Chapter 60: Body Tempering Combat Arts

[Challenger Notification (All Channels): Player "Wan Feng" absorbed the recorded content of the Information Stone and obtained the special skill "Heavenly Talisman Combat Art".]

Heavenly Talisman Combat Art:

Special Skill Rank: Second Stage

Skill Description: A non-Ming Hun type special skill that can be cultivated through circulation to absorb spiritual Qi from heaven and earth, or by absorbing energy stones to extract spiritual Qi; grants a bonus to Body Tempering level experience during cultivation.

Accompanying the all-channel notification, the green Information Stone being absorbed turned into powder in Zhou Xiao's hand and scattered with the wind.

The memories within had been filtered and modified by the Challenger System, shielding the visual content of the cultivation demonstration, and were directly branded onto Zhou Xiao's mind in the form of a memory imprint.

Without needing to study it, he had already comprehended the method of using the Heavenly Talisman Combat Art.

The appearance of the notification also sparked heated discussion among the forum players.

All the players were extremely envious, asking what exactly this Heavenly Talisman Combat Art was.

The strengthening system of the Monster World is divided into Star Veins and Body Tempering; among them, Star Veins represent the upper limit, but having many Star Vein slots does not necessarily mean one is strong.

Without compatibility with the Body Tempering level, no matter how many Star Veins are opened in the main body form, they are limited by the monster level of a single Ming Hun.

However, improving the Body Tempering level is extremely difficult.

The Sacrificial Power cost for increasing Star Vein levels grows gradually, starting at only 500 points of Sacrificial Power, whereas increasing the Body Tempering level starts at a whopping 10,000 points of Sacrificial Power; this excessively high threshold has blocked the growth steps of many players.

Although one can consume spiritual plants and specific spiritual ore stones to gain Body Tempering experience, finding such resources requires luck.

Moreover, the consumption required to increase the Body Tempering level is not always 10,000 points.

Players learned from the Guide that Body Tempering levels are also tiered; Body Tempering levels 1-10 in the early stage require consuming 10,000 points of Sacrificial Power, while further increases in Body Tempering levels thereafter will require exponentially growing amounts of Sacrificial Power.

The explanation given by the Guide was that for a body to compatibly hold the characteristic powers of different Ming Hun, a stronger physique is needed to bear them.

Furthermore, the process of the body bearing different characteristics involves bottleneck after bottleneck; after crossing each bottleneck, more Sacrificial Power is needed to support the increased consumption for improvement.

Although the Guide explained it in great detail, the players' understanding boiled down to one thing: game settings.

This results in the improvement of the Body Tempering level becoming increasingly difficult as strength grows, making it one of the largest expenditure points for Sacrificial Power in future strength enhancement.

Upon learning that a special skill actually exists which allows one to absorb free-floating energy particles from heaven and earth through cultivation to gain Body Tempering experience, the players' eyes turned red with envy, and they all raised questions on the forum.

As the voices of discussion grew louder and friend requests kept pouring in, the person involved, Zhou Xiao, posted a demonstration thread online:

[Here is the effect you want, stop private messaging me, it's so annoying!!!]

Original Poster: Wan Feng

Content: (Video Attachment)

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The video was filmed from the perspective of a Guide avatar, showing Zhou Xiao standing in a corner of the Ancient Battlefield.

Suddenly, his left foot lightly stepped forward; following the imprinted memory in his mind to practice the combat art, specks of crystal clarity floated up in the air, drawn together by Zhou Xiao's movements, adhering to his skin surface, slowly merging into his body, and automatically circulating through his limbs and hundreds of bones along specific pathways.

The muscles on his body began to squirm as the energy entered, with specks of crystal clarity covering the muscle fibers, strengthening their toughness and power.

The process of using the Body Tempering Combat Art requires the coordination of three steps: breathing, movement, and the circulation of energy pathways within the body.

Since it was a memory directly imprinted in his mind, Zhou Xiao's demonstration flowed like floating clouds and flowing water, with continuous movements and not a single stutter.

A few minutes later, the view switched to Zhou Xiao's perspective as he was demonstrating; hovering before his eyes was a semi-transparent progress bar.

[Body Tempering Level 0: 12.48/10000]:

Mastered Combat Art: Heavenly Talisman Combat Art (Second Stage)

Heavenly Talisman Combat Art in circulation: Gaining 0.96 points of Body Tempering experience per minute (specific cultivation effects are influenced by the current environment and the rank of innate combat arts; the more energy-rich the area, the higher the cultivation yield; efficiency can also be accelerated by consuming specific spiritual plants).

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After watching the video content, the spectating players all left comments in the comment section.

I Am A College Student: To be honest, I'm jealous; producing nearly 1 point of Sacrificial Power yield per minute means theoretically in 10,000 minutes, which is 7 days, you can reach Body Tempering Level 1; you really deserve to die, why didn't I get this damn luck.

Night Is Coming: I was just about to post a strategy guide to share some good news, telling everyone that Body Tempering levels can completely be gained through exercise, so every day after entering the game I would run several laps around Emperor Tomb Village; now after seeing your sharing post I've become depressed, the Body Tempering experience I gained from my exercise is completely incomparable to yours, please tell me how to obtain a combat art.

You Can't Block This Punch: Brother, hurry up and share how to get a Body Tempering Combat Art, I want it too ahhhhh, I beg you!

Enthusiastic Citizen: Why do good things never happen to me; others mine high-quality spiritual ores, but I always produce Level 1 spiritual ores; others hunt Primordials easily, but I've played for so long and haven't even seen what a Primordial monster looks like with my own eyes; does this broken game have a hidden luck attribute? I'm so angry, I'm going to mine for three hours straight without resting to vent my emotions, I won't browse the forum for a while, I can't stand seeing others get rich.

Is This Reasonable: Bro, reveal some intel; this game takes faction growth as its core main storyline, we players are all brothers in the same faction, so don't hide anything, hurry up and share how to obtain a Body Tempering Combat Art.

Big Weapon: As the saying goes, three years of martial arts training is not as good as one year of fighting, three years of fighting is not as good as one year of wrestling, and three years of wrestling is not as good as buying a gun; so, are there any friends who want to buy custom weapons? The Doomsday Technology Guild has newly developed second-generation Spirit Energy Firearms, priced at 150 Sacrificial Power, with terrifying killing power, much more useful than learning any Body Tempering Combat Art.

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Facing the requests from the forum netizens, Zhou Xiao did not hide anything and explained the reason he obtained the Body Tempering Combat Art.

Upon learning that the Body Tempering Combat Art was gifted by the God of Wealth, the image of the God of Wealth in the players' minds became even more concrete.

Many players had previously discussed a question on the forum: the setting of the God of Wealth closely resembles a special NPC commonly found in other games, known as a "Mysterious Merchant," whom only lucky players can encounter, and from whom one can purchase special items that do not exist in the mall.

Hearing Zhou Xiao's explanation, the players' understanding of the God of Wealth's role became even clearer.

The God of Wealth is simply a special NPC who goes around scattering money and granting opportunities.

Moreover, the gifts given each time are different; from the initial Evil Crystal to the current Body Tempering Combat Art, there may be even more precious gifts waiting to be unlocked.

While favorability soared, players began searching every mountain and field for traces of the God of Wealth, attempting to receive gifts from him.

The next few chapters will be changed to single chapters of 4,000-5,000 words, with the word count only increasing, not decreasing; the results during the early book phase are not bad, originally scheduled to go on sale on November 1st, but now delayed by one cycle to eat an extra recommendation, continuing to stock up drafts for explosive updates.

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