hsntnovel Chapter 10: The Great Discovery of 3 Cannons and 5 Birds
Chapter 10: The Great Discovery of 3 Cannons and 5 Birds
Even with godlike power, as a senior high school student, he had to restrain his mind and devote most of his energy to studying. There was no other way; after all, he was still a mortal and had to rely on this mortal world to survive.
Although I'm very frustrated, I still have to admit that I lost to reality.
Of course, you should still relax when you need to.
He would use his abilities to teleport short distances to relax, or observe Zhou Shen's movements and look at the surrounding celestial bodies. However, he would no longer attempt the grand scheme of moving stars and going directly to extragalactic galaxies for observation, so as not to let mental fatigue affect his learning efficiency.
Of course, he also devoted a large part of his energy to that mysterious ring.
After all, this ring is currently the only thing that can make his mortal body extraordinary, and it also has a certain degree of offensive power, which makes him feel at ease, but also makes him more cautious.
He carefully tested the ring's functionality.
The result was both exciting and somewhat frustrating.
This ring has a very pure and singular function: it acts as a highly efficient energy converter and focuser, capable of absorbing the wearer's bio-energy, or life energy. It highly compresses, condenses, and transforms this bio-energy, then emits it as an energy projectile or beam with considerable destructive power.
How to describe the function of this thing? It reminded him of the biological gun in a Canadian sci-fi drama called "The Visitor from the Pacific" that he watched when he was a child. The function is very similar.
Both have highly consistent energy sources, relying entirely on the user's life energy (bioenergy) without requiring external ammunition or energy sources.
The firing methods are similar; energy is guided through a worn device and emitted as a beam or bullet of energy from the fingertip or palm.
Power is directly proportional to energy consumption; the greater the power, the more life energy is consumed. The user's physical condition and strength directly determine the weapon's upper limit and sustained combat capability.
This is just a ring-shaped bio-gun, isn't it?
After a period of testing, he figured out his limits.
Given his current physical condition, firing energy beams would be very harmful to his body. He can only fire energy bullets with one finger. The feeling when firing them is very similar to the signature move of Yusuke Urameshi in the anime "Yu Yu Hakusho" that he watched when he was a child.
Sounds awesome, right?
Unfortunately, he was still limited by his mortal body.
His cool demeanor lasted only three seconds before reality quickly taught him a lesson.
After numerous tests, each time choosing to do so after a full meal, he figured out his limits. With his current physical condition as an ordinary high school student, even with all his strength, he could only fire three spirit pellets consecutively, or combine the three into a single energy beam about the width of a finger.
He unleashes a three-stage attack in his spirit ball form, each stage less powerful than the last. The first shot is the most powerful; he secretly tested it on a deserted island, managing to shatter a half-person-high rock. The second shot is significantly weaker, about 70% of the first, capable of penetrating a similarly sized rock but not completely pulverizing it. The third shot is his last gasp, with only 30-40% of its power remaining, merely leaving a deep dent in the rock. After firing it, he immediately feels dizzy and weak, overwhelmed by intense hunger and weakness, requiring him to eat a large amount immediately to alleviate the symptoms.
As for the energy beam, that energy beam, less than one centimeter in diameter, was able to penetrate a three-centimeter-thick steel plate at a distance of fifty meters. And then, that was it. After one shot, he felt completely drained, and he never wanted to experience that feeling of being completely drained again.
He had also considered trying to use the ring in a higher dimension. Imagine amplifying energy infinitely in a higher dimension, a single spiritual energy ball piercing through the starry sea—what a breathtaking sight that would be!
Just thinking about it makes me excited!
Ok?
Why is my subconscious screaming again?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, before he could even think about it further, that familiar, instinctive fear struck him again. His heart pounded wildly, and his subconscious issued a sharp alarm, just like when he had tried to use the Earth as a basketball dribble!
"Hiss... No way!" Hu Biao sensed a deadly crisis and quickly dismissed the idea.
"It seems this ring can only serve as a last resort for self-defense for now." He sighed with some regret. Relying on it to significantly enhance his strength in the short term was unrealistic. The fundamental solution seemed to have returned to square one: elevating his own life level—that is, strengthening his body, becoming stronger, and striving to be able to unleash more attacks!
The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that as long as the ring was worn on his body, whether on his finger or toe, it would not affect its function.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take off his shoes and scratch his feet.
So from now on, just call me Hu Sanpao!
Time flies, and the second semester of senior year has quietly passed halfway through amidst intense review.
That evening, Hu Biao sat at his desk, looking constipated as he stared at the scene before him.
"Damn it, has this guy lost his mind? Dude, you're about to take the college entrance exam!! And you're writing a script?"
In the scene before me, Zhou Shen is sitting in front of a computer, typing on a script called "The Yin-Knowing Man," complete with storyboards. He looks very professional, suggesting that he will likely be working in this field in the future.
