Half a month later, Wang Xiaoqiang was to face Long Tian in a battle. Long Tian's path was the "Path of Righteousness."

Long Tian had joined Yueyang Academy much earlier than Wang Xiaoqiang. Wang Xiaoqiang thought, Long Tian must have started comprehending the Dao long ago, and as long as his talent wasn't lacking, he should have already comprehended the "Path of Righteousness."

If Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't comprehend the "Path of Courage" within half a month, his overall strength would be slightly weaker compared to Long Tian.

This could be seen in the power of Fang Qiu's "Way of Etiquette."

There was no doubt about it!

To achieve a complete victory over Long Tian, he must comprehend the "Path of Courage" within half a month.

Comprehending the Dao was not much easier than cultivating, but after all, it didn't require the aid of pills, and it could be comprehended anytime and anywhere, making it relatively simple.

After a busy day, Wang Xiaoqiang was slightly tired. He meditated for a while and was about to rest when he suddenly heard a thunderclap outside, followed by a raging wind, indicating that it was about to rain.

Wang Xiaoqiang's heart stirred. Hmm, why not take advantage of this stormy night to absorb some lightning and elevate the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm to another level?

Perhaps, this direct contact with lightning might aid in my comprehension of the "Path of Courage."

Thinking this, Wang Xiaoqiang moved with his will, and the Patterned Beast attached to his back. Then, he jumped out of the window and flew to the rooftop, where he sat cross-legged.

The pitch-black sky was filled with howling winds.

The wind swept the clouds, electric arcs darted, and thunder roared. A killing intent filled the world.

The wind tossed the rain strands, scattering them wantonly.

Beneath the rain-filled sky.

Wang Xiaoqiang sat calmly cross-legged.

He raised his hands high above his head, palms facing up, assuming a Heaven-Lifting Power stance.

With eyes closed, he gently employed a breathing technique, softly chanting incantations.

In the sky, layers of accumulating dark clouds swirled gently under the impact of the fierce wind, like a massive black millstone.

Gradually, the center of the turning dark clouds revealed a swirling vortex.

In the depths of the vortex, electric arcs darted around, converging like streams of water, striking with pops like a snake's tongue flicking...

As Wang Xiaoqiang's incantations became more urgent, the dark clouds in the sky pressed lower and lower, as if the entire sky were about to collapse.

And the vortex within the dark clouds also faintly aimed at the mountain peak below, more precisely, at Wang Xiaoqiang, who was sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop...

Suddenly...

The world suddenly lit up brightly, and a giant bolt of lightning, like a cloth ribbon, leaped down from the cloud vortex and cleaved the void, striking down onto the raised hands of Wang Xiaoqiang, who was sitting on the rooftop.

The next moment...

Wang Xiaoqiang's hair stood on end abruptly, each strand like steel wire, and at the same time, his tightly closed eyes suddenly burst open, eyes bulging as if about to pop out, his entire robe billowing like a sail, then bursting apart with a bang, turning into flying ashes.

Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale...

Wang Xiaoqiang focused his mind, followed the Heart Technique Incantation of the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm methodically for breathing techniques, not daring to be careless.

As the electric arc entered, his whole body muscles shook violently as if countless worms were burrowing through them.

And the Patterned Beast on his back suddenly turned vividly red, emitting a high-pitched screech, a wild aura spreading...

Under the vast might of heaven, the students of Yueyang Academy felt an intense unease in their hearts, an ineffable fear, as an atmosphere of restless tension spread through the night.

At this moment, a lightning bolt traversed Wang Xiaoqiang's sea of heart, bursting into pieces upon impact, then converging into a writing, growing larger, clearly forming the character "Courage."

...

About a minute later, the world returned to darkness, the mountains returned to silence, and Wang Xiaoqiang's violently shaking body settled down.

Wang Xiaoqiang lowered his hands, still sitting cross-legged. He exhaled a long breath. On his face was a mixture of relief and ease, as if narrowly escaping a great disaster.

Just now, he used a secret spell to draw the thunder and lightning into his body, feeling the immense and unstoppable lightning nearly bursting his body. Luckily, by using the heart technique incantation from the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm, he continuously expelled and inhaled, directing the lightning into his body's meridians, completely dissipating the vast power of heaven.

However, this kind of strange art was too perilous; any slight misstep could lead to an explosion of the body.

Wang Xiaoqiang licked his dry and cracked lips, thinking to himself:

This Divine Art cultivated by innate living beings is not something an ordinary cultivator can casually practice. If not for reaching the Vajra Body Second Layer in body refinement, greatly enhancing the qualities of skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood to the level of hardness like a Vajra, and the Patterned Beast absorbing quite a bit of lightning, I might have been reduced to ashes by that bolt of lightning!

Fortunately, everything went smoothly!!

...

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang felt his entire body filled with fiery power, especially in his hands. Thin streams of energy, like electric currents, coursed randomly, giving him a desire to fight.

He stood up, took a deep breath, gathered all his strength into his right hand, and struck a palm into the void.

Crack!

A sound like an explosion, and a lightning bolt three meters long shot out from the palm, exhibiting tremendous power.

This time, by refining the lightning, the power of the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm unexpectedly doubled again.

For any cultivation technique, the higher the level, the harder it becomes. But when you truly reach it, you will find its power doubles accordingly, becoming extremely strong.

"Hmm, right, that 'Courage' character just now, could that be my Path of Courage?" As Wang Xiaoqiang thought, the character 'Courage' in the sea of heart flashed out, surging with great power, as Wang Xiaoqiang shouted, "Come out!"

Whew!

The 'Courage' character emerged from the sea of heart, appearing before Wang Xiaoqiang, a palm-sized character shining with golden light, emitting a faint sound like a Confucian chant, and resembling a Daoist song incantation and Buddhist Sanskrit chant, simultaneously surging with immense power.

Wang Xiaoqiang stared at the 'Courage' character, quietly thinking to himself, hmm, this is my "Path of Courage," though it doesn't appear as large as Fang Qiu's 'Etiquette' character, nor seemingly as powerful as his "Way of Etiquette." But I believe that as I continue to understand the Path of Courage, my Way of Etiquette will become more powerful.

Thinking so, Wang Xiaoqiang moved with his will, and the golden 'Courage' character rushed towards a large tree, colliding with it mid-trunk in the blink of an eye, splitting it in half and causing it to collapse with a loud crash.

"Hmm, how powerful!!" Muttered Wang Xiaoqiang as he stared at the split tree, then he heard a scream from inside the room, which sounded like Dai Yu's voice.

Upon hearing this voice, Wang Xiaoqiang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retrieved the 'Courage' character, leaping down and returning to the room. Entering Dai Yu's room, Wang Xiaoqiang found Dai Yu curled up in a ball, trembling, eyes wide open in fear, her face pale as if she was terrified.

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