Insufficient balance

  I'm too lazy to waste words on him, the golden light reappears on my body, and I throw a fierce punch at him. Suddenly, I discover that there is an additional king-like domineering aura in my Crazy God's fighting spirit. The big man sees the flashing golden light and doesn't dare to be slow. His two large hands, like lotus leaves, block in front of his body, trying to withstand my attack.

  Jin Mang's single shot was retracted, my fist and his hand didn't even touch, the big man felt an unstoppable energy impact on his palms, and he instantly flew out, being thrown three feet away, rolling several times on the ground.

  At this time, more than a dozen people gathered in the small village, old and young, men and women, they saw the big man being beaten flying out, and couldn't help but exclaim. Only no one dared to come forward to help him deal with me.

  The big man struggled to get up, a thread of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. He let out a tiger's roar and suddenly charged towards me. I was shocked in my heart, this guy's body was really tough, I had already used 30% of my Crazy God Fighting Energy on him earlier, but he could actually get back up so quickly to counterattack. It seemed that it wouldn't be enough if I didn't subdue him completely. When he almost rushed in front of me, I raised my hand and with a flash of golden light, he was blasted out again. This happened over ten times, and I kept using 30% of my strength to attack him each time. The big man's clothes were already torn in many places, but he got back up once more, panting and glaring at me.

  Suddenly, he let out a loud roar towards the sky, his body undergoing drastic changes. I was shocked in my heart, this change being all too familiar to me. As I watched his eyes and hair gradually turn red, I involuntarily exclaimed: "Berserker." Is this what a human Berserker looks like? The big man's originally steel-like muscles had become even more swollen, his skeleton crackling with sound, his eyes staring fixedly at me. The surrounding villagers were all frightened stiff by the scene before them, retreating in droves.

  The big Han suddenly opened his arms and pounced on me. After his crazy transformation, his body became abnormally strong and resilient, with a rapid recovery ability. The injuries from earlier seemed to have recovered in an instant. If I didn't have the same experience, it would be hard to deal with him. I focused my attention on him, and for such an opponent, I was also somewhat troubled. I couldn't kill him, so I could only slowly exhaust his crazy energy.

  Just then, I suddenly felt that the Crazy God's aura inside me was unstable. The energy from the Heart Mirror that had been transformed earlier seemed to want to escape, and it actually broke out of my Crazy God's aura, causing the light I emitted to darken instantly. My heart was shocked - I didn't want to lose it! Although I still don't know what its specific function is, I need to rely on it to help me resist the Death Aura.

  With a thought, the dark magic quickly enveloped my body and sealed the Heart Mirror inside. My body suddenly retreated, and with a heavy punch, I struck the ground. Due to the instability of the energy inside me, I no longer showed mercy. This one blow of crazy wind and rain was enough for me to use 70% of my strength.

  Da Han's consciousness had already become blurry after his frenzy, and the sudden massive energy from underground sent him flying tens of meters high before heavily falling back to the ground. This was probably his first time going into a frenzy. After suffering a severe blow, he tried to get up several times but failed, his head tilted to one side as he fainted onto the ground. The abnormal changes in his body also gradually disappeared, returning to its original state. As his frenzy dissipated, the energy of the protective heart mirror was no longer troublesome and slowly merged back into my Crazy God Fighting Aura.

  I let out a sigh of relief and walked over to the big fellow's side, feeling his pulse, and didn't find anything seriously wrong.

  "You, you killed Suru?"

  I turned around and saw an elderly man with a very old age, shaking his head and rushing towards me. The surrounding villagers were full of fearful expressions.

  I shook my head and said, "He just fainted, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to use force, I was just passing by and felt a bit tired, so I wanted to rest here for a while. But he wouldn't let me in and insisted on competing with me. Later, it turned out like what you saw. Don't worry, he'll be fine after resting."

  Because I'm handsome and now speaking in a gentle tone, the hostility from the surrounding villagers decreased somewhat. The old man said: "Then you won't harm us."

  I smiled and shook my head, saying: "Of course not, I just want to find something to eat and then have a place to rest, that's all. Tomorrow I'll leave, I won't freeload." As I spoke, I pulled out several gold coins from my pocket.

