Chapter56:IsHeInhuman?

Verysoon,injustacoupleofhours,SuYihadclearedallthemeridiansneededforthe“HundredTransformationsStep”.

“Thefirststepiscompleted.”

SuYitookadeepbreathandopenedhiseyesfilledwithglee.

“Sofast?”Abovethedeepvalley,theancientvoicemumbledtoitselfindisbelief.

“Timetostartcultivating.”

SuYistoodup.Hismeridianswerenowclearedandhecouldfinallystartcultivating.

Fromthecultivationmethodhegot,the“HundredTransformationsStep”hadafewlevels.Cultivatingittominorcompletionwouldgivehimtheabilitytoshrinktheearthintoinches,increasinghisspeedgreatly.

Ifcultivatedastepfurther,hecouldturnintoanunpredictableblur.Whenfacinganopponent,hecouldconfusetheeyesofpeople.Onemomentitisreal,thenextfake,makingitimpossibleforyouropponenttoseetherealthing.

Andifhecouldcultivateituntilmajorcompletion,hecouldcondenseandmaterializeYuanQiintowings.Atthattime,hecouldtakeoffintotheskiesandsoarlikearoc.

Beingacultivator,onceonereachestheYuanSpiritRealmandbecomesaverystrongcultivator,hecouldmaterializeYuanQiunderhisfeetintovirtualfiguresofbeastsandrunintheair.

Thecultivatorswhowereevenstrongercouldmaterializesomevirtualfiguresofbird-likebeastsandfly.But,thiscausestheconsumptionofYuanQitobehugeandsecondly,itwashardtokeepitupforlongperiodsoftime.

Butthe“HundredTransformationsStep”wasdifferent.Ifhecouldcultivateittomajorcompletion,hecouldstretchhiswingsandsoarthroughtheair.

HandsealsformedandwhilecontrollingtheYuanQiwithinhim,SuYistartedtocultivatethe“HundredTransformationsStep”.

YuanQigushedoutfromthesolesofhisfeetandconvergedintoawhirlpool.

SuYi’sbodywobbledfromsidetoside,lookinglikehewasabouttofallanymoment.Itwasn’taseasyascultivating“WrathoftheEightWastelands”.

Butitwasn’tbecause“WrathoftheEightWastelands”isofalowergradethan“HundredTransformationsStep”,ratheritwasbecause“WrathoftheEightWastelands”wasanoffensetechniquewhile“HundredTransformationsStep”wasabodytechniquewhichfocusedbeingunpredictable.ThiscausedSuYitobeunabletofindhisbalanceinashortamountoftime.

“Thud!”

“Thud!”

Inthattrainingroutine,SuYikeptonfallingtotheground.Hishairwasmessyandhisfacewasstainedwithdirt,lookingveryragged.

ButSuYididnotcare.Hegotupandcontinuedpracticing.

Oncehefell,hegotbackupandthisprocesskeptongoingoverandoveragain.

Sometimestheimpactwasveryhard.Evenwithhistoughbody,itbecamebruisedandbattered.Everypartofhisbodywasinjured.

ButSuYididnotstop.Everylittlebitofprogressmadehimbeamwithdelight.

Andsoononlyafteracoupleofhours,SuYicaughtholdofthefeeling.YuanQiformedunderhisfeet,hechantedthelinesneededforthe“HundredTransformationsStep”andinstantlyhisbodyshotthroughthevalley.

Thoughitstillwasn’tonparwiththelevelofbeingabletoshrinktheearthintoinches,SuYi’sspeedhadalreadyincreasedbywhoknowshowmanytimes.

Onceagain,itwastheduskofanotherdayandwithoutwaitingforthewaterwhichhadturnedintovaporbytheraysofthesuntodissipate,thealreadyfaintsunlightbegantodisappear.

Hence,thebreezeswithinthevalleybroughtalongwithitaheavycoldness.Theshadowsformedonthesurroundingrockwallsbecamedarkeranddarker,graduallymergingwiththedarknessofthenight.Butsoon,itturnedintosilver-greybythelightofthemoon.

“Whoosh!”

Withinthevalley,amidstthemountainsofbones,SuYudartedeverywhere.Hisspeedenormousandfaintlytherewereevenafterimages.

“This“HundredTransformationsStep”reallyisn’tbad!”

HisfeethaltedandtheYuanQiunderthesolesofhisfeetscattered.Thetatteredclothesonhimflutteredforamomentbeforecalmingdown.DelightcouldbeseeninSuYi’seyes.

SuYiwasecstatic.Withthisbodytechnique,hisspeedhasindeedchangedabnormally.

