Infinite Fighting

Chapter 5 [Limitations]

Kui Ye mixed some water in a basin, then poured the medicine powder into it according to the proportion, and began to stir it with his bare hands until it became a sticky medicine paste.

"Take off your clothes and try it first." said Kratos.

Zhang Ji cooperated and took off his shirt.

Kratos grabbed a ball of liquid with his hand, then slammed it over Zhang Ji's back and smeared it on him.

A cold feeling came, and before he could react, a burning pain like thousands of needles came over him, accompanied by an indescribable itch, but Zhang Ji couldn't scratch it.

He gritted his teeth and tried hard not to scream.

"We could have taken a medicinal bath, which would have been much better, but the conditions are not suitable now. We can only apply it directly on the body, which will be much more irritating." Mr. Kui said as he looked at Zhang Ji gritting his teeth.

"Can we start?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Well, yes."

Kratos nodded, then patted him lightly on the back.

"Pfft~!"

With one palm strike, the powerful force spread evenly to the entire back.

Zhang Ji staggered, and if Kratos hadn't grabbed him, he would have flown out.

But Mr. Kui did not stop. He grabbed Zhang Ji and slapped him while continuously applying medicine paste on him.

The pain became more intense, but the unbearable itching pain was also being suppressed. Zhang Ji found it difficult to describe this feeling, and even his breathing changed a little.

"The breathing rhythm is wrong!" Kratos reminded.

Zhang Ji quickly adjusted his breathing.

About half an hour later, Zhang Ji's entire upper body was red and covered with a layer of gray medicine paste.

"Then come to the lower part. Apply the medicine yourself." Mr. Kui threw the medicine paste to Zhang Ji and said.

Zhang Ji also obediently applied the lotion on his legs.

"It's better to paint that place as well. You don't want to have such an obvious weakness besides the Nine Orifices, do you?" said Kratos.

Zhang Ji turned his back, gritted his teeth, and applied a circle.

"Hi~!"

As soon as he finished applying it, he couldn't help but gasp and almost cried out.

But I still endured it.

"Don't stop breathing, and then hit the surrounding areas with force. The breathing method will help you spread the force evenly around the skin, until it becomes as red as the upper body, then you are done." Kratos said.

Zhang Ji nodded, picked up a thick brick and threw it at himself.

"The force is too strong, be gentler, don't use so much force just because it's itchy, you will hurt your bones and muscles." said Kratos.

Zhang Ji adjusted his strength and continued to slap.

Mr. Kui pointed out problems from time to time, and Zhang Ji learned quickly and soon mastered the basic training techniques.

There are three key points in "Iron Shirt".

The first one is breathing technique.

This is the core. Only by mastering the breathing method that can regulate Qi and blood can you make Qi and blood flow out when you are hit and disperse the strength throughout the body.

The second is medicine.

Without medicine, the body will not recover easily after being injured, and the root of the disease will be left. The more you practice, the uglier you will become, and your whole body will be covered with stratum corneum, which is very ugly.

The third is the striking technique.

Use different striking forces according to different body conditions.

It’s not good if it’s too big, and it’s even worse if it’s too small.

Lack of experience can easily lead to problems.

Zhang Ji soon beat his lower body until it turned red.

Mr. Kui nodded slightly and said, "Leave the brain to me. You learn it. This is the place where you cannot make mistakes."

"Okay." Zhang Ji nodded.

Mr. Kui applied medicinal paste on Zhang Ji's entire head, and then patted it gently.

Patting on the scalp, under the effect of breathing method, the force instantly spreads to the entire head, then cheeks, neck
Before going to bed, Zhang Ji applied the medicine paste on his body again in order to recover from his injuries quickly.

The process of sleeping after practicing is very difficult.

The skin has become more fragile and more sensitive. The pain of being stabbed by thousands of needles and bitten by billions of ants is very unbearable.

Zhang Ji tossed and turned until midnight when he finally fell asleep.

The next day, a flute sounded and Zhang Ji woke up feeling that the pain in his body had been reduced a lot.

At the same time, he looked at his skin. The medicine paste was coagulated together and could be peeled off with a little force.

On the surface of the skin, the abnormal redness has faded a lot.

"Looking at your condition, apply it again before you go out. After you come back and recover at night, you can continue practicing." said Kratos who was lying on the bed.

Zhang Ji nodded to show that he understood, then went out to get some food.

After two days of continuous practice, Zhang Ji has basically mastered the method and technique. He can clearly feel that his body's ability to withstand blows has become stronger.

But his perception was not weakened too much, his skin was still delicate and smooth, and he could feel the touch from the epidermis.

This is the orthodox fighting martial arts.

It's not comparable to those flawed third-rate tricks.

"Pah pah pah~!"

Zhang Ji slapped his whole body until he was beaten into a "red-skinned duck".

Now it is more difficult for him to beat himself into a red-skinned duck than before, because his body's resistance is rapidly increasing and the toughness of his skin and bones has increased.

After applying the medicine, Zhang Ji felt the pain and couldn't help but gasp.

This feeling makes people want to curse no matter how many times it happens.

