Chapter 58: Surpassing Limits, Creating an Original Technique?

"Ahem, offenses given." Yu Le was the first to lose his composure, as the gaze of Han Yuesu resting against his arm at that moment was altogether too intense.

And the delicate texture right where his palm rested made Yu Le somewhat uneasy.

After supporting her steadily, he quickly gave a couple of light coughs to ease the awkwardness.

Han Yuesu, however, showed no trace of awkwardness, staring straight at Yu Le as she said, "You are not right."

No, wait, what is not right about me?

"Although you can execute the Ice Soul Palm, you are not yet proficient with it. Normally, without me using dark force, since we are both at the Great Perfection of the Boulder Realm, any head-on palm clash should result in my victory."

"Your physical strength has already surpassed the Great Perfection of the Boulder Realm."

He had been found out!

Down below, Su Rui cried out in despair, "Brother Yu, have you stepped into the Steel Bone Realm?"

Han Yuesu glared at him. "I am talking about physical strength. Yu Le was using purely overt force, without any dark force feedback."

"Eh?" Su Rui looked baffled.

Han Yuesu's expression turned somewhat excited as she said, "Yu Le, tell me, has your physical body truly broken through the peak of the Boulder Realm?"

"This... Is there some significance to it?"

Just now, Yu Le had deliberately not held back his strength. Instead, he circulated the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art and fully unleashed the Ice Soul Palm, with which he was still unfamiliar.

"If it is true, it proves that your natural talent is extraordinary, and you have stepped into that taboo realm—you are a cultivation prodigy, one in a million."

Ah?

"Come, follow me."

Without giving Yu Le a chance to explain, Han Yuesu cast aside the sparring session, grabbed Yu Le's large hand, and headed toward another room.

Gu Xiaoyuan wore the expression of someone shipping a couple as she said, "They match so well, holding hands—how shy."

"Ugh, you sound so pretentious and cringe-worthy!" Su Rui broke out in goosebumps all over.

"Get in quickly, let me see what level your physical body has reached now." Han Yuesu impatiently urged Yu Le to step into the force chamber.

Judging by her appearance, she seemed to have some understanding of cultivation beyond the Great Perfection of the Boulder Realm.

Yu Le nodded and did not refuse.

As the door of the force chamber closed, the two little ones followed as well. Once the force chamber finished its scan and displayed the realm level on the screen, their eyes widened to the size of saucers!

Physical Strength: 11.2 Stones; Current Realm: ???

Surpassing the 9.9 stones of force at the Great Perfection of the Boulder Realm, even the force chamber was unable to provide a corresponding realm.

If there were a 10th and 11th stage beyond the 9th stage of the Boulder Realm, then Yu Le's physical strength of up to 11.2 stones at this moment was equivalent to having reached... the early stage of the 11th stage of the Boulder Realm?

Wait, wasn't the maximum of the Boulder Realm supposed to be the 9th stage?

Han Yuesu also covered her mouth, her entire body trembling slightly with excitement.

"Shall we... conduct a force output test?" Yu Le's voice came through the microphone of the force chamber.

"Alright, let's try it!" Han Yuesu hurriedly said.

Regarding this, Yu Le was also quite curious. Through the recent combat session, he felt that even without using the Boundary-Shaking Force, his own mastery of his strength had reached a new height.

Could this be the marvelous utility of a Heaven-grade cultivation art?

Circulating the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Art, Yu Le did not use either of the two Heavenly Martial Arts, nor did he display any martial techniques; he simply struck the air wall in front of him purely with his physical strength!

The data was displayed almost immediately, replaced by the gasps of the three people outside the chamber!

[Ding, explosive force: 11.2 stones, explosive ratio: 100%]

One hundred percent explosion!

Was this something a human being could achieve?

The chamber door opened, and amidst the looks the three of them gave him—as if looking at a monster—Yu Le walked out.

"Mother, I want to go home." Su Rui's face scrunched up tightly, his self-confidence severely battered.

Gu Xiaoyuan's eyes were full of little stars, her admiration reaching its peak.

Even Han Yuesu had shed her usual iciness, and the look she gave Yu Le was filled with burning heat—the kind of heat that made her want to swallow him whole in a single bite.

After the shock subsided, Yu Le began to undergo a joint interrogation!

Su Rui took the initiative to make trouble: "Brother Yu, you were just toying with me earlier, weren't you?"

