Chapter 2087 — The Auditing Student
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Though this time its power was much diminished—after all, with the movements slowed, the momentum could not surge—even so, it left Han Xiaohu and Han Tianba filled with admiration.
"Let me try!" Having understood the technique of Wei Zhao's performance, Han Xiaohu grew rather impatient.
"Good. Ask me wherever you are unsure!" Wei Zhao nodded.
With that, Han Xiaohu leapt eagerly into the open ground and began activating the martial technique according to the mnemonics of the first stance. Of course, though he now understood the mnemonics and had clearly seen how Wei Zhao unleashed the technique, when it came to his own turn, it simply would not work...
Han Xiaohu tried for a long while in the open ground, yet not a single move came forth successfully. He grew rather embarrassed at once: "Boss, I really am a good-for-nothing. All this time, and I haven't managed a single move!"
"It's all right. Your form is correct, but it lacks fluency. Circulate the mnemonics more smoothly—try to do it in one continuous breath, without pause in between, and you should be fine," Wei Zhao said. "At least you haven't gone astray in the process of unleashing the technique; you're only a little short on practice."
"Mm, I'll practice some more!" Hearing this, Han Xiaohu was at once set at ease and cheered up.
"Master Lin, this old man's hands are itching. I too would like to try unleashing it—might I ask Master Lin for some guidance?" Han Tianba asked.
"Naturally, no problem. Please, Elder Han!" Wei Zhao well understood Han Tianba's feelings. He had studied the heart method of the Forest of Ten Thousand Transformations many times before without success; now that a renowned master like Wei Zhao was here, only a fool would let the opportunity slip.
"Good. I hope Master Lin will not stint his instruction, and will not laugh at my clumsiness!" Han Tianba nodded and began circulating his inner-energy heart method, preparing to try unleashing the martial technique. By comparison, Han Tianba's movements were far more practiced than Han Xiaohu's—no doubt he had studied this martial technique many times in the past, only never grasping it. Now, with Wei Zhao's guidance and demonstration, Han Tianba suddenly understood many things that had formerly puzzled him or led him astray, and verified and compared them one by one in his mind against the movements he had studied before. This time he succeeded at the first attempt—he truly unleashed the first stance of the Forest of Ten Thousand Transformations!
Boom—though the power brought forth by this stance was not great, and compared with Wei Zhao's it was like a drop in the bucket—indeed, it was not even as powerful as the first stance of Han Tianba's wood-chopping skill—still, to have unleashed it successfully on the very first try filled Han Tianba with deep satisfaction!
It was half-baked, true, but at least he had not disgraced himself too badly. Otherwise, with the grandson no good and the grandfather no good either, if Wei Zhao had grown bored and impatient and decided not to teach them anymore, it would have been too late even to cry. Now at least he had successfully performed and unleashed it—never mind how crude it was, it was far better than failing altogether.
"Very good! Quite excellent!" Wei Zhao nodded and called out in warm praise. It was not that Wei Zhao was giving the old man Han Tianba face; it was genuine admiration. Before Wei Zhao had cultivated the all-purpose martial technique, when he unleashed the Frenzied Flame Fist, he had been no better than Han Tianba—everyone has their clumsy beginnings!