Sensing the dangerous aura, Tang Wen quickly tried to make amends: "Queen, how could I ever compare to you? This final move, the Mountain Blasting Cannon, no matter how much I ponder it, I just can't grasp the essence. I desperately need your guidance!"
"Oh?"
The Queen loosened her fist and stroked her chin.
She thought it wasn't bad; this kid had already caught a glimpse of the divine essence.
With just a bit of my teaching, he should be able to cross this threshold.
Then, wouldn't the entire camp know that I'm a master teacher?
She clasped her hands behind her back, adopting a mentoring tone:
"Well, originally, this final move should be learned after reaching the Transcendent realm. But seeing how sincere you are, I'll teach it to you in advance!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, Aunt! Thank you, Queen!"
"Hmph, you brat, watch closely."
The Queen rolled up her red sleeves, revealing a section of her fair, lotus-like arm.
Beautiful as it was, her actions were far from refined; rolling up her sleeves made her look like an ordinary woman about to do the dishes.
Her jade-like fist shot forward.
Boom~
It seemed like a single sound, yet it also seemed like countless sounds!
The metal wall caved in as if struck by a battering ram, forming a massive crater.
Crash!
"Be careful!"
Dust filled the air, and the ceiling of the secret chamber collapsed.
Tang Wen rushed to the Queen's side in a single step, raising his hands to support the ceiling above.
"Queen, Commander Tang Wen, are you both alright?"
A muffled shout came from outside.
Tang Wen was about to say "We're fine."
But suddenly, he heard the Queen impatiently say, "Move aside, everyone above!"
A few seconds later, she threw a punch, and Tang Wen felt the weight in his hands lighten as the roof flew off.
The Queen, with her hands behind her back, said indifferently, "Come, let's find another training ground."
Tang Wen looked up at the sky; just like that, the perfectly good secluded chamber was gone?
In the palace bunker.
The Queen picked up her wine gourd and took a swig.
Occasionally, she corrected Tang Wen.
[Meditation Martial Art, Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist, Expert (2903→2977/12000)]
After the Queen explained her understanding of Vibration Force, Vibration Fist, and the Mountain Blasting Cannon Fist.
Tang Wen applied what he learned, and in just one or two hours, he achieved what would have taken days of hard practice.
Vibration is profound.
It shouldn't be pursued with haste.
Tang Wen slowed his pace, steadily throwing out a Cannon Fist, the invisible air parting like layers of waves.
Bang!
An ordinary wooden dummy didn't even sway; it exploded into a cloud of mosquito-sized fragments.
The experience value jumped significantly.
[Meditation Martial Art, Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist, Expert (2977→3001/12000)]
Breakthrough!
New techniques and skills flooded his mind.
The Mountain Blasting Cannon Fist was fully mastered!
Bang, bang, bang
Tang Wen performed steadily, shattering three wooden dummies with three consecutive punches.
Combining the force application techniques provided by the Experience Panel, he finally understood why the Queen used wooden dummies for training.
This was the essence of making the heavy seem light, making the heavy seem light!
He excitedly repeated it several times.
The Queen, drinking her wine, blinked her bright, watery eyes: Is that what I meant?
Wasn't it because wooden dummies are cheap?
Since any dummy would only last a few hits, why not use a cheap one?
She nodded, "You brat, you've got some insight!"
Tang Wen glanced at the Experience Panel again, even more excited:
[Martial Arts Realm: Peak Martial Master / Awakening Begins (Progress 0.01%)]
[Meditation Martial Art, Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist (Double Vibration Force), Expert (2977→3001/12000)]
Has he reached the peak of a Martial Master?
Is he beginning to transform?
He felt nothing at all.
He expressed his gratitude to the Queen, "It's all thanks to the guidance of Aunt Queen! Listening to your words is worth ten years of study! Without your guidance, I would have needed three more years of practice! Three years! At least three years!"
A series of sycophantic praises.
The Queen smiled brightly, her beautiful eyes curving like crescent moons.
"Hehe, really? You're not bad yourself, kid. You've even mastered the Mountain Blasting Cannon. Now, focus on honing your Cannon Fist and try to transcend!"
Watching her raise her snow-white neck and take another gulp, Tang Wen secretly chuckled: The Queen's personality is just like a cat's—you have to stroke her the right way.
He pressed further, "What does it feel like to transcend?"
The Queen, holding the wine jug with her fingers in a delicate pose, replied, "Well, generally speaking, in our Flame Camp, those who practice Cannon Fist awaken to Flame Abilities. The feeling of awakening is a gradual warmth starting from the tailbone. It's a sensation that comes from within..."
Tang Wen listened attentively, then compared it to his own experience.
A feeling of warmth?
He repeatedly confirmed that he felt nothing.
The Queen then said, "Alright, consolidate your skills for a few more days. I'll head up first."
With that, she shook her wine gourd and left, swaying with each step.
The wine was all gone again.
Time to steal some more.
