Dragon Subduing Palm Mastery (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Disciple, you've just started practicing controlling Blood Essence. A chicken is too small; the Blood Essence will envelop it instantly. How will you improve your control?

Find something bigger to practice with."

Li Xuan said earnestly.

"Yes, Master, this disciple understands!"

Xu Yan's eyes lit up.

He tossed the charred chicken in his hand onto the ground and excitedly walked over to the horse he had ridden in on, rubbing his hands together, looking eager to try.

Li Xuan: ...

This disciple's brain really isn't very sharp.

"Disciple, this horse isn't suitable either."

Xu Yan nodded. The horse was too big; his Blood Essence couldn't envelop it. He should find smaller prey.

"Master, this disciple will go hunting now."

Li Xuan was relieved. The disciple had finally caught on. He figured it wouldn't be long before he could eat wild game.

Three days later.

Xu Yan's Blood Essence surged, a scorching aura filling the air, and the scent of roasted meat wafted from his hands.

A wild boar, roasted by him.

Although most of it was charred black, at least half the meat was cooked and edible.

"My control over Blood Essence has improved tremendously!"

Xu Yan was ecstatic.

He raised his hand and struck out. A palm strike of Blood Essence erupted, condensing into a horned, giant python.

The outlines of its eyes and mouth were already clearly visible.

"Soon, I'll be able to condense dragon-shaped palm force."

Xu Yan was thrilled.

He dropped the roasted boar in his hand and went off to catch more wild boars to practice on.

"I wonder how the foolish disciple is doing with his training?"

Li Xuan sighed inwardly. He still hadn't gotten any wild game.

It had all been roasted to charcoal by Xu Yan; how could he eat it?

"Your disciple has mastered roasting meat with his bare hands, and his Blood Essence control has improved. You have achieved perfection in roasting meat with your bare hands, with one hundred percent Blood Essence control."

Suddenly.

Golden light appeared, and Li Xuan instantly felt as if he had practiced roasting meat with his bare hands countless times, reaching a state of perfection.

Moreover, he had one hundred percent control over his Blood Essence.

With one hundred percent Blood Essence control, Li Xuan felt his application of his own Blood Essence had reached an astonishing level.

Every bit of Blood Essence could be manipulated at will.

His strength had also increased significantly with the improvement in Blood Essence control.

At this moment, the Blood Essence around his body could be completely concealed, without leaking a single trace.

He raised his right hand, and Blood Essence on his index finger surged out like flames, sometimes growing larger, sometimes smaller, and the scorching heat of the Blood Essence could also be controlled at will.

"This is one hundred percent Blood Essence control!"

Li Xuan marveled.

The foolish disciple was quite capable, making rapid progress.

That evening, Xu Yan returned.

He felt he was not far from condensing dragon-shaped palm force.

His Blood Essence control had improved significantly.

Li Xuan sat on his chair. It was time to show his foolish disciple a trick.

"Disciple, come here."

Xu Yan was holding a freshly slaughtered chicken, preparing to make dinner.

"Master."

Li Xuan took the chicken from his hand. "Disciple, watch closely."

Saying this, he pointed his finger at the chicken leg.

Blood Essence surged, and soon, the aroma of cooked meat filled the air.

He handed the chicken back to Xu Yan and said, "Tear it open and take a look."

Xu Yan heard this, tore open the chicken leg, and his eyes widened in shock.

Part of the chicken leg was cooked.

But only the meat within a finger's width was cooked; the rest remained raw.

"This is one hundred percent control over Blood Essence.

"If you can achieve this – cooking the chicken leg while leaving the rest uncooked – then your control over Blood Essence is sufficient."

Finally revealing a skill to his disciple, Li Xuan felt a sense of satisfaction.

Xu Yan was greatly impressed. Was this one hundred percent Blood Essence control?

"Master, I will definitely be able to do it!"

"Mm, just do your best. There's no need to pursue perfection, and don't let this slacken your cultivation!"

Li Xuan nodded and cautioned him.

