Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Hidden Qi Level 9 (Request for collection, request for recommendation tickets, thank you everyone!)
Low-grade second-rate martial arts are considered lost techniques in the Cloud Triangle.
And upper-grade second-rate martial arts are more than ten times more precious than low-grade second-rate martial arts. Even top sects in the Qingxue State consider such level of martial arts as lost techniques and will not disclose them to outsiders.
When Su Yanru said this, it was completely unreasonable and no different to saying nothing at all.
In her view, Shi Xiaole has already shown deep fortunate fate by attaining the Fuyang Qi Skill; how could he immediately produce a book of upper-grade second-rate martial arts?
"Aunt Su, are you serious? If I can manage it, will you let me go explore the martial world?"
A flash flickered in Shi Xiaole’s eyes.
"Of course, your aunt always keeps her promises."
Su Yanru said with a smiling face.
His mind sank into the Martial God Hall, and this time without the system’s proactive reminder, Shi Xiaole had already urged it to extract martial arts.
As the only family in the world, Shi Xiaole naturally didn’t want to be disobedient to his aunt, but to shrink in Feiyan City is also not his wish.
At the moment, the only method is to fulfill his aunt’s almost savage demand.
For others, this would be an impossible task.
But for Shi Xiaole, although the chance is slim, there is a glimmer of hope.
Mid-month extraction has reached a fifty percent probability of success.
The probability of drawing third-tier martial arts is about twenty-five percent, for second-tier martial arts, the probability drops to about twelve percent.
Considering that the second-rate martial arts are divided into three levels, Shi Xiaole’s actual chance of drawing the upper-grade second-rate martial art is only about four percent.
But it can’t be calculated like this, if he could draw a martial art above than the second-rate, it certainly would satisfy the condition. But even so, the probability is only around fifteen percent.
This is a pitifully low number.
Looking at the square halo flickering non-stop, Shi Xiaole’s heart suddenly became very calm.
There is a saying about fate in life, and at this moment, he faintly felt that he would get what he wished for.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for drawing the upper-grade second-rate martial arts, ’Men Can’t Bear to Look’ set of Shi Guanyin."
Is it really an upper-grade second-rate martial art?
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help feeling excited, and there was also a slight regret at the same time.
He had finally drawn an upper-grade second-rate martial art, but it was the ’Men Can’t Bear to Look’ which could only be practised by women. Is this also part of fate?
As a fearsome female demon in the martial world, the height of Shi Guanyin’s martial arts is not to be further elaborated. At least in that martial world, perhaps only the Jellyfish Yinji could beat her steadily.
Even Chu Liuxiang, famous throughout the world, only used Shi Guanyin’s mental weakness to kill her in the mirror. In terms of real martial arts, he was far behind.
And ’Men Can’t Bear to Look’ is Shi Guanyin’s most relied-upon skill.
When this skill is launched, the human body can change seven or eight postures in the blink of an eye, which seems to be a peerless dancer, enough to make anyone lose their mind and unable to pull themselves out.
And at this moment, this move has already taken your life.
At the beginning, Shi Guanyin just demonstrated this move once, not used it in actual combat, and shocked Hu Tiehua and Ji Bingyan so that they were sweating coldly, proving its power.
However, it’s unfortunate that to practice this ’Men Can’t Bear to Look’ skill, martial arts talent is one aspect,
but more importantly, the person has to be a beautiful woman of peerless elegance.
How could an obese ugly woman make a man ’unable to bear to look’?
Thinking of Aunt Su’s seductive demeanour, Shi Xiaole chuckled to himself. This martial art seems to be tailor-made for her.
"Hey, what’s wrong with you?"
Seeing Shi Xiaole in a daze, Su Yanru slapped him.
If this kid thought that acting stupid and pitiful could soften her heart, he was gravely mistaken.
"Aunt Su, wait a moment."
As his mind returned, Shi Xiaole got up and sat next to the desk in the room, picking up the pen and ink and started writing on the rice paper. In no time, he handed the rice paper to Su Yanru.
"What is this?"
Su Yanru was puzzled.
Seeing Shi Xiaole silent and smiling, she began to read patiently. After only two sentences, she sat up straight on the bed; when she finished reading, she was utterly astonished.
"This, this is...
Although Su Yanru had practiced the Fuyang Qi Skill, she felt that the martial arts recorded on the rice paper was imperceptibly more profound than the Fuyang Qi Skill.
They were simply not on the same level.
"This is a set of upper-grade second-rate martial arts called ’Men Can’t Bear to Look’ which I found in a cave."
Shi Xiaole calmly lied.
Su Yanru stared at him blankly and said in a dreamy tone: "Xiaole, what have you been through during this period? Your aunt is finding it increasingly difficult to understand you."
Just casually pulling out a set of upper-grade second-rate martial arts, even the heads of top-level sects in the Qingxue State wouldn’t be so generous, right?
"I am just lucky. Aunt Su, I have done what you asked of me."
Shi Xiaole consciously reminded.
Su Yanru opened her mouth to say it doesn’t count but didn’t want to slap herself in the face, so she could only sigh: "Are you set on this?"
Shi Xiaole nodded.
"Then...then you go! If you are wronged in the martial world, remember to come back."
Su Yanru turned around in bed, mixed emotions flood her heart.
