Blind Spot
Chapter 122: Fusion 112 Area 2

"Yes," Yu Long nodded. "The realm of pre-cognition is about making one’s spirit so powerful that it reaches the utmost capacity it’s permitted to contain, thereby achieving a state where one has complete mastery over the slightest changes in their surroundings."

He paused before continuing.

"In this theory, nothing happens without a precursor. So-called sudden occurrences are only such because you fail to notice them. In the theory of pre-cognition, it is mentioned that the spirit can detect nearly all changes in the vicinity."

"That’s too absolute. A person’s spirit, or consciousness power, is indeed strong, but it’s not that omnipotent." Li Chengyi shook his head slightly.

"Yes, but you have to understand that living beings are constantly changing and adapting to their environment. How do you know that at that time, the spirit won’t undergo adaptive changes?" Yu Long countered.

"....." Li Chengyi fell silent.

"The essence of consciousness is the collective will formed by all the cells in a human body.

According to the Blood King’s theory of pre-cognition, modifying oneself and replacing organs will lead to fundamental changes in one’s consciousness. Your spirit will lose a part, the part of cellular will that was modified away.

Therefore, he only accepted drugs and techniques that strengthened the body’s own cellular organs and was extremely averse to transplantation and genetic modification technologies."

"Did this Blood King eventually reach the realm of pre-cognition?" Li Chengyi asked.

"...." Yu Long shook his head. "Don’t know. Because he died. In his attempt to break through to a higher level of training, he pushed his body’s organs too hard. His spirit became stronger, but the essence of his body lost balance. Unable to sustain an overly powerful spirit, his organs went out of balance, leading to an acute disease outbreak."

"What a pity..."

"Indeed, it’s a pity. However, his theory of pre-cognition is indeed useful," Yu Long said earnestly, "At least, after he completed this theory, he was never successfully ambushed or assassinated again. Reinforced humans, mecha engineers, many who had a grudge against him tried to deal with him. But he dodged all their attempts."

"That impressive?" Li Chengyi was suddenly astonished. Having truly clashed with reinforced humans and mecha engineers, he knew what a common person, without the Floral Dress and Flower Language Copy, would face against these two.

"Yes, the Blood King practiced fighting to the extreme, and with the aid of an exoskeleton, he could easily deal with most reinforced humans and mecha engineers. But when facing higher levels, professional level, or even military level, he couldn’t maintain the advantage," Yu Long answered.

"His level also showed us the peak of pure fighting. So, even the strongest Blood King couldn’t beat a professional-level mecha engineer. Since then, fighting started to become an auxiliary to other professions."

"How does one achieve the realm of pre-cognition?" Li Chengyi thought it over, feeling that this state could indeed be useful to him.

"Spiritual fusion, nurturing the spirit with essence, and continually growing stronger. That part isn’t difficult, the challenge is in taking it to the ultimate extreme," Yu Long answered, "You need to first master the basics of Soft Qi. In any fighting style, Soft Qi is the foundation of everything. To train the soft in order to strike the hard, is almost a hallmark of all traditional fighting styles in Yi Country."

"I understand..." Li Chengyi raised his hand, feeling the changes in muscular strength in his body.

Strangely enough, this seemingly difficult insight, as described by Yu Long, seemed almost within his grasp already.

Through the Myriad Dragon Array and the training of Dragon Dance, just after one session of Dragon Dance, he could clearly sense the power flowing between the muscles in his body.

This sensation was very clear.

Just like how he felt the essence of flowers entering his body from the outside.

"Master Long, is there a sign for mastering Soft Qi?" he asked.

"A sign?" Yu Long thought for a moment, "The only sign should be the ability to charge and erupt with power."

"Charge and erupt with power?"

"Come. Let me demonstrate for you."

Yu Long got up and walked to an open space in front, with his arms hanging down naturally at the sides of his thighs.

Then he composed his mind and calmed his Qi.

