Permanent Martial Arts

Chapter 149 Breakthrough

How strong would Lin Feng need to be to compress all 523 strands of Astral Power at once? Even if Lin Feng’s willpower was strong, it was impossible for him to have absolute confidence in it. He could only try his best.

“Compress!”

Lin Feng’s will bellowed. All 523 strands of Astral Power in his body suddenly flared.

Boom.

Lin Feng felt as if his mental will was shaking all of a sudden. He had to compress all 523 strands of Astral Power. How terrifying would the rebound be?

The Astral Power was devastatingly strong. If it rebounded, that would be the eruption of 523 strands of Astral Power. Lin Feng’s body would probably be instantly blasted into pieces.

He had been careless. Lin Feng had really been careless. He had originally thought that while it would be difficult to compress 523 strands of Astral Power, even if he failed, it wouldn’t be a big deal. At most, he would try again next time.

But now, he knew that things were not that simple. Once the 523 strands of Astral Power rebounded, how terrible would that power be? Even about 99 strands of Astral Power could unleash 400 tons of strength. If 523 strands of Astral Power erupted at once, the result would be disastrous.

It would mean more than 2,000 tons of strength, erupting all at once from the inside out. At that time, Lin Feng would be severely injured, if not dead. Moreover, with 2,000 tons of strength erupting from the inside of his body, it was hard for Lin Feng to be certain that his undying characteristic could withstand the impact.

If he could not withstand it, he could only await death.

Lin Feng’s face was ashen, and even his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had really been careless this time. Measuring himself against ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists was in itself the greatest mistake. Even if 99 strands of Astral Power rebounded, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

However, Lin Feng did not dare to gamble against a rebound of 523 strands of Astral Power. If he could not withstand it, he would be hopelessly doomed.

“Hold out. I must hold out!”

Lin Feng could not do anything. He had really doomed himself this time. This attempt to compress the Astral Power was not going to be easy at all. Moreover, there was no second chance. Lin Feng did not dare to take the risk. He had to succeed!

The 523 strands of Astral Power were like strands of hair, thinner than hairs, even. Under Lin Feng’s will, they began to compress.

However, the rebound of the Astral Power was also very powerful. The rebounds time and time again struck against Lin Feng’s will like waves. Fortunately, his will was firm, and like a rock, he allowed the waves to lash at him again and again.

Lin Feng gritted his teeth. Gradually, he felt the 523 traces of Astral Power were compressed tinier and tinier. At the same time, the rebound force became stronger and stronger. He was almost at his limit.

Finally, Lin Feng grasped the opportunity and immediately circulated the Astral Swirl technique. A vast amount of star power was attracted and absorbed into his body by the Astral Swirl Technique.

Boom.

A rumble sounded in Lin Feng’s mind like a clap of thunder. At the same time, the 524th trace of Astral Power finally took shape. With the appearance of the 524th trace of Astral Power, the Astral Swirl technique seemed to become even more violent. A huge vortex appeared around Lin Feng, frantically absorbing the star power that descended from the cosmos.

At this point, Lin Feng felt a wonderful feeling. He had truly broken the limit. With the appearance of the 524th trace of Astral Power, the Astral Power in his body felt as if it was about to explode.

There was simply too much new Astral Power, and the number grew exponentially.

One hundred strands, two hundred strands, three hundred strands…

Almost every once in a while, a large amount of Astral Power would emerge in Lin Feng’s body. The speed was so fast that it far exceeded Lin Feng’s imagination. However, Lin Feng was not too surprised, because this was a very normal phenomenon. Normally, when a First level Metamorphic Realm martial artist broke through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm, the Astral Power in their body would increase explosively.

This would last for a period of time. There was no need to panic at all.

Hence, Lin Feng allowed the Astral Swirl cultivation technique to operate and absorb a large amount of star power. He would condense as much Astral Power as he could, and not interfere at all.

From the moment he condensed the 524th trace of Astral Power, Lin Feng had officially become a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist!

“What? Captain Chen Xue is missing?”

Lu Wei’s face was ashen. He had been keeping an eye on Chen Xue during this period of time precisely because he was afraid that Chen Xue would get impulsive. Originally, there had been no movement from Chen Xue for the past few days, so Lu Wei had let his guard down.

Unexpectedly, when he asked about her today, Chen Xue had long disappeared.

Lu Wei had a bad premonition. He immediately mobilized the base’s surveillance and realized that Chen Xue had left the base yesterday. Even though the guards did not allow Chen Xue to go out, Chen Xue was the battalion leader and an inhuman expert. If she insisted on going out, no one could stop her.

“Why didn’t you report to me?”

Lu Wei’s expression was a little dark as he asked the base guard sternly.

“Captain Lu, you’re no longer the Acting Chief Commander. You requested us not to report to you if anything happens, and to report to the new Chief Commander instead. We did report to the Chief Commander, but he seemed to be busy cultivating and ignored

US.”

Lu Wei remembered. In order to avoid a conflict of power, and also in all sincerity, he wanted to give the authority of the base to Lin Feng. Hence, ever since Lin Feng came, he did not grasp the authority of the base at all, but handed it all to Lin Feng.

Hence, when Chen Xue left the base without permission, the guards did not report to him. Lin Feng was cultivating and ignored it as well. He even suspected that Lin Feng’s guards never thought of reporting the matter to Lin Feng at all.

“Pay close attention to Captain Chen Xue. Let me know if anything happens.”

Lu Wei’s mood was a little terrible. He blamed Chen Xue for being rash, but he was also worried about Chen Xue’s safety.

Hence, Lu Wei immediately dialed Chen Xue’s communicator, only to realize that Chen Xue had switched it off.

This made Lu Wei even more anxious.

“Captain Lu, Captain Chen Xue is back.” Suddenly, a guard reported to Lu Wei.

“You’re back?”

Lu Wei was slightly stunned and heaved a sigh of relief. However, his expression was also very dark. He immediately said, “Where? Take me there.”

Soon, Lu Wei saw Chen Xue at the base’s entrance.

Chen Xue was unscathed, but she was carrying a massive Pangolin Beast on her shoulder.

Lu Wei was all too familiar with Pangolin Beasts. That massive body, skin hard as rocks, pointed snout, and sharp claws…

Its tail was gone, and there was a fatal wound at its chest where the heart was.

This was not an ordinary Pangolin Beast, but a demon!

“Chen Xue, what are you doing?”

Lu Wei rushed in front of Chen Xue and watched the Pangolin Beast she had killed. This was a demon! It didn’t matter if a Pangolin Beast died, but if a demon died, god knew how many more Pangolin Beasts would go berserk.

Chen Xue’s rash action was likely to put the entire South Mountain Base in danger.