blueteamnovel Chapter 44 Caw! Stepping into the Moon Palace to Win the Laurel
Chapter 44 Caw! Stepping into the Moon Palace to Win the Laurel
Fang Yuan squatted on the floor, his gaze sweeping over the indigo panel repeatedly.
The current situation is very clear:
First of all, he became stronger, terrifyingly stronger. His muscles and cuticles, comparable to refined steel, showed a significant increase in strength, even without any combat experience, just by looking at his size and weight.
Secondly, he became heavy, extremely heavy, and his size increased.
This is fatal.
After all, Hidden Sun City is still a human city, while he is now just a frog.
Fang Yuan secretly made his own calculations.
Although he was thick-skinned, he didn't want to test whether his skin was tougher or the army's crossbow bolts were tougher.
quack!
I must sneak into the village; don't fire a shot!
So, how should I try to add points?
There's no clue how to perform this advanced technique of "bone shrinking" yet, and there's no corresponding skill book to serve as a "padding" to guide the mutation, so we have to find another approach.
Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
In this world, or in the martial arts novels of my previous life, how did those strong men weighing 200 pounds manage to walk on the snow without leaving a trace and landing silently?
There's only one answer—lightness skill!
So-called "lightness skill" does not actually make the body lighter, but rather it uses the application of qi and the ultimate control over every muscle in the body to counteract gravity and dissipate the impact of landing.
Eliminate force! It's eliminating force!
That's called making light of heavy tasks!
Following this line of thought, Fang Yuan's gaze swept through the skill list on the panel, filtering one skill at a time.
【Mountain-Shaking Strength】: This is the source of power, but also the culprit of body weight. It is the foundation of "heaviness" and cannot be moved.
【Frog Croaking Thunder Sound】: This is the most direct method of cultivating internal energy, mainly providing internal energy for oneself.
[Frog Talk]: For those learning foreign languages, pass.
That leaves only two basic, yet core, skills.
[Breathing (Fourth Layer)]
[Jump (second floor)]
Fang Yuan's eyes lit up.
That's right, those are the two!
Jumping represents explosive power and his posture in the air; while breathing, in internal martial arts, represents gathering energy.
A single breath lifts you up, and you feel as light as a swallow; a single breath drops you down, and you feel as heavy as a thousand pounds.
If one can perfectly integrate the breathing techniques for raising energy into the power generation techniques for jumping, and combine this with the precise and subtle muscle control provided by the "Mountain-Shaking Force"...
Could that create a unique and unparalleled light-footed skill for frogs?
This is a logical closed loop!
quack!
This frog is indeed a peerless genius!
Fang Yuan no longer hesitated and glanced at the remaining Daoist Rhyme Values.
[Taoist Rhyme: 2.04]
The previous upgrade was very costly, but fortunately, the blood jade left by Master Lu provided a large amount, which is more than enough to add the new technique on the spot!
Add more, add more!
First, change "Jump (Second Floor)" to "Jump (Sixth Floor)".
Fang Yuan silently chanted in his heart, his intention like a knife, slashing fiercely at the panel.
Om-!
[Taoist Rhyme] → 2.00
Subtle changes soon appeared in his body, the main one being that his hind limbs became thicker!
Next is [Breathing (Six Layers)]!
[Taoist Rhyme] → 1.98
A strange feeling instantly enveloped Fang Yuan's entire body.
Unlike the tearing pain I experienced when practicing hard skills, and unlike the rumbling sensation of internal organ tremors when practicing thunderous sounds, this time it was different.
This time, it was a refreshing coolness.
A cool sensation, as if from a mountain breeze, entered his nostrils, seeped into his skin, and sank into his lungs. It then transformed into countless tiny streams of air that traveled up his spine and rapidly spread to his limbs and bones.
quack!
So refreshing!
It felt like I'd rubbed my whole body with peppermint water! Or like I'd taken a bath with floral water or medicated oil!
quack!
It's a little too cool! Quack!
……
But that's not all!
The most important part is coming up next!
[Note: You have reached the theoretical limit of your current body's leaping ability and cannot break through further. You need to choose a direction as the focus of your next breakthrough!]
[Direction 1: Jump (Seventh Floor)]
[Description: Pure, ultimate jumping ability, forcibly altering the body's structure to allow for even greater leaps!]
【Direction 2: Stepping Towards Success (Junior High Level)】
[Introduction: A wondrous lightness technique derived from ordinary jumping and breathing methods. It combines explosive power with agility. By channeling energy through this method, one can make the body feel as heavy as a thousand pounds while moving like a ghost, leaving no trace on the snow and landing silently. Those who master this technique can, even carrying a heavy load, move with the lightness and grace of someone climbing to the moon, and even possess the ability to glide briefly through the air.]
Quack!!
It dropped a gold item!
quack!
