I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 103 - 95: The 5th Slumber Evolution!

Chapter 103: Chapter 95: The 5th Slumber Evolution!

Waves followed one after another.

With the rising tide came endless waves.

Human strength sometimes reaches its limits, but the force of nature is inexhaustible.

At least to a human scale, the vastness of nature seems almost infinite.

Chen Yun’s 2.7-ton normal strength seemed insignificant under the power of the sea.

Not to mention comparing it with the ocean’s mass measured in billions of tons, even just the force of the waves along this short stretch of coastline was far beyond what he could conquer at the moment.

The dream of conquering the sea, even the planet itself, might be achievable in the future.

By then,

he could cry out "Madness, I can’t bear it!" while beating the Earth to pieces. He could level Mount Everest with a flick of his wrist, then demand the world’s worship. He could land on alien planets and experience the vastness of space...

But for now, he still needed to survive for a very long time.

Such lofty goals were still too far away, and whether he could ever reach that level remained uncertain.

However, one thing he was sure of,

was that the current feeling was incredibly exhilarating.

"Wuhu~"

Chen Yun prevented water from entering his mouth with Telekinesis while he couldn’t help but yell out loud.

His fists swung even faster.

The oncoming waves were shattered, mixed with a great amount of air from the impact, creating numerous white bubbles.

Under the faint moonlight of the night, the multitude of bubbles made the seawater reflect a silvery white.

Then, the seawater, now mixed with white bubbles from the collision, was sent flying into the air by the mist of his subsequent punch.

In these surging waters from all directions, amidst the powerful waves assaulting him,

Chen Yun stood increasingly steady, without the swaying he had at the start.

His undefeated Perception Ability made him more accustomed to the water’s random bursts of power, his strong bodily coordination allowed him to control every part of his body, either accommodating or clashing with the current.

In the water, he grew more accustomed to the feeling of being hammered thousands of times and still standing strong, facing winds from all directions.

He stood amidst the complex water conditions like Tai Chi, using softness to overcome hardness.

But to be precise,

it was Chen Yun controlling different parts of his body to apply precise force of varying intensity and angle, to adapt to and get used to the chaotic forces around him.

Rather than Tai Chi, it was more like the Free and Easy Ultimate Skill, relying on reflexive movements of body parts to maximize movement speed and reaction capabilities.

It seemed as if no thought from the brain was necessary, each corner of the body moving a step ahead in anticipation.

But in reality, it was a perfect blend of consciousness and body, every part acting as if on command.

While pondering,

Chen Yun felt that his training in the water was becoming increasingly proficient, as if he had entered a state of complete immersion.

Until a certain moment,

he came out of that state.

Feeling his ears being brushed by the damp hair.

"Is the wind picking up?"

Chen Yun asked with a questioning tone, yet certain in his delivery.

The clouds in the sky began to move slowly, the spray around him also subtly changing direction.

The next moment,

the momentum of the rising wind grew, turning into a moderate gust blowing against him.

The wind wasn’t strong, but it was persistent.

It came from the water, and could also boost the water.

Chen Yun sensed the subtly increasing force in the water and couldn’t help but squint towards the silvery white of the distant ocean under the moonlight.

He could guess.

A greater kinetic energy than before was accumulating in the distant waters.

The slightly increased force in the water was just the immediate feedback of the wind, while the larger waves caused by the wind and gradually growing in size were the delayed feedback of the wind.

Just like how an avalanche may start with a single rolling pebble, but as it rolls downhill, it gathers greater force.

Frowning,

Chen Yun subconsciously stepped back two paces.

He did not leave the water but instead dug his hands into the rocks behind him.

The slick surface moss was no match for Chen Yun’s forceful claws.

He crushed the surface shells and barnacles along with the rock, tearing apart the porous and coarse structure to delve deeper.

His hands were like nails, firmly anchoring himself.

His feet, too, after finding a new spot, crushed the ground below as usual, sinking deeply to fix himself in place.

He did not go ashore.

Instead, he anchored all four limbs into the relatively hard rock.

Waiting for the approach of the next big wave!

Knowing that the next wave would be powerful, the newly rising ambition to challenge nature’s power did not wish to back down here.

He understood that each of his evolutions emphasized defense and resilience over other abilities which evolved less noticeably.

Therefore, he believed he could withstand it.

This was not just a rational analysis but also a trust in his instincts.

The next moment.

Waves that had grown slightly higher rolled in.

They ruthlessly crashed against the rocky shore, producing an astonishing sound.

And then... wave after wave followed!

