Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 148 Source Energy Tide, Restrictions Lifted!
The entire military academy was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone froze, whether they had already finished the test or were still in line, all staring at Lin Ye as if he were a monster.

Lin Ye himself was stunned.

What's going on with these two numbers?
Lin Hanshan staggered back two steps, his wrinkled fingers trembling as he pointed at Lin Ye.

"you you……!"

He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

The audience felt their brains couldn't keep up.

They looked at Lin Hanshan on the stage, full of complaints but not knowing how to express them.

Didn't you just say that Yin and Yang should strive for balance, and if both can reach the extreme of 49, that would be the pinnacle of this world?
Didn't you just say that the Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao is forty-nine, and one is missing, meaning there is no absolute perfection in the world?
What about this situation where the 50% limit is directly broken, reaching 100%, and yet all sides are balanced?
"Hahaha!"

A hearty laugh suddenly shattered the tense atmosphere.

Dongfang Zhen looked at Lin Ye with shining eyes, full of admiration and excitement.

"Brother Lin! You wouldn't happen to be the one who escaped, would you?!"

His voice was loud and clear, echoing throughout the martial arts hall. Seeing Lin Ye's extraordinary talent, he was even happier than if he had gotten a good score himself.

The stronger Lin Ye becomes, the less boring his training camp trip will be!

A good opponent is so rare!
Dongfang Zhen's laughter also brought Lin Hanshan back to his senses from his great shock.

He darted forward and practically snatched the bronze array plate from Lin Ye's hand, examining it thoroughly and even tapping it with his fingers.

The array panel was confirmed to be free of any faults.

He raised his head and looked at Lin Ye with an unprecedentedly serious expression.

"Try it again!"

Lin Ye did as instructed and pressed his palm down again.

As a result, nothing changed.

hum!
The black and white light shot into the sky once again, dazzling and brilliant. On the light screen on the side of the array plate, the two 100% values ​​were still displayed.

"This can't be...this shouldn't be happening..."

Lin Hanshan stared at the two numbers, muttering to himself. He had lived for over a hundred years and had never seen or even heard of anything so outrageous.

Lin Ye also felt a little guilty.

He actually had a vague guess about this situation.

It's highly unlikely that it's due to a system issue.

The system is merely a converter, capable of transforming any energy entering his body into experience points that only he can obtain.

The problem likely lies in his physical condition.

It can directly absorb source crystals.

Ultimately, whether it's the Five Elements or Yin and Yang, they are merely conceptual classifications of the energy sources in the universe by humans based on their own understanding.

Source energy is source energy.

He can absorb all the energy contained in the most primordial source crystals, so naturally he will not refuse any of the various attribute source energies that are scattered between heaven and earth.

Lin Hanshan reached out and touched Lin Ye's right wrist, taking his pulse like an old Chinese medicine doctor.

Lin Hanshan himself was not a martial artist, and Lin Ye did not resist.

After a long while, Lin Hanshan still couldn't figure it out.

He only felt that Lin Ye's blood and energy were unusually strong, and his meridians were unusually firm and wide. Apart from that, there was nothing else unusual.

He slowly released his grip, staring at Lin Ye for a long time, his gaze as if he were looking at a rare treasure that had never been seen before.

After a long silence, he finally spoke in a deep voice.

"You, come sit in the first row."

These words drew attention from many people once again.

Lin Hanshan pointed to the student in front of him who looked embarrassed.

The student could only scratch his head and reluctantly switch places with Lin Ye.

Previously, although Lin Hanshan was giving lectures, he treated everyone equally and never gave any special treatment.

This move, though merely a change of position, has already revealed its underlying meaning to everyone.

Under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone, Lin Ye sat down at the front of the podium.

This position is almost face-to-face with Lin Hanshan.

Lin Hanshan stopped dwelling on the previous test results. After completing the tests on all the trainees, he cleared his throat and continued speaking.

"The general principles and key points of perception have been fully explained."

"Anyone who wishes to practice this method may now begin to try to sense it."

"As for those who are not suitable for cultivation, or who already have other cultivation methods, they can close their eyes and regulate their breathing to cultivate on their own."

"The Military Academy is the core of the energy gathering array. Cultivating here is twice as effective with half the effort. Don't waste this precious opportunity."