"Cherish the feeling now, which means that the effect of the drug is still very obvious, and your body has not yet developed drug resistance. After you get started, the effect will gradually weaken, and then your practice efficiency will become slower and slower. Also, you should know the marginal utility. Before your body breaks the limit, the closer you are to the human limit, the slower the improvement effect will be. Theoretically, if a person wants to master the Iron Shirt, he must practice hard for at least thirteen years." Kratos said, holding a cigar.

It seemed to be something in a box that Zhang Ji brought. "Thirteen years?" Zhang Ji's expression changed slightly.

"This is the calculation method that has been laid since childhood. For someone like you who changes career late, if you can become an expert before the age of 40, you are considered to have good talent." Kratos took a big puff of his cigar and said.

Zhang Ji was slightly silent.

This is very realistic, but he still wants to practice and wants to step into the world of fighters.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come to this world?
After turning off the lights, Zhang Ji endured the pain and fell asleep.

It was midnight.

Faintly, Zhang Ji saw a pitch-black space.

[Hint: Obtain the "Iron Shirt" (Normal) Fighting Skill Essence*1, which can be extracted to the limited space for storage. ]

"What? How do I extract it?"

Zhang Ji was still a little confused.

[Hint: Do you want to extract the essence of the "Iron Shirt" (Normal) fighting skill *1 to the limit space. ]

"Yes?"

The next moment, within this space, a thumb-sized white translucent rhombus structure quickly condensed and then floated in the void.

At the same time, Zhang Ji outside, who had worked so hard to practice the basics of "Iron Shirt", also disappeared.

His body returned to its original state as if he had never practiced "Iron Shirt".

Suddenly, Zhang Ji opened his eyes.

He woke up.

His eyes were fixed on the darkness, and suddenly his breathing became a little faster.

It's hanging!!

The cheat he used before traveling through time also came back.

【Limited】!
This is the name of the plug-in. Its function is to allow players to have a space to store fighting skill essences and fighting skill crystals and synthesize them.

The game upgrade mechanism of "Supreme Fighting" is very troublesome. It does not have a clear level, but only relies on collected skills and fighting records to obtain level judgment.

That is to practice skills to improve attributes and strength, so as to participate in fighting ranking competitions and obtain fighting levels.

And it becomes increasingly difficult to gain experience in combat skills as time goes on.

This is what Kratos talked about as marginal utility.

It is very realistic, but for players, it is torture.

You can master a skill to the entry level in ten minutes, but it may take you a month to achieve minor or major success.

So [Limits] was born.

It divides the practice of a skill into ten parts, each of which can be condensed into an essence and temporarily stored within the limit.

After saving, it is equivalent to you have never practiced this skill.

This may seem self-limiting, but it has an upside.

That is, you can relive those ten minutes of quick leveling, and there will no longer be any marginal utility impact.

In other words, a skill that would normally take a month to master can now be mastered in ten minutes.

And its functionality doesn’t stop there.

Ten skill essences of the same level can be combined into a combat skill crystal.

And as long as they are of the same level, it doesn't matter whether they are of the same type.

Ten skill crystals of the same level can be combined into a skill crystal of a higher level.

In other words, as long as Zhang Ji practices the "Iron Shirt" relentlessly, he can keep upgrading, and keep upgrading, constantly improving his strength, with no marginal utility and no skill restrictions.

An ordinary skill can reach the pinnacle through continuous practice.

Zhang Ji calmed down and began to think.

After three days of acquiring a combat skill essence, does that mean that as long as I rely on [Limits], I can master the "Iron Shirt" in a month?
Even with the help of cheats, his fighting talent is truly incredible.

Wait, if he traveled through time as a game character, that would make sense!
In the plot, the official setting for the player is an absolute fighting genius, a talent at the pinnacle of human nature.

Only in this way can players adapt to the fighting skills of various schools and easily learn to the top.

Zhang Ji's mood was a little bit up and down again, but he quickly suppressed it.

I originally thought there was no cheat, and the initial spawn point was terrible, but who knew that there would be a cheat all of a sudden. When I thought about it carefully, there were still two!

One is extremely talented, the other is in a limited space.

Zhang Ji calmed down and silently said "limit" in his heart.

The next moment, he saw the pitch-black space with a thumb-sized white translucent essence suspended in it.

If he gazed into the past, he could read this essential information.

[Iron Shirt Essence (Normal)]*1.

Normal represents the level of skill.

"Supreme Fighting" has eight skill levels: white for ordinary, green for excellent, blue for outstanding, purple for epic, red for legendary, orange for mythical, gold for supreme, and colorful for ultimate.

These eight skill levels correspond to eight fighting levels.

The higher the level of the skill, the higher the attribute and fighting strength bonus.

Of course, it is also more difficult to practice.

Without cheating, without grinding, and without completing more dungeons and quests, even if you were given ten years of gaming time, you might not be able to fully level up a [Mythic] skill.

This is also the reason why Zhang Ji chose to use plug-ins.

But now he was a little grateful that he had gone astray.

If I had followed the rules back then, I would have one less thing to rely on now!
With a thought, the essence disappeared in this space, and Zhang Ji's skin, flesh and bones became tough again.

Zhang Ji couldn't help but clench his fists, thinking of the inhuman combat power of those top fighters in the game, and a hint of ambition flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)