From the palm, strange wisps of purple Qi wafted this way and that, causing the clothing on Di Tou's back to sizzle and dissipate upon contact. Considering these fumes were only the residual excess energy that had been wasted, one could only imagine how terrifying the Qi that had entered his body through the palm attack was.
Of the various bare-handed martial arts, the palm was the most vicious type of attack. The fist conveyed brute force, an application of energy that was the same as a club or a hammer. The finger focused on a single point, piercing forward like a spear or sword. The palm, however, focused on penetrating energy. A palm strike appeared weak and gentle, and upon contact it might not even leave a bruise. Compared to a fist, the harm seemed negligible, but the palm never targeted the skin and flesh, it targeted the organs and the weak internal system. With a strike, a lung might be ruptured, a brain would be rattled, and a heart could be bruised.
