Chapter 264 – Raven’s True Intent, Tiger Taming Style Grandmaster

Consciousness Space.

Under the black, murky sky, two figures were locked in an intense battle.

The black figure’s presence distorted the surrounding air, like a demon emerging from a forbidden legend. His punches and kicks carried an indescribable pure force, constantly leaving afterimages and causing small-scale collapses and indentations in the space.

The other figure emitted a dazzling white light and an unparalleled, bone-chilling coldness, resembling a walking humanoid glacier.

Each swing of the sword stirred up an eternal frost as if frozen for a thousand years.

A white line flashed before his eyes. Lu Yuan’s silver-white pupils contracted as he brought his arms together.

With a crisp “ding” sound, an icy blue blade was clamped tightly between his palms.

A surge of cold air burst forth from the blade, and a thick layer of frost visibly broke through the dense life force field around Lu Yuan, extending down his arms and face, spreading across his entire body.

In just a few seconds, Lu Yuan was completely encased in a massive ice chunk over ten meters high.

The man, who was fighting against him, took a cold step back, quietly observing the frozen figure before him, seemingly confirming if his opponent was truly dead.

After a few breaths.

“Crack—”

Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, a clear fissure appeared on the massive ice chunk.

The man advanced swiftly, his hands exuding more icy blue mist-like cold air.

But then, “Boom!”

The enormous ice chunk exploded from a terrifying force erupting from within.

In the billowing cold air and white smoke, a demonic figure with wild black hair emerged.

A deep voice coldly emanated from it.

“Finishing Skill—No Style!”

“Swish—”

The advancing man suddenly halted, and the rolling white air around him froze in place.

Time seemed to stand still in that instant.

Or perhaps it was just a fraction of a second.

Or maybe it felt like an eternity.

The frozen moment was shattered by a beam of golden light piercing through space.

Everything returned to normal, except…the man who had just stopped.

Lu Yuan quietly appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

As Lu Yuan’s figure emerged, “Han Xun” also exploded into a giant blue mushroom cloud behind him.

He didn’t look back but gradually exited from his demon form, a contemplative expression on his face.

“Han Xun is a Four-Winged Flying Bear. According to the Yellow Bear classification, his strength is at level SSS.

In my demon form, I can barely hold my ground against him, but defeating him is extremely difficult. Over time, I would inevitably fall behind…

However, if I use the finishing skill-No Style, I can kill him in one move.

Unfortunately, No Style can’t be used frequently in a short period, and my demon form only lasts one hundred and ten seconds. Otherwise, I could be considered somewhat invincible within level SSS…”

After exchanging information with Yuwen Tong, the information he received from her had a significant impact on Lu Yuan.

Upon returning, he immediately took Han Xun as an imaginary enemy and repeatedly practiced against him in the Consciousness Space.

During this period, he also occasionally inhabited Han Xun’s body to some extent, roughly understanding his opponent’s power structure.

“Han Xun practices the level SSS New Martial Art: Cold Hell Battle Body. Inside him, there’s an energy field that continuously generates extreme cold.

But what truly places him in the level SSS domain…should be his mental power!”

Lu Yuan turned to see Han Xun, who he had just killed with one move from No Style, now shattered into bits on the ground.

“His mental power is incredibly strong and extremely refined, like a sharp and rigid ice blade, carrying an indomitable will that cuts through everything.

It is because of this powerful will and mental strength that he can control the cold energy in his body, protecting his internal organs from the cold’s corrosion.

Conversely, he focuses this energy to explode it in multiples, using it to fight and kill!”

Lu Yuan captured something, and many insights arose in his mind.

“So, once you reach level SS, what’s truly important is the power of the mind?

For both the New Martial Arts and Modification System, obtaining energy is easy; the challenge lies in mastering it.

The stronger the mental power, the more external energy can be controlled, and correspondingly, the greater the strength.

And this mental power is also known as mental light!”

“The standard for advancing to level SS is to condense first-stage mental light. So, an expert like Han Xun, who is level SSS, should possess second-stage mental light?” Lu Yuan felt confident in his reasoning.

Yet Yuwen Tong had mentioned that the path ahead wasn’t solely dependent on mental power. She had also emphasized the importance of continually refining one’s foundation.

“Perhaps this is the difference between the common modification system, the new martial arts system, and the legacy of Extraterrestrial Martial Arts.”

Lu Yuan blinked and suddenly felt the urge to try inhabiting Yuwen Tong’s body again.

Yuwen Tong undoubtedly practiced Extraterrestrial Martial Arts, and at a very high level. Ever since discovering the existence of Extraterrestrial Martial Arts, Lu Yuan had been eager to find out—

What exactly is the fundamental difference between these so-called Extraterrestrial Martial Arts and the traditional pure martial arts of this world?

How does it compare to the extraordinary martial arts he was currently pioneering?

Which is more powerful, which has a brighter future?

These burning questions accumulated in Lu Yuan’s mind, making him feel as if his heart was constantly being scratched by a cat, itching with curiosity.

Switching the imaginary enemy.

In an instant, the scene transformed to the old street where he had last hung out with Yuwen Tong.

The deserted street had only one person quietly sitting—Yuwen Tong.

Lu Yuan snapped his fingers, and everything froze.

He walked over to Yuwen Tong and suddenly realized how exceptionally beautiful she was.