After saying that, he walked over and sat down, no longer speaking, but his cloudy old eyes kept staring at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye closed his eyes and began to recall and carefully consider every point that Lin Hanshan had mentioned earlier.

He is in no hurry.

He understood better than anyone else that if one rashly practices a new technique before fully mastering it, it is extremely easy to suffer from qi deviation and backfire.

However, some people just can't resist.

Before long, Lin Ye heard a muffled groan coming from not far behind him.

Immediately following was a violent coughing and vomiting sound.

Lin Hanshan suddenly opened his eyes and sternly rebuked, "Impatient and eager for quick success! These are the two things that are most taboo in martial arts cultivation!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than an instructor strode in from outside the martial arts hall and dragged the pale-faced young man with blood trickling from his mouth out.

At the same time, his cold voice rang out.

"Liao Yang, deduct 10 points!"

At this moment, everyone suddenly awoke.

Their every move is under the constant surveillance of these instructors. Any behavior may be recorded and directly linked to their academic credits.

Having learned from past mistakes, no one dared to rush things anymore.

Everyone obediently closed their eyes and sat quietly, beginning to earnestly experience and understand the spiritual methods taught by Lin Hanshan.

The entire military academy fell silent once again.

More than an hour later.

Lin Ye slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He had repeatedly deduced the general outline and key points of perception of "The True Explanation of the Two Elements of the Great Void" in his mind several times. Some parts that were previously obscure and difficult to understand were now suddenly clear.

He opened his eyes and glanced at Lin Hanshan on the podium.

They noticed that although the old man had his eyes closed, his attention seemed to be subtly fixed on them.

Lin Ye didn't care. He got into position and officially began his first sensing.

Seeing Lin Ye's performance, Lin Hanshan nodded inwardly.

With a solid foundation, a calm and composed temperament, and a patient and unhurried nature, he is a promising candidate for spiritual practice.

Lin Ye's mind gradually emptied.

He completely ignored the sounds of breathing, the movement of air, and even his own senses at that moment.

His world was plunged into pure darkness and nothingness.

Soon, countless tiny points of light began to appear in the darkness.

Red, blue, yellow, white, black.

Five-colored light spots, like billions of fireflies, swirled and danced around him, forming an incomparably dazzling ocean of particles.

This was a scene he knew all too well.

According to the concept of the "Five Qi Guiding Techniques", the source energy particles in the universe are divided into the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

At this moment, what Lin Ye needs to do is to completely overturn the foundation upon which he used to cultivate and re-examine the world from a completely new perspective.

This is not easy.

This is equivalent to destroying the foundation you've already built and then driving new piles.

Lin Ye concentrated his mind, putting aside his previous theories on the Five Elements Source Energy, and began to try to reclassify these particles according to the methods of the "True Explanation of the Two Elements of the Great Void".

Time passes minute by minute.

More than twenty minutes later, in Lin Ye's view, the colorful ocean of energy began to dim for the first time.

The five elements' aura slowly dissipated, eventually disappearing completely into the endless sea of ​​particles.

Then, a whole new world slowly unfolded before him!

He discovered that the energy particles surrounding him were no longer distinguished by color, but by properties.

Countless points of light began to flicker.

Some particles, when touched by his mental energy, sent a chilling sensation, like falling into an icy spring, seeping into one's very bones.

These are the particles of Yin energy.

Other particles, however, feel as if you are holding a red-hot coal when you touch them, scorching and domineering.

These are the particles of Yang energy.

At this moment, Lin Ye felt as if he were surrounded by an unprecedented and even more vast and boundless sea of ​​source energy.

The whole world suddenly opened up, as if a door to a new world had been opened with a roar!

From the perspective of the Five Qi Guiding Technique, he could absorb a total of ten thousand source energy particles.

So now, the total number of particles he perceives has at least tripled!
Earth-rank cultivation technique, truly extraordinary!
As Lin Ye gradually adapted to the perception of the Yin-Yang True Solution, he also gradually saw something different in this ocean of source energy particles.

Lin Ye saw vortexes of varying sizes.

Most of the vortexes are small, like eddies in a river, slowly absorbing the scattered source energy particles around them.

However, not far behind him, there was a colossal super vortex!
The vortex was so enormous that it occupied almost a third of the entire interior space of the military academy, forming a terrifying energy vacuum zone.

