The next day, in Shi Jingyi's martial arts courtyard.
After finishing today's lesson, she contacted Guan Tong to test her Mind Martial Arts.
The two moved some wooden stakes out of the courtyard, clearing a spacious area.
As he worked, Guan Tong said, "I looked over the notes you gave me last night. Of the Mind Martial Arts you designed, two of them seem relatively complete."
"Correct," Shi Jingyi said. "Those are the two I want to test today."
Once the stakes and miscellaneous clutter had been moved into the corner, a large area opened up in the center of the courtyard. Dressed in a white training uniform, Shi Jingyi flexed her wrists and prepared herself to attack.
Guan Tong's role was that of an "advanced humanoid wooden stake." If anyone learned that Shadow moonlighted as something like this, their jaws would surely drop.
Still, he was quite willing. If the tests succeeded, he might have a chance to learn them in the future. Why not?
"Which one do you want to test first?"
"Shocking Pulse Collapse Fist." Shi Jingyi steadied her breathing and focused her mind. Whenever martial arts were involved, she was always exceptionally serious.
"The core of this Mind Martial Art is compressing Mind Power and concentrating it at the acupoints on the fist. The instant it strikes an opponent, it erupts, creating an intense Mind Power shockwave that disrupts the opponent's bodily stability."
"In my conception, if Mind Power can create resonance while being output from a single point, the destructive force released in that instant should be terrifying—several times stronger than a normal Mind Power attack."
Guan Tong nodded. "Adding a resonance effect on top of conventional Mind Power output should make one plus one greater than two."
"Exactly. But mastering this technique requires extraordinarily