Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 299 - 188: There’s No Way I’ll Lose—The Manual Will Help Me Earn It Back

Chapter 299: Chapter 188: There’s No Way I’ll Lose—The Manual Will Help Me Earn It Back

"Oh?" Fang Qingyu raised an eyebrow, "Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is!" Jiang Wei’s small face turned serious, "The true meaning of Martial Technique represents the ultimate attacking art! It indeed allows you to have terrifying destructive power at your current stage, just like you do now. But..."

She changed her tone, with a hint of "disappointment at unfulfilled expectations": "Have you ever thought about it? The Thunder Strike Eight Slashes and the Scorching World Blade that you’re learning now, even at the Great Sun Level, are merely top-tier martial techniques at the Martial Artist stage. Once you break through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm, you’ll be exposed to higher-level ’Grandmaster Level’ or even ’Martial Saint Level’ martial techniques! The power and profundity of those techniques will far exceed any you’ve learned now! By then, you might need to replace them and learn stronger attacking martial techniques. The true meaning of the saber technique you’ve comprehended, though powerful, might have relatively outdated foundations, limiting its potential."

She pointed to Fang Qingyu’s body: "But the true intent of Hard Skills is different! It strengthens your ’physical body’ itself! It’s the ’container’ and ’foundation’ that carries all your power! No matter what new attacking martial techniques, body techniques you learn in the future, you’ll need this powerful body to support and execute them! The amplification brought by Hard Skills will accompany your entire martial arts journey and is your ’core asset’ that doesn’t need replacing! You just need to keep cultivating new Hard Skills, layering new true intents to make your body stronger and more incredible!"

Fang Qingyu quietly listened, without showing the regret or frustration Jiang Wei expected, but instead revealing a calm and confident smile.

"I see. I understand now." Fang Qingyu nodded, his gaze sweeping over the brand new Thunder Flame World-Burning Slash on the diagram.

Although what Jiang Wei said was right.

Fang Qingyu didn’t feel at a loss right now.

Because this new saber technique was clearly an existence that couldn’t be compared to the previous two martial techniques.

More like Martial Arts Grandmaster-level martial technique!?

Otherwise, needing 1000 experience points to upgrade from Lv.1 to Level 2 would be too exaggerated.

"Don’t worry, I won’t neglect Hard Skills. I’ll also master the true intent of Hard Skills as soon as possible."

Fang Qingyu even thought of body techniques: "And the body technique... it seems there’s a need to quickly enhance one and attempt to comprehend its true intent as well."

Thinking of the qualitative changes in speed and evasion that might come after the body technique reaches perfection, Fang Qingyu was filled with anticipation again.

Completely ignoring Jiang Wei beside him who was close to turning to stone.

...

The next morning.

The simulated morning light in the Pocket World Blessed Land shone through the window lattice.

The communicator remained silent, with no summons to enter the "Abyss."

Fang Qingyu and Jiang Wei got up early.

After the events at the Songdu Pit, Fang Qingyu’s current merit balance had reached a terrifying level.

6618.

Fang Qingyu planned to exchange for another Great Sun Level body technique to prepare for the true intent of the body technique that would follow.

The two returned to the body technique section of the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Fang Qingyu carefully selected for a while and finally decided on a Great Sun Level body technique called Startled Swan Shadow-Stepping Technique.

Its description emphasized extreme explosive speed and ghostly maneuvering over short distances, which seemed to complement his formidable physical power.

Holding the book containing the Startled Swan Shadow-Stepping Technique, Fang Qingyu handed it to Jiang Wei: "How about this?"

Jiang Wei took the book and glanced at it.

Immediately, her little brows furrowed slightly.

She opened her eyes, returned the crystal card to Fang Qingyu, and gently shook her head, her voice crisp yet with a hint of undisguised disappointment:

"No. This so-called ’Great Sun Level’ contains a lot of fluff."

"Hmm?" Fang Qingyu was taken aback.

Jiang Wei’s small face was serious as she explained: "I mentioned yesterday. The martial technique level division you modern people use is very vague and not particularly strict. Many martial techniques labeled as ’Great Sun Level’ wouldn’t meet the actual Great Sun level criteria in ancient times."

She looked at Fang Qingyu’s puzzled eyes and further explained: "Truly ancient Great Sun Level attacking martial techniques, in their perfection realm, should contain a trace of ’True Intent Prototype’ that could threaten the sun in the sky! It means if a practitioner reaches the legendary level, their attack could endanger the sun!"

"A true Great Sun Level body technique, when perfected, should have footwork that can chase the sun!"

"A true Great Sun Level Hard Skill, when perfected, should have a body that can withstand the sun!!"

Jiang Wei’s tone carried a sense of nostalgic recollection for ancient glory: "Of course, this is just the highest symbolic level and potential direction. At the Martial Artist stage, achieving perfection just means seeing a glimmer of such future hope and laying the foundation. As for the Startled Swan Shadow-Stepping Technique you exchanged for, and the martial techniques you learned before..."

She paused, showing a hint of helplessness on her small face: "I don’t sense any ’potential true intent of chasing the sun’ in them. They resemble simplified versions or substitutes created by later Martial Saints based on incomplete ancient techniques or made-up ones. Their power reaches a certain standard and then is simply classified as ’Great Sun Level.’ They’re far from the real ancient Great Sun Level."

Fang Qingyu was silent for a moment after listening.

He could accept reality.

Jiang Wei’s knowledge far exceeds that of ordinary people, and her words are highly credible.

"Got it."

Fang Qingyu put away the book of Startled Swan Shadow-Stepping Technique.

Although it may not be a true ancient Great Sun Level, its described explosive and maneuvering traits are still very useful to him for now.

He would practice it first to enhance speed and lay the foundation for understanding the true intent of body techniques, and replace it later when something better comes along.

"Let’s go to the training ground,"

Fang Qingyu said to Jiang Wei.