novelraw Chapter 631: Guidance (Fourth Update)
Chapter 631: Guidance (Fourth Update)
Zhu Tao, having just entered the ranks of S-class warriors, could use such a startling move, which was indeed shocking. Park Zefeng questioned himself, he couldn’t do such a thing, even though it was an undeniable fact that Zhu Tao had an Ancient Sword in hand. But solely in terms of harnessing strength to execute such a move, probably only Zhu Tao could achieve this feat. No wonder Zhu Tao was so arrogant as a newly advanced S-class warrior; he truly had the strength to be so!
Park Zefeng wanted to pursue, but after some thought, he gave up on the idea. Everyone knows not to chase a desperate enemy, and the situation in the woods was even more dangerous. At any moment he could be attacked by Zhu Tao. Even on flat ground, Zhu Tao was able to unleash such a shocking move, and in the woods, he wouldn’t have the speed advantage. He could easily fall prey to a surprise attack from Zhu Tao. With this in mind, Park Zefeng completely abandoned the idea of pursuit.
Standing in place, looking over the utterly devastated valley, Park Zefeng stood there in a daze. He had thought he was an S-class middle-stage warrior, who should be virtually invincible. Yet, today Zhu Tao had thoroughly slapped him in the face. For an S-class beginner-level warrior to escape under such unfavorable circumstances showed that just the difference in level couldn’t determine the outcome. Thinking this, Park Zefeng became entirely bewildered. What path should he take from here on out...
Zhu Tao dashed into the forest, not daring to be careless and moved swiftly among the trees. Once he had gotten out of the woods, and saw that Park Zefeng hadn’t caught up, he let out a sigh of relief. Only now did he realize his back was soaked through with sweat. Recalling the battle just now, Zhu Tao’s heart was trembling; it was too dangerous, and he had nearly not made it back. Fortunately, this Park Zefeng wasn’t as abnormal as Lin Feng; otherwise, he really wouldn’t have made it back!
After a brief moment of reflection, Zhu Tao left the spot and headed back to the sect’s gate. He sat in the taxi that was waiting for him and returned to the hotel...
Two hours later, the car stopped at the hotel entrance. Zhu Tao tossed a wad of money and stepped into the hotel, proceeding to knock on Lin Feng’s door.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in," Lin Feng’s voice came from inside. He had just finished breakfast, and Ding Wan’er had gone back to her room to change clothes, so the visitor at this time could only be Zhu Tao, which didn’t surprise Lin Feng at all.
Zhu Tao opened the door directly, walked over, and stood beside the bed. He saw Lin Feng sitting on the bed with a look of guilt; he hadn’t expected to fail at this task...
"Young Master, I challenged the thirty-six martial arts schools, but when I faced Park Zefeng, I was no match and had to flee. I never expected Park Zefeng to be an S-class middle-stage warrior. If it hadn’t been for the Ancient Sword, I definitely wouldn’t have made it back. I’m useless, Old Zhu, I didn’t defeat Park Zefeng..."
As Zhu Tao spoke, he could feel his face heating up. It was the first task Lin Feng had formally given him, and he had failed. He was truly embarrassed...
"Old Zhu, don’t think too much about it. Encountering an S-class middle-stage warrior and returning unharmed is already very commendable. How could I possibly blame you? Don’t take it to heart. Come, sit down, and tell me in detail what happened during the fight."
As soon as Lin Feng heard what Zhu Tao said, he immediately understood that it wasn’t Zhu Tao’s fault. No one had expected Park Zefeng to be an S-class middle-stage warrior. Such a situation was truly unexpected, so how could he blame Zhu Tao? Lin Feng only wanted to know what exactly happened, so he comforted Zhu Tao and asked about the details.
"Young Master, the situation was like this..." As Zhu Tao heard Lin Feng speak, his heart relaxed a great deal. He sat down on the bed and began to describe the scene in detail to Lin Feng, hoping to receive some pointers. He had no doubt that if Lin Feng could give him some advice, he might be able to defeat Park Zefeng. From the previous fight with Lin Feng, Zhu Tao had learned of Lin Feng’s miraculous abilities; nothing was impossible with Lin Feng.
"So that’s what happened, let me think."
After listening to Zhu Tao describe the fight, Lin Feng said a word, got up, walked to the window, and started contemplating a specific countermeasure. Meanwhile, Zhu Tao, hearing Lin Feng’s voice, sat still on the bed, careful not to disturb Lin Feng’s train of thought.
It took nearly an hour before Lin Feng turned around.
"Let’s go, we need to find a place to go; I’ve come up with some countermeasures." Having said that, Lin Feng headed straight for the room’s door.
"Yes, Young Master," Zhu Tao replied with excitement upon hearing that Lin Feng had thought of a solution, quickly following Lin Feng out of the room, eager to find out what method Lin Feng had come up with to handle Park Zefeng.
