Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System-Chapter 161 - 133: Dharma Aspect (Part 2)

Today, Li Dayao and Liu Wan both appeared in the Inner Courtyard.

"You have all practiced the Day and Night Breathing Technique for twenty days. Some of you have already awakened your Dragon Elephant Power. Others only just cleared a single blood vessel this morning, earning them the chance to enter the Inner Courtyard. And there are even a few individuals who, to this day, have been unable to activate the Breathing Technique."

"Cultivation is like rowing a boat upstream. If you can’t surpass others, you must at least surpass your former self."

"Today, Mr. Li and I will select a few exceptionally talented individuals from your group. In these final ten days, we will help them master how to use the Day and Night Breathing Technique to control their Dragon Elephant Power, allowing them to achieve a top ranking in the Provincial Examination."

Liu Wan announced in a resonant voice.

Upon hearing this, the students began to whisper amongst themselves, and many felt their spirits sink.

Those who had already awakened their Dragon Elephant Power were surely the most talented among them. Once they learned how to use the Day and Night Breathing Technique to control that power, they would undoubtedly leave everyone else far behind in the upcoming Provincial Examination.

They had all entered the academy together, more or less on the same starting line despite some differences. Now, with the help of the Academy Masters, some were already soaring ahead.

The gap between themselves and those students, they feared, would only grow wider and wider.

"The Day and Night Breathing Technique is an Advanced Breathing Method. Even if some of you can’t awaken your Dragon Elephant Power within this month, as long as you can successfully activate this technique, your Qi Power will grow faster than an ordinary person’s with diligent practice. Moreover, long-term practice of this Breathing Technique will help you clear every blood vessel in your body. On the strength of these two points alone, you will still be considered exceptional in the eyes of outsiders after you leave."

Noticing that many of the students were dejected, Liu Wan couldn’t help but offer some encouragement.

Indeed, many of the students felt much better after hearing his words.

"Mr. Liu is talking about you," Lin Longde said to Chu Lingguang. "All your blood vessels are clear, and your Qi Power is growing at a terrifying rate. Even someone who awakens their Dragon Elephant Power might not surpass you by much."

"You’ll awaken your Dragon Elephant Power sooner or later, too," Yan Chengdu chimed in.

The two of them had felt much better ever since awakening their Dragon Elephant Power before Chu Lingguang. Otherwise, being constantly overshadowed by him had been pure agony, even if they put on a brave face.

Remembering that they were all on the same side, after all, the two of them offered Chu Lingguang some words of comfort.

"Yeah, I know."

Chu Lingguang wanted to explain, but not knowing how, he could only give a slight nod.

"What is Dragon Elephant Power?"

"The power hidden within your blood vessels—the power you can awaken—that is Dragon Elephant Power."

"But having Dragon Elephant Power is not enough; you must also learn how to wield it. Otherwise, it is nothing more than brute force. Now, I will show you exactly what changes when an ordinary Fist Technique is infused with Dragon Elephant Power."

Liu Wan’s voice was firm and resonant.

He then roused the Dragon Elephant Power within him, channeling it into his fists and feet.

Everyone heard a sound like a raging, tidal torrent emanating from within Liu Wan’s body.

A Martial Artist can channel their power silently and without a trace, or they can make it surge like a mighty, overflowing river. The sound coming from within Liu Wan was clearly intentional, designed to let everyone feel just how terrifying his Dragon Elephant Power was.

BOOM!

He lunged, throwing a punch with his momentum.

A deafening roar erupted from his fist, as if a terrifying Fist Force had caused the air itself to explode, creating a sonic boom.

BANG!

He then leaned back before his feet charged forward, unleashing the Iron Mountain Fist Descending Technique in a sudden burst.

A scalp-tingling, drum-like boom reverberated throughout the Inner Courtyard.

The students were shaken to the core. Watching Liu Wan perform his Fist Technique, they felt like they were standing on the edge of a precipice. They all believed that if Liu Wan were to aim that Fist Force in their direction, the resulting shockwaves could injure them, even from several meters away.

They had previously seen Liu Wan use the Day and Night Breathing Technique to knock a dustpan off a wall twenty to thirty meters away simply by exhaling.

Now, infused with Dragon Elephant Power, the once-unremarkable Iron Mountain Fist seemed to be endowed with a divine radiance, possessing the might to shatter heavens and sunder the earth.

Both Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin felt a destructive power that made their skin crawl. Even if both had their weapons drawn and unleashed their ultimate techniques in unison, they would be utterly crushed by a single punch from Liu Wan, their bodies smashed to smithereens.

The two of them had been among the first to awaken their Dragon Elephant Power, and they could clearly feel their Qi Power strengthening over the past few days. However, they still had no idea how to apply that power to their Fist Technique, Saber Technique, Spear Technique, or any other aspect of their cultivation.

Now, seeing Liu Wan perform the Iron Mountain Fist with such breathtaking skill, both of them realized that their own understanding of how to wield Dragon Elephant Power was merely scratching the surface.

Before a true master, they were utterly insignificant.

None of the students knew just how many streams of Dragon Elephant Power Liu Wan had awakened.

But the shock they felt was every bit as profound as that of Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin, if not more so.

Even Chu Lingguang, who had found the point of resonance for the Unity of Man and Gun and had now awakened the power in his blood, felt that his Spear Technique could not defend against even a casual punch from Liu Wan.

Even if his Spear Technique was flawless and impenetrable, it would be reduced to a flashy but useless display before Liu Wan’s Iron Mountain Fist.

As the saying goes: absolute power trumps all technique.

Chu Lingguang had never understood this viscerally before. Only now did he truly grasp what a terrifying existence a person who had awakened their Dragon Elephant Power and knew how to wield it was.

He wondered about Yan Zhen, who had trained at the academy three years ago and was preparing for the next Provincial Martial Arts Examination. How many streams of Dragon Elephant Power had he awakened by now? And what realm had his mastery of that power reached?