20: Nirvana

Thunder Restriction True Understanding

This was precisely the basic Combat Method chosen under Teacher Zhong’s guidance.

Listening to Teacher Zhong’s words, Qin Jin had some conjectures about this final assessment. He operated his wristband, a light screen appeared, and he opened the Combat Method tutorial video.

He was going to study it anyway, and now he had a “master” right beside him, available for questions at any time—it couldn’t be better.

The video tutorial was extremely detailed.

The core of the Thunder Restriction True Understanding Combat Method involved a specific way of utilizing life energy.

Named for ‘restriction,’ it was precisely because when a Martial Artist performed this Combat Method, they first needed to construct a restriction with life energy to bind and compress it, thereby seeking to unleash even more astonishing power.

After watching the video carefully once, Qin Jin’s thoughts stirred slightly, and only he could see his professional panel slowly emerge.

His gaze focused on the section below the Martial Artist profession.

Thunder Restriction True Understanding: Lv0 (36%)

The tutorial video played again, and Qin Jin began to watch it a second time.

This time, while watching, he mobilized his life energy and began to simulate.

Not far beside him.

Teacher Zhong stood with her blade at her back.

From her perspective, after Qin Jin watched the tutorial twice, he closed the video and slightly closed his eyes, seemingly comprehending.

With her realm, she could clearly sense that Qin Jin’s life energy was constantly surging in a special way.

Just a few minutes later.

Qin Jin suddenly opened his eyes.

He clenched his right fist, assumed a stance, and as life energy surged towards his right fist, the first life energy to arrive formed special runes, binding, compressing, and accumulating the subsequent life energy!

Everything was completed in an instant.

The next moment.

Qin Jin punched out!

Under the influence of life energy, Qin Jin’s right arm glowed faintly. As he punched out, a roaring sound exploded, and a strong wind surged in front of him!

Thunder Restriction True Understanding: Lv1

Not far to the side.

Teacher Zhong took all of this in.

She was silent for a few breaths, and ultimately did not speak, merely summoning a light screen and recording it.

Qin Jin looked at her.

“Teacher Zhong.”

With the life energy concealed, Qin Jin’s aura returned to calm.

“Is the basic assessment over?”

“It’s already over.”

Teacher Zhong looked at him: “You remind me of someone.”

“Who?”

Qin Jin raised an eyebrow slightly.

“The one who shattered Wen Jinglun’s Dao Heart with a single slash.”

“Your physical body, spirit, and comprehension are all online. You are the same type of genius.”

“I suddenly understand why Wen Jinglun recommended you to me.”

“Qin Jin, after the school selection examination, you must consider applying to our Wu Yuan Academy.”

Teacher Zhong said the last sentence meaningfully, put away the single-sided glasses she wore on her face, and said in a deep voice: “I will return to the academy now and submit your information for review.”

“If all goes well.”

“Within a month, you will receive resource subsidies from the academy.”

She had a decisive air about her, and after leaving the last few words, she immediately prepared to leave.

Qin Jin looked at her back and directly asked the question he was curious about.

“Teacher Zhong, what is your realm?”

Teacher Zhong did not turn back, and as she slightly parted her lips, her voice came over.

“Newly entered Grandmaster.”

Grandmaster Realm.

Above the Innate Realm.

The Fourth Martial Dao Realm!

...

Great Wilderness.

Quietly, Qin Jin’s figure appeared.

After returning to his residence from school, he chose to come to the Great Wilderness in his physical body.

Compared to the Mining Star, the Great Wilderness contained Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, which could affect the growth of life energy, making it a better place for cultivation.

He had a preliminary understanding of the Great Wilderness, and without needing to go to the Si Huo Tribe, he didn't have to be limited to coming in a mech.

After observing the surrounding environment and confirming safety, Qin Jin raised his wristband, operated it a few times, and a video began to play in front of him.

One Side of Extinction

The first Combat Method he chose himself!

A burst-type Combat Method.

This was originally a basic Combat Method, and with the assistance of the professional panel, Qin Jin’s progress was rapid, and he quickly mastered it.

After mastering it, he immediately began his first attempt.

Life energy circulated in a specific way, constantly surging, and the originally stable life energy began to boil.

Boiling State!

With life energy boiling, the Martial Artist entered the Annihilation state.

Qin Jin clearly sensed that in this state, his entire body was enhanced, and power continuously surged forth.

“This type of Combat Method is truly astonishing in its effects.”

“However, if there isn’t a perfect recovery method, the self-consumption for the Martial Artist is also extremely terrifying.”

A thought flashed, and Qin Jin prepared to stop the Combat Method and use wish power to repair himself.

Just then.

With a sensation, he manipulated wish power, protecting his spiritual power as it extended from his physique to sense the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy near his body was primarily lightning-attribute spiritual energy.

This was because he cultivated the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique.

Now, those lightning spiritual energies were clearly more active than usual.

