Bone Burst

10:30 a.m.

A burly middle-aged man in a coach's uniform strode into the lecture hall on time.

The newcomer was Wang Lei, Thunder Spirit Martial Arts Hall's chief disciple, an External Master who had reached the Sixth Realm of Jing Li, Aura Strength.

The moment Wang Lei entered the lecture hall, Qin Fen felt an oppressive pressure, as though the air itself had been stirred up, making it hard to breathe.

Han Siyuan, the Principal of Thirteen Middle School, was also an External Master at Aura Strength. However, because he rarely fought others, his blood and qi were restrained within him. Thus, he had not made Qin Fen feel much pressure, only an incomparable sense of authority.

But Wang Lei was in his prime, his blood and qi blazing like fire. When Wang Lei passed beside him, Qin Fen could faintly hear the sound of blood flowing through Wang Lei's meridians.

His heart beat powerfully, thump, thump, thump.

"Thunderclap Fist is fierce and domineering. Once cultivated to the Peak Realm, every punch can strike like thunder. During the early stages of practicing this fist art, you must use Jing Li to temper your bones. The harder your bones are tempered, the louder the booming sound they can unleash."

Wang Lei had a straightforward personality and did not waste words. He began explaining immediately, demonstrating the fist art as he spoke and breaking down every movement in great detail, making it easy to understand.

Wang Lei also separated the moves of Thunderclap Fist one by one and demonstrated them slowly.

"Now I'll perform the complete Thunderclap Fist for you. Watch carefully."

After explaining every move in detail, Wang Lei gave a low shout. Jing Li suddenly circulated through his body as he spread his arms and legs, stepped forward, and threw punch after punch. He was as fast as lightning, leaving only layers of fist shadows in the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Wang Lei unfolded his moves, a continuous series of bone bursts rang out. Each burst was louder than the last, the momentum steadily swelling and rising, as though Wang Lei were gradually building up his power.

After the bone bursts rang out 130 times in succession, all the sounds merged into one. His momentum instantly climbed to its peak, shaking the surroundings as it transformed into a thunderclap that exploded through the lecture hall, deafening everyone.

At the instant that thunderclap rang out, every student in the lecture hall felt their heads buzzing, as if they had been struck by an iron hammer. Their hearts suddenly clenched as though a force had passed through their bodies and gripped them tightly.

So this was Thunderclap Fist. Such terrifying power.

Qin Fen was deeply shaken. This martial art was indeed incomparably fierce and domineering, far stronger than Eighteen Falls Upon Touching.

According to Wang Lei's explanation, Thunderclap Fist could use Jing Li to temper the bones. When a punch was thrown, the bones would emit a booming sound known as a bone burst. The tougher the bones were tempered, the more bone bursts could be unleashed in succession.

Wang Lei's bone strength allowed him to unleash 130 bone bursts in a row. Then, the 130 sounds merged into one and became a heaven-shaking thunderclap that was truly deafening. Yet this did not represent the ultimate limit of Thunderclap Fist.

If the bones could be tempered even further, one could unleash 140 bone bursts, 150 bone bursts, or 160 bone bursts. Since Thunder Spirit Martial Arts Hall had been established, the greatest number achieved by a Quasi-Martial Artist who had not opened the Mysterious Gate Aperture was 200 bone bursts. With every additional bone burst, the power would increase by another measure, building layer upon layer. When all the bone bursts merged into one, its might would shake heaven and earth.

When 200 bone bursts merged into one, it would truly be like a bolt from the blue, audible within a radius of several thousand meters.

To produce the thunderclap of Thunderclap Fist, one had to merge at least 10 bone bursts into one.

In Thunderclap Fist, every 10 bone bursts formed a threshold.

The sound of thunder was itself a means of oppressing the mind. It could shake a person's spirit. If thunder suddenly erupted during a fight, it could seize the opponent's soul and make them lose focus.

When experts fought, even a moment's hesitation could reverse the outcome of the battle.

If cultivated to the Peak Realm, every movement would carry the sound of thunder. The vibrating sound would possess an incomparably powerful penetrating force, like a blade capable of piercing a person's heart.

The core of Thunderclap Fist was bone bursts.

The more bone bursts there were, the more powerful Thunderclap Fist became.

"You, come up and perform Thunderclap Fist once."

After demonstrating it more than a dozen times, Wang Lei stopped and pointed at one of the students.

The student immediately stepped forward, spread his fists, and slowly performed a set of fist techniques with some awkwardness. However, no bone bursts sounded.

Wang Lei placed a palm on the student's shoulder, sending a stream of Jing Li into his body. Then he said, "Remember the circulation route of this Jing Li. While using the moves of Thunderclap Fist, mobilize your Jing Li and circulate it along this route. Otherwise, no matter how well you perform the moves, they will only be empty forms with little power."

The student performed Thunderclap Fist again, this time circulating his Jing Li.

Sure enough, after circulating his Jing Li, the student seemed to encounter an obstacle as soon as he used the first move of Thunderclap Fist. He could not mobilize his Jing Li quickly enough, and when he threw his punch, the Jing Li had not yet reached the proper route.

That punch was no different from an ordinary punch enhanced with Jing Li. It did not produce a bone burst.

"Go back and contemplate it carefully. Practice the Jing Li circulation route more, first raise the speed at which you circulate Jing Li, then integrate it into the fist techniques." Wang Lei said, "The core of Thunderclap Fist is bone bursts. Only when you have produced bone bursts does it count as a lower-grade second-rank martial art. Without bone bursts, it is only slightly stronger than basic fist techniques. Next."

The next student stepped forward and also slowly performed Thunderclap Fist once. Then Wang Lei transmitted Jing Li to him, allowing the student to sense the route through which Thunderclap Fist circulated Jing Li.

Any martial art capable of cultivating Jing Li had its own unique Jing Li circulation route.

Falling and grappling martial arts such as Eighteen Falls Upon Touching and Silken Entanglement Grappling Hand could not cultivate Jing Li; they only had ordinary martial techniques. Galloping Horse Strength, however, could cultivate Jing Li, so it had a circulation route.

Jing Li circulation routes could not be confused. Reckless practice would damage the meridians and cause qi deviation.

Verbal explanations could easily lead to mistakes. The best method was to transmit Jing Li directly.

As the saying went, it could be understood but not put into words.

Fist techniques could be taught hand in hand, but transmitting Jing Li was the safest way to teach a Jing Li circulation route.

At the beginning of the Spiritual Energy Resurgence, martial arts had only just begun. Everyone was feeling their way forward, and there was no such thing as transmitting Jing Li. Back then, countless people suffered qi deviation because they practiced the wrong Jing Li circulation routes. They were a group of admirable pioneers.

Soon, it was Qin Fen's turn to step forward and feel the Jing Li circulating through his body.

This Jing Li circulation route was somewhat more complex than Galloping Horse Strength, and it was also more domineering.

After the Jing Li transmission was complete, Qin Fen returned to his seat and carefully contemplated it.

Before he knew it, an hour had passed.

The lesson ended. Wang Lei left the lecture hall, while the other students dispersed in small groups.

Qin Fen summoned the Panel and found that Thunderclap Fist had not appeared on it.

This meant that he had not yet entered the beginner stage of Thunderclap Fist. He had not even reached the realm of Rudimentary Understanding and needed to practice continuously.