Chapter 151: Chapter 150: Force of Ten Thousand Jin! (Subscribe please)
[Rushing Strike: Active skill, consumes some energy, increases the power of the next palm strike by doubling it. Each level up doubles the energy consumption and effect, and it only takes effect when using Splitting Palm.]
Chen Fan nodded silently.
Doubling the power, that’s indeed impressive.
Consuming some energy, not too much.
The following words made him even more excited.
Each level-up doubles the energy consumption and effect.
In other words, Rushing Strike could potentially deliver three times the power, even four times. Further up, it seemed not impossible.
"However, how does this Perfection Realm improve?"
Chen Fan frowned.
Many martial arts skills unlock features upon reaching perfection, indicating further improvement is possible.
"Could it be that attaining a higher level in Basic Palm Technique could raise the upper limit of Splitting Palm?"
This thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Thinking it through carefully, it seemed reasonable.
After all, a skyscraper begins from the ground. The creator of Splitting Palm must have achieved it after reaching a certain level in Basic Palm Technique.
Might as well give it a try.
He noted down this hypothesis in his mind and checked his experience points, with 64 points left, just enough to max out Eight Trigrams Palm.
Focusing his mind, he consumed one experience point, and the proficiency of Eight Trigrams Palm increased by 50%.
"It seems that the improvement in Eight Trigrams Palm is greater than that of Splitting Palm."
Chen Fan wasn’t alarmed but delighted. He quickly added another experience point.
Immediately, a warm flow surged up, the sensation was far more intense than before.
He quickly looked, and upon seeing it, his breath instantly quickened.
[Eight Trigrams Palm: Initial Glimpse (0%), Traits: Strengthen Body and Health Level 1, Agility and Step Spirit Level 1]
Both are brand-new traits.
[Strengthen Body and Health: Each level-up permanently increases the Physical Strength Attribute by 4 points]
[Agility and Step Spirit: Each level-up permanently increases Agility Attribute by 8 points]
"8 points in Agility Attribute..."
Chen Fan was somewhat disbelieving.
This is just the beginner level. If at perfection, wouldn’t it add 40 points to Agility Attribute?
If you include the enhancement in Physical Strength Attribute, it’s a huge gain.
"Truly worthy of Eight Trigrams Palm."
He muttered to himself.
Uncle Zhang had said that among Tai Chi Fist, Xingyi Fist, and Eight Trigrams Palm, Eight Trigrams Palm was the most difficult to practice.
Compared to Xingyi Fist, which is relatively simpler, requiring constant Posture Stance practice and utilizing full body strength; it might be tedious but effective quickly.
Tai Chi Fist, with its numerous movements and low stances, is pleasant to practice but slower in showing results, with many practitioners only learning the basics after many years.
Eight Trigrams Palm is the hardest and most unique, requiring extensive practice in walking the circle, with body twisting repeatedly.
So, while many practice Tai Chi and Xingyi, few practice Eight Trigrams Palm.
"Let’s continue improving."
Chen Fan decided.
Not to mention anything else, just the attribute points this palm technique added were worth the experience points consumed.
What’s more, later on, it will definitely unlock traits not inferior to those of Tai Chi Fist and Level 8 Fist.
This time he consumed 4 experience points, and with it, a strange feeling arose in his mind.
Another new trait unlocked?
Chen Fan quickly checked the skill bar,
[Eight Trigrams Palm: Slight Achievement (0%), Traits: Strengthen Body and Health Level 2, Agility and Step Spirit Level 2, Form of a Wandering Dragon Level 1]
[Form of a Wandering Dragon: Each level-up increases Body Technique by 50%, only effective when using Eight Trigrams Palm]
"50%, that’s two levels higher than Basic Body Technique."
Chen Fan calculated,
Upon reaching Perfection Realm, it could double the effect of Body Technique, doubling it!
Continue to improve.
Consumed 8 experience points,
No new traits were unlocked.
Chen Fan took a glance at his remaining experience points, 50 points left, should be enough to max it out.
After consuming 15 more experience points, a peculiar feeling welled up in his heart.
[Eight Trigrams Palm: Great Success (0%), Traits: Strengthen Body and Health Level 4, Agility and Step Spirit Level 4, Form of a Wandering Dragon Level 3, Odd and Even Level 1]
"Odd and Even?"
Chen Fan was taken aback to see this trait.
[Odd and Even: Active skill, upon activation, continuously consumes Spiritual Power. During activation, the opponent’s chance of successful blocking decreases by 30%, each level-up decreases it by an additional 30%, only effective when using Eight Trigrams Palm.]
"So that’s what it means."
Chen Fan realized.
Eight Trigrams Palm emphasizes flexibility in body technique, requiring the practitioner to change the distance and direction between themselves and the enemy constantly while walking the circle, making the opponent dizzy and disoriented before launching an unexpected attack.
It’s like spotting a flaw in the opponent and launching a surprise assault from an unexpected angle.
It can be improved by another level. At Level 2, the opponent’s chance of successful blocking drops by 60%!
Unfortunately, it notes that it only takes effect when using Eight Trigrams Palm.
