In the 3 to 4 seconds that had just gone by while I was detached from reality, I recalled the lightening and thunder that I had witnessed in that dream, I saw how before these cloaked figures approach, they were all burned to crisp, then I recalled what Senior Brother Fu said the first time he introduced this skill to me .
He said that it allowed me to hit my enemies faster than they can hit me and it completely depend on my Mastery over this skill, today's I seem to have finally understand what he meant that time, Thunderclap Fist at the Perfect realm of mastery made me able to move faster than my opponent, even though the latter was completely caught off guard and wasn't using all of his strength .
But I was still able to strike him who was a whole Realm above me in term of strength and almost everything else, this didn't came without a cost though, notifications about how vessels in my mind should have been damaged by now due to the overheat that came with my reaction speed and reflexes suddenly becoming off charts .
This almost led my head to be damaged permanently, but once again, the Panel had come to my rescue, as I hit him with my fist, he was forced to step backwards a little, creating enough distance for me to breathe and regulate my state, then I looked at him and thought that now it should be over .
He too seemed to be thinking the same thing, his eyes were terrified and he seemed to be already imagining himself getting seriously injured at least, but surprisingly and against all odds and for the second time, the Resentment energy failed me .
The Resentment energy flashed on his chest one time, then it dissipated, I was able to see that my punch had caused some damages to his clothes, enough to allow me to see that he had a silver colored armor underneath his clothes, the armor didn't seem to be that remarkable to me .
But for some reason, it was able to withstand and even repelled my Resentment energy, I couldn't help but squint my eyes at this and my heart felt a bit heavy, I had used all the cards in my hand and even though I did manage to enter a new profound state of Martial Arts mastery, I was still having no clue about how to deal with this guy from now on .
Looking at your face, it seem that you have run out of tricks, let me see what other moves do you still have left in your sleeves ? .
He said this and I saw that he pinched the tip of his blade and then the blade seemed to have cut him, then the blade become red as well, I began to sense a dangerous feelings telling me to run away as fast and as far as I could, but it was too late now to do anything of this sort .
He and the blade in his hands disappeared, but he hadn't disappeared as if moving to another place, he was currently moving faster than even my eyes which was enhanced to the maximum it could can perceive accurately .
I saw that he was gaining momentum by moving from one place to another, but all I saw with him appearing like a flickering light then disappearing once more, that was all I can see, his words about me figuring out any other move that I can use kept ringing in my mind, I was asking myself whether this was truly it, whether was this truly my end or maybe not .
As I felt the threat of death on me, I suddenly felt my mind becoming clearer than ever before, for some reason my mind was focused on one thing or it was more accurate to say that my mind kept revising all that I currently knew about Thunderclap Fist .
Every small detail about the skill, how to circulate the Blood Qi to make it have a stronger impact, everything about that Martial Art Skill was currently being engraved in my mind, but this wasn't the most intriguing thing happening at the moment .
The most intriguing thing would be me seeing different Martial Arts being displayed in front of me, shadowed figures were the one executing these moves in front of me, what surprised me other than this weird scene itself, was the fact that I had no clue about what kind of Martial Arts were these figures displaying .
At least that was the first thought that had come to mind, but then there was a spark of inspiration that hit me, I managed to find a clue about one of the skills I was seeing, it was actually Thunderclap Fist, as I realized this, I almost couldn't keep my composure .
I felt like I was about to be kicked out of this weird place, but then I found myself focusing once more on the scene in front of me, it was like as if I was being forced to watch everything in front of me unfolding, clearing my head from any distraction and I focused on completely seeing the figures in front of me .
I was able to see numerous figures, each one seemed to be executing a different set of skills and moves, some were empty-handed using punches, fingers even the back of their hands to attack with, others had swords of different sizes and shapes, knives, halberds, short daggers, bows even, all kinds of weapons was used to execute skills in front of me, the scene was quite obscured, but nonetheless amazing to witness .
As I kept on looking at what was happening in front of me, I couldn't help but focus on the moves of the figure executing the Thunderclap Fist, I too started to imitate him, in my first try I was able to hear the crackling sound of thunder and as I succeeded in executing the move, something incredibly weird happened .