Countless yin and yang particles were pulled and devoured by it, at a speed so fast that they formed streams of energy visible to the naked eye.

Next to that super vortex was another vortex of equally terrifying size.

Although it only occupies about a quarter of the area of ​​the Military Academy, it far exceeds the total area of ​​all other small vortexes.

A large number of source energy particles were swallowed up by it with an extremely terrifying efficiency.

Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes and looked in that direction.

There he saw Dongfang Zhen sitting cross-legged, looking at him with great interest, a hearty smile on his face.

Beside him, the one who created the most terrifying vortex, was none other than the young man in the Taoist robe, Zhang Daoxuan.

At this moment, Zhang Daoxuan had his eyes closed, sat cross-legged, and was breathing heavily. His body was circulating energy, clearly indicating that he was practicing some extremely profound technique.

Lin Ye immediately understood.

It turns out that these vortexes are the concrete manifestations formed in the sea of ​​source energy by each person who is practicing breathing exercises.

He was astonished by Zhang Daoxuan's formidable talent and skills.

But what shocked Lin Ye even more was Dongfang Zhen.

This guy didn't focus on his cultivation at all; instead, he was leisurely observing everyone in the arena.

Even so, the energy vortex he unconsciously created was enough to crush everyone except Zhang Daoxuan.

This is the real monster.

"Have you completed the sensing?"

On the podium, Lin Hanshan's slightly aged voice suddenly rang out, pulling Lin Ye back to reality from his thoughts. Lin Ye nodded.

A hint of undisguised surprise flashed in Lin Hanshan's cloudy eyes.

He truly is a prodigy in cultivating this technique!

He had just taken some time to look through Lin Ye's basic information, and in the section on cultivation techniques, the words "Five Qi Guiding Technique" were clearly written.

As someone with a military background, he was extremely familiar with this set of techniques.

That was the most common and basic standard training method used by the Great Xia military.

The two techniques are worlds apart in quality.

But that's not the most important thing.

The most difficult part is that after becoming familiar with the perception of the five elements, one must forcefully reverse one's inherent understanding of cultivation and switch to the perception of yin and yang, without being disturbed by the original concept of the five elements.

This requires great perseverance and insight.

Lin Hanshan stood up and gently clapped his hands.

"Stop, everyone."

The crisp sound snapped everyone out of their meditative state.

"The visualization class later will be postponed. Some of you should have already completed the initial perception."

"Let's move the progress forward a bit today. Next, I'll explain the key points of Qi induction."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the audience.

Those students who were still struggling to distinguish between Yin and Yang energies but couldn't find the right method were all stunned.

no……

You said "someone".

Who is it on earth?
How long has it been?

Who the hell could sense it so quickly?!

Lin Hanshan completely ignored the commotion among the audience and didn't care whether they had fully digested what he had just said.

He merely glanced at everyone indifferently before beginning his lecture.

“You should all have reached the Meridian Opening Realm, with the twelve meridians fully connected.”

"It is slightly different from the cultivation methods you have practiced before."

"In the past, most of the source energy you absorbed had to be filtered and refined by your internal organs before it could enter your meridians and circulate."

"But the Yin and Yang energies guided by the Taixu Liangyi Zhenjie can directly enter your marrow sea and heart furnace."

"In terms of absorption efficiency, they are not comparable."

Then, Lin Hanshan began to explain in simple terms what the marrow sea and the heart furnace are.

"The marrow sea is located in the bone marrow, and its key point is Yongquan on the sole of the foot. The heart furnace is located in the chest cavity, and its gateway is Tanzhong in front of the chest."

"The method of guiding qi is to use the Yongquan acupoint to absorb the yin qi of the earth, pour it into the marrow of the leg bones, and go straight into the sea of ​​marrow."

“Then, gather Yang energy through the Tanzhong acupoint, refine it in the chest cavity, and send it directly into the heart furnace.”

"Yin Qi ascends along the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, while Yang Qi descends along the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian."

"Ultimately, the Yin and Yang energies converge in the Dantian, thus establishing the Zhou Tian (circulation) and repeating endlessly."

Lin Ye listened intently, memorizing every single word.

