Chapter 34 Foreknowledge

"Is this foreknowledge like the animal's sense before an earthquake?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"Yes." Yu Long nodded. "The realm of foreknowledge is to amplify one's own spirit to the extreme that is allowed, thus achieving a state of complete awareness of the subtle changes in the surrounding environment."

He paused and continued.

"In this theory, nothing can happen without any warning. The so-called 'without warning' simply means you were unable to perceive it. The theory of foreknowledge suggests that the spirit can perceive almost all changes in the surroundings."

"That's too absolute. A person's spirit, or rather, consciousness, is indeed very strong, but not that omnipotent," Li Cheng颐 said, shaking his head slightly.

"Yes. But you must understand that living beings are constantly changing and adapting to their environment. How do you know that the spirit won't undergo adaptive changes at that time?" Yu Long retorted.

"..." Li Cheng颐 fell silent.

"The essence of consciousness is the unified will formed by all the cells in the human body.

"And the Blood King's theory of foreknowledge believes that modifying oneself and replacing organs will cause fundamental changes in one's consciousness. Your spirit will be missing a part, the will of the cells that were modified.

"Therefore, he only accepts drugs and technologies that strengthen his own body's cells and organs, and is extremely repulsed by transplantation and gene modification technologies."

"Then did this Blood King eventually reach the realm of foreknowledge?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"..." Yu Long shook his head. "I don't know. Because he died. In training to break through to a higher level, he overexerted his body's organs. His spirit was strong, but the body's essence lost its balance and could not bear the overly powerful spirit. Then his organs became imbalanced, and he suffered a sudden illness."

"What a pity..."

"Yes, a pity. However, his theory of foreknowledge is indeed useful." Yu Long said seriously, "At least, after he completed this theory, he was never successfully attacked or assassinated by anyone. Many people, including cyborgs and mech-artisans, disliked him and wanted to eliminate him. But he dodged them all."

"So powerful?" Li Cheng颐 was immediately surprised. He had actually fought cyborgs and mech-artisans and knew what an ordinary person would face against them without the Hua Lin Yi (Flower Scale Armor) and Hua Yu Fu Zhi (Flower Language Replication).

"Yes, the Blood King practiced combat to the extreme. Combined with an exoskeleton, he could easily deal with most cyborgs and mech-artisans. But when facing higher levels, professional-grade, or even military-grade opponents, he could not maintain his advantage," Yu Long replied.

"His level also showed us the extreme of pure combat. Therefore, even the strongest Blood King could not defeat a professional-grade mech-artisan. As a result, after him, combat began to become an auxiliary skill for other professions."

"How do you reach the realm of foreknowledge?" Li Cheng颐 thought for a while, feeling that this realm might be useful to him.

"Merge spirit and essence, nourish the spirit with essence, and continuously strengthen it. Doing this is not difficult, the difficulty lies in taking this step to the extreme," Yu Long replied. "You need to first master the basic Rou Qi (supple energy). In any combat style, Rou Qi is the foundation of everything. Using suppleness to train strength, this is almost a characteristic of all Yi Nation's traditional combat styles."

"I understand..." Li Cheng颐 raised his hand, feeling the changes in his body's muscle strength.

Strangely, he seemed to be close to mastering this perception, which Yu Long said was quite difficult.

Through the Wan Long Da Zhen (Myriad Dragon Grand Formation) and Long Wu (Dragon Dance) training, even though the Long Wu had only been performed once, he clearly felt the transmission and flow of power between his body's muscles.

This feeling was very clear.

Just like he sensed the Hua Qi (Flower Energy) flowing into his body from the outside world.

"Master Long, is there any sign of mastering Rou Qi?" he asked.

"Sign?" Yu Long thought for a moment, "The only sign should be the ability to store power and explode with force."

"Store power and explode?"

"Come. Let me demonstrate."

