That's right, after fully comprehending and learning the Qigong of Benevolent Spirits cultivated by Cai Tianju, Li Hai suddenly discovered something.
The Qigong system he practiced was completely different from the Zhengchuan Martial Arts of the Jing Dynasty.
The essence of the Zhengchuan Martial Arts system was to absorb the essence of heaven and earth from the outside world, and then Cultivate strength to temper the Physical Body.
However, Cai Tianju's Qigong system absorbed cosmic rays through the aluminum pot on his head, then mixed in some extremely thin and turbid essence of this world to enter his body.
Finally, it would Fusion with his own vital essence and life energy; the three would interact, brew, and refine a so-called Qigong energy, or perhaps a Qigong wave field.
However, this wave field could not transform or sublimate the Physical Body.
Because its essence was closer to magical power, rather than True Qi or internal strength.
From the Qigong of Benevolent Spirits cultivated by Cai Tianju, the so-called Qigong system had five levels from low to high.
Namely, Initial Glimpse, Entering the Hall, Mastery, Peak, and finally, Perfection.
Only after reaching the Realm of Perfection could a Qigong master's Physical Body strength and Alertness compare to the Muscle Circulation level of Zhengchuan Martial Arts, possessing several thousand catties of immense strength and a tough Physical Body capable of resisting firearm shots.
And only in the state of activating Qigong could the Qigong master's Physical Body reach this level with the support of the Qigong wave field.
Once the activation state was exited, the Qigong master's Physical Body strength and Alertness would immediately revert to the normal human level.
Of course, even if it reverted to the human range, it still belonged to the top human level.
Comparatively, this was more like the so-called hard Qigong, where one had to first activate the skill and gather strength to become impervious to blades and guns.
So at first glance, this system did seem a bit underwhelming.
It couldn't be like Zhengchuan Martial Arts, where one's Physical Body strength corresponded to the Realm one Cultivated to, with no such thing as activating or not activating skills.
But when Li Hai truly delved into the study of Qigong, he discovered that the temporary increase in Physical Body strength was merely a byproduct of this Qigong system.
Its true primary goal of Cultivation was to stimulate special abilities.
For example, Cai Tianju eventually activated three special abilities.
Namely, Telepathy, Microwave Heating, and Disease Treatment.
“Interesting,” Li Hai murmured as he learned the Qigong of Benevolent Spirits from Cai Tianju and replicated his three superpowers. “If I Cultivate this Qigong to its Peak, what kind of superpowers will I activate?”
With strong anticipation, Li Hai immediately pushed the Qigong of Benevolent Spirits he had already learned to the Realm of Perfection, taking advantage of the fact that the tryouts had not yet begun.
In an instant, an invisible yet tangible wave of fluctuation expanded rapidly in a spiral hurricane form, centered on Li Hai.
The surrounding hundred-meter lawn was blown, sending Cut Grass flying, and many surrounding contestants were swept, their clothes and hair fluttering as they continuously retreated.
It was as if a strong tornado source had suddenly appeared on the competition field.
“What the f*ck? What happened?”
“Why is there such a strong wind all of a sudden? It messed up my hairstyle.”
“Holy crab, my tarot cards were blown into the sky!”
“Ah, I’m exposed!”
“Hehehe, I’ve already seen it.”
“Hmm?! What a powerful Qigong wave field, it’s not inferior to mine at all!”
Cai Tianju suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head to look behind him.
And when he saw Li Hai, who was a hundred meters away, with his eyes closed and head bowed as if deeply asleep, his pupils immediately constricted:
“Such a powerful Qi wave actually came from this young foreigner. His name seems to be Anthony, hiss~ it’s truly incredible.
I Cultivated bitterly for forty years to reach this Realm, but this foreigner named Anthony looks to be only around twenty years old. How did he do it?”
While Cai Tianju was in shock, the production team, who had been closely monitoring the scene, also very keenly aimed several cameras at Li Hai.
Thus, all the viewers watching the program changed their formerly bored expressions and stared wide-eyed at the spiral hurricane around Li Hai, exclaiming “Oh my god.”
And the host, Lind Field, also demonstrated the professionalism of a qualified host. He immediately ran to Li Hai and pointed the microphone at him, asking urgently:
“Mr. Anthony, hello, what did you just do? Why did it cause such a strong gust of wind?”
Li Hai had no interest in responding to him. He stood still, his eyes closed, feeling and experiencing the superpowers he had activated.
“Let me answer this question.”
At this moment, Cai Tianju actually walked over, took the microphone, looked at the camera, and began to speak in broken English with a smile, “Hello everyone, I am the curator of the Cai Martial Arts School in Chinatown, Los Angeles. My name is Tianju Cai. Our school mainly teaches Hong Fist boxing. If anyone is interested—”
He hadn't finished speaking when Lind, off-camera, slapped him on the shoulder.
So, the experienced Cai Tianju immediately smoothly changed the subject and began to talk about the anomaly around Li Hai:
“This Mr. Anthony has clearly practiced the traditional Qigong of our ancient Chinese nation. The tornado that just surrounded him is an anomaly produced after a Breakthrough in Qigong to the Peak Realm.”
“Oh, I see.”
Lind, standing by, took the microphone and asked appropriately, “Then I would like to ask on behalf of the vast audience—Mr. Tianju Cai, what happens when Chinese Qigong, as you call it, is learned to its end?”
“Well,” Cai Tianju spoke eloquently, “according to ancient statement, Qigong Cultivation to its end would activate immortal techniques, but in this era of scientific advancement, these immortal techniques can be understood as special abilities.”
While these two were exchanging questions and answers on the television screens of countless viewers, Li Hai, located in the corner of the screen, had already refined and mastered all three superpowers he had activated.
And these three abilities were respectively “Self-Illumination,” “Mental Power,” and: “Current Drive.”
First, “Self-Illumination.”
As the name suggests, this ability allowed Li Hai to freely control any part of his body to emit visible light of a certain brightness.
Then there was “Mental Power,” which also, as the name suggests, was an ability similar to telekinesis.
However, Li Hai’s current mental power level was not particularly high, only around three tons, which was a bit higher than his Physical Body Alertness.
And finally, “Current Drive” was a miraculous ability that allowed Li Hai, solely by willpower, to make billions of cells within his own Physical Body act as positive and negative electrodes, and then undergo high-speed friction between them, thereby creating powerful high-voltage Current.