Chapter 94

Just as Lin Xintong felt that mysterious sensation again, her body suddenly felt a burning heat. Yi Yun’s fist had already struck her abdomen!

"Huh!?"

In a flash, Lin Xintong’s body retreated backward. Her speed was even faster than Yi Yun’s punch.

Although she was distracted and Yi Yun managed to touch her body, once Lin Xintong reacted, her speed far surpassed Yi Yun’s.

Yi Yun’s punch clearly hit Lin Xintong’s body, but because she retreated so quickly, it felt as if he had hit a cotton ball, exerting no force at all.

Yi Yun’s eyebrows raised. After being hit all night, he finally managed to land a punch on Lin Xintong, but her quick retreat made it ineffective.

Yi Yun was very frustrated. He didn’t want to let Lin Xintong retreat so easily, so he stepped forward, clenched his fist into a claw, and lunged forward.

This was the move "Tiger Claw Rending Stone." At the moment Yi Yun unleashed this move with all his might, a shadow of a fierce tiger formed behind him from the elemental energy of heaven and earth!

"Roar!"

The fierce tiger roared and pounced at Lin Xintong. In that instant, Lin Xintong could even feel the wind from the tiger’s pounce, as if a real tiger were charging at her.

"Huh!?"

Seeing the tiger’s shadow, Lin Xintong was startled. This moment of shock slowed her down slightly, and a silk sash around her waist was grabbed by Yi Yun.

"Bang!"

The tiger’s shadow exploded in front of Lin Xintong. At the same time, there was a light tearing sound. In the rapid attack and defense, the silk sash around Lin Xintong’s waist was torn apart!

"You!"

Lin Xintong reacted quickly, spinning in the air, covering her body with elemental energy. In the next moment, she had already flown to a towering pine tree.

However, the sash remained in Yi Yun’s hand.

"Uh..." Yi Yun was stunned.

Lin Xintong glared at Yi Yun angrily. Yi Yun looked at the sash in his hand, then at Lin Xintong standing on the pine tree, feeling a bit awkward.

Actually, tearing a sash wasn’t a big deal, but the position of the sash on Lin Xintong’s waist made it awkward for Yi Yun.

"I didn’t mean to, and besides..."

Yi Yun pointed innocently to his right chest, where his clothes had been torn by Lin Xintong’s palm wind.

Yi Yun’s meaning was clear: you tore my clothes, and even exposed my skin, I just pulled your sash...

Of course, compared to Lin Xintong’s clothes, Yi Yun’s were in even worse condition.

Lin Xintong was both amused and exasperated, but she didn’t pursue the matter. In her eyes, Yi Yun was still just a child.

A twelve-year-old child naturally wouldn’t have any bad intentions.

Yi Yun’s ability to tear her sash, though partly due to her distraction, was still quite impressive. Moreover, he had successfully dodged her palm strike.

Yi Yun’s rapid improvement in today’s battle had already amazed Lin Xintong. She hadn’t taught him any specific techniques; everything he did was self-learned.

The technique Yi Yun used to dodge her palm strike, though simple to describe, was difficult to execute. It was called "Subtle Movement," which involved using the smallest actions to avoid enemy attacks, minimizing the chances of exposing any weaknesses. It also allowed him to get close to the enemy and counterattack when the enemy’s move was exhausted.

At just twelve years old, Yi Yun’s ability to achieve this was quite remarkable, especially in terms of his insight and body coordination.

Moreover...

What Lin Xintong was most concerned about was the strange reaction in her meridians during that moment...

Innate Yin Meridians were rare in this world. People with such meridians were often considered to have a terminal condition, and they rarely lived long. Commoners usually died by the age of twenty, and even in martial arts families, few would invest resources in cultivating someone with a terminal condition.

Therefore, there were very few records about Innate Yin Meridians, mostly vague statements like "Innate Yin Meridians are terminal, incurable, and unsuitable for martial arts." Lin Xintong was looking for a method to truly connect her Innate Yin Meridians.

