High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 141 Special Feature: Swift as the Wind! (Please Subscribe)

As darkness fell, the entire fortress was soon plunged into darkness.

Many people stayed up all night and were so tired that they went to sleep early.

Some people, however, toss and turn in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Just then, a faint sound of footsteps approached quickly and then gradually faded away.

Someone couldn't resist their curiosity and opened the door to look ahead, only to find the room empty in the darkness, leaving them puzzled.

I clearly heard footsteps; could I be hallucinating?

Actually, no, there were indeed figures flashing by in the darkness.

The figure was none other than Chen Fan.

He was carrying a bag of rice weighing over 150 jin in each hand, and two more bags on his shoulders, totaling over 600 jin, as he ran along the inner circle of the wall.

It's not simply about running; it's about deliberately minimizing the noise of each landing to quickly improve proficiency in basic movement techniques.

In this way, the proficiency of basic movement techniques can be increased by about 10% with almost every lap run.

In less than ten laps, Chen Fan felt a lightness throughout his body, clearly indicating that his basic movement technique had been upgraded.

[Basic Movement Technique: lv4 (0%), Lightness Level 3, Elusiveness Level 1]

"uncertain?"

A look of surprise appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

This seems to be a characteristic of basic footwork, right? The effect is to increase evasion by 30%.

It's reasonable that even basic movement techniques can unlock this characteristic.

"It would be even better if it were a higher level of evasion trait."

He sighed softly.

Keep running.

This time, after running one lap, the improvement in proficiency was only a little over 5%.

After about twenty laps, the basic movement techniques were upgraded again.

No new features have emerged.

This time, the skill improvement after one round was only 2.5%.

Chen Fan remained full of energy.

You should know that when he practiced dodging and weaving on the plum blossom stakes before, his proficiency was much slower than this.

In the darkness, several figures gathered together, watching Chen Fan pass by, their eyes filled with deep admiration.

"No wonder Brother Chen is so skilled. It's so late, and he's still practicing alone. Zhao Da and the others aren't this diligent," He Fei remarked.

"Yes, four sacks of rice must weigh at least 600 jin (300 kg), 600 jin! Even if it were only 100 jin (50 kg), I would have a hard time."

"Who hasn't? The key is, Brother Chen has run dozens of laps, hasn't he?"

"That's a formidable person."

As the group was talking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

"!"

The group stared wide-eyed, nearly scared to death.

"Add two more bags to my shoulder."

Chen Fan said.

"More, more?"

Wu Guang was taken aback. "Brother Chen, if we add another one, it will be six bags."

"Yeah, Brother Chen, maybe we should just forget about it?"

"It's okay, I can still manage."

Chen Fan smiled slightly at them, then turned his back to them, put down the two bags of rice in his hands, and held the bags on his shoulders.

After running so many laps, he felt that the weight was far from his limit.

Come to think of it, an ordinary person's physical attributes are only 10 points, while his physical attributes have reached 500 points.

An average person can carry 100 pounds, but if they were running, carrying about 20 pounds would be their limit.

Based on this calculation, Chen Fan estimated that with his current attributes, he could at least carry a 1000-pound load and move with incredible speed.

If it were just walking with a heavy load, it would probably weigh up to 5000 pounds! That's equivalent to carrying an armored rhinoceros on foot!

Seeing this, the group didn't say anything more and worked together to lift the two 150-pound bags of rice and put them on the platform.

"Brother Chen, it's done," Wu Guang said, a hint of worry in his eyes.

Six bags of rice? That's 900 jin (400 kg)! Can Brother Chen handle that?

"Okay, you've worked hard. If you can't hold on, go back and rest early." After saying that, Chen Fan picked up the two bags of rice next to him again and stood up.

"It's not hard at all."

Upon hearing this, the others hurriedly replied.

They would be more than happy to be able to help Chen Fan.

As they watched Chen Fan's figure disappear quickly, the group once again murmured their admiration.

Chen Fan started running, and sure enough, he felt the pressure.

After one lap, the physical exertion was more than twice that of before.

However, the increase in proficiency is also quite noticeable.

Originally, it was about 2.5% per lap, but now it's close to 4%.

After more than ten laps, Chen Fan gradually began to struggle, and his running speed slowed down considerably compared to before.

After three more laps, Chen Fan felt his body lighten.

[Basic Movement Technique: lv6 (0%), Lightness Level 6, Elusiveness Level 3]

"Didn't any new features unlock?"

Chen Fan, panting heavily, glanced at it.

There's no need to rush, since he'll be spending all evening improving his basic movement techniques anyway.

The higher your basic movement skill level, the less experience you'll need to max out those two light-body skills later.

He put down the two bags of rice he was holding, rested against the wall for a while, and after about ten minutes, he started running again with the rice bags in his hands.

This time, after one round, my proficiency only increased by 2%.

After fifty laps, a strange feeling welled up inside me.

Chen Fan was overjoyed and quickly looked at the skill bar.

[Basic movement technique: lv7 (0%), agility level 7, elusiveness level 4, opening and closing level 1]

[Opening and Closing: Jumping ability increases by 30% for each skill level upgrade]

"Does it improve jumping ability?"

Chen Fan was a little surprised.

Jumping ability is related to the Agility attribute.