The two left the hotel, hailed a car at random, and went to a deserted place in the suburbs. Only after the taxi had left did the two men leave the spot, heading farther away.
When they reached a completely uninhabited area, the two finally stopped.
"Zhu Tao, based on what you’ve said, your biggest problem is not being able to keep up with Park Zefeng’s speed, right?" Lin Feng asked directly. After a long contemplation, he aimed to help Zhu Tao with his fundamental issue. Zhu Tao was far behind Park Zefeng in terms of True Qi cultivation, which couldn’t be improved in a short time, so they had to look for a breakthrough elsewhere. Thinking it over and analyzing the fight between Zhu Tao and Park Zefeng, Lin Feng instinctively believed that if Zhu Tao could enhance his speed by one level, at the very least keep pace with Park Zefeng, then he should be able to handle him.
"Young Master, that’s basically how it went down. Park Zefeng, although his True Qi is much stronger than mine, with the Ancient Sword in hand, I was able to compensate for that deficiency. In the end, he couldn’t do much about me but rely on his speed advantage to wear me down persistently, planning to drain my spiritual power and then exploit my mistakes to defeat me. If it wasn’t for the solution I thought up at the very last moment, I might not have made it back," Zhu Tao explained, having noticed Lin Feng’s curiosity.
Upon hearing Lin Feng’s questions, Zhu Tao quickly recounted the actual situation. He felt that the biggest issue in his battle with Park Zefeng was the speed difference. Even though Park Zefeng was at the Middle Stage of S-rank, he was at a disadvantage because he lacked a suitable weapon. This gave Zhu Tao a significant advantage, allowing him to make up for his deficiency in True Qi. If he could keep up with Park Zefeng in terms of speed, then defeating him was entirely possible.
"Alright, now run your spell at full power, and I’ll see if I can think of a way to help you with this," Lin Feng said, and, after touching Zhu Tao’s hand, he was ready to see if Zhu Tao’s practice of the Dharma Art could utilize the techniques he had learned from his master. Lin Feng currently used these techniques himself. If Zhu Tao’s circulation of True Qi was suitable, then they could use this method to increase his speed.
Zhu Tao didn’t know what Lin Feng had in mind but trusted that he was trying to help, so he didn’t ask any questions. He immediately followed Lin Feng’s instructions, putting all his effort into circulating his True Qi, hoping that Lin Feng would find a way to enhance his speed.
After nearly half an hour, Lin Feng finally opened his eyes. His True Qi had followed Zhu Tao’s circulation, and he had gathered a clear picture of the route Zhu Tao’s Dharma Art took. Fortunately, Zhu Tao’s Dharma Art was quite good, not neglecting many branches in its route like many others do, which made the situation much easier to handle.
"Old Zhu, try and see if you can use your True Qi to do it like this," Lin Feng instructed as he waved his hand and a pebble lifted off the ground, hovering in front of him, motionless in the air.
This was the result of True Qi control. First, by externalizing True Qi, then using spiritual power to control it to perform certain actions. This sounds simple, but it’s quite difficult in practice. Most people don’t think in this direction, preferring to use their True Qi to strike at enemies with Gang Qi, neglecting such skills that lack offensive power.
However, to increase speed, mastering this skill was essential. Only by doing so could one control the method of speed enhancement properly. Therefore, Lin Feng had to start with a demonstration, hoping Zhu Tao would understand how it was done.
Zhu Tao was stunned to see Lin Feng do this; he had never imagined that True Qi could be used in such a way. Although he found it strange, he knew that there must be a reason for Lin Feng’s actions. With that in mind, Zhu Tao quickly tried to use True Qi to lift a pebble off the ground, as Lin Feng had indicated.
But when Zhu Tao tried it, he realized how difficult it was. It was much more challenging than unleashing a burst of Gang Qi. With Gang Qi, you didn’t have to worry about what followed, but lifting a pebble with True Qi required precise control over both spiritual power and True Qi. Zhu Tao was smart. Instead of trying to lift a pebble, he first attempted to lift dust off the ground with his True Qi.
One failure...
Two failures...
Three failures...
...
Despite not knowing how many times he had failed, Zhu Tao became more tenacious, constantly correcting his methods with each attempt. Lin Feng watched silently, unable to help much since Zhu Tao needed to figure this out on his own.
After an hour, Zhu Tao finally grasped some of the method’s aspects and successfully lifted a small clump of soil off the ground using True Qi. Overjoyed at finding the correct approach, he realized the rest would be straightforward. He firmly remembered the method and began trying to lift a pebble from the ground in the same way.
One failure!
Two failures!
Three failures!
...
Another two hours passed, and Zhu Tao finally succeeded in lifting a fist-sized pebble. It hovered in front of him, just like what Lin Feng had done. Zhu Tao couldn’t contain his excitement at having achieved this, looking expectantly to Lin Feng for further guidance.