At the beginning of the second year, Lin Qin decided to go deep into the ice field. He packed his luggage, set up a protective barrier outside the cave, and then headed towards the unknown territory in the north.
The further north you go, the worse the environment becomes. The cold wind here carries sharp ice crystals, which hit Vibration Shield with a dense crackling sound. Lin Qin had to increase the strength of its body protection to 70% to completely resist this continuous attack.
At noon on the third day, he encountered a pack of wolves in an ice hill area. More than twenty Ice Plain Magic Wolf spread out in a fan shape. The leader of the wolf king was extremely large, with an ice blue line on his forehead.
"Saint Realm Peak." Lin Qin instantly judged the strength of the Wolf King. He did not rush to take action, but carefully observed the formation of the wolves.
"Humans, get out of my territory." The Wolf King roared.
Lin Ing pulled out his broad sword, pointed it at the Wolf King, and said, "Show your strength to make me leave."
The wolf king let out a long howl, and the wolves immediately launched an attack. Their division of labor was clear. There were six demon wolves on the front, breathing ice breath, four on each side waiting for an opportunity to attack, and the rest were roaming around the outside to provide support.
Lin Qin's body flashed and shuttled through the intensive offensive. Vibration Shield accurately resolved each breath of ice and made a subtle buzz. He deliberately controlled the intensity of the body protection, neither completely defending nor completely releasing the force, but allowing part of the cold air to penetrate just right, so as to hone his ability to adapt to the cold.
A demonic wolf took advantage of the gap when he blocked his breath and pounced from behind. Lin Qin didn't even look back, and flicked out with his backhand. The finger wind carried a precise vibration frequency, directly penetrating the demonic wolf's skull. This was what he had learned during this period - to concentrate the vibrational power on one point and cause fatal damage with minimal consumption.
When the Wolf King saw the casualties among his men, a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He joined the battle group himself and cooperated seamlessly with the other demon wolves. Whenever Lin Qin wanted to kill a certain demon wolf, the Wolf King would always interfere in time, and the other demon wolves would take the opportunity to attack his weaknesses.
"Interesting." Lin Qin became more interested. He pushed his body skills to the extreme and shuttled like a fish among the wolves. Every shot was accurately calculated, and Zifeng could always hit the target from the most tricky angle.
An hour later, the last demon wolf fell. Lin Qin stood next to the Wolf King's body, panting slightly. This battle made him more proficient in the use of Vibration Shield, and now he can automatically adjust the defense intensity according to the intensity of the attack.
He collected the Wolf King's magic core and continued to travel north. The deeper he went, the stronger the monsters he encountered. In three months, he killed three ice monsters at the peak of the ninth level. Each battle made his actual combat experience richer.
On this day, he came to a deep glacier canyon. It was extremely cold in the valley, and even the ice was glowing with a strange blue color. Lin Qin As soon as he stepped into the mouth of the canyon, he felt a powerful breath coming from the depths.
He carefully set up a warning barrier and then slowly went deeper. In the deepest part of the canyon, a Frost Giant Lizard with a body length of more than thirty meters was sleeping. Every time it breathed, it brought up bursts of cold mist, and thick frost condensed on the surrounding ice.
"Saint Realm Warcraft." Lin Qin's pupils shrank.
He thought for a moment and decided to challenge this giant lizard. If he wanted to go further on the path of spiritual practice, he must dare to face strong enemies.
When it was a hundred meters away, Frost Giant Lizard suddenly woke up. Its cold vertical pupils locked on Lin Qin, and let out a deafening roar. The terrifying sound waves made the entire canyon tremble, and ice chips fell.
Lin Qin retreated immediately, but was still rubbed by the giant lizard's breath. Vibration Shield fluctuated violently, and his left arm was instantly numb. He hurriedly turned Saint Power to force out the cold air that had invaded his body.
The giant lizard swept forward with its long tail swinging, and the ice exploded wherever it passed. Lin Qin jumped into the air, narrowly avoiding the blow. He flipped in the air, and slashed at the back of the giant lizard with 100% of the force of his broadsword.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere. The broadsword only left a white mark on the scales, but the force of the shock made Lin Qin's mouth numb.
"What a strong defense." Lin Qin was secretly frightened. He changed his tactics and started to swim. He kept changing his position in the canyon, looking for the giant lizard's weaknesses.
During the battle, he discovered a lighter-colored scale on the abdomen of the monitor lizard. Every time he tried to get close to that location, the monitor lizard would be particularly wary.
"That's it!"
Lin Qin ventured closer, and after resisting a claw attack, the broad sword finally hit the target.
"Pfft!"
The tip of the sword penetrated half a foot, and the power of shock penetrated the body. The giant lizard roared in pain, and its attack became more violent.
Lin Qin was also swept away by the monitor lizard's tail blow, and Vibration Shield was almost shattered. He endured the pain and continued to fight.
This bitter battle lasted for a full half day. In the end, Lin Qin caught the moment when the giant lizard was slow to move, concentrated all its strength on the tip of the sword, and stabbed the wound again.
This time, the force of the shock directly shattered the monitor lizard's heart.
After the war, Lin Qin collapsed on the ice, covered in injuries.
Lin Qin was deeply shocked by the battle with Frost Giant Lizard. The defensive power of the Saint Realm-level monsters far exceeded his expectations. If he hadn't found the weak points, it would have been difficult to win.
After returning to the cave, he began to retreat to practice new attack methods. Although the previous shock power was exquisite, it was still slightly insufficient to deal with the Saint Realm level defense.
"More concentrated penetration is needed." He carved a deduction pattern on the ice wall. Highly compressing the vibration force and erupting in an instant may produce stronger destructive power.
