Chapter 1012 - 1008: No Need to Consume True Qi?
After a long while, Ozawa Miwa’s cherry lips moved slightly, attempting to say something, but she couldn’t make a sound. Tears kept swirling in her eyes, falling with every blink.
Scalding tears fell on her face, yet they didn’t change the coldness in Ozawa Miwa’s heart at all. Why?
Why, even now, can I still not see Brother Xiao Tian?
Is it that Brother Xiao Tian doesn’t want to see me?
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Unlike Ozawa Miwa’s chaotic thoughts, Xiao Tian continued shouting with no response and couldn’t help but grow anxious.
Looking up, the crack in the dream realm overhead still existed and was visibly spreading. It seemed like it wouldn’t last more than half an hour before succumbing to the darkness.
Meanwhile, the precarious half-real, half-illusory high wall had reverted to its original form, mocking Xiao Tian for his overestimation, standing boldly and immovable in front of him!
For a moment, Xiao Tian felt like he was a warrior from a fairy tale rescuing a princess, and the high wall standing before him was like a prison created by a demon, which must be broken to save the princess successfully.
But at least in fairy tales, the warrior would have a dragon-slaying treasure blade or some sort of divine weapon, right?
What do I have?
Rescuing a princess barehanded—no fairy tale is written like this, right?
After a bout of complaining in his heart, Xiao Tian began to think quickly, trying to find anything that could be utilized.
But after searching, aside from some moves inherently included in his cultivation technique, he hadn’t brought any other items.
After patting himself all over and finding nothing, Xiao Tian couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh: "Of course, even my disguise was forcibly removed; how could I have brought anything else in?"
After the bitter laugh, Xiao Tian furrowed his brows again, feeling like he had overlooked something.
This feeling was somewhat similar to daily life, where what was vividly remembered one moment was completely forgotten the next; no matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn’t remember even a little. Eventually, it would suddenly come to him, but by then, it would be too late.
Slapping his forehead in annoyance at this crucial moment, something slipped through; his intuition told him that as long as he remembered what he had missed, the current problem would be easily solved, so no matter how difficult, he had to recall it.
Regaining some composure, Xiao Tian decided to start with every word he had just said and every action he had just taken, attempting to locate the crucial thought he had missed.
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After thinking with a frown for a long time, Xiao Tian slapped his forehead again, a light appeared before his eyes, and he exclaimed delightedly as if discovering a new continent: "I got it!"
Then, he immediately focused on regulating his breath, slowly recovering his state.
What Xiao Tian thought of was the inspiration he gained from creating a breach in the high wall...
Initially, when he found his disguise was gone and couldn’t change his voice, he naturally thought that in this spiritual realm, many techniques from the real world would lose their effect and couldn’t be applied.
However, until he smashed through the high wall with his palm just then, Xiao Tian suddenly realized a question... If this dream realm couldn’t employ real-world techniques, then how could breaking the high wall be explained?
After all, Xiao Tian was well aware that his "Mountain Opening Palm" was the most powerful move in the Iron Chain Cross River Technique he could currently use. It was an extremely high-impact move with equally high consumption, generally not used unless he was certain in a confrontation.
Otherwise, if it missed, his opponent would seize the opportunity created by the True Qi’s temporary outburst, launching a torrential counterattack before he could replenish his energy.
Strangely, at that time, after executing two or three consecutive palms, he didn’t experience a lack of True Qi, indicating something odd was at play.
Thinking of this, Xiao Tian’s mind became active, pondering whether, if "Mountain Opening Palm" was usable, then perhaps "Flying Dragon in the Sky" and "Soul-Seeking Chain" could also be used?
Despite being unclear about why this dream realm, without True Qi energy as a source, still allowed the use of cultivation techniques, it was undoubtedly a good thing. At least, before a better idea presented itself, brute force cracking was the only method Xiao Tian could think of.
It was also the fastest and most efficient method!
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After focusing for a while, Xiao Tian lifted his right foot and slammed it down fiercely, shouting, his fists clenched instantly, muscles tensing, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opening...
The next instant, a sharp dragon’s roar, as if from the nine heavens, exuded majesty and solemnity, causing the entire space to tremble briefly.
Faced with this situation, Xiao Tian didn’t have time to rejoice before turning to surprise. Had he finally unleashed "Flying Dragon in the Sky," would it shatter this dream realm?
If it truly were the case, Xiao Tian could confidently state that he would reach a monumental height in the most humiliating deaths of experts, intimidating and unsurpassed!
Of course, provided all of this was known to the outside world... But such a quiet demises seems even more humiliating.
Fortunately, Xiao Tian’s fears did not materialize. After the lingering dragon’s roar, a long-awaited golden flying dragon coiled around his arm, continuously surging back and forth, seemingly delighted to reemerge into the world.
Xiao Tian didn’t dwell long in sentiment; shortly after, he struck with a punch, the golden flying dragon roared once more, charging forward like breaking through bamboo, while the high wall under the assault of the golden flying dragon shattered like paper, unable to withstand even for a moment.
Moreover, thanks to the golden flying dragon’s impact, the high wall’s recovery speed was much slower than when he used the Mountain Opening Palm before, whether due to Ozawa Miwa’s weakened state as the dream realm’s master or the golden flying dragon’s formidable power to a certain level remained unknown!
With a shift in thought, Xiao Tian immediately proceeded along the path opened by the golden flying dragon, leaping into the maze, controlling the dragon’s speed to avoid unintentionally injuring Ozawa Miwa, all while listening with all ears and eyes to diligently search for her presence.
After blasting through approximately half of the maze with the golden flying dragon, the dragon vanished in the dream realm. However, Xiao Tian was not overly concerned; after all, it didn’t consume True Qi, so using it again wasn’t a problem.
Upon reaching the area where the golden flying dragon disappeared, Xiao Tian prepared to use the golden flying dragon once more, realizing the maze twisted in circles, unsure how many times he’d have to traverse it to locate Ozawa Miwa.
Glancing at the expanding crack above, Xiao Tian didn’t hesitate any longer, ready to pierce through the remaining half of the maze according to the "Flying Dragon in the Sky" technique route...