Chapter 018 – The Crane’s Body (1/2)
Chapter 018 – The Crane’s Body
Translated by: BerrryBunz.
Edited by: Robin and Boost Turtle.
In the Principal’s office, the Principal poured a cup of tea and handed it to Old Fart Wei. With a voice full of gratitude: “You’ve finally found a suitable disciple. All these years, you’ve refused to see me, but I knew you’d never give up so easily.”
Old Fart Wei poured the tea into his mouth and savoured the tea before opening his mouth: “Haha, you’re the only one who still understands me. I’ve observed and studied Ah Mo Li for a few years, and I know what this kid’s temperament is like. He’s not too bad, and he’s the embodiment of a younger me. Muahaha!”
The Principal smiled: “Then I guess this little rascal is a prideful and arrogant one.”
“He is definitely prideful, but he’s not so arrogant, and he has a simple and honest personality. On the other hand, this chap, he’s crazy. If not for him being unable to adapt to blade arts, I would definitely not bear to send him on this close quarters combat expert road.” Old Fart Wei looked regretful.
“Oh.” the principal was slightly taken aback: “To have you compliment him is not easy. I am expecting things from him already. To be able to choose a road and be a close quarters combat expert, he’s definitely special.”
“Haha, he’s an interesting child.” Old Fart Wei stated.
The Principal laughed: “For you to visit me, there’s definitely an ulterior motive. Say it, is there anything I can help you with?”
“Heh, it’s actually nothing much.” Old Fart Wei was not embarrassed: “Ah Mo Li is not having any issues learning Wild Earth Blade, but he is lacking of a sparring venue. I would like to borrow your training grounds at Crystal Sky for him to practice. As for Tang Tian, he isn’t young anymore. He’s seventeen now, but he has just finished cultivating his fundamental martial techniques not long ago, if this drags on, then he’d be delayed even further.”
“Seventeen years old?” the smile on the Principal’s face faded. He stared at Old Fart Wei: “Just finished cultivating the fundamental martial techniques?”
“Yes!” Old Fart Wei smiled: “But, you shouldn’t belittle him…”
The Principal raised his hand and cut off Old Fart Wei: “I didn’t belittle him, but I don’t think a seventeen year old chap who has just finished cultivating the fundament martial techniques has any value of grooming. Change another person.”
Old Fart Wei’s smile faded and he knitted his brows: “Are you saying you can’t help me?”
“I can help out with Ah Mo Li, but I don’t see any value in grooming Tang Tian.” The Principal stood still: “I just remembered, Tang Tian is the ultimate retainer. How can you bring such a student over?”
Old Fart Wei coldly said: “You doubt my eyes?”
“Your heart is too soft, forever being moved by weird things.” The Principal coldly said: “You always believed that the world will have miracles. People with no talent, are doomed to be mediocre, what’s more, he doesn’t even have time. To come find me, I am very happy, however, you brought someone with absolutely no potential, I am unable to accept that. You are wasting your time, and wasting away our relationship.”
Old Fart Wei laughed coldly: “You are definitely the same as last time, not even a bit of compassion.”
“That is why Crystal Sky Academy is Star Wind City’s number one school, while your Caramel Academy, is third to last.” The Principal did not have the slightest thought to yield.
Old Fart Wei was lazy to argue, and plainly said: “Then let us meet at the Star Wind Martial Meet.”
He turned to push the door and walked out the instant he finished his words.
When Tang Tian and Ah Mo Li saw Old Fart Wei’s black face, both of them did not say a word.
Going back to Caramel Academy, both of them walked behind quietly, with not even a slight whisper.
Tang Tian quickly threw the matter to the back of his head, and continued to train in his Flash Fist everyday. Although his current efficiency was not as exaggerated as when he was behind the Cross Door doing Hardship Training, he could still complete around four thousand repetitions of Flash Fists daily.
Tang Tian would use the Hardship Training’s habits to train, and trained until he was exhausted of his strength and overly spent, then continued to use [Crane-Style Qi Manual] to recover his body. [Crane-Style Qi Manual]’s progress was exceptionally rapid. The fact that Tang Tian could complete over four thousand Flash Fists a day, had a lot to do with the [Crane-Style Qi Manual]’s great help.
Unknowingly, Tang Tian’s had reached over 160,000 repetitions of the Fash Fist.
Third Cycle of Hardship Training.
Tang Tian buried the suffering and continued throwing out punches. His fists would disappear and appear in the air, faster than ever, unfathomably moving quickly.
His fists actually had one shapeless thread, linked to the third tier Dantian pool’s True Power. With every fist, the third tier Dantian pool’s True Power would leak a bit into the meridians of Tang Tian’s body.
This thread of True Power was as fine as a cow’s hair, and Tang Tian did not feel it. All these small threads of True Power, followed along with Tang Tian’s never ending punches, and gradually filled his every corner of his body.
Although they were miniscule and the quantity was surprisingly little, ever since Tang Tian began cultivating the [Crane-Style Qi Manual], he already dished out over 150,000, and that meant 150,000 of those minute True Power threads. They were like a collective portion of waves, continuously moving forward.
They all went past many isolated and small meridians, which the majority of people would not ever use their whole lives, one by one being activated by the True Power, radiating with life.
The meridians in the human body, the main core consists of twelve channels which were used the most. They are all wide in width, suited for True Power to be channeled through. Apart from them, there were the eight unusual meridian channels, which did not serve the same purpose as the twelve main channels, but rather a natural system, where many martial artists develop from. Other than the twelve main channels and the eight unusual meridian channels, there were many fine and small meridians that formed like webs, and were considered useless meridians in the eyes of many martial artists
They were too small and weak, and only some could barely support True Power.
However, what Tang Tian did not know was, every punch he threw would cause a change in his True Power.
Tang Tian continued punching, and was not far from 200,000 repetitions. Upon hitting 200,000 Flash Fist repetitions, he would be able to release the perfect Flash Fist. In truth, in every ten punches, he could already dish out nine Flash Fists.
His Flash Fists portrayed his own personality, and were graceful and fast.
‘Hu Hu Hu’, sweat was dripping nonstop, but it did not affect his focused gaze.
Not sure if it was due to him reaching his target, but Tang Tian did not feel the slightest amount of fatigue. Instead, he had a feeling of anticipation, and his punches became faster and faster.
Wind from his punches suddenly induced a change, becoming faster and stronger.
The True Power from inside the third tier Dantian pool, felt like it was filled from the stored up energy, and was beginning to surge upwards.
Tang Tian completely forgot about everything, where all he could focus and see clearly was the track of his every punch. He could clearly see every punch momentarily disappearing into the air and the minute airflow formed by the punches.
One punch after another!