Text-based martial arts: A nighttime rendezvous with the gang leader's wife in a dilapidated te

Huh? Chen Xuan, still recovering from the afterglow of the battle, looked at the subtitles appearing on the black screen in front of him and raised an eyebrow. Right, he almost forgot about this!

He couldn't wait any longer and quickly opened the martial arts section.

I clicked on the martial arts technique that I had only ever practiced once.

Sure enough, at this very moment, the requirement behind the "Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate" technique has been fulfilled!

However, just as Chen Xuan attempted to click directly to complete the advancement, his brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and he looked at the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique" again:

【The Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate (Yellow Level)】

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[Current Level: First Tier 'Abyss' (1/1)]

【Features:】

[Jiang Carp Traveling Waves:...]

[Hidden Current in the Abyss: ...]

[Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate: After defeating an enemy with a higher martial arts level than yourself, you can choose to advance your inner cultivation technique to the second level. The decision to upgrade the technique to the Profound level will be based on the battle situation, the process of the kill, and the opponent's strength. No other methods, including using potential points, can be used for this upgrade.]

Indeed, Chen Xuan's gaze was fixed on the core "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" characteristic.

It must be said that the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique" has played a crucial role in his current progress in just over half a month.

That's why he wanted to improve his level of the Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique more than anyone else. However, after reviewing the characteristics of the Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate again, Chen Xuan calmed down.

Without a doubt, he did indeed achieve a kill against a higher-level opponent!

Wang Zhuo died at his own hands, but could this kind of killing allow him to "leap over the dragon gate"? Could it advance this technique to the "Profound" level? If it doesn't improve the grade, but only adds one level, then for him, the improvement of this mental cultivation method won't be significant!

[Faced with insights into the mental techniques, you are clearly hesitant at this moment!]

If this advancement in cultivation level cannot improve the grade of the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique," then clearly, such an advancement is meaningless.

[It's safe to say that if you had personally killed Wang Zhuo, finishing him off in a direct confrontation, you would have done so without hesitation.]

However, you used "Starlight" to deliver the final blow. Is such a powerful, high-level kill enough to allow you to achieve a significant leap in power?

[You don't know, although you can sense that you've already used all your trump cards and gone all out against Wang Zhuo! Therefore, you urgently need to verify it!]

Feeling utterly powerless, you experienced the fragility of a fish trapped in an abyss!

[You have gained a deeper understanding of the spirit of "The Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate," a spirit of struggle against heaven and earth, against all living beings, and against oneself!]

Have you activated your talent "Defying Fate" to investigate the changes you've undergone?

[You're wondering if you can leap over the dragon gate, so you activate 'Defying Fate,' this time focusing your gaze on yourself!]

Depending on your current state and the fact that you are fighting against someone beyond your current level, you will trigger two different extraordinary encounter endings:

[1. A hair's breadth difference: If your own comprehension is less than 8 points, you will break through and advance, but due to the gap in your own comprehension and the need to rely on external aids in combat, although you will complete the breakthrough, you will not be able to complete the transformation of the Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate Technique! You can only wait for the next opportunity!]

[2. Leaping Over the Dragon Gate: When you defeat a high-level martial artist alone through any means, or when your comprehension is ≥8 points, you will break through and advance to the next level. You will fully comprehend the martial arts spirit contained in Leaping Over the Dragon Gate and integrate it with your own mental cultivation method. This will not only elevate your realm but also complete the transformation of the Leaping Over the Dragon Gate technique's grade!]

"Awesome!"

Seeing the feedback of defying fate, Chen Xuan couldn't help but exclaim again.

Since that's the case, what else is there to say? Chen Xuan, who was still a little heartbroken about the loss of "Starlight", suddenly perked up.

Without a second thought, he decisively allocated all of his previously evenly distributed attributes to his comprehension.

Although his comprehension and fortune are capped at 6 points, and the improvement after breaking the limit is much less, Chen Xuan currently has just too many attribute points!

12 points of base attributes, plus 3 points of equipment attributes.

A full 15 points were poured into his comprehension, and even with the limit-breaking boost, Chen Xuan's attribute was still raised to the special number '10.5' at this moment.

It's important to understand that with exponentially increasing attributes, each point of improvement represents a multiple increase over the previous one!

The exaggerated effect of these insights can be seen from the experience gained from spending the previous night idly reading medical books, which significantly improved his study progress.

Your mind becomes crystal clear at this moment.

You can feel that many things you couldn't understand before are now crystal clear in your mind.

You couldn't help but relive your battle with Wang Zhuo.

[Your actual strength is far inferior to his. After all, although you are only one realm apart, the difference in your fundamentals is still too great.]

But you still killed him.

[Apart from the fact that you caught him off guard,]

[Aside from the fact that he initially didn't take you seriously,]

[Besides having a trump card like Starlight,]

[Besides your advantageous location near East Lake,]

The most important reason is that you possess an indomitable martial arts spirit and a fighting spirit that strives for excellence!

"Fish in rivers and seas swim in the morning and evening, unaware of the Dragon Gate."

"Suddenly one day, a huge wave surged up, towering thousands of feet high and hanging from the sky."

"If it leaps, it will transform into a dragon; if it does not leap, it will remain a fish."

【"..."】

At this moment, the mantra of the "Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate" involuntarily resurfaces in your mind.

At this moment, you seemed to transform once again into that little blue fish.

This time, you feel that you are no longer just that little creature struggling to survive in the undercurrents of a stream.

You've encountered a powerful water serpent, and you're engaged in a battle you couldn't possibly win!

Even though your scales are shattered and blood is flowing freely.

But you still won!

At this moment, you seem to understand that you have the right to defy fate and challenge the world!

You are no longer just burying your head in the stream; for the first time, you are sprinting upwards and forwards.

Perhaps it was a desire to see the truth of the world before death, or perhaps it was just a lingering sense of resentment.

But you actually did it!

You leaped, jumping out of the stream!

Under the sunlight, your scales shimmer and sparkle.

Although it was only for a fleeting moment, I still witnessed the vastness of the world.

Even so, the next moment, you fell heavily back into the river.

But you didn't give up.

Because you know that this stream, this deep abyss, can no longer hold you back!

[System Notification: Your cultivation technique 'Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate' has advanced to the second level: Reverse Current.]

[System Notification: Your cultivation technique "Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate" has activated its special ability "Fish Leaps Over the Dragon Gate," raising its grade to Profound.]