Chapter 28

Lying in the wooden tub, his body immersed in the cool spiritual liquid, Xiao Yan was somewhat intoxicated by the sense of full power within his body. According to the usual pattern of breakthroughs, there would generally be a period of nurturing after reaching the seventh stage. However, with the assistance of the Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid, Xiao Yan directly skipped this period and reached the fullness stage.

Sitting quietly in the tub for a while, as his joyful mood gradually calmed down, Xiao Yan slowly stood up. His naked body, dotted with light green water droplets, shimmered with a strange luster under the sunlight.

Stretching lazily, the bones in his body crackled as if reborn.

Casually twisting his head, Xiao Yan waved his right hand toward the bed, and a suction force shot out, instantly drawing the clothes into his palm.

"Not bad, my Combat Qi is indeed much more abundant. With the suction force I can generate now, I should be able to lift a person's weight, right?" After dressing, Xiao Yan frowned slightly and muttered, "Unfortunately, this 'Suction Palm' seems to have little offensive power. The so-called forced extraction of an opponent's blood can only be used against those far below my level. Against opponents of the same or higher level, it's somewhat out of reach..."

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan sighed regretfully. This was his first combat technique.

Pursing his lips, just as Xiao Yan was about to step out of the tub, his heart suddenly stirred.

His eyes glinted with an indescribable light. Xiao Yan slowly curled his right palm, staring intently at it. After a moment, he aimed his palm, half a foot away, at a vase.

Licking his lips, Xiao Yan's Combat Qi erupted from his palm without passing through any specific meridians...

Releasing Combat Qi externally requires at least the level of a Great Battlemaster to barely achieve. Therefore, apart from creating a light breeze, Xiao Yan's action had no other effect.

The breeze from his palm blew the vase, causing it to shake violently, almost falling off the table...

Although the Combat Qi was not released externally, Xiao Yan was not disappointed. Instead, he was delighted, rubbing his hands excitedly, and quickly retreated a few meters, aiming his right palm at the vase again.

"Suction Palm!" With a light shout, a powerful suction force instantly pulled the vase toward Xiao Yan at high speed.

Just as the vase was about to reach three feet in front of Xiao Yan, the suction force in his palm suddenly stopped, and all the Combat Qi in his body erupted from his palm. Instantly, a strong wind pressure blew fiercely against the rapidly approaching vase.

"Bang!"

The two forces, moving in opposite directions, met in mid-air. The vase, at the center of the collision, exploded into tiny fragments, scattering everywhere.

Seeing the effect of his palm, Xiao Yan's face was filled with surprise. The destructive power of the collision between the suction force and the repulsion force far exceeded his expectations.

Although the abundant Combat Qi in his body was completely consumed in the previous repulsion force, Xiao Yan was extremely excited. The repulsion force was generated using the most basic method, which not only consumed the most energy but also produced a negligible effect. If he had a combat technique specifically designed to generate repulsion force, similar to the Suction Palm, and could use them together, he was confident that the effect would be extremely formidable!

"Good job, kid... You actually thought of using this move to enhance the 'Suction Palm'." The ring on his finger glowed slightly, and Old Medicine drifted out, nodding in approval as he looked at the fragments in the room.

Xiao Yan chuckled, his eyes twinkling with a pleading look.

"If you had a combat technique specifically designed to generate repulsion force and refined it to perfection, your low-grade Earth Rank Suction Palm could likely match the offensive power of a mid-grade or high-grade Earth Rank combat technique..." Old Medicine continued, seemingly ignoring Xiao Yan's expression.

"Teacher, you know how rare such auxiliary combat techniques are. I got the Suction Palm by luck. Where am I supposed to find a complementary auxiliary combat technique now?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, seemingly helpless.

"Don't put on that innocent act. You just want to get something from me, don't you?" Old Medicine rolled his eyes and said with a smirk.

"Others have thought of this before, but these two combat techniques are like chicken ribs—auxiliary combat techniques that are hard to find. So, few people have actually managed to gather them."

"Teacher, you don't have one either?" Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face fell, feeling quite depressed. Without a specific combat technique to generate repulsion force, relying solely on his Combat Qi to produce it would be a losing proposition.

Seeing Xiao Yan's dejected look, Old Medicine chuckled and shook his head, rubbing his forehead. "I did receive such a combat technique once when someone asked me to refine a pill. If I hadn't had an idle pill at the time, I wouldn't have traded with that person. It's been so long, if you hadn't reminded me, I might have forgotten."

"Alright... I found it." He moved his finger from his forehead and, under Xiao Yan's ecstatic gaze, lightly tapped Xiao Yan's forehead.

Feeling a slight pressure on his forehead, a large amount of information flooded into Xiao Yan's mind. After a while, it gradually became clear.

"Blowfire Palm: Low-grade Earth Rank, can generate powerful wind pressure!"

The simple description and old-fashioned name made the "low-grade Earth Rank" seem rather unimpressive.

"The creator of this technique was a blacksmith. After a lifetime of forging, he somehow created this combat technique due to the need for furnace fire..." Old Medicine teased, seeing Xiao Yan's slightly stiff face.

Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan admired the blacksmith's ability. Creating a combat technique was not as easy as forging iron.

The Blowfire Palm was not difficult to learn. Under Old Medicine's guidance, Xiao Yan mastered its basics in two hours.

Standing in the room, Xiao Yan eagerly looked at the only vase in the room, took a deep breath, and curled his palm, releasing a powerful suction force: "Suction Palm!"

Following the strong suction force, the vase flew directly toward Xiao Yan.

Staring intently at the flying vase, Xiao Yan quickly withdrew the Suction Palm with his right hand and then channeled his Combat Qi through the meridians of the Blowfire Palm.

"Blowfire Palm!"

Just as the vase was about to hit his head, a powerful wind pressure erupted from Xiao Yan's palm, instantly filling the room with dust.

"Bang!"

Another crisp thud echoed, and this time, the vase was shattered into countless fragments by the two opposing forces.

"Good..."

Emerging from the dust, covered in white powder, Xiao Yan's eyes gleamed as he looked at the effect. As long as he could seamlessly switch between the two combat techniques, he could definitely catch anyone unprepared off guard.

Brushing off the white powder, Xiao Yan knew that in the final three months, he had another training task.

In three months, it would be his Coming of Age Ceremony...

"Heh heh, perhaps many people are looking forward to me making a fool of myself again?" The young man in the messy room chuckled softly.

(Rolling on the ground for recommendations! ^_^)