Yu Long got up, walked to the open space in front, and hung his hands down, naturally placed on the outside of his thighs.

Then he concentrated.

"The human body is composed of more than six billion muscle fibers, which is an extremely large treasure trove of power.

"Of course, it is impossible for you to mobilize the power of all the muscle fibers. But the Blood King gave the highest record of gathering power at one point."

Just as he finished speaking, Yu Long slowly moved forward, took a step, and formed an arch.

It could be clearly seen that his muscle blocks bulged up, flowing like water from his legs upwards to his waist, then to his chest and back, and then to his arms. www.

All the muscles were constantly enlarged and strengthened during this transmission process. Finally, the arms flowed to the fists.

He punched forward! Bang!!

A crisp explosion was actually produced in the air.

"Did you see it clearly?" Yu Long retracted his hand and looked at Li Cheng颐.

"I saw it clearly." Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"This kind of force generation is called Zhu Xing Long Ying (Stars Dragon Shadow). It is a unique explosive power technique of my Dragon Beard Sect. Each school will have its own unique explosive Rou Qi technique. The names, methods, and moves are all different.

"You must follow the standard steps and procedures to complete this instantaneous explosive force generation.

"And because our Dragon Beard Sect's Zhu Xing Long Ying has very little foreshadowing before the explosion, it looks like an ordinary person standing there, with very strong concealment. So it is extremely suitable for assassination."

"Why is it called Zhu Xing Long Ying?" Li Cheng颐 asked seriously.

"Because this move is used to throw hidden weapons." Yu Long gasped for breath, obviously that one move made him a little tired.

"Did you see it?" He looked at Li Cheng颐. "Didn't you say you had some understanding of Rou Qi before? Do you want to try?"

"Okay!" Li Cheng颐 immediately nodded.

He was now very interested in this realm of foreknowledge. If he could really reach it, then without a doubt, it would greatly increase his chances of sensing the arrival of the dead end in advance.

Moreover, the Blood King's example showed that this realm was still very effective against modern weapons. What he had always been most afraid of was being sniped from a long distance.

In a situation where he was completely unprepared, even if he was wearing the Hua Lin Yi, he might be directly hit in a vital spot by a long-range heavy sniper rifle or coilgun and killed instantly.

So the early warning of the realm of foreknowledge was really useful!

"Mastering Rou Qi is the key to mastering foreknowledge. And after Rou Qi is mastered, you can use the power storage burst, and use moves like Zhu Xing Long Ying to explode with a much greater killing move than before in a short distance."

Yu Long pointed his finger at Li Cheng颐. "Come."

Li Cheng颐 got up, walked to the opposite side of Yu Long, and bowed slightly. "How do I try?"

"Hit me." Yu Long pointed to his chest.

"This... isn't that good?" Li Cheng颐 frowned. He knew his current physical condition.

Without counting the Jie Mao Fei Lian (Eyelash Flying Curtain), the strengthening of the other three Hua Lin Yi had already made him stronger in physical strength than many pure-blood enhanced humans.

"I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Yu Long frowned, "Whether it's pure blood or gene modification enhancement, without mechanical modules, and burdened by organs, the upper limit of a person's brute force is almost one ton. Without knowing how to generate force, this little strength can't kill me!"

"..." Li Cheng颐 thought about it and felt that he should be fine.

As long as he didn't wear the Hua Lin Yi.

He had tested it last time with the twice-evolved Hua Lin Yi. When he turned on the fusion mode, a punch was only close to one ton. And without turning on the fusion stealth form, the Wisteria Hua Lin Yi, which showed its entity, had a stronger increase, reaching two tons.

"Then, I'm coming?" he reminded in advance.

"Come on, don't be afraid. Who do you think I am?!" Yu Long put on a stance, with one fist in front and one palm behind, his legs separated in a figure-eight stance, bowing.

Li Cheng颐 concentrated and recalled the skills that Yu Long had just demonstrated.

