625: Chapter 621: The ‘Martial Arts’ in the Fish Tank 625: Chapter 621: The ‘Martial Arts’ in the Fish Tank After the intense battle between Ye Xuong and Shark Andrew, other martial artists continued to train in the courtyard, and some discontented martial artists sparred with each other!
However, compared to the showdown between Ye Xuong and Andrew, the sparring among the other martial artists wasn’t as fierce…
“Boss, can you guide us?”
The martial artists requested Ye Tian to guide them in their skills, but Ye Tian found himself in a difficult position.
However, Ye Tian suddenly felt some irritation in his heart, so much so that he wasn’t in the mood to guide the other martial artists…
What was going on?
Ye Tian felt perplexed.
When he had arrived at the estate where the Night King Hall was located, he hadn’t felt this way.
Why did he feel this sudden irritability after witnessing the fight between Ye Xuong and Andrew?
This feeling of irritability had nothing to do with his physical condition; it was simply that there was something on his mind that he couldn’t figure out…
“You guys!
The boss is busy handling a myriad of affairs; how could he possibly guide you minor characters!
If you want the boss to personally guide you, first improve your own strength!”
Seeing Ye Tian’s frown, Ye Xuong stepped forward to speak.
The few martial artists who were shamelessly requesting Ye Tian’s guidance saw Ye Xuong and felt it was inappropriate to bother Ye Tian any further, so they could only step aside.
Although these martial artists were only average in combat within the Night King Hall, and even with Ye Tian’s guidance could hardly become top-tier fighters, Ye Tian still felt somewhat guilty.
“Boss, is there something troubling you?”
Ye Xuong, worthy of being the second-in-command of the Night King Hall, saw the displeasure in Ye Tian’s mood and took note of it.
“It’s nothing, just some irritability, it will pass after a while.”
Ye Tian waved his hand, unable to understand the situation himself, how could he explain it to Ye Xuong?
“Boss, we in the Night King Hall exist for you, so please don’t hesitate to command us as you wish!”
Ye Xuong spoke respectfully, clearly aware of the root of Ye Tian’s troubles.
Last time, during a mission with Ye Tian, the opponents they faced were indescribable with words; the bizarre incidents that occurred were hard to rationalize, and facing such situations, it was impossible for Ye Tian, as a powerful figure, not to worry!
But even knowing the source of Ye Tian’s troubles, Ye Xuong was unable to help; he could only watch helplessly…
The only thing he could do was to constantly improve his own strength, so that when Ye Tian needed him, he would be able to contribute his power!
“I’m fine, Ye Xuong, I’ll stay in my room for a while, please don’t let anyone near!”
Ye Tian commanded directly, and Ye Xuong immediately obeyed.
“Yes!
Boss!”
Ye Tian then went to his room in the estate.
This room was where he had pondered the pebbles obtained from Xue Yunfu’s villa yesterday.
He still needed to ponder here now.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Ye Tian let his breath circulate throughout his body, a common method he used to exercise his internal strength.
For martial artists, the flow of their energy must be continuous, not stopping, not changing direction, not intermittent.
Any martial artist who showed the above symptoms, would at least suffer injury if not death.
In battles, when martial artists exercise their energies, unlike during meditative training, they might often find it difficult to energize, leading to blocked or even reversed energy flow.
At these times, martial artists would suffer internal injuries.
—This was a very simple truth, something Ye Tian had known since he began learning martial arts.
But now, why were these basic martial arts principles suddenly emerging in his mind?
Ye Tian, puzzled, could only close his eyes and meditate in silence…
The breath wandered inside his body, and not long after, it completed a full cycle.
Quickly, the second cycle was completed as well.
Ye Tian didn’t suffer any internal injuries, so his energy flow was smooth.
With each cycle, he felt a tremendous sense of relief throughout his body!
With that, Ye Tian’s mind suddenly became agile…
Ye Tian began to ponder some bizarre questions, and suddenly, an image of a creature appeared before his eyes—it was a goldfish!
“Goldfish?”
Ye Tian was startled and couldn’t help talking to himself.
The goldfish in front of him were swimming slowly, wagging their tails in a very strange trajectory—one, two, three…
After swimming for a while, they would stop for a bit, and then repeat the process…
“Goldfish!”
Suddenly, Ye Tian opened his eyes, feeling a moment of enlightenment!
“The riddle has been unveiled!
I have finally solved the mystery!”
Ye Tian cried out in excitement, and Ye Xuong, standing by the door, heard and worriedly knocked on the door.
“Boss, what happened inside?”
Ye Xuong, concerned, asked.
Ye Tian had ordered no one to disturb him, but Ye Xuong, unable to put his mind at ease, sent Martial Artists from his faction, so he decided to guard the door himself, a testament to his loyalty.
