88: Can I level up using points without practicing?

"Star Plucking Hand?"

"Heaven-Treading Steps?"

Chen Yang was lost in pleasant contemplation!

Just hearing the names.

He knew immediately that these two martial arts were absolutely top-notch!

The kind that ranked highly!

Suddenly.

The Emaciated Old Man reached out a hand.

Chen Yang was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

He was completely powerless to resist.

He instantly fell under his control.

Whoosh!

A cannonball shot toward the sky!

Looking up.

Forty meters high in the air.

That cannonball was none other than Chen Yang.

"Aaaahhhhh..."

Chen Yang screamed loudly in the air, as if his soul had been ripped out.

Seeing that his upward momentum was about to end.

His body was about to descend.

Chen Yang grew even more terrified!

His little heart flew away along with his soul.

From such a high position.

A free-fall descent.

If he hit the ground, there was a 99.999999% chance he would be smashed into a pile of flesh and gore.

The lightest outcome would be lifelong disability.

"Help! Help..."

At the highest point.

The Emaciated Old Man leaped lightly.

His entire body soared high like a flying bird, spreading its wings.

He instantly leaped more than fifty meters, catching Chen Yang's body.

The next second.

The Emaciated Old Man carried Chen Yang, stepping on the tips of the trees.

He flew and leaped through the dense forest.

As if walking on flat ground.

After running 200 meters, the old man turned back, still carrying Chen Yang.

Whoosh!

He leaped down from the treetop.

He landed steadily back on the original large rock.

His face was not flushed, and he was not out of breath.

"Kid, how did that feel?"

Chen Yang was dizzy and disoriented.

It took him a long time to recover.

"Ah... that was too dangerous... No! That was too exciting!"

The Emaciated Old Man wore a mischievous smile.

"I can also walk on water, do you want to try that?"

Chen Yang jumped in fright and quickly waved his hands.

"No need! Really, no need!"

He looked thoroughly shaken.

The Emaciated Old Man laughed.

"How about it? Do you want to learn?"

Chen Yang's spirits lifted.

"Is this... Heaven-Treading Steps?"

The old man nodded.

"Heaven-Treading Steps is divided into four stages."

"Once you master it, skills like skimming over grass, walking on water, and leaving no trace in the snow can all be achieved."

"Furthermore, the technique I used just now to seize you was a simple application of Star Plucking Hand."

"Dragon Capturing and Tiger Binding!"

"Star Plucking Hand is my renowned ultimate skill, belonging to the highest tier of martial arts."

"It has a total of three areas of accomplishment, and each area has three stages."

"If you can cultivate this ultimate skill to a high level, you will definitely be able to roam the martial world unimpeded!"

Chen Yang grew more excited the more he listened.

He nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking rice.

"I want to learn, I really want to!"

The Emaciated Old Man smiled and nodded.

"Close your eyes, focus your mind and energy, and slowly absorb it."

As Chen Yang closed his eyes.

The Emaciated Old Man placed his palm on top of his head.

He directly used the empowerment method.

He transmitted the two ultimate skills, Heaven-Treading Steps and Star Plucking Hand, to him through spiritual intention.

Half an hour later.

The Emaciated Old Man withdrew his hand.

Chen Yang opened his eyes and saw.

The old man was visibly weakened, having expended a great deal of mental energy.

"Senior, are you alright?"

The Emaciated Old Man waved his hand.

"It's nothing. I can recover after half a day of meditation!"

"You should go now. Do not disturb my quiet cultivation."

Chen Yang was reluctant to leave.

"Senior, I will surely keep your kindness in passing down this art deeply engraved in my heart."

"May I ask for your name?"

The Emaciated Old Man hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Star Plucking Elder."

Chen Yang silently memorized it.

When he achieved something in the future, he would certainly not forget the elder's benevolence.

He knelt, bowed, and departed.

When he returned to the shore.

The yacht had been waiting for a long time.

Chen Yang immediately boarded the boat.

[Ding!]

[Obtained 10 Points. Current Cumulative Points: 680 Points. Keep up the good work!]

Having received the transmission of power from the secluded master.

The System immediately fulfilled the mission reward.

The Points increased by another 10.

Chen Yang was exceptionally excited internally.

But in front of everyone, he could only force himself to hold it in.

"Brother Yang, was there any danger on the island?"

Bai Yuyan asked with concern.

Han Feixue, Feng Danqing, Lilac, and Liu Sisi also looked over intently.

