The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 65 The Path After Becoming a Martial Artist

"He left behind a secret technique before the battle; it seems he knew he was doomed in this fight."

Lin Qi looked at the holographic image that had disappeared from the smartwatch and couldn't help but sigh.

Secret techniques are not only precious, but not every martial artist can learn them, let alone create them.

In the City of Light, anyone who can create an apprentice-level martial art is a genius. As for martial arts skills at the warrior level, anyone who can create one is a genius among martial artists.

Don't be fooled by how easily Luo Wushang and her companions created their own martial arts techniques; that's because they can resurrect infinitely and experiment with whatever they want.

In a world of high-level martial arts, if someone creates their own martial arts techniques, they could easily be seriously injured if they're not careful. A martial artist-level technique could easily kill them, making them seem like a fleeting cloud.

Creating a perfect martial arts technique at the level of a martial artist is truly something only a genius can accomplish.

Meng Changtian claimed that he created the secret technique himself, which shows how powerful he was. However, even such a genius died under the monster tide.

The dangers of the martial arts world are so great that even martial artists are not guaranteed protection.

"The Three Styles of Wildfire?"

Lin Qi tapped on the recorded data on his smartwatch and began to read it carefully.

Lin Qi was also very curious about the legendary secret techniques in the City of Light. It wasn't just because of their rarity, but more so because he wondered how much stronger they were than ordinary martial arts techniques, which was why the martial artists who mastered them kept them so tightly to themselves.

Two hours later.

Lin Qi turned off the smartwatch and took a deep breath.

"Amazing! Incredibly amazing!"

You don't know until you see it; only after seeing it did Lin Qi realize how terrifying the secret technique was.

Compared to ordinary martial arts techniques, the secret technique is indeed a complete set. According to Meng Changtian, the Wildfire Three Styles created by Meng Changtian are mid-level martial arts secret techniques. Once mastered, they can unleash the power of high-level martial arts techniques.

Once martial arts skills reach the level of martial artist, they are divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with a huge difference between each level.

According to classification, Thunder Palm is a beginner-level martial arts skill, the first level of Thunderous Strike Realm, which can double the speed and power of the hands and has a penetrating force.

The first level of a mid-level martial artist's skill can normally unleash three times the power.

The first level of advanced martial arts techniques is a fourfold increase in strength, and the difference in strength between each level is quite significant.

Of course, the more powerful the martial art, the more difficult and demanding it is to learn.

If a beginner-level martial arts technique like the Thunder Palm can be mastered by a junior apprentice, then a mid-level martial arts technique requires a mid-level apprentice, and a high-level technique requires an extreme apprentice to possibly master.

Once mastered, the first level of the "Three Forms of Wildfire" intermediate-level martial arts secret technique can unleash four times the power. Moreover, learning this secret technique does not require an intermediate-level apprentice; even a beginner apprentice can master it.

However, learning the three styles of the Wildfire Technique requires one external item.

Energy Crystals!

This is an energy substance that is only produced in small quantities in energy veins, and it is not sold in the entire City of Light, making it extremely precious.

Without energy crystals, the core of the Wildfire Secret Technique, the Wildfire Body Tempering Method, cannot be learned at all.

The three secret techniques of the Wildfire Technique are divided into Wildfire Spear Technique, Wildfire Footwork, and Wildfire Forging Method. The three complement each other, and learning them individually will only produce the effect of a mid-level martial arts technique.

However, compared to the lack of energy crystals and the inability to learn the Wildfire Forging Technique, what truly broadened Lin Qi's horizons was the Wildfire Forging Technique itself.

The Wildfire Forging Method, as a martial artist-level training method, is far more advanced than the fitness breathing methods that even elementary school students can learn. It even specifically explains the path for martial artists after they become martial artists.

If fitness breathing techniques work by absorbing free energy from the outside world to stimulate muscle cells throughout the body, thus rapidly improving physical fitness...

Then martial arts-level training methods are on another level.

Although Lin Qi had only mastered half of the fitness breathing method, which is divided into six levels, he had only mastered the first three. However, the essence of these six levels was the same; the only difference was that the breathing method was more complex and could better stimulate the muscle cells throughout the body.

The first three levels stimulate the apprentice to their limit, while the latter three levels are prepared for aspiring martial artists and can stimulate them all the way to their limit. This is a very basic training method.

