340: Chapter 340 Various Realms of Martial Arts

Lin Yun understood the path of cultivation.

Tier 1: Dantian Qi and blood, gaseous.

Tier 2: Qi and blood in liquid state.

Tier 3: Everything condenses into a Martial Dao Golden Core.

Tier 4: Divine Thought appears.

Tier 5: Sensing elemental power, the Golden Core transforms into an Elemental Core.

Tier 6: Elemental Domain.

The Domain merges into the Golden Core, forming an Elemental World, advancing to Tier 7.

Tier 7: Elemental World.

At this stage, the world is a single-element world.

If it is one of the Five Elements, then you still need to comprehend the other four, adding them into the world.

The Five Elements generate each other, creating an endless cycle.

At this point, one can comprehend the Space Element, advance to Tier 8, and control the power of space.

Teleportation, space locking, space folding—these are all hallmarks of a Tier 8 space Martial Artist.

Similarly, if it is one of the Five Phenomena elements.

For example, light, then you need to comprehend the other four: wind, thunder, ice, and dark.

Then the Five Phenomena merge, comprehending the Time Element, advancing to Tier 8, and controlling the power of time.

Time pause, time acceleration, time reversal—these are all hallmarks of a Tier 8 time Martial Artist.

Tier 8: Either control space or control time.

These are two different paths.

The Five Elements lead to space.

The Five Phenomena lead to time.

All roads lead to the same destination; ultimately, it is the Fusion of space and time, advancing to Tier 9.

By then, the Elemental World will evolve into a true world.

Lin Yun already knew Ziyi's strength.

She is one who used the Five Elements to generate each other, comprehended the Space Element, and advanced to Tier 8.

If she could comprehend the Five Phenomena elements, merge them, comprehend the Time Element, and then fuse space and time, she could advance to Tier 9.

But that is too difficult.

Countless geniuses and those with special Physiques have failed to reach this step.

King Feiyun listened to King Blood Axe and shook her head.

"To comprehend the Space Element before Tier 8 is already a heaven-sent Genius. To expect him to master power only available at Tier 8 is too greedy."

King Blood Axe thought for a moment.

"That is true."

After resting, Feiying could not suppress her Battle Intent and took the initiative to enter the illusion with Lin Yun for a spar.

The black clothes set off the faint glow of her Dark Sacred Body, colliding with Lin Yun's Space Domain in an extreme clash.

Feiying's strength was similar to Fei Xue's; one had a Light Sacred Body, the other a Dark Sacred Body, and both were at the Early Stage of Tier 7.

The battle between Lin Yun and Feiying was even more intense than the one with Fei Xue.

Feiying's sword techniques were sharper, more aggressive, with every strike carrying killing intent.

But Lin Yun's Movement Technique was superior to hers.

Her sword could never hit him, while Lin Yun's sword shadows attacked from all directions.

So, she adopted the same fighting style as her sister.

Using sword techniques to break Lin Yun's Domain, and using the World Projection to suppress Lin Yun's physical body.

In the end, it was another mutual destruction.

Feiying opened her eyes, looking at Lin Yun with clear defiance.

"Again."

After finishing the tea.

The two fought again.

Mutual destruction.

Again.

Still mutual destruction.

A pot of soothing tea was drunk and replenished, and the two died and lived, lived and died.

Until the teapot was empty did the two stop.

During this time, Lin Yun also fought a few more rounds with Fei Xue.

There were wins and losses, but mostly mutual destruction.

The three's strengths were too close; no one could do anything to the other.

Lin Yun's Space Domain could counter the World Projection, but once broken, he would still be suppressed.

Although Fei Xue and Feiying's World Projections were strong and their cultivation was high, their Combat Techniques and Movement Techniques were not as good as Lin Yun's.

The three's attack power was enough to kill the other, but their defense was not enough to withstand the other's attacks.

Therefore, every time it ended in mutual destruction.

After the battle ended, Lin Yun asked a question.

"During the tournament, do we not wear battle armor?"

Ziyi nodded in response: "Of course. Otherwise, a single battle could last for days without a winner."

Lin Yun thought about it; that was indeed the case.

The defense of battle armor was too monstrous.

Tier 6 battle armor weakened a Sixth Rank Martial Artist's attacks by 99%, and Tier 7 battle armor weakened a Tier 7 Martial Artist's attacks by 99%.

If both parties wore battle armor, neither could do anything to the other.

They would just have to keep going until one side exhausted their energy or one side's Divine Thought became exhausted.

That would be too much of a waste of time.

A battle lasting for days and nights, or even months, was possible.

Therefore, the rules of the Friendship Tournament did not allow wearing battle armor.

Only weapons were allowed.

This way, the battle could be decided in a short time.

Ziyi looked at Lin Yun, her tone carrying a hint of comfort.

"It is enough if you can achieve mutual destruction with Ai Wei. You do not have to win."

Lin Yun did not answer, but asked another question.

"Do the contestants not Cultivate defensive Combat Techniques?"

Everyone was stunned.

Defensive Combat Techniques?

What were those?

Ziyi frowned: "With battle armor, who would Cultivate defensive Combat Techniques?"

Lin Yun pressed on: "In these ten thousand years, has anyone cultivated them?"

Ziyi thought for a moment and shook her head: "In so many editions, no one has."

Lin Yun understood.

In a hundred years, one had to improve cultivation, Cultivate attack techniques, and Cultivate Movement Techniques; there was simply no time to Cultivate defensive Combat Techniques.

Moreover, cultivating them would be a waste.

With battle armor, defensive Combat Techniques were of little use.

Unless one was a pauper who could not afford battle armor, they would not go to Cultivate defensive Combat Techniques.

But those who could participate in the Friendship Tournament were all the Empire's top geniuses; how could they not afford battle armor?

Even if they could not afford it, the Empire would surely gift it to such geniuses.

Therefore, it was normal that no one cultivated defensive Combat Techniques.

Lin Yun smiled.

"What if I Cultivate one now?"

Except for Lin Yun's wives, the looks everyone gave him were strange.

Feiying was the first to speak, her tone carrying obvious skepticism.

"You want to Cultivate it in just over a month?"

"Yes."

Everyone was speechless.

In just over a month, Cultivate a defensive Combat Technique?

And not just to the entry level, not just Minor Achievement, but to a level that could be used in the tournament?

How could that be possible?

The difficulty of cultivating defensive Combat Techniques was much higher than that of attack techniques and Movement Techniques.

In just over a month, even reaching the entry level was difficult.

Su Yingxue looked at everyone's expressions and could not help but speak up.

"My husband is very capable. It only took my husband half a year to Cultivate the Mirror Corridor Sword Formation and the Phantom Corridor Steps to the Perfection Realm."

The other wives immediately followed up.

"Yes, that's right, half a year, not a day more."

"We watched my husband Cultivate with our own eyes, from entry level to Perfection, it was exactly half a year."

"I sparred with my husband for half a year, and I witnessed his speed of improvement with my own eyes."

Lin Yun's wives spoke one after another, all saying the same thing.

The speed at which Lin Yun cultivated Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Techniques was ridiculously fast.

The attitude of this group made everyone else surprised.

Could it be true?

Half a year?

A Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Technique cultivated to Perfection in half a year?

What kind of speed was this?

Fei Xue and Feiying were beginning to doubt their lives.

How many years had they spent cultivating the same Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Technique?

Decades? A hundred years?

Feiying's voice raised an octave: "Half a year? Is this something a human can do?"

Su Yingxue puffed out her cheeks and retorted angrily: "Of course my husband can."