It was still after dinner, still in the woods outside Dongcheng, but the location was slightly changed, and the simple wooden knife before was replaced by a real short knife.
Through the faint moonlight that penetrates the woods, you can see Bai Lang's agile figure, light steps, and the short knife in his hand flying like a butterfly and blooming flowers. There is a strange cold beauty, but at the same time, there is a hidden murderous intention.
When Bai Lang didn't have a real weapon before, he thought the wooden sword he made was just okay, but now he realizes the difference is so big. It is the same set of sword techniques that are used and practiced again, but the final improvement effect on the attribute panel is very different. As the saying goes, if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. This should be the truth.
The effect of practicing with a real weapon has improved. Correspondingly, the operation of the sword technique has become more rounded and smooth, and the time taken to use each sword move is also shortened bit by bit. Until Bailang felt that a delicate balance had been reached.
Because swordsmanship cannot blindly pursue "fastness", it must be able to make changes. Otherwise, if a move is used without change, it will be a dead move, and the enemy will easily catch it in actual combat.
At the last moment when the knife was sheathed, an invisible sharp edge flashed across the short knife. It was separated from the blade by a full inch. In an instant, it neatly cut off a small tree as thick as a wrist that had brushed against it. The fracture was smooth, even a breath away. Only then did the tree trunk slip from the break.
"Is this a sword light?!" Bai Lang himself was shocked. But he soon reacted.
It must be the "Sword Qi Jue" that has been completed!
Although it is a gray-character technique, the Sword Qi Technique can be practiced together with the sword moves when wielding the sword, and you can enjoy the same improvement. So if you really want to count, Bailang's care for "Sword Qi Jue" is higher than that of "Ten Tiger Sword Styles". It's just that the efficiency of this gray-letter technique is hindered.
Sheathing the knife and standing, Bailang seemed to be still regaining his breath. But the attribute panel in the field of vision that only he could see had been summoned by him.
[Name: Bailang]
[Status: Eighth-level warrior, average talent 10%]
[(Purple) Destiny Skill: Extreme Concentration]
[(White) Tiger Sword Ten Styles: Small Success 33%], [(Gray) Sword Qi Technique: Small Success 1%]
[(Blue) Qi Nourishing Technique: Getting Started 2%]
[Cooking skills: 12% entry level]
[Equipment: Ordinary clothing, currency, (grey) inferior short knife]
really!
"Sword Qi Jue", which was originally "Introductory" on the attribute panel, has become "Little Success 1%". At the same time, the status of a ninth-level warrior before has also changed to an eighth-level warrior. From this point of view, the saying often said in knife shops that "the threshold for waist knives is the eighth grade" is what it means. Once you have achieved minor success in "Ten Tiger Sword" and "Sword Qi Jue", you can immediately enter the ranks of eighth-level warriors.
It seems like an unexpected surprise but it seems entirely reasonable.
Because since he had the "Qi Nourishing Technique", Bai Lang never stopped practicing even during the time he spent recovering from his injuries. Moreover, the changes in "Qi Nourishing Jue" show a steady upward trend. Even though they are still only in the "entry 2%", Bailang's talent has been improved by a full 10%! The improvement of talent is accompanied by a doubling of the speed of practicing "Ten Tiger Sword Styles" and "Sword Qi Jue".
Bailang's experience is particularly profound.
I used to sneer at the saying "talent trumps everything" and thought it was just the self-exculpation of a self-degenerate, looking for excuses not to work hard and give up halfway.
Now Bailang discovered that "talent" is indeed "better than everything".
The results you have accumulated with all your efforts and sweat may be easily achieved by some people.
Although this is cruel, it is true. If you don’t have talent, you may be able to stand up with just hard work. But if you want to fly, it’s impossible just by working hard.
I figured out my new attribute status. Bailang swept away the fatigue from practicing the sword just now, and seemed to have regained his energy. He pulled out the short sword from his waist again, and used another sword technique. This time, he consciously guided the weak air flow generated in his body towards the short sword. It's not possible to keep the sword's light away from the edge at all times, but it can cover the edge with the sword's light, giving this inferior short knife a terrifying sharpness that can cut through iron like mud.
Of course, increased intensity also means greater consumption. Even if Bai Lang did not activate the destiny skill "Ultimate Concentration", compared with the previous sword movement, the cost of using the sword after covering the sword light was a full 30% higher than before! If you include the 50% increase in consumption of "Ultimate Concentration", Bailang found that he was now unable to perform a complete sword technique without maximizing the attack effect!
It's like you have a lot of strength, but you can't use it because you're weak. It's so uncomfortable.
Bai Lang didn't even need anyone's guidance to understand that this was not the result of something wrong with him, but the natural shortcomings of the gray-lettered technique called "Sword Qi Jue".
So Bai Lang could only sigh to himself, and the joy of successfully being promoted to the eighth level warrior was shortened a bit. It's a pity.
But although it cannot support a complete set of the most powerful attack methods, it can still support part of it. Bailang felt that this required him to distinguish the opportunity in actual combat, seize the opportunity to use the strongest method, so that he could catch someone by surprise, which could be regarded as his own unique trump card.
Sheathing the knife again, Bailang looked even more tired this time, and slowly left the woods and returned to the city to rest.
Not long after Bai Lang left the woods, two figures walked out of the shadowy terrain not far from where Bai Lang practiced his sword. Through the moonlight, the appearance of the two people can be vaguely distinguished. Shocked, it was Li Jiang, the Blood Guard Chief of Yuzhong, the prefecture capital, who had not been seen in public for a long time and had saved Bai Lang's life! Li Jiang's deputy chief was also accompanying him.
"Sir, there seems to be something wrong with Bailang! His cultivation speed is getting faster and faster. How long has it been? He is still a few days short of a month and he is already an eighth-level warrior. It was clear that he was still a lot behind before!" The deputy commander didn't do this this time. Li Jiang already noticed the problem when he opened his mouth.
For ordinary warriors, especially those at the lowest level like Bai Lang who have no foundation and no resources, it is not an easy task to cross levels. It is absolutely impossible for them to be as smooth as Bai Lang. This is not the result of inference, but the result of experience.
The corner of Li Jiang's mouth turned up slightly, and he nodded: "That's right. It's not in vain that we have been watching him every day for more than half a month. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to detect the strange changes in him. It seems that Bailang really may be related to the clay figurine! Our luck seems pretty good!"
"It's just adults, the two commanders seem to have concluded that the clay figurines cannot be used by warriors and can only be hidden. They insist on searching in secret, and at the same time observe every move of the Anxi Qi Refiners who came to the city during this period. We have been disturbed before. Scroll down. If you persist this time, do you think the two commanders will..."
"It is said that wealth can only be found in danger, but we are trying our best to save ourselves this time. The things were lost under our noses. The lack of punishment now does not mean that there will be no punishment later when the situation is stable. Whether we can save our lives by then will not matter. I can't explain. Now if we can find any clues, it will be a great achievement. Only by overcoming the merits can we both have a way to survive. So, what else is there to be afraid of? "