The reason for her change of heart was not because Shi Xiaole had actually produced some upper-grade second-rate martial arts, but she was afraid that her capricious attempts to keep him might make the young man feel resentful.
In the end, a pond is no place to raise a dragon; perhaps the outside world is his true domain.
"Auntie, take care."
Having uttered the serious farewell, Shi Xiaole turned to leave, without too much sadness.
After all, his relationship with his aunt was one of family—inevitably, there would come a day of separation.
The next day, without disturbing anyone, Shi Xiaole left the Golden Phoenix Tower alone.
"What kind of surprise will you bring me the next time I see you?"
In Ru Garden, Su Yanru stared blankly at the sky, her pretty face filled with profound disappointment.
...
A young boy in a green shirt spurred his horse along a trail in the forest.
Roaming the Martial World and handling grudges had always been Shi Xiaole’s dream. Being able to realize this dream naturally lifted his spirits; he wanted nothing more than to let out a howl of elation.
"The Martial World is too vast. I cannot aimlessly rush around. I should first go to Mingliu Villa, perhaps there I might find some leads on my birth parents."
The integration of his soul and body had instilled a new sense of responsibility in Shi Xiaole. Sentimentally and rationally, he could not pretend that the parents of his body simply didn’t exist.
Upon inquiry, it was revealed that Mingliu Villa was located in Emerald City, to the west of the Cloud Triangle, a few hundred miles away from Feiyan City.
Despite the Cloud Triangle being comprised of only twenty-five cities, each city actually controlled numerous towns and, with the exception of the relatively close cities of Moyun, Feiyan, Cuiyu, and Yuntian, there were great distances between each of these cities.
That night, Shi Xiaole took shelter in the wilderness.
With his excitement finally settling down and having ejected any distractions, he began to practice his martial arts.
The Bloody Chaos Kill, once completed, might be slightly inferior to the One Line Revolution in terms of frontal power, but its lethality far surpassed it. Both techniques have their own areas of emphasis and can serve as Shi Xiaole’s major trump cards.
So, in the following time, he planned to concentrate on learning how Dai Sect had transformed.
Once the Transformation Phase of Dai Sect had reached completion, both its frontal power and lethality would surpass his two major trump cards. If he could cultivate it to perfection, it could certainly be his hidden strength.
Travelling during the day, training during the night, the week flew by in the blink of an eye.
Swoosh!
That night, streaks of silver light flashed in the dark forest. They seemed chaotic and disorderly, yet each one landed precisely at the same location on the tree root.
After two hundred swords, the puncture holes on the tree root became exceedingly noticeable.
"The Transformation Phase of Dai Sect has finally reached perfection."
A faint smile emerged on Shi Xiaole’s face.
Living up to his expectations, Dai Sect’s Transformation Phase perfected technique was indeed even more powerful. If he used it against Lei Lie as he was before, ten swords should be enough.
The only regret was that due to the influence of his mindset, it was difficult for the Dai Sect technique to integrate into the Chaotic Intent Realm. If it was possible, its power might increase further.
"Man’s desires are as expansive as a snake swallowing an elephant; I must refrain from always seeking too much."
All his exceptional techniques had reached their limitations and could progress no further. Consequently, Shi Xiaole shifted his attention to cultivation of his internal power.
Before leaving Mountain Luyan, his internal power cultivation had already reached the Hidden Qi Realm eighth stage. After some time of consolidation, breakthrough should not be difficult.
Having rented a room in an inn, Shi Xiaole calmed his spirit and rapidly entered a meditative state.
One day.
Two days.
...
Seven days.
In these seven days, aside from necessary eating and resting, Shi Xiaole did not waste a single moment.
Most importantly, he used a thousand reward points to exchange for a hundred 2-hour periods of cultivation time. Calculating it, it was equivalent to having cultivated for thirteen days.
Boom!
On this day, internal power circulated endlessly within Shi Xiaole’s body. His cultivation level also began to rise steadily.
Hidden Qi Realm, Eighth Stage.
Hidden Qi Realm, Peak of Eighth Stage.
At this point, an invisible barrier finally appeared, obstructing the surging internal power.
Seeing the breakthrough within reach, Shi Xiaole didn’t hesitate at all and swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill he had prepared earlier.
In an instant, the power from the pill began to charge his internal power like an electric generator, delivering blow after blow to the barrier.
Ten times.
Twenty times.
After countless charges, finally, with a pop, the barrier shattered. A powerful wind, with Shi Xiaole as its epicenter, immediately blew away in all directions, causing the crockery on the table to shake non-stop.
It took a while for the windstorm to subside.
"Finally, I’ve reached the Hidden Qi Realm, Ninth Stage."
Opening his eyes, Shi Xiaole’s dark and deep eyes are full of tranquility.
Usually, every breakthrough within the Hidden Qi Realm will increase a martial artist’s internal power by around twenty percent. However, thanks to the Fuyang Qi Skill, this figure rose up to forty percent for Shi Xiaole.
Initially, his internal power cultivation had always been his weak point. When fighting against a Qi Absorption Realm master, he would have to resort to using his trump card to secure victory.
But now, things were different.
Armed with the internal power of Hidden Qi Ninth Stage, Shi Xiaole surpassed ordinary Qi Absorption First Stage masters and was on par with Second Stage masters.
If he were to face Lei Lie now, he wouldn’t even need to use the Dai Sect technique – the One Line Revolution would be enough to finish him off.