The power originated from the muscles of the feet, and then flowed like water, transmitting, and all the muscles it flowed through pushed it along the way, adding force.

This feeling was very mysterious.

If he exerted force a little slower, he would not be able to keep up with the push of the flowing force. And if his movements and posture were slightly uncoordinated, it would hinder and weaken the flowing force.

Step forward. Bow. Raise your hand. Punch!

In a flash, Yu Long also punched out. Two fists of similar size collided at the same time. Bang!!!

An invisible stream of air exploded between the two.

Li Cheng颐 couldn't control himself and was pushed back several steps by the counter-shock. He almost fell on his butt.

"Amazing!" He thought his strength was already very great. But he didn't expect Yu Long to completely take his full-force punch.

To still have such strong strength at such an old age was truly extraordinary, with a strong physique!

Unlike his performance, Yu Long stood in place, his expression a little strange.

"You..." He stared at Li Cheng颐 closely, his expression solemn. "Go to the second drawer of the bedside table in my room now!"

"What for?" Li Cheng颐 was stunned.

"Go quickly!! There are quick-acting heart-protecting pills in the drawer!! I feel something is wrong!!" Yu Long's face began to turn green.

He clutched his chest and slowly knelt on the ground.

"If I... if I die like this... you must marry my daughter!!"

He collapsed to the ground.

"My heart... it hurts so much!"

Li Cheng颐 was stunned.

But immediately, without saying a word, he rushed to the second floor of the villa.

After a while, he jumped down from the window on the second floor in one leap, rushed to Yu Long's side as soon as he landed, and quickly fed him a quick-acting heart-protecting pill from a white bottle.

The small pill was the size of a fingernail and was translucent brown, with liquid medicine filling it. Within two minutes of taking the pill, Yu Long's green complexion began to slowly ease.

He lay in Li Cheng颐's arms, his whole body cold, feeling like his old life was almost gone.

Looking at Li Cheng頤's worried and puzzled face so close at hand, he was immediately annoyed.

"Why didn't you tell me you had strengthened to the limit before you punched?! Also, why didn't you tell me you had mastered Rou Qi!!? Instantly amplified by nearly two times! You're really something! I've been practicing for so many years, and I can only increase the Rou Qi burst by three times!"

"Master Long, didn't you say you weren't afraid of the one-ton limit?" Li Cheng颐 was stunned.

"I'm not afraid, but that's the limit!" Yu Long calmed down, pushed him away, and sat on the ground to catch his breath. "Also, your Rou Qi instantly increased by two times! I didn't have any precautions, and my hand was almost broken by you!"

He looked at Li Cheng颐's innocent face, recalling the physical test he had done for him when he first arrived.

How long has it been? Less than a month.

How has his power increased so much?!

Even those who get injections don't change and increase so quickly. Could it be....

Yu Long suddenly thought of a possibility, and his pupils shrank instantly.

"Could it be... this kid, is he the legendary martial arts genius?!" He suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Cheng颐's arm.

"How many shots did you get in total?! Strengthening shots?"

"Three... no, five shots!?" Li Cheng颐 hesitated.

"Hehehe.... Let's go, let's do a drug test!" Yu Long pulled Li Cheng颐 and was about to walk out.

"Don't! It's really five shots!" Li Cheng颐 said firmly.

"Did you slip up? What five shots, it must be three shots, right?!" Yu Long looked at Li Cheng颐's confused and ignorant face, and suddenly felt a little creepy.

Three strengthening shots can reach the upper limit of flesh and blood force.... After watching the Rou Qi run and exert force, he can quickly master Zhu Xing Long Ying....

This kid... is simply a combination of a naturally strong drug-absorbing physique and a naturally talented genius!

Looking at Li Cheng颐's face, which was still pleasing to the eye, he was silent for a moment.

"My daughter has a very good figure, would you like to take a look?"

"...!?" Li Cheng颐 was speechless.