Chapter 16: Entering Second Grade Peak, System Shop Update

Ye Bai is only 170 points away from 5000 points of Qi and Blood!

Furthermore, 【Reset】 can be used in just a few minutes.

He will soon be a genuine Third-Grade Martial Artist!

And according to what Ye Bai knows.

The Third-Grade realm is a hurdle for a Martial Artist.

Once crossed, the degree of strengthening is no less than a Martial Artist mastering a Martial Technique for the first time!

This is the real reason he had the confidence during the day to say he would leave the Safe Zone and enter the Wilderness to hunt!

"Exchange for 200 years of lifespan!"

He chose to exchange.

At this moment, the Qi and Blood in his body officially marched toward the Third-Grade Martial Artist realm!

"Huh?"

However, the sensation of power increasing came to an abrupt halt.

Ye Bai did not feel his strength undergoing a transformation.

【Name: Ye Bai】

【Qi and Blood: 4999 (Second Grade Limit)】

【Lifespan: 31 years, 2 months, 3 days, 16 hours】

Looking up at the panel, his Qi and Blood had actually stopped at 4999 points.

His lifespan also still had over 31 years left; he hadn't used up the two hundred years of lifespan completely.

"How can this be?" Ye Bai was stunned.

His intuition told him that it wasn't a bug preventing him from advancing to Third Grade.

【Reset】!

He used it the moment the talent's cooldown ended.

He hurriedly opened his phone and logged into the Martial Artist Association app.

The app not only allowed for quick task submission but also hosted a Martial Artist communication forum; it was precisely from the Jiangcheng Wuzhe Luntan that Ye Bai learned about Chengbei Yitiao Jie.

However, it was beyond Ye Bai's expectations.

He typed the question "How can a Second Grade Martial Artist advance to Third Grade?" directly into the search bar and clicked search, but a prompt appeared saying there was currently no content.

He switched to the Quanguo Wuzhe Luntan and searched for the same question.

Only then did a post pop up!

Ye Bai clicked into the post and took a brief look.

His expression suddenly turned strange...

It wasn't that he hadn't found the answer to his question.

He already knew how to continue increasing his Qi and Blood Value.

"Before a Martial Artist enters the Third Grade, they need to temper their body with Qi and Blood day after day. Once the physical body is fully tempered, a transformation will occur. With the same 1 point of Qi and Blood, the limit can erupt with 15kg of force..."

"This is the real reason why it is said that when advancing to Third Grade, the magnitude of the increase in strength is no less than a Martial Artist mastering a Martial Technique for the first time..."

He only needed to use the Qi and Blood in his body to temper his entire body!

However, he learned from the post's comment section.

The reason he couldn't find many relevant posts was that the hard requirement for a Martial Artist to enter the Third Grade is mandatory teaching content for all Martial University admissions.

It belongs to the category of basic common knowledge!

"Even normal Martial Artists will continuously consume Qi and Blood to temper their bodies after entering the Second Grade. After all, tempering doesn't require full concentration, so they can practice when they have nothing else to do..."

"So they can enter the Third Grade shortly after reaching the Second Grade limit, only I didn't know anything..."

But thinking about it carefully, this matter couldn't be blamed on him.

Whose Martial Artist is almost Third Grade in less than two days?

Being a First Grade Martial Artist upon entering Martial University is already at the level of a heaven-gifted genius.

Being a fresh Second Grade is simply a peerless monster.

Where would there be a need to teach this basic common knowledge so early?

"I have to complete the tempering before I can continue to use the bug to increase Qi and Blood..."

"Fortunately, the strength of the Second Grade Peak is absolutely safe within the Safe Zone.

Even if I don't truly enter the Wilderness, it won't be much of a problem to earn enough for the rest of Qin Ayi's medical expenses when I wake up tomorrow..."

But it would be impossible for Ye Bai to say he had no regrets in his heart.

He tried it out after reading the content of the post.

While studying the Explosive Blood Combat Method, he tempered his body according to the method taught in the post.

