The Rhythm of Gathering and Scattering
Thump!!
The drumhead vibrated slightly.
Su Xian and Li Chenxiang both looked at the drum, but neither of them felt anything unusual.
That's normal. Chu Tianshu simply tapped out a drum sound with his fingernail, using very little force.
"Senior Chu, would you like to know the magical powers of this drum?"
Li Chenxiang said, "Back in the capital of Kingdom of Chenla, a member of the Mountain King King's sect once beat this drum wildly. Anyone who came near him felt agitated all over, and blood gushed out."
"This drum's power should be able to manipulate blood, but we don't understand the unique techniques of the Mountain King lineage, so even when we encountered enemies on the road, we didn't dare use this drum."
Is it because he manipulates blood that he can Hai Donglai?
That sounds reasonable.
Hai Donglai suffered from a congenital blood-related disease, a fact that was relatively unknown more than a hundred years ago.
However, more than a hundred years have passed, and with so many achievements and countless people analyzing his early life, it is easy to discover his unusual behavior back then.
However, to be honest, the path of Heart and Blood Martial Dao inherently emphasizes physical training.
In the eyes of Chu Tianshu, who truly understood Hai Donglai's condition...
When Hai Donglai breaks through to the Plain King realm, his congenital vampire porphyria should be cured without medication.
This disease is no longer his fatal flaw.
Chu Tianshu stared at the Mountain King Divine Drum and tapped the drumhead three times with his fingers.
Thump thump thump!!
The scattered aura of the Weapon Soul on the Divine Drum suddenly showed signs of coalescing as the drumhead continued to vibrate.
The Weapon Soul of this Divine Drum actually exists in fragments under normal circumstances.
Only when struck, like adding a trigger, will these fragments briefly come together.
However, as Chu Tianshu continued to beat the drum...
These fragments, which had become increasingly tightly packed together, suddenly dispersed after reaching a certain limit, returning to every corner of the Divine Drum.
Just as these invisible fragments suddenly scattered.
Su Xian and Li Chenxiang both felt their hearts skip a beat, and a surge of heat seemed to overflow from their pores, causing them to instinctively clutch their chests.
However, Chu Tianshu controlled his strength very well, so the effect of the drumbeat could only go so far.
"The Weapon Soul power of this drum isn't about manipulating blood at all..."
Chu Tianshu focused his gaze and raised his hand.
A few wisps of bluish smoke rose from the tip of his index finger, branching out and drifting into the air.
That was a bit of skill that originally resided on his index finger.
As the fragments of the Mountain King Drum's Weapon Soul gathered and dispersed, the little bit of power on his index finger also showed a tendency to escape from his body.
"Gathering and then scattering, so that's how it is."
Chu Tianshu had already grasped the true mystery of this drumming supernatural power.
When the drum sound first started, the soldiers' souls showed signs of gathering together, and the surrounding vitality of heaven and earth also showed signs of increasing concentration.
As this vital energy pulsates, it naturally permeates the Spirit Body in the surrounding area.
If an enemy directly manipulates a certain kind of energy and tries to inject it into a master's body, the energy will bear the enemy's will.
This expert was naturally able to detect it in time and instinctively resist.
However, the will of the drummer first created confusion through the unique existence of the fragments of the Weapon Soul.
When the drumbeats resonate with the rhythm of heaven and earth, they are not simply directed at a particular target.
Then, some exotic primordial energy that even the drummer himself had not comprehended would be drawn in and permeate the target's body.
The target remains undetectable for a short period.
As the drumbeats rose higher, the fragments of the Weapon Soul suddenly scattered.
Those exotic energies will also suddenly dissipate outwards, returning to nature.
Borrowing and returning is a fundamental principle of nature, and it is not surprising.
The surrounding things, after this gathering and dispersal, do not seem to cause much of a hindrance.
However, for skilled players, the impact will be quite noticeable.
Whether it's called Taboo, Attaining the Dao, or a Plain King.
The concentration of vital energy within these powerful individuals is actually far higher than that of the surrounding natural environment.
However, because they themselves have also achieved an extraordinary level of resilience in some aspect, such as in their soul, body, or meridians.
Therefore, the difference in the concentration of internal and external vital energy does not usually cause them any trouble.
The sudden dissipation of the Mountain King Divine Drum seemed to set a bad precedent for the vital energy within these powerful individuals.
Even a thousand-mile-long dike can be damaged by an ant hole.
A large amount of highly concentrated vital energy will be carried away and dissipated outwards.
From the perspective of someone with higher internal strength like Chu Tianshu, it means that his internal energy will leak outwards.
In those who specialize in Heart and Blood Martial Dao, there will be a direct phenomenon of blood spurting out of the body.
This phenomenon is certainly not fatal for experts.
Because top-tier experts have a high concentration of vital energy and thus greater control, they can always promptly curb bad tendencies and resolve loopholes.
The problem is that the effect of this drumbeat is proportional to everything...
"If we express it numerically, a top-tier expert originally had twenty strength; if they lose ten percent of their combat power, they become eighteen."
"And an ordinary expert, if they originally had ten combat strength, would become nine if they lost ten percent of their strength."
"Originally, the difference was ten units, but when the drum sounded, the difference was only nine units."
Chu Tianshu closed the lid of the wooden box containing the Divine Drum, lost in thought.
"The greatest benefit of this thing is that it narrows the gap between people."
"If the difference is already so small, the weaker side is more likely to turn the tide once the drumbeat sounds!"
It seems that the Mountain King Divine Monk of yesteryear realized he could no longer outmatch Hai Donglai in terms of numerical strength.
Even if they try their best to catch up, they can't, so they try to use this method to narrow the gap.
But if you think about it shamelessly...
The best way to use this drum is to gang up on it.
They gathered a bunch of slightly less skilled fighters, used the sound of drums to close the gap, and then surrounded and killed Hai Donglai.
This condition was difficult to achieve back then, as it involved two powerful forces. If one side dared to provide assistance, the other side would naturally have its own allies to step in.
Other countries will only want to watch and will never want to get involved.
But now, the situation is probably different.
"Back then, the Mountain King was too old and lacked potential."
Chu Tianshu didn't spend too much time thinking about the overall situation; his mind had already turned to something else.
He patted the wooden box, his eyes shining.
"To be able to use the power of drumbeats to harmonize with the rhythms of heaven and earth, and to harness a kind of alien energy that one has not yet comprehended—this kind of technique is far more than just something used to trick people."
"If, at the very first beat of the drum, the foreign energy surging into the body could be refined..."
"Isn't practicing with drums such a superior method for broadening one's foundation?"
The essence of Wisdom King Finger Spear technique should have been mastered to a high degree before one could comprehend the corresponding primordial energy of heaven and earth through the "General Outline of Superior Methods."
However, if one could use the Wisdom King Finger Spear to strike the drum.
Once one has reached the "entering the inner sanctum" stage of mastering the techniques and their essence, can one already enjoy the corresponding benefit of having vital energy enter their body?
Having experienced this kind of vitality, one will naturally find it easier to truly understand it.
"However, finding and refining a non-hostile alien rhythm within the body in such a short time is no small challenge."
Chu Tianshu pondered this in his heart.
In this kind of situation, you definitely need to maximize your internal energy efficiency. If you don't find the target in time, the drumbeat will have already subsided, and you might accidentally injure your meridians.
"Luckily, I'm a doctor."
He chuckled softly, already having a plan.
"Let me get some pills specifically for treating meridian issues first, then I'll try this practice."
(End of this chapter)