Chapter 43: Chap 43

Using softness to win against hardness is the same as using technique to maximise one’s potential. However, everything has its limit. Against supreme strength, another sense of absolution is required to rival it. Fire can melt metal. Metal can cut down tree. Tree can deplete the soil. Earth can contain water. Water can extinguish fire. None of the five elements is completely superior to the rest of the elements, just as none of the aspects of martial arts will be completely superior to the others. I can always break what counters my own power if my power is great enough.

When the last one disperses into thin air, I let out a laborious breath. With great power comes great repercussion. My sight is blurry without warning. This mind is from a body that has gone through a lot. I can handle being cut open while still conscious. I can keep standing despite extreme fatigue. I can manage moving even when my muscles and tendons are screaming “abused”. I can ignore those detrimental signals. However, this isn’t my body. Even with my best control, I can’t force it to do anything beyond its capability. The backlash can only be ignored for a time.

Let's just go. I am not certain I can complete these challenges but there is no harm in trying. I, my senior, and my master had already discussed the parts. There is nothing to fear.

I spot a few faces that are less than happy seeing the doors open, including that Lian Hua girl and her master. I don’t keep my ears out for politics, but gossips find their way. I know what she is desiring. I also know what her master, my senior, is plotting. Their goal isn’t even obstructing mine. It just happens that some of my actions would temporarily appear as “going against their benefit”. I hope when this is resolved we won’t have further conflict. Wasting time with these mundane wars of personal interests is not how I want to live this life. Also, there is no joy in crushing the young’un in response to their immaturity and ill upbringing.

On the next floor, senior Xu Feng gives me a brief introduction of the trial. This trial is named after the Soundless palm technique. The one that Yin Yu utilised greatly against me. As part of my education about the sect and its martial art, I was taught a bit about the palm’s background.

Hua Cheng told me that Lightning slash and Invisible sword are both terrific techniques. They have great accuracy and deadly damage. Their only downside is overkill. When fighting hundreds of lesser opponents, those techniques are almost a waste of stamina. This is where a simpler technique might suffice.

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Elders of the long-gone age created and fine-tuned Soundless palm over many decades  into the extensive series of manuals they aretoday. While still capable of catching the enemy without their notice, the multiple combos are much more versatile.

The thirty palms that suppress the enemy’s movement. The nine palms that boast the greatest power against a single point. The twenty three that aim at one’s lethal points. The forty seven that pacify an army of adversaries. The one grand palm that destroyed a city gate. The eighty eight palms that were released so fast no opponent can block. Be it in close range or from afar, the palms can cover for the shortcomings of the sword.

This sixth floor is dedicated to the palm. As senior Xu Feng had told me, I am to strike the metal tablets and avoid the occasional needle attacks if I want to proceed further.

When I put these mechanisms to the test, it becomes clear to me how troublesome this floor is, not to other disciples, but to me specifically. There are moving tablets being pulled along the chains. These are the easiest to hit. There are also stationary ones either suspended in the air or installed into the walls and ceilings. I should only attack if there is qi emitting from them. Thus, keeping an eye for the overall field is necessary. The few tricky ones are hidden and will pop out without warning. Even if they do pop out and move across the room, I must treat them the same way as the other tablets. This means no attacking unless I detect qi from them.

However, none of what I have mentioned is a problem. The biggest offender is the fact that the mechanism only registers my attack as a hit if there is qi in the attack. This is a no issue to practitioners of the Soundless palm since their palm strikes need qi in the first place. I on the other hand have not practiced it since my qi manipulation has only surfaced recently in the last tournament. With my fist being imbued with qi, I can pass some of it. This reveals a complication. I have no range qi attacks. It’s true for my sword technique, it’s true to my fists. I just couldn’t reach certain tablets in the limited duration they popped up with my melee.

I see that my senior, Zhao Ren, is having a subtle smile at my struggle. What a fellow.

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