Chapter 214: Chapter 129: Second-Layer Realm
The Fundamental Diagram for the Powerful Eagle Claw Skill’s Realm, which Chen Cheng had deduced in his mind, seemed different from the original version in the Secret Manual.
The Fundamental Diagram depicted in the original Secret Manual focused on the Dragon Eagle using its great power to resist the might of the world’s mountains, rivers, land, and sky.
However, the Fundamental Diagram in Chen Cheng’s mind seemed to have integrated the Iron Armor Skill. Superficially, it also depicted a giant Dragon Eagle soaring through the sky, contending against the world with its great power. But this contention was different; it faintly absorbed the world’s power into itself, learning to command it.
’Once a Realm like this is formed, the entire world will be mine to command. Power will beget power, great power born from great power. Bigness is strength; the bigger, the stronger. It shouldn’t be confined to the mountains, rivers, land, and sky of a single world. It should be infinite, transcending these limits.’
"Whoa! So that’s how it is!"
Chen Cheng murmured in excitement. His body’s Qi Blood Power began to circulate, and his aura suddenly skyrocketed. The biting cold wind that had been blowing against him abruptly stopped, then began to surge violently, raging around his body like a vortex.
’So this is the Great Power Realm? It truly is profound and mysterious!’
At the same time, the Fundamental Diagram in his mind completely solidified, but its appearance had already changed. The form of the Dragon Eagle alone now took up most of the space, while the mountains, rivers, land, and sky appeared rather insignificant.
This wasn’t even the complete picture. The mountains, rivers, land, and sky had faintly formed the phantom images of four giant, ferocious beasts. They were bound tightly by chains condensed from great power by the Dragon Eagle’s claws. With but a thought, the Dragon Eagle could use its great power to easily absorb these four beasts and unleash a terrifying might!
It was a diagram within a diagram, a painting within a painting; great power concealed behind even greater power.
Chen Cheng closed his eyes, trying to mentally project and draw the Fundamental Diagram from his mind. He suddenly discovered that the resulting diagram was only the first layer; it was unable to display the four hidden, giant beasts.
’The Fundamental Diagram for the Powerful Eagle Claw Skill that the panel deduced seems to contain a Second Layer Realm within it. The surface layer is the First Layer Realm, and the hidden one is the Second Layer Realm. This means that the Powerful Eagle Claw Skill I’ve mastered is a truly complete Superior Secret Manual that contains a two-layered Realm.’
’Perhaps this isn’t even all of it. I wonder if there’s a third layer, or an even more formidable existence, beyond the Second Layer Realm. I can feel that once those hidden phantoms solidify, they will undergo another transformation.’
After pondering for a long time, Chen Cheng called up his panel to check.
[Name: Chen Cheng]
[Realm: Muscle Strengthening (Great Success)]
[Skills: Iron Armor Skill • Muscle Strengthening (Small Success 958/1000)]
[Dragon Eagle Muscle Strengthening Technique (Great Success 2865/10,000)]
[Powerful Eagle Claw Skill (Perfection) (Powerful Eagle Claw Stance) (First Layer of the Great Power Realm 476/200,000)]
[Wind Chasing Saber Technique (Perfection, Wind Chasing Saber Stance) (Deduction in Progress. Current Progress: 26/100. Upon completion, the Cultivation Technique can advance to a Superior Technique.)]
’It really is the First Layer of the Great Power Realm. Even though I haven’t maxed out the progress bar, I can already barely manage to use the Great Power Realm. But using it under these conditions seems to have a high cost. Despite my immense Qi Blood Power, just barely activating it for a moment consumed more than half of it.’
Chen Cheng grew thoughtful as he felt the change in his Qi Blood Power.
Unleashing Realm Power involved using one’s own Qi Blood Power to mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin, thus producing immense might.
If one had completely mastered the First Layer Realm, they should be able to expend very little Qi Blood Power to unleash extremely strong Realm Power.
In his current state, he could only barely wield its Realm Power, which was why the consumption was so immense.
In other words, the Martial Dao at the level of a Realm also required cultivation. Or, to be more precise, it required constant comprehension to improve one’s proficiency in wielding it.
The Great Power Realm, in particular, was different from other Realms; it was profoundly mysterious and difficult to grasp. According to the records of the Great Dao Sect, the Great Power Realm belonged to the category of the Four Symbols Realm, leaning more toward the Earth Realm of the Five Elements Realm, and the Gen Mountain Realm of the Eight Trigrams Realm.
Furthermore, the Great Power Realm that his panel had deduced seemed to differ from the Realm passed down by his master, Mr. Zheng.
Perhaps the Realm that each person comprehended was largely the same, with only minor differences.
Moreover, the power of a Realm also seemed to be related to a Martial Artist’s Martial Arts Realm. The stronger the Martial Arts Realm, the more abundant their own Qi Blood Power, and there would be a difference in both the quantity and quality of the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin they could mobilize.
For the same First Layer of the Great Power Realm, the power a Muscle Strengthening Realm Martial Artist could exert would surely be no match for that of a Bone Forging Realm Martial Artist.
’Beyond the Bone Forging Realm, one’s physique becomes so formidable that I’m afraid the power of a Realm might not even be able to break through a Martial Artist’s physical defenses.’
According to rumor, Mr. Zheng was known as Linji City’s supreme expert, but he was only able to clash head-on with a Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm Martial Artist while at the Bone Forging Realm. If he were to face an Organ Refining Realm Martial Artist, it was feared that he wouldn’t be a match for them even if he fully unleashed his Second Layer Realm.
The stronger one’s Body Refining Realm and the more abundant their Qi Blood Power, the easier it became to comprehend Momentum and Realms. Chen Cheng had clearly felt this when he was cultivating the Powerful Claw Stance.
Upon reaching the Bone Forging Realm, it was relatively easy for a Martial Artist to cultivate Momentum. At the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm, it was easier still to comprehend a First Layer Realm. As for the even more formidable Organ Refining Realm, it was likely that every Martial Artist at that level could comprehend a First Layer Realm.
