Chapter 100

Yi Yun stood firmly at the center of the white jade platform. The gazes of tens of thousands of people around him fell upon Yi Yun, waiting to see his performance.

"Hmm?"

Yi Yun felt a sense of something, and he slightly raised his head. He saw a floating boat slowly flying into the sky. Without a doubt, this was Lin Xintong and Su Jie's vehicle; they had come to watch the reselection.

It just so happened that Yi Yun had just stepped onto the stage when they arrived. Yi Yun naturally knew that they had come specifically to see him.

However, in Tao Yunxiao's view, this was just a coincidence.

Tao Yunxiao was very frustrated. If Lin Xintong had arrived just a quarter of an hour earlier, she would have seen his brilliant performance!

The thought of showing off his skills in front of a beauty made Tao Yunxiao excited, but unfortunately, Lin Xintong had missed it.

Looking at the floating boat, Yi Yun seemed to "see" Lin Xintong looking at him through the window.

A smile involuntarily spread across Yi Yun's lips. The scenes of his sparring with Lin Xintong last night replayed in his mind, and for a moment, all those insights seemed to resurface.

After a good night's sleep, those insights had become somewhat vague, seemingly clear yet forgotten. Yi Yun wanted to see if he could truly digest these insights today.

Taking a deep breath, Yi Yun felt the elemental energy around him.

The white jade platform he stood on was no ordinary platform. The four bone relics on the four pillars around it were glowing.

The array activated by these bone relics condensed the elemental energy, making the elemental energy on this jade platform more than a hundred times denser than in the outskirts of the Tao Clan's city.

This was indeed a treasure for cultivation! Yi Yun was also very eager for such a treasure, of course, even if he took it away, he wouldn't be able to activate it.

"Whoosh"

Yi Yun took deep breaths repeatedly, feeling all 36,000 pores on his body open up, greedily absorbing the energy gathered by the white jade platform. On this white jade platform, even standing still could increase one's cultivation.

The purple crystal in Yi Yun's heart began to slowly rotate, forming a small vortex. The surrounding elemental energy was drawn into this small vortex and quickly flowed into the purple crystal.

The pure energy washed over every inch of Yi Yun's flesh, and the feeling was indescribably wonderful!

Yi Yun felt intoxicated, as if a maniacal drinker had suddenly fallen into a pool of thousand-year-old wine, able to drink to his heart's content.

"This kid, why is he just standing there!"

"I wanted to see how much he can do, but he hasn't made a move yet. Is he just messing around?"

People were discussing, and from the start, Yi Yun had been standing on the platform for three minutes without moving.

Tao Yunxiao crossed his arms, a slight smile on his lips, looking proud and composed. He didn't think Yi Yun would pose any threat to his reselection first place.

Once the female sword is out, who can challenge it?

At this moment, Yi Yun raised his hand, making a very simple starting gesture. He didn't stir the elemental energy to form a current, because as soon as the elemental energy current approached Yi Yun's body, it was all absorbed by the purple crystal.

The energy inside his body surged in waves, and Yi Yun threw a punch!

His movements were not violent but rather gentle. Each move and each gesture was very slow, but perfectly harmonious and integrated!

To the average person, this boxing style seemed nothing special. It was just a simple set of moves, and anyone could learn a few and mimic it.

For a moment, many spectators felt bored. Was this even a boxing style? They could do it too if they went up.

"Come on, show us something impressive, this is too boring!"

"Is he even capable?"

Some spectators whispered among themselves. In their view, a boxing style that could break stones and kick down trees was a truly good boxing style, and many martial artists also believed this.

Even if Yi Yun was far inferior to Tao Yunxiao, he should at least be able to break a few pieces of black iron rock, having won first place in the preliminary selection!

Amateurs see the excitement, experts see the essence.

Zhang Tan stared at every move Yi Yun made. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but gradually, his expression changed, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Hmm? This kid, his 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' has a natural and innate feel... This kind of boxing style doesn't seem to be learned in the Great Wasteland!"

To enhance the people's ability to fight against ferocious beasts, the Tai E Divine Kingdom had long ago made the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' public. It had been widely spread among the common people for a long time, and those who had come into contact with it were a mixed bag.

Some martial artists in later generations often added their own understanding to it, resulting in many different versions of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' today.

The widespread dissemination of the technique had its drawbacks. Not all of these different versions were good. Some were overly simplified, while others had partial revisions, which to varying degrees damaged the essence of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist.' However, the benefit was that they were easier to learn.

The most rigorous and orthodox version of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' might not have spread to the Great Wasteland, as it was too difficult to learn.

What Yi Yun was demonstrating was clearly the most orthodox version of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' and with Lin Xintong's annotations, Yi Yun had already been able to capture some of its essence.

As the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' was a basic martial art of the Tai E Divine Kingdom, it naturally became the standard boxing style for the army. Zhang Tan, as a thousand-man commander of the Jinlong Guard, had already mastered the orthodox 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' to perfection, so he could clearly see the level of Yi Yun's boxing.

"This kid has a good understanding."

Zhang Tan was somewhat surprised. Without understanding, even if you came into contact with the orthodox 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' it would be difficult to cultivate it, let alone at the age of twelve, which was even more astonishing!

In fact, whether it was the audience's discussions or Zhang Tan's praise, they were not important to Yi Yun.

At this moment, on the white jade platform, Yi Yun had completely entered a state of no form, no self, no emptiness, and no me. This was the first time Yi Yun had practiced martial arts in such a dense concentration of elemental energy.

Here, the purple crystal could absorb the energy from the elemental energy at will.

Although the energy contained in the bone relics was abundant, the bone relics were like herbs, and the energy within them was not entirely pure. Absorbing it into the body could be toxic, harmful to the body, lead to an unstable foundation, or even cause death due to excessive energy.

However, the elemental energy did not have these issues. It was the most primitive and pure energy.

Of course, the elemental energy also had its drawbacks. It was far less intense than the energy from bone relics, and to advance solely by absorbing elemental energy would require a long time.

An ancient saying goes: "Those who eat meat are brave and fierce, those who eat qi are immortal and divine."

The "qi eaters" here refer to those skilled at absorbing elemental energy, who can have a long lifespan and strength comparable to a heavenly deity!

When Yi Yun fully immersed himself in the elemental energy, his essence, energy, and spirit merged into one. In the depths of his mind, he seemed to touch the true meaning left by the creator of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' in this set of boxing.

This true meaning existed only in the most orthodox version of the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist,' and now it was slowly coalescing in Yi Yun's spirit.

Every move and gesture Yi Yun made was infused with this true meaning, as if they had come to life.

In Yi Yun's mind, this true meaning gave rise to a series of illusions.

It was a scene of a golden dragon and a fierce tiger in combat.

The dragon leaped and the tiger roared, the earth shook and the mountains trembled!

This was the scene Yi Yun had dreamed of last night. The difference was that this time, he was watching the dragon and tiger battle while awake, and every detail was incredibly clear.

Yi Yun once again felt the incredibly profound sensation he had experienced while practicing the 'Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist' in the forest on the outskirts of the city last night.

At that time, this sensation was elusive, and he couldn't grasp it.

But today, he had caught it!

Yi Yun finally understood what this profound sensation was.