Chapter 11: The Reason for the Change
The training ground was empty. Due to the moisture at night and the cold weather, a layer of dew covered the rock weights speckling them white.
All these rock weights were made from green steel. They were not worn down even with the elements bearing down on them for centuries.
In this wilderness, people were used pounds, rocks and cauldrons as measurements of a martial artist’s strength.
The measurement level of pounds was similar to Earth. A rock was a hundred pounds. A cauldron weighed ten rocks, so it was a thousand pounds!
Seeing the place empty, he stood in front of the row of rock weights and chose a 50 lbs. rock weight. He wiped the dew off the rock weight and lowered his body. Rise!
The rock was lighter than Yi Yun expected. He could lift it using one hand!
Yi Yun was delighted; it was as he guessed!
Following that, Yi Yun chose a 100 lbs. rock weight.
This time, it was a bit tougher to lift it with one hand. With both hands, it was easy once again.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Yun stood in front of a 200 lbs. rock weight. He squatted and with both hands under the rock weight, tightened his muscles and strength came from his hip to his feet.
“Rise!” Yi Yun gritted his teeth and lifted the 200 lbs. rock weight above his head!
“I’ve raised it!” Yi Yun was delighted. He held it up for about 3 minutes before throwing the rock weight on the floor.
To be able to lift a 200 lbs. rock weight, which was about three times the weight of a twelve-year-old boy, would be something mind-blowing on Earth.
His strength had increased exponentially overnight!
And strength wasn’t the only thing; the increase in his speed was even greater!
As a child, strength was his main weakness, and was much worse than adults. However, his speed was comparable. Previously when he faced Zhao Tiezhu’s attack, Yi Yun was convinced his speed was at least twice his opponent’s!
His body had undergone a tremendous change!
Thinking back about his vomiting of black blood and the dirty sweat, it was probably the legendary Marrow Cleansing.
His body that had a terribly poor foundation had undergone a tremendous increase both in strength and speed after the Marrow Cleansing!
The transformation was without question a result of the Purple Crystal. However, why did the Purple Crystal bring about such a change to his body?
Yi Yun tried touching the Purple Crystal by his chest but touched emptiness.
“Huh!?” Yi Yun was alarmed, and hurriedly unwrapped his clothes.
The Purple Crystal had disappeared…
However, that cool feeling by his chest had never decreased one bit.
What is this?!
Yi Yun lowered his head and lightly touched his chest where his heart would be. He had a strange feeling that the Purple Crystal was there all along, and had never left him.
With every heartbeat, the Purple Crystal vibrated, as if the Purple Crystal had merged with his heart as one.
That faint coolness also spread throughout Yi Yun’s body with every vibration by meandering through his veins.
Yi Yun lifted his head up and saw the tiny dots of starlight in the sky fly towards him, or more accurately, to the Purple Crystal.
The starlight entered his body and disappeared.
Yi Yun had a couple of hypotheses for the various phenomena the Purple Crystal had exhibited.
The Purple Crystal could absorb energy!