  The old man shook his head and said, "We are all self-sufficient here, your money is of no use to us. Please come in."

  I lifted the sturdy man on the ground with one hand, put him on my shoulder and said: "Where is Su Lu's home? I'll send him back." Except for Su Lu, there are almost no young men here. Relying on them, it's probably very difficult to get this nearly three-hundred-pound guy away.

  The old man looked at me with some gratitude and said, "Then come with me, his home is over there." He pointed to a small wooden house not far away. I followed him over, the house was very simple but sturdy, I put Su Lu on his own bed, and checked his pulse again, finding it had stabilized.

  The old man sighed and said, "Don't blame him, Su Lu was originally a good kid, usually very gentle with people, and had been living with his elderly mother. A few days ago, a group of mercenaries suddenly arrived, they were also passing by here, Su Lu saw that they knew martial arts and was very enthusiastic about them, entertaining them. Su Lu's mother had always been in poor health, and at home they raised several old hens, which Su Lu had bought back from working as a laborer in the town to supplement his mother's body. Originally, it was meant for his mother to eat to nourish her body. After those mercenaries moved in, Su Lu used our local specialties to entertain them. But they insisted on eating those few hens, Su Lu had a stubborn temper and quarreled with them for a few sentences, later even fought with them, although Su Lu was very strong, but after all, he hadn't practiced martial arts, so in just a few moves, he was beaten unconscious. His mother saw her son being beaten and came out to mediate, ah... unexpectedly, she was mistakenly injured by those mercenaries, originally her body was weak, and she was knocked down, at that time, Su Lu's mother passed away like this. Those mercenaries saw they had killed someone, left behind a bag of gold coins and ran away."

  Su Lu's experience really made me sympathetic. I was moved to say, "Su Lu should be a filial son. His mother is dead, no wonder he is so unfriendly to me."

  The old man sighed, "Yes, there are only a dozen or so households here. Su Lu is the only strong laborer in the village, and everyone likes him. He was absolutely obedient to his mother. That day, when he woke up and found that his mother had left, he went crazy chasing after those mercenaries. We couldn't stop him. Although the villagers who were physically fit couldn't catch up with him, they eventually found Su Lu, covered in wounds, in a mountain valley thanks to their familiarity with the local terrain. It was only with great difficulty that they brought him back. From then on, this child became silent and rarely spoke. His mother's death had a huge impact on him."

  What I value most is being a filial child. Among all virtues, filial piety comes first. I find myself already having some affection for this silly and honest man.

  "The old man said: 'Let him rest here, I'll take you to get something to eat.'"

  My stomach was indeed a bit hungry, and I walked out of the yard with the old man. He took some food from his home, all of which were things he had planted himself, such as glutinous rice and sweet potatoes. I wasn't very picky about food, and I ate it all with relish. The old man seemed to have a good impression of me, and kept telling me stories about their village. They were originally residents of the surrounding towns, but because they didn't have any skills to make a living, they came to this desolate mountain area and built up this small village, relying on planting simple grains for survival. At that time, Su Lu was still very young, and his father was unknown, only his mother brought him here alone. According to the old man, Su Lu is only 17 years old this year, but I couldn't tell, feeling like he's even older than me.

  After dinner, the old man arranged for me to rest in his own place. A night flight plus a conflict with Suru, I was indeed a bit tired, drowsy, curled up on the old man's not-so-long wooden bed and fell asleep. Although the living environment was simple, this sleep was very sweet.

  Even in my sleep, my vigilance was still high, and the sudden noise outside woke me up from my dream. I rubbed my eyes, sat up, and heard someone outside shouting: "Suru, don't go, don't look for trouble again, he's not a bad person." I identified it as the old man who had received me. Suru woke up? Still quite fast, did he still dare to think of finding trouble with me? He was too stupid, knowing that something can't be done but doing it anyway. I adjusted my clothes and wanted to see what Suru was going to do.