The Wildfire Forging Method is completely different, with only three levels. The first level corresponds to those below the level of a martial artist, while the second and third levels correspond to martial artists.

Meng Changtian also explained the normal martial artist training methods, which all use energy ore to assist in training. Especially at the martial artist level, it is necessary to use energy ore for training.

Because after reaching the martial artist level, martial artists need to stimulate their internal organs to make them stronger, so that the strength of the whole body can be further enhanced. Therefore, simply absorbing free energy through breathing techniques is not enough; it is necessary to use more concentrated energy, such as energy minerals, to stimulate the cells.

Different levels of training methods have different degrees of strengthening effect on the internal organs. The higher the level, the more thorough the strengthening, and the greater the help on the path of martial arts.

The Wildfire Forging Method, a mid-level secret technique, is comparable to high-level martial artist forging methods in terms of forging effects. In the City of Light, it would be difficult to find a better forging method, except that energy crystals are hard to come by.

After reading this, Lin Qi understood why major cities were built on large energy veins. Energy ore was not a necessity for those below the level of martial artists, but it became a necessity after they became martial artists.

Without energy ore, a city simply cannot thrive.

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The consequence of not being able to grow stronger is that they will eventually be destroyed by the monster horde!

As for why the major forces in the City of Light value the energy mines so much, Lin Qi previously thought it was to speed up the upgrade process, but now it seems that without energy mines, there is no way to upgrade. No wonder the various gangs in the wild are fighting to the death over the energy mines.

"Luckily, I ordered 20% of the share at once, otherwise energy ore would really be a big problem after I become a martial artist." Lin Qi was slightly relieved, then glanced at the system notification below his field of vision, "What's going on?"

System: Congratulations, host, for discovering a mid-level martial artist-level forging method. This forging method is far superior to the one you are currently practicing. Do you wish to integrate this forging method and optimize your existing one?

System: Host privileges are detected as Level 1, which prevents the use of the Forging Method to optimize privileges. Please upgrade your privileges to Level 2 as soon as possible.

"Can the forging method be further integrated and optimized?" Lin Qi was stunned for a moment when he saw the system prompt.

He originally thought that this martial arts system was already very powerful, as it could absorb the learning results of players. Once he mastered the training method, he would only need to find an even stronger one for the player to train with.

Unexpectedly, this system can directly integrate and optimize more advanced forging methods; this ability is somewhat heaven-defying.

In other words, as long as he has enough training methods, he can continuously optimize his own training methods, and the foundation he lays on the path of martial arts will be more solid, and the upper limit will be higher in the future.

Although he can absorb and inherit players' memories through the martial arts system, he is still cultivating on his own, not being directly improved by the system. Therefore, laying a solid foundation is very important.

Otherwise, even if he could absorb the inherited memories at a certain point, his physical foundation would be too weak, and he probably wouldn't be able to continue on his path.

"Level 2 access?" Lin Qi looked at the martial arts school's repair progress, which was 61.7% complete. This was his fastest repair speed to date. "It seems I need to motivate these players a bit more and increase the rewards for the martial arts school repair missions again. I'll also release the Wildfire Spear Technique and Wildfire Footwork."

"The first volume of the Wildfire Spear Technique can be exchanged for 3,000 points and 200 contribution points for ordinary disciples, while the first volume of the Wildfire Footwork requires becoming an inner disciple and can be exchanged for 50,000 points and 1,000 contribution points. In the short term, these players should still focus on training the Leopard Shadow Step."

Thinking of this, Lin Qi quickly compiled a copy of the first volume of the Wildfire Spear Technique and the first volume of the Wildfire Footwork. He then posted the updated exchange items for the martial arts school and the 50% increase in rewards for the martial arts school repair mission on the notice board in the training ground before leaving satisfied.

As players passed by, they saw Lin Qi leave the notice board and curiously headed towards it.

In the eyes of players, the NPC Lin Qi doesn't go to the notice board unless there's something going on.

As players arrived at the bulletin board and saw the latest update, they were all astonished.

"marksmanship!"

"A mid-level martial artist's spear technique! Am I dreaming?"

"My God! The martial arts school actually decided to unleash weapon-based techniques!"

(End of this chapter)