Inch of Radiance Vol 1 Chapter 2

Book 1 Chapter 2 – Flying Dagger’s Directional Shift

“Hah! Hah!” Upon entering the training area, Li Yang had a blossoming smile on his face. Hearing the sound of shouting, Li Yang turned around and headed for the training area.

Glancing over at the electronically lit “4” above the training area, Li Yang said while laughing, “Hei Yan, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you are actually working as hard as you can. Practicing continuously under 4 times gravity, most likely the first person to break through into ‘Security Bureau 11th Division’ will be you!”

This type of gravity-based training was from China’s Han Dynasty. With a height nearing two meters and large muscles, the individual heard Li Yang’s voice. He lowered the enormous stone pillar from his arms with a peng sound and turned towards Li Yang who was outside of the room. With a huge smile, he said with a humming sound, “Li Yang, you little punk, you don’t need to deliberately show off. Your ‘Flying Dagger’ technique is something that even the ‘Security Bureau 11th Division’ experts cannot look down upon. During this year’s recruitment examination, you will without a doubt enter the ‘Security Bureau 11th Division’! Sigh, I really cannot figure it out. I, Hei Yan for better or for worse have been in the ‘Security Bureau 9th Division’ for nine years. You’ve just arrived for two years, but I, Hei Yan, who have been working painstakingly hard cannot even climb up to you!” Hei Yan sighed and appeared slightly degraded.

Li Yang could not help but smile and said, “Hei Yan, you greedy b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you still aren’t satisfied! Your inner cultivation has been ongoing for more than ten years already while I only have two! Also, due to the fact that I missed out on the most optimal years of cultivation, my meridians have already finalized, making it impossibly difficult to break through. If I tried to stay in a room with gravity four times stronger than normal, I most likely wouldn’t even last a single minute. How could I possibly be like you, who is “lively like a dragon or an animated tiger” in this four-times gravity?

Arriving at this point, Li Yang released a sigh as well. Only at twenty two did he began to start his cultivation, making it almost impossible to improve by even a little bit. After all, his meridians had already finalized. Wanting to expand them was extremely difficult unless there was some random Xiantian expert who was willing to forcefully used up their own spiritual reserves to help open up his meridians.

Hei Yan abruptly gazed at Li Yang, and his heart was full of admiration. Li Yang was the only individual recruited from the special forces within the entire ‘Security Bureau 9th Division’, and all the rest of the members began their cultivating when they were still young. Of course the main reason that Li Yang was able to make it here besides his personal skill being at a high level was that he possessed that shocking ‘Flying Dagger’ technique! From what Hei Yan had seen so far, Li Yang was able to change the flight of his attack in an instant, hitting the opponent with an accuracy that was way higher than that of any sharpshooter by a lot margin!

The Flying Dagger changes! The Flying Dagger can suddenly shift directions!

This kind of incredible skill was something Hei Yan had never heard of before!

A Flying Dagger that could suddenly change directions, if their cultivation levels were not too far apart, then it would definitely be an instant kill! Think about it like this: an expert manages to avoid an attack and decides to relax a bit, however, when the knife gets close, it suddenly changes direction! This was definitely a flying blade from h.e.l.l!

Li Yang was specially recruited from the outside and did not cultivate internally from a young age. Because of this his meridians have already finalized, and improving his internal strength was practically impossible!

Hei Yan though about his relationship with Li Yang, and his heart felt a burst of brotherhood emotions. Suddenly looking at Li Yang, he firmly said, “Li Yang, you young fellow, don’t worry. My ‘Six Pure Yang’ technique right now has reached the third stage already. The distance from the Xiantian realm’s fourth stage is merely a step or so away. As long as I, Hei Yan, can reach the Xiantian realm, I promise to open up your meridians!”

Li Yang’s heart was slightly touched, however, he knew that once Hei Yan broke through to the Xiantian realm, he would immediately become a member of the ‘Security Bureau 11th Division’ and become one of the nation’s defenders. When the time came, even if Hei Yan wanted to exhaust his own internal energy to help him, Li Yang still would not allow Hei Yan to do so, since helping someone else open up their meridians would cause one to ruin their own const.i.tution.

