Eight Extremities Collapse: a High Profound Tier Dou Technique, a close-range attack technique renowned for its tremendous power. Once mastered, its attacks concealed eight layers of force, each stacked atop the last, with power comparable to an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique!
When Lin Yan heard Yao Lao say the words "Eight Extremities Collapse," he immediately recalled what he knew about the technique.
His gaze couldn't help but grow excited. After all, Eight Extremities Collapse was a High Profound Tier Dou Technique, and the upper limits of power in the Martial Universe World and the Battle Through the Heavens World were roughly the same. So it stood to reason that Ancestor Realm ≈ Emperor Realm.
The same conversion could therefore be applied to martial arts and Dou Techniques.
Martial arts in the Martial Universe World were divided into nine grades, with even more powerful Creation Martial Arts above the ninth grade.
In Martial Universe, Creation Martial Arts were described as follows: "Only the might of such martial arts can truly shake heaven and earth!"
This description resembled the way Earth-tier Dou Techniques were described in Battle Through the Heavens.
So Lin Yan could roughly conclude that Creation Martial Arts ≈ low- to mid-grade Earth-tier Dou Techniques. That meant a High Profound Tier Dou Technique was basically equivalent to a top-tier ninth-grade martial art.
That was why Lin Yan was so excited. He had just been practicing a First-Grade Martial Art like Back-Through Fist, and now Yao Lao was about to teach him a ninth-grade martial art—one that, once mastered, could even rival a Creation Martial Art. How could he not be excited by such unexpected good fortune?
"In that case, I'll thank you in advance, Senior Yao Lao."
Lin Yan agreed without hesitation and even cupped his hands to thank Yao Lao in advance, afraid he might change his mind.
Yao Lao couldn't help but laugh helplessly at this. He chuckled a few times, then said to Lin Yan, "Since that's settled, let's begin."
"I'll first teach you the essentials of Eight Extremities Collapse."
"For now, just memorize them. There's no need to rush into practicing."
"Although Eight Extremities Collapse doesn't demand much Yuan Power—if you're only aiming to get started, you could even say it hardly requires any at all—it does place great demands on your physical strength. You've already reached the fourth layer of Body Tempering, but your body still needs to be toughened. Otherwise, if you use Eight Extremities Collapse recklessly, you could injure yourself."
Yao Lao did as he promised, teaching Lin Yan the essentials of Eight Extremities Collapse before explaining how the technique worked.
Lin Yan naturally followed Yao Lao's advice to the letter. He also felt a little relieved. Thankfully, getting started with Eight Extremities Collapse required almost no Yuan Power; otherwise, with his current strength at the fourth layer of Body Tempering, he really wouldn't have been able to practice it.
"Next, we'll work on strengthening your body," Yao Lao said with a smile.
Seeing the smile on Yao Lao's face, Lin Yan suddenly had a bad feeling. He asked, "How?"
"By taking a beating! The harder, the better! Once your body's battered and bruised, we'll use medicinal liquid to nurse it back to health," Yao Lao replied with a beaming smile.
Lin Yan's mouth twitched, but for the sake of becoming stronger, he braced himself and agreed. "Then I'll trouble you, Senior Yao Lao!"
In the courtyard, Lin Yan began training his body, his feet planted on the ground like tree stumps.
Behind him, Yao Lao floated in midair in his soul form. Looking at Lin Yan standing resolutely before him, Yao Lao flicked a finger.
Smack!
As Yao Lao flicked his finger, the air rippled slightly. Then a whip of air, formed from Yuan Power, lashed Lin Yan across the back, leaving a long welt.
Lin Yan's mouth twitched with pain, but he knew this training would bring him enormous benefits. Gritting his teeth against the pain, he shouted to Yao Lao behind him, "Again!"
"Good!" A look of approval appeared on Yao Lao's face. Lin Yan was clearly in terrible pain, yet he wasn't afraid in the slightest. Instead, he grew bolder with every blow. In Yao Lao's eyes, Lin Yan truly had the heart of a powerhouse. Given time, he was sure to achieve great things. It was a pity Lin Yan's identity was special; otherwise, Yao Lao might even have taken him on as a disciple.
Smack, smack, smack, smack, smack!
Yao Lao continued channeling Yuan Power to attack Lin Yan. His blows were carefully measured: each one struck right at the limit Lin Yan's body could endure. They made Lin Yan suffer unbearable pain, but caused no internal injuries. With proper care afterward, they would bring him tremendous benefits.
And Lin Yan kept gritting his teeth and enduring it.
As time went on, even Yao Lao, who was personally delivering the blows, grew a little astonished.
Could this kid's willpower really be that formidable?
At last, the sun set.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yao Lao had no intention of continuing the training. He looked at Lin Yan, who was battered and bruised from the session, and said, "That's enough for today."
"When it comes to cultivation, three parts come from training and seven parts from eating. After training, you have to replenish your energy promptly and take good care of your body. That's the only way to avoid lasting injuries."
While training today, I happened to spot a demon beast in the Back Mountain with my spiritual sense. I knocked it out while I was at it, so we can have it for dinner tonight.
Lin Yan nodded at Yao Lao and was just about to get up to prepare dinner when Yao Lao pressed him back down.
"I'll do it!"
After eating, they rested for a while.
Lin Yan then returned to the room and soaked his body in medicinal liquid once more.
He had still had plenty of medicinal power left in his body after using the medicinal liquid earlier, but after such brutal training today, it had all been used up. That made this the perfect time for Lin Yan to recuperate in the medicinal liquid.
"Phew..."
Lin Yan slumped comfortably against the wooden tub, the pleasant sensation drawing a soft groan from him.
Lin Yan closed his eyes to rest, but he was so exhausted that he soon fell fast asleep.
For the next few days, Lin Yan kept up this kind of frenzied training.
Under the effects of this intense training, Lin Yan's strength continued to improve.
The most obvious improvement was in his cultivation level.
Originally, Lin Yan had only been at the fourth layer of Body Tempering.
But after several days of such frenzied training, he had practically advanced one level every few days.
By now, Lin Yan had successfully broken through to the sixth layer of Body Tempering. A Yuan Power Seed had formed inside him, allowing him to use Yuan Power for the first time.
Lin Yan had also made progress with Eight Extremities Collapse. After several days of practice, he had finally managed to get started with it.
His strength had undergone a complete transformation. Lin Yan was now confident enough to swear that none of the younger generation in the Lin Clan could match him.
But Lin Yan wasn't going to train today.
The main reason was that his recent frenzied training had used up all his medicinal liquid.
So today, Lin Yan planned to return to the Lin Clan's Back Mountain to see if he could find more medicinal herbs and make another batch of medicinal liquid for his training.
He searched the Back Mountain for most of the day, but still couldn't find the herbs he needed.
Just as Lin Yan was growing frustrated, he noticed several young members of the Lin Clan surrounding a girl nearby.
"Well, would you look at that—it's a Red Sun Herb! Qing Tan, why did you pick the spirit herb we planted in the Back Mountain?" Lin Shan said to Qing Tan, folding his arms and wearing a smug grin.
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