Chapter 233: Water Proficiency Breakthrough, the Path of Divinity?

Chapter 233: Water Proficiency Breakthrough, the Path of Divinity?

The next day, snowflakes danced in the air.

Jiang Ning, as usual, rolled out of bed and instantly felt a chill throughout his body.

His vital energy circulated, and his body quickly became like a furnace, radiating intense heat, dispelling the cold.

Jiang Ning immediately opened his panel.

【Essence Energy】: 1089.33

"The Essence Energy points have indeed surpassed a thousand!"

Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Although the Hundred Spirit Blood didn't give him the anticipated surge in Essence Energy points, it wasn't too bad either.

Not only did the effect of the Hundred Spirit Blood allow his vital energy to break through a significant threshold, reaching the level of sea-like vital energy, but it also helped him successfully surpass a thousand Essence Energy points.

With over a thousand Essence Energy points, he could achieve six breakthroughs in both Firewood Splitting Blade Technique and Water Proficiency.

Based on his previous experience, breaking through six times in either of these skills would undoubtedly enhance his strength significantly.

However, he was more eager to break through the limit in Water and Fire True Essence, a pure offensive martial art and the only superior-grade martial art he currently possessed.

Breaking through the limit in this martial art would undoubtedly result in a substantial increase in power.

【Skills】: Water and Fire True Essence (Mastery 378/1000)



Glancing at his panel, Jiang Ning thought, "I should leave some Essence Energy points for the future use of Water and Fire True Essence!"

"But according to past experience, for martial arts that have entered a rank, whether it's the inferior Five Beasts Fist or the medium-grade Gale Thunder Arrow Art, the first breakthrough requires only ten times the Essence Energy points of an unranked skill, which is one hundred points."

"Based on this, I can temporarily set aside around five hundred Essence Energy points, which should be enough for Water and Fire True Essence to achieve one or two breakthroughs!"

"With the remaining Essence Energy points, I can choose another skill to break through!"

After careful consideration, Jiang Ning looked at the Skills section of his panel again.

【Skills】:

Firewood Splitting Blade Technique+ (Five Breakthroughs 6000/6000) (Characteristics: Analogical Comprehension, Blade as Swift Wind, Blade Movement as Divine, Man and Blade as One, Natural Blade Bone)



Water Proficiency+ (Five Breakthroughs 6000/6000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Water Control Technique, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Manipulation and Rain Summoning, Water Spirit Body)



Undoubtedly, the only skills he could choose from at this point were these two.

Firewood Splitting Blade Technique and Water Proficiency.

As Jiang Ning looked at these two skills on the panel, he fell into deep thought once again.

Even without the additional characteristics, completing five breakthroughs in Firewood Splitting Blade Technique allowed him to master the incredible blade technique.

With each strike of the blade, his spirit, energy, and essence were united, harnessing the power of heaven and earth.

That dazzling peak strike was unforgettable, even to this day.

Facing a sixth-rank Bone Spirit Warrior, and a monstrous one at that, they were still instantly slain by his blade.

Even now, when Jiang Ning recalled that strike, he felt it was breathtakingly stunning.

Undoubtedly, continuing to break through in Firewood Splitting Blade Technique would further strengthen his blade skills.

But at that moment, Jiang Ning decided to choose to break through in Water Proficiency first.

Water Proficiency was a comprehensive skill and his most powerful life-saving measure.

Enhancing offensive capabilities wouldn't be as effective without a solid foundation, no matter how strong he became.

Even if he could instantly slay any Bone Forging expert with a single strike, he would still be at a disadvantage when facing a fifth-rank Inner Fortitude Realm martial artist.

Especially those at the peak with gale-like inner breath.

A single sword could slay a thousand enemies.

This description alone made him unable to imagine the terrifying explosive power it implied.

Even the missiles of his past life couldn't achieve such destructive force.

Because these thousand enemies weren't ordinary soldiers.

