Permanent Martial Arts

Chapter 135 The Path of Martial Arts

Three days and three nights passed again. Lin Feng’s speed of condensing Astral Power also became faster and faster. After three whole days, he condensed another 100 strands of Astral Power.

Added to the original 100 strands of Astral Power, the Astral Power in Lin Feng’s body had reached a daunting 200 strands!

Moreover, the speed at which Lin Feng condensed Astral Power was still increasing. It increased from 30 strands per day to 40 strands per day. As the astral vortex around Lin Feng became more and more formidable, the speed at which he condensed Astral Power was still increasing.

Two hundred strands of Astral Power was already very formidable, but the key was that Lin Feng still did not feel that he had reached his limit. There was not even any sign of reaching his limit.

However, the Astral Power in Lin Feng’s body was also very docile. There was no difference between controlling 200 strands of Astral Power and controlling dozens of strands of Astral Power. It was just that the explosive power was stronger. Since he had not reached his limit, Lin Feng continued to cultivate.

One day, two days, three days…

After a total of seven days, the Astral Power in Lin Feng’s body had actually increased to a total of 500 strands. This was simply unheard of. No one would believe it if they heard it.

Just as Lin Feng was feeling a little uneasy, he finally sensed his limit when he condensed 520 threads of Astral Power. Hence, he slowed down.

Five hundred and twenty-one, five hundred and twenty-two, five hundred and twenty-three… Finally, Lin Feng’s limit was reached. Five hundred and twenty-three strands of Astral Power. After he had condensed this amount of Astral Power, it was practically impossible for him to condense even one more trace of Astral Power.

No matter how surging and vast the star power that entered his body was, it would immediately disintegrate. Moreover, there would be a faint stabbing pain in his body.

This was the true limit, and there could be no further improvement unless Lin Feng could reach the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm. However, at the moment, Lin Feng had yet to complete his metamorphosis. There might be martial artists who attained the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm without completing the metamorphosis of their bodies, but Lin Feng had never heard of them.

“Phew…”

Lin Feng let out a long sigh. He stopped using the Astral Swirl Technique, and the astral vortex on his body quickly disappeared and dissipated. There was no longer any fluctuation of star power in the room.

He carefully observed the Astral Power in his body, and realized that this Astral Power was ubiquitous in his body. It could be concentrated and unleashed at will, and was very agile.

Moreover, the existence of Astral Power seemed to be able to stimulate the body, causing Lin Feng’s body to become stronger and stronger subtly.

Having more than 500 strands of Astral Power was a wonderful feeling. With a thought from Lin Feng, the Astral Power in his body quickly converged on the surface of his body, forming a layer of Astral Armor.

This layer of armor was completely different from Lin Feng’s innate ability. Lin Feng’s innate armor was almost instinctive, and would not actually consume anything. The layer of Astral Armor that Lin Feng had condensed was completely separate from his body. It was made of star power that Lin Feng had absorbed from the cosmos for his own use.

This feeling was still very clear. Moreover, the consumption of Astral Armor was too great. Just turning Astral Power into armor required at least 300 strands of Astral Power, and every second of maintaining it consumed Astral Power.

If Lin Feng forcibly maintained this Astral Armor, it would probably last for only a minute. If he was engaged in intense battle, the time might even be shorter.

This was also why basically only Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists would condense Astral Armor in battle. It was because the consumption was simply too great. Ordinary First Level and Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists could not afford it at all. As time went on, it would become impossible to maintain. Instead of doing so, it was better for them to unleash Astral Power at full force in battle.

Lin Feng had already experienced the might of erupting Astral Power. Normally, when a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist unleashed all 99 strands of Astral Power in their body, their strength would increase by four or five times.

Originally, an ordinary First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist with about 100 tons of strength could even reach over 500 tons when 90 strands of Astral Power erupted!

As for Lin Feng, he did not only have 99 strands of Astral Power, but more than 500. Once he unleashed all of it, how devastating would that be?

Not to mention executing three Spiral Forces, in addition to his own physical strength, would make for about 1,400 tons of strength. Based on the metric of erupting 400 tons of strength for 100 strands of Astral Power, he could unleash about 2,000 tons of strength if 500 strands of Astral Power erupted. Added to his original 1,400 tons of strength, that would be about 3,400 tons of strength. Of course, it was basically impossible to unleash Astral Power like this in actual combat.

For ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists, Astral Power concerned their lives. If their Astral Power was not broken, they would almost be undying. Hence, they were very prudent when it came to unleashing Astral Power.

For example, in the battle between Lin Feng and Captain Xie, the amount of Astral Power Captain Xie unleashed should not exceed 200 strands each time. Otherwise, if he went all out and unleashed all 999 strands of Astral Power at once, that would make for over 4,000 tons of devastating strength.

How terrifying was this?

If Captain Xie unleashed his full power, Lin Feng might even be smacked to death. Even if he did not die, he would be severely injured. Hence, it was still unknown if Lin Feng’s undying characteristic could withstand it. It was impossible to predict who would have won. However, Captain Xie would not unleash his full strength at all. Although he could also absorb the star power and convert it into Astral Power in battle, the efficiency was just too slow. Once he unleashed all his Astral Power, it would be very dangerous for Metamorphic Realm martial artists without Astral Power.

Back when Long Duo was fighting with those Screwworm Demons in Dragonlith City, he had also used Astral Power very cautiously. Otherwise, how could he have held out for so long? However, for Lin Feng, he could erupt Astral Power completely because he had the undying characteristic. He was not afraid of being injured, and could recover immediately even if he was injured.

Even without Astral Power, he would still be very powerful with his raw physical strength!

At the thought of this, Lin Feng’s eyes lit up. He had thought of the best use of Astral Power in his hands. He would continue to condense Astral Power, and at the same time continue his physical training.

In that case, his Astral Power could erupt without restraint, and his strength would increase qualitatively!

“I see, I see. So this is the path I will take…”

Lin Feng was very excited, because he had found the path to take in the Metamorphic Realm. It did not just apply to the Metamorphic Realm. In the future, he could also take this path in the Divine Realm, and that was to increase his Astral Power and his physical body simultaneously!

The reason why no martial artist took this path was also very simple. There were limits to the human body. The human body was very weak to begin with, and was not worth mentioning compared to dire beasts. No matter how much they trained, they could not improve to a level of considerable strength. However, it was different in Lin Feng’s case. He had a genetic fusion device that could fuse with the genes of dire beasts, allowing his physical body to become stronger than those dire beasts, or even those demons!

With such an advantage, how could he give up on tempering his body? Hence, increasing his Astral Power and physical body at the same time was the path of martial arts that he would take in the future!