With 【Reset】 in hand, because he could be in a peak state every hour, the speed of tempering was very fast.

Yet it would still take at least a month to complete the tempering.

【Name: Ye Bai】

【Qi and Blood: 4999 (Second Grade Late Stage)】

【Martial Technique: Explosive Blood Combat Method (Entry Level 1/100)】

【Lifespan: 200 years, 2 months, 3 days, 16 hours】

However, subconsciously looking up at the panel, Ye Bai discovered something wrong.

Before attempting to temper, it seemed there was no Martial Technique column on his panel!

"My Explosive Blood Combat Method has reached Entry Level?!"

Ye Bai realized this belatedly, filled with surprise and joy.

The Yellow Grade Top Grade Martial Technique he had bought cheaply and studied whenever he had free time had actually been successfully mastered!

It made up for his regret of failing to promote to Third Grade!

"Wait, I've mastered the Explosive Blood Combat Method; why is it displayed on the system panel, and why is there a specific note on the proficiency progress..."

When a Martial Artist cultivates a Martial Technique, it is not a case of "mission accomplished" just because they have mastered it after studying for a period of time.

At this stage, a Martial Artist can only unleash one-tenth of the technique's power.

This is because Martial Technique cultivation involves the concept of Martial Arts Proficiency.

It is divided into four levels: Entry, Proficient, Mastery, and Major Achievement!

For every level of proficiency gained, the power of the Martial Technique surges!

"Could it be that I can exploit a bug to increase my Martial Arts Proficiency..."

A conjecture formed in Ye Bai's mind, one that made his blood race just thinking about it.

Before this, the only things on the panel that were truly meaningful were his lifespan and his Qi and Blood Value.

His remaining lifespan was his bargaining chip for trading with the system, and his Qi and Blood was a value that could be increased through the system.

"Open shop!"

He hurriedly recited it silently to open the lifespan exchange shop.

【1. Qi and Blood Value】

【2. Martial Arts Proficiency (1 point of proficiency can be exchanged for 1 year of lifespan)】

There really was an extra item.

Every 1 year of lifespan could be exchanged for 1 point of Martial Arts Proficiency!

"Incredible..."

A surprise within a surprise.

Heaven-defying among the heaven-defying!

One must know that successfully entering a Martial Technique provides a boost to a Martial Artist no less than advancing from Second Grade to Third Grade.

Once Martial Arts Proficiency is raised to Proficient, the power doubles!

Moreover, under normal circumstances, increasing Martial Arts Proficiency is even harder than increasing Qi and Blood.

Why does Ning Yuan have the confidence to call himself the current First Genius of Third High School?

Isn't it just because he successfully mastered two Martial Techniques?!

"Exchange 200 years of lifespan!"

Ye Bai checked the time again, confirming it was nearly 5:00 AM.

【Reset】 would be available again soon.

Without hesitation, he consumed 200 years of lifespan to exchange for proficiency for the Explosive Blood Combat Method!

【Martial Technique: Explosive Blood Combat Method (Proficient Level 100/600)】

His lifespan flowed away rapidly.

At the same time, a massive wave of memories and insights flooded into Ye Bai's mind!

It felt as if he had personally practiced the Explosive Blood Combat Method for many years!

In an instant, he had a deep understanding of this technique he had just mastered and could previously only barely use!

"Reset!"

He then used Reset to reclaim his lifespan.

"Boom!"

Ye Bai gave the Explosive Blood Combat Method a simple try.

The moment he activated it, his eyes turned blood-red, and his skin also turned blood-red!

Replacing this was an incomparably powerful sense of strength surging from within his body!

"The Explosive Blood Combat Method at the Entry level, because it is a technique with side effects, not only provides a 50% all-around boost to strength, movement speed, and so on upon activation, but also includes various combat techniques, making it inherently stronger than pure attack or Movement Technique."

"Now that it has reached the Proficient level, it can even provide a 100% all-around boost!"

"This means that although I am still at Second Grade Peak with 4999 points of Qi and Blood,

with one punch, my theoretical limit of power is already close to two hundred thousand jin!"