Penetrating Power Leaves the Body, Houtian Realm Minor Accomplishment, Cultivation Method Perfection!

Qin Tianlong watched Ye Wudao advance to the Houtian Realm and said softly, "Go to the river and wash up. Once you've adapted to the combat style of the Houtian Realm there, we'll head back!"

Ye Wudao nodded, followed Qin Tianlong to the river to wash his body clean, and then randomly found a Sharp-Mouthed Deer.

He did not use his blade, opting instead to attack with his fists.

With a single punch, the Penetrating Power pierced directly through the Sharp-Mouthed Deer's body, channeling the full force of his strength into the beast's internal organs.

With just that one blow, blood poured from the Sharp-Mouthed Deer's mouth as it let out a whimper and collapsed to the ground.

This punch left Qin Tianlong, who was watching from the side, stunned.

"Pen... Penetrating Power?"

This type of force that could pierce through a body and transmit power to the internal organs could only be Penetrating Power.

He was momentarily dumbfounded!

Although Ye Wudao had already refreshed his understanding many times, those instances had all been related to cultivation techniques and martial arts practice.

However, this time, Ye Wudao had refreshed his understanding of the martial path itself.

In his experience, Penetrating Power was a force that could only be mastered at the peak of the Houtian Realm. Since Ye Wudao was only at the entry level of the Houtian Realm, how could he possibly have mastered it?

At the entry level of the Houtian Realm, the body shouldn't even be able to withstand the exertion required for Penetrating Power!

Ye Wudao, having killed the Sharp-Mouthed Deer with the Penetrating Power, also sensed that something was wrong.

Just from throwing that one punch, his body felt unbearable pain; his arm muscles in particular felt as if they were burning, and his joints ached.

He understood that this was a side effect caused by his body being unable to withstand the exertion of the Penetrating Power.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at the blade in his left hand and muttered softly, "I wonder if Penetrating Power can be transmitted through a blade!"

With that thought, he looked at a Long-Claw Leopard not far away and charged over with his blade in hand.

This time, he changed his method of exertion, no longer letting his body bear the brunt of the Penetrating Power, but instead transferring it onto the blade.

To test the effect of the Penetrating Power, he didn't use the edge or the back of the blade to hack, but instead used the flat of the blade to strike.

"Hum..."

The moment the force was transmitted to the blade, the heavy sword let out a hum.

The next second, the blade slammed heavily onto the back of the Long-Claw Leopard.

"Wu..."

The Long-Claw Leopard let out a whimper, and blood began to gush from its mouth.

Its limbs went limp, its body swayed, and finally, it collapsed to the ground in resignation.

"Snap..."

The moment the Long-Claw Leopard fell, the heavy blade in Ye Wudao's hand shattered without warning.

"This..."

Ye Wudao looked at the blade in his hand, somewhat dazed.

He was certain that he had indeed transmitted the Penetrating Power onto the blade just now.

His entire body's strength had been channeled through the heavy blade and into the Long-Claw Leopard's body.

He just couldn't understand why the blade, which was made of refined steel, had shattered directly after bearing the Penetrating Power for only a moment.

Qin Tianlong, who was watching Ye Wudao from afar, had his mouth wide open, staring at Ye Wudao in shock.

"Externalized Penetrating Power!"

He looked at Ye Wudao in disbelief, his voice trembling as he spoke.

Externalized Penetrating Power!

This wasn't just a simple use of Penetrating Power, but the ability to conduct it through an object.

This method of exertion could greatly reduce the damage the force caused to one's own body.

However, this was not something an ordinary person could comprehend.

Some martial artists at the peak of the Houtian Realm who had mastered Penetrating Power still couldn't pull off this move.

Even some experts in the Xiantian Realm were unable to use this technique.

Externalizing Penetrating Power required an extremely profound understanding of the force, as well as the ability to perceive the changes of the Penetrating Power within one's own body.

Only then could the Penetrating Power be transmitted onto a weapon.

Yet, Ye Wudao was only at the entry level of the Houtian Realm!

At this moment, he felt his understanding of the martial path had truly been overturned by Ye Wudao.

It was one thing for an entry-level Houtian martial artist to master Penetrating Power, but to actually be able to externalize it was incredible!

He was now certain that, based on this move of externalizing Penetrating Power alone, even a peak Houtian martial artist might not be a match for Ye Wudao.

An ordinary peak Houtian martial artist, if they hadn't mastered externalized Penetrating Power, would need to make physical contact with their enemy to release the force.

