Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 118: Yang Counters Yin

Came a fist soaked in Yin Qi at his face from his right, and made Lee do a mid-air twirl, while dislocating his jaw in the process. The utter helplessness crept throughout his upper torso as his teeth grinded in pain. The second puppet did not delay to deliver him to the opposite wall, while hurling him away like a tin can. Raising the head, Lee saw that the second puppet had a broken lantern chamber. Glancing his eyes at the cultivators, he found them firm and immobile as a mountain, and he noticed a dark purple coloured circular glow on their foreheads.

[Evade the strike!]

As D shouted, a third puppet came at him from above. Lee rolled forward and evaded the puppet's lethal leg strike as the ground below its feet cracked. Lee decided that these pests are more stronger than they seem to be, and pulled out his nunchuck. The cultivators maintaining the formation frowned as they saw this not-seen-before weapon dangling down from his right palm. They do not know how this weapon would function, but they were cautious in not underestimating their enemy.

[Rely on the upgraded version of Foresight to counter. I will tell you something very vital for your victory, in the meanwhile.]

Standing up, Lee brought his right arm to his left shoulder and released it with explosive power attributed by Mana empowering. The right arm drew a horizontal arc in the air and the nunchuck gripped tight in his arm swung with great momentum. With the accumulated anger and pain, his rage shot up and the puppet behind him lost its Qi lantern on its torso.

*pak*

The nunchuck cracked the back of the puppet and it fell on the ground. The instantaneous process was so quick that it only took a second more than the time Lee took to stand up!

[The circular glow on their foreheads means that the cultivators are controlling the puppets. Brighter the glow, stronger and firmer will be the control, but the cultivator must stay immobile and undistracted. The cultivator moves, the connection weakens. Stronger connection enables the cultivator to use more Qi efficiently and thus increasing the damage delivered. Sometimes, cultivators sharing the same puppet can command it harmoniously, and thus achieving a much higher state of control and performance.]

The explanation was delivered as Lee dismantled the four puppets completely. Tossing away the right upper limb he tore off from a puppet, Lee nodded and wiped the blood stains on his torso. The unarmed wooden combatants still managed to injure him.

'D, dont disturb. I'm going to experiment with something.'

The nunchuck went inside the spatial ring and it was then they realised the presence of such a precious artifact on him. They locked their puppets onto him one by one, in harmony.

D did not speak in response, as he stared at the usual amorphous blob suspended in Lee's mind, with a blank face. He realised that Lee was onto something, and decided to wait for his innovative move.

"I don't know how those men have Yin Qi, but as a man, I have it's opposite!"

Lee skillfully evaded the strikes by a hair's width. Using the upgraded Foresight and the Map simultaneously, he slipped out of the danger zone and took out his bow as he leaped onto a wall. While using the momentum to stay airborne, Lee instantly showered six Qi imbued Explosive arrows at the cultivators.

*gasp*

The cultivators could only gasp at the sight of rushing arrows in dilemma. They had two options for escape. One, use the puppets to obstruct the path of the incoming arrows, which may or may not be completely successful. Two, sever the connection with puppets and actively evade the arrow, which also had a less probability of escaping due to the quickly closing in arrows. It took a split second for them to harmoniously choose the first option, and their desire to be protected by others sealed their fate!

The Yang Qi explosive arrow closed in and all the puppets dashed toward the cultivators to protect them. Powered by despair and their ego to be served by others, the nimble puppets overlapped the trajectory and took the arrows on their torso. A proud smug crept up the faces of the cultivators, but were short-lived by an unexpected occurrence.

*BOOM*

Unknown to them, the Yang Qi was embedded in the arrows, and it reacted with the pure Yin Qi of the puppets. The reaction itself was only powerful enough to violently shatter the puppets into pieces. But the 'system special' explosive attribute went with a bang. The stacked effect caught the cultivators off-guard, as their own puppets turned into Qi bombs. With a loud boom, the cultivators were thrown away forcefully and were knocked unconscious. The least damaged person was the Monarch Immortal cultivator, who released his aura to soften the impact. Yet, he bounced off the walls and ended numb and upside down on the street.

The violent Qi reactions died down, but the street rose into chaos with the visual and audio effects delivered by the blast. Walls cracked and rubbles flew in all directions. The building on both sides of the alleyway trembled by the shockwaves. When the dust and smoke disappeared, the place was empty. Many crowded at the spot within a few minutes and some local officials hurriedly approached the site. The absence of clues regarding the explosion made everyone wonder.

Three cultivators from the Cultivator's Guild arrived at that secured area within minutes. By their keen senses, they were able to unearth shattered pieces of wood which had traces of Yin Qi. Further investigation collected the shattered and torn apart pieces of Yin Qi puppets that are exclusive for the Long sect. The scene was soon sweeped of any potential evidence and the building owners were temporarily consoled by financial promises.

