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

Chapter 165 New Proficiency Level?

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"No, that's impossible."

Chen Fan shook his head repeatedly, trying to banish this unlucky thought from his mind.

Even if we assume that one has reached the perfect state, they still haven't unlocked any new characteristics.

He didn't lose out either.

Since it only cost less than 20 experience points to increase the strength attribute by 15 points, it was quite a good deal.

My gaze fell on the [Shadowless Blade], and after consuming 5 experience points, a strange feeling arose spontaneously.

【Shadowless Blade: Perfect (Cannot be upgraded), Traits: Strength Level 5, Shadowless Level 4, Blade Unsheathed Level 1】

Chen Fan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and looked over.

【Swift Blade: Active skill. After activation, it consumes a small amount of energy, increasing the speed of the next strike by 100%. For each level increase, the energy consumption and strike speed are doubled. This skill only applies when using the Shadowless Swift Blade.】

[Basic swordsmanship has reached the corresponding level. The maximum skill limit for the Shadowless Blade can be increased without consuming experience points. Increase it now?]

Just as Chen Fan was about to find out what was going on, a message appeared in his mind.

He was stunned for a moment, but after reading it, his face immediately lit up with excitement.

"It seems my previous guess was right. After basic martial arts reach a certain level, they can indeed increase the proficiency cap of advanced martial arts. Perfection is not the end."

A look of intense anticipation appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

What will the state be after perfection?

His gaze fell on the last line of information.

Since you can increase your martial arts skill cap without consuming experience points, what is there to hesitate about?

Chen Fan immediately chose yes.

The next moment, he felt a brand new memory surface in his mind.

Compared to the previous Shadowless Blade, this move is even more exquisite.

After processing this memory, he looked at the skill panel.

【Shadowless Blade: Mastery (Cannot be upgraded), Traits: Strength Level 6, Shadowless Level 5, Blade Unsheathed Level 2】

"Exquisite skill?"

Chen Fan suddenly realized that the proficiency level after reaching the Perfect Realm was called "Divine Mastery".

He looked behind him and was surprised to find that his proficiency level was maxed out.

He looked back and saw that, indeed, the levels of all three characteristics had increased by one level.

"Not bad."

A smile appeared on his lips.

The most obvious change is that the Strength attribute, which was originally increased by 15 points, is now increased by 18 points.

Shadowless, now has a 2.5x attack speed.

Once activated, Quick Draw increases the speed of the next attack by 200%, or three times.

"I just don't know if this speed is calculated separately, or if it benefits from the Shadowless ability?"

Chen Fan muttered to himself.

If calculated individually, the effect is actually just so-so, since if he uses basic knife techniques, his knife speed is four or five times faster.

If it could be combined with the Shadowless property, that would be terrifying.

"Why don't you give it a try and see?"

Chen Fan had a sudden inspiration.

He stood up and picked up the dagger that was placed to the side.

He took a deep breath, and with a whoosh, swung his sword.

"It is indeed much slower than when I use basic sword techniques."

Chen Fan thought to himself.

The next moment, he had a thought, activated the quick-draw sword, and swung it out.

A flash of white light disappeared in an instant, followed by a hissing sound in the air.

Chen Fan's eyes suddenly lit up.

That speed!

He activated his sword again and swung it.

This time, the speed was also fast, but it was much slower than the second cut, and the sound in the air was not as intense as before.

Chen Fan smiled.

After activating Quick Blade Unsheathing, you can enjoy the Shadowless trait bonus when using the Shadowless Quick Blade move.

If activated, using basic sword techniques will not grant the benefits of the Shadowless ability and the Quick Draw bonus.

"not bad."

He nodded in satisfaction.

The level 5 Shadowless attribute grants a 2.5x attack speed, which can reach 7.5x when Quick Draw is activated!

It is 60-70% faster than the basic knife technique.

Obviously, if you're going to fight someone at close range in the future, you won't need to use basic sword techniques anymore.

"Let's call these kinds of martial arts, which have reached a level of mastery, advanced martial arts."

Chen Fan nodded.

This classification method is based on the level of development, not the difficulty of cultivation.

It's possible that the maximum proficiency of a martial art at the Refining Meridian Realm is perfect, but the difficulty of cultivation may not be less than that of a high-level martial art as defined by him.

However, in terms of development level, these martial arts are still considered advanced martial arts.

"Oh right, there's also an advanced sword technique. I wonder if it can also be upgraded to a high-level martial art."

Chen Fan's gaze fell upon the [Thunderous Blade Technique].

He tried adding some experience points, and his proficiency increased by fifty percent.

Chen Fan immediately abandoned the idea of raising the upper limit.