“Is this perhaps due to the influence of the Boiling State?”

A thought flashed in his mind, and Qin Jin became interested.

The clash of cultivation systems was fascinating, and Qin Jin also highly valued what role the Federation’s evolution path could play in the Great Wilderness.

Precisely because of this.

He had attempted it some time ago and successfully advanced the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique further.

Now.

Sensing the active spiritual energy around him, Qin Jin’s spiritual power once again performed the duty of guidance, building a bridge and leading the spiritual energy into his body.

The lightning spiritual energy surged into his physique, becoming even more active, and under the manipulation of his spiritual power, it merged with his life energy.

The moment the two powers met.

The life energy, already in the Boiling State, began to churn violently, like thoroughly boiled water!

At the same time.

The lightning spiritual energy introduced into his physique also erupted with a roar.

In that instant, lightning arcs surged around Qin Jin, enveloping him, as if he had transformed into a thunder god, terrifying to the extreme.

Exploring a new system contained danger.

Qin Jin was also well prepared. He severed the spiritual guidance, exited the Boiling State, and wish power enveloped his body, immediately beginning treatment.

The lightning spiritual energy introduced into his physique was limited, and he himself had already entered the Newborn Realm, with a physical strength far surpassing ordinary people. Under the treatment of wish power, he hadn’t even sensed the weak state after performing One Side of Extinction before he had already recovered.

“This time, it’s different from when I operated the Breathing Method. At that time, the lightning spiritual energy merged into life energy and ultimately became nourishment for life energy.”

Qin Jin observed himself and made conjectures.

“It should be because of the Boiling State.”

“When life energy is in the Boiling State, it is unstable. Lightning spiritual energy is inherently violent, and when it comes into contact with life energy, it is affected by its instability, and thus explodes together.”

A thought flashed, and Qin Jin summoned his panel to check the information.

His gaze focused on one piece of information.

Life Index: 33.3

“My Life Index has increased.”

“My life energy hasn’t increased. This is... the lightning spiritual energy, in its violent state, tempered my physique, causing the index to grow.”

“Did I just create a body-refining cultivation method?”

His gaze shifted downwards.

One Side of Extinction: Lv1 (21%)

The panel displayed his mastery of the Combat Method.

Qin Jin had originally used the panel to determine his direction and cultivate Combat Methods. He clearly remembered that One Side of Extinction, as a basic Combat Method, like Thunder Restriction True Understanding, had Lv1 as its upper limit!

The current data indicated that, like the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique, this Combat Method had broken through its upper limit.

“In that instant, life energy and lightning spiritual energy erupted simultaneously, and my combat power surged as a result.”

“If I were to fight an opponent at that time, with the assistance of lightning, it would be extremely fierce.”

“So, is there a way to maintain that state, making it a Combat Method state similar to Annihilation?”

He pondered in his mind and immediately began his research.

In the following days, Qin Jin’s life became peaceful.

Every day, he went to the Great Wilderness to cultivate his Breathing Method, practice his Visualization Method, and deduce Combat Methods.

His personal strength steadily increased, and the changes in the values on his professional panel also brought boundless passion.

...

Several days later, in the early morning.

Qin Jin entered the Deep Driller and arrived at the Great Wilderness.

As the Sacrificial Spirit of the Si Huo Tribe, he couldn’t be absent for too long; that would affect the growth of wish power.

Most of the items purchased on the trading platform had arrived, and the first thing Qin Jin did upon arriving in the Great Wilderness was to test the solar-powered battery.

Test result: feasible.

This made his future plans for the Si Huo Tribe clearer.

Running all the way, Qin Jin approached the Si Huo Tribe.

Having not returned for several days, with the increase in young adults in the Si Huo Tribe and the acceleration of construction, it could already be called a village.

Looking from afar, the hunting team members were gathered together, led by Xia Yanh Tiger, diligently practicing martial arts.

The tribesmen of the Si Huo Tribe, having experienced countless battles with fierce beasts in the Great Wilderness, lacked “methods” but not “skills.”

Now, with the Breathing Method, their skills could exert even greater power.

“The Lord Sacrificial Spirit has returned!”

“Greetings, Lord Sacrificial Spirit.”

The Deep Driller was large, and after approaching the Si Huo Tribe, it was quickly discovered.

Lines of sight converged.

Qin Jin’s gaze swept over, and within the tribe, there were some new faces.

This meant that Qi Chuan and Xia Yanh Tiger had followed his orders and were continuously attracting tribesmen for the Si Huo Tribe.

“Lord Sacrificial Spirit.”

Xia Yanh Tiger hurried over, first bowing, then his expression became solemn: “There is one matter I believe I should report to you.”

“What is it?”

Qin Jin’s voice echoed in his mind.

“In the past few days, we have searched for and accepted tribesmen according to your orders.”

“Several tribesmen, also from the old tribe, saw a great battle between two extraordinary beings from afar while fleeing!”