Once one has mastered the release of Penetrating Power, it can be channeled through a weapon.

It is like pitting a fist against a blade; the one holding the blade naturally has the advantage!

Releasing Penetrating Power to strike those in the Houtian Realm who only know the four basic types of power is nothing short of a beatdown!

Although the four types of power cultivated during the Houtian stage can all be released and channeled through weapons, only the release of Penetrating Power is the strongest, functioning as a form of pseudo-Xiantian True Qi release.

The effects of releasing Inch Power, Hidden Power, and Neutralizing Power can only act upon the surface of an enemy.

However, the effect of releasing Penetrating Power can pierce through an enemy's body and damage their internal organs.

Mastering the release of Penetrating Power is effectively equivalent to being a half-step Xiantian.

To put it plainly, the Xiantian Realm is essentially the cultivation of Xiantian True Qi, which can be released to possess long-range attack capabilities.

Although the release of Penetrating Power only functions through a weapon, it is enough to run rampant within the Houtian Realm.

One must know that the range of True Qi release for a beginner in the Xiantian Realm is actually only about ten meters.

If Ye Wudao could trigger the release of Penetrating Power through a spear, he would truly be a half-step Xiantian!

A spear is about five meters long; isn't that equivalent to half the range of a Xiantian Realm beginner?

He looked at Ye Wudao walking toward him, unable to calm his heart for a long time.

It was not that he had never seen a genius, but a freak like Ye Wudao was truly a first for him.

Ye Wudao held the bare hilt and walked up to Qin Tianlong, saying softly, "Grandmaster, the weapon broke!"

He felt a bit innocent as well!

This great blade was rented by Qin Tianlong using points, and it had to be returned eventually.

Now that only the hilt remained, how was he supposed to return it?

With the weapon destroyed, he had no idea how he would compensate for it.

Hearing Ye Wudao's tone, Qin Tianlong laughed, "If it's broken, it's broken. It was just a Refined Steel Blade; it's not worth much!"

"The key question is, do you know why your blade shattered?"

Ye Wudao thought for a moment and replied, "Most likely because I applied Penetrating Power to the blade, and the blade couldn't withstand my strength, so it broke!"

Qin Tianlong nodded and said, "Exactly!"

"The strength at the peak of the Body Forging Realm is about five thousand kilograms."

"However, once you enter the Houtian Realm, your strength will soar directly to ten thousand kilograms, which is greater than the power of a small excavator."

"In fact, once you advanced to the Houtian entry level, you should have been using a Titanium Alloy Blade."

"When you throw a punch, it is equivalent to ten tons of force; an ordinary blade simply cannot withstand that kind of power."

"On top of that, you have mastered the technique of releasing Penetrating Power, which means ten tons of force is trying to pierce through the blade. Every point of the blade has to bear ten tons of force; I suspect even a Titanium Alloy Blade couldn't withstand that."

"Next time we come to the Rift World, I will rent you a Meteorite Great Blade."

"Or, a Meteorite Spear would work too!"

"Once you master the release of Penetrating Power, it truly becomes a case of 'one inch longer, one inch stronger'!"

Ye Wudao nodded thoughtfully; so, the method of applying Penetrating Power to a weapon was called the release of Penetrating Power.

Ye Wudao asked, "Grandmaster, are we heading back now, or are we waiting for the Second and Third Masters?"

Qin Tianlong glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, "Let's head back first! We won't wait for them!"

After saying this, he turned and walked toward the gentle slope.

Ye Wudao followed behind Qin Tianlong, and together they returned to Cell No. 1.

For the next two days, he rested during the day and entered the Rift World at night to hunt demonic beasts.

His weapon also changed from a great blade to a long spear—a black Meteorite Spear.

On the second day, he advanced to the Houtian minor success stage, and his strength surged to twenty thousand kilograms.

At the same time, his two cultivation techniques both reached the realm of perfection.

Seeing that both techniques were perfected, he knew it was time to fuse them.

He felt a sense of anticipation, wondering if the fused technique would be able to break through the limit of 160 points of technique proficiency per minute.

If it could break the limit, then the new technique created from the fusion would likely be able to be cultivated beyond the Grandmaster Realm.

Although he was only at the Houtian minor success stage now, he knew that sooner or later, he would advance to the Grandmaster Realm.

He also yearned for this realm, which had never before appeared on Blue Star.

If he could advance beyond the Grandmaster Realm, he would be the first person in the Blue Star martial arts world in over a hundred years.

Thinking of this, he felt a little excited!