  The door opened, and Su Lu's tall figure appeared outside. His eyes were fixed on me uncertainly, and I looked back at him. Although he was somewhat tired and pale, his imposing aura still existed. What a true gem! "How about it? Still not convinced?" I asked with some teasing.

  Su Lu suddenly fell to his knees with a thud in front of the door, this action startled me, and I stood up frowning: "What are you doing?"

  Su Lu looked at me and said: "I know I'm no match for you, take me as your apprentice, I want to learn that glowing skill from you."

  I was taken aback at first, but then I felt an urge to laugh. Me, taking on a disciple? I'm only eighteen years old! I can barely take care of myself. However, I really like Su Lu's talent - his crazy physical constitution is truly rare. Although the forbidden technique has corroded me and I can no longer go crazy, I have an inexplicable affection for going crazy. The first time I went crazy, I killed a Bi Mong to avenge my grandmother. The old man saw that Su Lu wasn't there to cause trouble, so he smiled wryly and left.

  "I thought for a moment and said: 'You get up first.'"

  Su Lu shook her head and said persistently: "If you don't agree with me, I won't get up. I have a lot of strength and can help you do many things. Just take me in."

  I chuckled and said, "What's the point of you learning martial skills if you're not going to use them? Tell me, what do you plan on doing after you've learned?"

  A fierce hatred gleamed in Su Lu's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "I will chop into pieces the person who killed my mother and avenge her for me."

  I sighed and said: "Don't be so impulsive, don't let hatred blind your rationality. Alright, I agree to take you as my apprentice, get up."

  Suru was stunned, apparently he didn't think I would accept him so easily. In fact, I just had a sudden idea and decided to do it. Suru respectfully knocked his head three times before standing up. He called out: "Disciple greets Master."

  I nodded and said, "I'm a casual person, so we don't need to be formal. I'm only one year older than you, from now on let's call each other master and apprentice, but in reality, we're friends. Su Lu, did you know that you went crazy when you were fighting me today?"

  Su Lu rubbed his head and said, "It seems like I have some impression. At that time, I felt very resentful towards you, then my consciousness became a bit fuzzy, and later on, I didn't know anything. According to the village chief, I was knocked unconscious by you."

  I nodded and said, "Let me tell you, you have a rare physical condition that allows you to enter a state of fury when your anger reaches a certain threshold. When this happens, your body undergoes a transformation, rapidly increasing your attack power and accelerating your healing speed. Although this state won't last long, it can greatly enhance your combat abilities in an instant. I don't want to hide it from you, but I also have the ability to enter this state of fury. The only drawback is that it's easy to lose control and become disoriented, relying solely on subconscious instincts to guide myself. So, unless absolutely necessary, you must remain clear-headed and not allow yourself to enter this state lightly."

  Su Lu nodded and said: "Yes, Master."

  "The martial art I'm teaching you is called Kuáng Shén Jué, a method of cultivating one's inner energy. Only those with a Kuáng Huà body can cultivate it. It's precisely because you have the potential to undergo Kuáng Huà that I've decided to take you on as my disciple. Here's what we'll do: first, I'll teach you the basics, and then I'll send you to a place to cultivate your skills. As long as you work hard, you're sure to make progress in a short time. When that happens, I'll come find you, and together we'll go take revenge." A mother's death cannot be left unavenged.

  Su Lu's eyes showed a firm expression, saying: "Good, Master, I'll listen to you. As long as I can avenge myself, you can tell me to do anything."

  I smiled in satisfaction and said, "To cultivate the Crazy God's Fighting Aura, you have to suffer a bit at first. Can you endure it?" Without a firm will, one cannot learn this skill.

  "What bitter things I can endure, you can rest assured."

  "Good." I asked the old man (village chief) to bring paper and pen, and wrote down the cultivation method of the first three layers of Kuang Shen Jue. After finishing writing, I immediately began to explain the cultivation method of these three layers to Su Lu. With my experience, Su Lu was able to avoid many detours compared to when I was practicing on my own, but his brain really made me dare not compliment him. It took a whole afternoon for him to roughly understand the cultivation method of the three layers. His wisdom was not much better than that of a beastman. Is it true that the more developed one's limbs are, the simpler their brain is?

