Chapter 951 – With the Heavenly Thunder Concealed, Who Can Recognize It? (1/2)
Chapter 951 – With the Heavenly Thunder Concealed, Who Can Recognize It?
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Xuanyuan Po was somewhat shocked. No one had ever recognized the method he cultivated, but Bie Yanghong had exposed it with a single question.
Seeing his expression, Bie Yanghong knew that he had guessed correctly. ”Was this method selected for you by Chen Changsheng?”
Xuanyuan Po nodded.
Bie Yanghong praised, ”I always felt that his talent in cultivation was superb, but I didn't realize that his insight was similarly excellent. He makes for a very competent principal.”
Xuanyuan Po thought this over, then replied, ”That's hard to say.”
Bie Yanghong glanced at his right arm again and said, ”I can see that you've practiced it quite well, but you've apparently had a few problems.”
Heedless, Xuanyuan Po used some paper to wipe up the remaining meat juice on his fingers.
Bie Yanghong spoke once more, his voice entering Xuanyuan Po's ears and straight into his heart.
”The Heavenly Thunder Bringer means concealing the Heavenly Thunder, concealing the thunderstorm so that it leaves no sign1. You aren't wrong on this point and can even be said to have cultivated it superbly.”
Bie Yanghong added, ”But you've made it somewhat too deliberate.”
Xuanyuan Po raised his head and asked in surprise, ”What is Sir saying?”
Bie Yanghong looked at him and said, ”A tree will plant its roots deep within fertile soil, not letting them be seen by the heavens and earth, not suffering the hardships of the strong winds. Refined by earthfire, it gradually begins to crackle with thunder. It accumulates energy, waiting for the moment where it will break out of the soil and suddenly become a massive tree that soars to the heavens, its leaves flashing with arcs of lightning. What person could withstand such might?”
Xuanyuan Po's gaze followed Bie Yanghong's gaze to his own right arm.
His right arm was clearly withered, standing out in stark contrast to his sturdy left arm, making it appear particularly miserable.
Many patrons of that small tavern believed that this was an old wound from his defeat at the hands of Tianhai Ya'er in the capital and had jeered him about it many times.
Only he knew of the terrifying strength hidden in his seemingly crippled right arm.
Of course, someone had now seen through it.
Xuanyuan Po finally realized that the person in front of him was an expert of the Divine Domain, a legendary individual of the Storms of the Eight Directions.
He immediately turned serious, seeking instruction. ”What does Sir mean by 'deliberate'?”
Bie Yanghong explained, ”The peal of thunder is a natural law of the world. One can only conceal its intent and must not conceal the shape. It would be like when the heaven-soaring tree rose up in a single day covered in thousands of years of dirt and stone. While it seems imposing, it has lost the most important characteristic.”
Xuanyuan Po continued to ask, ”Might I ask Sir what this characteristic is?”
Bie Yanghong asked, ”What is the external method of the Heavenly Thunder Bringer?”
Xuanyuan Po immediately replied, ”The fist.”
Bie Yanghong smiled. ”I just so happen to have some understanding of this.”
In the great battle in the Mausoleum of Books, he had personally witnessed the world-shaking fist of the Tianhai Divine Empress, leading to a great revelation.
In the last few years, he also began to use the fist. Thus, in the world after Tianhai, there was no one stronger than him in the fist.
Naturally, there was no one else more learned and experienced in this aspect as well.
”Why is it that the Divine Empress did not use the Wooden Phoenix or the ruyi, but used her fist to contend against us?”
Bie Yanghong calmly stared into Xuanyuan Po's eyes and said, ”That is because the fist is a part of the body, rising and falling according to our desires. Compared to swords, spears, and all other external objects, one can at least open and close with more speed, and speed… is strength.”
Xuanyuan Po's eyes brightened.