Yu Le rolled his eyes. "Go play somewhere else."

"Alrighty." Su Rui retreated without a shred of backbone.

Gu Xiaoyuan didn't speak, only keeping her eyes fixed on Yu Le.

Han Yuesu gave a couple of light coughs, reigning in her excited inner state.

"Judging by what you meant earlier, it seems you don't understand what your current situation implies?"

Yu Le nodded; he urgently wanted to know whether there were any later stages of cultivation in the Boulder Realm.

Han Yuesu thought for a moment. "Before I answer that doubt for you, I am very curious: how did you manage a 100% explosive ratio?"

Yu Le's force explosion ratio was even harder for Han Yuesu to accept than his physical strength, which now surpassed the limit of the Boulder Realm.

This was also the fundamental reason why, even when both were executing the Ice Soul Palm, Han Yuesu, an experienced practitioner, ended up not as formidable as Yu Le, a mere novice.

"I..." Yu Le was somewhat at a loss for how to answer.

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say. I'm just curious."

Yu Le shook his head, then said with a straight face and a calm demeanor, "If I told you that I created a cultivation art by myself, would you believe me?"

Hoo~

The three of them stared at each other with wide eyes, as if they had been hit by a pause button.

Until Su Rui stiffened his neck and asked, "What did I just hear?"

Gu Xiaoyuan pinched her own thigh, and finding no pain, patted her modest chest and said, "Phew, it doesn't hurt. It seems I'm dreaming."

Yet she failed to notice that Su Rui beside her was already wincing in pain. "Of course it doesn't hurt you! You pinched *my* thigh!"

"Oh, oh, sorry, sorry. Then does that mean I'm awake?"

"Nonsense, just slap yourself and you'll know."

*Slap*~

Gu Xiaoyuan delivered a slap, leaving Su Rui dazed.

Covering his face with a grievance-laden expression, he asked, "Why did you hit me again?"

"Does it hurt?"

"It hurts!"

"Then it's not a dream. My palm hurts too," Gu Xiaoyuan said, shaking her small hand.

Ah-ah-ah!

"Stop arguing, both of you!" Han Yuesu slammed her hand on the table, then stood up, walked over to Yu Le, looked down at him from above, and asked, "Are you joking?"

Yu Le scratched his cheek. "In this regard, I shouldn't need to joke, right?"

"You... how did you create it?" Han Yuesu was starting to lose her composure.

Not to mention that Su Rui's self-confidence had been crushed, even she felt that her worldview had suffered a violent impact.

How was Yu Le supposed to explain? Should he explain that he fished it out?

He simply chose to give up struggling and spread his hands. "I don't know either. I was just practicing the basic body-tempering technique Boss Geng gave me, and feeling it was too slow in efficiency, I researched it myself and created a cultivation art."

What a casual "feeling it was too slow in efficiency"!

"Just in one night?" Han Yuesu pressed further.

Yu Le shook his head, thinking that needn't be exaggerated so much. "Two nights."

Han Yuesu: !

Was there any damn difference?

"What grade is it?"

Before Yu Le could answer her question, Han Yuesu answered it herself, "I almost forgot, unless the creator of a cultivation art has a reference point, they themselves cannot judge what grade the created art is."

Yu Le let out a sigh of relief; he truly didn't know how to answer that question.

"Yu Le, does that mean by practicing a self-created cultivation art, you not only broke through the limit of the Boulder Realm, but also mastered a 100% explosive force ratio?"

Yu Le nodded. "There shouldn't be any problem with me doing this, right?"

Han Yuesu fell silent. She stood up, paced back and forth for a long time, then gazed out the window and said, "I used to think that the peerless geniuses spoken of by the family elders were merely legends. I never expected that today, I would actually encounter one."

Su Rui, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help himself. He slumped over the table and said excitedly, "Brother Yu, my dear brother, can you copy this self-created cultivation art for me?"

When he asked this question, Gu Xiaoyuan was also full of anticipation. Only Han Yuesu turned back to say, "You're going too far. Could it be..."

Yu Le, however, didn't mind at all and nodded. "Of course I can, but I don't know how to copy it!"

"And..."

Han Yuesu: ...

You really are generous!

Su Rui said excitedly, "And what?"

Yu Le smiled foolishly. "And I feel that my cultivation art isn't quite perfect yet. Right now, I've only just figured out the second layer, and I can continue to ponder and develop deeper levels."

The three of them: ヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂ゜゜゜