Chapter 102 - Astral Swirl
Chapter 102 Astral Swirl
After purchasing the Astral Swirl, Lin Feng also went to search for the remaining six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering. There was indeed Nonuple Body Tempering in the school’s shop, but the number of purchases was very small.
Lin Feng thought carefully and roughly understood some of the reasons.
The last six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering required 100 merit value per level. This was simply daylight robbery. At this price, almost no one was willing to buy it. It was just too expensive.
The reason was very simple. The Nonuple Body Tempering was not a martial art that used Astral Power, but a martial art that mobilized pure physical strength. Why would any inhuman expert who had broken the genetic lock care about physical strength?
All inhuman experts who had broken the genetic lock had shifted their focus to studying Astral Power. For example, a casual strike from a first level Metamorphic Realm martial artist could only exert about 100 tons of strength.
However, with Astral Power imbued, It would probably increase by onefold or twofold. Furthermore, there were Astral martial arts. Once one practiced Astral martial arts, they could unleash Astral Power, and the increment would be even more terrifying.
With so many advantages in Astral Power, who would want to temper their physical strength? Even if they exhausted their energy, it might not be effective. The losses outweighed the gains.
This was only the first level of the Metamorphic Realm. If it were the second level, third level, or even the second transition of life to the Divine Realm, the Astral Power would bring even more benefits.
The Nonuple Body Tempering created by the Invincible Fist Sage was actually just a failed product. Back then, the Invincible Fist Sage had envisioned creating a martial art that could combine physical strength and Astral Power, and even combine the two to unleash ten or a hundred times the strength in an instant.
However, this thought was too shocking. Even if one practiced Nonuple Body Tempering to the extreme, he would only be able to increase his strength by ninefold. How could he possibly unleash it tenfold or a hundredfold?
Hence, in the end, the Invincible Fist Sage just dumped the failed creation into the shop. Although it was a failed item, it still originated from a Sage, so the price always remained exorbitant. Very few people would spend so much merit value to practice Nonuple Body Tempering.
“I’ll purchase all six levels!”
Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. He bought all the remaining six levels of cultivation techniques. Even though he already knew that this Nonuple Body Tempering was actually a flawed martial art and a failed product, to Lin Feng, it was almost as if Nonuple Body Tempering was tailor-made for him. The effect of Nonuple Body Tempering would be unleashed to incredible effect in his hands.
Perhaps even the Invincible Fist Sage, who had created Nonuple Body Tempering back then, would not have imagined that this martial art would be such a good fit for Lin Feng.
The price for the subsequent six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering was 600 merit value. However, Lin Feng could enjoy a 20% discount, so it required 480 merit value. In addition, Lin Feng had purchased the Astral Swirl Technique for 48 merit value. Today, Lin Feng had spent 528 merit points at one go.
Apart from Astral Power cultivation techniques and Nonuple Body Tempering, ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists would also purchase some martial arts that utilized Astral Power. This was the mainstream practice for inhuman martial artists.
These martial arts were all very expensive. Lin Feng browsed through them casually. They generally cost more than 100 merit value. It wasn’t that Lin Feng couldn’t afford them. He still had 472 merit value left in his account, which was enough to purchase a first-class Astral martial art. However, he was in no hurry. Now was not the time to purchase Astral martial arts.
After all, Lin Feng had not even condensed any Astral Power, and it was useless to purchase Astral martial arts. The urgent matter at hand was to condense Astral Power first.
Hence, Lin Feng exited the Martial Domain Network. He received the Astral Swirl technique as well as the follow-up cultivation techniques for six levels of Nonuple Body Tempering in his personal inbox.
Lin Feng eagerly checked the Astral Swirl cultivation technique. There were naturally some necessary reminders on it regarding how it could not be privately imparted. Lin Feng remembered them firmly. In reality, basically all martial arts purchased in the shop could not be imparted privately and could only be practiced by oneself.
The Astral Swirl cultivation technique was not very complicated. Firstly, it gave an introduction on the power of stars.
What was the power of stars? According to the research of modern technology, the world they were in was actually a huge sphere, massive to the extreme. Above them was a layer of Canopy.
Beyond the Canopy lied the stars of the cosmos. This was the result of research. There was even a special science called Cosmic Astronomy. A world like theirs was called a planet.
Every planet was actually a star. Some stars emitted light and heat infinitely, and that was star power.
There might also be life forms on those cosmic stars. With modern technology, it would be very easy to manufacture spaceships to fly beyond the planet and enter the universe.
However, they had yet to succeed because the planet was enveloped by a “Canopy”. No one knew who had set up this “Canopy”, or if it was formed naturally.
In short, the appearance of the Canopy impeded the dreams of humanity to fly. They were unable to enter the starry cosmos. However, at the same time, when the Sages were researching about the star power, they discovered that star power in its original state was very violent and difficult to absorb for humans.
However, the star power was automatically “filtered” after passing through the Canopy. It was no longer so violent. As long as one’s physique was strong enough, they could withstand the impact of the star power.
It was precisely due to the appearance of the Canopy that many Metamorphic Realm martial artists and even quite a few Divine Realm martial artists had appeared before the technological boom. These Divine Realm martial artists relied on star power to complete the two transitions of life.
Powerful martial artists advanced the development of technology, while technology aided martial artists in accelerating evolution. Eventually, there were even Sages who underwent four life transitions.
No one could say for sure if the Canopy provided more advantages or disadvantages.
Lin Feng knew about the existence of the Canopy, but he had not known about its importance to martial artists. After understanding star power, the rest was simple.
The Astral Swirl actually mainly simulated the astral vortex. Although the Canopy impeded people from breaking through the restrictions of the planet, it did not impede the line of sight of humans. Through some large astronomical telescopes or other technological equipment, some astronomical phenomena in the cosmos could be seen.
For example, the astral vortex was a unique phenomenon of the universe formed by countless stars converging in the vast universe. From afar, it looked like a spiral.
The Astral Swirl technique simulated the vortex to accelerate the entry of star power into the body, thereby increasing the speed of condensing Astral Power. The prerequisite was that one’s physique had to be strong enough. Otherwise, they would be unsuited for practicing the Astral Swirl.
Lin Feng naturally met the prerequisites of the Astral Swirl. His physique had almost exceeded that of all Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Even Divine Realm martial artists might not be stronger than Lin Feng in terms of physique alone.
Hence, Lin Feng was not afraid of massive amounts of star power at all. His body could withstand it. What he wanted was to condense Astral Power faster. He did not want to spend a large amount of time slowly condensing Astral Power.
Hence, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground. The star power was pervasive. Even at home, it did not affect him much. There was no need for him to specially go to an open space. Lin Feng visualized the Astral Swirl in his mind. He was fully focused and free of distracting thoughts. Soon, he was completely immersed in the vast and massive Astral Vortex.
At the same time, Lin Feng’s entire body shook. He felt as if countless icy substances were boring into his body like mad.