The King of Black Fog

In a hall with over a thousand people, all eyes were on him. Ordinary people in this situation would either lower their heads, quicken their steps, or even forget how to swing their arms while walking.

Li Changzhou strode confidently with his head held high.

Because of his excellent academic performance, he had been speaking in front of the whole school since he was young, and most importantly, he was confident.

Before, it was about academic performance, I was the first in the school, the first in the city; and being handsome, why fear people watching because I'm handsome?

Now, it was about strength, as long as Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia stood up, there was no one present who could match him; and being handsome, why fear people watching because I'm handsome?

He didn't look around, yet everything was within his sight, but not in his consideration.

Looking at the calm and composed Li Changzhou in front of them, though his manner of walking wasn't special or exaggerated, people suddenly recalled the expression "walking like a dragon and a tiger."

Why should a tiger hurry? The entire forest was his.

Many people couldn't help but stand up to watch him, but it was as if they had agreed upon it, none made a sound.

"Master," Li Changzhou arrived on the stage.

"Have you previously practiced the 'Thunder Book'?" Master Huang almost wished he could grab his arm.

"No, but I practiced a style of boxing, whether for clearing the mind or for gathering and releasing energy, it had some similarities."

The people suddenly realized, just as they thought, he had practiced it.

With this thought, the halo around Li Changzhou seemed less bright, allowing people to clearly see his features. Some girls murmured among themselves, commenting on how handsome he was, how long his legs were, how slim his waist, how broad his shoulders, how well-proportioned his figure was, and how they wished they could have a fling with him.

"Impossible!" Master Huang shouted loudly, suppressing all other noise in the Ming'en Hall.

He took a step closer and said,

"Clearing the mind is difficult! Gathering and releasing energy is difficult! But even more difficult is the final moment of the thunder strike!

"When the thunder sounds, it's like real lightning striking the body, if there's even a slight thought of 'this is fake,' or 'this is my imagination,' the visualization will fail! No one can remain unfazed during their first encounter with a lightning strike! Not even a junior Martial Saint!"

The audience gasped nearly in a dream-like whisper.

Some players who had initially visualized the Thunder Cloud and thought they were a step away from success now realized that the hardest part was yet to come.

As per Master Huang's words, one shouldn't merely get used to it; every session of visualization must truly believe that it's real lightning striking them.

No wonder even a junior Martial Saint couldn't learn it on their first try.

Aside from fools, no one would not fear or dodge when seeing lightning strike themselves, especially a thunder strike.

Some people are not afraid of thunder normally, but sitting at home, suddenly hearing a thunder strike, their whole body can shiver with fright.

This isn't a matter of talent, but of human instinct.

"Ignorant!" Li Qianxia said with a smile on her face, whispering proudly, "if you all saw how my brother could put himself on fire daily and act nonchalantly, it would scare you to death!"

She mocked these people with her words, but deep down she was extremely pleased, her eyes sparkling, wishing she could make an exquisite PowerPoint presentation to share her brother's achievements with everyone!

At that moment, Yang Qinglan opened her eyes and exhaled softly, she had failed at the last thunder strike.

To truly summon the thunder strike, one must forget the thunder and fully visualize the Thunder Cloud.

The thunder strike is spontaneous, sudden, unpredictable. Only in this way can one truly believe it's real lightning, truly penetrate the spine, and stimulate the hidden potential of a human body with the sound of the thunder.

Because it is spontaneous, sudden, and unpredictable, it catches people off guard, leaving no time for preparation.

She looked at Li Changzhou on the stage, knowing that his standing there was not just due to his talent, but also his previous efforts and obsessions.

Li Changzhou had talent, but it was not the obvious kind, as seen from his instincts.

"Physical Enhancement," initially useless, relied entirely on his own efforts;

"Mysterious Black Fog," starting from scratch, also on his own, outperforming the strong while being weak.

Once effort is applied, both these talents become terrifyingly strong, like now, even a junior Martial Saint couldn't achieve what he had!

Facing Master Huang's almost 'accusatory' inquiry, Li Changzhou just smiled, "I've always been brave since I was young."

Master Huang didn't believe such tales, but he also knew that each Player had their secrets, and asking others' secrets was impolite, and at worst, could make enemies.

He exclaimed,

"Whether it's your first time or not, being able to learn the 'Thunder Book' before a breakthrough, you are one in a million no, one in a billion talent!"

"Unfortunately," he said, shifting his tone, "without this Thunder Map, even if you are incredible, you cannot continue to visualize, just like a baby who can magically hum to tunes but whose brain doesn't allow him to remember such complicated things without musical accompaniment."

Last, he said seriously, "Would you like to join my team, as long as you agree, I will lend you this Thunder Map on the spot!"

Li Changzhou didn't answer immediately; he glanced at the scroll floating in the air, occasionally striking thunder.

"Without this, I really can't learn it?" he asked.

"No," Master Huang affirmed, "even with the Visualization Map, Players who haven't made a breakthrough can only practice their 'Practice Skill' against it to enhance their talents; but 'Combat Skill,' once away from the Visualization Map, cannot be used at all."

"But don't underestimate this point.

"You might not know, human strength, agility, constitution, can only reach up to 7 points, anything beyond 7 cannot be improved by ordinary training, only by enhancing Value Levels can one reward attributes.