Chen An naturally had no idea what happened at the martial arts field after he left.
At this moment, he had already returned to his room.
Back in his room, he immediately closed the door and stared intently ahead.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (1.7), Physical (1.5), Spirit (2.4)
Energy Source: 2
Lineage: Five Tiger Blade Technique (Upgradeable)
Projection: Charging
The familiar upgrade template appeared before his eyes.
"Upgrade?"
As his thoughts flowed, the familiar subtitles appeared again.
Without much hesitation, Chen An directly chose to confirm.
A warm flow rushed into his mind, and then a large amount of information exploded in Chen An's mind.
Boom!
Scenes flashed before his mind.
In that scene, his figure was portrayed, expressionless as he held the long knife in his hand, beginning the practice.
Swish
The long knife struck forward, one by one, seemingly very green at first, like a beginner who had just started.
But as time passed, the speed suddenly increased.
Bang!
With a light sound, in that scene, Chen An's facial expression, a knife severed the wooden stake in front of him.
Everything ended there.
When Chen An came to his senses, he found himself back in his room.
Everything around him remained unchanged.
So he subconsciously raised his head and then noticed the change.
On his hands, layers of thick calluses appeared.
In the past two months, he had already developed quite a few calluses on his hands, but now there were even more.
It was as if in that instant, several years had passed, causing a significant change in him.
He stood up and looked, noticing changes in himself. Although his body size had not changed, his arms had become much stronger.
Taking off his clothes, his once fair skin now appeared bronze, extremely sturdy.
This was the sign of a small achievement in the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
Although Chen An had expected this, he still couldn't help but be somewhat stunned after seeing the effect.
He looked down again at his upgrade template.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (2), Physical (1.8), Spirit (2.4)
Energy Source: 0
Lineage: Five Tiger Blade Technique
Projection: Charging
The familiar template reappeared.
Indeed, the energy source had been cleared, and the upgrade option for the Five Tiger Blade Technique had disappeared.
However, with the improvement of the Five Tiger Blade Technique, several of Chen An's attributes also saw an increase.
Not only did his strength increase to two points, but even his physical attribute had increased by several decimal points.
This change, even if described as a complete transformation, seemed not to be an exaggeration.
Most importantly, the cost-effectiveness was very high.
"By upgrading the Five Tiger Blade Technique, I only used two energy points, but the effect obtained far exceeded the direct attribute points."
Looking at the changes before him, Chen An's eyes lit up, beginning to summarize his experience: "It seems that directly improving martial arts is the right path, and the cost-effectiveness of directly adding points is relatively lower."
"However, it seems that martial arts cannot be directly improved."
Chen An pondered.
When he first acquired the Five Tiger Blade Technique, there didn't seem to be an option for improvement, nor was it reflected in the upgrade template.
It was only after he diligently practiced for over two months, finally mastering the Five Tiger Blade Technique, that corresponding changes appeared on the template.
So, must one master the lineage at least to make an improvement?
Chen An pondered.
By the way, he didn't know how long it would take to charge the projection.
Chen An looked at the projection bar.
Whether it was improving martial arts or directly adding points, energy was required.
To obtain energy, one needed the projection.
But since the last projection, this bar was still in a charging state, and he didn't know how long it would take.
Chen An glanced at the projection bar.
Seemingly sensing his thoughts, a long frame appeared directly behind that column, somewhat resembling a blue bar of a game character.
At this moment, the line on the blue bar was less than half.
Chen An frowned instantly.
Only half of the time had passed in over two months – would he have to wait another four or five months to accumulate fully?
The time seemed bearable, but it was relatively long.
If every time required endurance, then this projection function might not be used many times.
"It seems like I need to think of a solution."
Chen An stood up from the room and then walked out.
While no one was around, he sneaked to the martial arts field, casually picked up a long knife.
With the long knife in hand, a familiar feeling instantly emerged, giving Chen An a sense of inexplicable confidence.
It was as if he had been practicing with the knife for a long time.
Unlike directly increasing attribute points, improving martial arts would affect more things, including some subtle aspects.
Chen An held the knife, as if he was chopping at a wooden stake during the day.
The change was evident.
Not only was the long knife more handy, but there were also more subtle changes.
How to exert force, how to adjust the body when swinging the knife – these were engraved in his body as if by instinct.
It was as if he had practiced it himself, with no improvement in strength, but other things couldn't keep up.
After a set of knife exercises, Chen An was somewhat satisfied and then left.
