Chapter 127 – A Weight Upon the Waist (1)
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He really wasn’t hurt. This shocked Chen Chang Sheng, as he couldn’t understand why; even if he had surmised correctly that the Star Brilliance’s transition into True Essence had also helped to complete his Purification once, it shouldn’t have strengthened his body to this shocking extent, the power behind that stone fragment was considerable.
He extended his hand out of the window, and under the snow-reflected daylight, he carefully examined everything; even though he had maintained a calm demeanour previously, the fact that he had True Essence flowing within his body had managed to captivate all of his attention, only at this moment, had he started to seriously examine his own body.
After a moment, his brow lightly twitched; apart from his physique becoming better toned, and his skin becoming clearer, there were no other discernible differences, but with the entirety of his attention being focused upon examining his body, he could faintly sense that it now possessed something it didn’t before, something akin to a different presence.
He walked before the mirror and found a hairpin; the hairpin was probably left behind by Mo Yu from a few days ago. He picked up the hairpin and looked at its sharp tip, considered for a moment, then proceeded to stab his arm with the tip. He could feel the sensation of the hairpin’s tip coming into contact with his skin and its sharpness, but the sensation was far duller than usual and it didn’t penetrate his skin; the sharp tip hadn’t managed to leave any mark.
He increased the strength with which he stabbed his arm and the pain appropriately increased, but it still couldn’t penetrate his skin; it was as if his skin had undergone some incredible transformation and no matter how much farther in the tip was pushed, he didn’t get the feeling that his skin would be penetrated, akin to a lotus leaf that was sustaining the weight of some dew.
Chen Chang Sheng put down the hairpin and took out his small sword for a test.
After a moment, looking at the thin bloody line upon his left arm, he was certain that his body had undergone some incredible transformation without his knowledge, which increased its strength and toughness immensely; even the most perfect of Purifications recorded within the Scripture of The Way would not have had the same capability as his current state.
What had happened? That question could probably only be answered by Venerable Elder Black Dragon. Chen Chang Sheng felt the faint flow of energy, or presence, that was within his body; he no longer suppressed the feelings of uncertainty he had, nor could he continue supressing the sudden feeling of vigour that beset him, he quickly dressed himself and leapt out of the window.
His shoes touched upon the snow and flattened the underlying foliage, he steadied himself, his expression a little vacuous. His room was on the second floor, and even though the height wasn’t overly tall, and with the body that had been tempered by his Master and Senior, he wouldn’t have hurt himself; but jumping down wasn’t usually this easy or smooth.
He silently considered for a while, through the mist of his breath, he gazed towards the frosty lake within the wintry woods; he wanted to have another test.
Gently bending the knees, exerting strength from the waist, a single step.
A rushing sound abounded.
Upon the snow in front of the dorm, a small furrow appeared; snow and grass scattered into the air.
Chen Chang Sheng’s body disappeared on the spot.
In the next moment, he reappeared besides the lake, a distance of about 30 metres (~100 feet).
Shed leaves started fluttering as the cold wind stirred.
He had a vacant look upon his face that was slightly pale.
He had never expected to possess such a fast speed.
This was all due to the sudden dramatic increase to his strength and toughening of his body.
Where did this energy come from?