My guess about the separation between the seventh floor and the first year of junior high was correct!
Fang Yuan took a deep breath and chose direction 2 without hesitation!
That's exactly what we're looking for: Direction 2 – leaving no trace in the snow, landing silently!
Once you have this ability to move, you can traverse rooftops. In this world where no one has yet been seen to fly, no one should be able to notice you!
……
With Fang Yuan's choice.
His muscles did not swell again; instead, they trembled slightly at an extremely high frequency.
This tremor is adjusting the density distribution of the muscles, searching for the resonance point that makes the body "float".
A flood of insights came to my mind.
How to instantly gather internal energy and free the body from the constraints of gravity...
How can we, at the moment of impact, use the wave-like transmission of muscle energy to disperse the enormous impact force into the air, instead of slamming into the ground...?
How can one use internal energy to achieve brief gliding and turning by inhaling and exhaling air through the pores of the skin and breathing through the skin...?
quack!
This... this is no longer about breathing or jumping techniques!
Fang Yuan vaguely realized that perhaps everything that seemed useless would change after the seventh level. Even the most basic breathing or jumping skills could be sublimated into martial arts...
In that case...
Fang Yuan glanced at the [Mathematics] section...
What would happen if you added some points to that thing?
Fang Yuan shook his head. He didn't have enough points yet, and he didn't need to use math, so he put the idea aside for the time being and started to focus on this skill!
All knowledge seemed to be etched into Fang Yuan's very bones, as if by instinct.
Fang Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
Those originally fierce vertical pupils now held a touch of serene agility.
He was still squatting there, his size hadn't shrunk, he still looked like a small dark green stool, and his weight was still terrifyingly heavy.
However, that heavy feeling disappeared.
Instead, there is a sense of lightness, as if it could be lifted by the wind at any moment, and the jade-like quality it had before it grew larger.
"Quack. Let's give it a try."
Fang Yuan took a deep breath.
The internal energy of the Frog's Roar Thunder Sound no longer vibrated, but transformed into a trickle, flowing into the legs instantly along the special route of the Toad Palace Step.
Lift up!
He exerted a slight force with his hind leg.
There was no floorboards broken, and no dust flying around.
That enormous, dark green body seemed to be gently lifted up by an invisible hand, floating up without a trace of life.
He traced an elegant parabola through the air, his target the windowsill three meters away.
There was a small porcelain vase there for holding flowers, and the window frame was a delicate, openwork wood carving.
If it had been just now, Fang Yuan's jump would have smashed not only the porcelain vase, but the entire window would have been sent flying.
But at this moment...
Nearly.
Fang Yuan extended his thick forepaw, which was powerful enough to shatter a person's skull, and gently placed it on the window frame.
fall.
"clatter."
A faint, almost inaudible sound, like a dragonfly skimming the water or a withered leaf falling onto the table.
The porcelain bottle wobbled slightly, then stabilized.
Not a single crack appeared in the window frame.
Fang Yuan's body, which was more than half a meter tall and of unknown weight, was sitting steadily on the windowsill, which was only the width of a palm, without moving an inch, just like a weightless sculpture.
Become!
quack!
This is the art of effortless mastery! This is the essence of effortless skill!
Fang Yuan was overjoyed, his mouth stretching to his ears.
Who says big guys have to be clumsy? Who says strong guys can't be assassins?
Today, I, the frog, am going to show the world what true – violent stealth – really is!
quack!
Of course, it's not a perfect stealth where you kill all the witnesses!
He's an elegant assassin!
quack!
"Quack."
Fang Yuan suppressed his excitement and turned to look out the window.
At this moment, the setting sun, like blood, dyed the entire Hidden Sun City a dark red.
In the distance, the streets and alleys stretched out, casting long shadows.
Fang Yuan turned his gaze toward the direction of the Hanshan Martial Arts School.
Now that you've added points, let's go find Nan Nan!
Although separated by layers of rooftops, the unease in his heart did not dissipate; on the contrary, it grew stronger as the sky darkened.
Nan Nan has been gone for so long and hasn't come back yet.
Although Chen Tieshan was a scoundrel, he was still a master of internal energy, so the martial arts school should have been one of the safest places in the city.
but……
Fang Yuan recalled the record about "Lingyin" that he had seen in the "Demon and Monster Catalogue".
This world is not safe.
After adding points yourself, it's like wearing fine clothes in the dark – wealth and honor don't return home!
We have to go check it out!
Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.
He exerted force with his hind legs again, fully utilizing the "Toad Palace Step".
Whoosh-!
A dark green afterimage vanished instantly from the windowsill.
The next moment, he appeared atop the high walls of the Lu family's villa.
In another flash, he had already leaped across the street and landed on the upturned eaves of the restaurant across the street.
It rose and fell silently.
Fang Yuan flew across the rooftops of Yinyang City.