Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents
Chapter 88 - 86, cultivating the Inch Step, activating the meridians (please subscribe for the first time)

Chapter 88: 86, cultivating the Inch Step, activating the meridians (please subscribe for the first time)

Lu Lin was tossed into the air, but there was not much excitement or thrill in his heart. Amidst the flying and falling, Lu Lin remained calm.

Shao Xiaolong had left, but the question he left behind remained: What method could allow an ordinary person who had failed to awaken for many years to suddenly gain the power of Awakening?

People who have not awakened cannot enter the Consciousness Universe. So, they need the help of equipment from the Awakening Base to enter the Consciousness Universe and find that ray of light. Then, they need to pull it over and link it with the Star Core, forming the Star Veins. This is the method most Star Core Warriors use to awaken. Of course, there are exceptions, like Xiao Ru’s natural awakening, which were not under discussion here.

But just now, Shao Xiaolong also said that he attained his Awakening state after acquiring some chance on an alien star. Although in Lu Lin’s perception, Shao Xiaolong’s Awakening was incomplete. His power had indeed increased a lot, but he had no Star Skills, let alone Star Veins. He could only use the Star Core to absorb the free-floating Star Power Factor around him. Doing so was much more efficient than for ordinary people, but it could not be considered a real Awakening.

When Lu Lin went to Linbei City yesterday, he met Miss Lin Ling who, theoretically, couldn’t awaken, yet she managed to successfully awaken at a starting refinement rate of 0.33%.

There seems to be no necessary connection between these two incidents. But I vaguely feel as if a great hand is pushing things behind the scenes, making more ordinary people capable of Awakening, strengthening the power of the federation. Behind this, there must be a yet undisclosed purpose that I don’t know. I recall something Class Teacher Li from Blue Star Gold Sword High School had said: The situation of the Human Federation on the Exotic Battlefield was not optimistic. I have some guesses of my own. However, this matter is too big. As a newly awakened nobody, it isn’t my place to worry about it.freeNovelFire

After being tossed around by the crowd for a while, Lu Lin finally managed to set foot on the ground. At this moment, Guan Pingchao walked out of the Monitoring Room. His expression was complicated. There was no denying that Shao Xiaolong’s words just now had a huge impact on him. But seeing Shao Xiaolong, who had proclaimed himself successfully awakened, unable to withstand even a single punch from Lu Lin, Guan Pingchao felt a bit lost.

What was the point of his decades of practicing boxing? In the eyes of Star Core Warriors, his skill was merely decent; his Combat Power was utterly insignificant.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?" Guan Yue came to Guan Pingchao’s side and asked when she saw his strange expression.

Dad isn’t trying to back out of the deal, is he? she wondered.

"Nothing, just feeling a bit emotional," Guan Pingchao replied. "Daughter, tell Lu Lin to wait a bit. I will go get the Inch Step Secret Book for him."

After finishing his sentence, Guan Pingchao turned around to his office, opened the safe, and carefully retrieved a yellowed secret book. The pages were light and thin, seeming as if they would tear at the slightest force. The cover of the secret book had two rather unattractive characters written on it: Inch Step. Judging by the handwriting, it seemed the person who penned the secret book didn’t much care for its appearance; it might even have been a copy made by a child.

This secret book was obtained by Guan Kuang during one of his explorations of a Secret Realm in an Exotic Battlefield. The text in the secret book was not exactly the same as the Chinese and English used by the federation today. However, the text in the secret book had long been decoded by federation linguists. If Lu Lin needed it, he could look up the corresponding translations to learn Inch Step.

Handing the secret book to Lu Lin, Guan Pingchao looked a little dejected and waved his hand before leaving.

"Lu Lin, this secret book was obtained by my grandfather from the Exotic Battlefield. Make sure you cultivate it well," Guan Yue said with a smile.

"President Guan, what’s going on?" Lu Lin held the secret book, uncertain of what to do.

Guan Yue had no choice but to explain Guan Pingchao’s earlier thoughts to him.

"Alright," Lu Lin said. "President Guan, I indeed need a Star Power Martial Arts movement technique right now, so I will not stand on ceremony with you and Uncle Guan. However, my challenge to Shang Wenming and Shao Xiaolong wasn’t for this. In that case, let’s consider it as me owing President Guan a favor. If you need anything in the future, just contact me."

Guan Yue smiled without further discussing the topic.

After a busy afternoon, Lu Lin hadn’t managed any decent cultivation of Ten Steps Kill. He had wanted to spar with the fighters in the Martial Arts Hall, but Shao Xiaolong had interrupted him.

Now, if I try to spar with anyone else, they probably won’t want to. After all, who would willingly fight someone who sent both Shang Wenming and Shao Xiaolong flying with one punch? Were they itching for a beating?

Having nothing better to do, Lu Lin bid Guan Yue farewell, left the Martial Arts Hall, and returned home.

When he got home, Lu Lin opened the Inch Step Secret Book and began to study it. The script wasn’t an issue for him at all. During his High School days, there were special courses teaching about the various scripts that might appear in ruins and Secret Realms within the Exotic Battlefield. Lu Lin was also studious. He might have some issues if he had to talk to the indigenous people of the Exotic Battlefield, but when it came to just reading the script, Lu Lin was very confident.

Inch Step. It implies maneuvering within a tiny space, like a square inch. Cultivating this movement technique required activating the meridians in the feet, legs, buttocks, and waist, circulating Star Power to enhance leg strength and flexibility. Combined with a specialized set of footwork, it allowed a Martial Artist to easily evade attacks and find opportunities to strike their opponent. Isn’t this very similar to Ten Steps Kill? The only difference is that Ten Steps Kill only has six Star Power circulation techniques and no accompanying stances or moves. It seems the master who created Ten Steps Kill back in those years must have also studied secret books from the Exotic Battlefield and developed it after some insight. I remember the master who created Ten Steps Kill was named Chen Buming. I was curious back then and searched online for ages but found nothing about him.fr.eew eb novel..com

Lu Lin picked up the Inch Step Secret Book again and meticulously studied its Star Power circulation methods. Unlike Ten Steps Kill, Inch Step involved thirty-six human meridians, making it more difficult to learn.

Plus, I’ll be cultivating this in my own body. I’m afraid I might end up paralyzing myself.

He mentally traced one meridian after another. By the time his parents came home and called him for dinner, Lu Lin had already figured out all the routes in his mind.

After quickly finishing his dinner, Lu Lin announced he was going to cultivate and hurried back to his room. He was going to begin activating the thirty-six meridians involved in Inch Step.

The human body’s meridians are always in a hidden state; if they are to be used, they must be activated with Star Power. Many research scholars from the federation boldly speculated that the reason Humans have a complete theory of meridians preserved is likely because ancient Humans could also cultivate. However, for some unknown reason, Star Power on Blue Star vanished, causing the meridians to become dormant and hidden within the body.

Lu Lin drew a faint thread of Star Power from his Star Veins to start activating the meridians. This was a task requiring patience and meticulous attention to detail. Lu Lin spent the entire night but only managed to activate sixteen meridians, not even half of the total.

Opening his eyes to the bright daylight outside, Lu Lin stood up and stretched.

It seems cultivating Inch Step isn’t something that can be accomplished overnight. And today, I still have to go out of town with Guan Yue to Guide Star Skills for someone.