Sky Dance Technique

After sitting in quiet meditation for a moment, Mu Yang mobilized the energy within his body. With a whoosh, he entered an Acceleration Space dominated by grayish-white hues.

Time flowed twice as fast here as it did outside. In Mu Yang's current state, he could keep the Acceleration Space open for three hours, which meant six hours inside. Any longer would leave him mentally drained.

Training in the Acceleration Space not only doubled his time and replenished his body's expenditure, but also calmed his mind and spirit. Here, he could train without distractions and enter a state of insight more easily.

After experiencing the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament, Mu Yang had gained a more detailed understanding of Earth's martial arts world. Overall, there were still quite a few experts. The head of the Maple Leaf Style, Master Xiulin of Dolin Temple, Elder Nali of the Qianhe Style—each was a first-rate master. Compared to them, Mu Yang still had much to make up for.

That was something accumulated through age and experience; it was impossible to catch up in a short time. But in terms of Battle Power alone, Mu Yang believed he would soon surpass them.

A vast expanse of white, empty of all things.

Within the Acceleration Space, a strong and agile figure performed basic exercises. He leaped with all his might, each jump nearly touching the "ceiling" overhead.

"9997, 9998, 9999, 10000!"

Mu Yang kicked and jumped upward more than ten thousand times in succession, stopping only when his legs grew sore and swollen. Wiping the sweat from his face, determination flashed in his eyes as he immediately began throwing punches again.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The thin air trembled under the impact of his fists. The violently shaken air compressed against itself, producing dull, booming thuds. Unfortunately, Mu Yang had no weighted training equipment. Otherwise, his training could have been even more effective.

He took out the Energy Detector and tested himself. The number displayed on its lens filled him with motivation.

97!

That was right. In just a few days, Mu Yang's Battle Power had reached 97!

Of course, that was his highest reading when fully unleashed. In terms of Battle Power alone, this number was no longer low. It had reached the first-class level of Earth's martial arts world, enough to make him a force that no school could afford to underestimate.

But at that moment, Mu Yang also discovered a problem. As his Battle Power approached 100, the limits of Earthlings had begun to emerge, and the rate of further growth had clearly started to slow...

After several days of continuous testing, Mu Yang became increasingly certain of it. A Battle Power of 100 was a chasm standing before Earthlings, something that could no longer be broken through by physical training alone. Very few had successfully crossed that threshold, and every one of them was an extraordinary martial artist.

And for Mu Yang, this threshold had to be crossed!

A mere Battle Power of 100 was nowhere near enough. He wanted to become stronger.

"Hm?"

A sharp pain suddenly stabbed through his mind. Mu Yang knew that he had reached the time limit for training in the Acceleration Space, so he calmed himself and adjusted the energy within him. With a swish, his body vanished from the white Acceleration Space.

Back in the outside world, the deep mental fatigue made him grimace even more than the soreness from prolonged muscle exertion.

With a thud, he collapsed and fell asleep. About six or seven hours later, Mu Yang woke up, his mental exhaustion completely gone. Next, he needed to begin training his qi. His control over qi was still extremely crude, because he had yet to encounter a more advanced qi practitioner.

"Perhaps I should make a trip to Karin Tower..." Mu Yang pondered.

But before that, he still had some things to do.

Karin Tower stood in the Northern Hemisphere, tens of thousands of miles away. If he relied on his legs, who knew how long the journey would take? Since pure physical training was no longer especially necessary at this stage, Mu Yang wanted to study the Sky Dance Technique. If he could soar through the skies, his speed would increase tremendously.

The Sky Dance Technique was a secret art of the Crane Style, but in truth, it was not an especially profound skill. Its principle was simple, mainly involving the use of qi within the body, though mastering it was quite difficult.

Condensing the qi inside one's body and firing it from the palm or fingers formed a Ki Blast. But by changing one's approach and releasing qi little by little through the soles of one's feet, allowing it to surround the body and counteract gravity, one could overcome Earth's gravitational pull and make the body float.

The high-speed flight of the Sky Dance Technique was somewhat similar to the "waverider" technology of Earth in his previous life. By precisely controlling the shape of the shockwave surface, one could gain greater propulsion.

Mu Yang recalled the scenes from the original story where Gohan taught Videl to train in the Sky Dance Technique. Compared to Videl, Mu Yang's foundation was clearly much stronger.

The troublesome part was that the original story had never revealed the details, so he had to explore them himself.

After several failed attempts, it did not take long before he controlled a faint stream of qi, guiding it down his thighs to the soles of his feet and releasing it evenly through them.

As he released it, Mu Yang's body truly began to float upward bit by bit. When he wobbled up to four or five meters above the ground and looked down at the green earth below, his heart became exceptionally calm.

Then, carefully adjusting his posture, he steadily flew even higher.

At that moment, the azure sky was as flawless as a mirror. Below him stretched a lush, dense primeval forest, with clear mountains, beautiful waters, and ancient trees scattered throughout. A serene and boundless feeling rose naturally within him.

Floating.

That was merely the most basic aspect of the Sky Dance Technique. Next came flight. That required spreading qi throughout every part of the body, a full step more difficult than simple levitation.

High-speed flight required even more precise control over the shape of the shockwave surface, turning resistance into a source of potential propulsion.

Mu Yang gradually imitated Videl's training method from the original story. Two days later, he was truly able to soar through the sky as freely as he wished.

"The Sky Dance Technique is finished. Next, I'm heading to Karin's Holy Land."

Mu Yang estimated that if he could climb Karin Tower and receive Korin's guidance, his strength should undergo a tremendous leap, enough to cross the first great chasm standing before him.

Of course, besides learning more advanced training methods from Korin, his trip to Karin's Holy Land also had another purpose: obtaining Earth's miraculous healing medicine—the Senzu Bean.

During the early stages of the Dragon Ball world, Earth contained many strange and unusual things, and the Senzu Bean was one of them.

The Senzu Bean did not show much value in the early stages of Dragon Ball. It merely kept people from feeling hungry. But later on, it became an unquestionable life-saving treasure, able not only to quickly restore stamina but also to instantly heal any injury. Unfortunately, during the later stages of Dragon Ball, Senzu Bean production plummeted, making each bean as precious as a treasure that could only be used when it truly counted.

But now, the Senzu Beans had not yet been squandered by Yajirobe, and Korin still had a large stockpile.

"Let's go..."

Flying through the air, Mu Yang let out a long cry and raised his altitude. But as his field of vision grew broader, just as he prepared to fly north, a distant region resembling a paradise suddenly caught his attention.

It was an area shrouded in a curtain of light. Mu Yang's expression turned slightly stunned. "So it was far away yet right before my eyes. The place I've searched for so long was actually right there!"