Shattering Nirvana Finger

Chapter 11: Shattering Nirvana Finger

If one's foundation is unstable, even if one reaches the Xiantian stage, taking any further steps toward the pinnacle will be an arduous, near-impossible task.

A nine-story terrace rises from a pile of earth; as the most perfect ancient scripture in the world, the Dao Heaven naturally does not allow for such a shaky foundation.

Within Chen Lin's body, the Yin and Yang meridians have now been successfully opened. As long as there is spiritual energy and the essence of the sun and moon, he can slowly transform his meridians and bones, a process that will improve in tandem with the growth of his potential. Although the Void Meridian is spread throughout his entire body and difficult to open, it seems much simpler now that he possesses the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art. Once he spends the time to cultivate the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art to the 13th level, opening the Void Meridian will be a natural consequence.

Chen Lin pondered for a long time, setting his cultivation plan. He would first cultivate the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art to the Great Perfection stage to open the Void Meridian; once that was achieved, it would be the perfect moment to advance to the Xiantian stage.

The path of cultivation is the most dull and tedious of all.

Another half-month passed. By day, Chen Lin hunted fierce beasts to accumulate Death Energy; by night, he devoted himself to cultivating the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art.

"Condense the spirit with Qi, continuous and enduring. The body is still and unmoved, the Three Talents are positioned. The five energies merge into the body, gathering without scattering. Flow directly through the solar meridians, branch out through the collateral vessels. Qi permeates the joints, warming the internal organs. Following the flow up and down, the cycle repeats..."

The spiritual energy drifting in the air slowly drew toward Chen Lin's body, thin, wispy strands of chaotic and violent energy drilling into his flesh. As time passed, with every breath, more and more of the invisible, violent energy gathered, scrambling to force its way into him.

Inside Chen Lin, it was as if a thunderous storm were surging, a gale whipping through snow!

"Screech—screech!!"

Like the sound of fabric being torn, Chen Lin's skin suddenly split open, stained red with blood. His entire body spasmed and trembled violently.

Dragon-Elephant Nirvana: every level cultivated requires shattering one's own meridians, like a phoenix bathing in fire to be reborn!

The violent spiritual energy squeezed and roamed everywhere, the excruciating pain in his body piercing straight into his mind as if he were undergoing the torture of a thousand cuts. Even with Chen Lin's resilient nerves, it was nearly unbearable. But the thought that only by gaining strength could he unlock the system's permissions and resurrect that beautiful silhouette in his heart acted like a roaring fire injected into his soul, burning wildly.

"Heart Piercer... I will definitely resurrect you!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

Suddenly, several muffled thuds erupted from within his body. With each sound, Chen Lin's entire frame convulsed violently, his meridians shattering inch by inch, his skin splitting apart. Finally, his body could no longer hold on, and he collapsed heavily like a boneless snake.

He was bathed in blood, as if encased in a cocoon of gore!

The Mystic Yin Essence flowed, nourishing and repairing every one of Chen Lin's meridians...

For two full days and nights, Chen Lin's body finally finished its repairs.

"In just half a month, I've reached the first three levels of the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art. The sheer amount of violent spiritual energy in this world is unimaginable. But to reach the 13th level of perfection and break through to Xiantian in the remaining two months? That is difficult!"

Chen Lin swung his scythe, the air whistling as it sliced through, producing a faint sonic boom.

At the third level, a casual strike contained 90,000 jin of force—45 tons! Among the Houtian-stage fierce beasts, excluding rare mutations, this was enough to stand proudly above the rest!

At this point, Chen Lin no longer held any illusions about the main quest. Reaching the Xiantian stage within three months was unthinkable unless he encountered some heaven-defying miracle.

Fortunately, his cultivation technique had reached the small-success stage, and his speed in hunting fierce beasts was increasing. Gathering the 1,000 points of Death Energy required to save his life within a short time was not too difficult. Yet, the thought that the penalty for failure was the total erasure of those 1,000 points made him feel deeply unwilling.

He had risked his life in battle to earn those points!

Currently, his Death Energy count had reached 614.

He opened the Main God Item Exchange System.

"Formless Tribulation Finger: One of the 72 supreme skills of the Shaolin Temple. The finger strikes are peerlessly swift, fierce, and overbearing, with terrifying power (Originating from the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils world, Shaolin Library). Death Energy required for exchange: 200 points."

