Chương 81: Martial Adept
110 ren. It was a strength that he did not expect to achieve at the measly level of the Martial Novice stage. What did this level of strength represent?
From Shi Li's memories, it meant that a person with at least 100 ren of strength could fight against thousands of mortals with ease for hours upon end! This was once Shi Li's goal, and now, he has achieved it.
He could not help but feel giddy at the thought of being some sort of invincible being in front of mortals, but of course, he knew that he should not be content with his current level of cultivation. There were many fishes in the world, and he was just a small one.
Returning back to where he sat before checking his strength, Shi Li sat cross-legged and grabbed the satchel hidden within the robe he threw, grabbing 5 Spirit Gathering Pills in one go.
Now, what was Shi Li going to do with these Spirit Gathering Pills? Well...what else other than to help him break through?!
Of course, Shi Li was not that stupid to ingest 5 cultivation pills in one go as that would possibly make his body implode due to the amount of energy each pill held.
Not only that, he wanted to convert the pill energy into resonating energy before consolidating his cultivation and breaking through.
Pop!
And so, the time-consuming process of popping a Spirit Gathering Pill, convert it into resonating energy, then spreading it all over his body to consolidate his body and soul's cultivation, which was repeated 5 times, lasted for 3 days as he was now more familiar in converting energy that wasn't his to one that resonated with him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With the amount of energy that was infused both in his body and soul, Shi Li was unconsciously emitting an aura that could easily suffocate a mortal as it was brimming with energy. With Shi Li's current state, it would not be an overestimation to say that Shi Li could probably fend off against 70 percent of Shi Shisi's full strength.
At the moment, only a few dozen strands of resonating energy were left inside Shi Li's navel. It was being distributed evenly to both his body and soul until...
Kacha! Kacha!
The sound of his body and soul cracking resounded throughout his whole body. This startled Shi Li at first, but once he knew what was happening, he could not help but smile unconsciously as he focused the overflowing energy to break through to the next stage!
That's right, after about a week or so of consolidation and cultivation, Shi Li was finally going to break through the Martial Adept stage!
Concentrating his focus onto his soul, he noticed that the faint silver glow that covered his soul was now condensed into a layer that hovered slightly above his soul, waiting for a chance to pierce through the insides of his soul, specifically the soul's bones!
Although the soul was intangible and incorporeal to the naked eye, the soul was actually a copy of the cultivator's body, hence the same method to breaking through applies to both soul and body.
Thankfully, the techniques he chose from the start gave him tips on how to break through the Martial Adept stage, if he did not know how to do just that, he would probably be crying a river right now.
Condensing a tendril of soul strength and connecting it to the layer of silver above his soul, Aurus felt a feeling that he was holding a strength that far surpassed his current strength. At first, Shi Li was intoxicated at the feeling of being incredibly strong, but he hastily realized that it was an illusion, shaking his head off and focusing on the crux of the matter.
With the tendril of soul strength as the connection between his soul and the layer of silver, Shi Li willed the layer of silver to suffuse through the pores of his soul and penetrate through the soul's muscles, aiming for the soul's bones.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
As if multiple swords were colliding with one another, the layer of silver fused with the strength of his soul, specifically the soul's skin, muscles, and tendons as they made its way towards the soul's bones. The strength of the silver layer amplified as each particle that made up the soul's outer layer shared its strength, combining with the silver layer.
Pu!
A few seconds later, the silver layer coalesced and formed a silver drill, easily piercing through the soul's bones thanks to the sturdy foundation Shi Li created.
Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu!
Not long after, more and more bones were infused with the silver layer, being filled with an energy that surpassed what a Martial Novice can show. An energy that was somewhat related to the world energy in the surroundings.
Indeed, Shi Li had finally obtained inner force!
A few minutes later, all of the bones within his soul had finally been infused with the energy from the silver layer, converging towards the center of his soul and spreading out towards the outer layer, strengthening his soul's foundation.
Whoosh!
Shi Li opened his eyes and noticed that he could see farther and hear clearer. He then raised his right hand and channeled the energy from his soul towards his right hand's palm.
Fuuuu...
Like the calm breeze, incorporeal silver energy was released from his pores, hovering a few millimeters above his palm.
Shi Li could not help but feel elated. But he knew that he was not yet done, closing his eyes one more time and proceeded to break through the Martial Adept stage with his body.
If the soul broke through the Martial Adept stage thanks to the layer of silver hovering above the soul, then the body was bound to be different. The body's outer layer was filled to the brim with energy, the cells within his body transformed into multiple tiny spears filled with energy as they pierced through each and every bone within Shi Li's body, gradually being filled up with the same energy he felt from his soul.
A few minutes later, a soft explosion resounded throughout Shi Li's body as a wave of energy covered his body, instantly strengthening the foundation of his body's outer layer.
This time, Shi Li opened his eyes and stood up, raising up his left hand as he channeled the inner force within his body towards his left hand's palm. Concurrently, he raised his right hand and channeled the inner force from his soul towards his right hand's palm.
Fuuuu...fuuuu...
Not long after, incorporeal blue energy hovered over his left hand's palm while incorporeal silver energy hovered over his right hand's palm. Shi Li could not help but jump up in joy.
Whoosh!
Since he had just broken through, he still did not have good control over his newfound strength, making him jump up to a height of over 30 meters.
Nonetheless, this did not dampen his emotions, making him shout out loud instead.
"I finally broke through!"
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TrueDawn I apologize for not being able to upload these past few days. Anyways, here is Shi Li's long awaited break through.