The shadowed figure made of blue light actually disintegrated into particles of light, then those particles swarmed into my body and sunk into me, I was so guarded at first thinking that something might be off with that energy, maybe all of this was me hallucinating before death .
In any case I even closed my eyes and thought of accepting my defeat, but after some few seconds passed, I didn't feel anything at all so I opened my eyes and wondered about what was exactly going on, when I opened my eyes I was still seeing the figures executing Martial Arts moves, but the figure who was executing Thunderclap Fist just now hadn't appeared again .
But I was still here, so me being given a way out after defeating that guy seemed unlikely, since that was the case and since I was in this treasure trove of Martial Arts like place, then it was best to make the utmost use of this opportunity .
Next to the figure who was practicing Thunderclap Fist just now, there seemed to be another figure that was attacking with his palm, getting close to it and focusing on the stances it took and how it unleashed every strike, after more time than I wanted to acknowledge, I finally made a discovery that dazzled me for a while .
The palm in front of me looked remarkably refined and quite profound, but in essence, I surprisingly found out that it had Thunderclap Fist in its essence, yes there was no doubt about it, each strike I saw it make, had me become more and more sure that this was indeed the case, I couldn't help but wonder if I may have made a mistake, but the crackling sounds of the Thunderclap kept sounding after each strike, left no ounce of doubt in me .
This was indeed Thunderclap Fist, or Palm now, the essence was the same, the stances and moves were the only difference, as I thought about this, my mind went wandering towards that time in the underground cave, back then I was forced to keep changing my moves according to what the situation forced me to .
That time I kept hearing the sound of notifications buzzing in my head, warning me about how dangerous my actions were, executing Martial Arts in general was related to how deep you understand the move you are trying to do and how good your control of Blood Qi was .
Each Martial Art had a certain passages that once you able to comprehend and reach with Blood Qi, you will be able to unleash the said move, but trying to force the use of different moves all on the same time, even for me who is walking down the path of Full Body Tempering and Refinement would be still quite reckless and even life-threatening .
Back then, one of the side effects of doing that was severing the meridians, back when my soul power was called Mental Energy, there were side effects related to it getting exhausted, it suffering a permanent damage, blood vessels bursting, Blood Qi deterioration and more injuries related to Internal Organs that varied in severity .
So it was indeed quite dangerous to use many Martial Skills all in the same time, even if you achieved the Great Success realm, you would still get Internal injuries and might even end up dooming himself in the process .
But if that experience had given me any other reminder than how unique and blessed was I, it would be that unless you had completely mastered and familiarized yourself with the Martial Skills you were going to adding to the fact that you need to find some luck in finding skills that weren't conflicting with each other, else you might still die .
Those were all that I managed to grasp regrading Martial Arts and the way to use them, until I was met with the thing in front of me, that seem to be challenging everything that I had grasped and comprehend .
The Essence was still the same, but the force and the move itself was applied differently, this made my mind go numb for a few seconds, this was a big discovery for me, but I still don't understand what use can I make of it, but at least I figured out something like this .
Like what happened with the figure from before, I stood in front of that weird figure and began to imitate his moves, then I struck the same palm as him, I heard the sound of notifications going off my brain, my execution wasn't as refined as his, but my understanding of the essence made me able to still imitate his moves somehow .
The figure sunk again in my body and I was beginning to feel like my understanding of my own Martial Arts were starting to deepened, I looked at the numerous figures in front of me and this time it took me even less time to understand that all these figures were executing was still Thunderclap Fist .
The applications of the Skill was the only difference, but as before the Essence was still there, with my Panel and even though I couldn't imitate the moves of these figures at first, after a hundred or more of these figures sinking into my body and being absorbed by me, I felt as if my Thunderclap Fist was improving at an alarming rate .
From that point, I was able to refine my own skills a bit more, in 10 minutes or maybe more I seemed to have grasped an obscured concept or a meaning behind all that was happening here, reaching fluidity with my mastery over a skill alllowed me to use the Essence of the skill in different kinds of applications .
I'm able to punch using Thunderclap, using its essence that focused on speed to enhance my own Reactions and Reflexes, it can be even used on weapons, understanding the essence of the Skill made me able to use it more freely, my movements seemed to have been more blessed and maybe will also be fluid from now on .