He was afraid his foolish disciple would slacken his cultivation in pursuit of one hundred percent Blood Essence control, leading to slow progress in his cultivation. That would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Disciple understands!"

Li Xuan sighed inwardly. His disciple's talent was truly exceptional.

After Li Xuan had shown him the technique, Xu Yan spent five days and was already able to cook the chicken leg completely without affecting the surrounding meat.

Although he hadn't achieved one hundred percent Blood Essence control, he had reached eighty percent.

This was already incredibly impressive.

Xu Yan was decisive. Without fixating on one hundred percent Blood Essence control, he shifted his focus back to cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm.

On the hillside.

Xu Yan unleashed a palm strike, and a crimson dragon, about ten feet long and as thick as a calf, roared out and struck the ground, creating a large pit.

"After manifesting the dragon-shaped palm force, my power has more than doubled, but I still feel like something is missing."

Xu Yan frowned.

Although he had condensed the dragon-shaped palm force, it didn't possess the peerless might he had envisioned.

He felt like something was still lacking.

"Dragons possess supernatural abilities and change according to circumstances – supernatural abilities are powerful because they adapt to circumstances, and change implies flexibility… I understand.

"What's missing is flexibility. My current palm force is too rigid.

"It lacks vitality!"

Xu Yan entered a state of contemplation again, pondering how to truly achieve mastery.

Over the next few days, Xu Yan dedicated himself entirely to cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm. He didn't even contemplate Bagua or practice his movement technique.

Instead, he practiced the Dragon Subduing Palm over and over again.

He constantly adjusted his technique, practicing the Dragon Subduing Palm in accordance with his understanding of the incantation.

Another seven days passed.

While practicing the Dragon Subduing Palm, Xu Yan unleashed a palm strike. A ten-foot-long crimson dragon, shaking its head and wagging its tail, roared out, heading straight for a tree in front of him.

Xu Yan slightly flipped his palm. The crimson dragon abruptly coiled, wrapping around the tree trunk, and its tail whipped out, striking the trunk with a crack.

Crack!

The tree was broken by the strike of the dragon's tail!

The crimson dragon then burrowed into the ground elsewhere, creating another large pit.

"I've finally achieved near mastery. The power of this palm strike has increased tenfold compared to before I started cultivating the Dragon Subduing Palm!

"This is the power of the Dragon Subduing Palm!"

Xu Yan was exhilarated.

He raised both hands and struck out with his right palm, unleashing a ten-foot-long crimson dragon-shaped palm force. He then followed up with his left palm, and another dragon-shaped palm force erupted.

He manipulated his hands, and the two dragon-shaped palm forces swirled. One coiled around his body for defense, while the other launched an attack. It appeared to strike with its head, but just as it was about to hit the target, it suddenly reared up into the air. Its tail whipped down, and then its head returned, striking out with a roar!

Rumble!

The hillside echoed with continuous roars.

The two crimson dragon-shaped palm forces danced and swirled, sometimes diving, sometimes burrowing into the ground, sometimes shaking their heads and wagging their tails!

"Dragons possess supernatural abilities and change according to circumstances. So that's how it is!

"I finally understand!

"Although I don't yet possess the might of a supernatural ability, I've only grasped the superficial aspects. My current realm is still low, but this already signifies mastery.

"I have finally cultivated the Dragon Subduing Palm!"

Xu Yan was overcome with emotion.

He finally understood two lines of the Dragon Subduing Palm incantation, even if it was just the surface level.

But he had at least gotten started.

If he had cultivated the Dragon Subduing Palm when he was killing mountain bandits, why would he have relied on brute force?

With a single palm strike, he could have annihilated all those mountain bandits!

"I need to practice more, to achieve mastery and fluidity. And right now, I can only summon two dragons, so I'm still far from minor success.

"Moreover, my power is still not fierce enough; the dragons I unleash aren't agile enough!"

Xu Yan summarized his shortcomings and began practicing relentlessly on the hillside. In an instant, gravel flew, vegetation was destroyed, and one pit after another appeared densely across the ground!