They were martial artists who had entered the Martial Dao, armored and armed.

Such martial artists were no different from a lump of iron.

In his previous life, they could be said to be unafraid of small-caliber firearms.

Therefore, Jiang Ning was well aware that his Martial Dao foundation was only at the seventh-rank peak.

No matter how high his skills were or how terrifying his blade techniques, his offensive capabilities were still limited.

If He Jinyun's death had indeed caused some crisis, given the background of Duke of Qinghe's Manor, the one who came would not be below the fifth rank.

After all, He Jinyun was a direct descendant and the eldest son of Duke of Qinghe's Manor.

If his older brother were to die unexpectedly, He Jinyun would be qualified to inherit the Marquis title of Duke of Qinghe.

The next moment, as Jiang Ning looked at his panel, a thought crossed his mind.

The Essence Energy points on the panel suddenly flowed away like a stream.

In the blink of an eye, the Essence Energy points froze at 589.33.

Then, Jiang Ning's perception began to expand.

The moisture in the air seemed to transform into his eyes.

His senses spread, merging with the Luoshui River and continuing to expand.

At this moment, Jiang Ning felt as if he had become a god, able to see any scene within his perception at will.

From a godlike perspective, Jiang Ning's heart became indifferent, devoid of joy or sorrow.

It was as if a lofty deity was looking down upon mortals.

No one knew how long it had been; it could have been an hour, a day, or even a fleeting moment.

In Jiang Ning's perception, a blue light suddenly appeared within his range of awareness and then merged into his body.

"That is!!!"

Jiang Ning instantly opened his eyes, his face filled with astonishment.

Just as the blue light appeared, in that fleeting glance, he saw a mysterious pattern that closely resembled the character for water in the ancient pictographic script.

The next moment,

He opened his panel.

[Skills]: Water Proficiency (6 Break Limits 3173/7000) (Traits: Underwater Breathing, Water Control Technique+, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Manipulation and Rain Summoning, Water Spirit Body)



Looking at his current panel, Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Water Control Technique+

This was the first time he had seen such a change on the panel.

In an instant,

He gazed at his panel, deep in thought.

Recalling the fleeting blue light from earlier, his eyes became even more profound.

"Is it Dominion?" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

His gaze shifted to the sky outside the window.

"Could breaking the limit of Water Proficiency mean seizing the dominion of the water god between heaven and earth?"

This conjecture naturally came to his mind.

The traits on the panel clearly had some basis.

Seeing the blue water-shaped character he had just seen,

"Perhaps... there's a chance!" Jiang Ning whispered to himself.

Then, he looked at his panel again.

[Water Control Technique+]: A dominion, an innate ability to control water sources.

Seeing the description on the panel, Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed.

Dominion!

The meaning of these two words was clearly different from before.

Previously, Water Control Technique was described as a divine ability.

But now, it had become a dominion.

The word 'dominion' implied a wealth of information.

It made him think of his previous conjecture once again.

The next moment,

He turned his gaze back to his panel.

[Skills]: Water Proficiency (6 Break Limits 3173/7000) (Traits: Underwater Breathing, Water Control Technique+, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud Manipulation and Rain Summoning, Water Spirit Body)



Water Control Technique had been upgraded.

From his previous abilities, Jiang Ning's water control capabilities were now on a whole different level.

It wasn't just a matter of quantity, but of quality.

The difference was like that between heaven and earth.

As he continued to grow in essence, energy, and spirit, Jiang Ning would undoubtedly be able to unleash devastating floods, or even summon tsunamis.

This ability was no longer within the realm of human capabilities but a manifestation of heavenly might.

"These 500 points were well spent!" Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction as he looked at his panel.

Morning.

After finishing breakfast at home, Jiang Ning headed towards the Inspection Bureau.

It had been a few days since he last visited the bureau, and as the Deputy Commander, he needed to check on the situation there.

At the same time, he also wanted to find out about the reaction of Duke Qinghe of Dongling Prefecture to He Jinyun's death in Luoshui County.