"Is this kid some kind of future loser director who's been reborn and is thinking of dominating the Chinese entertainment industry? That's just too awesome."
He loves reading Chinese entertainment novels; the realistic characters always bring a unique sense of satisfaction. And this kid is actually a main character!
Yeah, I'm so envious!
"However, this kid's been acting a bit strange lately!!"
After watching Zhou Shen finish typing his inexplicable, melodramatic, and idiotic script, Hu Biao couldn't help but frown as the computer screen switched. He had seen this many times recently. After finishing his own work, he began frantically searching online for instructional videos of various "Five Animal Frolics," "Eight Pieces of Brocade," and "Traditional Health Preservation Exercises."
He not only watched, but also practiced, and practiced very seriously. Each time he chose a topic, he would practice it seriously, then shake his head and search again. His expression was focused and serious, not perfunctory. It was more like he was looking for a certain feeling, or rather, verifying something in his memory.
These things must be very important because the words "Five Animal Frolics" are in his notes, heavily circled and marked with a question mark.
Until three days ago, after browsing and comparing a large number of videos, he settled on a video series called "Huo Shan Gen's Detailed Explanation of the Ancient Five Animal Frolics" and really put his heart and soul into practicing it for several days.
This Huo Shangen looks to be around fifty years old, with an ordinary face, a lean build, and wears simple training clothes. The background is often a misty mountain forest or a quiet courtyard, not much different from those videos on Xiaohongshu, except for his teaching style.
His teaching style is extremely...rigid.
Yes, rigid; that was Hu Biao's most immediate impression.
Most other instructional videos emphasize the "intention," "energy," and "form," with the movements roughly correct and the breathing natural. But Huo Shangen is completely different. His attention to detail in every movement reaches an appalling level.
For example, in the "Tiger Lift" pose, it's not simply a matter of raising the hand casually. How the fingers should be joined, the angle of the fingertips, the degree of wrist curvature, the angle between the arm and body when raised—even the subtle feeling of the palm being hollow, as if holding an invisible egg—he repeatedly emphasized these details through words and demonstrations. Even more extreme is the breathing; every movement, from beginning to end, must be coordinated with a specific breathing rhythm—how long the inhale, how slow the exhale, when to hold the breath, when to transition—perfectly synchronized, allowing no room for error.
Zhou Shen seemed genuinely fascinated by this set of instructional videos. Starting three days ago, after taking notes each time, he would diligently practice according to the instructions, as if he were truly learning some unparalleled martial arts technique.
If a reborn person finds a video on a certain social media platform like it's a treasure, there's only one explanation: it might actually be useful!
It seems that only this explanation makes sense.
So he started practicing along with the videos.
"What the hell...?"
Half an hour later, Hu Biao slumped onto the floor. Having finished a set of Five Animal Frolics exercises, he felt no refreshment; instead, the excessive concentration and muscle tension left him aching all over, sweat beading on his forehead. Looking at Huo Shangen, who remained calm and composed in the video, he felt utterly defeated. "Am I just too stupid? Or is this all a hoax? Does that Zhou Shen kid really have some talent I don't know about?"
He refused to believe it and persisted in practicing for several more days. Every spare moment he would practice by watching the video, trying to correct his movements and breathing, and striving to get closer to the standard posture taught in the video.
"Birds playing, birds flying!!"
On the fourth day, he began to try again, practicing each move one by one. When he reached the "Bird Flying" move in "Bird Play", a change occurred.
This posture requires the arms to be spread out like bird wings, swinging in a coordinated manner, one up and one down, imitating the posture of a bird soaring. Huo Shangen's original teaching has extremely strict rules on the angle of the arms, the timing of the wrist rotation, and the depth of breathing.
Because the requirements were a bit high, Hu Biao did it a little awkwardly, stretching his arms out as far as he could, right hand on top, palm down, left hand on the bottom, palm up. He tried to breathe deeply and naturally in sync with the movements. Just as his arms were stretched to their maximum extent, his chest naturally expanded, and he took a deep breath—
hum!
The mysterious ring on his right big toe suddenly twitched slightly without warning!
It wasn't a physical vibration, but an extremely subtle tremor originating from the energy level! Like a small pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that were almost imperceptible.
"This is..." Hu Biao froze, his outstretched arms hanging in mid-air, his eyes widening instantly, and his breath caught in his throat.
It's not an illusion!
It's definitely not an illusion!
He was all too familiar with the bio-energy flow triggered by the ring! That last moment, though extremely weak, was essentially from the same source!
This feeling... is extremely similar to when he activated the ring and mobilized bio-energy to launch the spirit orb! It's the same subtle experience of life energy being drawn in and gathered!
But there are also obvious differences!