117: Second-level martial arts (revised version)

“Yes.”

“My Flowing Light Sword Technique is currently at First-Order 99.9%.”

Chen Du replied as usual; there was no other possible answer to such a question.

You Zhong’s expression remained unchanged, but he was greatly surprised inwardly.

He had watched the Seven Regions Genius Battle before but couldn't discern the specific level of Chen Du's Martial Skill.

From the fact that the opponent could perform the fourth Move of Flowing Light Sword Technique with a long staff, he deduced that Chen Du's Martial Skill had reached First-Order 99.6%!

99.6% was the last Bottleneck before the First-Order Limit.

At the time of the Hundred Cities Championship, he and Peng Fei had already determined that Chen Du would definitely not be stuck at this Bottleneck.

But he didn't expect him to Breakthrough so quickly!

He was already very surprised then, and now, only a few days later, it was First-Order 99.9%?

This indicated that his Martial Skill level during the Seven Regions Genius Battle was already more than First-Order 99.6%!

The speed of his Martial Skill's progress was terrifyingly fast!

“Not bad! Just as I expected.”

You Zhong nodded, an expression of everything being under Control on his face.

“Chen Du, the journey from the Seventh Ecological Circle to the First Ecological Zone can be fast or slow.”

“We can take a month, or half a month, ten days is fine, or even shorter.”

“This depends on our departure time and the start of the school year.”

“After all, I can fly you there all the way.”

“So our departure time will be different from those Advanced Martial Artists.”

“They will take about 20 days to reach the First Ecological Zone.”

“As for us, we will depart once your Martial Skill reaches the First-Order Limit.”

“The sooner you achieve it, the sooner we depart.”

“I will try my best to train you on the way.”

Chen Du nodded, not surprised.

After You Zhong finished speaking, he walked to the side and picked up a long staff from the Martial Arts Room:

“Chen Du, have you ever seen a Second-Order Martial Skill?”

“No.”

First-Order Martial Skill is a basic Martial Skill, and Second-Order Martial Skill is an Advanced Martial Skill.

Although there is only a 1% difference between Second-Order 1% and First-Order 100%, this 1% gap is larger than First-Order Martial Skill 1% to 100% combined!

“Second-Order Martial Skill is a Martial Skill that transcends Moves, not bound by form.”

“You'll know when you spar with me later; Second-Order Martial Skill and First-Order Martial Skill are fundamentally different things.”

“Even among Sky Soaring Warriors, many have their Martial Skill stuck at the First-Order Limit for their entire lives.”

“Today, I don't intend to teach you Second-Order Martial Skill; I just want to leave an impression in your mind.”

After You Zhong finished speaking, he walked to an open area.

As a top-tier Martial Arts Room, there were 10 such sparring grounds alone.

Chen Du didn't hesitate, injecting Mental Energy into his Storage Ring and entering the arena with his long staff.

Although the opponent was a Sky Soaring Warrior, it was just sparring, so there was nothing to fear.

Seeing this, a hint of admiration flashed in You Zhong's eyes.

He liked two of Chen Du's advantages.

First, he had his own ideas.

Despite the previous persuasion, he still refused the Qilin Martial Arts University contract.

Perhaps others would call Chen Du stubborn, but You Zhong believed it was being opinionated.

Knowing what he wanted and fighting for it.

The second was courage!

This could be seen in both his daily conversations and his performance in competitions.

“Attack freely.”

You Zhong said casually after seeing Chen Du get into position.

Chen Du was naturally not polite.

Flowing Light Four Moves were unleashed without any reservation, each Move aimed at a vital point, each staff strike seeking to take a life!

After a period of one-sided offense, Chen Du's expression suddenly froze, then he touched his chest in disbelief.

He was hit?

But this was impossible; You Zhong hadn't attacked him at all, the opponent was only defending.

“Continue!”

You Zhong's voice came, and Chen Du dared not slack off.

Ten minutes later...

Chen Du sat on the Surface, drenched in sweat, looking at the long staff in You Zhong's hand with surprise and doubt.

“Isn't it strange? I clearly didn't hit you, yet you were injured.”

Chen Du nodded.

He had expected the opponent to unleash some earth-shattering Martial Skill, but nothing happened.

He hadn't even attacked once, only defended.

Yet he was constantly being hit by an invisible force.

“That is ‘Qi’.”

“Second-Order Martial Skill is a Move that transcends weapon Moves.”

“It is a Move that Controls Qi.”

“You can understand the Qi I'm talking about as an invisible energy, and this energy can only be defended by the same type of energy.”

“In other words, only someone who also knows how to use Qi can defend against it!”

“First-Order Martial Skill can absolutely not defeat Second-Order Martial Skill.”

“Second-Order Martial Skill has four stages, namely Entrance to the Microscopic, Control, River Severing, and Heaven Opening.”

“Martial Skill level 1% ~ 33% is Entrance to the Microscopic.”

“Martial Skill level 34% ~ 66% is Control.”

“Martial Skill level 67% ~ 99% is River Severing.”

“Martial Skill level 100% is Heaven Opening.”

“What I just demonstrated was the Entrance to the Microscopic stage, 1% of the power.”

“The clash of Second-Order Martial Skill is not a clash of Moves, but a clash of Qi.”

“When you fight me with First-Order Martial Skill, you will naturally be harmed by my Qi.”

“This is still the result of me constantly suppressing my power, otherwise you would already be dead.”

“Once your Martial Skill reaches the First-Order Limit, I will send you all the data on Second-Order Martial Skill sword techniques.”

“Different sword techniques have different focuses of Qi; you can choose one yourself then, I won't offer any opinions on this.”

“This thing has no good or bad, it's related to personality.”

“Also, the data for Second-Order Martial Skill is confidential, and you cannot disclose it.”

Chen Du nodded, with an unconcealed fervor in his eyes.

Second-Order Martial Skill and First-Order Martial Skill were completely different things!

The difference was simply too great!

A Quasi-Warrior at level 9.9 advancing to a Martial Artist and opening their Mystic Treasure is a qualitative change of the body.

Mental Energy at level 9.9 advancing to a Martial Soul and beginning to absorb Starry Sky Energy is a qualitative change of the mind.

Similarly, from First-Order Limit Martial Skill to Second-Order 1% is also a qualitative change, this is a qualitative change of skill.

Although Chen Du had not yet achieved the qualitative change of the body, there was no doubt that the qualitative change of skill was much stronger than the qualitative change of Mental Energy.

No wonder Martial Skill accounted for the highest proportion of National Higher Education Entrance Examination scores.

And there were dedicated Martial Skill competitions, but no dedicated Mental Energy competitions.

Its importance was self-evident!

Subsequently, Chen Du continued to train in You Zhong's Martial Arts Room.

Then he went home for dinner in the evening and came back the next day.

Chen Du did this for two reasons.

One was to spend time with his family, as he would be departing for the First Ecological Zone in at most half a month.

The second was to avoid staying at You Zhong's place, fearing he might discover something about his Crystal Space or Contemplation Method.

After all, the opponent was a Sky Soaring Warrior, and it wouldn't be strange if he possessed some abilities Chen Du didn't know about.

It wasn't that he feared the opponent had any ill intentions, but rather that he couldn't explain these things.

......

Chen Du opened his eyes, looking at the blue crystal in front of him, which was more than familiar.

After his Mental Energy was exhausted by the Contemplation Method, he naturally fell asleep.

Looking at the Pale Dense Fog filling the sky, Chen Du gripped the long sword in his hand tightly:

“I wonder how long I can last under that monster today!”

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