As if without end, they generated a succession of crashing sounds audible even from a great distance.

And Chen Yun, who confronted the waves head-on, felt an exceptional rush of exhilaration.

To be honest,

When the wave first collided with his chest, Chen Yun felt it finally had some force to it, enough to make him stagger and struggle to recover.

When the wave hit him for the forty-second time, Chen Yun felt a sour and fatigued sensation in his arms and legs.

By the one hundred and third collision, Chen Yun felt an indescribable sense of pleasure from habituation.

A 10-second refresh cycle for physical strength,

Implied that Chen Yun perked up after every 10 seconds.

This didn’t enable him to conquer the heightened waves, but it did give him a vague desire for them to be even larger.

Gradually, the winds calmed, and the waves diminished.

Chen Yun pulled his arms out of the rocks, which were buried without him knowing when, and looked at the fissures that had spread across the entire rock from the two holes.

Chen Yun felt an indescribable clarity.

He extracted his legs from the muddy depressions he had plowed in the seabed and abruptly jumped from the water onto the rock.

Looking up at the starry sky revealed by the wind-dispersed clouds, Chen Yun couldn’t help but lie on the rocky shore.

Although he didn’t conquer the ocean this time, it was a sort of preliminary experience of doing so.

It evoked in him a multitude of reflections.

First and foremost, the feasibility of training in water needed to be acknowledged.

Just by venting his strength for a while in shallower waters when the tide was high and waves were strong, he felt significant progress.

Aside from the satisfaction brought by freely expending strength, there was no doubt his improved bodily coordination and control amidst the random undercurrents was a major advancement.

In the future, he could try to conquer more waves, even tsunamis, or go to the seabed, tens or even deeper meters down, to toughen himself against the pressure there.

Before evolving gravity-related, practical abilities, training in water undeniably seemed like a partially validated good choice.

Beyond that, what moved him the most was:

A profound sense of nature’s vastness and his own present insignificance.

He stretched out his hand toward the sky and opened his palm.

Through the gaps in his fingers, he saw the starry sky that seemed graspable, his eyes sparkling with an enthusiasm never felt before.

Nature may indeed be magnificent.

But he felt, he, too, had the potential to fully conquer it!

Battling the heavens was really an endless delight.

Such excitement rekindled in Chen Yun—an evolution that no longer required sleep or food and was gradually losing interest in progeny—a passionate flame of eagerness.

This excitement was even greater than when he had discovered snake meat was edible days earlier.

Lying on the rock, feeling the salty sea breeze, staring at the boundless starry sky above,

Chen Yun thought back to the aspirations that had taken root on Laojun Mountain, now feeling even more determined.

He wanted to try all the myriad professions of the world, to experience lives he had never lived before. He wanted to challenge the extremes and engage in even more outrageous sports. He desired to ride across the ocean on a blue whale, tread through jungles with fierce tigers, and conquer the savannas stepping on the heads of lions...

Now, he wanted to conquer nature with his bare body,

For a better future.

He would evolve, endlessly, continuously.

Contemplating,

Chen Yun lay on the rock, shifting to an even more relaxed posture.

Come to think of it, it was the evening of March 25th.

His precise biological clock told him it was about eleven forty.

Just under twenty minutes to go.

Another Tuesday was approaching, ushering in another seven days of slumber evolution.

It would be his fifth evolution.

Thinking about it stirred some ripples and anticipation in Chen Yun’s heart, yet what prevailed was an accustomed calm.

He closed his eyes and entered the Memory Palace.

He located the record of his body’s data and summarized today’s data provisionally.

[Record 27: 2024.3.25 (Lunar February 16)]

[1. New training method adopted, entire body’s muscles tremble at high frequency, dual training for mind and body. Current endurance time: 18 seconds. Present strength approximates 3 tons.]

[2. Conquering nature—this is a goal that must be realized in the future, as only the vastness of Heaven and Earth is worthy to be the adversary of one ever-evolving.]

[3. Feasibility of water training—confirmed the viability of waves for training, initial speculation that seabed pressure will be as effective, but actual effects remain unverified.]

Then, he simply did not open his eyes.

Instead, he lay there with closed eyes, meditating, quietly waiting for time to pass and the next round of slumber evolution to arrive on schedule.

Before long,

Drowsiness arrived quietly as expected.

Chen Yun didn’t go back.

He just lay there on the rock, in the wilderness, under the starry sky.

In the gentle, salty sea breeze,

Against the constant sound of the waves crashing against the shore,

He slowly drifted into that familiar yet alien, azure dream.