Behind the courtyard, along the mud path, there was a small, dense forest ahead. Lu Shang then moved to the back of the yard, and in order to keep safe, he decided to experience his techniques firsthand in the forest.
Looking outside, Lu Shang found a little forest ahead that was still tens of meters away from him. 'Hmm... Why don't I? Let's do it.' In order to get there, Lu Shang decided to use his movement technique first that his former self practiced numerous times.
As soon as Lu Shang completed seven steps, like a drunkard, front-back-left-right, according to the Shadow Footstep Technique, he suddenly felt surging strength in his lower body. Then, focusing on a tree branch of a big tree on the left side that stood amidst the tree ranges, he directly hit the ground hard and appeared on the tree branch at 50% more than his usual speed in one step. In an instant, he jumped to the branch of another tree on the opposite side in the next step.
And in this way, he ran from one branch of the tree trunks on both sides of the dirt road, using one footstep after another, towards the forest ahead at a very fast speed. As a result, some wild animals that had taken shelter in the vicinity were running away in fear. This is an Instant Footstep technique, famous in Lu Shang's clan.
Due to Lu Shang's minor mastery of this technique, he can run 50% faster than his normal speed using it. However, its major flaw is that you cannot stop or take any action while using the technique. If you do, the technique will automatically deactivate, causing you to suddenly become defenseless in front of the enemy. Moreover, it consumes a lot of energy.
Lu Shang believes that when his technique improves in the next stage, these problems will be fixed. And thus, at the last, 100th step of the movement technique, Lu Shang arrived near a thick banyan tree deep in the jungle. Then, Lu Shang tossed the stones he had gathered into the air and then did it again, causing them to drop back into his grasp.
After doing this a few times, Lu Shang squeezed the stones tightly in his fist, and in an instant, they turned into powder in his hand with a slight pain. He felt a sense of wonder at his physical strength. This type of physical strength is already beyond the range of ordinary people. And from his memory, he also sees that he can easily carry things weighing 100 to 200 kg. Lu Shang is therefore well aware that he can smash someone's jaw with a single blow or tear someone's head open like a watermelon with a single slap.
Then he looked at the thick banyan tree in front of him. "Hmm, let's see. In his mind, Lu Shang recalls the 'Eagle Piercing Claw' technique that the former self learned previously. At the same time, Lu Shang raises his left arm, then uses his fingers to mimic eagle claws. As Lu Shang Technique intent surges, he feels a small amount of his energy gather towards his left arm, then surround his claw-like fingers. Second by second, as the energy intensity rises, his fingers are getting hotter. At that moment, Lu Shang attacked the 100th banyan tree mercilessly with claws like an eagle hunting prey.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Almost invisible, three black energy claw patterns rushed towards the tree, and instantly when the attack connected with the tree, a sudden explosion rang out. Paat! Boooooooommmm! The tree's trunk is cut cleanly into three parts and blown away a few meters.
And a second later the remaining tree crown hits the earth; seeing this, Lu Shang immediately casts the defensive skill called 'Water Wall.' As a result, a 2-inch-thick, four-square-meter transparent water wall rose in thin air in front of Lu Shang, which later protected him from any harm.
At the moment, Lu Shang feels his spiritual energy is being sucked little by little to form the water wall technique continually. He focused and disconnected the connection to the water wall; instantly the transparent wall collapsed and vanished into the thin air.
Engrossed by the attack power and the warm current, like hot raw energy coursing through Lu Shang's whole body, he couldn't help but feel intoxicated by his own power and look around mischievously. Where, a few meters away, many wild animals are fleeting behind the surrounding trees. Lu Shang doesn't wait; he directly runs towards these fleeting innocent lives.
As a result, a great hunt starts in this small forest.... And so, doing this great hunt, Lu Shang repeatedly uses his skill until the last bit of energy is gone. ............…........
Having spent a considerable amount of time using a variety of techniques and methods with his own hands, Lu Shang is feeling satisfied yet extremely exhausted. He even left most of his game and carried a few lightweight prey for his dinner. Although this body's owner had previously practiced and used that kind of attack many times, using the power of spiritual energy by his own hand is very different. He couldn't help but suddenly wonder!
'If the 3rd level of the early Qi consolidation stage has this kind of power, then what about the peak Qi stage or beyond that? Although almost all of his energy is gone now, and his mind is beyond exhausted due to the previous memory overloading and then repeated skill casting. But deep down, Lu Shang feels great. Now he just needs to meditate for a few hours to refill his energy.
