Lord Lei, Aid Me!

Rumble—

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the aura of thunder surged. The summer rain poured down, and the ground, scorched by the sun during the day, steamed with a fine mist.

Li Changqing stood in the open space of the plaza. Fallen leaves covered the ground, and guided by his fist wind, they converged into a Tai Chi yin-yang fish diagram.

A few seconds later, as the white mist he exhaled gradually dispersed, the rain finally began to fall.

"I... broke through?"

Feeling the brand new Tai Chi boxing technique in his mind, Li Changqing found it hard to believe.

In just one night, the Old Technique of Tai Chi had successfully broken through. With the assistance of the heavenly thunder, he had entered a state of Heaven-Man Resonance and actually completed a new boxing technique.

Not only that, but his physique, agility, and willpower had all been enhanced.

The last two times he had gained an increase in his three-dimensional attributes were when he had broken through his limits and created the brand new Old Technique of Tai Chi.

Compared to his physique, which could be improved through exercise, enhancing agility and willpower was much more difficult.

The former required improving technical combat techniques, such as Tai Chi Throwing Style and soft force.

As for the latter, besides viewing artistic conception scrolls, Li Changqing currently had no other way to hone it.

"So, raising the proficiency of a martial art to completion and undergoing a transformation can also enhance agility and willpower?"

Agility could improve his body's coordination and reaction time during combat, while willpower was directly related to the use of artistic conception.

Confirming a viable method for attribute points was undoubtedly cause for great joy.

His heart grew hotter. He closed his eyes and focused on the Tai Chi yin-yang fish diagram deep within his mind.

Tai Shang Gan Ying Pian (Human Immortal Department).

This was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity. Li Changqing didn't even have the qualifications to cultivate it yet, and yet even a sliver of its artistic conception had brought him such a great improvement.

He couldn't help but imagine in his heart what realm he would reach when he was truly qualified to cultivate this technique.

Would he become a High-Rank Martial Artist, or a Psionic User who had completely ascended and transformed?

The future was beautiful, and the present was bright.

Li Changqing once again assumed his boxing stance, wanting to see how many techniques he could break through today.

Tai Chi - Novice.

As soon as he assumed the starting stance, Li Changqing instantly sensed the changes the Heaven-Man Resonance had brought to his boxing.

Left hand as yang, right hand as yin.

As the boxing stance manifested, his Qi and Blood instantly divided into two halves, with the great dragon of his spine as the dividing line.

Yin and yang complement each other, dragon and tiger, kan and li.

Li Changqing didn't need to worry about the effect of Qi and Blood tempering his physique at all.

So strong!

Li Changqing's eyes sharpened. He completely relaxed his muscles, perfectly concealing all his strength within every cell.

Hooo—

The wind howled.

The fallen leaves on the ground were swept up again, scattering everywhere. Li Changqing ignored them, stepping on the Big Dipper, and a gust of wind formed around him.

The rain fell, and before it could reach the ground, it merged with Li Changqing's movements as he performed his boxing techniques.

As he practiced his boxing, the temperature of Li Changqing's body continuously rose. The clothes that had just been soaked began to emit white mist.

Before long, his damp clothes were actually steamed dry by his body heat.

And the rain above couldn't fall. With every punch, Li Changqing remained dry, unstained by dust.

Rumble—

In the sky, thunder roared.

The energy of Awakening Stirring moved.

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, the Qi and Blood within Li Changqing roared, emitting the sound of thunderous tigers and leopards.

His bones resonated with the sound waves, embedding the martial art into his marrow.

Tai Chi divided yin and yang, accompanied by wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

Tendons and bones sang in unison, tiger roars and thunderous sounds tempered his body.

[Physique +1]

A powerful strength was being infused into his body bit by bit. The effect of the transformed Tai Chi far exceeded Li Changqing's imagination.

He could feel his body undergoing a transformation with every move he completed.

Li Changqing became more and more excited as he practiced, his entire body's Qi and Blood burning intensely.

"Haa!"

He swung his arm in a punch, accompanied by wind and thunder, as fallen leaves swirled. Li Changqing's fist stopped an inch before the willow tree.

Crack—

The gale, like an invisible steel blade mixed with rain and leaves, actually left faint scratches on the bark.

Human strength has its limits, while heaven and earth are boundless.

Li Changqing finally understood what Heaven-Man Resonance meant. His boxing was no longer solely reliant on his own Qi and Blood.

