Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 586 Characteristics of Life Force

Claire and Yarrow tried many more times.

The back-and-forth movements even gave Yaro the illusion that the two of them were forging iron.

—Claire punches herself, then punches herself.

Regardless, Yaro was unable to directly perceive the stone 'softening'.

Claire couldn't possibly be lying.

When the "Vajra Finger" skill successfully adds vitality, the marks left on the stone slab are indeed different from those left normally.

"Was it because my power was insufficient, or did the life force of the softened stone also shrink back when Claire withdrew her power?"

These conjectures are entirely based on the fact that vitality does indeed 'soften' the stone.

But there is another possibility: the life force directly affected the matter, even breaking the stone, which is why Claire felt the stone 'soften' when she struck it.

But if vitality cannot affect matter, then there is another possibility.

The intense life force directly and exponentially strengthened her body in a short period of time, enhancing the physical properties of her fingers. This allowed Claire to break the stone more easily, creating the illusion that the stone had softened.

"Of the three possibilities, which are right and which are wrong?"

Yaro frowned in deep thought.

Different possibilities can have completely different effects on martial arts, so it is necessary to find the root cause of such results.

The problem now is that by following Claire's attacks, we can't just focus on understanding the specific reasons for the changes.

Do we have to practice the Vajra Finger technique, use it ourselves, and experience it for ourselves?

However, Yaro's physical abilities are nowhere near Claire's, and he doesn't have the life seed of a formal knight. It's unknown how long it would take him to cultivate to Claire's current level.

The Vajra Finger is merely an applied martial art, not a core technique. It would be better to spend that time directly cultivating the Eight Extremes Method. If the Eight Extremes Method is cultivated to perfection, these applied martial arts will be readily available.

Practicing the Vajra Finger technique is not advisable, and following Claire's attacks doesn't allow me to feel them either... So, is it possible to directly feel the effects of Claire's attacks?
Upon hearing Yaro's suggestion, Claire's expression changed drastically.

"You want to personally experience the effects of the Vajra Finger? No, no! You've seen it yourself, the Vajra Finger can easily pierce through even stone. If it were to hit you, your body definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it!"

"Of course, I won't take it with my body."

As Yaro spoke, he lightly tapped the stone in front of him, and as he raised his palm, as if by magic, a neatly shaped clod of earth shot out.

Earth-based magic trick - Trip-over!

“Use your Vajra Finger on it.”

"it?"

Claire was somewhat puzzled but did not object. After a brief preparation, she flicked her finger again.

The clods of earth crumbled, sending dust flying everywhere.

"continue."

"continue."

"continue……"

……

As Yaro closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes in the rune structure of the 'Trip Spell', he suddenly heard Claire's suppressed breathing.

"You're tired so quickly?"

Even if Claire had practiced the Vajra Finger for hours, she shouldn't be breathing so heavily.

Even a fully-fledged knight wearing heavy armor weighing several hundred pounds can fight for several hours straight, let alone Claire who is currently only wearing ordinary leather armor.

You can't say that using a single finger to exert force is more tiring than wearing hundreds of pounds of heavy armor, can you?

It can only be due to an overabundance of vitality effects.

"Releasing life force outwards consumes a lot of life force, which is why it affected Claire's stamina?"

Although Yaro knew the reason, he did not stop, but continued to condense 'clods of earth'. Because he already had a guess.

……

"Lord Yaro, I...I really...cannot use it!"

After several failed attempts to unleash her life force, Claire had to interrupt Yaro, who was meditating with his eyes closed.

"Thank you for your trouble. Why don't you go and have something to eat and rest by the fire?" Yaro nodded.

After a long silence, Bevin couldn't help but ask, "Teacher... have you discovered something?"

"Wait a minute, let me think about it again."

As Yaro spoke, he ignored the two men and continued to stare at the clod of earth in front of him.

Dispel, summon.

Dispel, summon...

After repeating this many times, Yaro finally opened his eyes.

"I understand!"

Yaro turned to look at the two of them.

"It was the earth-elemental magic within the stone that caused it to break!"

"what?"

The two looked completely bewildered.

Yaro explained, "The life force he unleashed was like a broom, driving all the sparse earth magic within the stone to the edge. In this brief moment, the earth magic that had been driven together created an effect similar to thermal expansion, affecting the stone's density and making it easier to destroy."

"Teacher, why can vitality have this function? Didn't you say before that vitality can only affect the organism itself?" Bevin asked, puzzled.

"Do you remember that I also said that vitality is a kind of magic?"

“I remember,” Bevin nodded, puzzled.

Yaro added, "Since they are both magical powers, they can naturally influence each other. That's not hard to understand, is it?"

"Like this?" Bevan said, sweeping his shoe across the ground and kicking up a thin layer of dirt. "Is this thin layer of dirt the accumulated earth magic?"

“That’s right,” Yaro nodded. “Moreover, life force isn’t just a single type of magic; it’s essentially void magic, so it should have a good resistance to most types of magic!”

Therefore, in general, the reason why the Vajra Finger breaks the stone does not affect the knowledge that 'life force only affects the living organism itself', because what really causes the stone to 'soften' is the thin earth-type magic contained in the stone.

Claire, who was resting nearby, also understood and couldn't help but speak up: "But what's the use of knowing this? Is it worth wasting so much time on such a simple piece of knowledge?"

"Simple?"

Yaro glanced at him. "Now that you know this, don't you have any thoughts on it?"

"What are you thinking?" Claire asked, puzzled.

Yaro glanced at him a few times, thought for a moment, shook his head, and then looked at Bevin beside him.

"Bevin, what do you think?"

Bevan guessed, "Teacher, is this why the leather of many monsters has good resistance to witchcraft?"

"Although it's not confirmed yet, there might be some reason for it. But I'm wondering if this knowledge can be applied to martial arts."

"Use martial arts to counter witchcraft? To extinguish the effects of witchcraft?"

"What you're saying is too broad and exaggerated. Besides, many spells, once used, become real phenomena, like this stone. The influence of life force on magic isn't strong enough to change matter. For example, your father only said 'the stone softened,' not 'the stone exploded'..."

Claire looked at the two people who were still talking, feeling confused.

What are you talking about?

Why didn't you ask me?