In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

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Ji Ming nodded in satisfaction after mastering the sudden surge of power. Not counting his ultimate move, [Stellar Transformation], the breakthrough from level 10 to 11 alone increased his defense and strength by 50%. As expected of the Star King Body, the passive power increase was not to be underestimated.

Once a skill reaches level 11, it will be called a second-tier skill. As the name suggests, this is something that can usually only be mastered by those at the second-tier Jade Purity Realm. In the past, it would have been very difficult for Ji Ming to break through that barrier before the college entrance examination. Taking this step can be described as a complete transformation.

[Main Character: Martial Artist]

[Life Strength: Level 6.7 (Mortal)]

[Talents: Strong Willpower (Intermediate), God of War's Blessing (Saint-level)]

【Cultivation Method: Qian Tian Yi Qi Gong lv.4 (67/100)】

[Skills: Star King Body Lv.11, Spirit Void Step Lv.6, Flowing Moon Blade Lv.7]

Ji Ming summoned his natal card and examined it. His life strength and cultivation level were close to breaking through, so he would focus on improving them in the next stage.

Life strength is a specific manifestation of a martial artist's realm. Life strength levels 1-10 are the Mortal Realm, and levels 11-20 are the Jade Purity Realm. The difference in strength between the two is enormous. If he wants to enter the Holy Land, he must first break through to the first level of the Jade Purity Realm, which is a life strength level of 11.0!

As for cultivation laws, they affect the speed of realm advancement, but upgrading this thing is extremely difficult. The resources and talents required are even more terrifying than those of the Star King Body. With his current life strength of nearly level seven, his cultivation law is only at level four.

Given limited resources, if his cultivation method is at a high enough level, his cultivation speed might be able to catch up with those who actually spend real money on the game.

"It seems we still have to rely on the God of War's blessing."

【God of War's Blessing (Enlightenment): 53/100】

Ji Ming took a breath. Having already experienced the lack of bottlenecks in his cultivation and the inevitable gains from his practice, he had a premonition that the enlightenment brought about by his hard work was probably the true core ability of this talent.

Over the past three days, he has figured out the pattern: an hour of dedicated practice will increase his progress by a little bit, whether it's martial arts or cultivation methods.

Aside from the night he awakened the [God of War's Blessing] and only cultivated for two hours, he cultivated for 17 hours each day for the past three days, which adds up to exactly 53 points.

It's not that I'm unwilling to work harder, but there has to be a "cooldown period" after cultivating the [Star King Body]. During this period, I can't engage in other cultivation at full strength. Most body-refining martial arts are like this, always hovering on the edge of their limits, and there's nothing I can do about it.

"It'll be here soon."

Ji Ming smiled when he saw that the progress displayed above was already more than halfway complete. At this rate, it would be fully charged in less than three days.

With his strong will, hard work is never a problem for him. As long as his body doesn't break down, he can train until the end of time!

Since receiving the God of War's blessing, this talent, which was originally considered trash, has become extraordinary. Effort will surely pay off. The effect of "Strong Will" seems to have been stimulated. He is now like a man on steroids every day, and his mind is more active than before.

"Is this the result of talent 1+1>2?"

Ji Ming didn't know either, since he had never heard of anyone possessing a second talent.

"Ding! Xu Wei requests entry!"

Suddenly, the locked electronic door lit up, and a mechanical voice rang out in the empty training room.

"Xiaobai, open the door!" Ji Mingchong said calmly to the school's AI.

"receive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the electronic door opened a crack with a ding, and Xu Wei's chubby body pushed the door open and entered.

"You even opened a private training room, what are you doing there?"

As soon as Xu Wei entered, he winked and said, "You need to be more restrained!"

"Go to hell!" Ji Ming pointed at his much wider frame and laughed, "You bastard, you've been eating a lot these past few days, aren't you afraid of bankrupting Uncle Xu?"

Xu Wei waved his hand dismissively, "If I don't eat it, that old man will just waste it himself. I might as well give it to him!"

Ji Ming was speechless upon hearing the words of the filial son. Both father and son were martial artists, and even their talents were the same: [Gluttony Feast]. They were truly of the same lineage.

【Gluttonous Feast】is a high-level talent. Although it doesn't look very appealing, its effects are extremely powerful. It allows you to become stronger by eating a lot, and it will store the excess energy to increase your size. When you need to break through, it will instantly evaporate to increase the success rate of breaking through!

