Chapter 313 - 284: Grandmasters Are Scarce, Latest Rankings
In the room, Wu’s brows were tightly knotted, his forehead dripping with sweat.
He was using a Grandmaster-level Experience Card, struggling against the Fist Intent provided by the system.
A few minutes later, Wu opened his eyes, slowly exhaled, and checked his Divine Value with System Detection. It was still at 99 (Kongming).
After his last match with Dan Hu, Wu’s Divine Value had reached 99, the critical threshold of the Kongming Realm. In search of a breakthrough, he spent three million Fan Value to exchange for three Grandmaster-level Experience Cards. Yet after exhausting all three cards, his Divine Value still had not broken through.
Upon returning that day, Wu had been trying to recapture the state of mind he had during the match, attempting to reconnect with the vast Conception he had felt. Unfortunately, there had been no progress, so he tried using the Grandmaster-level Experience Cards, hoping that the pressure from the system’s Fist Intent would help him recall that night.
This time, the effect was much better, and Wu faintly grasped some sensation, but he still couldn’t capture the crucial element.
From the names given by the system and his epiphany that night, Wu could roughly guess the difference between Kongming and Spirit.
Kongming meant having a state of mind like a calm lake, undisturbed, devoid of any stray thoughts, allowing one to pour all their heart power into their Fist, and only then could a punch represent one’s entire spirit and exude momentum.
When Wu initially decided to visit Hu Shan’s Shaquan Dojo at night, he had a clear understanding of his Fist Intent. At that time, his mental state had reached the Kongming Realm, his mindclear and undisturbed by any stray thought, resolute in the path and actions he was committed to.
Only with such a state of mind, tranquil like a placid lake, could one keenly sense hostility from the outside world.
And the realm that follows Kongming, as defined by the system, is Spirit.