The hall was bustling with people, and he didn't try his best. He just tried briefly and then left.
"My current strength should already be on par with some gang members who have been practicing for years. I just don't know how far I am from the Meitang Master and the others."
Walking on the road, this thought flashed through Chen An's mind.
Since coming to this world, he hadn't seen many martial arts experts. Besides Liu Dao, who presided over the martial arts hall, there was Meian.
From the information Chen An had previously inquired about, anyone who could serve as the hall master within the Sanhe Gang was already considered a top-notch expert, even a top personality in this Phoenix County.
Most importantly, Meian was able to defeat those anomalies.
As long as Chen An could reach Meian's level, he could go for those anomalies, try to help charge the upgrade template.
This was one of Chen An's current goals.
Soon, another half a month passed.
Unconsciously, Chen An had already spent three months in this hall.
It was almost time to leave.
There was no other choice.
Sanhe Gang was not kind. They trained their gang members in martial arts just to make them better at killing.
Moreover, martial arts also required a lot of resources.
For example, the martial arts practices in the martial arts hall, for the sake of body refining, involved daily medicinal soups and baths.
These expenses were considerable. If an ordinary person didn't have these aids and didn't have a suitable teacher, relying solely on a secret script to practice could easily ruin themselves.
Each person in the martial arts hall could only stay for three months.
Under normal circumstances, these three months were enough to get started. After that, if one wanted to continue practicing, they had to rely on their own efforts.
Effort in practice, effort in saving money.
"Still too stingy."
Chen An packed up and prepared to leave.
He had no regrets, as his Five Tiger Blade Technique had already been elevated to a new level after the enhancement. Even if he stayed here, it wouldn't be of much use.
He just felt that the rules of the Sanhe Gang were somewhat unreasonable.
If it was just an ordinary gang member, it was fine to leave after three months.
But if it was a talented individual, a genius, if they were also driven away after three months, wielding a newly trained blade to kill people, it would be a waste.
No one could multitask. In a situation where one needed to hustle for a living, engage in daily battles, and practice martial arts at the same time, even the probability of rising to the top for a genius would drastically decrease, and they might even accidentally die outside.
(The end of this chapter).
Chen An naturally had no idea what happened at the martial arts field after he left.
At this moment, he had already returned to his room.
Back in his room, he immediately closed the door and stared intently ahead.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (1.7), Physical (1.5), Spirit (2.4)
Energy Source: 2
Lineage: Five Tiger Blade Technique (Upgradeable)
Projection: Charging
The familiar upgrade template appeared before his eyes.
"Upgrade?"
As his thoughts flowed, the familiar subtitles appeared again.
Without much hesitation, Chen An directly chose to confirm.
A warm flow rushed into his mind, and then a large amount of information exploded in Chen An's mind.
Boom!
Scenes flashed before his mind.
In that scene, his figure was portrayed, expressionless as he held the long knife in his hand, beginning the practice.
Swish
The long knife struck forward, one by one, seemingly very green at first, like a beginner who had just started.
But as time passed, the speed suddenly increased.
Bang!
With a light sound, in that scene, Chen An's facial expression, a knife severed the wooden stake in front of him.
Everything ended there.
When Chen An came to his senses, he found himself back in his room.
Everything around him remained unchanged.
So he subconsciously raised his head and then noticed the change.
On his hands, layers of thick calluses appeared.
In the past two months, he had already developed quite a few calluses on his hands, but now there were even more.
It was as if in that instant, several years had passed, causing a significant change in him.
He stood up and looked, noticing changes in himself. Although his body size had not changed, his arms had become much stronger.
Taking off his clothes, his once fair skin now appeared bronze, extremely sturdy.
This was the sign of a small achievement in the Five Tiger Blade Technique.
Although Chen An had expected this, he still couldn't help but be somewhat stunned after seeing the effect.
He looked down again at his upgrade template.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (2), Physical (1.8), Spirit (2.4)
Energy Source: 0
Lineage: Five Tiger Blade Technique
Projection: Charging
The familiar template reappeared.
Indeed, the energy source had been cleared, and the upgrade option for the Five Tiger Blade Technique had disappeared.
However, with the improvement of the Five Tiger Blade Technique, several of Chen An's attributes also saw an increase.
Not only did his strength increase to two points, but even his physical attribute had increased by several decimal points.
This change, even if described as a complete transformation, seemed not to be an exaggeration.
