CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 57: AM I REALLY THAT GREAT?

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

"The Stealing Heaven’s Technique Awakening Method originated from the video ’If You Are Strong, Climb Ten Thousand Meters.’"

In the video, Li Le said, "Most people who have seen this video will subconsciously assume it’s fake and not bother to investigate further."

"However, some people will check the evidence in the first 54 pages and see the truth with their own eyes: the video is real."

"Those who believe the video is real will mostly also think that the Goddess... I dislike the term Goddess because the girl in the video who triumphed over nature shouldn’t be described with such a powerless noun, one that suggests an ’endpoint.’"

"I am from the Mysterious Country, where an ancient Saint once said, ’If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die contentedly in the evening.’ But this girl didn’t wait for a Saint to preach to her; she relied on herself to overcome nature and witness the great Way."

"I call her the Truth Seeker."

Li Le walked to the edge of the roof. If he tilted his body even slightly and lost his balance, he would very likely fall into the open air on the other side, plummeting from at least twenty-four stories to the ground, where he would be reduced to a mangled heap of flesh!

"In these few days, I have watched all the videos in the 54 pages—yes, totaling four days, eleven hours, and forty-three minutes, or 6,463 minutes. I didn’t miss a single clip. I watched it all."

For some reason, seeing Li Le’s dark circles, Ren Suo felt his words carried a lot of conviction.

"I fully witnessed the transformation of the Truth Seeker," Li Le said. "She kept going without rest or food. Her face was haggard and her body frail, but she still managed to complete what could be described as Non-Human climbing feats."

"Those who believe the video is real might have already guessed the reasons for the Truth Seeker’s actions. She could be a Mechanical Warrior from the Pacific Federation, a Superhero who mutated after being bitten by a spider, ant, or mantis, or a Mutant who suddenly awakened her abilities..."

"But I say, she is not as mysterious as you imagine," Li Le said with certainty. "The Truth Seeker is just an ordinary person!"

An ordinary person? Ren Suo slightly raised his eyebrows. He didn’t expect anyone could see this.

After all, apart from having ’Non-Human Physical Strength,’ the Truth Seeker could also climb ten thousand meters barehanded. She encountered danger dozens, perhaps hundreds of times, yet always reacted swiftly and narrowly escaped. When Ren Suo watched videos on GIligili, he found it almost impossible to believe the Truth Seeker was human. She was either special effects, a robot, or a Supernatural Being. Definitely not a normal person. Unless the United Nations has redefined what a normal person is.

"Yes, you heard right. The Truth Seeker is an ordinary person," Li Le continued. "I could present countless pieces of evidence to prove this, but it would be pointless. You wouldn’t believe that a person who climbs ten thousand meters barehanded without sleep or rest for five days straight is ordinary."

"Besides, this fact is meaningless. Even if she really were an ordinary person, what good would that do us?"

"However, her being an ordinary person truly does benefit us," he asserted. "Why did she undertake such extreme challenges, never resting? Why did she climb ten thousand meters, facing dangers dozens of times? Why... did she eventually dissipate in the light?"

"Because she was using this method to be Born from Death, burning her life to Seek the Path!"

Li Le struck a pose at the edge of the roof. His entire body’s Vital Energy and Spirit gathered, his eyes brimming with life!

Suddenly, he stepped forward with his right foot, stomping heavily on the edge of the roof. His body straight, his waist driving his upper body, he threw a heavy punch forward!

Ren Suo’s scalp tingled at the sight. That move is pretty ordinary, he thought. Even if Li Le threw it with great ’Firm Power,’ I wouldn’t usually spare it a second glance. But his position is on the edge of a high-rise roof! If he made even one small mistake, if his body’s balance was slightly off...

It was evident to Ren Suo that Li Le was also very tense. His eyes barely dared to look elsewhere, the veins on his hands bulged, and the thick veins on his neck were visibly throbbing.

Yet, he did not stop and continued to practice his boxing on the edge of the roof!

Ren Suo had never learned martial arts, whether it was Karate, Taekwondo, Tai Chi, or Chinese Kickboxing. He had only watched, never learned; perhaps the only thing that counted as martial arts was the eleventh set of national radio calisthenics for middle and elementary school students.

Even so, Ren Suo could tell that Li Le’s punches were very smooth and natural. Each punch and kick was full of vigor. His straight and firm stance made his punches seem as powerful as steel, impossible to contend with.

Just watching him, I get the feeling this guy could kill someone! Ren Suo thought. Literally beat them to death!

In the Mysterious Country, Martial Artists like Li Le were not uncommon. Besides the traditionally passed down Bagua Xingyi, there were imports like Flourishing Sakura Karate, Sword Dao, Silla Taekwondo, and others.

Apart from hobbyists who practiced purely for physical exercise, the elite Martial Artists in each dojo—the chief Martial Artists—might not have had exceptional combat skills, but their fundamentals were incredibly solid.

In terms of actual combat skills, they might not have been much more formidable than street thugs. Martial Artists usually focused on sparring, while street thugs fought to maim or cripple.

However, their muscles, footing, and stances were exceptionally well-practiced. Their strikes packed tremendous force, enough to incapacitate an ordinary person with a single blow.

Li Le was such a person. Even while Training martial arts on the edge of the roof, his footing remained extremely stable, without any trembling—any tremor would mean falling. He stood like a rock on the roof, unmoved by the high-altitude winds!

About three minutes later, Li Le seemed to finish a routine. He was drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of water. Yet, for some reason, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. When he looked at the camera, Ren Suo felt his gaze was like two swords about to pierce through the screen!

"This is the Stealing Heaven’s Technique Awakening Method!"

Li Le declared loudly, "I am from the Li Family of Hejian. My family has passed down Boxing Gun techniques for generations. I once formally studied under Master Fan of the Southern Bagua. A year ago, I was diagnosed with leukemia and returned home for treatment."