“Thanks, really, but as long as I have my “Flying Dagger” technique I won’t necessarily need any large amounts of internal energy. Its fine, I need to go practice as well. Hei Yan, you continue what you were doing!” Li Yang with a smile, entered an empty training area.

Double the gravitational intensity! Li Yang walked into the training area.

Li Yang stood peacefully within the training area with eyes closed, motionless. Twice the gravity for him, who had stayed within this elite force during the past two years, was simply nothing, let alone cultivating his internal strength!

Even though Li Yang’s innate talent was extremely good, due to his meridians being finalized, even if he used tens of years worth of time, at most he would arrive at the second stage of cultivation.

But now, Li Yang painstakingly managed to reach the ‘Six Pure Yang’ technique’s first stage within two years. This was already very impressive, and from this alone, one could see his personal apt.i.tude. Xing Luo, the base of operations group leader, once said “if that little brat Li Yang started cultivating from a young age, he definitely could have reached the Xiantian realm within a decade!”

Although he couldn’t cultivate his inner strength that well, his limited first stage’s internal energy had actually increased his abilities by a large amount. In fact, even if the gravitational force was increased to three-fold, he would still be able to move about. However he still needed to practice more. He needed to practice real combat!

Li Yang suddenly smiled brilliantly.

“Since I cannot achieve great success cultivating internally, then I have to use a hundred percent of my current strength. Practicing combat technique is the best solution right now!” Li Yang slowly closed his eyes, and his eyes entered into an ethereal state. Instantly his mind formed a scene: two valiant experts were currently fighting on the verge of life and death.

One was a large darker man approximately two meters tall with an extremely muscular body. As if he was a rock, with his extraordinarily leg muscles, he was so tough that it was frightening. The large black man’s legs were like iron clamps. Each time he lowered one of them, the air around it would create hu hu sounds, causing his opponent to take a few steps back.

His opponent was a slightly shorter but just as muscular large white man. This white individual however, was very cunning and careful. He was rather flexible, and with just a few movements of his legs, he could make them resemble the wind, floating and drifting everywhere.

However…….

Hong!

Like an exploding watermelon, a single kick from one of the large black man’s legs caused the white man’s brains to burst, dying on the spot!

If this scene was displayed to the public, a number of wealthy Americans would definitely exclaim, “Wasn’t this scene from New York’s recent secret underground ‘Demon Fight’?

As the images within Li Yang’s mind suddenly disappeared, the image that replaced them was the tank-like black man. Once again, the two legs expanded like a fox roaming about, and the attack was continuously played on repeat. Every action, every change was slowly being broadcasted. Finally all those actions and changes, especially that deadly last kick, were a.n.a.lyzed by Li Yang. The large black man, also known as “Demon King”, had his unique skill ‘Fatal Inclined Kick’ broken down and a.n.a.lyzed.

The truth was, through computer technology, it was possible to get a clear a.n.a.lysis of the unique skill that the “Demon King” used. However, getting an actual understanding of this unique skill was a different story. After all, that speed was simply too fast!

Li Yang’s eyes that were previously closed suddenly opened.

“Hah!” Li Yang shouted. His figure flashed, and his two legs blurred across the room like lightning, and the strength causing the air around him to make hu hu sounds. At this time Li Yang’s two legs actually left two blurry after images.

Abruptly, Li Yang’s right leg seemed like it would break through the heavens and the earth, and from within that blur, it suddenly piercing out! His right leg stopped, but the wind that it carried roared, and the after images from his legs disappeared.

“Mmm, after watching sixteen different recordings, watching the “Demon Fights” still had the best results. Using half a year’s time, I finally grasped the essence of this sidewards kick! Not bad, this is worthy of being a warrior’s fatal killing move, no wonder this kick is so powerful!” Li Yang suddenly smiled.

Li Yang smiled with satisfaction, and walked out from the training area and into the testing area.