Chapter 181: Learn One Know Two

Five minutes later, he stopped visualizing and checked again, only to see the proficiency of the Moon Observation Method had increased from 0.138% to 1.128%, an increase of almost one percent.

"About the same as before." Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the improvement brought about by the doubling of Mental Power and the doubling of the difficulty of improvement have cancelled each other out.

It will still take about eight hours or so to raise the Moon Observation Method to the Consummation Realm.

"Anyway, for me right now, pulling an all-nighter is completely effortless. It's better to start visualizing in a moment; it won't be too late to strengthen it after raising the Moon Observation Method to the Consummation Realm."

"As for the remaining 600-plus points of Experience Value..." Lu Yu pondered for a moment and decided to use them on the Soul Extinguishing Finger.

As for the Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong, he would put it aside for now.

If there is any surplus Experience Value later, or if it is truly impossible to continue improving other martial arts, he will then consider using it to improve the Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong.

After all, possessing such vast Mental Power, if it could only be used for defense, that would be a bit too wasteful.

Time was passing quietly, not stopping for even a single second.

1.138%,

1.148%,

1.158%,

The proficiency of the Moon Observation Method was increasing slowly but firmly, like an ant crawling.

When the proficiency reached fifty percent, Lu Yu clearly felt significant pressure, and sweat began to slide quietly down his forehead.

But he did not give up, still gritting his teeth and persisting.

When the proficiency reached sixty percent, a needle-like pain suddenly came from his brain, and with every visualization, this pain became increasingly intense.

"Phew, it seems I still overestimated myself a little." Lu Yu slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Since that is the case, he would just recover his Mental Power through the Meditation Skill.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, hands resting gently on his thighs, palms facing upward, and with a slight movement of his mind, he instantly activated the Meditation Skill.

In an instant, the Mental Power in his mind began to recover at an extremely fast speed, like a rushing river.

After all, it is a level 4 Meditation Skill, capable of recovering forty percent of his Mental Power every hour; it would only take two and a half hours to fully restore his Mental Power.

In the blink of an eye, the sky turned bright.

The sound of people talking gradually came from downstairs.

Lu Yu got up from the bed and went downstairs to eat a simple breakfast.

He instructed his family not to come upstairs to disturb him, and then returned upstairs to continue visualizing.

By seven o'clock in the morning, the Moon Observation Method finally reached the Consummation Realm.

【Moon Observation Method: Consummation, Traits: Concentration level 5, Meditation level 5, Conservation level 4, Learn One Know Two level 2】

"Is there actually no Consummation Trait?"

He couldn't help but feel a bit surprised and checked again carefully.

In the end, he could only helplessly accept this reality.

However, the level 2 "Learn One Know Two" trait, which can save twenty percent of Experience Value, is already an incredibly heaven-defying effect.

The further one goes in improving martial arts realms, the more Experience Value is saved.

"Not only is there no Consummation Trait, but it also seems that the proficiency level cap hasn't been unlocked." Lu Yu pondered to himself.

Perhaps mental martial arts have a fundamental difference from ordinary martial arts?

For a moment, he had no clue, and after thinking for a long time without any results, he had to shift his focus to the Soul Extinguishing Finger.

He invested 1 point of Experience Value and saw the proficiency increase by 4.1%.

"It seems that it originally required 30 points of Experience Value to reach the Entry realm; now, 24 points are enough." The corners of Lu Yu's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

Then, he invested 23 points of Experience Value without hesitation.

In an instant, the Mental Power in his mind increased again, yet compared to the commotion when improving the Moon Observation Method, the magnitude of this increase was much smaller.

【Soul Extinguishing Finger: Initial Glimpse, Trait: Gather Spirit level 1】

【Gather Spirit: For every level increased, Mental Power increases by thirty percent】

"No wonder the increase wasn't large; it turns out it only increases by thirty percent per level." Lu Yu suddenly realized.

Compared to the improvement magnitude of the Moon Observation Method, the gap is indeed not small, a full two times more. But as a mental attack-type martial art, such a setting is understandable.

Next, he invested another 48 points of Experience Value. Instantly, the Mental Power in his mind increased a bit more, and at the same time, a wave of memories flooded into his mind like a tide.