Looking at Xu Wei, Ji Ming had to admit that he used to envy him somewhat; the [Gluttonous Feast] was far more useful than his [Strong Willpower].

"hey-hey!"

Xu Wei patted his bulging belly and laughed smugly, "Don't let my appearance fool you, once I lose weight next time, I might be at the ninth level of the mortal realm!"

As he spoke, he tossed a strand of hair behind his ear. "Don't idolize me, I'm just a legend!"

"Worship your father!" Ji Ming kicked him. This bastard was truly a perfect match for his talent, just as greasy!

Uncle Xu isn't like that either. Is this what they mean by the student surpassing the teacher?

"Ouch!" Xu Wei cried out and fell to the ground, rubbing his back in pain. "You bastard, were you trying to kill me?"

Ji Ming clenched his fist. Although he was only at the sixth level of the mortal realm while Xu Wei was close to the ninth level, Ji Ming actually had a greater chance of winning in a real fight.

The "Gluttonous Feast" doesn't provide much of a combat boost, and it's almost impossible for Xu Wei, with his mediocre martial arts skills, to break through the "Star King Body".

Realm is realm, and combat power is combat power; they are not comparable. As long as he uses "Stellar Transformation," Ji Ming dares to challenge anyone below the mortal realm. This is the strength of the martial art "Stellar Bright King Body"!

As for Xu Wei's cultivation level, it didn't surprise him. After all, it was a high-level talent that increased cultivation speed, and the other party's family background was much better than his. It was normal for him to have such strength. Breaking through to the Jade Purity Realm was the real challenge.

"Get lost! Old Liu's class is about to start. Get up if you don't want to die!" Ji Ming cursed angrily.

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wei's fat jiggled, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes. He scurried towards the door, shouting, "Hurry, hurry! I almost forgot Liu the Skinflint is back from his vacation!"

"Ha, I thought you were fearless?" Ji Ming's mocking voice came from behind. Xu Wei didn't have time to argue, and his burly body rolled away as fast as a ball.

……

Martial Arts Classroom, Class 8, Grade 12

When Ji Ming arrived, the classroom was almost full. It seems that although Liu Bapi was on vacation for a month, his power was not diminished at all.

"snort!"

Suddenly, a cold snort came from the side, and a very mature-looking young man bumped into him and glared at Ji Ming, who was blocking his way.

"Did Wang Yunhui take some kind of gunpowder today?" Ji Ming asked in surprise as he sat down next to Xu Wei.

"Hey!"

The latter chuckled gloatingly, then lowered his voice and said, "You don't know yet, do you? This kid failed to break through to the Jade Purity Realm yesterday!"

"Huh?" Ji Ming was shocked. As expected of one of the most talented people in the class, he had reached the tenth level of the mortal realm so quickly.

"What's the use of cultivating quickly in the Mortal Realm? This failed breakthrough will require at least two months of recuperation, drastically reducing his chances of breaking through before the college entrance exam!"

Xu Wei said calmly, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes. He was also worried about his future. For those with advanced talents, almost everyone would pursue the possibility of joining a holy land, and the Jade Purity Realm was the threshold for enrollment. Wang Yunhui's failure to break through this time served as a warning to everyone. They had obviously underestimated the difficulty of the major realm bottleneck.

"Ignore him. He's not targeting you alone. He's probably looking down on everyone right now," Xu Wei explained.

Ji Ming nodded. He wasn't too surprised that Wang Yunhui failed to break through. The Jade Purity Realm was truly an insurmountable barrier in front of everyone at this stage. Unlike cultivation in the Mortal Realm, breaking through required a final leap in one go. Once you failed, you would damage your origin. Even with enough medicine to recover, you would need to rest for two months before you could try again.

Moreover, it is said that it is best to succeed in the breakthrough within two attempts, otherwise the probability of success decreases as you go on.

In fact, it's not so bad for martial artists to face the threshold of enlightenment. The most difficult thing is for mages to break through. They need to construct a new spell model in their mental sea. If they fail and cause a spell riot, they will die immediately, with no chance to start over.

Of course, none of this mattered to him. Bottlenecks were not something he needed to consider before becoming a god. He only needed one word: "grind"!