Chapter 63 - Fury of Shattering Earth (2/2)

The second form of Palms Puncturing the Cosmos, Fury of Shattering Earth.

Fury of Shattering Earth was a rank seven martial arts technique with power far surpassing Crimson Cloud Searing Skies! Through a special method, the body’s Celestial Chi was consolidated into steel and with a punch, as its name suggested, shattered and reduced everything in the surrounding to rubble.

Fury of Shattering Earth seemed like it was a metal elemental martial arts technique.

Ye Chen memorized the incantations to heart. He was delighted that he was able to grasp it so quickly in one reading.

Ye Chen found it difficult to understand why his father and the rest took two to three years to fully master a rank three martial arts technique. He found martial arts technique rather easy to cultivate. Take Fury of Shattering Earth for example. It seemed simple and in a couple of days, he would be able to perform it. What was all the talk about taking a lot of time?

If Ye Zhantian, Ye Changxuan, and the rest knew what Ye Chen was thinking, they would probably view themselves inferior.

Perhaps it was due to the Nine Astra Skies that Ye Chen’s ability to grasp the techniques had increased by another level, which made it easier for him to learn the ropes of any martial arts technique.

Nightfall was setting in. The Ye Castle had returned to a state of peace. After what had happened earlier today, the guards in the castle were much more vigilant.

In his compound, Ye Chen sat on the grass to meditate and cultivate. A stream of raw Celestial Chi swirled around him like the stars that orbit around the planets. Little Tanuki took the opportunity to ingest all that Celestial Chi. There was a sheen to its coat and it gleamed brightly in the night. Its four tails would not stop wagging and there was an additional fluffy tail that grew out of it back but it was as short as a rabbit’s tail.

As it continued to absorb Ye Chen’s Celestial Chi, Little Tanuki’s aura gradually meld into Ye Chen’s.

Soon, Ye Chen had descended into another world. His Astral Body was floating around. A knight clad in golden armor manifested above his body. The knight was stronger than the one from before and Ye Chen knew that it was just a harmless specter. What made things interesting was during the Astral Externalization, the specter drifted along with him too.

Maybe after Astral Externalization, it would possess some form of physical power. If it did, then the Astral Body would be a great boon during combat. Thinking about how the sanguine wolf ran for its life at the sight of Ye Chen’s Astral Body made him curious about Celestial Beasts. The wolf even talked about Astral Externalization and the Daemon King of Celestial Beast.

Ye Chen’s Astral Body had also gained the better to roam a larger area. Now, he was able to travel up to three kilometers within his surroundings using the Astral Body. Staring into the horizons, he could forcibly make out the sight of the Yun Castle though it was faint. Ye Chen decided to recall his Astral Body after realizing it took a lot of out of him to stare in the far end. Meanwhile, Little Tanuki’s body began to emit a red glow. The glow seemed to come from the deepest part of its Psyche, which made Ye Chen surprised. He could feel the red glow calling out to him like it was one of the same with his Astral Body. Even their auras were matching now. This was all a huge surprise.

Could Little Tanuki have developed its own Astral Body as it absorbed his Celestial Chi?

Now was not the time to ponder about that. Ye Chen continued his training and entered Dao Trance, the Celestial Chi in his body was growing at a rapid pace.

Time passed quickly. Around three in the morning, Ye Chen finally decided to call it a night. He slowly exhaled and his Celestial Chi had increased concentration once again. Ye Chen thought about achieving rank nine. All this while, he had encountered rank nine combatants but none in rank ten. It was said a rank ten combatant could single-handedly wipe out Donglin County with devastating powers. He wondered what it would be like to be that level.

“I wonder when I would get to rank ten,” Ye Chen mumbled to himself. Then again, Rome was not built in a day.