Chapter 687: Heavenly Phenomenon (2)
At this moment, Zhu Tiandao was blanking out as well. He had just realized the same thing. That man was not a prop. He was certain that this was a random commoner from the crowd.
Thus, he also became somewhat absent-minded. He had forgotten what it was like for regular cultivators. Or to be precise, he had not experienced what it was like for those people. That was such a large improvement.
People like Zhu Tiandao would rarely get in contact with anyone cultivating something worse than the War God Art with 72 acupoints. Thus, they didn't have a clear picture of what it was like for the common people. But today, they had all realized this.
The eyes of the middle-aged man were brimming with tears of excitement. Source qi was constantly converging around him. Suddenly, an acupoint that he had been working on recently shook before erupting with a bright light. It had been opened.
The middle-aged man exclaimed in joy, "This is so fast! An acupoint is opened already! Previously, I thought that this acupoint would take me 10 more days to open! But it has actually opened suddenly. Grandmaster Su, when are you releasing this cultivation method? I must get a copy for myself!"
The surrounding people were shocked.
One of them shouted, "Hey, that's my neighbor. Old Chen, were you paid to say these words?"
The middle-aged man cursed, "Bullshit! Even if they're going to pay someone to do this, why would they pay someone like me? There must be some other people out there with these acupoints open as well. These aren't rare acupoints. Those cultivating the Great Strength Art and the Tiger Rush Saber will have these acupoints opened. You can try this cultivation method for yourself!"
The crowd grew noisier. Someone yelled, "Old Liu, you have those acupoints opened, right? Give it a try!"
"Old Huang, try it out!"
On the stage, Su Yu smiled and waited patiently.
Before long, more people in the crowd started trying out the new cultivation method. All of them appeared rather excited. Was it really that incredible? The process of linking the acupoints wasn't too difficult. In a short while, about seven or eight of them completed the process.
Then, they started absorbing source qi. Exclamations instantly rang out, "Holy shit! This is so fast!"
"Triple the speed my ass. This is five times the speed!"
"What cultivation method is this? Why is it so powerful? Wouldn't I be able to open an acupoint a day with this?"
The crowd was going crazy.
Since more and more people were saying the same thing, it was clear that this cultivation method was the real deal.
On the stage, Su Yu smiled and said, "Everyone, the Source Soul Acupoint Opening Art is not the only reason for the massive increase in speed. Don't forget that this is also a heaven-grade cultivation method. The first stage is only around 10 percent faster than a different heaven-grade cultivation method. At the ninth stage, you will achieve roughly double the speed of a regular heaven-grade method. At that time, you can cultivate the fusion art to rapidly fuse your acupoints and enter the Infinite Strength Realm.
"From the first-stage Great Strength Realm, you can open 126 acupoints before opening the 18 remaining acupoints of the fusion art. All in all, you will take a year or two to open 44 acupoints. Of course, this will require a lot of source qi so you need to be ready for that."
Nobody was worried. Instead, they were all overjoyed. Heaven-grade cultivation method? That wasn't something they could even cultivate before this. For these people, they were stuck with yellow and profound grades. They didn't know how fast the regular heaven-grade methods were to cultivate. They only knew that this new cultivation method was fast.
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Among the crowd.
Some people were stealthily trying the first stage of the new cultivation method as well. And all these people were alarmed.
Outside the city.
Some individuals were starting to receive voice transmissions.
"The Source Soul Acupoint Opening Art is too terrifying. It is three to five times faster than a yellow-grade cultivation method. This has been proven on the spot. It is the real deal."
"It makes acupoint opening much easier. Some people have instantly opened new acupoints on the spot." Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)
"It allows one to enter the Infinite Strength Realm in a year or two. It will take about two to three years to create a ninth-stage Infinite Strength cultivator of a heaven-grade method."
"Lord, this thing is too terrifying."
"The armies of the various prefectures might all switch to this new cultivation method before long."
"Lord, the spread of this cultivation method will greatly increase the strength of all human warriors."
All the experts were shaken by what they heard from their subordinates.
If only one or two people were saying the same thing, it was possible for it to be a mistake. But since everyone was saying the same thing, they couldn't help but acknowledge that Su Yu was going to release a truly shocking cultivation method.
Apart from those people, the ambassadors of the various prefectures were all busy sending voice transmission messages as well. They all urged their respective prefecture to send some people over to negotiate the purchase of this cultivation method.
This new cultivation method was too good. They had personally witnessed how even those common cultivators were able to rapidly increase their source qi absorption speed. The processing rate of the absorbed source qi was very impressive as well. These ambassadors were people with sharp eyes, so they were able to instantly see the value of this new cultivation method.