Now, while interacting with Yi Yun, Lin Xintong felt a strange sensation, but she didn’t know what it meant.

"Yi Yun." Lin Xintong spoke softly.

"Uh, what do you need, Fairy Sister?" Yi Yun appeared very obedient and sweet.

Lin Xintong descended from the ancient pine tree. "When you used the Tiger Claw Rending Stone just now, the elemental energy of heaven and earth naturally formed a tiger’s shadow. Did you notice that?"

A tiger’s shadow formed by the elemental energy of heaven and earth?

Yi Yun shook his head. When he used the Tiger Claw Rending Stone, his only thought was not to lose. He didn’t pay attention to the power of his move.

Yi Yun remembered that in martial arts dramas, when powerful moves like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms were used, there were always golden dragons flying in the sky. The elemental energy shadow he created was probably similar.

Lin Xintong said, "A martial artist’s every move can stir the elemental energy of heaven and earth. At a certain level, when a martial artist uses a move, the elemental energy will naturally form a shadow. This ability only appears after reaching the Purple Blood stage. However, you are only at the peak of the Qi Induction stage, so theoretically, this shouldn’t happen to you."

"But because you have ‘Perfect Body Refinement, Pulse Like a Dragon,’ your meridians are much wider than those of ordinary martial artists, even comparable to those of Purple Blood mid-stage martial artists. That’s why you can create elemental energy shadows!"

"Having elemental energy enhance your moves can significantly increase their power and speed. Additionally, the technique you used to dodge my palm strike is actually the basic level of the ‘Subtle Movement’ technique. It involves using the smallest actions to avoid enemy attacks. This is what ‘Subtle Movement’ is. Beyond the basic level, there is the intermediate level, which involves using the ‘momentum’ of the opponent’s attack to dodge. I can’t explain more now, but you need to understand these things gradually."

"Being able to do these two things at the Qi Induction stage is quite impressive. You need to carefully study the subtleties."

Hearing Lin Xintong’s praise, Yi Yun shyly scratched his head. Elemental energy forming shadows, Subtle Movement technique...

Yi Yun originally didn’t know about these things, but Lin Xintong’s comments greatly benefited him. At least he now had clear goals for his martial arts practice, which were to study these two techniques.

As for the intermediate level of Subtle Movement, using the ‘momentum’ of the opponent’s attack to dodge, these concepts were too abstract for him to think about for now.

"Yi Yun." Lin Xintong spoke again.

"Fairy Sister, what is it?" Yi Yun noticed that Lin Xintong seemed to have something on her mind, and her words were hesitant.

"Um..." Lin Xintong bit her lip and looked at Yi Yun’s hand.

The two strange sensations she felt were both when she touched Yi Yun’s body.

In the heat of battle, touching Yi Yun’s body was fleeting. So... what if she touched him for a longer time? Would something special happen?

Realizing this possibility, Lin Xintong couldn’t resist wanting to verify it.

But... actively touching a male’s body was awkward, and proposing such a request would sound strange.

"He’s just a child, it should be fine..."

Lin Xintong told herself this and beckoned to Yi Yun.

Yi Yun, not understanding, obediently walked to Lin Xintong.

He didn’t know what Lin Xintong was going to do, and her next words left him speechless.

"Can I touch your hand?"

Lin Xintong couldn’t think of a more tactful way to ask, so she went straight to the point.

"Eh?"

Yi Yun was taken aback. This request sounded strange.

"What are you going to do to me?"

Yi Yun blurted out, and Lin Xintong was momentarily speechless.

"I..."

Twelve-year-old children were naive. If a sister said something like this, they might have already extended their hand without thinking.

Yi Yun’s counter-question left Lin Xintong frozen.

"I... just want to verify something..."

Lin Xintong struggled to say this, feeling very awkward.