Just as this thought appeared on my mind, I felt all the remaining figures in front of me disintegrate and the light they were made of sunk into my body, I finally understand what was the concept I grasped was, it was Martial Arts Fluidity .
The ability to use Martial Arts in different kinds of applications that the said Martial Arts might have not been even created to enable me to do, but with understanding the Essence and with a help from that concept and the Panel, I seem to be able to embark on that passage finally .
Fluidity, for some reason I no longer feel like I had only mastered Thunderclap Fist to Perfection, I seemed to have gone even passed that, all thanks to the vision and inspiration I got from that strange dream .
As I thought of this, I found myself in a new weird space, it was similar to the space I was in before, the scene around us was still as dark as before and only 6 or 7 figures was standing in front of me, but unlike before with the figures being standing still .
Those figures actually took the initiative to attack me, I saw that the Martial Arts they were using seemed to contain Thunderclap Fist Essence but there was something else added to it, I got punched and palmed by all of them at the same time .
Their movements were weird, their attacks were fluid, their coordination was uncanny, so the only results was me being sent flying backwards, but it seem that I wasn't injured much, just bewildered at what was happening here .
As I thought of this, I saw them coming at me again, I tried to use my secret skills and techniques, but they were of no use here, my body still felt the same, but seeing that I was about to be swarmed by their attacks again discarded myself from all sorts of distraction and focused more on trying to figure a solution out .
I faced the punch of the first figure that came towards me and punched back, but I was kicked in the abdomen just a second after I did this by another figure, once again retreating backwards, but I still kept my composure after sensing that it wasn't yet over .
As I retreated backwards, 3 figures appeared from my blind spots on the back and each side, turning backwards, the two on the sides attacked first, a kick and the other tried to sweep me off the ground, using Charging Tiger to take this fight into the air, I saw that the second I did this, another figure rose even higher than me and axed kick me .
Holding my hands up to try and parry, made me accept his kick and I was directly plummeted on the floor, taking deep breaths to calm the anger and the embarrassment I was feeling, I noticed that they weren't continuing their assault, which made me a bit relieved, just now I made yet another discovery regarding those figures and their fighting styles .
Their fighting styles consist of Thunderclap Fist mixed with the other skills I had practiced, just now the punch I had managed to parry had Thunderclap Fist and Solid Rock Fist, I'm clear about that .
Integration, could these two skills be integrated flawlessly like that, well fluidity allowed the use of the same Martial Skills and make its applications in fight quite versatile, so it being able to integrate Martial Skills and even Techniques together didn't seem this far-fetched to me .
But since that is the case, then how about I do the same as well, I had the Panel with me to safekeep me from getting hurt by the process, I first sat cross-legged on the floor and started to recall how I could be integrating my skills for a chance to win this battle .
After a long period of time, I had finally understood what to do now from here on out, I stood up and the figures started their assault again, this time I used Fluidity to the best I could, blessing my body and senses with the quick reflexes Thunderclap endowed me with .
I saw their movements more clearly now, some were using Crouching Tiger to leap towards me covering the distance while getting ready to punch out with all their strength using Solid Rock Fist and Thunderclap Fist as well, Fluidity, Integration, they were using both .
I managed to evade the one attacking me with this combo, but that didn't mean he gave up on trying to change his direction using Charging Tiger and attacking me from my blind spot, the others were using a mix of Martial Skills and Techniques integrated together, I saw Gliding Swallow being used, Crouching Tiger, Charging Tiger, Thunderclap Fist, all the skills that I currently know and the one move in Solid Rock Fist Technique .
Engaging with them now in a tight battle like this allowed me to deepen my understanding of the Martial Skills and Techniques of mine, while I was also beginning to grasp how to use Integration and fluidity a bit more .
At first I was kept on being the one pushed backwards and the one to suffer in their hands, fighting one against 6 even with my current heightened reflexes and senses was still quite difficult , especially when the opponent I'm fighting against seemed to be able to do the same moves I can do .
But with the time passing and with me being forced into a corner one time after the other, I began to adapt to their movements and their attacks, I too began to imitate how they coordinated with each other and what I might be able to do to interrupt that coordination, then the course of battle began to slowly but steadily tilt in my favor .