  Because I still have a lot of things to do, and the first layer of Kuangshen Decree is too dangerous, so I decided to use my own strength to help Suru force through the first layer. I came to his house with Suru and told the old man not to let the villagers disturb us, then started instilling cultivation ideas into this foolish apprentice.

  "Alright, later on, I'll use my own energy to help you unblock your meridians. No matter how painful it is, you must endure it. And you must follow my energy with your willpower, only then can you grasp the essence of the Crazy God's Decision, understand?"

  "Understood, Master." Hopefully he really understands.

  I sat cross-legged behind him, first regulating my breath, and then slowly began to inject the Crazy God's aura into Su Lu's body. The Crazy God's decision to cultivate was another realm, and the primary purpose of the first layer was to completely open up the special meridians through which the aura flowed. I gradually opened up Su Lu's meridians, bit by bit, and every time I broke through a little, I would slightly withdraw the aura and let it flow back and forth in the opened meridians to consolidate my foundation. Having cultivated the first layer before, I knew it was extremely painful. When I reached halfway, Su Lu's clothes were already completely soaked, but he still gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound - what a man! I continued to impact his body's meridians, using an entire day's time, and finally opened up 99% of his meridians. But I knew that the last 1% was crucial, so I wasn't in a hurry. I woke Su Lu up and told him to go wash himself, eat a full meal, and I also took a rest to regulate the Crazy God's aura within me. To help him pass the first layer of cultivation in a short amount of time, I had indeed expended a lot of energy. Moreover, while opening up his meridians, I also had to carefully control my own body's energy, not letting the Heart Mirror's energy leak out - after all, people are selfish, and everyone hopes to possess the strongest power.

  After resting for two hours, it's already very dark. It seems that I will have to stay here for another day.

  "Surou, are you ready? It may be very painful later, but once you pass this hurdle, you can officially start cultivating Dou Qi."

  Su Lu obviously had confidence in me, and said with a smile: "Master, I'm ready. Just now when I went to wash my body, I felt that my body seemed much lighter, and my strength increased a bit. It turns out that practicing Dou Qi is so good, and there are obvious effects after just a short while."

  I couldn't help but smile bitterly, as several masters would exhaust their energy to help their disciples open up their meridians like this. "Sit down, hold your breath and focus your mind, operate your internal energy just like before, following the crazy divine energy I inputted earlier."

  We started again to continue the transmission of power. Foolish people also have an advantage, that is, they are single-minded and won't think about messy things, which is very beneficial for me to transmit power to him. After running back and forth three times in the original meridian I had opened up, I began to probe the last critical point, probing three times without success. Su Lu was already in pain, his body somewhat ***, I knew that if it didn't work out this time, all previous efforts would be wasted, and even if he tried to break through on his own later, there would be a huge psychological burden. I gritted my teeth, gathered my crazy godly energy, and launched the final impact towards the end of his meridian. Because this time I had gathered about 70% of my crazy godly energy, I finally broke through the last barrier smoothly. Su Lu let out a shocking scream in the middle of the night, which was unusually clear. His entire body's pores oozed out fine beads of blood, looking very miserable, and he had already fainted. I was startled, wondering if I had used too much force and killed him. Hurriedly using my crazy godly energy to check his internal condition, fortunately, although the meridian had suffered some shock, he had successfully broken through the first layer of the Crazy God's Decision, and a faint flow of air had begun to circulate in his body on its own. Having experienced this once before, I knew that this time Su Lu would be unconscious for more than seven days.

  My body felt a wave of weakness, and it really took a lot of effort from me to help him unblock his meridians.

  ……

  The next morning, I found that Su Lu's body had begun to secrete black water gradually. So I called the village chief and told him that Su Lu was undergoing a marrow washing process, asking him to find someone to wipe his body (I wouldn't do such dirty work). Su Lu was much luckier than me. When I broke through the first layer at the beginning, no one took care of me until I woke up and washed my body myself.