Since cultivating the Dragon-Elephant Nirvana Art, Chen Lin's strength had increased greatly, but he felt he couldn't unleash its full potential; the force remained scattered throughout his body, difficult to focus. Thus, he had to consider exchanging for a martial art that could condense his total strength into a single strike to increase damage. Among the manuals, he chose a finger technique.

In the category of finger techniques, profound arts like the Six Meridian Divine Sword or the One Yang Finger were too expensive; Chen Lin could not afford them. He had no choice but to settle for the slightly less powerful Formless Tribulation Finger.

"Exchange."

Chen Lin traded his Death Energy, and with a flash of light, a blue, thread-bound martial arts manual appeared before him.

After flipping through it casually, Chen Lin clicked on the system again.

"Perform technique modification and enhancement."

"Death Energy required for Formless Tribulation Finger modification and enhancement: 130 points. Do you wish to proceed with the modification now? Yes/No."

"Yes."

"Modifying technique... Modification complete."

Chen Lin opened the manual again, and the attributes of the Formless Tribulation Finger had completely changed.

"Shattering Nirvana Finger: Modified from the Formless Tribulation Finger. A hundred manifestations of sentient beings, the formlessness of all things; the heart has no heart, the form has no form, the object has no object. All things in heaven and earth can be turned into weapons! System evaluation: A move that turns the rotten into the miraculous."

After understanding the technique in detail, even with Chen Lin's steady temperament, he felt a rush of pleasure so great it nearly stunned him.

The 130-point modification cost was truly worth more than the price... No! It far exceeded the best result he could have imagined.

As expected, anything from the Main God is a top-tier product!

Chen Lin could hardly contain himself. Eager to test the power of this finger, he left his lair and began searching for a fierce beast.

Half an hour later, a massive beast resembling a wild wolf appeared beneath a sky-shading ancient tree. Terrifying, icy fangs extended from its mouth, and rows of neatly arranged diamond-shaped scales covered its body. Its thick, sturdy limbs pressed tightly against the ground, its claws sharp and steady.

Chen Lin stood not far away, nodding in satisfaction. It was at the late Houtian stage, equal to his own cultivation. It would be perfect for testing the power of the Shattering Nirvana Finger.

The beast drooled dark yellow saliva, its nostrils twitching as it sniffed. It looked at Chen Lin, its cruel, bloodthirsty eyes flashing with a dangerous, lethal light. However, it clearly sensed that Chen Lin's aura was not a bit weaker than its own, so it dared not strike easily.

"Since you won't make the first move, I'll send you on your way!"

Suddenly, the red light in Chen Lin's calm eyes flared, his figure flickered like a bolt of lightning, and he lunged toward the giant wolf!

"Awoo!!"

Provoked by Chen Lin, the giant wolf beast bared its fangs and snarled. It slammed its front paws into the ground, threw its head back to let out a roar, and with the soft spines along its spine standing on end, it lunged at Chen Lin, equally unwilling to yield!

Chen Lin extended his right arm, the sickle-like limb marked with eerie red patterns, out to his side. He circulated the spiritual energy within his body and struck fiercely toward the giant wolf's body.

"Epiphyllum Shadow, Shattering Nirvana Finger!"

"Boom!"

It was like an epiphyllum blooming in the night, or a fleeting dream—there was not a trace of mundane fire or smoke.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Before him, the giant wolf beast's body froze in mid-air. A moment later, it exploded with a thunderous roar, flesh and blood scattering wildly!

Chen Lin stood bathed in the rain of blood, yet the blood on his body was eerily absorbed by his innate ability, Blood Absorption. His eyes gleamed, and he felt a sense of shock in his heart; the power of this finger was far beyond his imagination!

Shattering Nirvana Finger was based on one's own immense strength, circulating and condensing through the meridians in a bizarre sequence before focusing the entirety of one's power onto the fingertip. It was an instantaneous eruption based on a single point, extending from point to line, and from line to surface!

Forty-five tons of immense force, if dispersed, would merely be great strength; but if those forty-five tons were condensed into a needle-sharp point to break through a surface, even a weaker innate-level beast would likely have its internal organs shattered on the spot!

Moreover, as long as the technique was unleashed, all things under heaven could become weapons. Theoretically speaking, as long as he threw a stone with all his might, the force contained within that stone would be forty-five tons! Of course, that was provided the stone could withstand his force.

Chen Lin sighed inwardly; it was truly a move that turned decay into magic.