However, the Martial Arts Puppets Lin Chen sent out occasionally relayed ssages back to him.
"It’s about ti to prepare for a breakthrough to the Martial King level..."
Lin Chen slowly stood up, with less than ten hours left until he returned to Blue Star.
Lin Chen returned to his room in the small courtyard and sat down to cultivate.
Until early the next morning, the countdown for return reset!
...
In the Cultivation Room of the Martial Arts Palace, Great Xia Country.
Lin Chen sat cross-legged, breathing rhythmically.
As the Breathing Technique continuously operated, the qi and blood in Lin Chen’s body showed signs of surging.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Lin Chen’s qi and blood steadily rose, making the final sprint towards the Martial King level.
Thud!
Suddenly, a muffled sound resonated in Lin Chen’s heart.
Lin Chen felt a wave of exhilaration throughout his body, faintly sensing a rebirth-like transformation.
The increase in physical fitness and qi and blood was not obvious, but breaking through this bottleneck in the Martial Arts Realm felt like a life tamorphosis.
"Martial King level, achieved!"
Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, a hint of excitent in his heart.
The Martial King level is a significant milestone in the Martial Arts Realm.
One could directly perceive it just from the change in lifespan.
Martial Monarch level, lifespan two hundred years.
Martial King level, lifespan five hundred years.
"After reaching the Martial King level, I no longer feel at a disadvantage facing mid-stage Nascent Soul..."
Just as Lin Chen was about to stand up, his expression suddenly changed.
He couldn’t move.
"What’s going on? Why can’t my body move..."
Lin Chen was stunned, sitting cross-legged in place.
He could see, he could hear...
"Wait, my hearing has also malfunctioned... Why is it so quiet?"
A wave of unfounded panic surged in Lin Chen’s heart.
At this mont, Lin Chen seed to be trapped in a vacuum, with all the minute sounds disappearing.
With Lin Chen’s Divine Sense, he should be able to hear even the faintest sounds.
But now?
The footsteps outside the Cultivation Room, the sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings... even the subtle sound of dust accumulating.
Everything... could not be heard.
"This feeling..."
Lin Chen furrowed his brow slightly; it felt like being pinned down by a ghost.
His mind was clear, but his body was completely immobile.
In front of him, everything seed to have paused.
"This isn’t ghost paralysis... Is ti paused?!"
Lin Chen was shocked; this feeling was very similar to when he used "Bullet Ti."
But Bullet Ti only slowed his perception of ti.
Yet in front of him... ti seed truly halted.
"Hello, Heaven’s Chosen."
At this mont, an extrely ancient voice appeared in Lin Chen’s ear.
Lin Chen’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this voice.
He had heard this voice before!
Though he had heard it only once, it was unforgettable for a lifeti.
It was the voice of "Zhu Jiuyin" that Lin Chen heard when he awakened his Martial Spirit!
"I’m here," Lin Chen responded in his heart.
"Heaven’s Chosen, I am soon to fall into slumber again. Now... I bestow upon you a portion of my power. Use it well..."
Vaguely, Lin Chen felt an invisible energy infused into his body.
rely a mont later, Lin Chen found he could move again.
However, the voice of Zhu Jiuyin had disappeared.
Lin Chen was at a loss.
"Umm... Senior Zhu Jiuyin? Are you still there?"
"Don’t be in such a hurry to leave! First, tell what Heaven’s Chosen ans!"
Lin Chen called out a few tis, but Zhu Jiuyin did not respond.
"Truly gone?"
Lin Chen took a deep breath, feeling sowhat helpless.
"What secrets does the power of Zhu Jiuyin hide..."
Soon, Lin Chen cast aside this question.
Because he discovered his newly acquired ability.
Every transformation in a Martial Artist’s life allows further developnt of the Martial Spirit’s power.
Growing together with the Martial Spirit.
But Lin Chen seed a little different.
He clearly inherited the power of Zhu Jiuyin...
And this ti, the ability Lin Chen inherited is called Ti Control!
With a faint thought, everything around Lin Chen began to slow down.
This was not Bullet Ti, which sped up personal perception for more reactions.
It was truly slowing down the flow of ti!
The ti flow rate of the surrounding living beings and things slowed, while Lin Chen remained unchanged!
"Hmm, it affects the ti flow rate within a radius of about ten ters... slowing down by roughly three tis!"
Lin Chen’s expression quickly changed.
After only two or three seconds, Lin Chen felt his physical strength nearly halved.
Frightened, Lin Chen imdiately stopped.
"Damn, this ability... the physical energy consumption is terrifying!"
He felt his heart racing, pounding intensely.
He quickly stopped.
Controlling ti, slowing down the ti flow rate. This is indeed a remarkable ability.
To the extent that it’s not sothing a re Martial King level can touch.
If not for his Martial Spirit being Zhu Jiuyin, Lin Chen would not be able to access such a level of power at all.
"However... controlling the ti flow rate by only three tis... What if used simultaneously with Bullet Ti?"
Lin Chen suddenly thought and couldn’t help but try.
In the next second...
Thud!
Lin Chen’s vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.
When Lin Chen woke up again, he was lying in the Cultivation Room.
Li Nian and Wang Xinyu were standing beside him, keeping watch.
"Lin Chen, you’re awake!"
Wang Xinyu exclaid excitedly.
Lin Chen rubbed his head, feeling the fatigue within his body, and asked:
"How many days have I been asleep?"
"A full two days and nights!" Wang Xinyu said.
Lin Chen was speechless.
Bullet Ti combined with ti flow control...
The combination of these two powers was clearly beyond what Lin Chen could manage presently.
"Sigh, a miscalculation... Not even a Martial King level can use both of these powers simultaneously?"
Lin Chen shook his head.
But, precisely because of this, it underscores the preciousness of the ti-control ability.
Perhaps when Lin Chen becos strong enough one day,
he won’t just slow down ti flow...
He might be able to pause ti...
Or even reverse it!
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