Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 107 - 31: More is Beautiful, Bigger is Better

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The early spring nights were no longer as biting as the winter chill, yet still carried a hint of cold.

A gentle breeze slipped through the gap of the main door, causing the dim oil lamp on the table to flutter, casting dappled and kaleidoscopic shadows on the simple furniture.

Shen Qing's complexion was illuminated with a mix of light and shadow.

The worn wooden table, its edges smoothed over time, held five yellowing books and a stack of new paper filled with writing.

Shen Qing sat by the table, his brow furrowed, eyes flickering with a complex light.

His fingers repeatedly traced over the five martial arts secret manuals: "Illusion Breaking Fist, Netherworld Ghost Steps, Eight Extremities Collapse, Wuji Tiangang Kick, Dragon Roar Armor, Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill..."

The smoke from the oil lamp rose slowly, with the sound of the burning crackling echoing in the empty room.

"Illusion Breaking Fist, Netherworld Ghost Steps, Wuji Tiangang Kick, these three martial arts are each specialized in a single category. Illusion Breaking Fist focuses on fist techniques, breaking through illusions with fists, emphasizing self-cultivation to dispel inner deceptions. According to Li Linfeng's critique, it's merely a third-rate martial art, with little to commend in real combat techniques or killing methods. I can learn it, but the Water Ink Panel could also continuously break through it. However, for my current situation, the return ratio is not high, and investing too much time and effort isn't worthwhile."

Shen Qing picked up the Illusion Breaking Fist and placed it to the left.

"Netherworld Ghost Steps and Wuji Tiangang Kick are both focused on the legs, although one enhances the whole body's speed through the legs, while the other uses the legs as weapons to defeat the enemy. In deep practice, one could leave no traces on snow and break stones with a kick. I have hunting skills involving footwork, combined with the Wind Defying Finger involving movement technique, there's some overlap with these two martial arts. Besides, neither is profound, both are difficult to learn and master."

After considering, Shen Qing placed both Netherworld Ghost Steps and Wuji Tiangang Kick to the left.

"What's left are these three: Eight Extremities Collapse, Dragon Roar Armor, Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill."

Shen Qing brought the Eight Extremities Collapse closer: "Eight Extremities Collapse mainly masters the strength of inner training, with the real power showing during the Qi Cultivation Realm, cultivating Eight Extremes Qi, enhancing the power of the Qi in harmony with the Wind Defying Finger. Li Linfeng also suggested I learn this martial art."

Flipping through the yellowing martial arts technique, it was filled with dense annotations.

It was evident that Li Linfeng still cared relatively much about this martial art.

After skimming through this martial art, Shen Qing placed it to the right.

Then, he picked up the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill.

"This is a martial art spread from the Great Zhou Court; I suspect it's not very profound within the Great Zhou Court, otherwise, it wouldn't have ended up in the hands of the Zhou Family. But even so, this martial art is very precious for rogue practitioners like us."

"The training principle of Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill is to repeatedly reverse one's Qi-Blood meridians, taking a path of accumulation. Every revolution doubles the martial master's entire body's strength, reaching the Perfect Realm, and the nine revolutions can stack nine times the power effect, unmatched in strength."

"The only flaw is that each operation of this technique exhausts the body's functions, causing a certain degree of weakness. In this period of weakness, the martial master's aspects are at least thirty percent weaker compared to their usual status."

"Even so, the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill can produce unexpected effects in combat; such a technique should be cultivated."

Shen Qing placed Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill at the top.

"There's only one martial art left."

Shen Qing picked up Dragon Roar Armor, this martial arts technique.

As the name suggests, it is a primarily defense-focused martial art.

It abandons the usual routes of Strengthening Tendons and Bones, from start to finish continuously tempering Qi-Blood, and muscles, eventually making the entire body's muscles and skin as hard as iron, with Qi-Blood deep as a mountain, cultivated to the extreme, impervious to blades and spears, invincible to water and fire.

Shen Qing pondered now; his Wind Defying Finger focused on killing, hunting skills on footwork and concealment, learning Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill would be an outburst.

What he lacked now was a defensive martial art.

Shen Qing opened this martial arts technique, glanced through it, and saw Li Linfeng made some summary on this technique.

"More is beautiful, bigger is good."

Shen Qing's expression couldn't help but pause.

In fact, he knew Li Linfeng wasn't wrong.

Dragon Roar Armor—the entire style is wild and bold, consistently increasing the thickness of Qi-Blood and muscle strength, making them bigger and more substantial until the confrontation could produce a resonant dragon roar, resisting all impacts.

Everything else is ignored.

I must say, this martial art is quite wild.

Shen Qing put down this martial art, his gaze constantly shifting between Eight Extremities Collapse and Dragon Roar Armor.

Eight Extremities Collapse is fine, but it isn't what I urgently need now; what's most suitable for my current situation is Dragon Roar Armor.

After I cultivated Blood Dominance Technique, my Qi-Blood is already substantial; now, I lack a correct guide for practice, which Dragon Roar Armor can solve, complementing Blood Dominance Technique to enhance my physical defense.

Quickly, Shen Qing made a choice.

Deciding to concurrently practice Dragon Roar Armor and Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill in the upcoming time.

Seeing that it was getting late, he gathered the remaining techniques and locked them in a box before going to sleep.

Early the next morning, Shen Qing woke up early and began practicing Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill and Dragon Roar Armor.

Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, worthy of being martial arts summarized over the years by the Great Zhou Court, was quite easy to grasp.

Practicing along the path felt like driving on a highway, rapid and smooth, easier to master than other martial arts.

Just within a moment, a drop of ink appeared in his vision, with lines of ink text emerging.

[Skill: Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill (Entry Level)]

[Progress: 1/100 points]

[Status: Unable to improve]

[Note: Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, each revolution is stronger than the last, continuous practice can increase cultivation progress.]

So fast.

As expected from the official path, unlike wild routes, there were no obstacles during cultivation.

According to this progress, it might only take three to five days to master [First Transformation] and burst out twice the power.

Shen Qing felt a surge of joy in his heart.

After practicing for a while, Shen Qing ate some pancakes prepared by his elder sister Shen Fang and hurried towards Linfeng Hall with Shen Xiaohu.

He didn't see Li Lingchan in the backyard.

The senior brothers said she went to a separate courtyard to spar with Fourth Senior Brother Wushili.

This was exactly to Shen Qing's liking.

Now, he only wanted to practice martial arts; without Li Lingchan, the backyard seemed quieter.

After four days of hard practice, just as Shen Qing expected, he had maxed out the proficiency of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill.

[Skill: Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill (Entry Level)]

[Progress: 101/100 points]

[Status: Can be improved]

Shen Qing did not hesitate: "Breakthrough."

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