Chapter 187: Chapter 186 Breakthrough, Meridian Refining! (Subscribe please)
Chen Fan looked forward from the left.
He didn’t need to read the explanations to know the effects of the first six traits.
When he reached the seventh, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Flexible?
He looked at the Sensitivity trait in front of him.
[Sensitivity: Each level increases leg speed by 30%]
What about Flexible?
He looked again,
[Flexible: Each level increases leg flexibility by 30%]
"Increased flexibility?"
Chen Fan was a little surprised.
The effect of increased flexibility naturally meant that high-difficulty movements could be performed.
For example, in the seated forward bend, some people are very fast or very strong, but doing this might make them feel intense pain.
Calling it flexibility also works.
He looked further back,
[Hidden: Each level increases the stealth of leg attacks by 30%]
"Stealth?"
Chen Fan touched his chin.
With his high level of Basic Leg Techniques, he was well aware of its characteristics.
Compared to fist and palm techniques, the most well-known trait of leg techniques is their long attack range.
Secondly, leg techniques provide numerous ways to attack, forward, backward, left, right, even when falling to the ground one could use grounded leg techniques.
Thirdly, leg attacks are powerful, as the legs are the body’s pillars, used for walking, running, squatting, jumping, and carrying heavy objects.
The last trait is stealth.
The legs are beneath the body, away from the opponent, especially in fist techniques, a sudden leg attack often achieves a surprising effect.
So, unlocking the Hidden trait made sense.
Chen Fan glanced at his other basic martial arts; apart from Basic Archery, Basic Leg Techniques had the highest level.
"In the next two days, I’ll see if I can find others to improve my proficiency in Basic Fist Technique and Basic Palm Technique."
He then turned his gaze to Basic Body Technique.
This is where the Gravity Room would come into play.
Even if it’s only twice the gravity, it’s enough.
For instance, now he’s carrying five tons; doubling that could be fatal.
Chen Fan glanced at the empty room, walked to the door, turned off the lights, and headed to the rest area.
After returning, he elevated all eight or nine leg techniques to the Perfection Realm, and even half of them reached the Pinnacle of Attainments.
He also integrated three explosion traits into the martial skills.
[Burst: Active Skill, consumes significant power, spirit activation, temporarily boosts strength by up to 6.5 times and agility by 5 times. If power and spirit are insufficient, only partial effects are achieved.]
Compared to before, strength burst gained an extra 1.5 times, and agility burst an extra 1 time.
Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, he had learned the martial arts suitable for Entry Force Martial Artists.
Even if something was missed, it wouldn’t matter much.
If he wanted to further enhance the Burst skill, he would need to delve into Meridian Refining Martial Arts.
"I wonder what the cultivation techniques that require True Qi are like."
He was looking forward to it.
Unintentionally, he remembered Qin Ye’s face from a few hours ago.
He practically finished everything; it was time to break through to the Meridian Refining Realm.
But before that, there were still two martial arts to improve.
[Thirteen Grand Protectors’ Cross Training: Great Success (0%), Traits: Imposing Build Level 4, Invulnerable Level 4, Breaking Bricks and Shattering Stones Level 2]
[Soul-Annihilating Finger: Great Success (0%), Traits: Gathering Spirit Level 4, Soul-Annihilating Finger Level 3]
Chen Fan looked at the remaining experience points. He still had over 4500, clearly more than enough.
He first added 256 experience points to the Thirteen Grand Protectors’ Cross Training.
Almost instantly, a strange feeling welled up inside him.
He quickly looked,
[Thirteen Grand Protectors’ Cross Training: Perfection (Not Upgradeable), Traits: Imposing Build Level 5, Invulnerable Level 5, Breaking Bricks and Shattering Stones Level 3, Horizontal Golden Body Training Level 1]
[Horizontal Golden Body Training: Active Skill, upon activation, consumes significant spiritual power, triples physical defense for a duration, with each level doubling the Physical Attribute]
"Triple!"
Chen Fan’s eyes widened immediately.
His current physical attribute was over 3000 points; activation would mean a physical defense equivalent to 12,000 points!
And Invulnerable’s passive effect also applied.
Actually 15,000 points!
Chen Fan’s eyes fell on the martial skills, generating a bold idea.
That is, he could integrate the Horizontal Golden Body Training trait into the martial skill.
Imagining the full activation of the martial skill had already become more significant.
Fortunately, his spiritual power was very strong.
With a thought,
[Burst: Active Skill, Consumes significant power, tremendous spiritual power activation, temporarily boosts strength by up to 6.5 times, agility by 5 times, physical defense by 3 times. If power and spiritual strength are insufficient, only partial effects are achieved.]
Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction.
Maybe it would have other effects in the future.
In any case, everything could be added at that time.
This martial technique might become one that only he could fully utilize.
He then turned his eyes to Soul-Annihilating Finger,
Adding 384 experience points to it.
However, nothing new emerged, meaning no new traits were unlocked.
Looking at it, it indeed was so.
[Soul-Annihilating Finger: Perfection (Not Upgradeable), Traits: Gathering Spirit Level 5, Soul-Annihilating Finger Level 4]
Of course, there were benefits; Spirit Attribute increased by 30%, and the active skill of Soul-Annihilating Finger became more powerful.
"Perhaps Spirit Secret Manuals are still very rare, even if there is one, it would have limited power."
Chen Fan consoled himself.
The old man probably didn’t have a second Spirit Secret Manual.
Fortunately, he had joined the association, hoping that when his access rights were opened, the association’s mall would have plenty of Spirit Secret Manuals.
At this point, he had learned almost all the martial arts he could.
Chen Fan looked at the attribute panel.
Realm: Transforming Force
Level: 25 (0/350,000)
Constitution: 3358.41
Power: 3534.19
Agility: 2712.52
Spirit: 30694.3
Potential Points: 4,460,000 (500 points/1 day)
Experience Points: 4200
His physical, power, and agility attributes had generally increased by 300-500 points.
Spirit Attribute increased by 30%, rising nearly 10,000 points.
Potential Points hadn’t changed since the last time.
Chen Fan adjusted his breath and focused on the plus sign next to his level. It was time to break through.
[Potential Points - 350,000]
[Potential Points - 600,000]
[Potential Points - 1,000,000]
After the third enhancement’s noise settled down, Chen Fan clicked breakthrough.
"Crack!"
A shattering sound louder than ever before echoed.
A surge like a river or sea of heat flowed from his heart, engulfing every part of his body in the blink of an eye.
It felt as if his whole body was soaking in a hot spring, very pleasant.
In addition, Chen Fan felt an itch inside his body, as if something was wandering aimlessly.
"Could it be True Qi?"
Chen Fan exclaimed.
Gradually, he felt the energy within him growing stronger.
From one strand to one stream,
From one to two streams,
Finally to five streams.
At this moment, the warmth inside him subsided.
He could clearly feel and even control the energy within him, gathering it in specific parts like his arm, palm, leg, or sole.
Although slow, he could indeed do it.
"It must be True Qi."
Chen Fan was overjoyed and suddenly thought of something. He looked at the attribute panel and was stunned by the significant changes.
Realm: Early Stage of Meridian Refining (0/100,000)
True Qi: 52
Level: 28 (0/10,000,000)
Constitution: 6128.51
Power: 6466
Agility: 4949.53
Spirit: 56018
Potential Points: 2,510,000 (1000 points/1 day)
Experience Points: 4200
Overall, it was like before, except for one additional line.
Chen Fan’s gaze quickly fell on True Qi.
It was a new section, showing 52 points.
"Does this mean my total True Qi is 52?"
Chen Fan felt the five strands of True Qi within him, then realized,
Five strands of True Qi,
meaning each strand represents 10 points of True Qi?
As for the extra two points, he did feel two thin threads of True Qi, although much smaller than a strand.
"I wonder how five strands of True Qi compare among newly breakthrough Meridian Refining Martial Artists?"
Chen Fan thought.
He recalled the guild president’s words earlier,
that as long as one felt even a trace of Qi, they were a Meridian Refining Martial Artist,
and a trace of Qi corresponds to 1 point of True Qi?
The more Chen Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
With 52 points of True Qi, he believed he was among the best of newly breakthrough Meridian Refining Martial Artists.
But compared to those who had broken through a while ago or were in the Mid Stage of Meridian Refining, the gap should be significant.
His eyes moved upward,
Seeing a plus sign right next to the realm.
0/100,000.
Meaning he could keep upgrading as long as he had enough Potential Points?
Meanwhile, he also noticed,
the Potential Points needed to enhance Body Enhancement Level had spiked!
Meaning, to reach Level 29, he needed 10,000,000 Potential Points, while a single realm upgrade cost only 100,000 Potential Points.
Chen Fan took a deep breath,
This must be the difference between Body Refinement and Qi Refining.
The guild president was right, as was the headquarters.
After reaching the Meridian Refining Realm, the difficulty in Body Refinement could be ten or even a hundred times greater than Qi Refining based on individual constitution. Stronger bodies have a harder road, while Qi Refining starts similarly for all, with gaps widening based on insight and resources.
He was one of the extreme cases.