  I spent the whole day resting and my energy had basically recovered. I found the village chief and handed him two letters, one for Su Lu and the other to be taken to Tian Du Academy for the vice principal. A few days ago, before parting with the people of Tian Du, the vice principal refused to let me leave, saying that I still had a lot to learn and must return to the academy with him to continue my studies. He even used Zi Yan and Zi Xue as leverage against me. After the incident where I had a near-death experience, my relationship with Zi Yan was also made public. It wasn't until I took out the Mo Jing card (the one worth 10 million gold coins) that the vice principal reluctantly agreed to let me leave. 10 million gold coins is a huge fortune, enough to rebuild two Tian Du Academies and make them rich. When I think of Su Lu, I remember when I first entered Tian Du. Although we're not the same type, we can both go crazy. It's really a waste for Su Lu to be stuck in this small village, so I decided to take him as my disciple. After helping him cultivate the first layer of Kuang Shen Jue, he'll have to make his own way. In the letter I gave him, I told him to hurry to Tian Du Academy and give the letter to the vice principal, then stay there to study. When I'm done with my business, I'll go find him. I also warned him not to reveal our relationship. If Feng Wen finds out that I took on such a foolish disciple, they'll laugh me to death. I think that with Su Lu's natural Kuang Hua body and my letter of recommendation, the vice principal should have no problem accepting him. In two years, when I go find Zi Yan and the others, Su Lu's skills should have reached a certain level. With my accompaniment, taking revenge shouldn't be a problem. Those mercenaries from who-knows-where actually killed an old woman; they really deserve to die.

  When night fell, I bid farewell to the village chief and left 100 gold coins for Su Lu as travel expenses to Tian Dou Academy. Originally, the village chief did not want to let Su Lu leave, and it took me a lot of effort to persuade him to reluctantly agree. In fact, even if he didn't agree, it wouldn't have mattered, Su Lu probably wouldn't have listened to him anyway.

  Soaring in the sky, I've been constantly absorbing dark elements. After several transformations into a four-winged fallen angel, I realized that my Tianmo Jue hadn't made any progress at all. Is the seventh layer really that difficult? Due to the aura of death, I don't dare to cultivate it again for now, preserving my life is more important after all.

  After a night of flight, I finally arrived near Mount Baisui, and after looking around for half a day, I didn't find anything. Where's the colorful glow? It's simply nonsense! Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat as I thought to myself: "Could it be that I was mistaken in searching for Ziyan and the others, and the treasure has already been taken by Longshen's people?" If so, my guilt would be immense, and I wouldn't be able to face Beast Emperor. Forget it, let me go ask around in a nearby city instead. I remembered the small town where I killed White Heaven last year, which is closest to Mount Baisui. Maybe there will be news about the colorful glow there. Thinking of this, my body turned and flew towards the small town.

  Five miles outside the city, I landed on the ground and took out a small pouch from my bosom. "Sesame seed bag, transform." My conical hat with a veil slowly flew out of the sesame seed bag. Although I didn't know if people in the small town could still recognize me, it was better to be careful.

  I put on my conical hat and walked into the small town. Compared to last time I came here, the small town was much more lively than before, and I found that there were many mercenaries carrying knives and swords appearing and disappearing on the streets from time to time. It didn't seem peaceful here, it seemed they should all be attracted by the colorful rainbow light.

  I came to the bar where White Day's son was killed, and it looked more luxurious than before, obviously with a new owner. I pushed open the door, and the wind chime above the entrance rang out, a strong smell of wine hit me in the face. The last time I came here, I remembered the environment was very quiet, but this time it was just the opposite, there were many people in the bar, and it was very noisy. My entry did not attract much attention from others, a waiter walked over and said: "Hello sir."

  I let out an "oh" and asked, "Is there still a seat available?"

  The waiter looked around and said, "There are no more single tables available. Would you like to share a table with others?"

  I came here just to gather information, not to have fun. I nodded in agreement and the waiter led me to a table for four people, where two people were already seated, a man and a woman, who appeared to be together. They were both looking down and whispering something to each other.

  The waiter politely said: "Sir/Madam, since we are fully booked, would you mind letting this gentleman join your table?"

