Chapter 38 (2/2)

Yan Haobo replied softly after checking their surroundings. “I heard that the general’s son is also an extraordinary genius who could contend and be on par with the general when he was twelve years old. It has been many years since then. I really wonder how much he has advanced.”

“Twelve years old?” Sui Hezhi was so shocked that his mouth was wide opened.

Yan Haobo laughed. “I used to think that it was just a rumor, but after meeting Master Ou today, I realize that there really are geniuses in the world, and it’s not something that you and I can imagine.”

Sui Hezhi and Yan Chengcai looked at each other as they were speechless.

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Ou Yangming returned to his room after sending them off. He lied on his bed without removing his clothes, and fell asleep as soon as he shut his eyes.

While he consumed a lot of energy during the battles against Yan Haobo and his nephew, the consumption was not that high. It was the last dodge he made that caused an unusual change to his body, thus he ended up like this.

Ou Yangming only awoke after three hours.

When he shook his head that was still aching a little, although he still felt uncomfortable, his mental state was much better.

Ou Yangming pondered for a while on his bed, and ate some snacks as he was hungry. He then tried to figure things out.

The greatest gain from his battle against Yan Haobo was that he understood something.

Cultivation base was the most reliable thing for a martial artist.

Even though Ou Yangming possessed the purple light’s unique energy that allowed him to win by skills in a battle, the skills were useless if his opponent’s martial arts boundary surpa.s.sed his, and if he was suppressed by one’s power and speed.

It was exactly like Yan Haobo’s final slash that was violent and full of killing intent.

Of course, Ou Yangming eventually realized that he would not be hurt by that slash at all even if he did not avoid it, but it left such a deep impression that he probably would not forget about it for a long time.

Faced with the extreme slash, it seemed like he could only resign himself to death if the purple light could not find a solution.

Yes. He could at most have pounced onto his opponent as well to cause both of them to be defeated, which would be the best ending.

Despite that, it was definitely not the choice that Ou Yangming wanted to make.

The martial arts boundary represented absolute power and speed. If one could eliminate a city with a punch, or split the earth with a slash from a saber, one could not be matched by anyone no matter how exquisite one’s opponent’s skills were.

Ou Yangming clenched his fists. He was determined to improve his martial arts boundary.

Only by possessing powerful strength could he guarantee his own safety, thus he was surely not going to slack at all.

However, Ou Yangming suddenly had a question in his head. ‘What was the power that helped me escape from the dangerous situation earlier? The mysterious power probably came from my mind, and it’s something that can help me escape from death during crucial moments.’

He closed his eyes slowly and focused through his consciousness.

At the next instant, he found the abnormality in his body. There was a bottomless hole inside his head at the part between his eyebrows.

A bit of l.u.s.ter could be seen inside the hole, and Ou Yangming was startled as it was similar to his dantian.

He quickly figured out the power that saved him from the saber-light just now.

It was mental power. Just like Old Craftsman had said, he possessed mental power.

Before this, his mental power was unleashed when he used the Military Fire but that was it. Other than that, he did not feel that power at all.

When Ou Yangming sensed the light inside the hole, he was thrilled.

Although he had no idea how to use the power, he knew that it would be his greatest trump card if he used it during important times.

He wondered, ‘Since it can help me get away from dangerous areas, can I use it to attack my enemies too?

‘If I catch my enemy off guard by sneaking an attack with this power… I really look forward to seeing that.’

After a long time, Ou Yangming curbed his emotions, and began thinking about how his mental power could be used.

He was extremely disappointed because the mental power could not be used flexibly as he imagined, which was unlike his essential Qi that could be used with ease. The power hid in the hole like a hibernating tortoise that was ten thousand years old, and could not be activated no matter how he summoned it.

If Ou Yangming had not sensed the power’s existence, he would really think that it was just a hallucination.

He exhaled deeply, and felt that he should seek guidance from someone else instead of figuring it out on his own.

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