"The human body is made up of over six billion muscle fibers, constituting an immense treasury of strength.

"Of course, it’s impossible for you to harness the power of all muscle fibers. But the Blood King had set a record for the highest concentration of force into a single point."

"60%!"

As soon as the words fell, Yu Long slowly moved forward, stepping, bowing his body.

One could clearly see his muscles bulging, starting from his legs and moving upwards, like a flow of water, reaching his waist and then his chest and spine, and finally his arms.

All the muscles continuously magnified and intensified during this process of transmission.

In the end, the flow culminated into his fists.

He struck forward!

Bang!!

The air actually produced a crisp explosive sound.

"Did you see clearly?" Yu Long withdrew his hands, looking at Li Chengyi.

"I saw clearly," Li Chengyi nodded.

"This kind of power release is called All-Star Dragon Shadow. It’s a unique explosive power technique exclusive to the Dragon Whisker Sect. Every sect has its own unique Soft Qi explosive technique, with different names, methods, and moves.

You must follow the standard steps and procedures to complete this instant explosion of power.

And because our Dragon Whisker Sect’s All-Star Dragon Shadow has a very subtle prelude, it appears just like an ordinary person standing, with strong concealment. Therefore, it’s extremely suitable for assassination."

"Why is it called All-Star Dragon Shadow?" Li Chengyi asked seriously.

"Because this move is used to release hidden weapons," Yu Long exhaled, obviously a bit fatigued even from that single attempt.

"Did you get it?" he looked at Li Chengyi. "Didn’t you say you had some understanding of Soft Qi before? Want to try?"

"Sure!" Li Chengyi immediately nodded.

He was now extremely interested in this Pre-cognition Realm. If he could actually achieve it, there was no doubt that he would greatly increase his chances of sensing an attack before a Blind Spot occurred.

Moreover, the example of the Blood King suggested that this realm was equally effective against modern weapons.

What he actually feared the most was being sniped from beyond visual range.

Without any preparation, even if wearing the Floral Dress, he could still possibly be hit by a high-powered sniper rifle or railgun from a great distance, hitting a vital point and dying instantly.

Therefore, the advanced warning of the Pre-cognition Realm is really useful!

"Mastering Soft Qi is key to grasping Pre-cognition. Once Soft Qi is channeled, you’ll be able to utilize the build-up and explosive release, using moves like the All-Star Dragon Shadow to unleash much more powerful killing techniques over short distances than before."

Yu Long pointed at Li Chengyi with one hand.

"Come."

Li Chengyi stood up, walked over to face Yu Long, and bowed slightly in greeting.

"How should I try?"

"Hit me," Yu Long pointed at his own chest.

"This...doesn’t seem right?" Li Chengyi frowned. He was aware of his own physical condition.

Excluding Feilian, the strengthening from the other three types of Floral Dress had already made him physically stronger than many Pureblood Reinforced Humans.

"I’m not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Yu Long furrowed his brow, "Pureblood or genetic modification enhancements, as long as mechanical modules are not included, the limit of a person’s maximum force due to the constraints of their organs is just under a ton. Without the knowledge of power release, that force can’t kill me!"

"....." Li Chengyi thought it over and felt he shouldn’t have any problems.

As long as he wasn’t wearing the Floral Dress.

He had once worn the second evolution of the Floral Dress for testing, activated Fusion Mode, and his punch barely missed reaching a ton.

And without activating the invisible Fusion Mode, revealing the actual Wisteria Floral Dress, the amplification was stronger, reaching two tons.

"So, shall I go?" he warned in advance.

"Come on, don’t be afraid. Who do you think I am?!" Yu Long took a stance, one fist forward, one palm back, legs apart in a standing ’ba’-character posture, bending his body.

Li Chengyi concentrated, recalling the technique Yu Long had demonstrated moments ago.

Strength initiated from the muscles of the feet, then, like water flowing upstream, it was transmitted, each muscle it flowed through giving it a shove, adding force.