Between heaven and earth, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning all became his aids.

At this moment, he wasn't just tempering his body with boxing and Qi and Blood, but also with heaven and earth.

All of his Qi and Blood was thoroughly mobilized by Li Changqing. He was pushing every cell in his body to its absolute limit.

Li Changqing was different from other Martial Artists. Able to gain strength by breaking through limits, he didn't need to worry about his body being damaged from over-development.

Limit, breakthrough, Physique +1.

As long as he could endure it, this was an infinite cycle, a perpetual motion machine.

The downpour intensified.

The pitch-black sky was continuously illuminated by lightning.

The energy between heaven and earth grew more potent, and Li Changqing's body tempering reached a critical juncture.

Qi and Blood surged, washing over his flesh with his boxing.

[Physique +2]

Boxing, Qi and Blood, and the aid of heaven and earth.

Under this triple tempering, Li Changqing's Physique once again broke through its limit.

[Vitality Concentration: 19%]

The Qi and Blood originally consumed by tempering his body, after being replenished by breaking through his limit, not only returned to its peak state but even surpassed it.

During Li Changqing's Tai Chi practice.

His Qi and Blood split into two forces, Yin and Yang, constantly intertwining, merging, yet remaining distinct.

Deep within his Dantian, they coiled into a Yin-Yang vortex that continuously merged and transformed.

Finally, as he continued his boxing, his internal Qi and Blood once again reached the limit of a Two-Star Martial Artist.

His skin began to emit a jade-like luster. His pores fully opened, and his Qi and Blood continuously compressed, expanded, and compressed again.

It reached the final layer of the barrier beneath his skin.

A silkworm trembled, and a pair of radiant wings inside struggled fiercely against the thick cocoon wall.

Li Changqing's eyes shone brighter than ever before, reflecting divine light in the darkness.

Refining Essence into Qi, once Qi is settled, spirit manifests.

His body had reached perfection.

Li Changqing abruptly raised his head. He gazed up at the sky.

It was time.

"Lord Thunder, assist me!"

Under Heaven-Man Resonance.

Li Changqing's thoughts seemed to truly reach the ethereal heavens.

Heaven and earth heard his inner voice.

The night sky was once again shrouded in darkness.

Even the sound of the wind vanished.

In this brief moment of absolute stillness, a divine light tore through the sky.

The greatest sound is silence.

The four directions, as bright as day, were not accompanied by the slightest extraneous noise.

Li Changqing held a ball with both hands in front of his chest. The fluctuations brought to the world by the lightning, through the state of natural resonance, were transmitted into Li Changqing's body.

His Physique, already at its limit, had its balance shattered and then spiraled out of control.

His Qi and Blood completely entered the vast ocean.

Crack—

The cocoon broke.

Boom!

A violent thunderclap arrived late, exploding across the sky.

Instantly, car alarms blared urgently in all directions.

Li Changqing maintained his original state, and the two streams of Qi and Blood finally converged in one place.

Yin and yang merged, indistinguishable.

[Vitality Concentration: 22%]

Breakthrough!

Boom!

A dull thunderclap resonated within Li Changqing.

The rainwater and fallen leaves that had been swirling around Li Changqing according to the rules, powered by his Tai Chi, scattered under this new force.

The Tai Chi stance retracted.

Without the aid of heaven and earth.

The heavy rain poured down.

But just as the raindrops were about to fall on Li Changqing.

An invisible force repelled all the water droplets like bullets.

Li Changqing raised his right arm, aiming at a thick locust tree five meters in front of him.

His fist drew back to his waist, fingers closed.

He punched through the air.

The gale force stirred by Tai Chi swept up the fallen leaves, but after flying a certain distance, the residual strength could only make them gently brush the surface of the locust tree.

Five meters was too far.

The wind dispersed, the leaves fell.

Bang!

A clear fist imprint was branded onto the center of the locust tree, cracks spreading like a spiderweb. The immense force directly caused the locust tree, as thick as an adult's waist, to develop deep fissures.

The invisible attack had nearly snapped the locust tree in half.

Li Changqing maintained his punching posture, invisible power surging from his body.

A smile played on his lips. As his Qi and Blood flowed, his pores opened and closed, releasing more power.

The falling raindrops were repelled before they could even touch him.

Qi and Blood piercing through the body, striking through obstacles.

Three-Star Martial Artist, achieved!