Now that Austin had the opportunity and advantage to practice the Thunderbolt Movement Skill, he studied it more carefully.
The Thunderbolt Movement Skill was a skill that used the thunderbolt to activate the bodily movement skill. Using this skill, the cultivator could push the thunderbolts to spurt ahead with super quick speed.
The Wind-commanding Skill was of tremendous help. But as a grade five martial arts skill, it had its own limitations. When facing strong cultivators, it was useless.
In fact, after he cultivated the intent realm of wind, his Wind-commanding Skill had reached a new higher level. Its maximum speed was brought into play.
The Thunderbolt Movement Skill was a grade six martial arts skill. This bodily movement skill was surely more powerful than the Wind-commanding Skill.
Therefore, he had made up his mind to practice the Thunderbolt Movement Skill more than any other skill. He knew that developing on that skill would benefit him greatly if he were to face a stronger opponent.
The more he practiced this martial skill, the stronger he would become in it and this new bodily movement skill would replace the Wind-commanding Skill which he already possessed.
He had a big advantage while he practiced the Thunderbolt Movement Skill. There was no need for him to absorb the thunderbolts. With the Thunder Elixir inside his body, it was easy for him to get many thunderbolts.
So he skipped the first step and began the second step, which was also the most important one. He needed to learn to use the thunderbolts to activate his bodily movement skill.
On the mountain roads, in the thick woods, he practiced the Thunderbolt Movement Skill. He moved as quickly as a flash. As soon as a tiny lightning appeared, his position would change, and he would speed up.
He rapidly became intoxicated with the power of the Thunderbolt Movement Skill and kept practicing it all the time. Time flew. One month later, he managed to use the thunderbolts to activate his bodily movement skill.
What's more! There was a bigger surprise in store for him.
While he used the bodily movement skill, he accidentally used the intent realm of wind. The result was unexpected. His speed was far quicker than earlier. In other words, he could use the Thunderbolt Movement Skill and the Wind-commanding Skill at the same time. Their effect on acceleration was exceptional.
When he found that out, he was wild with joy. He decided to practice merging the two bodily movement skills. At the beginning, it was a bit difficult, as it was an unnatural process to do.
He spent one month focusing on the methods to merge the Thunderbolt Movement Skill and the Wind-commanding Skill into one.
After two months had passed, he was able to use the two bodily movement skills together with ease. His movements became more natural, smoother and quicker. His speed reached tremendously high level.
Whenever he suddenly moved, tiny flashes of thunderbolts would appear while he disappeared from the place where he stood.
It was as if he was wearing an invisibility cloak.
In a jiffy, he would show up at a place, about eight hundred meters away.
That meant that he could move at a speed of 800 meters per step! His speed was unbeatable now.
Hardly had he realized that he had invented a new bodily movement skill after merging the Wind-commanding Skill and the Thunderbolt Movement Skill.
This new skill was at a higher grade and had more power.
When he had mastered the new skill, he finally stopped practicing and came back to reality.
He looked around and realized he was still in the mountains.
'I practiced the Thunderbolt Movement Skill in these mountains for two months. So ridiculous!' he thought. After checking the map, he had decided where he had to go and began his new adventure.
Austin, Violet and the gnome were sitting on a lichen covered rock and enjoying the roasted beasts which they had hunted in the woods. The rock was under a big tree, so they didn't have to bear the scorching heat of the sun. Although they were talking happily, their eyes glanced at the path from time to time.
As they were expecting, their conversation was interrupted soon.
From the foot of the mountain, the sound of wheels and riders thundering along the road were heard.
It was obvious that many coaches and horses were approaching towards the spot where they were sitting.
"I wasn't expecting to see coaches and riders in this isolated place," Austin said after spitting out a bone as he looked in the direction from where the noise came. But Violet and the gnome had already hidden themselves.
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