33 Chapter 33: Nine Fist Shattering Meteor! (1/2)

What is up with the principal?

Is there actually a meaning behind these gold coins that he gave me?

Duan Li turned all the gold coins upside down and squinted his eyes against the sun to see if there is any sort of mysteries hidden along with them.

After looking for awhile and finding nothing, Duan Li sighed.

Perhaps the principal was currently broke too and this is all that he could afford to give me?

It couldn't be that he had mistakenly gave me these instead of spirit stones right?

”Perhaps.. the principal wanted me to use these gold coins so that I can contribute to the Xuan village when I go back..?” he said trying his very hardest to sound positive.

After all, the village he came from uses coins from copper, bronze, silver and gold.

Seeing the expression that Duan Li was making, Xiahou Yu hurriedly explained;

”Yes.. in villages and the majority of towns uses coins to trade.. only the capital city uses spirit stones for trading purposes.. perhaps you are right..” she said slowly to convince Duan Li.

”En... ” Duan Li nodded as sighed again.

”Then.. I'll treat you to a meal next time!” he said awkwardly as his face flushed red in embarassment.

Here he was trying to be cool to someone of the younger generation, yet to think that he didn't even have the proper money to buy her a meal!

If he knew this in advance..

Is there a hole somewhere here? Let me dive in and hide in it!

”En! Okay!” replied Xiahou Yu with a smile as she chuckled.

In fact, she could actually tell what was going on. The principal was probably trying to get even with Duan Li, as the latter had always surprised him time and again to the point that he might feel he had lost his disposition as the principal in front of Duan Li.

”I'll go to the cafeteria.. We can use our student coupons there for a free food..” said Xiahou Yu.

As a student of the academy, they are each given two coupons to be used, one for breakfast and another for dinner. Every morning, the coupons will be delivered to the small box hanged in front of their door room.

”Okay then! I'll have to go back and learn a few skill arts to prepare for tomorrow's trial! I'll see you until then!” gestured Duan Li as they both waved at each other and split ways.

...

Back in his room..

Thud!

Duan Li took out the first book off from the shelf as he laid it on his study table.

'Nine fist shattering meteor'

”The name of this book sounds very domineering.. does it mean that it can shatter a meteor if one punched it nine times?” thought Duan Li as he cupped his chin.

If that was the case and this was made specifically for the Qi condensation realm students, then not to mention foundation establishment, even nascent soul realm experts would palpitate in fear against such a mighty fist art.

Since there are lots of students under the Qi condensation realm, all hell would break loose!

Shaking his head, Duan Li chuckled to himself as he imagined Qi condensation realm students running rampant throwing the fist to everyone's face.

Social order would pretty much be in chaos.

Flip!

Duan Li flipped the first page as he scanned each details one by one.

...

After a while..

”Hmm.. this is weird.. ”

After spending two hours reading the whole manual book and memorizing everything to its detail, Duan Li couldn't help but to frown.

This is because he felt that the manual book was somehow.. incomplete.

With his superior analysis due to his photographic memory, he could tell that some parts of the book was actually being left out deliberately.

For example, when executing the first fist technique, the book underlined a total of 4 pathways and 4 acupoints to control in order to launch the fist successfully.

Yet however, according to Duan Li's understanding after memorizing the whole skeletal muscles, bones, blood vessels, meridians and acupoints with their functions in detail, he is already able to connect their Yin and Yang concept. Thus, this manual book could have actually mention another 32 more pathways and 32 more acupoints to use.

Psheww!

Feeling mysterious, Duan Li flew out of his room through the window and this time, he just hovered in mid air.

He then drove his spiritual Qi according to what the book had mentioned and launched the first fist at the empty air in front of him.

BAM!

The air was compressed together as a series of strong wind blew all the way to the front before dissipating into the distance.

”Hmm.. the power isn't that bad.. in fact, I could say that it was pretty accurate.. could I have been wrong?” his frown deepened as he contemplated further.

He then drove his spiritual Qi along the pathways that he had theorized before, driving them along 32 more pathways and 32 more acupoints as he then punched out.

Kapoof!

The first fist art exploded out prematurely as the condensed spiritual Qi leaked out and evaporated from the fist with a thick black smoke. His hair became dishevelled and his face turned charcoal'ed.

Cough cough!

”.. It didn't work..? This is really strange!” he said with a puzzled and blackened face.

He then tried it again and again several times more..

Kapoof!

Kapoof!