Hearing Yang’s words, Sagat too was slightly taken aback, then froze in place, seemingly at a loss for how to respond for a moment.
He seemed to understand some of what Yang was trying to convey, yet also seemed not to.
And compared to Sagat, who at least grasped a little, Chun-Li and the others beside them were utterly bewildered—only Gen, with an indifferent expression, stroked his beard, sizing up Sagat’s reaction with great interest.
“Satsui no Hadō.” Yang extended his hand, and after letting it build for a moment, a streak of crimson blood-energy surfaced in his palm.
Almost the instant this trace of blood-energy appeared, Dorai beside him gravely furrowed his brow.
Chun-Li perhaps had no idea what exactly this was, but having once gone undercover inside Shadowlaw, Dorai understood the Satsui no Hadō more or less— This thing could be called Vega’s most severe ‘father.’ Although it looked like a form of ‘qi,’ it was in fact a kind of spiritual energy, capable of letting warriors and fighters achieve flight and teleportation in battle, and of striking directly at the soul.
To say nothing else, Akuma, as the most adept user of the Satsui no Hadō, used the Shun Goku Satsu to instantly kill Vega four times across Capcom’s official games—Super Street Fighter II X, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter EX, and SNK vs.
Capcom: SVC Chaos…
literally Vega’s number-one father in the world.
Although none of this had happened yet, Dorai had once conducted extensive, in-depth investigations into Vega, and this special ability—heavily flagged within Shadowlaw—he too had committed firmly to memory.
Not to mention, right beside Dorai there happened to be a legendary assassin who had once mastered the Satsui no Hadō but then actively erased its influence.
But for Sagat and Chun-Li, this was clearly not something they knew of, much less understood.
Sensing the two’s confusion, Yang explained: “This is like a special kind of spiritual energy, with the property of eroding a person’s mind.
In theory everyone possesses it, but only the most extreme, most obsessive individuals ever get the chance to awaken it.
“And anyone who awakens it will stop at nothing to win, valuing victory far above life, ultimately destroying themselves amid endless battle.” At these words, Chun-Li beside him couldn’t help but take a step back, gazing at the red glow in Yang’s hand, her eyes filled with worry.
By contrast, Sagat’s face was full of solemnity, and then he said with slight hesitation: “This is…
what I left behind inside your body back then?” “More or less.
It’s mainly good for igniting my life energy—you could call it embers that haven’t quite gone out yet?
Something like that.” Yang shrugged, then dispersed this faint residue of the Satsui no Hadō, and said in an unhurried tone: “This should have been the condensation of pure killing intent, but I can feel your confusion…
In other words, you don’t want to kill.
You’re searching for something.” Hearing Yang’s words, Sagat fell silent, then simply sat down on the ground, and after a moment looked at Yang and said: “Then do you know what it is I’m searching for?” At this, Yang was silent for a moment, then merely pointed at himself helplessly and said: “I’m only eighteen and you’re asking me?” “…” At this, the corner of Sagat’s mouth twitched as he realized what a foolish question he had asked.
Thinking this, Sagat gazed at his own fist, then said: “Then…
what should I do?” Sagat had already realized his mistake, but clearly, for the Sagat of now, he had no idea what he should do, or how to handle it.
At this, Yang too didn’t know how to answer—he could hardly say, “Go back to Shadowlaw and become one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and then you’ll gradually come to understand,” could he?
As he pondered, Yang shrugged his shoulders and gave a top-quality answer: “I don’t know.” “Satsui no Hadō…” Thinking this over, after a moment’s pondering Sagat said: “If that’s the case, perhaps I should accept the Satsui no Hadō?” “I don’t know.” Yang continued to shrug, then jerked his chin toward old man Gen beside them.
“Ask him.
He knows.” At this, Sagat turned a somewhat astonished gaze toward Gen beside them.
Gen merely let out a couple of strange “heh heh” chuckles, and after looking Sagat over twice, shook his head and said: “You’re not suited to the Satsui no Hadō.” “Why?” Sagat shot back, his eyes full of bewilderment.
At this, Gen simply closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, an inexplicable, chilling murderous aura suddenly descended, as if even the air temperature had dropped a few degrees.
Thick crimson blood-energy rose from all around him, drifting about his body like black smoke.
This suffocating killing intent—dizzying in the moment—lasted only an instant, after which Gen returned to his cheerful, smiling self and said: “The moment you first awaken the Satsui no Hadō while hesitation and confusion still linger in your heart, you lose any possibility of mastering it.
Even if you force yourself to embrace it, you’ll only become a bellicose puppet of vengeance.” “Your talent is enough to support an awakening, but your soul is unwilling to sink into the control of this power,” Yang explained from the side.
“The purity isn’t there.” “Is that a bad thing?” Sagat asked.
“No.” Yang shrugged and said: “There exist in this world many powers on par with the Satsui no Hadō…
for instance, the power of yoga mastered by Master Dhalsim of India, Vega’s spiritual power, and other powers of the soul, the elemental spirit power of nature, the Nothingness Hadō, and so on and so forth.” “Being able to awaken the Satsui no Hadō means you possess the talent and spirit to cultivate power of this caliber.
Of course, how to awaken it and how to master it—that’s your own affair.” At this, a trace of puzzlement surfaced on Sagat’s face, but after pondering for a moment he looked at Yang and said: “If that’s the case…
is the life energy you’ve mastered also one of these powers?” Not quite expecting that Sagat would actually ask about life energy, Yang was momentarily stunned.
But clearly, Sagat probably wasn’t the only one curious about the matter.
Sure enough, after Sagat asked, even Dorai, Chun-Li, and Gen beside them all revealed curious looks.
Seeing this, Yang stroked his chin and said: “Mm…
sort of, but probably not within the same tier, since this is something I awakened naturally rather than comprehended through cultivation.
It’s more like a heaven-bestowed gift, something akin to a superpower?” As for the power of the Crest that Ingrid had spoken of and the like, Yang didn’t take it to heart.
The specs were too high; dwelling on it now could accomplish nothing but make him envious.
And beside him, watching Yang hold forth so freely, Gen too stroked his beard, then nodded thoughtfully.
Clearly, while Yang had been unconscious, he seemed to have seen many interesting things and learned much interesting knowledge…
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