  The man first raised his head, and this person was extremely handsome, with a sword-like eyebrow, bright eyes, straight nose, and square mouth. His skin was white and delicate, looking very spirited. He smiled and nodded, saying: "It's not easy to go out, brother, please sit down." His polite words immediately made me feel good, and I nodded at him and sat across from him. At this time, the woman also raised her head, and when I saw her face, my heart was shocked. It turned out that it was actually Cran, who had taken care of me after I was injured in Tiandu and hospitalized. Until now, Cran's melancholy eyes still appeared in my mind from time to time. How could I meet her here? Looking at her appearance, she seemed very close to the handsome man. Cran just looked at me for a moment, then continued talking to the man. For some reason, I had a sour feeling in my heart.

  The waiter asked me, "Sir, what would you like to order?" Since my mind was all on Kelvin, it wasn't until he asked twice that I came back to myself. I intentionally made my voice hoarse and said, "Oh, just give me a glass of light wine, and add some snacks, that's fine."

  The waiter nodded and left, because I was wearing a hood, they couldn't see my face through the cotton threads.

  "What a pity, I was going to take you to climb Baishan Mountain. You don't know, from the middle of the mountain, it's always shrouded in mist and clouds all year round, the scenery is very beautiful. It's said that now it has been sealed off by the military, no one is allowed to approach."

  Ke Lan smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, it's all the same. It seems that something has happened on White Smoke Mountain, so let's keep a distance from it. To avoid trouble."

  The man gave her a doting glance and said, "Don't worry about that sort of ephemeral, flashy stuff. No matter what happens, I'll protect you. Don't you trust my abilities?"

  Ke Lan said: "Believe, with your hundred miles..." The man covered her mouth and looked at me. His lips moved twice, apparently transmitting sound. From the surface, it's hard to tell how good his skills are, but since he can transmit sound, he shouldn't be too weak either.

  Kelan slapped his hand open and also looked at me, scolding: "You know that, so why be so careful?"

  At this time, my wine and food had already been served, but I didn't have the heart to drink. Unexpectedly, after being rejected by me, Ke Lan found a new love so quickly. Originally, I should be congratulating her, so why do I have an uncomfortable feeling in my heart?

  The wind chime on the door rang out, I turned my head to look, a big fat man with a full belly walked in, without waiting for the service staff to greet him, he walked straight to our table and sat down heavily beside me, shouting loudly: "Service staff, hurry up, bring some good wine to Master, I'm really exhausted."

  A pungent stench wafted from his body, making me wrinkle my brow. Kuran and the man also looked at the newcomer with some disgust. Kuran covered her nose and said, "It smells so bad."

  The fat man who came later obviously heard it, raised his eyelids, and smiled strangely: "How, you little girl, do you think the big master is stinky? You women don't like this smell, once in bed, I'm afraid you'll call brother, haha." His dirty words instantly brought a burst of laughter from the bar, it seems that this guy is a regular here.

  Kelan slapped his hand on the table and shouted: "What did you say?"

  The fat man said: "What? Did I hit your weak spot? Wait till I'm free, and I'll try another few of your eyes, heh heh."

  The man who came with Cran shot out two cold lights in his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Friend, it's better to leave some words unsaid." Cran was already furious, trembling all over, pointing at the fat man but unable to speak.

  I find it very strange that the man's upbringing is indeed good, if it were my woman who was humiliated like this, she would have torn him to pieces long ago.

  That man was stared at by the man's eyes, and his body obviously had a cold war. He muttered twice and stopped talking. The man pulled Klang down to sit, and whispered a few words in her ear.

  Kelan stood up again and said: "You coward, you can endure it if you want, but I won't." After that, a man pulled her hand and turned to leave.

  The man frowned and hurriedly caught up with her, pulling her along and saying, "Don't be like this, Lan Mei, I'll help you vent your anger." Hearing him say this, Ke Lan's face looked slightly better. She stood there waiting to see what the man would do next. The man shook his head in exasperation, then turned around and walked back over to the fat guy standing next to me, saying, "Friend, please leave here. Otherwise, I won't be polite."