Chapter 21: Burst Step and Cannon Fist
Bang! Bang! Bang...
For the entire day, the sound of explosions had not ceased.
The Sun-Facing Flower truly suffered a great deal; its innate ability, Burst Seed, was used by Lu Chen to train his footwork.
Throughout the day, the Sun-Facing Flower had sprayed over a hundred Burst Seeds, exhausting itself completely.
In the end, not only did it fail to kill Lu Chen, but under high-intensity pressure, Lu Chen’s footwork became increasingly agile.
It was fortunate that the Sun-Facing Flower, being a plant Spirit Beast, lacked organs like a mouth; otherwise, it would surely be cursing up a storm right now.
As the sun gradually slanted westward, the vitality of the Sun-Facing Flower grew weaker. When the last ray of sunlight dissipated, the Sun-Facing Flower seemed to fall into a deep sleep.
However, the sleeping Sun-Facing Flower was not completely without resistance. A golden light bloomed from within its flower disc, immediately forming a golden energy shield that completely enveloped the Sun-Facing Flower itself.
Seeing this, Lu Chen, who looked disheveled and covered in dust, stopped, panting heavily.
His clothes were scorched, and there were burn marks all over his body. His skin was barely intact, and his face grimaced in pain; as soon as sweat seeped out, it was immediately baked dry.
One could see how agonizing this process of training footwork was for Lu Chen.
The next moment, Lu Chen summoned his first Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. A stalk of Blue Silver Grass with blood-colored patterns, emitting a faint, exotic fragrance and permeated with a rich life force, grew out of thin air.
Two magnificent purple spirit rings slowly rose beneath Lu Chen’s feet; they were the mark of his status as a Spirit Grandmaster.
Others had one white and one yellow spirit ring, or two yellow spirit rings, but he had two purple spirit rings. If this were to spread, it would surely cause a massive stir in the Spirit Master’s world.
"First Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Recovery!"
"Second Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Grace!"
As Lu Chen finished speaking, the two purple spirit rings bloomed with light. His spirit power poured into his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul began to sway gently, emitting bursts of blue light mist.
Bathed in that blue light mist, the injuries on his body were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his fatigued Spirit was also greatly relieved, while his physical strength recovered rapidly.
As for his spirit power, although it had been consumed to a certain extent due to using his Spirit Ability, his Golden Finger was that he became stronger through breathing; with every breath, he could absorb the energy of the World.
Recovery was faster than consumption, ensuring his spirit power never showed signs of depletion.
After about three minutes, Lu Chen had recovered to his Peak state, looking vibrant. His body was unscathed, and there were no traces of burns visible at all.
"Let’s go get something to eat first. After I come back, I’ll use the Sun-Facing Flower’s Solar Shield to train the ’Cannon Fist’ I’ve envisioned!"
Burst Step and Cannon Fist were the self-created Spirit Abilities that Lu Chen had pondered over the past month.
The principles of both self-created Spirit Abilities came from the compression and release of spirit power.
Burst Step involved compressing and releasing spirit power in the feet to increase his speed.
Cannon Fist involved compressing and releasing spirit power in the hands to form an energy shockwave used as an attack method.
Theoretically, there were no problems; what was lacking was a large amount of practice to make these two self-created Spirit Abilities truly take shape.
The current 8,000-year-old Sun-Facing Flower was simply the best sparring partner for Lu Chen.
Lu Chen’s first Spirit Ability could recover injuries, and his second Spirit Ability could eliminate fatigue and restore energy.
This allowed Lu Chen to quickly recover his body after being injured or over-exerting himself, then continue training.
He believed that it wouldn’t be long before his two self-created Spirit Abilities could exert their effects in actual combat.
Returning to the present, as the sky darkened, the entire forest appeared very eerie and silent. The calls of some unknown birds drifted over, giving people a creepy feeling.
Fortunately, Lu Chen was used to it. He returned to the location of his pack, collected some wood, and lit a campfire.
He took out some dried meat he had made from his pack, used a knife to cut it into small pieces, and added some wild vegetables he had dug up nearby, placing them in a small pot to stew.
Before long, a fragrant meat soup was ready.
After Lu Chen was full, he crossed his hands behind his head and lay down to watch the stars in the sky for a while.
Thinking that he had only been out for a few months and had already obtained his first and second spirit rings.
And he was also working on self-created Spirit Abilities. Once the self-created Spirit Abilities were successful and he killed this Sun-Facing Flower, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would be able to obtain its third spirit ring.
Soon!
I am one step closer to getting my revenge!
A flash of intense hatred burst from Lu Chen’s eyes. Thinking of the humiliation that Tang Hao and Tang San, father and son, had brought upon him and his parents, he felt a gnashing of teeth; even after so many years, he simply could not let it go.
"Tang Hao, Tang San, you two just wait. I will definitely make you father and son suffer a fate worse than death, and regret coming into this World."
After uttering these harsh words, Lu Chen jumped up from the ground, tore off his tattered shirt, revealing his sturdy chest and well-defined abdominal muscles.
Lu Chen stretched his hands and feet, then strode toward the Sun-Facing Flower. At this moment, the Sun-Facing Flower was asleep, but a Solar Shield had already unfolded around it.
"Cannon Fist!"
Lu Chen clenched his right fist, whispered in his mouth, and channeled his spirit power to his fist to compress it. With the experience from the day, the process of compressing spirit power went very smoothly.
After all, the principles of Burst Step and Cannon Fist were actually the same; they both relied on the process of spirit power compression and release.
As the spirit power was highly compressed, Lu Chen’s clenched right hand trembled slightly. On the surface of his fist, waves of spirit power fluctuations spread out uncontrollably.
Lu Chen’s eyes widened, and as he punched out violently, he completely released the compressed spirit power on his fist.
Boom!
Lu Chen punched the Solar Shield, and the golden energy barrier rippled faintly.
Although Lu Chen’s punch failed to completely shatter the Solar Shield, it caused a significant impact on it.
Seeing this, joy appeared between Lu Chen’s brows:
"It looks pretty good; this power is much greater than my simple punch, but it still needs further improvement."
"I need to compress the spirit power further, just like a spring. Only by compressing it harder will the rebound force be greater."
"Also, I need to control the angle of the spirit power release; the force must be concentrated. The more concentrated it is, the greater the power; the more scattered it is, the smaller the power."
"Continue, continue. When I can shatter the Sun-Facing Flower’s Solar Shield with one punch, my self-created Spirit Ability ’Cannon Fist’ will be truly formed."
As his voice fell, Lu Chen quickly withdrew his fist, then continued to repeat the previous action: charging up, punching, one punch after another hitting the Sun-Facing Flower’s Solar Shield.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Lu Chen was like an indefatigable robot, practicing his punches until the second half of the night before he went back to rest.
And this kind of training lasted for twenty-something days...
(End of Chapter)
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