Everyone knows that one needs martial arts skills and martial arts knowledge to practice martial arts and to climb step by step to a higher level of martial arts, but few people know that there is also the most fundamental limitation of qualifications!
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In the 297th year of Daqing, the advanced martial arts technique "Tianhe River Flow" was introduced.
[Unlike Tianhe River Flowing and Iron Body Kung Fu, before reaching the Second Rank, you can only practice this martial art to the "beginner's level," giving yourself a little extra flexibility and resilience.]
[Because this martial art primarily increases internal strength! At the Minor Success, Great Success, and Perfection stages, it will provide additional bonuses to your internal strength or the Qi of a first-class martial artist.]
You lament the power of advanced martial arts. After your foundation has transformed into the form of "Heavenly River Flowing," even though it only has the bonus of an entry-level skill, your current strength has surpassed the "Great Water Dragon Skill."
[Furthermore, Tianhe River Scroll also comes with specialized martial arts, making it much more suitable than those random combinations.]
In the year 298 of the public, you are 43 years old, and your foundation has reached 157%. Your energy and blood are like a furnace. Without any danger, excitement, or life-or-death situations, relying on your purely powerful foundation and the accumulated experience of a veteran second-rate martial arts, you naturally release your internal energy and transform it into energy.
Tianhe Martial Arts School held a celebration banquet for you. Most of the warriors in Yangxue City were in attendance. You sat at the main seat, bewildered, and suddenly realized that you were already quite a formidable figure, a local legend.
Just as the celebration banquet was about to conclude, someone disrupted the event. The other party was an outsider warrior. Tianhe Martial Arts School had no idea that the invitation they had sent out with good intentions would only result in a hostile guest.
[The warrior's name is Wang Ye, also known as the Purple Shadow Sword. He is a warrior who recently arrived in Yangxue City. No one knows his exact strength, but it is clear that he is at least a first-rate warrior!]
[A first-rate martial artist is roughly divided into three stages: first, the signature release of energy, then the internal organs, and finally, the energy entering the bones.]
[Zangfu Extreme Victory only enhances the ability to withstand blows and the functionality of the internal organs, making up for weaknesses. However, the quality of the Qi and the final step of Qi penetrating the bones are the main factors affecting the combat effectiveness of a first-class warrior.]
Wang Ye steps forward, his eyes veiled, and draws his long sword, ready to challenge you to a duel. Everyone present knows that he intends to humiliate you and defeat you while you're at your peak.
[You don't know what level Wang Ye has reached, but even if his Qi hasn't penetrated his bones, the total amount of Qi he possesses should be stronger than when he first reached the stage of enlightenment.]
[But you were fearless and gladly faced the challenge. Even though you had just achieved a breakthrough and your martial arts skills were only at the beginning, you were no weakling among the top martial artists!]
[Firstly, your foundation is already equivalent to that of an ordinary person. With the 1.57x boost, it far exceeds the breakthrough threshold of a first-class warrior. Not to mention the bonus of the advanced martial art "Tianhe Flow" that transforms your foundation!]
[Secondly, you're not a top-tier warrior who forces himself to release his internal energy through "battle breakthroughs" or "life-or-death breakthroughs." You're an overflowing-level breakthrougher, someone whose "internal energy is so abundant it just flows outwards naturally"!]
[With the blessing of these two, even if you become a top-notch master for several years or even ten years, you will not be afraid! ]
[After you accept the challenge, all the warriors present will immediately step aside, leaving a large area of several dozen meters for you two to fight.]
Wang Ye thrust out his sword, a layer of purple energy attached to the sword in his hand, transforming into a sword beam that extended an additional half foot. Wherever the sword beam passed, even the air could be heard cutting sounds.
[And what you slashed down was a steel blade that had been tempered for decades. A milky-white, bluish energy was added to the blade by you. Unlike Wang Ye's exquisite swordsmanship, yours was a full-scale, sweeping sword technique.]
[As the swords clashed, a hint of disdain flashed through Wang Ye's eyes. He reversed his sword's momentum, and the longsword flew as lightly as a butterfly passing through the teeth of a beast. He dodged the blow, but the sword's light was already heading straight for your chest!]
[However, the vast amount of energy you added, like a sheath clinging to the tempered steel blade, was not a result of clumsy force, but rather the use of the specialized martial art of the Tianhe River—the Infusion of Breath!]
Your energy locked onto Wang Ye's energy and sword. The force you exerted at that moment made it difficult for him to control the blade. The sword's light suddenly stopped three inches from your chest, and you had already been eyeing this moment!
[Leaning forward, you let the sword pierce the corner of your clothes, but your blade actually cuts Wang Ye's right arm!]
The blood-red blade flashed through the air, leaving a long crimson streak in the retinas of the warriors present. The blow wasn't fatal. Wang Ye was also a warrior with a long history of battles. A moment of disdain didn't mean permanent disregard. The previous blow only ripped a half-inch deep wound in his right arm. Wang Ye retreated several steps, his thoughts of a single decisive blow vanishing.
[You two stare at each other, carefully searching for each other's weaknesses, and then strike again. Purple energy and light blue energy intertwine, and the entire battle is as gorgeous as a performance - but if an ordinary person accidentally enters the stage, they will be cut into pieces in the blink of an eye!]
[After a long time, more than a hundred rounds, your energy is almost exhausted, and Wang Ye has little left either. The sword and blade still flash as they chop, but that is not energy, but sunlight reflected from the smooth surface of steel.]
Yun Shou: "The budget is all gone. We're starting to be frugal and save money on special effects."