12: New Skills

“As for professional advancement skills, I have three skills to recommend to you here, which will be enough for your cultivation for a long time to come.”

Jiang Xiaoyu opened the projection, and Lin Ye looked at the light screen: “Cannon Fist, fierce and overbearing, indestructible; Inch Step, extreme speed bursts within an inch; Serpent Body, a method of deflecting force.”

Jiang Xiaoyu said, “These three skills cover the three most crucial factors in combat: attack, defense, and speed, and they can also help you develop several types of Force Emission.”

“Force Emission is a Martial Artist’s initial skill, and you’ve practiced Force Emission very well, so applying these skills will be even more effortless for you.”

“Among them, Serpent Body is the most difficult to practice, requiring the cultivation of overall body flexibility and coordination. However, for you, with Muscle Master, it’s still relatively simple. Inch Step and Cannon Fist both emphasize explosive power, so they are relatively simpler.”

Lin Ye only knew one skill, Cannon Fist, which he learned about after watching professional matches.

Martial Artist has existed for several hundred years. Since it fully absorbed the essence and concepts of Blue Star Kung Fu, it is considered a special product of Dragon Country. After several hundred years of development, countless skills have been born, so it’s normal for Lin Ye not to be familiar with them.

Jiang Xiaoyu further explained, “Professional skills are divided into Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Star Force levels based on cultivation difficulty, intensity, etc., which is similar to the classification of ability seeds. These three skills are all ones your teacher, me, has cultivated, and they are all Silver-level. They are enough for your current cultivation.”

He paused, then added, “Skills are different from ability seeds; they are a process of slow accumulation. Without a foundation, higher-level skills cannot be cultivated. Only after you have cultivated these skills well can their advanced skills be unlocked for cultivation. To be honest, if you didn’t have Muscle Master, your teacher would only recommend Bronze-level skills.”

Lin Ye nodded; he understood the reasoning. After all, he still read useful books after his usual workouts, but what surprised him was that Jiang Xiaoyu had become serious and finally referred to himself as a teacher.

He quickly received the three skills, with the money naturally deducted from the training fund. After bidding farewell to Jiang Xiaoyu, he went to the training room.

Even with Muscle Master, it still took him a full week of effort to get started with all the cultivation methods and skills.

Host: Lin Ye

Level: Second Tier (4.2%)

Ability: Star Force (Minor Achievement 5.3%), Muscle Master (Beginner 74.2%)

Cultivation Method: Tiangang 36 Forms (Beginner 1.2%), Energy Diagram (Beginner 0.7%) (Unused skills are not further introduced)

Skills: Force Emission (Minor Achievement 5%), Cannon Fist (Beginner 6%), Inch Step (Beginner 3%), Serpent Body (Beginner 2%)

Skill Points: 2

The main reason was that the new breathing and body tempering methods were too difficult to get started with. Both of these are Ninth Tier methods that lead directly to the Ninth Tier, so their cultivation difficulty is very high, but the effects are truly good. Even at this beginner level, they are much better than Lin Ye’s middle school package.

Lin Ye found that Muscle Master provided an extremely high boost to body tempering methods, so he prioritized adding points to Muscle Master, as one point addition benefited multiple skills. The breathing method also progressed fairly well after he purchased supplements.

At the same time, Lin Ye’s combat training mission was also assigned.

He would undergo various professional sparring sessions daily.

Now, his days were incredibly fulfilling: morning training for body tempering and skills, afternoon for three combat sessions, followed by instruction from a professional coach, and evenings primarily for skill training. Since Jiang Xiaoyu possessed all the skills he was cultivating, Jiang Xiaoyu directly began hands-on instruction.

As for the breathing method, he could now perform it for twenty minutes, but it didn't take up much time.

Of course, he didn’t spend much money. Training aspects were free within the company contract, but supplements had to be paid for from the training fund. Private coaching fees were waived, but Jiang Xiaoyu had a condition: he had to fiercely beat anyone who targeted him and fight for his honor.

Lin Ye was deeply moved, almost to the point of offering himself. What kind of teacher cared so much for a student? Lin Ye even privately suspected he was Jiang Xiaoyu’s illegitimate son, and surprisingly, their ages even matched up.

Of course, such a melodramatic plot was entirely impossible; one could only say he had met a benefactor.

Cultivating under the excellent conditions of the group was like making a thousand li in a single day. No wonder everyone liked to spend money; this progress was probably unmatched by ordinary cheats.

Combat training increased significantly as Lin Ye’s skill proficiency grew. Lin Ye’s combat training efficiency was extremely high, and he once again marveled at the greatness of Muscle Master, especially after Muscle Master reached the proficient level.

He also discovered the benefits of combat: in addition to increasing combat experience and familiarizing himself with various professions, it could also improve the efficiency of skill training.

Skills themselves were born from actual combat, so when considering how to fight, one would naturally correct improper skill movements.

Lin Ye also met the teacher’s other disciple.

“Hello, I’m Li Yaoyang. Jiang Xiaoyu is my uncle.”

“Hello, I’m Lin Ye. I’ve heard about you from my teacher. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Li Yaoyang was a mixed-race individual with blonde hair and black eyes, extremely handsome and as dazzling as his name suggested.

From his blonde hair, Lin Ye understood why CEO Jiang Feng still urged Jiang Xiaoyu to have children. His eldest daughter married a foreigner, and for Jiang Feng, he might not have fully accepted this outcome.

“You’re mixed-race, so why is your surname Li and not Jiang? Is your father’s surname Li?” Lin Ye asked, expressing the doubt in his heart.

Li Yaoyang smiled, “My father’s ancestors came from Beautiful Country, and after settling in Xia Country, they changed their surname to Li. I took my father’s surname.”

Lin Ye suddenly realized, never expecting him to be a domestic mixed-race individual.

“I heard about you from my uncle. Your talent is very strong. Come on, let’s have a match and see.” Li Yaoyang was eager to try. His uncle always liked to fool him, so he didn’t believe it, just assuming Lin Ye was an ordinary genius like him.

“Okay.” Lin Ye readily agreed. He had been so engrossed in combat recently that he couldn’t extricate himself. Wasn’t this like a pillow appearing when one was sleepy?

The two put on their protective gear. Sparring matches were not competitions; it was still necessary to wear protective gear to prevent injuries that could affect daily training.

As the two approached each other, Li Yaoyang made the first move: Inch Step, Cannon Fist.

Lin Ye’s body quickly tensed, and he dodged the Cannon Fist with a sideways movement. A swift, accurate, and powerful Cannon Fist blasted upwards from below towards Li Yaoyang.

“Bang~”

With a loud bang, Li Yaoyang was blasted out of the ring.

???

Why so weak!

From the power of Li Yaoyang’s Inch Step and Cannon Fist, Lin Ye had already seen that his proficiency was not high, so he held back some strength. But he didn’t expect his physical quality to be so weak that he was instantly killed.

Li Yaoyang lay blankly on the ground. The protective gear protected him from injury, but the fact of being instantly defeated made it difficult for him to accept.

Lin Ye thought he had beaten him into a problem and quickly went to help him up.

“Are you alright, Brother Yaoyang?”

“I’m fine. How are you so strong? We’re both Second Tier, both using Cannon Fist, so why is there such a huge difference? Did my uncle actually tell me the truth this time, and not lie to me?”

Li Yaoyang silently wept internally.