Chapter 119: Four Limit Breaks, Mastering the Blade!

Chapter 119: Four Limit Breaks, Mastering the Blade!

At the riverside of Luoshui.

In the eastern courtyard.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Jiang Ning had already gotten out of bed.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Essence Energy Points】: 112

【Skills】:

Scholarly Skills (Secondary Limit Break 1043/3000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



Five Beasts Fist (Great Proficiency 787/1000)



Enhanced Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique (Tertiary Limit Break 4000/4000) (Characteristics: Inductive Reasoning, Swift Blade, Sword Handling Like a Deity)



Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique (Proficiency 1061/2000)



River Wave Blade Technique (Great Proficiency 48/1000)



Invincible Body (Proficiency 0/2000)



Water Mastery (Limit Break 187/2000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing)



"112 Essence Energy Points?"

Looking at the changes on his panel, Jiang Ning grinned.

Awesome!!!

In just one day, I've gained over thirty Essence Energy Points.

It's truly a fifty-year-old blood lotus, and the effects are incredible!

Yesterday's gain is equivalent to a month's accumulation of cultivation.

Then, Jiang Ning stood by the bed and clenched his fist again.

Qi and blood circulated within his body.

"Moreover, after refining the blood lotus yesterday, my Qi and blood have increased by over three hundred strands, raising the total amount of Qi and blood in my body by more than half."

"This is almost equivalent to a day and a half of my full-power fist training."

"The effects are truly remarkable!"

"It's well worth the price of eight hundred taels of silver."

Jiang Ning sighed inwardly.

Although the eight-hundred-tael blood lotus was absorbed by him, it only seemed to be equivalent to a day and a half of his cultivation, and the cost-effectiveness was not high, far less than slowly absorbing and refining Qi and blood pills.

But it couldn't be calculated that way.

Time is the most precious.

Especially for him, this is even more so.

The next moment.

Boom—

He raised his hand and punched the empty space in front of him.

The air suddenly exploded, emitting a clear and audible rumble.

And my strength has increased significantly.

It's estimated to be between one thousand two hundred and one thousand three hundred jin.

With such force, even a typical master of skin tempering at the major level would be no match for me.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning's heart surged with confidence.

A typical master of skin tempering at the minor level has a force of around eight hundred jin.

Even at the major level, they only possess a thousand jin of strength.

As for himself, still at the minor level of skin tempering, with skin as hard as stone, he already possesses a force of one thousand two hundred to one thousand three hundred jin.

This is a full four to five hundred jin more than martial artists of the same level.

Such a gap in a fight is like an adult beating up a child.

Even those masters of skin tempering at the major level, like Jiang Li's former superior Feng Tou and the head of the constables, Cao Bin.

They only have a thousand jin of strength.

With two to three times more force than them, it's a sure victory.

Not to mention that he has mastered the Rippling Blade Technique at the great proficiency level, allowing him to easily add triple force and burst forth.

With his skill in exerting force, a single strike can easily unleash at least seven to eight thousand jin of force.

Adding triple force, a single strike can reach over twenty thousand jin.

At this thought, Jiang Ning gained a clear understanding of his current strength.

His current strength allows him to effortlessly burst forth with over twenty thousand jin of force.

This level of force has entered the realm of the superhuman.

In his previous life, no one could have imagined that a human body could unleash such terrifying force.

It's worth noting that the famous boxing champion in his previous life could only unleash a force of one thousand six hundred jin with a single punch.

At this moment, Jiang Ning, without pushing himself to the limit, can unleash a force over ten times greater than that.

This force has surpassed the explosive power of a high-speed car.

At this moment, Jiang Ning truly understood the extent of his current strength.

If he had this strength in his previous life, he might not have been a citizen of his country, but he could have been called a superman.

Then, Jiang Ning thought of yesterday's encounter with Tan Yiyi in the lake.

With his human body's limitations dismantled, he could increase his force by three to five hundred jin.

Even with the resistance of the water, each strike still had a force of nearly thirty thousand jin. Yet, four consecutive strikes on Tan Yiyi's palm couldn't cause him much harm.

If not for Tan Yiyi's internal injuries, Jiang Ning doubted that the impact of his four strikes would have much effect on Tan Yiyi's internal organs.

Not to mention killing Tan Yiyi with his blade.

At this thought, Jiang Ning yearned for more, his heart whispering.

"If a Martial Dao Eighth Rank like Tan Yiyi is so powerful, then the legendary Martial Sage must be able to move mountains and seas!"

"That's not Martial Dao anymore; it's clearly fantasy!"

"If I could advance further, could I pluck stars and grasp the moon?"

"No wonder that Martial Sage lived for a thousand years and was still far from his limit."

"There's not much difference from the immortal deities in myths."

After bathing, Jiang Ning stepped into the courtyard.

The cool breeze from the lake surface blew away the heat in his heart.

Then, he glanced at his panel again.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Essence Energy Points】: 112

【Skills】: Enhanced Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique (Tertiary Limit Break 4000/4000) (Characteristics: Inductive Reasoning, Swift Blade, Sword Handling Like a Deity)



As his Essence Energy Points surpassed 100, the familiar '+' sign appeared after the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique.

