Martial Saint!
Chapter 330 - 0223 Combat Enhancement (1 more update! 5k, two-in-one extra update for double monthly tickets)

Chapter 330: 0223 Combat Enhancement (1 more update! 5k, two-in-one extra update for double monthly tickets)

That night,

In the simple dormitory practice room, Lu Chenzhou stared at the electronic screen on the wall.

[Trialist: Lu Chenzhou]

[War Merit: 0]

[Ranking: None]

[Leaderboard]

In his hands, he held a War Merit Exchange Handbook that listed Great Medicine, Martial Arts, firearms and ammunition, Void Blades, and even some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures along with Divine Weapons.

He had his eye on one of the items:

[Cold Silkworm·Magic Robe]

[Weight: 50 grams]

[Material: Ancient Mutant Beast Cold Silkworm’s Silk]

[Quality: Low Grade (Master-level Divine Weapon)]

[Divine: Concentration, light body, Cold Silkworm Ice Armor]

[Origin: Old Divine Weapon from the Great Snow Mountain...]

[War Merit: 10,000]

"What a great item! Wearing it not only enhances one’s movement speed but more importantly, when attacked, it can release the Cold Silkworm Power within the Divine Weapon to form an ice armor in one go, strong enough to withstand a full-powered strike from a Third Shackles Breaker."

Though of the same quality, in terms of value and practicality, the vestment robe surpassed his Tiger Gall by many folds. Such a Divine Weapon that doesn’t require any specific Cultivation Techniques to function and merely needs to be worn to be effective, is truly a supreme treasure. For ordinary Martial Artists, even a Grandmaster Divine Weapon pales in comparison to this [Cold Silkworm Robe].

After all, no matter how formidable the Divine Spear is, it’s useless without the Spear Skill.

Lu Chenzhou sighed,

"Too bad it costs ten thousand war merits."

Hunting Void Things of high danger level only yields 5 war merits.

A Great Void equal to an Initial Realm Martial Artist only yields 50 points.

This robe must be a long-term reward to motivate trialists.

A month’s trials wouldn’t be enough for anyone to accumulate that amount of war merits.

Pioneering is a regular event, future trial tasks won’t diminish.

Another item he had his eyes on was the [Swallowing Elephant Belt] which, although also valuable, was much cheaper than the vestment robe, only 1,000 Great Merits.

This trial might just provide a chance to obtain it.

After closing the booklet, Lu Chenzhou felt no urge to sleep. The task would take time, and sleeping once every two days was sufficient; it wouldn’t hold back his Heavenly Pile Cultivation or Inner Strength.

As for Spear Skill and Martial Arts, they could be honed in actual combat!

...

September 2nd.

At five in the morning, the camp’s bell rang.

Shentu Youshan’s voice came through:

"Everyone, gather at the training ground!"

Inside the dormitory.

Some were up all night, intensely practicing.

Lu Chenzhou concluded his Heavenly Pile Cultivation, the Yellow Spirit Body Breaking Pill nourishing the stagnant Acupoints like dew, stimulating the Acupoints to tremble, facilitating their solidification.

"Guess I’ll practice the ’Tiger Demon Tai Sui Technique’ tonight..."

To avoid hindering the young Martial Artists’ Cultivation, this trial had a mandatory daily trial time of six hours; the rest was free for Cultivation or hunting Void Things near the base to earn war merits, depending on individual needs.

...

On the training ground.

All 12 people from the Dragon City squad were present.

Wang Hongdao stood next to Lu Chenzhou, whispering excitedly:

"Brother Lu, I saw a Longevity Divine Fruit in the War Merit Store."

Lu Chenzhou nodded,

"You mean that [Longevity Fruit]?"

Wang Hongdao nodded:

"Yes, it can extend life by twenty years... Unfortunately, it costs 10,000 war merits. One would have to kill hundreds of Initial Realm Great Voids. Is that even a task that a Martial Artist could complete?"

Lu Chenzhou said,

"Life-extending items are Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. As strategic materials, they are prioritized for those hopeful to breakthrough to Grandmaster or Great Grandmaster. We youngsters don’t really need such an item."

With his progression, he wouldn’t be troubled by his lifespan before reaching Grandmaster level.

Wang Hongdao:

"That makes sense... But securing one for safety isn’t a bad idea."

Lu Chenzhou had also seen that life-extending treasure yesterday.

But it was too expensive and he currently had no plans for it.

If he were to exchange for one, it’d likely be for his parents or master.

Especially his master; he desperately needed such an item.

It wasn’t just for extending his lifespan but for another reason.

Qingtian Cang once mentioned that apart from extending lifespan, longevity treasures often also come with some rejuvenating effects; the higher the quality, the better the effect. Since this Longevity Fruit was available for exchange here, it should be of the most common type, but would still be sufficient to restore some of Ji Xuantong’s Qi-Blood to his peak state, helping him Break Second Shackles, adding fuel to his efforts...

Master’s effort to Break Second had left Lu Chenzhou unsure.

However, the potency of longevity items also declines drastically; only the first use ensures 100% effectiveness, using it multiple times renders it ineffective. Hoping for a longer life would still depend on a massive leap in human technology or continuously breaking Shen’s shackles in Martial Arts.

"Martial Arts World really does have many fine items, Divine Weapons, longevity treasures... all sorts of good things, as long as I am strong enough, I can get my hands on them."

Shentu Youshan stated:

"Centered on the base, the military has divided the surrounding circular area into 24 zones, Dragon City is in charge of the 9th zone. Besides you, there are also military powerhouses hunting Void in the zone. Don’t engage in unnecessary conflicts over quarrels for creatures, and certainly do not commit murder for treasure. We are not the underworld! If you want to kill, go kill Black Knights and Cultists... Understood?"

"Understood!"

...

In Zone 9.

An armored vehicle breaks through the fog, heading deep into the Oasis.

The fog was dense, occasionally punctuated by the roar of artillery.

Li Fu asked,

"Senior, I have a question. Although human artillery is limited in the Void Realm, even if it’s a few versions outdated, it should be enough to kill most Great Voids below the Void King, so why bother using Martial Artists for clearance here?"

Shentu Youshan replied,

"Don’t underestimate Void Beasts; the strongest human technological means in the Void Realm can still severely injure a Void King, Great Void King, and even the Void Emperor in a direct confrontation.

Do not underestimate the power of firearms, but there are two issues:

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