327: The ingenious use of the source level

Lin Yu's fist stopped in mid-air, yet the air in front of his knuckles underwent a visible distortion.

That patch of space seemed to be gripped, compressed, and compressed again by an invisible giant hand, forming an invisible "wall" of extremely high density.

Immediately after, this extremely compressed air wall suddenly exploded, turning into a ring of invisible shockwaves that slammed hard against the alloy wall opposite him.

Buzz... The Runic Shield on the wall merely flickered once before returning to calm.

Its power wasn't even as strong as an ordinary grenade.

However, looking at the attributes, it was already quite terrifying!

This was definitely not an attack that could be produced by his mere five hundred points of Strength!

He could clearly feel that the moment he threw the punch, the Vitality Nourishment energy accumulated in every cell of his body was twisted into a single strand through the forced mobilization of his will.

This force wasn't a simple physical impact.

It was more like a... conceptual piercing.

Condensing "vitality" itself into a single point, then releasing it.

If this punch landed on a person, it likely wouldn't cause physical damage, but rather the direct annihilation of their vitality!

After entering the Origin Level, could a pure support skill like this also be used for offense?

A brand new, never-before-imagined method of attack.

Lin Yu slowly lowered his arm, feeling the hollow weakness coming from within his body, as well as the sharp pain of his muscle fibers being forcibly torn.

That punch just now had almost drained all the energy he had gathered over ten minutes.

The efficiency was too low, the preparation time was too long, and the load on his body was immense.

But this was only the first attempt.

A brand new door leading to a higher level of power had slowly opened before him.

What he needed to do was to familiarize himself with it, master it, and turn this crude explosion into a combat instinct that could be unleashed at will.

Lin Yu did not rest.

He closed his eyes and began to deduce in his mind.

How to "charge" more efficiently?

How to "store energy" more stably?

How to "discharge" more rapidly?

His body began to make some strange movements.

He slowly lifted his left leg, his body sinking at an extremely slow speed, and the bones throughout his body emitted subtle "cracking" sounds.

At the same time, he controlled the Vitality Nourishment energy, precisely pouring it into every bundle of muscle fiber maintaining this posture.

When the muscle load reached its limit, he didn't stop, but continued to pour in energy, forcibly commanding the cells to "eat" this energy and store it.

This process was incredibly painful.

It was like continuing to forcibly pour water into a cup that was already full.

Every cell was wailing.

Then, he suddenly kicked off, and his body sprang up.

With this movement, the stored energy was instantly released, turning into an invisible force that shot out from his body.

It worked!

Although it was only the circulation of a small portion of energy, this cycle was viable!

Lin Yu's spirits lifted.

He began to try the second movement.

His hands crossed in front of his chest, and his body twisted like a great dragon, transferring energy from his waist and abdomen through his spine to his arms.

The third movement.

Standing on one foot with the other leg raised high, mimicking the posture of a standing crane, he settled the energy in his Dantian before feeding it back to his limbs... sequence after sequence, Lin Yu was completely immersed in this exploration of his body's limits.

Like a most precise engineer, he constantly fine-tuned his own body.

The angle of every movement, the rhythm of every breath, and the flow of every wisp of energy were being continuously optimized and adjusted under his will.

He gradually worked out a whole set of movements, totaling nine.

This set of movements was somewhat like the "Eight Section Brocade" or "Five Animal Frolics" from ancient legends, but its complexity and the degree to which it squeezed the body were thousands of times more terrifying.

Each movement was an extreme charging and releasing of a specific set of muscle groups and meridians.

A full set was a complete cycle for the entire body.

Through this constant movement, activation, accumulation, and release, his understanding of Vitality Nourishment was deepening at an inconceivable speed.

However.

When he began practicing the movements in sequence and reached the seventh one, his body's protest reached its peak.

Thud.

Lin Yu's legs gave way, and he fell heavily to his knees on the ground.

Sweat had long since soaked his clothes, forming a small puddle on the floor.

The muscles throughout his body were trembling and spasming violently out of control.

A sense of exhaustion that went deep into his marrow submerged him like a tide.

He couldn't go on.

Even with his far-beyond-ordinary mental state and perseverance, he couldn't hold out any longer.

His willpower could still support him.

But his body, the physical shell acting as the container, had been broken first.

The muscle tissues had been completely destroyed through repeated extreme tearing and compression.

Continuing further would likely cause irreversible permanent damage.

He had to stop.

Lin Yu lay on the cold alloy floor, gasping for breath.

Is this where it ends?

He felt a bit unwilling.

No.

It's not enough.

This level of practice is far from enough.

He could feel that he was still one most crucial step away from truly mastering this power.

He had to find a way... to continue!

Repair?

Not now... at least not until the full set of movements is finished... otherwise, the effect will be greatly compromised!

Then... use another way?

A bold, even crazy thought flashed through his mind.

Lightning Spell!

What if he used a weak, controllable current to stimulate these muscles that had already gone on strike?

Using the violence of thunder and lightning to forcibly activate the potential of life!

This was playing with fire.

One mistake, and two completely different Origin Level powers would lose control inside his body; the consequences would be unimaginable.

But, fortune favors the bold!

Lin Yu's gaze instantly became sharp.

Zzt...

A wisp of white electric arc, thinner than a strand of hair and almost invisible, lit up at his fingertips.

He controlled this arc and carefully pierced it into his thigh muscle.

Sizzle!

A sharp, stinging pain, accompanied by a strong sensation of numbness, instantly spread throughout his body!

His left leg suddenly stiffened and twitched uncontrollably.

But immediately after.

A strange, forcibly injected "vitality" spread from the muscle that had been shocked.

The muscle that was originally exhausted to the limit and found even moving difficult actually recovered a trace of strength!

It really works!

Lin Yu endured the strange sensation of the current passing through his body and slowly stood up from the ground again.

His body was still trembling, but this time, it wasn't because of exhaustion, but because of the excitement of two powers intertwining within him.

Again!

He took a deep breath and resumed his stance.

The seventh movement.

The eighth movement.