Half an hour later, Lin Hanshan finished explaining all the key points of Qi cultivation.

He saw Lin Ye close his eyes again, his brows furrowed, lost in thought.

This time, Lin Hanshan spoke again, though ostensibly addressing everyone.

But some observant people have already discovered that Lin Hanshan intends to designate a few other individuals among them.

"The key to drawing Yin energy into the marrow is to nourish it, like spring rain nourishing things silently and gradually. It cannot be rushed."

“To draw Yang energy into the heart furnace, one must refine it. Just as steel is forged through repeated tempering, it requires the mind as the hammer and the heart fire as the furnace to repeatedly forge it.”

Lin Hanshan's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was loud enough for all the students around him to hear clearly.

Under Lin Hanshan's guidance, Lin Ye felt enlightened, and many things that he had previously found difficult became clear in an instant.

He held his breath and focused again, getting into the zone.

The first induction of Qi officially begins.

Lin Ye lowered his mind and focused his attention on the soles of his feet.

The Yongquan acupoint, hidden deep in the sole of the foot, seemed to transform into a pair of invisible eyes, beginning to peer into the calm and profound Yin energy deep within the earth.

At the same time, he diverted a portion of his mind to guard the Tanzhong acupoint in the center of his chest, sensing the active and scorching Yang energy in the air.

The Yin and Yang energies began to be slowly drawn by his divine sense, converging towards the two vital acupoints.

Om-!
Just as Lin Ye attempted to introduce the first wisp of Yin and Yang energy into his body, an invisible wave suddenly spread outwards from him in all directions!
Beside the podium, Lin Hanshan's cloudy eyes suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints!
Not far away, Dongfang Zhen, who had been wearing a playful smile, also froze slightly!
The next moment, all the free-floating energy particles in the entire military academy, whether of yin or yang attribute, seemed to receive some supreme command.

They began to change direction, like rivers flowing into the sea, and surged wildly towards Lin Ye, who was sitting cross-legged in the first row!
But it's a pity.

Lin Ye's first attempt at Qi cultivation... failed again.

The yin and yang energies lost control the moment they entered the body and dissipated again.

However, this failed first attempt triggered a terrifying phenomenon that shocked Lin Hanshan and made Dongfang Zhen pale!
This is... Source Energy Resonance!
This rare phenomenon can only be triggered by an almost supernatural affinity for source energy particles!
"Ok?"

The enormous vortex that had been immersed in its own world also trembled violently at this moment.

Zhang Daoxuan suddenly opened his eyes!
For the first time, a look of horror appeared in his clear, calm eyes.

Just now, he felt a surge of energy that made his heart pound, coming from a certain direction ahead.

Then, with overwhelming force, it was about to destroy the massive vortex of source energy that he had painstakingly gathered!

He looked towards the source of that energy tide and met Lin Ye's eyes, which had also opened due to an accident.

Eyes facing each other.

For the first time, a stormy sea appeared in Zhang Daoxuan's clear eyes.

Was that surge of energy just now caused by the young man in front of us?

Wasn't he just beginning to practice the techniques taught by Lin Hanshan on the platform?
Are you already able to try inducing Qi?

What kind of learning efficiency is this?!
Lin Hanshan, standing next to the podium, even paused for a moment.

He strode up to Lin Ye, his old face losing all composure, his voice tinged with urgency.

"What's wrong? What stage are we at? Tell me where the problem is, and I'll take a look!"

He stopped pretending completely.

In front of everyone, he contradicted his previous stance of "not answering any questions and not giving individual pointers to anyone," and openly gave Lin Ye special instruction!

This scene instantly ignited the emotions of the entire audience.

Countless gazes, filled with envy and jealousy, were cast upon Lin Ye.

Why?
Is he really that special?!
Lin Hanshan couldn't care less about anything else anymore.

What doesn't answer questions, what can be figured out on one's own.

Faced with such a rare and exceptional talent, he disregarded everything else.

Lin Ye did not answer immediately.

He frowned slightly, carefully reviewing every detail of his earlier failure, rapidly replaying the incident in his mind.

After a moment, he raised his head and expressed his confusion.

"Teacher, I can sense the Yin and Yang energies and I can draw them in, but when they are about to enter my body, they become extremely uncontrollable, as if they have their own consciousness. They repel each other while attracting each other, and it is impossible to smoothly guide them into the meridians."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hanshan showed no doubt, but rather an expression of understanding.