Those cult spies were right. Before long, humanity would welcome a bunch of ninth-stage Infinite Strength cultivtors of a heaven-grade method. Even if entering the Skysoar Realm wouldn't be too easy for many people, these people would still be ninth-stage Infinite Strength warriors capable of releasing the strength of around 200 acupoints.
Such ninth-stage Infinite Strength warriors were completely different from Skysoars with only 36 acupoints and 9 forgings. Essentially, this new cultivation method would grant everyone the strength to punch above their class. Cheers erupted all around the stage.
"Grandmaster Su, when are you releasing this cultivation method?"
"Grandmaster Su, can you try activating all the acupoints and show us the source qi absorption speed? Just how fast can this cultivation method be?"
Nobody could stop talking.
Su Yu grinned. He had not expected the response to be so positive.
The heavens produced a phenomenon.
The heavens refused to allow this to happen.
Rumble!
Even further above, beyond the multicolored sky, thunders rumbled.
Something, somewhere, seemed to have taken note of this place.
Every single person present felt a sense of oppression. They all looked up in shock. What was happening?
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Somewhere hidden.
Niu Baidao blinked as he sent a voice transmission, "Why did you guys produce something like this as well? Is this an additional phenomenon?"
He didn't actually mean what he said.
Even Niu Baidao himself could feel the sense of oppression from the heavens. Was this...a real heavenly phenomenon?
Niu Baidao swallowed. This shouldn't be the case! The whole thing had just started! Su Yu hadn't even started forging his body! He wasn't even a Skysoar yet! And this did not make any sense.
Such a heavenly phenomenon had never been seen before. Clumps of flame had appeared out of nowhere in the sky. Rain was falling only on the stage. Meanwhile, the plants around Su Yu continued growing. Every single weapon in the area was shaking. Some of the weapons were shaking exceptionally hard.
Zhu Tiandao's expression changed repeatedly as he asked Niu Baidao, "Is this your work?"
"Nonsense!"
Niu Baidao cursed. This wasn't something he could produce even if he wanted to. The gale was growing stronger and stronger.
The wind turned berserk as it revolved around the small ring Su Yu was in.
"What's this?"
All the onlookers were stunned. Some of them were holding onto their weapons, preventing the weapons from flying away. One of them asked, "Prefect, what's going on?"
Zhu Tiandao shouted, "Silence. This is normal. Don't worry about it."
Normal your ass!
Everyone rolled their eyes. Who would create a scene like this when breaking through into the Skysoar Realm? Was this supposed to be funny?
At the same time.
Outside the city.
Numerous experts were looking in the direction of Tiandu while frowning. Just what the hell was this? They had all seen the flames and lightning in the sky. They could also feel a sense of oppression. What was that?
"Heavenly phenomenon!"
"Producing a heavenly phenomenon at a Skysoar breakthrough?"
"It has just started? He has yet to complete his breakthrough?"
"He produced a phenomenon right after starting the breakthrough?"
They were all shocked. What was the meaning of this? If such a phenomenon had been created from the very beginning, wouldn't something more shocking appear later? And they were right. The flames in the sky grew brighter. Fire and water mixed together as the clumps of flame and rain coexisted in the sky.
All the experts outside the city were starting to lose their calm. Just what was going on? Should they enter the city and take a look for themselves? This was too shocking. That sense of oppression was slowly spreading. Was this a blessing from the heavens? Or was this a punishment?
At that very moment, countless voice transmissions were sent in and out of Tiandu.
"Su Yu created a heavenly phenomenon right at the start of his breakthrough. Wind, fire, and lightning filled the sky. Plants are growing rapidly while all weapons are trembling uncontrollably."
"This is merely the beginning. He has yet to complete his breakthrough."
"Lord, we don't understand what's happening. Numerous Sunmoons are on alert."
Outside the city, the expressions of the hidden experts changed repeatedly. Sunmoons were starting to rise around Su Yu to form a defensive perimeter.
"Should I go?"
Some were tempted. This was something that would not happen even in several hundred years. Should they take a look at something so rare? This phenomenon might be a prelude to something bigger.
They might still be able to see something from afar earlier, but now that the Sunmoons in the city were starting to form a defensive perimeter, their pryings would be detected. Thus, it would be safer for them to actually enter the city and take a look with their naked eyes.
"Should I sneak into the city and watch from afar? Those Sunmoons are too busy to pay attention to us anyway."
Some were tempted while some started moving. They had decided to personally take a look.