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The old man had finished practicing his Tai Chi.

A gentle smile appeared on his face as he said, "How about it, how much did you remember?"

Lin Yi quickly withdrew his focus and replied, "I remembered more than half!"

Upon hearing this, the old man looked slightly surprised.

This set of Tai Chi was the true Legacy Martial Skill of the Yi Family.

It was only after improvements by several generations of the Yi Family that it became the complete set of techniques it is today.

Before this, he had never demonstrated it in front of an outsider.

Furthermore, despite the techniques appearing slow,

every time force was exerted, it could strike with the weight of a thousand catties.

It was a true lethal Move.

The profound mysteries contained within the techniques were even harder to fully grasp.

The reason the old man demonstrated this improved Tai Chi to Lin Yi

was to see how Lin Yi's talent measured up.

And to what extent his Comprehension Ability could reach.

But what he didn't expect was that,

after he had only performed it once, he could already remember more than half?

The old man chuckled and nodded, "Very good. Now, perform the parts you remembered and let me see!"

"Alright!"

Lin Yi didn't say much more and immediately assumed his stance.

From the opening stance to the strikes, every Move and every technique was performed exactly by imitating the old man.

The old man wore a smile on his face, nodding from time to time.

He seemed extremely satisfied with Lin Yi's Comprehension Ability.

At the very least, he had grasped the essence of Tai Chi; not only were his movements standard,

but even every time he exerted force, he could achieve the ideal effect.

However, after throwing a few consecutive punches,

the smile on the old man's face gradually faded.

At this moment, he discovered that time around him seemed to have frozen.

Even a few falling leaves were suspended in mid-air.

Yet, Lin Yi's gentle punch appeared to exert no force.

Suddenly, the old man heard a soft 'pop' sound.

An invisible force instantly shattered the leaves into dust.

Not even a speck of residue remained, as if they had vanished into thin air.

Such punching power was something the old man had never seen before.

In fact, it had completely transcended the power of his 'Tiangang Tai Chi' that had been improved by several generations of the Yi Family; it was entirely different.

The 'pop-pop' sounds of air exploding accompanied every strike, causing the air itself to distort.

It wasn't until Lin Yi finished the entire set of Tai Chi

that he asked with a smile, "Old man... was that okay?"

As his words fell, the old man snapped out of his shock.

He looked at Lin Yi with a mix of shock and joy in his eyes: "Was that set of Tai Chi something you figured out yourself?"

"Huh? No, I just learned it after watching you perform it earlier!" Lin Yi shook his head.

"You learned this set just by watching me perform Tai Chi?"

Seeing Lin Yi nod,

the old man was a bit bewildered.

The techniques just now were clearly more refined than what he himself performed.

Even the effects of each strike were greater than those of the 'Tiangang Tai Chi'.

It looked as if it had been improved and upgraded based on the 'Tiangang Tai Chi' techniques.

If everything Lin Yi said was true,

he had been inspired just by watching the old man perform the 'Tiangang Tai Chi' set,

and had subconsciously improved and upgraded this set of Tai Chi...

"Good heavens, just how high is this kid's Comprehension Ability?"

"He was able to innovate immediately after watching me perform it just once? And on top of that, he improved the effects even further!"

"And every strike had the weight of ten thousand catties... he could even cause the surrounding space to freeze completely while using this set of Tai Chi!"

"It's as if one is forced into his rhythm... or could it be a type of Mental Domain?"

The shock in the old man's heart was written all over his face.

His expression as he looked at Lin Yi became increasingly complex.

As the chief of the New District Martial Arts Alliance,

and the master of the Xinxing Martial Arts Hall, he had seen too many talented students.

Especially in the New District, where talented Martial Artists were as numerous as hairs on an ox.

Among those with extreme talent, there were even more outstanding individuals.

It truly validated the saying, 'There is always a heaven beyond heaven, and a person beyond a person.'

However, he had never seen anyone like Lin Yi.

Someone who could watch a set of techniques,

and based on those techniques, comprehend something of their own.

Through improvement and innovation, unleashing even greater power and effects from the Martial Skill?

Is he even human?

Is he my...

The old man only felt his heartbeat gradually accelerate.

His vision began to blur with tears.

"Old man? Why are you crying?"

Suddenly, Lin Yi asked with some confusion.

He couldn't figure it out; was there something wrong with the techniques he just performed?

Or did he remember it wrong, and his Moves were incorrect?

However, he had pondered it for a long time; while he couldn't say every punch and stance was exactly the same,

at least they were mostly similar. Even if there were some incorrect parts, that was normal.

After all, he had only watched it once; it was impossible to remember everything perfectly.

Even if there were mistakes, a simple reminder or some guidance would suffice.

Why did it make the old man cry?

Lin Yi was somewhat puzzled.

The old man immediately snapped back to reality and hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"No... who's crying? The wind was a bit strong just now, it got in my eyes!"

The old man hurriedly lowered his head slightly to wipe away the tears.

At this moment, his heart was increasingly agitated.

After wiping his tears, the old man smiled and said, "Kid, that set of techniques you performed earlier was not bad. Come, can you perform it one more time? Can you still remember it?"

"I can..."

Lin Yi nodded and took out his phone to check the time.

It was already ten-thirty in the morning.

After a long while, he said, "Old man, I'm running out of time. I can only perform it one more time, and then I have to leave!"

"Alright, just one more time!"

The old man said with a chuckle.

Thus, Lin Yi didn't think much of it and once again performed his set of [Star-Shattering Tai Chi].

Meanwhile, the old man quietly stood behind him,

practicing this upgraded Tai Chi along with Lin Yi...

However, at the very beginning,

the old man could still perfectly keep up with Lin Yi's movements.

But as they practiced, something felt a bit off.

When he was watching from the side earlier, he didn't feel much.

But once the old man truly entered the state,

he realized the true profound mystery of this [Upgraded Tai Chi].

At this moment, it was as if he had entered a sea of stars alongside Lin Yi.

The surrounding scene had completely transformed into a vast Universe.