Most importantly, the cost-effectiveness was very high.
"By upgrading the Five Tiger Blade Technique, I only used two energy points, but the effect obtained far exceeded the direct attribute points."
Looking at the changes before him, Chen An's eyes lit up, beginning to summarize his experience: "It seems that directly improving martial arts is the right path, and the cost-effectiveness of directly adding points is relatively lower."
"However, it seems that martial arts cannot be directly improved."
Chen An pondered.
When he first acquired the Five Tiger Blade Technique, there didn't seem to be an option for improvement, nor was it reflected in the upgrade template.
It was only after he diligently practiced for over two months, finally mastering the Five Tiger Blade Technique, that corresponding changes appeared on the template.
So, must one master the lineage at least to make an improvement?
Chen An pondered.
By the way, he didn't know how long it would take to charge the projection.
Chen An looked at the projection bar.
Whether it was improving martial arts or directly adding points, energy was required.
To obtain energy, one needed the projection.
But since the last projection, this bar was still in a charging state, and he didn't know how long it would take.
Chen An glanced at the projection bar.
Seemingly sensing his thoughts, a long frame appeared directly behind that column, somewhat resembling a blue bar of a game character.
At this moment, the line on the blue bar was less than half.
Chen An frowned instantly.
Only half of the time had passed in over two months – would he have to wait another four or five months to accumulate fully?
The time seemed bearable, but it was relatively long.
If every time required endurance, then this projection function might not be used many times.
"It seems like I need to think of a solution."
Chen An stood up from the room and then walked out.
While no one was around, he sneaked to the martial arts field, casually picked up a long knife.
With the long knife in hand, a familiar feeling instantly emerged, giving Chen An a sense of inexplicable confidence.
It was as if he had been practicing with the knife for a long time.
Unlike directly increasing attribute points, improving martial arts would affect more things, including some subtle aspects.
Chen An held the knife, as if he was chopping at a wooden stake during the day.
The change was evident.
Not only was the long knife more handy, but there were also more subtle changes.
How to exert force, how to adjust the body when swinging the knife – these were engraved in his body as if by instinct.
It was as if he had practiced it himself, with no improvement in strength, but other things couldn't keep up.
After a set of knife exercises, Chen An was somewhat satisfied and then left.
The hall was bustling with people, and he didn't try his best. He just tried briefly and then left.
"My current strength should already be on par with some gang members who have been practicing for years. I just don't know how far I am from the Meitang Master and the others."
Walking on the road, this thought flashed through Chen An's mind.
Since coming to this world, he hadn't seen many martial arts experts. Besides Liu Dao, who presided over the martial arts hall, there was Meian.
From the information Chen An had previously inquired about, anyone who could serve as the hall master within the Sanhe Gang was already considered a top-notch expert, even a top personality in this Phoenix County.
Most importantly, Meian was able to defeat those anomalies.
As long as Chen An could reach Meian's level, he could go for those anomalies, try to help charge the upgrade template.
This was one of Chen An's current goals.
Soon, another half a month passed.
Unconsciously, Chen An had already spent three months in this hall.
It was almost time to leave.
There was no other choice.
Sanhe Gang was not kind. They trained their gang members in martial arts just to make them better at killing.
Moreover, martial arts also required a lot of resources.
For example, the martial arts practices in the martial arts hall, for the sake of body refining, involved daily medicinal soups and baths.
These expenses were considerable. If an ordinary person didn't have these aids and didn't have a suitable teacher, relying solely on a secret script to practice could easily ruin themselves.
Each person in the martial arts hall could only stay for three months.
Under normal circumstances, these three months were enough to get started. After that, if one wanted to continue practicing, they had to rely on their own efforts.
Effort in practice, effort in saving money.
"Still too stingy."
Chen An packed up and prepared to leave.
He had no regrets, as his Five Tiger Blade Technique had already been elevated to a new level after the enhancement. Even if he stayed here, it wouldn't be of much use.
He just felt that the rules of the Sanhe Gang were somewhat unreasonable.
If it was just an ordinary gang member, it was fine to leave after three months.
But if it was a talented individual, a genius, if they were also driven away after three months, wielding a newly trained blade to kill people, it would be a waste.
No one could multitask. In a situation where one needed to hustle for a living, engage in daily battles, and practice martial arts at the same time, even the probability of rising to the top for a genius would drastically decrease, and they might even accidentally die outside.
(The end of this chapter).