Chen Yang smiled.

He feigned relaxation.

"It was nothing. Just a deserted island, not fun at all."

Zheng Dongshan inquired:

"Younger brother, should we return now?"

Chen Yang nodded.

"Return. Let's go eat. Everyone must be hungry, right?"

The luncheon was held at a large hotel.

The dishes were very abundant.

They ordered whatever was expensive.

They ate whatever was nourishing.

Maotai, Wuliangye—they took whatever they wanted to drink.

Huazi, Supreme Emperor—they smoked whatever they pleased.

They gorged themselves and drank freely.

Both the hosts and guests enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

After eating.

Everyone found a high-end teahouse nearby.

They drank tea to sober up.

Those who liked to play Mahjong or cards could play a small round.

Hei Hu still had official duties and was the first to bid farewell.

"Brother, the target I've been watching has already bought a plane ticket and is confirmed to be heading to Caiyun City."

"I might leave tonight. When are you leaving?"

Chen Yang replied:

"Probably tomorrow."

Hei Hu reminded him:

"This operation is estimated to be dangerous. Before you depart, you must remember to go collect your firearm and ammunition."

Chen Yang nodded in agreement.

Li Jie, Zheng Dongshan, and others also left one after another.

Before Lilac departed.

She anxiously told Chen Yang.

"I just received a call. The appraisal master the family selected for me suddenly had a change of plans and cannot accompany me to Caiyun City."

"We can only temporarily select a veteran appraiser from the family to go with me."

"I worry that this time, I will be surpassed by Ding Qiufeng."

Chen Yang knew.

The Stone Gambling Convention was the first battle in the Ding Family's succession struggle.

It concerned the ownership of 10% of the shares.

Failure was absolutely unacceptable.

"Don't worry too much. With me here, I will certainly ensure you achieve the final victory."

Lilac felt slightly comforted.

However, her furrowed brow still wouldn't relax.

After all.

The appraiser Ding Qiufeng hired was Master Divine Eye.

He was widely renowned in the stone gambling world.

Yet Chen Yang had never gambled on stones before.

Could they even compare?

After all the guests had left.

Chen Yang and Liu Sisi together sent his parents back to the City First Hospital.

Then they returned to Liu Sisi's villa.

Lilac and Liu Sisi had arranged the plane tickets for the next day.

They were uniformly booked by Xiao Yue.

That night.

Chen Yang hid in the guest room.

Carefully studying the two ultimate skills he had just learned.

Star Plucking Hand.

It had three practical directions.

The first direction: Empty Hand Skill.

To put it plainly, it meant fast hands.

The higher the stage, the faster the hand speed.

"Holy cow!"

Just hearing the name, he knew this was an ultimate thieving technique.

Could Star Plucking Elder be...?

Tsk tsk!

Unspeakable! Unspeakable!

The second direction: Heart-Shattering Life-Taking.

Focusing on destructive power and lethality.

Cultivated to a high level, one could kill gods who blocked the way and slay demons who obstructed!

The third direction: Star Plucking and Moon Grasping.

This was truly a ghost-and-god-like method.

Merely the first stage, Dragon Capturing and Tiger Binding, was already hailed as an ultimate martial art.

It was the highest achievement among seizing techniques.

As for the higher stages, those were the stuff of myths and legends.

Difficult to describe.

Chen Yang was extremely excited.

This Star Plucking Hand truly was a comprehensive martial art.

It contained the auxiliary Empty Hand Skill, the seizing methods like Star Plucking and Moon Grasping, and the combat killing move Heart-Shattering Life-Taking.

Having mastered this ultimate skill.

When going out to handle business, he now had an extra life-saving trump card.

Relatively speaking.

Combat Technique was just an ordinary fighting skill.

A common commodity used worldwide.

It simply couldn't compare with a secret ultimate skill like Star Plucking Hand.

What Chen Yang was most concerned about now was—

Could he use System Points to upgrade the combat skills he had learned?

If he could cultivate all three directions of the Star Plucking Hand.

To the first stage.

His own strength would definitely increase significantly.

He would also have more confidence for the next mission execution.

But.

All along.

The skills upgraded by the System were those obtained through the System lottery.

They were considered "insiders."

Star Plucking Hand was a skill learned in reality.

Would the System acknowledge it?

Could it be upgraded?

Nobody knew.

Chen Yang was very excited, pacing back and forth in the room.

Why not... try it now?