And the military's response in Dongling Prefecture.

Cao Rong had been killed by his two arrows.

Although the evidence pointed to him, it was clear that Jiang Ning was the one who killed Cao Rong.

However, any intelligent person would know that Cao Rong's death was undoubtedly Jiang Ning's doing.

He was the murderer of Cao Rong.

This was evident to anyone with clear eyes.

The Inspection Bureau.

"Father, what's wrong?" Feng Jiuge looked at the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared before her, her face filled with surprise.

The man before her was none other than Feng Xiaochen, the famous commander of Dongling City, holding the rank of Sixth Grade.

A Sixth Grade official in Dongling City was a formidable figure.

After all, the governor of Dongling Prefecture was only a First Sixth Grade official.

In other words, Feng Xiaochen was only half a rank lower than the governor.

But with military authority in his hands, he held the most significant power.

The status brought by this military authority was no less than that of the governor.

At this moment.

Faced with his daughter's confusion, Feng Xiaochen's face showed a faint smile as he looked at his daughter whom he hadn't seen for many days.

"Cao Rong was killed in One Zhan Gorge, and Commander Yan asked me to come and investigate who the murderer is!"

"Commander Yan?" Feng Jiuge's expression suddenly turned solemn.

"Mm-hmm!" Feng Xiaochen nodded slightly: "This time, Cao Rong led the team to Luoshui County under Commander Yan's orders! Moreover, before Cao Rong's departure, he received Commander Yan's full assistance, allowing him to smoothly enter the Sixth Grade Martial Artist level."

"Speaking of which, to be able to use arrow techniques to kill Cao Rong with two arrows in his area of expertise, that murderer is indeed a formidable figure!"

At this point, Feng Xiaochen looked at his daughter with a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "I wonder who Jiuge thinks the murderer of Cao Rong is?"

"I don't know!" Feng Jiuge replied indifferently.

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

"Why do you ask when you already know, Father?" Feng Jiuge looked up at her father.

Hearing this, Feng Xiaochen smiled but remained silent.

He had come to Luoshui County and had already gathered all the intelligence about the county.

Now, he also knew who had killed Cao Rong.

Besides Commander Jiang, his daughter's direct superior, who else could it be?

Just then.

A series of footsteps approached, growing louder as they came closer.

Soon, the footsteps were very close to the two of them.

The next moment.

A figure appeared from one side of the door.

"Captain Feng, who is this?" Jiang Ning's figure appeared, and he instantly saw Feng Jiuge and the middle-aged man in the hall.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Feng Xiaochen!" The middle-aged man spoke indifferently.

Hearing this name, Jiang Ning's heart momentarily froze.

Feng Xiaochen, how could he not know of him?

He was renowned for his Inferno Spear Technique, his spear skills as fierce as fire.

This man was also Feng Jiuge's father and the famous Commander Feng of Dong Ling City.

Commander.

In charge of one battalion, a total of one thousand soldiers.

These one thousand soldiers were all well-trained and well-equipped.

Although the bed, the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to be in turmoil, with rebellions spreading.

However, the court's official soldiers were not weakened; they remained extremely elite, and most of them were still in excellent condition, fully armored and armed.

This was also the reason why, despite the many rebellion cases, the Great Xia Dynasty was still relatively stable.

Because these soldiers were too elite, fully armored and armed, ready for battle.

In the military camp, with sufficient food, the probability of becoming a ranked warrior was much higher than that of ordinary people.

"Greetings, Commander Feng!" Jiang Ning clasped his hands in respect.

"Commander Jiang, there's no need to be so polite!" Feng Xiaochen's face showed a faint smile: "I should also thank Commander Jiang for taking care of my daughter these days!"

"It's nothing!" Jiang Ning replied.

Beside them, Feng Jiuge glanced at the two men.

"You two chat, I'll go make some tea for you!" She said indifferently.

(End of Chapter)

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