This feeling was quite marvelous.

If the force was applied slightly slower, it wouldn’t be able to follow the flow’s momentum. And if the posture wasn’t quite coordinated, it would in turn hinder and weaken the flow of strength.

He stepped forward.

Leaned in.

Raised his hand.

Punched!

Hisss!

In the blink of an eye, Yu Long threw a punch at the same time.

Two fists of roughly the same size collided.

Bang!!!

An invisible blast of air exploded between them.

Li Chengyi couldn’t control his recoil, staggering back several steps and almost sitting down on the ground.

"Impressive!" He thought his strength was already quite formidable, but he hadn’t expected Yu Long to withstand his full force punch without flinching.

Such strength at his age, truly extraordinary—a physique to be reckoned with!

Yet Yu Long’s demeanor stood in contrast; something in his eyes wasn’t quite right.

"You..." He stared intently at Li Chengyi, with a grave expression.

"Go to my room right now, to the second drawer of the nightstand!"

"What for?" Li Chengyi was startled.

"Hurry!! There’s a Quick Heart Protecting Pill in that drawer!! Something feels off!!" Yu Long’s face began turning a shade of green.

He clutched his chest and slowly sank to his knees.

"If I damn well die like this... you have to marry my daughter!!"

Pfft.

He slumped to the ground.

"My chest... hurts so damn much!"

Li Chengyi froze for a moment.

But immediately, he dashed without a word towards the second floor of the villa.

In no time, he leapt from the second-floor window, hit the ground running, and rushed to Yu Long’s side, quickly feeding him a Quick Heart Protecting Pill from a white bottle.

The pill was the size of a fingernail, half-translucent brown, revealing the liquid medicine inside.

One pill down, and in less than two minutes, Yu Long’s greenish complexion began to slowly ease.

He lay in Li Chengyi’s arms, his body ice cold, feeling as though he had nearly lost his life.

Looking up close at Li Chengyi’s worried and puzzled face, he felt a surge of irritation.

"Why didn’t you say you had reached your enhancement limit before we fought?! And why didn’t you tell me you had mastered Soft Qi?! It nearly doubled instantly! You’re really something else! I’ve trained for so many years and can only increase my Soft Qi Eruption by three times!"

"Master Long, didn’t you say you weren’t afraid even if it was a ton at my limit?" Li Chengyi was stunned.

"I’m not afraid, but that was the limit!" Yu Long, feeling better, pushed him away and sat on the ground to catch his breath.

"Plus, you doubled your Soft Qi in an instant! I wasn’t prepared at all and you almost broke my damn hand!"

He looked at Li Chengyi’s innocent face, recalling the physical test he had conducted when the latter first arrived.

How long had it been? Less than a month.

How could his strength have increased so much?!

Even those receiving injections couldn’t change and enhance so quickly.

Could it be...

Yu Long suddenly thought of a possibility, and his pupils contracted momentarily.

"Could it be... you, lad, are one of those legendary martial prodigies?!"

He abruptly reached out and grabbed Li Chengyi’s arm.

"How many Strengthening Injections did you take!? Three... no, five?!" Li Chengyi hesitated a bit.

"Heh heh heh... Let’s go, time for a drug test!" Yu Long pulled Li Chengyi up, ready to walk out.

"Stop! I really took only five shots!" Li Chengyi asserted firmly.

"Slipped up, huh? What five shots? Surely it was three!" Yu Long looked at Li Chengyi’s clueless expression and suddenly felt a shiver down his spine.

Three shots for enhancement, reaching the limit of raw muscle power... Learning the Soft Qi flow and mastering All-Star Dragon Shadow after watching it once...

This kid... He’s simply a fusion of naturally superior drug absorption and a genius’s understanding!

Looking at Li Chengyi’s still relatively pleasing face.

He fell silent for a moment.

"My daughter has a great figure. Do you want to see?"

".....!?" Li Chengyi was at a loss for words.