Soul-Bewildering

Chu Zhiyuan used Super Sensation to peer into the massive stone.

The massive stone appeared utterly ordinary. He could see its internal grain, a structure even denser than iron.

It ought to have been heavier and harder than iron.

Yet the resistance enveloping the mountain came from it. It seemed fused with the mountain, drawing upon the mountain's strength for its own use.

But exactly how it did so—how it drew out the mountain's power and transformed it into the surrounding resistance—was difficult to determine.

Refusing to accept this, he continued probing deeper.

No matter how he looked, it seemed entirely unremarkable. At last, he discovered faint patterns.

At first glance, these patterns looked like natural grain.

They were easily overlooked.

After ruling out every other possibility, his attention settled on those patterns.

Once his mind focused on them and he observed them intently, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

The patterns seemed alive, constantly changing.

The more he tried to see them clearly, the less clearly he could see them.

Instead, they grew increasingly blurred, like admiring flowers through fog or watching the moon reflected in water.

He withdrew his observation and closed his eyes.

The breeze was gentle, the clouds light, and the sun bright.

Heaven and earth were peaceful and beautiful.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the massive stone with nothing but his naked sight.

A massive stone was merely a massive stone, without the slightest anomaly.

The naked eye could not see the patterns within. It was only dark and glossy, smoothed by wind and rain, making one want to lie upon it and rest.

After considering it, he struck out with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Palm.

Bang!

His palm force collided with an invisible force, shaking the void as though even