"Half a year ago, I witnessed someone walking on fire and riding the wind in a bustling city. Since then, I began to pursue the world’s mysteries. I was already living on borrowed time and didn’t want to burden my family and friends, only to end up suffering agonizingly on a hospital bed."

"I pinned my Hope on Extraordinary Strength, just as people in the past pinned their hopes on Alchemy, Divination, or Talisman Drawing. It was merely clutching at straws before death."

"However, I succeeded."

Li Le clenched his fists. "If ’Killer’s Blood Feast’ was Ren Naiser trying to tell us that this world is not simple, then ’If You Are Strong, Climb Ten Thousand Meters’ is actually Ren Naiser showing us a Transcendent path!"

"The Truth Seeker turning into light at the end actually represents her stepping into the Transcendent realm!"

"This is the Awakening Technique revealed by ’If You Are Strong, Climb Ten Thousand Meters’: there is great terror between life and death! As long as you tread the line between life and death, you might awaken your abilities and cross the threshold into the Transcendent realm!"

"Of course, no amount of theory can beat trying it out once."

Li Le looked at the camera and said, word by word, "I have awakened my supernatural power through this method!"

Li Le’s fists were tightly clenched. Soon, his bronze skin began to shine with a brassy luster. In no time, his hands had completely turned a brass color. His smooth skin suddenly bulged with sharp, dense scales, resembling the hands of a monster.

"This Ability, I call it—"

"Copper Scales!"

Li Le walked to the other side of the roof, where a...motorcycle was conspicuously placed!

This motorcycle was a very common type, often seen in towns. It had a red central body, a black leather back seat, and a storage box at the very rear. This storage box not only held items but also prevented a passenger from falling off, even if they weren’t holding onto the driver.

Even now, in the Mysterious Country, outside the train stations of second and third-tier cities, you can still see such motorcycles providing passenger services. Some are even fitted with awnings and rear compartments, making them a very convenient yet somewhat dangerous means of transport.

The motorcycle had no license plate. Li Le sat down, turned the Key, and the motorcycle’s engine WHIRRED to life. He kicked down the kickstand with his left foot and started the motorcycle, driving it forward on the roof!

What’s he trying to do? Race on the roof?

In fact, Li Le obviously wasn’t that crazy. He only drove about three or four meters before he braked and stopped, saying to the camera, "You see, this is a fully functional motorcycle that can start."

He turned off the motorcycle, stepped down, and placed his hands on the red body of the motorcycle.

Ren Suo slightly narrowed his eyes. He couldn’t be...

"He wants to rip the motorcycle apart?!"

Ren Suo suddenly turned his head to find that quite a few people had gathered behind him. The previous remark had been made by an astonished teenager.

He wasn’t wearing headphones, and the Jian Ji Noodle Shop, being right by the road, was very noisy. To hear Li Le clearly, he naturally had the phone’s volume turned up to maximum.

As a result, other patrons also heard the video. Ren Suo hadn’t realized when they had gathered behind him.

The patrons paid no attention to Ren Suo, their eyes glued to the screen.

"Watch closely—!"

Li Le’s Copper Scales-covered hands tore into the motorcycle’s steel body, crushing it as if it were a cardboard box!

The next second, he thrust his hands into the fuel lines and fuel tank. With a powerful heave, he ripped the motorcycle in half!

Li Le slowly straightened, raising his hands. His oil-stained, Copper Scales-covered hands shimmered in the sunlight.

Then, he plunged one hand into the ground, crushing the concrete surface into powder as if he were digging through sand!

"This Ability, I’m still exploring it," Li Le said to the camera, his tone indifferent. "Of course, supernatural power hasn’t only granted me destructive force. My body has gradually improved since my Awakening."

"According to the latest medical report, although I haven’t fully recovered my health yet, my condition has been suppressed and has begun to improve."

"And this is all thanks to my supernatural power; a supernatural power I obtained through the Stealing Heaven’s Technique Awakening Method."

"The Stealing Heaven’s Technique Awakening Method, aside from Training on the edge of a roof, certainly has many other applications, such as Climbing or swimming... Anyway, the core concept can be summed up in a few words: teetering on the brink of life and death!"

"As long as you maintain this state, you might awaken your own supernatural power!"

Li Le dispelled the Copper Scales and said, "I posted my insights online not because I’m particularly compassionate, nor because I desire fame. If all goes as expected, by the time you see this video, I will have already left the Mysterious Country."

"I learned this method from Ren Naiser’s ’If You Are Strong, Climb Ten Thousand Meters.’ Ren Naiser’s willingness to use special means to permanently fix this video on the internet for all to see indicates that he wants more people to see, understand, and learn from it."

"I, Li Le, am someone who repays kindness. Since Ren Naiser gave me a new lease on life, I naturally wish to reciprocate. However, Ren Naiser has left no trace. Besides, as a powerful being, he would hardly care for repayment from a mere pawn like me."

"Therefore, I am following Ren Naiser’s example by widely sharing the secret techniques I learned from the video. This is the only way I can repay him."

Li Le suddenly bowed to the camera. "Although I don’t know who you are, and although I don’t know your purpose, I must say... thank you, Ren Naiser."

The video ended.

Ren Suo turned off his phone. Someone in the crowd behind him asked, "Brother, where did you find this video? I can’t seem to find it."

Ren Suo slurped up the last of his noodles, pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said casually, "That video was definitely banned. Forget about it."

He left the noodle shop, his expression calm, as if nothing had happened.

It wasn’t until Ren Suo returned home and closed the door that he leaned against the wall, clutching his chest.

Feeling his heart pounding, he licked his lips and let out a strange laugh. Hehehe... Am I really that great?!