10: Breakthrough Level 2

Lin Ye began his systematic cultivation. His Star Force ability quickly achieved Minor Accomplishment within about ten days of adding points.

Host: Lin Ye

Level: First Tier (87%)

Ability: Star Force (Minor Accomplishment 0.1%)

Cultivation Methods: Ninth Set of National Middle School Student Body Tempering Method (Minor Accomplishment 75.1%), Third Set of National Middle School Student Star Power Breathing Method (Proficient 64.6%)

Skills: Force Emission (Proficient 84.2%)

Skill Points: 2

Lin Ye put the two points into Star Force and found that it only increased by one point of proficiency. It seemed that the point allocation for abilities changed significantly after reaching Minor Accomplishment.

The Minor Accomplishment Star Force allowed the Star Force converted from his internal Star Power to achieve a qualitative leap. He could feel his physique beginning to be refined, which was one of the benefits of Star Force reaching Minor Accomplishment.

Following that, his control over Star Force also greatly improved, and the power of Star Force achieved a qualitative leap.

At the same time, this led to a rapid improvement in Force Emission. He was confident that Force Emission would reach Minor Accomplishment within ten days.

As expected, in just eight days, Force Emission also reached Minor Accomplishment.

Lei Li stood blankly in front of the test chamber display, feeling that his worldview had been severely impacted.

"It's already Minor Accomplishment? What am I then? What the hell have I been practicing?"

Lin Ye had not revealed the news after his Star Force reached Minor Accomplishment, so Lei Li's brain was short-circuiting from the multiple shocks of both Star Force and Force Emission reaching Minor Accomplishment.

Lin Ye scratched his head. He didn't know how to comfort Lei Li's wounded heart. If he said something wrong, he might even be seen as showing off.

Jiang Xiaoyu's call came quickly. He had set up notifications for Lin Ye's test information, so he naturally received the news immediately.

During this time, he had taken good care of Lin Ye, even wanting to show him the wonderful world. However, Lin Ye naturally knew what kind of world he was talking about and sternly refused.

Jiang Xiaoyu could only regretfully give up, lamenting that his will could not be inherited by his disciple.

"You've reached Minor Accomplishment in everything?" Jiang Xiaoyu's voice was filled with shock. He finally felt the cruel blow from the world.

He had originally thought Lin Ye would be stuck for a while, at least a few months, as breakthroughs in proficiency took time. Unfortunately, Lin Ye was a cheat; what was difficult for others to break through, he could achieve by simply adding points.

"Yeah, I just practiced and it happened."

"Just practiced and it happened? Again, 'just practiced and it happened'." Jiang Xiaoyu looked up at a forty-five-degree angle, muttering to himself.

Lei Li, who was beside him, sobered up and looked at Lin Ye with complex eyes. Originally, he had only intended to earn some extra money, with a price of ten thousand per lesson. In these twenty days or so, he had earned four hundred thousand (no commission from the internal coach platform) and even bought his beloved Xiaoling her favorite new handbag.

He hadn't expected that while the money was coming in nicely, the blow would arrive so suddenly.

"Um, Fish Brother, I feel like I'm about to break through to the Second Tier. Do you have any advice?"

Jiang Xiaoyu came back to his senses. Breaking through to the Second Tier was not worth mentioning compared to breakthroughs in abilities and skills. As long as one was willing to invest resources, it was quite easy.

"There are special guidance rooms for Star Power breakthroughs. Breaking through there is much easier and very safe. However, before that, you need to test at full value before going. I've looked at your current data, and you should be able to within a week. You can apply for a guidance room at the mall."

He paused, then added, "After the breakthrough, don't learn any cultivation methods or skills yet. I have better ones here. Notify me once you've broken through."

After chatting for a few more sentences, Jiang Xiaoyu dejectedly hung up the phone. Looking at the beautiful women, fine wine, and group of friends in the private room, he made up his mind.

"I, Jiang Xiaoyu, have been led astray by wine and women, becoming so haggard. From today onwards, I will quit drinking!"

Lin Ye saw off the out-of-sorts Lei Li. After Force Emission reached Minor Accomplishment, the private coach was no longer able to help, so he naturally did not continue to apply.

To guide others, one needed to be two realms of proficiency higher to be qualified to give advice.

"Brother Lei is indeed a good person, but unfortunately, he's a simp," Lin Ye mumbled.

The two of them got along quite well. After the coaching sessions, they often ate together. During their casual chats, the guileless Lei Li naturally talked about his girlfriend. The more Lin Ye listened, the more something felt off. Wasn't this a simp? He tried to advise him a few times, but Lei Li didn't listen at all, so he could only give up.

After six days of cultivation, Lin Ye came to the guidance room to break through.

It had to be said that the guidance room was truly a good thing. He could clearly feel that the Star Power concentration in the guidance room was extraordinary. Before the breakthrough, he also drank several tubes of potions to protect his body. The entire process was painless, and he easily broke through to the Second Tier.

Lin Ye moved his body and felt that his physical quality had greatly improved, and his Star Power had also achieved a leap forward.

After a test, his physical body had improved by about seventy percent, and his Star Power had increased by about twofold.

"I can absorb abilities again. What should I absorb next? I'll ask Fish Brother."

He sent a WeChat message to Jiang Xiaoyu using his smart-watch. Jiang Xiaoyu told him to come to his dorm.

Lin Ye returned to his dorm and waited a little while before Jiang Xiaoyu arrived.

"Not bad, you broke through very quickly. First, absorb an ability, then practice skills and cultivation methods. There's still over a month until school starts, so practicing these might be a bit tight. You also need to train your combat ability."

"Fish Brother, is there anything specific about absorbing abilities?"

"You must be very clear about the seven abilities of a Martial Artist. The reason Martial Artists can rival gold-tier warriors like Dragonmen, who rely on spending money, is because of their techniques."

As Jiang Xiaoyu spoke, his heart felt a little hot. From a distinguished family, he chose the Martial Artist profession instead of other professions that could gain power by spending money, precisely because of the Martial Artist's beauty of overcoming the strong with the weak.

"Martial Artists advocate techniques, and all abilities exist to unleash their ultimate techniques. Therefore, it's best to absorb abilities that are easy to master techniques for the first three abilities."

Lin Ye nodded, indicating his agreement. He had already learned much about these through forums and books.

"So I suggest you absorb Strength Energy Control or Muscle Memory. Muscle Memory is only a silver-tier ability, but it is an ability that many physical ability users must absorb, which shows how powerful its effect is. As for Strength Energy Control, its improvement for Martial Artists is exponential. After absorbing it, cultivating various Force Energies for Martial Artists will be much easier."

These were similar to Lin Ye's plans, but it was difficult to weigh these two. He wanted to hear what Jiang Xiaoyu had to say, as his guidance would surely be substantial.

Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Lin Ye and smiled mysteriously, "You probably know all that I've said, so the next part is the key. Some abilities in the professional templates have superior substitutes, or rather, the existing templates are inferior substitutes for those abilities, and the Martial Artist is no exception."

Lin Ye was surprised. He hadn't found any related information online. "Then why isn't there any news about this online?"

Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Because this information is controlled and cannot be revealed. The superior abilities that can substitute are extremely low in production, in short supply, and highly versatile. If they were widely spread, many people would painstakingly search for them to cultivate to the extreme, thus delaying their training."

"And the ability I'm talking about is the superior substitute for Muscle Memory, a Star Level, extremely versatile ability called Muscle Master. There are three substitutable abilities for Martial Artists: Unwavering Will and Qi Sea all have superior Star Level abilities that can replace them."