Chapter 330 - 255: Instant Step Breakthrough, the Bai Family Enters the City

Chapter 330: Chapter 255: Instant Step Breakthrough, the Bai Family Enters the City

[P.S. The last Chapter was taken down. I’ll ask my editor to get it back up tomorrow!]

Tang Wen’s eyes were covered by a strip of black cloth freshly torn from his own clothes.

A gentle, invisible wind coiled around him.

It was a wind of restraint.

When used by the Fifth-Grade White Tiger, it was effortless, like slipping on an invisible straitjacket.

His Spiritual Power was also suppressed within his Sea of Consciousness.

The acuity of his five senses dropped to its lowest point.

He was practically no different from an ordinary Martial Artist.

However, Hu Qi, who was controlling it all, was not at ease either.

The lazy look in her eyes was gone.

Apparently, this type of control not only required great skill but also consumed a vast amount of Spiritual Power.

Tang Wen’s eyes were closed, his five senses suppressed. He had lost all sense of direction.

TAP.

The gentle breeze carried him, setting him down slowly.

Tang Wen carefully got his footing, shuffling his feet to stand firm before slowly feeling his way to the edge of a cliff.

Hu Qi said, "There is a foothold three hundred and fifty paces forward."

’Three hundred and fifty paces?’

Blindfolded, Tang Wen suddenly had no concept of distance.

’A foothold in three hundred fifty paces... but is it directly ahead? How large is the landing area?’

The unknown was the most terrifying thing.

And being unable to see amplified that terror.

THUMP, THUMP.

His heart began to pound even faster.

Tang Wen used his Meditation Technique to calm himself.

’Visualization!’

He took a bold step forward.

In his Sea of Consciousness, that step had a clear destination.

It was aimed at a particular mountain peak—one that might have been a figment of his imagination, or one that might have been real.

WHOOSH!

Tang Wen had clearly stepped forward, but he suddenly materialized in mid-air, off to the left of his intended path.

He hung there for a moment, then WHOOSH, he plummeted straight down.

[Visualization Martial Arts, Instant Step, Beginner (1/500)]

’It worked?’

Tang Wen tore off his blindfold, only to find himself plummeting.

The wind howled in his ears as the mountain peak above him shot upward.

He had a flash of insight—he had made a mistake when visualizing his destination.

Hu Qi rescued Tang Wen, pulling him back up.

Seeing him about to try again without the blindfold, she couldn’t help but interject, "You just barely succeeded by a fluke. Don’t be so hasty. Why don’t you put the blindfold back on and keep practicing?"

Hu Jiu nodded her massive head in agreement.

In their eyes, Tang Wen’s Talent for comprehension was merely average.

After all, compared to the Saintess or the gifted cubs of the White Tiger Race, he was learning far too slowly.

Even the Saintess had failed many times after her first successful use of [Instant Step].

It had taken arduous training for her to guarantee a successful execution every time.

Tang Wen paid Hu Qi no mind. He waved to the two big white cats, then took a bold step toward the opposite peak.

WHOOSH!

His figure vanished, reappearing on the opposite peak.

"Whew." Tang Wen let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned back to look at them, his eyes blazing with an excitement he couldn’t conceal.

The two White Tigers looked slightly taken aback.

Tang Wen used Meditation to calm his excitement, visualized once more, and made another powerful leap.

WHOOSH!

He was back at his starting point.

[Visualization Martial Arts, Instant Step, Beginner (11→21/500)]

’A round trip is worth about ten experience points.’

WHOOSH, he zipped back again. Experience +10.

In less than ten minutes, Tang Wen was jumping back and forth repeatedly and had started trying to leap to other peaks.

A distance of one hundred meters.

No problem.

One hundred seventy, one hundred eighty meters—still no problem.

Two hundred meters... WHOOSH, he made it!

A distance of three hundred meters.

Tang Wen stared at the opposite side, took a deep breath, and stepped out.

WHOOSH!

He materialized in mid-air, about ten meters short of his destination.

’Looks like my limit is about two hundred eighty or ninety meters,’ he thought.

Tang Wen was falling fast, about to crash into the mountainside.

In a flash, his skin turned a swathe of golden-red, and his equally golden-red hand shot out, plunging into the rock face.

SHUNK!

His hand sank into the smooth rock wall, and he steadied himself, hanging from the cliff face.

A gentle breeze blew in, and Tang Wen quickly waved it away. "No need! I want to see if I can use it from this position!"

The breeze dissipated. Ah Qi and Ah Jiu were utterly astonished.

’How is it that this Elder Tang Wen’s Talent isn’t just on par with the Saintess, but seems even greater?’

’He can use Instant Step proficiently the moment he learns it?’

Still high on his success, Tang Wen planted his feet diagonally on the near-vertical rock face, just like the free-climbing daredevils from his past life.

For him, however, there was absolutely no mortal danger.

The only inconvenience was that in this position, it was difficult to push off with his feet, making it hard to take a proper step forward.

But this had immense practical value in combat.

Tang Wen hauled himself up with his hand, launching his body seven or eight meters higher.

And then... nothing.

The Instant Step failed to activate.

Clearly, the difficulty was too high.

Undeterred, Tang Wen plunged his golden-red hand back into the rock face to stop his fall and tried again.

He continued this way, scrambling upward bit by bit. Even after ascending a hundred meters to the summit, he still couldn’t manage to activate Instant Step.

But there was no need to rush. The mountains before him were a series of solitary, unconnected peaks.

It was the perfect training ground for Instant Step.

[Visualization Martial Arts, Instant Step, Beginner (461/500)]

Seeing he was about to level up, Tang Wen really didn’t want to leave. He looked up and called out, "Sister Qi, Sister Jiu, how about we stay here for the day?"

Before the two big white cats could reply, he sweetened the deal. "When we get back, I’ll treat you to a whole roasted lamb and an all-beef feast!"

Ah Qi couldn’t think of a reason to refuse and looked toward Ah Jiu.

The latter shook her massive head and said, "I want beer, too! The bubbly, ice-cold kind!"

"No problem."

To Tang Wen, the food and drink they requested were a trivial matter.

A few more jumps, and his experience bar was full.

Tang Wen didn’t even bother to check. Like a fledgling that had just learned to fly, he leaped joyfully from one peak to another.