CHAPTER 387: CHAPTER 170: ULTIMATE SKILL RELEASED, GREAT GRANDMASTER EMERGES!_2

In a short while, the rock that had stood there for a long time was pockmarked and crumbling from Zhang Beixing’s strikes.

This was the first move of the Ultimate Skill Zhang Beixing had developed.

He named it:

Sudden Rain!

This move consisted of nine forms.

These forms contained all his understanding of the Yue Family Continuous Fists, along with the changes he had discerned from the rain.

If it truly came to a fight, under Zhang Beixing’s hands, these nine forms could generate up to hundreds of variations. They were continuous and relentless, yet as forceful as a thunderbolt!

He executed a full set of "Sudden Rain" as smoothly as flowing water, without the slightest interruption. Just like that, the first move of his Ultimate Skill was effortlessly created.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Zhang Beixing continued to develop new techniques.

Then, inspired by the mountains and rivers, "Mountain Splitter"; inspired by birds, "Cloud Step"; inspired by thunder, "Sinew and Bone Stake Skill"; inspired by the vigor and haze of morning, "Breathing and Collecting Technique"...

Many techniques were created, each with its own character, forming a unique set of Great Grandmaster level Ultimate Skills exclusive to Zhang Beixing!

However, Zhang Beixing always felt something was missing.

This feeling emerged in his heart, causing him to pause his actions.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Beixing quickly identified what he lacked.

A Cultivation Technique for nurturing Vital Energy!

He had been preoccupied with creating external martial arts techniques. He had completely forgotten that a complete Ultimate Skill, in addition to combat techniques, also needed a good Cultivation Technique for nurturing Vital Energy to maintain one’s body.

Otherwise, it would be like the Yue Family Fists. While practicing this martial art, one also caused bodily harm, which was clearly imperfect and not fitting the description of an "Ultimate Skill."

But the Yue Family Fists were merely external martial arts. Even the Eight Pieces of Brocade was, in fact, purely an internal art.

However, an Ultimate Skill cultivates both internal and external aspects!

In other words, an Ultimate Skill encompasses both external and internal martial arts, integrated seamlessly and perfectly.

There were no prerequisites for training it, no physical condition requirements; anyone could practice it.

In other words, low entry threshold, high upper limit!

With this in mind, Zhang Beixing, guided by the thoughts he had realized, began to create a Cultivation Technique for nurturing Vital Energy.

This Cultivation Technique was very important.

It could even be said to be the second core of the Ultimate Skill apart from the foundational principle, more important than fist and foot techniques!

After all, no matter how good your fists and feet were, if you killed a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own, it was utterly useless.

Therefore, Zhang Beixing invested a considerable amount of effort into it.

After observing and comprehending the flow of the wind, the rushing force of rivers, the vastness of heaven and earth as the purple qi arrived from the east in the morning, and the formidable power of thunder—all combined with his own already mutated Vital Energy—a Cultivation Technique for nurturing Vital Energy was thus created by Zhang Beixing!

He named it:

[Natural Breathing Technique!]

A very straightforward and easy-to-understand name, simply called ’Breathing Technique.’

The name suggests imitating how mountains and rivers absorb the Qi of heaven and earth, letting oneself do the same.

Consider this: mountains, rivers, great trees, and grasses, when described abstractly, all ’breathe.’ They inhale the air, rain, and sunlight from between heaven and earth, forming nutrients that nourish themselves and enable all things to grow.

Therefore, Zhang Beixing imitated the mountains, rivers, trees, and grasses, inhaling the external air of heaven and earth, then storing it within his body. He circulated it once, and no matter how it was expended, his Vital Energy remained unceasing and incredibly potent.

At the same time, his body, under the influence of this breathing technique, filled with vitality, and even his spirit became fuller, drawing him closer to nature.

Typically, Cultivation Techniques for nurturing Vital Energy, whether Wudang’s Ultimate Skills or internal arts like the Eight Pieces of Brocade, trained the Qi and Blood within the body. This Qi and Blood was then used to nurture the whole body.

Only Zhang Beixing, from the beginning of his contact with Internal Boxing, had experienced a mutation.

He had developed a Three-in-One Resonance method of practicing Internal Boxing, causing a unique change in his Hidden Force, which could continuously grow.

This had already broken common understanding.

And now, the ’Breathing Technique’ Zhang Beixing had created also went completely against conventional Cultivation Techniques for nurturing Vital Energy.

Whether in Daoism or Buddhism, the concept of a ’Breathing Technique’ indeed existed. However, in the conventional sense, a ’Breathing Technique’ involved only seated meditation and breath adjustment, making one’s breathing long and steady to achieve the effect of nurturing the body and concentrating the spirit.

However, Zhang Beixing’s ’Breathing Technique’ was not like that. First, what he nourished was not merely ’Qi and Blood,’ and second, what he adjusted was not just the breathing rhythm!

Zhang Beixing’s Breathing Technique was extremely special. He would draw a breath from between heaven and earth into his belly. Then, using the frequency of his breathing, he nurtured his body. Through this, he mobilized the Three-in-One Resonance of Qi and Blood, simultaneously cultivating his internal organs, Qi and Blood, and Meridians. This achieved the effects of health preservation and breath regulation!

This clearly surpassed the scope of internal Cultivation Techniques for nurturing Vital Energy and was entirely different from any breathing technique known on the market!

Under this Breathing Technique, the growth rate of his Hidden Force even unexpectedly accelerated!

It’s also because the previous mutation in my Hidden Force laid the groundwork for my unique ’Natural Breathing Technique’ today. Every sip, every peck, all is destined by fate!

Zhang Beixing was also aware of this, but he paid it no mind. His goal wasn’t just to become a Great Grandmaster anyway. As long as his body remained unharmed, he figured he might as well follow this ’erroneous’ path all the way to the end...

RUMBLE—

Zhang Beixing stood up and moved his body. His inner Qi and Blood roared accordingly; he prepared to test the strength of the Ultimate Skill he had created.