Beside a small lake deep in the jungles of Donglan Mountain.
"Ten whole days now," Qin Yu leaned against a giant rock, a blade of grass hanging from his mouth, gazing helplessly at the lake in front of him.
Since the age of eight, and now at eighteen, Qin Yu's body had continuously transformed and progressed, especially after obtaining the Meteor Tear, his advancements had skyrocketed. However, he had realized a while ago that his progress was beginning to slow, reaching an unusual stagnation in the past ten days without any improvement.
"It seems... I have finally reached my Postnatal Limit!" Qin Yu suddenly laughed, "Others at their postnatal limits can lift seven to eight hundred pounds with one hand, but I, even weighted down by three hundred pounds, can still lift a fourteen hundred pound object with one hand. If I remove the weight, I could probably lift fifteen hundred pounds."
Speed, in comparison to strength, was Qin Yu's strongest suit. Using the movement techniques he had developed, he could dissolve even the air resistance at high speeds. Once he moved at full speed, his form resembled a blur, and those with weaker abilities couldn't even catch a glimpse of his shadow.
Strength, speed, agility, and physical durability. Qin Yu had reached a superhuman level in all these aspects.
Just considering his body, he was far superior to even Innate Experts. However, if some Innate Experts used their Innate True Qi, it would be difficult for Qin Yu to win. Possessing Innate True Qi defined an Innate Expert, no matter what, it's still inherently different between Innate and Postnatal.
"The limit of Postnatal, after breaking through, should be the Innate Realm. But my training has been in Outer Strength. How exactly should I reach Innate?" Qin Yu muttered to himself, unable to think of any method for the time being as no one in the past had physically cultivated to the Innate Realm.
Suddenly, a high-pitched cry of a hawk echoed followed by the sharp whistling of the wind heading in Qin Yu's direction, as a huge Black Hawk descended from the sky, landing beside him.
"Little Black, you're here. You were out for three whole days this time, I thought you had forgotten about me!" Qin Yu said affectionately, touching the Black Hawk's 'Crown', which only he could touch, others couldn't even dream of it.
The Black Hawk had grown even larger than two years ago, merely standing it reached two meters tall, and when it spread its wings, Qin Yu could roll over if he lay on its back. The once golden 'Crown' now had a hint of red in the center, like a flame.
The Black Hawk looked at Qin Yu with a wronged expression and flapped its wings eagerly, making Qin Yu laugh as he understood exactly what Little Black meant after so many years together.
"Alright, alright, you didn't forget me. I misunderstood, okay?" Qin Yu said, laughing.
The Black Hawk then nodded its head, and Qin Yu couldn't help but laugh.
"Little Black, come on, it's been a while since we sparred, let's see," Qin Yu said while his figure instantly dashed towards the Black Hawk, stretching out his hand like a claw and viciously grabbing at it.
The Black Hawk quickly dodged, seemingly quite pleased, its wings easily blocking Qin Yu's move. The clash between Qin Yu's Eagle Claw Skill and the hawk's wings sounded like steel striking steel, his Finger Force was stronger than that of the Eagle Claw King, yet it couldn't injure the Black Hawk.
"These black feathers of yours are comparable to Xuantie." Qin Yu stepped back, looking at his strong Finger Force leaving only a trace on the outermost feathers feeling helpless.
The Black Hawk's feathers were shiny and extremely sharp. Its wings had a thick layer of feathers, yet Qin Yu's Finger Force couldn't even tear one, illustrating the terrifying defense of the Black Hawk.
The Black Hawk shook its head proudly, flapping its wings chaotically.
"Don't be smug, it seems I only have one old method left." Qin Yu quickly shed his Xuantie Arm Guards, Xuantie Leg Guards, and Black Gold Vest, and suddenly felt as light as a feather.
The Black Hawk was exceedingly strong in defense. Its attacks were fearsome too, those claws could easily rip through Xuantie, truly comparable to a Divine Weapon of Immortal caliber. Qin Yu's body defense struggled against Xuantie weapons, let alone the Black Hawk's claws.
"Haha, wait to be defeated by me." Qin Yu swiftly started moving at extreme speed.
Yes, his only method—using speed!
The Black Hawk was fast in the sky, and its terrestrial maneuvers were decent as well, but compared to Qin Yu, a freak in terms of speed, it was slightly slower. Qin Yu also needed to remove all his weights to truly surpass the Black Hawk in speed.
"Whoosh!"
With a tap of his foot, Qin Yu turned into a blurred figure, touching the surrounding trees or rocks, he would change directions at immense speed, appearing to attack the Black Hawk from all directions instantaneously.
The Black Hawk flapped its wings, also moving at high speed, effortlessly changing directions with a sweep of its wings. Its body was perfectly designed for speed, minimizing air resistance completely.