The vertical jump distance for a normal person is between 50 and 60 centimeters. Some gifted individuals can reach 80 to 90 centimeters, but obviously, such gifted individuals have agility attributes that are different from ordinary people.

Before his breakthrough, his agility attribute was only a little over 100 points, so he could jump up to the watchtower five or six meters high. Now, with his agility attribute of 300 points, he can jump at least fifteen meters. In other words, he can easily jump over the walls of Songjiabao!

If you take the opening and closing attribute bonus into account, it can reach 20 meters!

"How about we try running and jumping next?"

He thought about it and then gave up the idea.

It was embarrassing because I accidentally dropped my bag.

"Forging tools are still too scarce."

He sighed softly and continued running.

time flies.

As a faint warm current rose, the basic movement technique was upgraded to level 9.

[Basic movement technique: lv9 (0%), agility level 9, elusiveness level 6, opening and closing level 3]

Chen Fan was covered in sweat, as if he had just emerged from water.

After advancing two levels, the proficiency gain per lap is now only 0.5%, meaning it takes 200 laps to advance one level.

It's getting late, let's just find this place for today.

Back at the villa, I took a shower first, and then had a hearty meal.

After advancing to the Entry-Level Realm, his appetite is now more than double what it used to be, and he gains over a hundred potential points per meal.

Three hundred points a day is actually not bad.

After finishing his meal, Chen Fan looked at the skill bar. [Water Walking] and [Grass Flying] seemed to be similar martial arts skills.

"Let's start by flying over the grass."

Chen Fan recalled the scene from his fight with Zhao Da that morning and couldn't help but feel curious.

He first added some experience points, increasing his proficiency in "Grasshopper" by one-third.

After adding two more points, Chen Fan immediately felt his body lighten, and a memory naturally surfaced in his mind.

He looked on eagerly.

【Grasshopper: Beginner (0%), Ability: Lightness Level 1】

[Lightness: For each level the skill is upgraded, Agility is permanently increased by 5 points]

"A 5-point increase in attributes? Not bad."

Chen Fan nodded. In that case, reaching the Perfect Realm would increase his Agility attribute by 25 points, which is close to 10%.

However, is this the only characteristic, and nothing else?

He rubbed his eyes and looked again.

I checked it twice, and indeed, there is only one characteristic.

Chen Fan shook his head and had no choice but to add some more experience points, which increased his proficiency by 20% this time.

After consuming 5 experience points, I felt a sense of ease again, and then that was it.

"???"

Chen Fan looked at the skill panel.

【Grasshopper: Slightly Proficient (0%), Ability: Lightness of Foot Level 2】

As expected, no new features were unlocked.

Chen Fan scratched his head.

This movement technique has relatively few unlockable special features.

Next, he spent 10 experience points. This time, he felt a strange sensation in his heart, and finally unlocked a new feature.

【Grasshopper: Entering the Inner Chamber (0%), Characteristics: Lightness Level 3, Swiftness Level 1】

【Swift as the Wind: Active skill. After activation, it continuously consumes a small amount of energy, increasing travel speed by 50%. Each level increases speed by an additional 10%. It cannot be used in combat.】

"This is it!"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately.

Zhao Da's speed increased dramatically at that time, which must have been due to the use of this skill. Judging from this, his proficiency level should be at the advanced stage.

It only increases travel speed? In other words, this skill is useless in close combat?

Chen Fan frowned. He thought it was an increase in agility, because agility would be effective for both long-distance running and short-distance running.

and many more.

He sensed something and moved his gaze forward.

"Consuming a small amount of energy?"

He was somewhat surprised.

Shouldn't it consume qi and blood energy?

Zhao Da, that guy is just a martial artist in the Body Refining Realm, where did he get the energy to expend?

Chen Fan frowned, then suddenly realized something and looked at the other martial arts techniques.

That's when I realized,

Whether it's Tai Chi, Bajiquan, or Meteor Arrow Technique, the original skill descriptions that consumed Qi and Blood have all been changed to consuming Jin (internal strength).

However, the skill that originally consumed mental energy remained unchanged.

"Just as I thought."

Chen Fan suddenly realized.

After becoming a Ming Jin martial artist, the Qi and blood power in his body has been transformed into Jin power.

Now, if you activate these active skills, you no longer need to worry about falling into a weakened state.

Although, this worry was somewhat unnecessary for him.

"Huh, the amount consumed has also changed."

Chen Fan's gaze fell on the "Spear Decides the Fate" characteristic, which was originally described as consuming a large amount of blood and qi to unleash the strongest attack.

Now it has become a matter of consuming a moderate amount of energy.

The improvement, however, remains unchanged.

"Indeed, internal energy is a higher-level form of energy." Chen Fan thought to himself that if true qi appeared in his body, the descriptions of the characteristics of these martial arts would probably change again.

Tai Chi and Bajiquan are styles of boxing that can be used in the Body Tempering Realm, the Flesh Refining Realm, and the Entry-Level Strength Realm. They should also be usable beyond the Entry-Level Strength Realm.

However, the period when they reach the "Entering the Power Realm" is probably when they are at their most powerful.

At a higher level, the application of energy within a martial artist's body falls behind that of other martial arts.

(End of this chapter)