169: school!

The next day.

The top Professionals of Great Xia gathered in the Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Since it was a development period, pushing the essence of Martial Arts forward together was also a form of development.

Other races were also keeping a low profile.

Well... the Yao Race and the Sea Race didn't count.

The two continued the arrangements of the Awakening of Insects solar term, fighting quite intensely.

The main goal was to restrict Shan Jun.

Even with the timing, they had to give it something to do, so it wouldn't just develop in peace.

Ye Su had met most of the Professionals who came to the Suzhou and Hangzhou this time.

They were the same group of people who went around snatching Divine Weapons during the Awakening of Insects, along with some new faces.

Furthermore, Research Institutes from various places had come for exchanges.

Looking at the confidence on the faces of those from the Research Institutes, one could tell they had something up their sleeves.

---Soon.

Everyone began their respective exchanges.

By now, Professionals already had various factions.

Some focused on blood qi.

Their main strategy was to shove their health bars in your face before they even arrived.

The key was tanking damage—being able to take hits, and take them very well!

Among them, Mo Bosha, the owner of the Qi and Blood Fist, was the primary figure.

He inherently possessed an incredibly powerful blood qi talent, and combined with the Divine Weapon, Qi and Blood Fist, he had clearly forged a unique path.

Even.

He had entered the Second Stage even faster than Li Qiankun.

As one of Ying Si's people from Mountain City, with his support, Mountain City's overall combat power had risen significantly.

Some focused on Spiritual Qi.

This was definitely led by Cui Hu.

It could be said that Cui Hu's old-school faction was pure and orthodox; those from hidden aristocratic families or religious organizations all followed Cui Hu.

Furthermore, after the recovery of Spiritual Qi, these old-timers seemed to have unique insights into this Dao.

Gradually, a unique faction formed;

The Spellcasting Faction!

With this faction at its core, their Martial Arts eventually gave birth to Secret Techniques centered around spells.

Compared to physical Secret Techniques, these spell-based Secret Techniques consumed very little physical strength but had immense power.

The only catch was that the requirements for understanding the spells were much higher.

The only regret at present was that the faction led by Cui Hu did not yet have a Divine Weapon to anchor it.

Back when they went to England, they failed to seize that auxiliary Divine Weapon.

Next.

Was the Formation Charging Faction (Tiance Faction).

This faction was flourishing.

Because it had the shortest history.

Led by Li Qiankun of Luoyang, the real reason was that the Formation Breaking Spear had been obtained by Li Qiankun.

This kid really had perseverance.

After failing to find a compatible wielder for the Divine Weapon, Formation Breaking Spear, nationwide, he directly chose to study a new Martial Art.

Then, with great perseverance, he directly cultivated a formation-breaking Aura, just to match the Formation Breaking Spear.

He succeeded.

And after he succeeded, he had the foresight to form an elite team.

After all, an elite team led by him, wielding the Formation Breaking Spear, would have absolutely terrifying combat power.

In large-scale battles, a charge would surely be peerless.

Since the Formation Breaking Spear was indestructible and could pierce anything.

Building a combat system based on the attributes of the Divine Weapon.

Li Qiankun, quite a Divine Being!

Besides that.

The rest were jack-of-all-trades.

Or rather, these people basically took Ye Su as their goal.

As for the faction—it should be considered the All-Rounder Faction!

The main focus was having no weaknesses—able to both deal damage and take it.

The ceiling was high, but the floor was also very low.

However, this model was most suitable for Professional squads.

In a squad of seven or eight Professionals.

If most were all-rounders, the remaining members could take specialized, extreme paths.

Such a squad combined both survival and offense.

It was the most balanced.

These people didn't come here today to show off their achievements.

Instead, they were here to share them!

Take Ying Si's side, for example.

The blood qi Faction focused on having a long health bar, and this wasn't about how to train, but rather a method of blood qi integration.

This was the essence of Ying Si's Second Stage, Qin Formation Transformation.

If someone in every squad could master the Qin Formation Transformation.

Then the strength of all Professional squads in Great Xia would increase significantly!

In this era, there was no room for hoarding techniques!

Every bit of strength added to Great Xia...

Was a bit more added to one's own survival chances.

---"I'll start things off!"

The exchange meeting began.

Ying Si was the first to speak. As he did, he took out a hard drive, handed it to the staff in the Suzhou and Hangzhou, and had it projected onto the large screen;

"This is the core of the Qin Formation Transformation."

"Regarding the Second Stage, Ye Su mentioned when he was guiding us that the Second Stage derived from some Martial Arts would be fixed, but for others, it wouldn't."

Ye Su: Did I say that??

"And the core of the Qin Formation Transformation is cooperation."

"By applying this core of cooperation to blood qi, the prototype of the Qin Formation Transformation was formed."

"On here are my reflections and insights from every stage of my Martial Arts cultivation."

"If the Visualization Object manifested from someone's Martial Arts can be extended to cooperation, they should be able to evolve a Qin Formation Transformation."

As expected, the other Research Institutes and Professionals were no slackers!

Ying Si's approach was essentially an extension of what Ye Su did when guiding them.

Fully interpreting the process of the Second Stage.

Mind follows intent.

It wasn't that Martial Arts would derive whatever they brought.

But rather, you decide what you want and find a way to evolve it into that.

It could be said that...

Once this PPT-like file was made public, the Second Stage was no longer a secret.

A large number of Professional squads would benefit.

After all, this exchange meeting was being live-streamed in its entirety.

Many people looking at the screen suddenly gasped in surprise.

Crap.

They're playing for real.

Then I can't just bring out some half-baked stuff.

The Second Stage.

It was bound to be completely understood during this meeting.

Zhuge Hu smacked his lips.

He never expected Ying Si to be so bold.

The video in his hands suddenly seemed petty.

As the live stream continued...

Countless bullet comments shifted from meaningless chatter to analytical discussions.

A revolution among Professionals sweeping across all of Great Xia had begun.

Everyone would bring out their own findings and cross-reference them to Breakthrough their current Realms and head toward higher heights!

"Defining the direction of the Visualization Object with one's heart to get the desired Second Stage attributes—what a freaking Genius!"

"It's like a sudden clap of thunder; everything is so much clearer now. The path from the Streamline Realm to the Second Stage has suddenly opened up."

"I was wondering why things weren't going well lately. It turns out I was suppressing my own intent and following the Visualization Object. With such a contradictory approach, it's a miracle I didn't enter the Second Stage!"

"So it can be like this! The power of the self is the core; Martial Arts are just a means, not the core itself!"

"This is how it should be. It's not the Martial Arts that should control us, but we who should control the Martial Arts!"

"Ying Si is a true talent!"

"If a squad has one person in the Second Stage of Qin Formation Transformation, it will definitely improve the squad's survivability and combat effectiveness."

"These are real benefits; he's blazed a trail for us!"

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Countless discussions were rapidly being validated.