AWB Chapter 321 For the Tribe (22)
Chapter 321 For the Tribe (22)
Jingli responded blankly, then saw Meng carry Qingfeng to a cushion that had been prepared in advance, before turning back and standing in front of Jingli.
"Am I next?"
Jingli shook her head and explained her discovery and her hesitation to Zhi.
“The cubs don’t need my help for now. Starting tomorrow, they can find the natural forces they are closest to for training, but the adult orcs can’t, I’m worried it will disrupt the balance of power.”
Zhi didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Meng.
Meng did not hesitate and stretched out his hand in front of Jingli: "As you said, if we don't try, adult orcs will not be able to go any further."
His expression was serious, yet very sincere.
"But now, the tribe is mostly made up of adult orcs, and we don't have time to wait for the cubs to grow up."
In fact, whether in the eyes of Jingli or other orcs, Meng was a pure "warrior".
He possessed immense brute strength, a robust and muscular physique, and a gigantic beast-like form.
He has always been the strongest in the Cangbei tribe, able to roam freely with his martial prowess.
But he also has his own way of dealing with the world, and sometimes he sees things more clearly than he knows them.
That's why, after listening to Jingli's analysis, he didn't hesitate to become the first person to awaken power outside of Zhiyi.
His desire for power was only part of the reason.
He was the captain of the hunting team, and he had to be the first to step forward and boost morale.
He is the strongest fighter. If he successfully awakens his power, the orcs will have a greater chance of winning against the invaders.
If it were a human, they might consider that if they failed, the losses to the Cangbei tribe would be too great.
But the orcs are not like that.
They haven't completely lost their wildness and animalistic nature, and the unity of their tribe is unparalleled.
So he decided to let Jingli try it on himself almost without hesitation.
"If I succeed, the other adult members of the tribe will succeed too."
He didn't speak of defeat because he knew that now was a matter of life and death.
Don't dwell on failure, because every attempt leads to success.
Meng's expression remained serious, but Jingli could sense a vivid and magnificent emotion within it.
He was very familiar with this emotion; he had seen it in many people in Qi Jian's world.
Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Jingli placed her hand on Meng's hand.
"You must control your power, because your power is very strong. If you try to resist, we will both be seriously injured."
Jingli emphasized this again.
Meng is not the incomplete Zhi, nor the immature Qingfeng, but the most powerful adult orc.
If he were to resist, Jingli might not be able to control him.
He nodded seriously, even summoning the golden tiger from before, telling the other party that if he wanted to resist, he must control himself.
Jingli then began to probe into the energy.
This time lasted the longest of the three.
Meng's power was too perfect. He guarded the vicinity of the original "core" so closely that Jingli once suspected that the increase in power might also be a kind of beast force.
But he quickly dismissed his own belief.
Because he had already seen what the "nucleus" and "gas" looked like at different stages.
Jingli took a deep breath: "You'll probably feel pain next."
He nodded vigorously.
Jingli then began to try to use energy to gently pry open the outer layer of "qi" and probe inward.
He felt a noticeable resistance during that time, but it was only for a moment before the rioting forces subsided and let Jingli do as he pleased.
In that instant, Meng's face turned bright red, the veins in his neck bulged, and hair appeared on his hands.
It is evident how much effort he expended to achieve such control.
Jingli gently shook her head.
Although Meng tried his best to allow his energy to flow inward, the outer layer of "qi" was not so easy to dispel.
So Jingli started looking for other solutions.
He began to attach his energy to the qi, like casting out a long line, letting the qi carry the energy thread and find a suitable "entry point" to penetrate layer by layer.
This method is feasible and can also reduce the discomfort caused by sudden movements.
The downside is that it takes a long time.
From the start of the exploration to the energy entering the inner layer, Jingli spent a total of more than half an hour.
Both he and Meng were covered in sweat.
But this is just the beginning.
Jingli continued, gathering all the energy threads from before near Meng's "core," and began to mobilize the "dormant" energy.
This process is different from any of the previous ones.
The Qi of Zhihe and Qingfeng is relatively chaotic, and Jingli only needs to guide them onto the right track.
However, this part of the power is actually operating normally, but it is suppressed by the outer force, making it slow and small in scope.
Jingli could sense the energy within; this part of the "qi" seemed to be compressed, forcing Jingli to expend more energy to cope with it.
To activate this power, we first need to bring it to life.
The most direct approach is to give them more room to operate.
This struggle for space cannot be a zero-sum game, because Jingli, who comes from the cultivation world, does not believe that the awakening of one power needs to be achieved by the shrinking of another power.
That's the path of heretical practitioners.
He gained some inspiration from the energy release process just now, and began to thread a needle, using the energy to carry the internal force back along the original path, trying to guide this part of "qi" into the gaps of the outer "qi".
This process required complete concentration, so Jingli did not notice Meng's gradually trembling body and increasingly red face.
The golden tiger looked worriedly at Jingli, then at Meng, and could only keep wiping Meng's sweat and feeding him fruit.
Jingli's guidance went very smoothly, but even so, it still took him almost half an hour.
In other words, the process of regulating Meng's "qi" took more than an hour.
When he withdrew his hand, Meng also experienced the same thing as Qingfeng and Zhi, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
But what was different was that before he fainted, everyone clearly sensed something was amiss.
Everyone felt a lightness beneath their feet, and the lighter objects in the cave floated up.
Although the whole process was very brief, it still startled everyone.
"Don't worry, this is some kind of natural force related to his beast force."
Having learned the knowledge, Jingli silently added in her mind, "It seems to be some kind of force related to gravity."
He secretly admired him, thinking, "As expected of the strongest in the tribe, with his superior strength and control over power, once he develops, those invaders will definitely have a hard time..."
Ah, I wonder what Qingfeng's power is...
Eh, what is the wisdom and power of knowing and speaking?
Mr. Yuan is definitely more capable...
Later on, Jingli didn't even know what she was thinking anymore.
The black kitten instantly transformed into human form and held Jingli, who had fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion, in its arms.
That's all for today.