"Just one more skill level to go."
Chen Fan rubbed his hands in anticipation, consuming 30 experience points, maxing out Eight Trigrams Palm to Perfection Realm.
[Eight Trigrams Palm: Perfection (cannot be further improved), Traits: Strengthen Body and Health Level 5, Agility and Step Spirit Level 5, Form of a Wandering Dragon Level 4, Odd and Even Level 2, Flowing Water Unceasing Level 1]
[Flowing Water Unceasing: When using Eight Trigrams Palm, energy recovery speed increases by 100%. Each level-up doubles the effect.]
"This is the Perfection Trait of Eight Trigrams Palm?"
Chen Fan looked at the trait description.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a passive skill.
The energy recovery speed doubles, a remarkable recovery skill.
And it’s not limited to the Entry Force Stage; it can restore True Qi in the next major realm.
Upon further inspection, it stated that it’s effective only while using Eight Trigrams Palm, though it didn’t specify it must be in combat. Practicing casually would still activate the effect.
In that case, it’s quite useful. Even a 10% increase at critical times can be vital.
"5 experience points left."
Chen Fan sighed softly; it seemed the enhancement for the night had to stop here.
Fortunately, the improvement was substantial.
Just from Eight Trigrams Palm alone: 40 points in Agility Attribute, 20 in Constitution, 20 in Strength, totaling 80 attribute points!
The boost from Splitting Palm paled in comparison, with only 15 points in Agility Attribute.
"Time to enhance the realm."
Chen Fan looked at the body enhancement section,
[Potential Points - 3400]
[Potential Points - 5500]
[Potential Points - 8900]
[Potential Points - 14400]
[Potential Points - 23300]
Having learned from the last experience, Chen Fan waited for the warming sensation from the previous enhancement to subside before proceeding to the next one.
After five enhancements, he clicked breakthrough.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound, followed by a massive surge of heat rushing through his body.
Besides feeling changes in bones, muscles, and tendons, there was also energy.
In terms of water analogy, Ming Jin is like visible currents, easily felt, while Dark Power is like hidden currents underwater, elusive.
After a few breaths, Chen Fan exhaled slowly and looked at his attribute panel.
Realm: Dark Power
Level: 20 (0/37300)
Constitution: 1219
Strength: 1317
Agility: 1043
Spirit: 580
Potential Points: 106152 (200 points/day)
Experience Points: 5
After five enhancements plus one breakthrough, all attributes, including Spirit, more than doubled.
Especially Strength, almost tripling.
Considering an average person’s punching force to be 100 pounds, his full-force punch purely from muscle power would now be 10,000 pounds!
Such strength, with a punch, could shatter a 10mm thick reinforced concrete wall. Ordinary brick walls are insignificant.
points in Agility Attribute equates to 100 times the speed of an average person, running at full speed at over 600 meters per second, nearly twice the speed of sound.
With a single leap, one could stand atop a ten-story building.
"Such power, facing a High-level Fierce Beast, there should be no fear of being outmatched?"
Chen Fan thought to himself.
Of course, not in direct confrontation.
A High-level Fierce Beast typically weighs over 10 tons, with speeds generally over 100 meters per second, and some exceeding the speed of sound. Even at 100 meters per second, the impact force is over 100 tons, roughly 200,000 pounds!
Being hit by that is no joke; close combat could also be quite risky.
"I just don’t know what concept my current constitution holds? Can I rival High-level Fierce Beasts, with even sniper bullets being unable to harm me?"
Chen Fan frowned slightly.
He had a sniper rifle, but no one would randomly take a shot at themselves.
"Forget it, better attack from a distance if possible."
Determined, Chen Fan resolved that preserving himself was paramount.
Looking towards the realm, he saw a plus sign reappear!
Apparently, his attributes reached breakthrough thresholds again.
Chen Fan clicked it.
[Breakthrough Threshold: Constitution, Strength, Agility Attribute – any one reaching 800 points, threshold value achieved.]
[Average value of Constitution, Strength, Agility Attributes over 700 points, body enhancement Level 25 attained, breakthrough success rate 100%. Current success probability, 68%]
[Breakthrough?]
"800 points?"
Chen Fan was stunned.
He checked his attributes, then the threshold value.
A thought appeared in his mind.
His attributes seemed far above those of martial artists in the same realm?
Reaching Transforming Force, the threshold for the next major realm would be just over 1000 points.
But he’s already over 1000, likely having reached the next major realm in attributes.
Yes, even without energy, his pure muscle strength has already reached 10,000 pounds.
In martial arts novels, top experts’ True Qi might burst with force at tens of thousands of pounds.
If he enhanced his body a few more times, his raw strength could match those experts even without internal energy.
Of course, characters from wuxia novels which are essentially fantasy do not count.
"But no need for premature celebrations."
He checked the potential points required for the next level.
points.
That’s just for one level-up.
The next level could require over 50,000 points.
The third time, close to 100,000 points.
With each enhancement, the potential points required nearly double.
"I must get as many Qi Blood Pills as possible, the more, the better."
Chen Fan clenched his fists.