersed throughout the flesh. If the power is channeled all at once, step by step passing to the arm, the force does become stronger, but the pressure is too high and might cause blood vessels to burst, leading to unimaginable consequences.
Therefore, he decided to distribute the pressure and only integrate the power from the main artery.
This way, the pressure is reduced and won't damage himself. Once fully executed, the power would instead become stronger.
Thinking about it, he decided to act. When his physical strength gradually recovered, and his originally swollen arm was flushed through the control of power and restored, Bai Ziyue began practicing again.
Twist Body Punch!
Thud!
A crisp sound of fist force, a surge of air was visibly expelled.
"The intensity is still a bit strong but it's barely acceptable."
Bai Ziyue frowned slightly, feeling some swelling pain in his arm, but it wasn't as terrifying as the first time.
Moreover, this time, the duration spent channeling his power was greatly reduced, only taking six seconds.
He believed that as he became more proficient in this fist technique, he would definitely reduce the time needed to channel his power significantly.
The only thing troubling him was the significant loss of physical strength.
Each channeling of power consumed a lot of his physical strength. After just a few practices, he felt exhausted and his stomach growled with hunger.
He had no choice but to stop his training.
Name: Bai Ziyue
Power: 1.93 (cannot be increased)
Speed: 1.85 (cannot be increased)
Physique: 2.01 (cannot be increased)
Spirit: 1.80 (cannot be increased)
Martial Arts: Zen Meditation Perfection (cannot be increased)
Eighteen Linked Blades (Uninitiated, cannot be increased)
One-character Punch (Uninitiated, cannot be increased)
Immortal Technique: Purple Qi Divine Observation Technique (Uninitiated, cannot be increased)
Soul Energy: 1237
"Indeed, it's impossible to achieve entry level with just a short period of practice."
Looking at his data, Bai Ziyue couldn't resist his fatigue and lay down on the bed, falling asleep.
...
Before dawn the next day, Bai Ziyue naturally woke up.
The habits developed at Ming Pearl Restaurant couldn't be changed overnight.
Of course, Bai Ziyue didn't want to change them.
Waking up early isn't a bad thing. Since he was awake, he didn't plan to laze around in bed and got up directly.
After his routine wash, Bai Ziyue went to the martial arts field.
Returning to the old place, Bai Ziyue's mindset was completely different.
Whether in terms of strength or status, he had undergone a significant transformation since back then.
The martial arts field was empty at this time, so Bai Ziyue went straight to the weapon rack and drew a wooden saber.
Eighteen Linked Blades!
Bai Ziyue began practicing directly.
Compared to the strenuous and taxing One-character Punch, utilizing the Eighteen Linked Blades brought him a sense of fluidity and ease.
One blade following another, each strike connecting smoothly.
Although occasionally, due to excessive speed, the power transmission had some errors, the momentum of each continuous strike gave him a sense of exhilaration.
Faster! Faster! Faster!
In the dark, the wooden saber wielded by him turned into a series of shadows, slicing through the air with whooshing sounds as the power was transmitted.
Very quickly, all eighteen strikes were executed, Bai Ziyue exhaled lightly, a peculiar expression on his face.
"It seems today's practice of Eighteen Linked Blades was much easier than yesterday.
The power transmission seems smoother and more forceful?"
Bai Ziyue was somewhat puzzled. Then a thought sparked and he immediately remembered his practice of the One-character Punch yesterday.
"Could it be…"
Bai Ziyue had a sudden realization and a guess formed in his mind.
The One-character Punch itself is a method of channeling power. Although he hadn't reached entry level, his practice yesterday naturally enhanced his control over power.
Now, when performing Eighteen Linked Blades, it was less cumbersome.
"No wonder Mr. Hou said this secret manual is a bit special when he gave it to me yesterday. So, this is what's special about it.
It appears that the One-character Punch has an augmentative effect on the training of other martial arts. If I can reach entry level or even small success or great success in One-character Punch, won't my speed in mastering other martial arts significantly improve?"
Bai Ziyue couldn't help but feel excited.
All along, what had been limiting him besides soul energy was the time required to reach entry level.
When it came to mastering a martial art or cultivation technique to entry level, he had no distinct advantage over others.
If he could rely on the power-channeling method of One-character Punch to shorten the time needed to reach entry level in other martial arts, it would certainly accelerate his strength growth.
Thus, Bai Ziyue immediately stopped his practice of Eighteen Linked Blades and turned to practicing the One-character Punch.
Twist Body Punch!
Thud!
Power surged, the air emitted a crisp sound.
"No, this consumes too much stamina. If I keep it up, with my stamina, I can only throw five punches at most."
Feeling the large consumption of stamina, Bai Ziyue couldn't bear it anymore and quickly changed his approach.
Immediately, Bai Ziyue controlled the power flow within his body, no longer releasing it but gradually relaxing it near his arm, slowly dissipating the power.
Twist Body Punch!
A punch delivered, seemingly light as a feather, but within his body, the power flowed, held back from fully releasing.
Bai Ziyue's eyes sparkled faintly.
He suddenly discovered that gathering and then dissipating the power actually gave him a greater understanding of power changes. His control over power also increased.
"Again!"
Each time Bai Ziyue gathered his power, it took him six to ten seconds to dissipate it, but dissipating the power took longer since the reverse flow of Qi and blood was highly damaging to the body.
However, Bai Ziyue relished it because the changes in power due to the Qi and blood flow deepened his grasp of power control.
One punch, two punches, three punches…
Bai Ziyue gradually became immersed, as if he couldn't feel the passage of time.
Until he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from afar.
"It's him."
Bai Ziyue turned around and looked at the person approaching, showing a look of surprise.
He knew this person.
It was the same person who had guided him in his first training session at the martial arts field.
If he remembered correctly, the person's name was Qin Shaoping.
"Huh?"
Seeing Bai Ziyue practicing martial arts in the field, Qin Shaoping was also surprised.
For a long time, he had been the first to arrive at the martial arts field to practice Zen Meditation Posture and martial arts until just before 3:00 AM, when people started arriving.
He didn't expect there would be someone earlier than him today.