The Queen's robes fluttered as she sighed silently: That so-called beer factory Young Mistress Bai mentioned, who knows when it will be realized.
When it is, I, the Queen of the camp, can drink ten bottles a day, well, eight, seven... five bottles, should be no problem, right?
After stealing the wine from the warehouse.
She returned to the palace's side hall, where a group of people was waiting.
Seeing Old Xia there, the Queen subtly hid her wine gourd behind her back.
Earlier, the commotion she made by punching open the basement was quite loud.
Everyone in the inner and outer city who heard it couldn't help but come to check.
The two Generals and several Commanders were especially keen to confirm her safety in person.
Bai Youruo and the other two women were also there, their concern for the Queen no less than anyone else's.
"Everyone, rest assured, I'm fine."
"Where's Tang Wen?" / "Where's Xiao Wen?"
Bai Youruo and Zhou Bing spoke in unison.
The two women exchanged glances, and Zhou Bing frowned.
It seems this Bai Youruo really wants to compete with me!
She's shorter than me, her figure isn't as good, and her legs aren't as long...
Zhou Bing calmly glanced at Bai Youruo's chest, then slightly straightened up, revealing a smile that suggested she had melons for breasts.
Women understand women best. Without a word exchanged, Bai Youruo's expression darkened.
The atmosphere in the room became subtle.
The Queen said, "That brat Tang Wen, under my guidance, has mastered the final move of the Cannon Fist. He just needs to consolidate for a few more days, get more proficient, and he'll be ready to go!"
"Mastered it?"
"He's mastered the Mountain Blasting Cannon Fist?" General Zhao suddenly felt a pang of bitterness.
He wasn't even proficient in that move yet.
"Well, the kid has some talent. With just a little guidance from me, he got it." The Queen didn't want to elaborate, mainly fearing that General Zhao would also seek her guidance.
"What do you mean 'ready to go'! He's temporarily leaving the camp for a mission!" Zhou Bing corrected the Queen's statement with a frown, while also glancing at Bai Youruo.
The Queen covered her mouth and let out a wine burp, "Ah, yes, yes, yes!"
Bai Youruo sneered inwardly: Temporarily leaving? Hmph! Just you wait!
She asked, "How many more days will it take?"
"Probably four, five, six, seven, eight days." The Queen gave a rather unreliable answer.
"Alright, how about seven days then?"
The Queen nodded indifferently.
Zhou Bing calmly asked, "Mountain Chasing City is thousands of miles away from the camp. Have you mentioned this to Tang Tang?"
Tang Tang?
Tang Wen's sister?
Bai Youruo was momentarily stunned.
After leaving the palace, she and the two women first went to the butcher shop and the grain store, spending hundreds of taels of silver to purchase several carts of supplies.
Tang Residence.
Tang Tang understood Bai Youruo's purpose upon hearing her explanation. She glanced at the exquisite revolver on the table and then at the three carts of meat and two carts of rice in the courtyard.
The young lady sighed helplessly, "We can do without these things. Please, Young Mistress Bai, you must ensure Xiao Wen's safety!"
Faced with the camp's mission, Tang Tang knew her family couldn't refuse.
If they couldn't refuse, they had to accept it.
Might as well ask for some benefits while they were at it. She reached out and picked up the revolver on the table: This should be able to exchange for quite a bit of foxtail millet, right?
Judging by Young Mistress Bai's affluent demeanor, she should be able to support her brother, right?
After going out, could they eat meat every meal?
...
A few days later, in the palace's secret chamber.
After finishing his fist technique practice, the ground was covered in wood shavings.
Tang Wen sat on the steps, his expression grave, his eyes vacant, and his brows tightly furrowed!
As if he was facing an enormous problem.
[Martial Arts Realm: Peak Martial Master (Transforming)]
[Transcendent Ability: Darkness (Awakening Progress 0.03%)]
This was simply outrageous!
"I was a Martial Master who practiced flame fist techniques, how did I awaken a darkness ability?"
Outrageous!
Just as outrageous as an ugly duckling growing up to be a rooster.
Tang Wen couldn't figure out why, but it wasn't important.
After all, darkness and flame each had their strengths.
The real trouble was, this meant he no longer had a follow-up cultivation method!
The camp only had the Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist, which couldn't enhance darkness abilities!
This was a disaster!
Fist techniques corresponding to darkness abilities, like the Dark Night Divine Fist, could better stimulate the growth and transformation of darkness abilities.
It was crucial for abilities and cultivation methods to correspond.
This was an experience summarized by countless Martial Practitioners over the years.
If the two didn't match, it would be like a wealthy and well-endowed man using a small account in night battles—not only limiting his performance but also prone to causing issues!
"Should I go to the Black Mountain Camp to learn this fist technique?"
"How? I just killed their General."
"Maybe I should kneel upon entering and kowtow eight hundred times to show sincerity..."
Tang Wen was extremely agitated, unable to calm his mind no matter what. He simply left the palace and headed towards his home.
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