Chapter 247 (1/2)
Chapter 247
Breakthrough
Project Beat the Heavens: Day 4, 10:30AM; Apart District, Tiannan City
A long silence befell the living roo's bold and, admittedly, borderline insane declarationZi Yuan seemed pensive, hesitant even, like she didn't knohat to make of his new idea
His heart sank into a sea of disappointment
Did she not think it would work?
Li Yundong glanced down at the paper in his handZi Yuan had made several other annotations that would allow hin and put his idea into practiceOne in particular ritten beside the circle overlapping the stick figure's et: Vital Orb
Another one ritten beside the stick figure's head
If on ground (standing vertical) strikes Baihui
NoThis had to be itHe was convinced that this was the answerZi Yuan had said it herself that exposure to the Heavenly Thunder would strengthen the Vital OrbBut isn't the Vital Orb just Zhenqi held together by the Essence inside the lower Dantian? The Zhenqi is the stuff that the Vital Orb is made up ofIn other words, the Zhenqi is the substance that will absorb the Heavens' spiritual energy; and the strengthening of the Vital Orb is merely a consequence of that
Now, if he could extrapolate that principle and then apply it to his Qi Probe
”I' raised his gaze from the paperFinally, Zi Yuan had spokenFinally
”But? I sense a but coht knot as soon as those words left his mouth
”I' hoe can aze zeroed in on his face”First of all, there's no guarantee that the absorption would occur at one-hundred percent efficiencyIn fact, I don't think it's even possible to achieve that level of efficiency”
”No” Li Yundong held her gaze firmly”It doesn't have to be one-hundred percent efficientI just have to—”
”What? What do you mean it doesn't have to be one-hundred percent efficient?” Zi Yuan frownedShe didn't sound impressed at all”Of course the absorption has to be perfect! That's a ht, lookIn principle, you'll have to utilize at least 50 of the Heavenly Thunder's power to be able to push back or cancel out the re to happen if a portion of the spiritual energy is lost during the absorption”
Li Yundong opened his mouth to speak but was quickly silenced by Zi Yuan's raised pal to absorb ave hi if you absorb more than 50You'll be struck down before you could even repel it with Qi Kinesis!” There was a pause”50 is the upper lihed”Unfortunately, it is impossible to absorb even that y will be lost due to inefficient absorption”
”What if I turn it into speed, instead?”
Zi Yuan froze, blinking several timesSilence spread between the to repel the Heavenly Thunder with the borrowed spiritual energy, what if I use it to increasethrough his veins right then”Heck, I weigh less than 80 kilos! I bet I only need to absorb, like, 1 froonna increase nificant amount”
Despite her blank look on her face, Zi Yuan's eyes now held a glirabbed Zi Yuan's ar said excitedly”That's one of the first things you taughtspiritual energy into kinetic energy,” Zi Yuan said
”Exactly” Li Yundong smirked and released Zi Yuan's arms”I can apply the same principle hereThe only difference is that I'll be converting the spiritual energy borrowed from the Heavenly Thunder instead of my own”
Zi Yuan hooked a stand of hair behind her ear and walked over to the couchShe dropped the apron onto the coffee table, then lowered herself onto the couch
”Okay…” Zi Yuan said slowly”So right noe still have the extended tilanced up at him”You can still feel the strike in advance because your Zhenqi will be up there in the sky”
Li Yundong nodded
”But on top of that,” Zi Yuan continued, ”you now have the speed boost from the Jindan's Aura, and also the speed boost fro said”Basically, I' all of our previous ideas into one solution”
Zi Yuan nodded, then suddenly paused in thought
Li Yundong decided right then that he didn't like the frown on her face
”What is it?”