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A few hours later, in the afternoon. On the bare mudstone floor, inside in the afternoon.
Ah…Achoo!...Hizzzz!
Although the summer heat is intense outside, the use of a special type of stone on the ground floor and walls of the house keeps the inside cool enough. So Lu Shang quickly got up and opened the window, which had been closed before, so that the sunlight could enter from the outside. He decides no matter what else he buys next, he decides At least, he should need to buy a floor mat.
By the way, Lu Shang has already experienced cultivation practice and a few techniques that he acquired from transmigration, but he could not understand why he still felt so empty.
He is certain that this feeling of emptiness is not due to the energy he expends to experience his techniques or methods.
But it has been there since he first opened his eyes to this world. At first, Lu Shang thought that maybe he could not adapt properly to this new body and environment after the transmigration, so he has this feeling of being uneasy and empty. Furthermore, thoughts that if this was the case, then these things will hopefully get better over time.
However, after experiencing the cultivation system and technical skills of this world with his own hands, Lu Shang feels that he has now adapted sufficiently to this new body and environment.
Why then does he still feel this kind of emptiness? His discomfort may be due to sudden transmigration, but why does he still feel empty after a few hours of transmigration?
Was it for something else? Or a need that he hasn't yet met?
Then, after thinking in his mind for a while, he became quite sure that this empty feeling was coming entirely from within him. To put it more bluntly, he feels that he was forgetting the most important things that were deeply connected to transmigration.
Now, Lu Shang not only felt empty but also fell into great anxiety, so he again fell into deep thought.
'Transmigrating into the cultivation world is my long-cherished wish to be fulfilled."
So what could be the most important thing in this cultivation world of transmigrators like me that I cannot miss out?'
'Hmm'
Just as Lu Shang was about to read the 'Otaku Bible' to get more clarity, a sudden realization struck him like a bolt of lightning.
Booooooooooommm!!!
Despite the sudden excruciating pain in Lu Shang's head due to searching through memories, he couldn't help but scream in his mind, and he was overcome with joy at finding the last thing he had been looking for.
'Yes, I discovered it. I found the most crucial thing for every otaku who wants to transmigrate.
Yeah, damn. Now, it returns to me. Where is my golden finger?
System, System, where are you? Please, please respond.
"Because in this kind of crazy world, without you meant a certain death.'
However, after yelling for a while about the system, Golden Finger, cheating, status, and so on, Lu Shang did not hear a thing or see anything. He began questioning himself frantically and was already physically tearing out his hair, forgetting all the pleasures of being a transmigrator.
'Hmm….What should I do?" "What should I do?'
Ouch ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!~~~
Despite having recurring headaches, he started searching the 'Otaku Bible' like crazy.
A breath later.
'Yes, I found it. I finally found the magical line to summon the system.'
'And now, ahhhhhh!!!!
Hurry! Hurry!'
'I don't have enough time, if I delay any longer I might faint from a headache. Or I might forget everything, which will hurt me to remember about it again.'
'Let's start the System ritual without further delay.'
[~SYSTEM, SYSTEM, or STATUS!!
Don't break my heart like a glass!~
~I'm stuck here, my life is a mess,
My logic and feelings are out of address.~
~Hey Bro, Are you here? Are you listening?
Please, please. Answer me through Ding!~
~My mind is a wreck, my thoughts are a blur,
Just one little click, that's what I prefer~.
~Without you, I am a duck,
In this wretched world I am totally fucked up!~
~So give me a sign, give me a clue,
Just tell me that you're coming through.~]
Ouch!! ahhhhhh!!!!
Even with severe, unbearable headaches.
Lu Shang kept chanting the mantra over and over again…🗣️
🗣️...…..😭
🗣️...….....…😭
🗣️…..........….😭
🗣️............…😭
🗣️...............😭
🗣️..................😭
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Author Note:
A new journey has begun! The ritual has been performed, the mantra has been recited. Will the heavens answer Lu Shang's desperate plea? Will the mythical Golden Finger descend upon this fledgling Transmigrator, or will his call be lost to the silent stars?
Stay tuned, dear readers, for the next chapter where we will discover if destiny has truly blessed its son, or if a hero must forge his own legend in a world that seeks to break him.
Leave a comment and let me know: What kind of system do you hope Lu Shang gets? A villainous one? A hero one? Or perhaps something… else? Your thoughts fuel the saga!