After consuming a little more energy, a faint warm current rose up.

[Thunderous Blade Technique: Beginner Level (0%), Characteristic: Body Strengthening Level 1]

"No wonder the commotion was a little bigger this time than before."

Chen Fan murmured.

It turns out that the physical strength has increased by 4 points.

Still pretty good.

The second time, after consuming 5 experience points, a strange feeling arose in my heart. Clearly, I had unlocked a new feature again.

[Thunderous Blade Technique: Slightly Proficient (0%), Characteristics: Body Strengthening Level 2, Lightning Speed Level 1]

[Lightning Strike: For each level the skill increases, sword speed increases by 60%, effective only when using Thunder Sword Technique]

"So it also increases the speed of swordsmanship, making it ten percent faster than the Shadowless Swordsmanship."

Chen Fan glanced at the Shadowless Blade. If that's the case, it seems that using the Thunder Blade Technique would be more appropriate?

No, not necessarily.

After all, the strength of the Shadowless Blade lies in the combination of its characteristics. Whether it is Shadowless or Blade Unsheathed, it is just so-so on its own, but it is different when they are combined.

Unless this Thunderous Blade Technique can later unlock a feature that greatly increases the speed of the strike, the former still has the advantage.

The third time, it consumed 10 experience points.

No new features have emerged.

Chen Fan added some experience points, and this time, his level increased by 5%.

In other words, you need 20 experience points to reach 100%.

"This swordsmanship consumes a lot of experience points."

Chen Fan felt a pang of regret.

But we've already come this far, giving up halfway is impossible.

After consuming another 19 experience points, a new feature was unlocked.

[Thunderous Blade Technique: Mastery (0%), Characteristics: Body Strengthening Level 4, Lightning Speed Level 3, Thunderclap Level 1]

【Thunderclap: Active skill. After activation, it continuously consumes a portion of one's energy to increase the power of sword techniques by 100%. For each level increase, the power of sword techniques doubles. It only takes effect when using the Thunderclap Sword Technique.】

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Does it enhance the power of swordsmanship?

If you upgrade it to the next level, the power of the sword technique will be three times that of the previous one after activation.

It looks like a lot, but compared to basic knife skills, it's about the same, isn't it?

The basic sword technique, with its level 12 Fierce Slash characteristic, boasts 3.6 times the power of a sword technique, and crucially, it doesn't require consuming any energy.

"What a pity."

Chen Fan sighed softly. If the proficiency level were raised to the level of divine skill, it would be more powerful than the basic sword technique.

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Of course, this is just wishful thinking. If it were removed, it would mean that it could be combined with basic sword techniques, making its power extremely terrifying!

"Only the final state of perfection remains."

Chen Fan had a premonition that he could unlock new features this time.

As expected, after consuming 30 experience points, a different feeling arose in my heart.

[Thunderous Blade Technique: Perfect (0%), Characteristics: Body Strengthening Level 5, Lightning Speed Level 4, Thunder Strike Level 2, Lightning Strike Level 1]

Chen Fan's pupils contracted slightly. Just by seeing the name, he knew that this characteristic was definitely not simple.

Unsurprisingly, this is the essence of this sword technique!

[Thunder and Lightning: Active skill. After activation, it consumes a large amount of mental energy and physical strength. During the duration, the speed and power of the sword technique are doubled. When hitting an opponent, there is a 30% chance to paralyze the enemy. For each level increase, the speed and power of the sword technique and the paralysis chance are doubled again. It only takes effect when using the Thunder Sword Technique.]

"Awesome."

Chen Fan said involuntarily.

Based on the previous experience with the Shadowless Blade, the doubled speed and power of the Thunder Blade Technique can be stacked with the previous Lightning Strike and Thunderclap characteristics.

In other words, after activating the lightning and thunder, the speed of the sword technique can reach 4.8 times.

As for its power, theoretically it is six times stronger.

However, it is difficult for ordinary people to do this, because activating the lightning and thunder requires a lot of energy, and the lightning strike characteristic also continuously consumes energy after activation. In other words, practitioners can only perform a few sword techniques with 6 times the power before their energy is exhausted.

Fortunately, this problem does not exist for him.

That's not all; there's also a 30% chance of paralyzing the opponent.

You must understand that when experts clash, victory or defeat can be decided in an instant; even a single trigger can determine the outcome.

The only drawback is that the previous prompt to increase the proficiency level cap no longer appears.

"Why,"

Chen Fan shook his head.

If this could be improved to a superb level, the Thunderclap Blade Technique would be even more terrifying.

I glanced at the attribute panel,

Physical condition: 1239

Power: 1355

XP: 1243

The experience points cost less than 100, but the gains were substantial.