Ling recalled his past life, during his old time in the military, he had mastered various battle skills, gained high-rank position and became a General.
From those mamy skills, there's this one particular skill that he created by himself.
Starfall Strike.
A devastating Battle Skill which was able to pierce through miles of defense line in one charge by multiplying the Pounds of Force of the user by a multiple times, depends on the power level of the user.
However, this skill requires a monstrous amount of Qi Energy.
With his current strength as a mere little boy, Ling was only able to pierce a trunk of a big tree at best.
"At my current power as a First Stage Body Foundation, I can only muster 10 Pounds of Force. By using this skill, my impact would be 100 Pounds of Force. Huh! Let's see if I can remaster this original skill of mine!"
Determined, Ling was able to see his goal five centimeters in front of him.
He accumulated the Qi Energy and cladded the spear.
A dark and magnanimous aura exuded from his body. He leaped high in mid air and charged the bell with all of his might.
Arrghh!
Tink!
Ling was caught in shock when the force of his attack reflected on his own body. Luckily, he let go of the spear before the vibration backlashes to him.
The impact was enough to ricochet the spear and break the nearby pillar of the mansion into a half.
"Eepp!" Qiqi startled, covering her long ears from the loud rumbling sounds.
"Shit!" Ling smacked his own face. "Fang Zhen Shifu will be very angry if he sees this mess!"
"What was that? Ling, are you okay?" Qiqi halted her own training to check up on him.
"I am fine. Sorry for disturbing your training." He says, retrieving his spear which was stuck on the pillar. "Anyway, I think I am going to train outside the mansion, otherwise, I will just break more things in the process."
After he said that, Ling jumped out of the mansion's compound. Standing firmly atop the roof.
"What about the Bell? Are you supposed to ring the bell ten times per day?"
"I know, but I can't do it with my current strength! I will be back here when I get stronger!"
"I see…" Qiqi nodded innocently. "But don't go too far! Shifu will be very mad if you get out of the forest!"
"I know! I am not that ungrateful brat, after all!"
"Promise me!"
"I promise!"
After he said this, Ling went to the forest to find a suitable place for him to train in seclusion.
On the other hand, Qiqi sulked. She thought she would have a new friend to spend time with.
"No!" Qiqi smacks her cheeks. "I too have to get stronger than him! I will disgrace Shifu if I am still weak by the time he comes back to ring the bell!"
***
In the afternoon, after spending hours searching for a suitable training spot, Ling found a small lake in the middle of the forest.
The place was so serene and beautiful, haunting everybody with its calmness.
"Hmm… This place is good. The density of the Qi Energy is also perfect for training!"
Ling sat at the bank of the lake, to cultivate the Qi Energy by absorbing the Qi that was provided by nature.
Upon knowing that the area was filled by dense Qi energy Ling meticulously purified the energy and stored them in his dantian.
"Hmm? This feeling… Unmistakably, this is Pure Qi Energy! The very foundation of all energy! I will be able to break through easily if I am able to absorb all the Qi Energy in this area!"
Strands of energy were palpable in mid air, flowing smoothly into Ling's body.
"I have to unite my body, my mind and my soul and become one with nature in order to fully absorb the energy."
For days and nights, Ling sat at this very spot for months already.
All of his mind was casted away into the endless Sea of Consciousness. The very foundation of every cultivator to store all of their knowledge and wisdom.
His body underwent extreme pain as every single cell of his body was being rebuilt, his blood vessels bulged and twitching.
He doesn't even care about the rain, the frigid temperature at night.
However, all of this pain was nothing to compare with the betrayal of the very kingdom that he fought for in his past life.
At the sixth full moon, Ling opened his eyes and found himself already covered in mud, vines and all sorts of impurities.
His robe and pants were covered in putrid, stinky gunk.
"Urrghh!! Yuck! Now I have to clean all of this mess!"
Arthur scooped a handful of water to wash his face and saw his face in the reflection of the water under the moonlight.
"Hmm… Judging by the angle of the stars and the position of the moon, I've been here for at least six months already."
"Hmm, let's see how strong I have become!"
Ling stood in front of a dying tree whose leaves had already dried up.
"Starfall Strike!"
Boom!
the tree fell with a single swing of the spear. The cut was very clean and neat.
"Hehe! Not bad! I know this spear can handle that much. Right now, I am at Fifth Stage Body Foundation! Only half way through to reach Peak Body Foundation!"
"Sigh… I still need to clean myself first before going back to the mansion."
Not wanting to defile the sanctity of the beautiful lake, Ling carved a bathtub and a bucket out of the tree trunk.
He took his time to clean himself while gazing at the full moon light.
Everything was so serene and calm until suddenly Ling felt a gaze filled with animosity from the tree line.
"Eh? Spirit Beast?" Instead of startling out of fear, Ling was enthralled to defeat this beast. "Just perfect! Judging by its size, I can definitely able to handle it with my Starfall Strike!"