"This is normal, especially for someone as approachable as you."

"The two energies of Yin and Yang are inherently mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. If you have too strong an affinity for them, it's like two magnets with extremely strong magnetism. If they get close to each other, they will generate huge repulsive or attractive forces, which are extremely difficult to control."

He paused, lowering his voice slightly, but it still reached the ears of everyone present clearly.

There are two solutions.

"One method is to divide and transform them. First, only one type of Qi is introduced into the body. After it has stabilized in the marrow sea or heart furnace, then another type is introduced. This method is safe, but it takes a long time."

"Secondly, concentrate your spiritual power and build a bridge between the Yongquan and Tanzhong acupoints, allowing the Yin and Yang energies to converge and initially merge on your spiritual bridge before being introduced into your body together."

"This method is dangerous, requiring extremely high levels of mental strength and control. If one is not careful, one's mental energy will be overwhelmed by the violent yin and yang energies, resulting in either a splitting headache or damage to one's sea of ​​consciousness."

After Lin Hanshan finished speaking, he fell silent, simply looking at Lin Ye and waiting for him to make his own choice.

The surrounding students all pricked up their ears, their faces filled with envy, yet they dared not miss a single word.

Even the most dull-witted person could sense that what Lin Hanshan was saying was probably a cultivation secret they would never have the opportunity to learn in their lifetime.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Ye decided to try both methods.

He closed his eyes again, his mind calm.

This time, he didn't rush to draw on external energy sources, but instead mobilized all his mental energy first.

Ultimately, it transformed into an invisible and intangible yet seemingly real illusory bridge, connecting the soles of the feet to the chest at one end.

The next moment, Lin Ye had a thought and began to draw in his Qi again!

This time, with the Bridge of Divine Thoughts as a buffer zone, the process was countless times smoother.

A wisp of extremely thin yin and yang energy was carefully drawn towards him, slowly approaching on the illusory bridge. Lin Ye carefully controlled his size, and finally they touched.

Two completely different energies, under the suppression of the mind, strangely reached a certain balance and began to slowly merge.

Become!

Lin Ye was overjoyed and was preparing to introduce this initially fused energy into his body.

The entire military academy shook violently without warning!
Even though the doors and windows were tightly closed, a gust of wind suddenly blew up inside the main hall!

"what happened?!"

"Where did this wind come from?!"

There was an exclamation.

However, at the same time, the expressions of Dongfang Zhen, Zhang Daoxuan, and Wei Shuying changed drastically!

In their perception, a new behemoth was born in the ocean of source energy particles!
It was as if a huge rock had been thrown into a calm lake, creating towering waves.

Centered on Lin Ye, a super vortex, more than ten times larger than before, slowly took shape!
The vortex spun so fast that it formed a blurry energy shadow.

All the source energy particles that came near it were instantly swallowed up, without even a ripple!

On the other side, Dongfang Zhen also put away all the curiosity on his face, and for the first time, he showed a solemn expression.

This is also the energy vortex that Lin Ye unconsciously formed.

But it directly asserted sovereignty!
This is no longer absorption.

This is plunder!
With an unreasonable and domineering attitude, they seized all the energy in this space for themselves!
Lin Ye, who was at the center of the storm, was unaware of what was happening outside. At that moment, he only felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration!
That's incredibly efficient!
The old "Five Qi Guiding Techniques" required the source energy to be absorbed into the body and then filtered and transformed through the five internal organs before it could be converted into one's own qi and blood. This process was inefficient and cumbersome.

These Yin and Yang energies can directly connect to the two fundamental sources, the Sea of ​​Marrow and the Heart Furnace, reducing the process by more than a factor of two!
In addition, his 100% affinity and absorption efficiency have reached a terrifying level that is unimaginable to ordinary people!
A series of notification sounds rang in his mind.

[Ding! You have learned a new cultivation technique: The True Understanding of the Two Forms of the Great Void!]

Current Level: Beginner

[Current skill experience bonus: 180%]

Current level cap: LV35

[Once you fully understand the true meaning of this technique, the experience bonus will be increased to 250%, and the level cap will be raised to LV50!]

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