“I’m fine!”
Ye Tian shouted, then got off the bed and opened the door.
“Boss, you…”
Seeing the expression on Ye Tian’s face, Ye Xuong felt a bit surprised.
When Ye Tian had entered, he looked worried, but upon coming out, his face was filled with excitement.
It was like he was a completely different person!
Ye Xuong faintly guessed that Ye Tian must have figured out some important issues, making him so happy, but Ye Xuong didn’t know exactly what those issues were.
As a subordinate of Ye Tian, Ye Xuong couldn’t ask too many questions, as these were Ye Tian’s secrets!
Moreover, as the second in command of the Night King Hall, as long as Ye Tian was in a good mood, Ye Xuong saw no need to overstep…
“Ye Xuong, starting today, I might be able to lead the Night King Hall into a new world!”
Ye Tian dropped this puzzling remark and then left the room.
Ye Xuong watched Ye Tian’s departing figure.
Ye Tian seemed unusually excited, with one leap, he jumped into the backyard and in another bound, Ye Tian had left the manor of the Night King Hall!
“…”
Ye Xuong didn’t know what to say anymore.
However, Ye Tian must have surely acquired important intelligence!
Having left the manor, Ye Tian rushed back to the villa he shared with Yun Xinyan.
It was not yet noon, and as the CEO of Yun Corporation, Yun Xinyan, of course, was not in the villa.
That meant, at this moment, only Ye Tian was in the villa!
Ye Tian went straight to the living room.
His eyes landed on the large fish tank there, which contained, apart from decorative goldfish, a cobblestone at the bottom.
This cobblestone was the very one Ye Tian had sourced from Xue Yunfu’s basement.
Just touching it was enough to arouse one’s desires.
But now it seemed, the cobblestone was not just a “stone of desire”—it had other effects!
Ye Tian’s gaze focused on the goldfish in the tank.
Since he had sunk the cobblestone inside, the goldfish started swimming in a rhythmic manner, moving and pausing, as if they were dancing.
Yun Xinyan was also startled; she didn’t understand what was happening before her.
To prevent any complications, Ye Tian told Yun Xinyan a lie, and she went to work reassured.
Yet, Ye Tian himself kept mulling over the bizarre movements of the goldfish.
After arriving at the headquarters of the Night King Hall, Ye Tian observed the flow of energy within Ye Xuong and Andrew using his clairvoyant ability.
It was an instinctive act for him.
However, the swimming paths of the goldfish lingered in his mind, and seeing those overlapped with the flow of energy he observed in Ye Xuong and Andrew disturbed him slightly.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long for Ye Tian to figure it out—it must all be a fortuitous coincidence.
“Why didn’t I think of this before?
The movements of the goldfish are actually teaching me how to manipulate my Inner Strength!”
Ye Tian excitedly talked to himself.
The reason he hadn’t linked the movement patterns of the goldfish with the flow of energy was because the movement of the goldfish contradicted the usual methods of manipulating Inner Strength.
During Inner Strength manipulation, pauses, backtracking, or interruptions are taboo, as they can harm a Martial Artist’s energy flow, yet the movement patterns of these goldfish included all three…
Could there truly be a technique that uses such methods of Inner Strength manipulation?
Although Ye Tian guessed that the movement of the goldfish might represent the operation technique of a certain Inner Strength, he was still worried.
Because practicing Martial Arts involves risks, and if one goes astray, one might become disabled at best, or die at worst!
If something were to happen to him, who would protect the city?
“What should I do?”
Ye Tian hesitated, but then it struck him that before acquiring crystals, golden horns, and Golden Silkworm Gu, his martial arts had reached a bottleneck, stagnating for a long time without any improvement.
After obtaining the wooden sword crafted from the heart of a millennium ancient tree, his strength had increased again.
Yet, wasn’t he taking risks during that process?
Thus, the pursuit of power was always accompanied by danger.
Ye Tian, as a peerless Martial Artist, understood this principle!
Moreover, ever since Tian Shisan had died, Ye Tian had been wary of the forces behind Tian Shisan.
And with the string of peculiar events happening in the city recently, many mysterious powerful figures had gathered, and Ye Tian wasn’t confident he could defeat them all!
If all his enemies were to attack him at once, he would not have the strength to resist.
By then, not only would he be in grave danger, but the women by his side and the entire city would plunge into turmoil…
Thinking of this, Ye Tian silently made a decision!
Compared to letting his abilities stagnate, he might as well take a leap of faith and see what kind of techniques were contained in the cobblestone he brought from Xue Yunfu’s basement.
So Ye Tian gritted his teeth.
He took off his shirt and, half-naked, sat cross-legged in front of the fish tank.