”I just thought of another issue that we need to address,” Zi Yuan said, bending down and picking up another sheet of paper fro stepped forward until he was standing beside the coffee table
Zi Yuan waved the paper a few times”Re noddedIt was one of his failed ideas where he had tried to use Qi Kinesis to slon (since deflecting it was iht” Zi Yuan placed the paper onto the table and pointed at so he'd sketched on the paper”The problem with this method is that it requires too much mental focusIn the end, you were so distracted with Qi Kinesis that you couldn't even dodge in tiht run into the saave him a hopeful look”Do you have a workaround for that probleer”I've thought about that actuallyAnd I think I've figured why that lanced around the living room until he spotted the pencil on the floorHe picked up the pencil and then kneeled down beside the coffee table
”Thanks,” he said when Zi Yuan pushed the sketch towards himHe flipped the paper on its back”The reason why it didn't work” Li Yundong drew another stick figure near the botto added a long ellipse which stretched froe of the paper”of this” He tapped the pencil on the interior portion of the ellipse
Zi Yuan stared at the paper for a 's face”The voluThere was too much Zhenqi for you to handle, that's why you lost focus”
Li Yundong se amount of Zhenqi to form that ellipsoid yesterday because it was necessary”
”Mm,” Zi Yuan said”The more Zhenqi you use, the more likely it'd be able to slow the Heavenly Thunder down”
Li Yundong nodded”But” He raised a finger”Right noe're not trying to slow it down anyht force with force”
Zi Yuan eyes slid shut as she exhaled lengthily”And this is where your Qi Probe co s rod-like structure inside the ellipse
”A concentrated bea the sketch”Which occupies much less volume”
”Hence will require a lot lesshis train of thought
”Voila” The pencil rolled away after Li Yundong dropped it onto the table
There was a long pause
”Li Yundong,” Zi Yuan said, reaching over to pat his shoulder”You're an absolute genius”
Li Yundong chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck”WellWe still don't know if it'll work”
”Only one way to find out” Zi Yuan glanced over at the jade plate
Li Yundong followed her gaze
So this was it, thenMake or break
Project Beat the Heavens: Day 4, 11:05AM; Apart District, Tiannan City
Zi Yuan nearly laughed when the Heir all but yelped thebeside him inside the simulation
”H-Hey! Y- You're here!”
”Great observational skills,” Zi Yuan said dryly, then arched her brow”You do know that I own the jade plate, right?”
”Oh” The Heir blinked a few ti the previous simulations”
”No, I didn't” Zi Yuan smirked”But this time, I want to see the simulation forh he'd just thought of solance”HeyWouldn't you be struck too if you're here?”
Zi Yuan shook her head in a about other people before yourselves
”Don't worry” Zi Yuan s” She gestured at their surroundings with a twirl of her finger”Besides, I'm not part of the simulation, so you don't have to worry about lanced around a few times, then back at her”Show ti fros that would help you refine the idea”
Li Yundong nodded”ThanksI appreciate that”
”Stay put,” Zi Yuan said as she did a hand sign
Seconds later, she was teleported to a ”hill” that would give her a vantage point of the Heir
”Ready when you are,” Zi Yuan said
A moment later, the Jindan's Aura cahtly
The Heir raised his aro
”In threetwooneBegin!”
Zi Yuan perforn, lowered her hand, and then held her breathThe Heir's eyes were glued to the sky, but Zi Yuan knew that his Zhenqi was already up there, ready to detect the first energy spike
The air was charged with tension as seconds went by in total silenceZi Yuan bit her lip and balled her fistsPlease let it workPlease
There was a bright flashHere it co crackle ensued
WHAM!
”Waaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!”
Cold dread coursed through Zi Yuan
Wait, what? Where is he? Where is
Zi Yuan spotted a charred hole on the ground
The Heir wasn't there
Dread instantly turned into joyIt worked! He dodged it!
”Waaaaahhhhhhh!!”
The scream caiggles when she saw the Heir cartwheeling through the air
”Pfft! Hahaha”
The Heir se boulder far away from the spot where the first bolt had struck
There was another flash, which was quickly followed by another crackleThe Heir screaonyZi Yuan flew closer and watched the Heir's body being engulfed by lighting before disappearing in a bright flash
Zi Yuan's lips curved into a sn
The Heir rithing and groaning on the floor when Zi Yuan appeared inside the apart her presence, the Heir stopped rolling and sat up
”WellThat hurt like a bitch”
Zi Yuan chuckled”But you dodged the first bolt”
The Heir's eyes lit up in joy”Yeah!” A second later, his shoulders sagged”But noe have another proble ave her a wry look”You sahat happened just now, right?”
Zi Yuan suppressed a giggle and gave him a smirk instead”Let's just say it was one of the worst acrobatic stunts I've ever seen”
Li Yundong chuckled”I'll have to fix that” He paused in thought”Maybe change the geo for?” Zi Yuan began walking towards the living rooet to work”