IfhecouldfightanothertimewithJiChao,SuYifeltthathedidnotneedtochoosetogohead-to-headwithJiChao.Justwiththe“HundredTransformationsStep”,hewouldnotbeatanydisadvantage.

“Firstrest,thenIshallcontinuecultivatingtomorrow.”

SuYisatdownwithjoyinhisheart.Aday’sworthofpracticewastiring.Hecouldjustcontinuecultivatingtomorrow.Anyways,whathehadnowwastime.

Withinthedeepvalley,ifoneraisedhisheadup,theskywouldjustbeathinline,butyoucouldstillseethegentleraysofthemoonilluminatingthenightsky.Fogcoveredthevalleylikeasilverveil.

Thebouldersandwallsofthevalleycouldbarelybeseen.Onlyoccasionallywhenthemoon’srayshitthepileofwhitebones,didthedarknesshaveafewsparklesofwhitelight.

“Roar!”

Allofasudden,aroarechoedthroughthevalley,itsoriginsunknown.

“Successfullycultivatingitinadayandhisspiritualpowerisstillsostrong.Thistypeoftalent,isheinhuman?”

Thereweresoftmuttersinthenight,butnoonecouldhearwhatthevoicewassaying.

Dawnarrived,SuYistoppedhismeditatingandcontinuedpracticingthe“HundredTransformationsStep”.

Fromdawntodusk,therewasnearlynorest.Inbetween,hehadalsofallenmanytimesafterafewmistakes.

“Mistakesarenottolerated!”

Hiseyeswerefirm.SuYiknewthatifhewasfightingsomeoneelse,noteventalkingaboutmistakes,justslightcarelessnesscouldcosthimhislife.

Hehadnoonetoguidehim,soSuYicouldonlylearnstuffthehardwaythroughtryingandpracticing.Hecouldonlymakeupthegapbetweenthosewhowereinthesamegenerationashimwhohadfamousmasterstoguidethemthroughsheerhardwork.

Anotherdaypassed,SuYionceagainwentintomeditation,hismindconsolidatinghisresultsduringtheday.

Onthemorningofthethirdday,SuYionceagainthrewhimselfintopractice.Hisbodytechniquewasgettingfasterandfasterashegotmorefamiliarwithitandhestartedtobecomeablur.Wherehisbodypassed,itonlyleftbehindacloudofdustandtracesofstonesoutoftheirplace.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😋)

“Watchyourrhythm.Youhavetobecalm.CirculatingyourYuanQiwithinyourbodyfasterandfasterdoesnotmeanitisbetter.”

“Kid,howcouldyoubesostupid?!Thefocusofthe“HundredTransformationsStep”isonthetransformations!Ifyouwanttobecomevirtuallynowhere,youhavetofocusonthetwowordsHundredTransformations!”

TheancientvoicecouldnothelpshoutingfromtimetotimeandseemedasifhewasmoreanxiousthanSuYi.

SuYididnotreply,butinhisheart,hepaidattentiontotheareaswhichthemysteriouspersonhadremindedhimaboutwhilehewaspracticing.

Atfirst,SuYi’sbodystillsentacloudofdustintotheairandshiftedthesandandstonesontheground,butonthefifthday,whereverSuYipassed,therewasnocloudofdust.Sandandstonesremainedwheretheywere.Thiswasthelevelofbecomingvirtuallynowhere.

ItwasdeepatnightbeforeSuYistoppedpracticingandmeditatedasherested.Afterfivedays,finally,hehadsomeresultsonthe“HundredTransformationsStep”.

“Thiskid,wheredidhecomefrom?”Inthestillofthenight,theancientvoiceappearedonceagaininsomeplace,thoughtsfilledhismind.

Thenextday,SuYiwantedtocontinuepracticingthe“HundredTransformationsStep”butunfortunately,hewasunabletocultivateittothepointofbeingabletomaterializewings.

“The“HundredTransformationsStep”isanEmperorGradeBodyTechnique.Strictlyspeaking,itisnotwhatanaverageEmperorGradeMartialTechniquecancompareto.Beingabletocultivatetheverysurfaceofitisalreadynotbad.ButifyouwanttomaterializewingsattheYuanSoulRealm,dreamon,”TheancientvoicesoundedinthevalleyasifhehadseenthroughSuYi’sintentions.

SuYigaveup.Itlookedtohimthatthiswasthelimitofhiscultivationofthe“HundredTransformationsStep”.Afterall,hiscultivationlevelwasstilltooweak.

Fromthesefewdaysofobservationandinteraction,SuYifeltthatthismysteriousperson,atleastforcultivation,hewouldnotmisleadhim.

“Thankyou,Senior.”

SuYiclaspedhishandsandbowed.Anywayshehadnoideawherethemysteriouspersonwasat,butinhisheart,hefeltgratefultohim.