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11 P.M.

28384 Essence harvested.

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Lee sat inside the room with An, Mia and Ruella staring at him. He had not delayed a second in escaping, but did not forget to grab the knocked out cultivators. He felt disappointed as he could not save a single puppet for experimenting and research purposes, but was delighted after he saw an increase of more than 3000 Essence in extraction. Using the darkness of the night, he quickly flew to the inn and entered the room through the window. Lucky for him, the trio had not slept yet, as they were waiting for him to return, so that they can convey their wish to get stronger and to protect others, rather than being protected!

Mia stared at the mask in her hand, which she took form his hand. The sight of it gave chills up the spine, so she gave it back. Placing it in his Inventory, Lee asked D whether he should narrate the situation that just happened. His answer came back as no, but An raised a question that forced him to speak out.

"Tell me that you did not cause the explosion!"

Her blank face can easily identify the presence of pain and fatigue from his face.

[No need hiding. You cannot fool a woman's intuition!]

*sigh*

Lee gave a short description of what had happened after the sigh. The three did not exhibit any expressions other than a deep contemplating countenance. Lee was unsure of what was happening, as he just came in through the window.

"Soon after you left, Tera came up."

Ruella spoke as she crossed her arms and stared at Lee. This was the most unanticipated answer for Lee. For someone who does not have an affinity to either Qi nor Mana, she was very calm and collected. Lee recollected that her presence made the trio happy and excited.

Lee frowned in response and leaned forward. His off-white tee shirt that looked like it went through a horrible week of work, almost got torn as he leaned. He sharpened his senses and awaited for further speech.

"She told us that she was waiting for you to leave, so that she could talk with us alone. From what Tera said, her brother is a prophet-like personality and wishes to talk to you tomorrow. She also added to tell you 'be ready for training' and we are also welcomed to the training session which is in the early morning."

Lee could not find any useful information from it, except that Gauthama is way ahead of his thinking. As a Tubian, this should be expected, D said to Lee.

"She also said that it is necessary to sleep plenty after a tiresome job. We did not know its meaning then. Now we understand what she meant."

Ruella stood up and lied in her bed and fell asleep within minutes. Mia also distracted herself as she yawned in a big mouth. An nodded at Lee, gesturing to take plenty of rest, and gave a smile before going to sleep. Within a few minutes, Lee was the only one awake in the room.

[Perhaps the Tubian might have felt something about you. We still have to be careful because he might be knowing that we have digested one of his fellow beings.]

'I am more concerned by the words 'be ready for training'. I hope things do not turn hostile. For now, status!'

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Name: Lee

Age: 20

Title: Grim-reaper, Soul Liberator.

Fame: 4239

Essence: 198437 (11 P.M.)

Money: 7416 Gold, 2396 Silver, 86 Copper

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Spouse: An (+)

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Companion: Fero (+). Perrafin (+).

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Health: 320

Strength: 320

Vitality: 320

Agility: 320

Defense: 320

Endurance: 320

Sense: 320

Intelligence: 320

Resolve: 325

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Cultivation: Peak Core Formation Realm

Qi: 1023

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Mastery: Rookie level

Mana: 21003

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Immunity:-

Greater Poison Immunity (1887/1000000)

Medium Lightning Immunity (6710/10000)

Medium Air Immunity (4136/10000)

Lesser Sedative Immunity (35/100)

Medium Fire Immunity (2411/10000)

Medium Water Immunity (1067/10000)

Medium Ice Immunity (1791/10000)

Medium Rock Immunity (756/10000)

Affinity:-

Greater Poison Affinity (12133/1000000)

Greater Lightning Affinity (15359/1000000)

Greater Fire Affinity (0/1000000)

Greater Water Affinity (0/1000000)

Medium Ice Affinity (664/10000)

Greater Rock Affinity (11975/1000000)

Greater Metal Affinity (11974/1000000)

Medium Sand Affinity (286/10000)

Greater Nature Affinity (11984/1000000)

Medium Air Affinity (2381/10000)

Greater Sound Affinity (12371/1000000)

Greater Dark Affinity (12497/1000000)

Medium Light Affinity (0/10000)

Medium Death Affinity (286/10000)

Medium Gravity Affinity (1004/10000)

Medium Space Affinity (1004/10000)

Medium Life Affinity (23/10000)

Medium Time Affinity (0/10000)

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Mastery:-

Absolute Blade Mastery

Absolute Nunchuck Mastery

Medium Bow Mastery (1198/10000)

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Skills:-

Flight - F (4/5)

Home Planning

Spotless

Information Transfer

Taming - F (0/5)

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INVENTORY:-

QUESTS:-

MAP:-

SHOP:-

ALTER:-

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When Lee was skimming through the status screen after putting out the lamp, something else was happening.