Indicating that his Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique could be further improved, achieving a fourth limit break.

This perfectly matched his previous guess, as the last limit break of the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique required fifty Essence Energy Points.

This time, breaking the limit of the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique required one hundred Essence Energy Points.

This was reasonable.

However, at this moment, a hint of hesitation clouded his mind.

With his current efficiency, accumulating one hundred Essence Energy Points was no easy feat.

It would take more than a month to achieve this.

Was it worth investing so much into the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique, which didn't seem to yield obvious results?

He pondered this question.

After a dozen breaths of contemplation, his gaze became resolute.

"There's no question of worth; it's about necessity," Jiang Ning thought to himself.

In his current view, the top priority was to transform resources into his own strength.

Being a hoarder had no meaning.

After making his decision, his heart stirred suddenly.

In an instant, the Essence Energy Points began to deplete rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, only a fraction remained.

Jiang Ning's mind was flooded with countless insights related to the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique.

Images of countless sword slashes flashed before his eyes, and he felt as if he had entered a magical state, with countless sparks of inspiration and insights rushing into his mind.

Time seemed to pass slowly, yet also in a fleeting moment.

Countless sword slashes converged in his mind, ultimately merging into one—a swift slash, like lightning, with the force of thunder.

The next moment, Jiang Ning's eyes snapped open.

He leaped forward, crossing the distance in a single bound and arriving at the wooden table where the long sword was placed.

With a swish, he drew the sword, and a clear, resonant tremor echoed.

He tapped his toes, and his entire body seemed to rush out of the room like a gust of wind.

At this moment, countless insights surged within him, all related to that swift slash, like lightning and thunder.

He felt an urgent need to execute that slash.

Jiang Ning knew that only by executing this slash would he truly master it.

Stepping into the courtyard, the cool breeze from Lake Luoshui soothed the heat in his heart.

He closed his eyes again, replaying the previous scene in his mind.

After a few breaths, Jiang Ning's eyes snapped open once more.

In the dim morning light, his eyes seemed to radiate two bright beams.

He swung the sword down with a powerful chop.

In an instant, all fell silent.

Jiang Ning felt as if everything around him had slowed down.

Time seemed to be in slow motion, at least ten times slower.

Everything was moving at a snail's pace.

Two falling leaves, within three feet of him, suddenly floated leisurely.

Grass clippings, carried by the lake breeze, also moved with extreme slowness, as if frozen in time.

At this moment, the sword he swung down seemed to move with great sluggishness.

It slowly sliced through the air, severing a falling leaf.

A low hum filled the air as the sword's momentum reached its peak, and the blade abruptly halted in mid-air.

The sword trembled with a series of vibrations, having forcefully endured the impact of Jiang Ning's powerful slash.

A crisp sound echoed as a nearly four-foot-long, clear sword mark appeared on the ground.

Along its path, the grass was severed, as if cut by an invisible blade.

As the sword's momentum subsided, the magical scene that Jiang Ning had witnessed returned to normal.

The falling leaves continued their descent, and the grass clippings were still carried by the wind from Lake Luoshui.

The rustling of leaves in the wind filled his ears.

Jiang Ning's eyes widened in shock.

"Sword Momentum?"

"This is Sword Momentum!!"

"I've actually mastered Sword Momentum!!!" He couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

His eyes sparkled with joy.

The breakthrough in the Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique had brought him a surprise far beyond his expectations.

He never imagined that he would be able to master Sword Momentum.

According to Jiang Ning's understanding, even those at the seventh rank of the Martial Dao might not be able to grasp the basics of Sword Momentum.

Yet, at the ninth rank, he had already mastered one type of momentum—Sword Momentum.

Sword Momentum was an extremely profound and mystical force.

When enveloped by Sword Momentum, one could neither dodge nor resist; they could only endure the attack.

Jiang Ning then turned his attention to his own panel.

[Skills]: Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique (4 Limit Breaks 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Analogical Reasoning, Swift Sword, Sword Handling Like a Deity, Blade and Person as One)



[Blade and Person as One]: Possesses an innate, unparalleled affinity with swords, allowing one to achieve the optimal state with any sword.

Seeing this new characteristic, Jiang Ning's heart stirred.

"No wonder I didn't feel any changes; this is the effect!"

"The effect of Blade and Person as One seems ordinary at first glance!"

"But it's not useless!"

"At least from now on, I won't need to familiarize myself with new swords to achieve the optimal state."

He then glanced at the sword in his hand.

The blade had noticeable chips and dents.

It was evident that this sword could no longer withstand the force of his swings.

Especially after yesterday's underwater battle with Dishonest Field, where four powerful slashes had exerted tremendous force on the sword.

The blade had developed dents as a result.

"It's time for a new sword!"

"This hundred-fold refined iron longsword can no longer withstand my current strength!"

"If I continue using it, it might not be long before it breaks."

(End of Chapter)

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