CHAPTER 525: INTENTIONS

And his stamina is related to his constitution and endurance. His constitution might only have ten points but his endurance has reached 32 points.

But even with all of this his stamina is drained by half. Only two palm strikes and his stamina depletes like that

It is only after he executed it he knows how powerful it is. And how demanding it is. He is standing there and not attacking not because he did not want to attack

He couldn’t attack right now

He could choose other methods to attack.

He could grab a stick there five feet from him and changes his method to a stick method. He could have asked for a saber or a knife when the guard was there

However, he did not do any of this

Aeryon shares the same trait as Ayera.

He is also stubborn.

This is the first time that his palm method finally have an improvement.

This feeling might be permanent or it might be ephemeral and this is his only chance to try to comprehend it.

Even if he uses all of his stamina he needs to understand how he could store this energy of heaven and earth inside his body

This palm method he had created, the actual execution of the moves is actually very simple. Despite its tremendous power that seems absurd, it is....quite simple

Thrust out one palm, gathering energy in the palm, all of this moves are not hard to do and even easier to imitate.

Because the palm method itself disdain flashy movement.

Instead, it favours direct, efficiently brutal strikes that point toward the essence of weakness of the enemy

Simple does not mean stupid.

Simple does not mean weak.

This simplicity masked the incredible sophistication in the application of force and energy

Each of Aeryon palm strike, each one of them contained immense destructive capability that could shatter even large stones and thick trees.

Only by relying on the palm force.

But the more Aeryon execute this method, the more he understood, he is still a frog inside the well, looking at the sky

For this technique to be effective on his hand, he must achieve a rare state where rigid and flexible forces complemented each other.

He must learn how to shift between hard and soft method as needed, while at the same time adapting to the combat situation.

"That is why I felt something was wrong" he thought to himself. He felt that when he executed the second moves.

He overdraw too much and focus on the destructive nature, the hot energy, the masculine energy without balance and without reserve

Aeryon ultimate plan for this palm method does pursue destructive power. Not just destructive power, but the peak of destructive power.

That was his ultimate creation of the palm method he envisioned in his mind

But everything has to be built step by step.

First, learn to balance the force. Then after learning to balance the force, break all the rules. To break the rules, one must first learn what the rules are.

Only then you would know that you are breaking the rules. If you don’t know the rules, then how do you know that you are breaking the rules?

Since you don’t know the rules, then how do you know you have broken through the constraints of the rules

Hence, you must know the rules first, before breaking out from the rules.

If not, you are just a madman

Time passes for both of them

A breath

Two breath.

Three breath.

But both of them did not make any moves.

But their eyes is looking at each other.

But it is not like these two are looking lovey dovey with each other. It is not the kind of gaze that lovers have. It is also not the kind of gaze of husband and wife who have affection on each other

It is the gaze of two warriors looking at each other.

they both are looking an opening where they could attack

Ayera move her feet to the left and Aeryon shifted his body one inch to the right.

In that moment, even though they did not clash, they both feel the change in the air.

The air between them is compressed. Aeryon suddenly realizes something and his eyes narrowed

"I need to try it a few more times, to make sure" he thought to himself.

Right now, he is replenishing his stamina. And fortunately, enough, his body is quite good at replenishing his stamina.

Not to mention that he also won the Blessing of the Great Steppe. Because he took the Will of the Great Steppe.

That Will has melded with his system.

It even changes his system.

That is why Aeryon always felt that his system doesn’t seem like some kind of game system. It is still constrained by the laws of this world.

Even before he got the Will of the Great Steppe, he felt that his system is not a rule breaking system.

It seems to move in accordance with the way of this world, followings its rules and law.

Aeryon close his eyes for a moment.

Only a moment, and Aeryon could feel the air between him and Ayera changes again.

And by instinct he moves to the left.

He felt a dagger just flew toward his right.

He opens his eyes but there is nothing

There is no dagger. But that feeling.....it felt real.

Only him and Ayera once again looking at each other.

And Aeryon understood it...what is this air between them

Thye both seems to be able to sense each other attack.

Before it happens.

Aeryon heard this before. When two fighters fight each other, they could sense the attack that is coming towards them

In his world, this is just nonsense. Used mainly by hack martial artist to sell some fighting course or to promote their hack schools of martial arts

But in this world, this is quite real

Burchu felt this, and even Belarion felt this when they fight people who is close to them in level of combat

Aeryon once spar with Belarion and there was a day where none of his punches could even connect.

When he ask Belarion how could he dodges his attack, his answer stunned Aeryon

There is a reason why Aeryon ask that question.

Aeryon is quite sure that even though he is not as strong as Belarion, in speed, he is at least a few points faster than Belarion.

Yet, when they fight that day, none of his attack could connect.

No, that would be too generous. To be more precise, none of his attack could even touch Belarion clothes

It is like Belarion predict his attack even before he moves his body.

He could understand if Belarion reads his body movement and dodges.

But before he even makes his move, whether to attack right or left, whatever the decision he made, everything seems so transparent in his eyes

He dodges a few second earlier before his strike could even show movement

That puzzles him

Belarion answer was that he simply could tell Aeryon intention.

Aeryon never understood this sentence

But today, facing Ayera, he understood it.

This feeling.

This sense of space compressed between them.

That feeling like a dagger had just flown by.

The reason why he jumped to the left.

He could swear he could feel the dagger passing him by.

But when he opens his eyes, all he could see that Ayera moves slightly to the right. But there is no flying dagger

Then what actually happens when he close his eyes a moment ago?

He....senses Ayera intention

If he did not move at that time, Aeryon deduce that maybe Ayera would have shot a few flying knives towards him.

But he moves and that attack did not come

If not for the fact he is in a battle right now, he would jump in happiness right now.

It felt like he is stepping into a new world

That is what he felt right now.

In the battlefield, sometimes he did feel like this.

A feeling like some arrow would pierce his head, or a spear about to be thrusted towards him

But that feeling is brief and he could not maintain it.

He chalk it up to instinct.

However, this feeling that he felt now, it is more like he is predicting the future. He even felt the feeling to be so real

It’s different

It is more vivid and more clear than any instinct.

But today, like he had open some kind of a wisdom channel, things that he had been stuck on in the past, opens up one by one to him

What is more amazing, Ayera also sems to be able to do the things he did. The more Ayera is like this, the more he is curious

Who is behind Ayera sudden development?

And why?

Why her? That is what scares him the most. A martial art master hiding in his tribe helping Ayera?

An Ashana that has some plans?

Some old warlock that did not go extinct?

Some magical book? Magical fruits?

The shamans of the mountains? Aeryon had considered many possibilities now that he has time to think