One man and one eagle were rapidly attacking each other.
"Take my Vigorous Vajra Finger!" Qin Yu's index finger, like a sharp arrow, pierced through the air and hit the chest of the Black Hawk. The strongest finger force only managed to break a few feathers, while Black Hawk's chest was covered with a thick layer of feathers.
It seemed that the Black Hawk was very annoyed, and its speed unexpectedly increased again. In an instant, only trails of afterimages could be seen.
"Wow, it's going wild," Qin Yu shouted, his speed also reaching its limit. Relying on the "Beidou Seven Stars Moonlight Dance," Qin Yu, like a dancer under the moon, moved swiftly beside the body of the Black Hawk, constantly attacking with both hands. Although the Black Hawk was fast, Qin Yu detected its attacks early because his movement technique was based on sensing the air movements; as soon as the Black Hawk attacked, the air stirred, and Qin Yu noticed it.
Suddenly—
A high-pitched eagle cry rang out, and the Black Hawk was finally enraged.
"Whoosh whoosh," the Black Hawk's wings flapped wildly, suddenly creating a typhoon-like wind around it. The surrounding trees were bent over, and with a "crack" sound, several branches broke off. The terrifying wind speed naturally affected Qin Yu's movements.
Qin Yu smiled.
"That's your only move," Qin Yu said as he swiftly moved towards the north. The man and the eagle often sparred and were very familiar with each other's techniques. Faced with this move from Black Hawk, Qin Yu always headed to one place.
Stone Forest!
The Stone Forest, as the name implies, was an area full of giant rocks. However, Qin Yu and Black Hawk had battled there several times, and the smaller rocks had already been blown away or destroyed, leaving only several giant rocks weighing thousands to tens of thousands of pounds.
In the Stone Forest.
Qin Yu easily navigated through the Stone Forest, with the Black Hawk chasing him like black lightning. Although the Black Hawk was nearly as fast as Qin Yu, it was nowhere near as agile. Qin Yu could easily change directions while moving; originally heading east at high speed, he could instantly switch to the west.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
Qin Yu's hands alternated between forming a hand blade, an iron fist, and mixing fist and finger attacks, while the Black Hawk combined attacks with its beak and wings. Its sharp claws, however, did not attack, as it could only attack Qin Yu with them while flying. If it took flight, Qin Yu could only passively take the hits, since he couldn't fly, making the fight uninteresting.
"Bang!" With a flap of its wings, the Black Hawk struck, and Qin Yu dodged, causing the wing to hit a nearby boulder instead. The Black Hawk's wings were incredibly hard, enough to smash the boulder.
Qin Yu suddenly struck towards the Black Hawk's neck with a heavy palm, but the Black Hawk moved its wing and dodged, while Qin Yu's heavy palm crushed another boulder. Of course, he shattered it completely, and his palm was even more powerful than that of one of the Eight External Skills Masters, the Iron Sand Palm expert, both in strength and in the toughness of his hands.
As the man and the eagle fought, the entire Stone Forest suffered, exploding into fragments wherever they went.
"Ha!" Qin Yu let out a loud cry, suddenly soaring into the sky and then striking down at Black Hawk, who, backed against a giant rock, had nowhere to escape. But with an easy movement of its wings, the Black Hawk moved sideways several meters, and Qin Yu's heavy palm hit the giant rock behind it instead.
"Boom!"
The giant rock shattered, but Qin Yu did not move.
"Little Black, stop for a moment," Qin Yu said as he felt something was wrong after his palm strike. He felt a strong rebound from the giant rock. Although breaking other giant rocks would also result in some rebound, it was usually mild; however, the rebound from this particular rock was exceptionally strong, making his palm go numb.
The Black Hawk, hearing Qin Yu's voice, also came over, puzzled.
"What... what is this?" Qin Yu exclaimed in shock as he looked at the fiery red stone in front of him. No, it shouldn't be called a stone; it was more of a crystal stone. How could a stone emitting fiery red light still be called a mere stone?
Breaking a ten-thousand-pound giant rock only to find a fiery red crystal stone inside was unexpected. The crystal was also quite large, almost half the height of Qin Yu, forming an almost perfect cylinder. To be exact, it was a staff, only much thicker and shorter than typical staffs, as thick as a thigh.
Qin Yu grasped the crystal with both hands, feeling a warm sensation.
"Oh, it's so heavy." Qin Yu was surprised to find the crystal extraordinarily heavy. He put forth effort with both hands and let out a low shout to lift the fiery red crystal. Immediately, Qin Yu's eyes widened. "My goodness, a small cylinder, yet it weighs almost two thousand pounds."