The first time he tried, he failed to control the degree of compression. Shockwave exploded in his palm prematurely, and his whole arm was numbed by the shock. He had to stop and adjust his breathing for a whole day.
The second time, he adjusted the compression method and changed it to a gradual one. First, he condensed a vibrating core, and then slowly increased the pressure. Although it was successfully released this time, the power was not as good as the ordinary vibrating finger wind.
After dozens of failures, he finally found the key: it is necessary to maintain the stability of the vibration frequency while compressing. This requires extremely strong mental control. If you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be wasted.
Three months later, he successfully performed the complete Shockwave for the first time. An invisible wave shot out from his fingertips, leaving a bottomless hole in the cave wall, but the surrounding ice remained intact.
"It's done!" Lin Qin's eyes flashed with joy. The penetrating power of this move far exceeded expectations, and it should be able to break through the Saint Realm's defense.
In order to verify the power, he specially found a peak level nine Ice-Armored Rhino. Shockwave easily penetrated its thick ice armor and directly shattered its internal organs.
By the end of the year, Shockwave has become proficient in using it. Lin Qin can be used freely while moving, hitting wherever you point it, with incomparable accuracy.
In the spring of the third year, Lin Qin returned to Mystic Ice Mountain's cave and began deep retreat. The accumulation in the first two years brought his cultivation to a bottleneck, which required meditation and enlightenment to break through.
He first set out to improve Thick Earth Seal. The battle with Frost Giant Lizard made him realize that pure defense was no longer enough. So while maintaining defense, he tried to add counter-shock power to Thick Earth Seal.
This improvement is extremely difficult. The counter-shock force needs to be precisely controlled. If it is slightly stronger, it will affect the stability of the defense, and if it is weak, it will have no effect. During several experiments, the counter-shock force was out of control and almost hurt me.
After three months of repeated debugging, he finally found the balance point. The new Thick Earth Seal's defense power has been increased by 20%, and it also has a strong anti-shock effect. Now anyone who attacks Thick Earth Seal must first withstand the shock force of the counterattack.
Next, he began to conceive of range attack combat techniques. While observing the movement of glaciers, he noticed that a chain reaction would occur when the ice broke. Inspired by this, he tried to create combat techniques that could activate the power of ley lines.
This idea was more difficult to implement than expected. The power of ley lines is so majestic that it will backfire on itself if not careful. Lin Qin had to slow down the progress and start by activating small-scale ley lines.
He selected an area on the ice sheet and tried to communicate with the earth veins using different frequencies every day. Sometimes sitting there all day long could only cause weak vibrations.
Half a year later, he finally completed the prototype of this combat technique. By transmitting a specific vibration frequency into the ground, he could cause a small-scale ground crack. Although the range was only about ten meters, the power was considerable. He named this combat technique "Earth Vein Rupture".
In the last few months of the third year, Lin Qin began to use different combat skills in combination. Shockwave was used for single-point breakthrough, Earth Vein Rupture was used for range control, Thick Earth Seal was used for defense, and Vibration Shield was used for continuous combat. He continued to optimize the combination of these combat skills to form a complete combat system.
By the end of the year, Lin Qin's overall strength had undergone a qualitative leap. Not only had he created new combat techniques, but he also had a deeper understanding of the rules.
In the fourth year, Lin Qin's aura became deeper and deeper. He no longer deliberately practiced certain combat skills, but began to understand the essence of the law.
Every morning, he would stand on the top of the Mystic Ice Mountain, standing quietly against the biting cold wind. His spiritual power was connected to the earth under his feet, feeling the Pulsation coming from deep underground. This kind of Pulsation contained some kind of law, as if telling the mystery of heaven and earth.
At first, he could only feel chaotic vibrations. But as his understanding deepened, he began to be able to distinguish the patterns. The earth was not dead, but breathing with a unique frequency. This breathing was slow and long, but it contained infinite power.
While sitting in meditation one day, he suddenly had an idea. "Heavy" and "Pulsation" are one and the same. The heaviness of the earth comes from its unfathomable foundation, and Pulsation is the external manifestation of this foundation. Just like the human heartbeat, it is both a symbol of life and a source of strength.
This realization made his realm suddenly enlightened. The two characteristics that were originally practiced separately began to merge naturally. Now when he performs Shockwave, he will naturally bring the heavy meaning of the earth; when he performs Thick Earth Seal, it will also contain the endless Pulsation.
Three months later, he no longer needs to deliberately operate his skills. Every gesture and gesture carries the charm of the law, which is perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment. Even the monsters on the ice sheet will instinctively avoid him when they see him, as if they are facing the land itself.
On this day, his mind moved slightly, and he wanted to test the degree of compatibility between himself and this world. He integrated a trace of the mysterious understanding of "Pulsation" into his spiritual power, and gently tapped the earth under his feet.
"Buzz--"
A low Pulsation spread out with him as the center, spreading across dozens of miles in an instant. The ice field trembled slightly, and several ice hills in the distance silently turned into powder. This was not him taking the initiative to display any combat skills, but the world's response to his insights.
Lin Qin understands that this is a sign of the limit of the Saint Realm. Going one step further is the legendary God Realm.
After four years of hard training, his breath was completely integrated with the ice field. His eyes were calmer than ten thousand years of ice, and his mind was calmer than that of glaciers. Now he has stood at the pinnacle of the Saint Realm realm.
In the early morning of this day, he took one last look at Mystic Ice Mountain, who had been practicing for four years. Bits and pieces of the four years flashed through his mind, from the initial difficulties to the current situation where he is as comfortable as a fish in water.
"It's time to go back."
His figure soared into the sky, turned into a stream of light and flew south.