Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The rhythmic tallic clangs continued ceaselessly as Daoist Eternal Weapon continued his work, almost as if he were oblivious to John's presence. However, a cultivator of such incredible power would not fail to notice John's presence, aning he had chosen to ignore him for the ti being.
John stood just outside the entrance of the building watching Daoist Eternal Weapon work the tal with his hamr. Each stroke of his hamr was srizing, like it encompassed multiple Daos seamlessly. The only Dao John could recognize was the Dao of Power, which he himself was familiar with.
He could tell that Daoist Eternal Weapon's Dao of Power was at a higher comprehension level than his own, but as for how much, he could not tell. However, that was to be expected, as Daoist Eternal Weapon was tens of thousands of years old, while John was only eighteen, and still needed ti to grow his grasp of the Dao's.
If it were just the Dao of Power being used, John would be interested in studying it, but would not be completely engrossed in watching the hamr strike down repeatedly. However, John found it impossible to remove his eyes from the hamr, as his mind itched with growing comprehension of sothing he did not yet understand, but yearned to.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The hamr fell down on the ingot of unknown tal, slowly but surely working into shape. The Dao of Power emanated from each stroke, washing over John with a familiar feeling. Small insights into the Dao of Power trickled into his mind as he experienced the aura and studied Daoist Eternal Weapons movents, slowly growing his already formidable grasp of the Dao.
However, those insights were secondary, as John tried to peer deeper into what he was seeing, as if there was sothing happening before his very eyes that he could not yet understand.
'The Dao of Power is emanating off his hamr with each strike, but it's completely different to mine. When I use the Dao of Power, my attacks beco more brutal, more explosive, more powerful. It decimates everything with pure power as it augnts my attacks, but this Dao of Power is different.
It's not that it's less powerful, in fact it's even more powerful than when I use the Dao, but when looking at it with the naked eye, it appears less powerful. If soone who is inexperienced with the Dao of Power watched both Daoist Eternal Weapon and myself use the Dao of Power, they would most likely think I have a better understanding of it, but that's not true at all. Just what is going on here?'
As the hamr struck the ingot over and over again, John decided to sit down and study the hamr strikes. As his eyes locked onto the hamr, his mind drifted into a semi-conscious state as he entered a ditative trance. However, unlike the ditative trances that he entered with the help of his palace realm, John entered this trance all on his own.
It was the once in a lifeti opportunity that many cultivators yearned for, which so managed to achieve several tis, while others failed to do so a single ti in their entire lives. Entering such a trance was a mixture of the cultivators talent as well as pure luck, and thanks to his monstrous talent, John was able to enter this trance on his own accord.
While the ditative trances he entered with the help of his palace realm were almost perfect, nothing substituted for the real thing. As such, the effects of such a trance were even better.
John's mind drifted off into nothingness as the scene of the hamr striking the tal played over and over. There were no thoughts in his mind at all, as his entire existence naturally focused on the hamr.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The clang of the hamr rang out powerfully, filling the building, the chamber, and John's mind and soul with its profundities.
The hamr rose and fell, over and over, striking into the unknown tal. Just from the aura the tal was giving off, the sound it made when the hamr struck, and the other tiny details he could see, John could tell the tal was harder than any he had seen before on this world.
Working such a tal with physical power alone would be next to impossible, and yet Daoist Eternal Weapon was doing just that. The hamr fell onto the tal ingot, sending sparks in all directions as tal slamd against tal. However, as the hamr struck down onto the tal piece, it did not violently shake the building as much as it should have.
Such a powerful strike was strong enough to kill John outright even if he defended with his full power, and yet all it did was shake the building slightly. There was no massive explosion, no earth-quaking might, almost as if the Dao of Power was being absorbed by the tal ingot itself, instead of radiating outwards.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Doaist Eternal Weapon continued his hamring for two full days, while John sat there in silent ditation. Each strike of the hamr seed to get him closer to the truth, but there was still a fog before him, as if he could almost see through it but needed to move forward just a little bit more.
After studying the hamr strike, John subconsciously started mimicking Daoist Eternal Weapons movent, striking down with an invisible hamr over and over. His actions beca closer and closer to what he was seeing, while the Dao of Power flared in a similar manner as John subconsciously tried to get it to match Daoist Eternal Weapons Dao of Power.
However, the effort was futile, as there was sothing missing that he could not comprehend. John focused his mind on that missing piece, which remained completely hazy and unknown to him. However, after watching the hamr fall thousands of tis more, an idea popped into his mind, almost as if planted there by the heavens himself.
Dao of Power!
Dao of ...!
Dao of Power!
Dao of ...!
Dao of …... Power!
It was as if the fog had parted from before him, revealing an entirely new world of the Daos to him. While he still didn't understand exactly Daoist Eternal Weapon was doing, an idea popped into his mind, one that even he didn't completely understand. In his ditative trance, it was as if he was doing things without being able to control his body, almost as if soone else was controlling his body.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
As Daoist Eternal Weapons hamr struck down over and over, John mimicked the action at the sa ti as close as he could, using his hand as the hamr instead. His Dao of Power flared as he struck forward with his closed fist, stopping in the air several feet above the ground so as to not slam into the floor and disturb both himself and Doaist Eternal Weapon.
Fwoosh!
Fwoosh!
Fwoosh!
The power contained in his closed fist caused the air to part loudly as his mind raced to piece together the last piece of information he was missing. He had an understanding of what was going on, but didn't know how to achieve it himself.
Clang!
Fwoosh!
Clang!
Fwoosh!
Clang!
Fwoosh!
The sound of tallic ringing and parting air filled the chamber for another five days, as John's mind raced at his natural limit to understand what was going on, and how to put it to use. Each strike got him closer and closer to the truth, and after a full week of his entranced ditation, his mind suddenly lit up like the sun as if the brightest light of comprehension had flooded into his mind.
Without conscious thought, his fist slamd down once more, stopping the sa place in the air as before. However…
Boom!
A loud boom blasted out, flooding into the building's entrance and throughout the rest of the chamber as the power of John's fist blasted the air outwards with horrifying power. The power of the blasting air knocked John backwards and stirred him from his trance imdiately, and he quickly stabilized himself before being thrown into the lake of magma behind him.
John's feet rested at the very edge before the magma, and he breathed out in a sigh of relief before taking a step forward to safety. After recovering his balance, John's eyes widened slightly as he realized he had made a loud disturbance, and he glanced in the direction of Daoist Eternal Weapon, who had for the first ti stopped hamring and instead was staring intently at John, who felt like he was being stared at by a powerful beast.
"Comprehending the fusion of Daos just by watching work my hamr…what is your na, boy?"
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