The Blooming Light

"It's started. Senior Brother is getting ready to gather his Ki."

"Heh, judging by Senior Brother's stance, he's grown even stronger than before." Xis, Carl, and the other disciples chatted while watching intently.

"This is a rare opportunity. Mu Yang, watch carefully. Meixia, you should watch closely too," said Clarissa, the only other female elder among the six besides Yula.

"Mm."

Even without being reminded, Mu Yang would have watched with complete concentration.

He was finally about to come into contact with Ki techniques. Faced with the most famous form of attack in the Dragon Ball world, Mu Yang focused with all his might, his heart surging with excitement.

Not far away, after a period of adjustment, Aisafu gradually completed the buildup of his aura. As he continued gathering energy, his powerful physique was revealed. Every muscle on his sturdy body began to tremble, his martial arts uniform stretched taut over his solid frame. Each tremor seemed to bring forth another surge of strength.

Compared with before, Aisafu now resembled a beast that could erupt at any moment, his entire body wreathed in a ferocious aura.

Since he was not standing too far away, Mu Yang could feel his master's changes even more clearly. The intense pressure felt like an invisible field enveloping him, leaving him deeply stifled.

"So this is the intimidation of a Ki technique... It really is terrifying!"

That genuine, tangible sense of trembling filled him with awe—and with an intense longing as well.

At the same time, as Aisafu slowly gathered his Ki Blast, the scene from the original story in which Master Roshi first displayed the Kamehameha and destroyed an entire mountain could not help surfacing in Mu Yang's mind.

Compared to Master Roshi at that time, Aisafu naturally did not possess such overwhelming power, but that did not stop Mu Yang from watching with rapt attention.

Sweat dripped down his cheeks as Aisafu let out a low roar. His aura continued to rise, veins bulging across the surface of his skin and twisting together. By now, Aisafu had raised the activity of all the energy within his body to its peak, prompting the disciples to nod repeatedly.

"Not bad. As expected of Senior Brother Aisafu. His mastery of the Tianxin Ki is becoming more and more refined," Xis said admiringly when he saw Aisafu's stance.

"When he releases it, the power is bound to be incredible," Carl said, watching seriously as well.

"Why else would he be our senior brother? With this level of skill, even if we trained for several more years, we might not be able to catch up." Yula glanced at the others. Compared to Aisafu, they were still far behind.

"Watch closely. Senior Brother Aisafu's Ki attack is about to come out."

"Mu Yang, Meixia, look carefully."

With a rough roar from Aisafu, all the energy in his body gathered in his right arm. His left hand pressed against his right shoulder, while his right arm stood upright with two fingers extended like a sword. A faint vortex of Ki began flowing between those fingers. The preliminary preparations were complete. More and more energy gathered at his fingertips until, at last, a brilliant, dazzling azure light flared to life.

"It's coming!"

As that radiant light bloomed, everyone present was swept up by excitement, their expressions turning animated.

"A Ki Blast!" Mu Yang shuddered and stared blankly.

"It actually lit up..."

Meixia opened her mouth slightly, her adorable eyes widening as well.

Xis and the other elders of Mu Yang's generation suddenly came to their senses. "Hahaha, that's right! This is the Tianxin Ki passed down through our school for ages! As expected of Senior Brother Aisafu. Energy of this caliber is rare in the world. Just looking at that brightness makes my blood boil..."

"Indeed. With such momentum, perhaps only Master Mutian's legendary Kamehameha could rival it."

Their school possessed such a powerful inheritance, and the disciples all took great pride in it, their faces full of confidence.

At that moment, Aisafu, who had been building up energy for so long, was finally ready to strike. His voice rose in a thunderous roar:

"Tianxin Ki!!"

With that roar, his bent arm suddenly shot straight outward. The direction his two fingers pointed was the direction of attack: a smooth rocky cliff that had stood there through countless years of wind and rain, only to meet its destruction today.

A beam of energy shining with a deep blue radiance shot from his fingertips.

With a crashing sound, it flew forth like a laser. The mighty energy instantly pierced the air and struck the distant cliff, unleashing power comparable to an artillery shell.

Boom! Gale-force winds howled, dust filled the air, and the ground shook violently. The deafening blast stabbed at their eardrums.

Thick dust and sand sent fragments of rock flying like bullets. When the smoke gradually dispersed, a scene of utter devastation was revealed. A dark crater the size of a well opening had been blasted into the cliff, roughly... half a meter deep.

"Excellent!!"

"Such power is truly rare in this world."

"My blood is boiling! It's a shame I still can't unleash such power!"

Cheers rang out around them, carrying the feeling of something earth-shattering.

Mu Yang, however, stared at the hole his master Aisafu had blasted into the cliff with a complicated expression, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Honestly, this level of power had not met Mu Yang's expectations.

Not to mention comparing it to Son Goku's Kamehameha or the Dodompa, it did not even come close to Master Roshi's feat of destroying an entire mountain. Yet the elders around him... seemed to be cheering enthusiastically over it.

Then again, that made sense. At this point in time, Master Roshi bore the title of Earth's "God of Martial Arts." There were incredibly few experts who had reached his level—few enough to count on one hand. How could Mu Yang compare his own master to Master Roshi?

In an era when technology had yet to fully awaken, using one's own strength to split mountains and shatter rocks, displaying power like that of a great cannon, was already enough to seize people's hearts and move them deeply.

After releasing a Ki Blast, Aisafu was clearly exhausted. His body swayed unsteadily, and if Carl had not rushed forward to support him, he likely would have collapsed to the ground.

"Senior Brother, rest for a while first," Carl said.

"Ah, using a Ki technique consumes far too much stamina." Aisafu took two breaths, and color gradually returned to his pale face.

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to hold on at all." Carl shook her head.

"You saw it clearly, didn't you? This is our school's secret technique—the Tianxin Ki! If you're willing to train seriously for several decades, you can achieve this kind of power too." Aisafu turned to Mu Yang and said.

Several decades of training...

Mu Yang's eyelid twitched. Not knowing what to say, he could only nod awkwardly yet politely.