Chapter 240 - Testing The Boulder Collapsing Fist-I
Lin Mu had imagined a lot of possibilities upon seeing the beast approach him, but that beast taking a burning stick was not one of those possibilities. He couldn’t even begin to think for reasons behind that as the confusion plaguing him was rather complex.
’Why?’
Was the main question hanging in his brain.
"This is rather peculiar." Xukong chimed in.
"Isn’t it Senior? What would a spirit beast need with a burning stick?" Lin Mu questioned.
"I have no idea... Well I do, but they are likely to be false and would be far-fetched." Xukong replied.
"Hmm, it is a mystery. Unless we see that beast again, I don’t think we can determine the reason for it." Lin Mu spoke with slight disappointment.
Having spoken his mind, Lin Mu pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind and focused on what needed to be done, the second reason why he had come to the forest. He was here to test out his skills now that his strength had increased and his foundation had become more deep.
Not to mention, Lin Mu had not tested or even used some of his skills for a while. The main one being the Boulder collapsing fist. Lin Mu had not used it ever since he used it to kill the former vice captain Han Xu before. Though it was more because he had not gotten an opportunity to do it after that.
Lin Mu had known very well that the boulder collapsing fist was a rather exhaustive skill and would drain all if not most of his vital energy and spirit qi. Although he could still control the amount of resources used up to a certain extent, it was still difficult to do so in a life threatening moment.
Another thing was the recoil of the boulder collapsing fist. Using it even once would render Lin Mu’s hand numb for a while and would make it difficult for him to use it in the best case. In the worst case, he would instead be severely injured.
The fist outline was seen once again, and this time Lin Mu was ready with his spirit sense. He observed it the moment it was formed and sensed the changes in it. He could see that once the fist outline was formed, it stayed in shape for a brief instant before breaking down into a spiral of energy that kept on moving forward.
But that was all Lin Mu could perceive before the spiral dissipated and turned into a gale. The wind this time was strong enough to make the branches of the trees in front of him shake and more leaves to fall.
"Hmm, I’m starting to understand the technique a bit more." Xukong suddenly spoke.
"Oh, you are senior?" Lin Mu questioned with interest.
"Yes. Use it again with more vital energy and see its effect. It should be more clear this time." Xukong replied.
Lin Mu hummed in response before repeating the technique and increasing the output to twenty percent.
"Boulder Collapsing Fist!"
~Whoosh~
Lin Mu’s spirit sense followed behind the fist outline and the spiral and could sense them quite clearly this time. The spiral was clear at the start and Lin Mu could see it churning upon itself, before it could no longer stay stable and dissipated.
~Crack~
A small branch from the tree broke and fell while the top of the tree shook and the leaves flew away.
"Hmm, it is a rather straightforward method of using energy." Xukong commented.
"Can you tell me more about it, Senior? We still have to test it out with spirit qi and finally the combination of spirit qi and vital energy." Lin Mu spoke up.
"Of course. But before that, how does your arm feel?" Xukong asked with concern.