【Soul Extinguishing Finger: Minor Accomplishment, Traits: Gather Spirit level 2, Soul Extinguishing Finger level 1】

【Soul Extinguishing Finger: Active Skill, after activation, consumes Mental Power; the person pointed at receives up to the same numerical value of mental damage; the higher the consumed Mental Power, the larger the attack range; for every level increased, damage increases by an additional thirty percent】

"Is the damage equivalent to the consumed Mental Power?" Lu Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.

Looking at it this way, the mental value consumed by this active skill can be completely controlled by himself.

He can use one-tenth of his Mental Power, or he can use one hundred percent of his Mental Power. The more Mental Power used, the larger the attack range.

"Those Awakened ones must also possess similar mental skills; the specific effects should be closely related to the abilities they awakened themselves." Lu Yu pondered to himself.

It seems that the power of the Soul Extinguishing Finger can reach a maximum increase of more than two times, but he just doesn't know what level that places him at among the Awakened.

There is one more thing that worries him; this trait clearly looks like the essence of the Soul Extinguishing Finger. It stands to reason that the earlier it is unlocked, the greater the improvement effect, but does this mean there won't be any new traits later?

Unfortunately, it seems that is indeed the case.

After he successively consumed 96 points and 192 points of Experience Value,

【Soul Extinguishing Finger: Great Success, Traits: Gather Spirit level 4, Soul Extinguishing Finger level 3】

"Hiss..." Lu Yu couldn't help but gasp.

According to the rules, raising it to the Consummation Realm originally required 480 points of Experience Value, but after a twenty percent discount, it requires 384 points.

But now, the remaining Experience Value is only 282 points, which is simply not enough!

After a long while, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

I wonder if Soul Extinguishing Finger will unlock new traits when it is raised to the Consummation Realm.

For now, this suspense will just have to remain.

As for the remaining 282 points of Experience Value, they certainly cannot be kept.

One must know that Experience Value is not like Potential Point; the sooner it is used up, the more its value can be realized.

"Then I shall use it to upgrade Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong."

He has always been full of curiosity about these body-refining Cultivation Methods.

After consuming 1 point of Experience Value, the proficiency of Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong increased by 6.25%.

He added another 15 points of Experience Value; in an instant, Lu Yu felt a slight warm current surge within his body, as if an invisible force were reshaping his physique, and his Constitution became noticeably stronger.

Moreover, his skin and muscles all over his body felt tight and firm, and even his head seemed to have become much harder.

This entire wondrous process lasted about five seconds.

Lu Yu looked curiously at the Skill bar.

【Thirteen Taibao Hard Qigong: Entry, Traits: Tiger Back Bear Waist Level 1, Invulnerable to Blades and Spears Level 1】

"It actually unlocked two traits at once?" Lu Yu felt a surge of joy in his heart, and they were brand-new traits at that.

【Tiger Back Bear Waist: For every level the Skill increases, the Constitution attribute permanently increases by ten points.】

【Invulnerable to Blades and Spears: For every level the Skill increases, the physical defense of the entire body increases by thirty percent.】

"Ten points of Constitution attribute per level!" Lu Yu could not help but exclaim in surprise; among all the martial arts he has practiced so far, this should be the one that increases the Constitution attribute the most in a single instance.

And the second trait, "Invulnerable to Blades and Spears," made his eyes light up even more.

Lu Yu could not help but reach out to touch his arms and thighs, tangibly feeling that his skin had become much harder, with a faint luster flickering upon it.

Having unlocked this trait just upon Entry, if it were practiced to the Consummation Realm, the boost could reach 1.5 times.

In other words, with his current 1200 points of Constitution, his overall defensive capability would be comparable to a Martial Artist possessing 2400 points of Constitution!

"I wonder what kind of concept this is in actual combat; it should be comparable to an Advanced Fierce Beast, right?" Lu Yu speculated to himself.

Of course, he did not have the crazy idea of using his physical body to hard-tank a Machine Cannon.

This powerful defensive capability serves more as a form of insurance; if he were accidentally hit by a Machine Cannon at a critical moment, he might get injured, but at least it would not be a Fatal wound.

"Let's continue upgrading."

A premonition welled up in Lu Yu's heart that this Cultivation Method, which integrates thirteen martial arts, will surely be able to unlock even more powerful traits later on.