In reality, constrained by Yuwen Tong’s identity, strength, and other factors, Lu Yuan had never dared to closely observe Yuwen Tong’s appearance.

But here in the Consciousness Space, without such concerns, he approached her closely and realized she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Yuwen Tong’s skin was particularly remarkable—white, smooth, without a single blemish, hairless, and flawless—her beauty was akin to a peerless work of art…

Lu Yuan stared at Yuwen Tong’s face for several minutes.

Only then did he remember why he was here.

Lu Yuan focused his thoughts, and his consciousness immediately entered Yuwen Tong’s body.

In an instant, the familiar, resplendently dazzling galaxy reappeared before Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan “widened his eyes,” and with significantly more intelligence points than the last time he inhabited her body, he tried to see what that galaxy actually contained.

Vaguely, Lu Yuan saw…

Inside the galaxy, it seemed as if a massive vortex was slowly swirling.

…

[Constitution Points: 23 (Limit Break 1)]

Two attribute points disappeared, and the numbers on the panel silently changed.

Lu Yuan’s body also underwent subtle changes.

His skin, muscles, bones, blood vessels, and Five Viscera all experienced noticeable enhancements.

This process of strengthening felt peculiar, giving Lu Yuan a sensation as if something was rapidly growing and filling up within him.

It also seemed as if his body was becoming more complete on some level.

“Crack, crack, crack—”

The transformation ended, and Lu Yuan moved his body a bit.

The most evident change was the increased density of his body.

He stepped on the scale and found his weight had increased by a full twenty kilograms.

“Height has increased by two centimeters, now reaching 1.89 meters. No significant change in body shape…”

In the vacant room, Lu Yuan observed his current self simulated by the holographic projection, feeling the various subtle changes in his body.

After thoroughly examining himself, Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the floor of the training room.

Closing his eyes, he let his mental power of 28 intelligence points spread out.

“Boom!”

Instantly, it was as if an invisible storm had spawned within the training room. The immense aura filled the entire space, causing the superalloy walls of the room to emit slight creaking sounds.

Quickly, this vast mental power retracted.

Under Lu Yuan’s control, it began to slowly coalesce into the form of a bizarre crow with a hundred eyes, pitch-black all over.

Extraordinary Martial Arts—True Intent of the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow!

After witnessing the legendary underworld creature known as the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow, Lu Yuan completely abandoned the demon crane True Intent he had previously formed by accident.

A Hundred-eyed Nether Crow, whose mere wing flaps could easily obliterate a world, was far superior to any demon crane.

Of course, forming this was also significantly more challenging.

Lu Yuan constantly recalled the image of the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow he had seen through the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow Feather.

He meticulously recreated each feather, each eye’s position.

Most importantly, he focused on its aura—the overwhelming presence of a being born of the underworld, resembling a deathly cataclysm, an apocalyptic disaster!

Gradually, as Lu Yuan continued to refine the True Intent of the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow, the atmosphere in the room grew more oppressive, and the light became increasingly dim.

Threads of terrifying energy began to emanate from the True Intent that was nearing completion, as if a world-destroying calamity were brewing…

Suddenly!

“Beep beep beep—”

The sound of a message notification broke the silence.

Beneath Lu Yuan’s tightly closed eyelids, his eyes shifted slightly. The nearly formed True Intent of the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow behind him slowly retracted.

The light in the spacious training room brightened once more, and the oppressive atmosphere gradually dissipated.

[Lord, the person has arrived.]

The message was from a certain Golden Bear.

After the secret realm exploration of the Wailing Ruins, because of his exceptionally high exploration progress and successfully quelling a level SSS evil energy riot crisis, Lu Yuan was naturally promoted by Yuwen Tong to the rank of Flying Bear General.

His original Golden Bear ID card also changed; the golden bear symbol on it now had a pair of small wings on its back.

Fei Xiong level—Twin-winged Bear!

“Send him in,” Lu Yuan replied to the message.

Ever since the secret realm exploration ended, Lu Yuan had been spending most of his time in the training room at the Yellow Bear Base.

To others, Xiabang might be a dazzling, advanced, future fantasy metropolis, but to Lu Yuan, it was just noisy.

If it weren’t for waiting on Yuwen Tong to help find that pure martial arts Grandmaster, he would have taken a shuttle back to the old city circle by now.

That was the living environment he preferred.

While waiting for the person to be brought in, Lu Yuan casually opened the information of the incoming individual.

A detailed dossier unfolded before Lu Yuan’s eyes—

[Name: Xu Weiguo

Gender: Male

Age: 87

Strength Evaluation: SS- (Tiger Taming Style Ancient Martial Arts Grandmaster)

Biography: Began martial arts training at the age of eight, achieved Organ Training Mastery at twenty, reached martial artist master level peak at twenty-five, comprehended True Intent at twenty-nine, ascended to pure martial artist Grandmaster Realm at sixty-five…

Joined Penglai Pavilion at seventy, left Penglai at eighty-one.

Major Achievements: Engaged in three battles with other Grandmasters of the same level, resulting in two losses and one draw…]

Lu Yuan’s attention was drawn to the major achievements section at the bottom of the dossier.

Seeing the phrase “two losses and one draw,” he couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Never having won against other Grandmasters of the same level seemed a bit underwhelming…

Just as he was pondering this, a knock sounded at the door of the training room.

Looking at the photograph of Xu Weiguo in the dossier, Lu Yuan spoke calmly, “Come in.”