Chapter 27: Star Destroying Finger! (2/2)

”So this is the case. Consider it done!” Xiang Shaoyun promised as he placed a fist to his chest. He thought to himself, If he becomes Zi Changhe's disciple, as Zi Changhe's junior brother, I'll become his martial uncle! I won't need to return this debt then, heh heh.

”Good! Let's go over there, then. I'll transfer you my jade plate's points!” w.a.n.g Zhenchuan exclaimed.

”Great!” Xiang Shaoyun joyfully replied.

The two of them then proceeded to the front counter where w.a.n.g Zhenchuan transferred some of his points to Xiang Shaoyun. Now, Xiang Shaoyun had 2,900 points in his Jade Plate. Adding the Hall of Limits' 20 percent discount, exchanging for the Star Destroying Finger became a non-issue.

After Xiang Shaoyun obtained the Star Destroying Finger, w.a.n.g Zhenchuan could not help but gasp, ”Didn't I say that the Star Destroying Finger was extremely difficult to cultivate?”

”Just because it's difficult to cultivate does not mean I am unable to do so,” Xiang Shaoyun casually replied before further asking, ”Senior brother, may I know how to address you? I will definitely recommend you to Senior Brother Zi on your behalf.”

”Inner court disciple, w.a.n.g Zhenchuan,” he earnestly replied.

”Okay. Wait for my good news!” Xiang Shaoyun told him.

Not dallying any further, he bid farewell to w.a.n.g Zhenchuan and left.

Within three days, he had to master the Star Destroying Finger so as to guarantee his safety throughout the journey. He could not become food for the demonic beasts just for the sake of the Earth Star Spring!

After going to and exchanging for some food at the restaurant, Xiang Shaoyun returned to his personal compound. Retrieving the method to practice the Star Destroying Finger, he began to meditate on it. He swiftly glanced through the formula as well as the pictures for practicing the Star Destroying Finger. He memorized all of it practically at once.

This was one of his greatest a.s.sets—photographic memory.

If one wanted to practice the Star Destroying Finger, the most important prerequisite was that his finger bones needed to be sufficiently st.u.r.dy. One's finger bones needed to be at least as st.u.r.dy as a tier-1 weapon before being able to practice it to minor completion. The st.u.r.diness of a tier-2 weapon would allow the user to exert an ever greater force, and the hardness of a tier-3 weapon would allow one to practice it to great completion.

Having strong finger bones was key to the practicing of the Star Destroying Finger. This was also why w.a.n.g Zhenchuan had relentlessly warned Xiang Shaoyun against practicing this particular battle technique. Normal low-ranking martial artists would find it impossible to have finger bones as hard as tier-1 weapons, hence finding it difficult to practice this particular skill.

”With my current condition, my finger bones should be about as hard as a tier-1 weapon. Practicing this skill should pose no problems for me whatsoever,” Xiang Shaoyun muttered to himself. He then lightly sighed and said, ”The Star Destroying Finger is only two-thirds complete, missing that final portion. What a pity.”

He immediately began to enter into a state of visualization, viewing one image after another within his mind.

Visualization.

This was one of his cultivation gifts, which was also the main reason as to why he was able to quickly comprehend various techniques. He possessed this ability ever since he was young, which set him far aside from his fellow peers.

In the state of visualization, he could quickly grasp the main points behind the movements shown in the images. Once he understood the key points behind the images, practicing it together with the mantra made it such that he was able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Pow Pow!

Once he had completely comprehended the Star Destroying Finger, Xiang Shaoyun repeatedly jabbed at a wooden peg. His physical body was already extraordinarily st.u.r.dy. Adding the fact that he was concentrating his power into his strong hand, landing blow after blow on the wooden peg did not hurt him one bit.

Right now, the only thing he needed to accomplish was to ensure that his finger would be able to endure the releasing of astral energy. Once he mastered that, embedding his finger with energy would not be an issue for him.

After a single day, he didn't know how many wooden pegs he had jabbed with his finger, which was now completely sore. Unfortunately, he had not been able to reach the point where he could release astral energy in his jabs.

That being said, he still had quite a substantial harvest from his practice. He could feel that the energy within him had begun flowing to his finger. So long as he could gather that energy and release it in a single breath, practicing the skill to minor completion would be a breeze.