"You've made rapid progress." Lin Qingxia leaned back in her chair, tapping the table lightly with her fingertips. "However, your understanding of the * Shadow Void Scripture * seems to focus too much on 'devouring' and 'stealth,' neglecting the mysteries of 'space' itself. While *Close at Hand, A Step to the Ends of the Earth * is powerful, you can still improve your spatial control."
She didn't give a long speech, but just pointed out some minor deviations in Xiao Han's cultivation of the "Shadow Void Scripture" and application of the "A Step to the Ends of the Earth" technique, and shared some insights on the key point of breaking through from the Martial Master Realm to the Great Martial Master realm.
These seemingly simple pointers were like a sudden awakening, making things that were previously unclear to Xiao Han suddenly clear. Having a wise teacher to guide him was indeed better than trying to figure it out on his own.
"Thank you for your guidance, mentor," Xiao Han said sincerely.
"Your comprehension is excellent." Lin Qingxia nodded slightly. "Don't be stingy with the contribution points I've given you. Go to the second floor of the Star Pavilion and find a few martial arts techniques suitable for your current stage, especially those that can complement your Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul. Relying solely on a fragmented fist technique and movement method is still a bit limiting."
Xiao Han had the same idea. His battle with Shi Lei made him realize the limitations of his attack methods.
While the Annihilation Divine Fist is powerful, it would likely be difficult to defeat a purely defensive opponent like Shi Lei without the restraint of Shadow Power. The Chaos Green Lotus currently focuses more on support, defense, and recovery, lacking direct offensive capabilities.
After bidding farewell to Lin Qingxia, Xiao Han headed straight for the Star Pavilion.
With his access to the Core Sequence, he successfully entered the second level.
Unlike the bustling first floor, the second floor of the Star Pavilion was exceptionally quiet and solemn.
The space was several times larger, and the bookshelves were more antique, with jade slips, animal skin scrolls, and metal books on them emitting faint energy fluctuations. A few students or instructors moved about among them, their expressions focused.
The martial arts techniques here start at least at the sixth rank, and you can even see rare inheritances marked "seventh rank" or "eighth rank." The air is filled with a profound sense of knowledge and power.
Xiao Han's goals were clear: first, to find the sequel fragments of "The Annihilation Divine Fist" or "The A Step to the Ends of the Earth", and second, to find an attack or support martial skill that could resonate with the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul.
He paced slowly among the bookshelves, his spiritual energy sweeping over each jade slip. * Overlord Spear Art *, Rank 7, unparalleled in its ferocity, unsuitable. * Flowing Water Formless Sword *, Rank 7, elegant and agile, not quite matching his style. * Myriad Beasts True Art *, Rank 8, a body-refining technique, conflicting with * Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art *...
There are a dazzling array of high-grade martial arts techniques, but those that truly and perfectly match the characteristics of one's dual Martial Souls are few and far between. Especially for martial Martial Souls like the Chaos Green Lotus, which are biased towards life, purification, and domain, the corresponding attack methods are extremely rare, and most are auxiliary.
Just as Xiao Han was feeling a bit dizzy and was preparing to first copy a seventh-grade wood-type attack martial skill to make do, the familiar system notification sounded in his mind again:
[Ding! Detected that the host is making an important decision; the God-Level Choice System has been activated!]
[Option 1: Choose the seventh-grade wood-type attack martial art "Greenwood Entangling Silk Hand" in front of you, and proceed with a steady and methodical approach. Reward: A complete copy of this martial art, and a copy of "Introduction to Basic Botany" (sponsored by the Academy Library).]
[Option 2: Go to the corner of the third row, seventh column of the C section, find an unnamed ancient book with a peeling cover, yellowed pages, and what appears to be a toilet paper substitute. Carefully infuse it with your own Chaos Green Lotus Origin Spiritual Power for three breaths, while silently chanting: "Azure Lotus, Azure Lotus, quickly manifest your power, grant me divine skills, and conquer all! Reward: Unknown Rank Chaos Green Lotus Exclusive Attack Skill " Green Lotus Sword Song " (Fragment), and a box of "Fresh Breath" mints (a must-have for dates).]
Xiao Han: "..."
Toilet paper alternatives? A game-changer?
System, are you sure you didn't make a typo? And what's with this "fresh breath mint" thing? Is it implying I'm going on a date with someone?
Looking at the familiar recipe and taste of option two, Xiao Han's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
Although the mission description is full of flaws and even somewhat insulting to his SSS+ Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul, the reward... "Green Lotus Sword Song" (Fragment)! Just from the name, you can tell that this is definitely an attack skill tailor-made for the Chaos Green Lotus!
As for that little bit of shame... compared to the three bows and nine kowtows I did at the Martial Skills Pavilion last time, this time I just silently recited it, it's nothing at all!
"Fortune favors the bold, and divine skills are left unseen even on toilet paper!" Xiao Han encouraged himself and made his choice without hesitation.
He casually walked towards section C, his gaze sweeping over the bookshelves. Finally, in an inconspicuous corner, he found a tattered ancient book, just as the system described, with a peeling cover, yellowed and brittle pages, carelessly stuffed in a corner, as if it might fall apart at any moment.
There wasn't even a name on it, just some blurry ink marks.
No one was paying attention. Xiao Han took a deep breath, pretending to be flipping through the pages, his fingertips quietly touching the ancient book.
A wisp of pure, vibrant azure spiritual energy, brimming with life force, flowed from his fingertips and carefully seeped into the delicate pages of the book.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
At the same time, he closed his eyes and silently and devoutly chanted in his heart. "Green Lotus, Green Lotus, quickly manifest your power, grant me divine skills, and conquer all the nerves!"
The moment he completed this somewhat bizarre operation, the tattered ancient book seemed to be activated, silently transforming into specks of blue light that merged into his fingertips and disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, a vast and profound torrent of information surged into Xiao Han's mind!
The Green Lotus Sword Song!
It wasn't a complete technique; it only contained the starting stance and the cultivation method for the first move, "Lotus in Motion." However, the sword intent contained within it deeply shocked Xiao Han!
This is an extremely unique sword technique. It does not simply pursue sharpness or power, but rather integrates the life, purification, and a trace of the true essence of chaos of the Chaos Green Lotus into the sword moves.
When the sword is drawn, it blooms like a blue lotus, full of vitality yet concealing a sharp killing intent. Wherever the sword energy passes, it purifies evil spirits, annihilates falsehoods, and can even draw upon the wood-elemental spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming it for its own use!
Its rank far surpasses all the martial arts techniques on the second floor of the Star Pavilion! It's at least rank nine, and possibly even higher!
"I've hit the jackpot!" Xiao Han suppressed his inner elation.
The mints rewarded by the system also appeared in the system space. They were beautifully packaged and looked quite high-end. Xiao Han decided to keep them for the time being; they might actually come in handy.
He withdrew his hand without making a sound, as if nothing had happened. He casually browsed through the information for a few more moments, then used his contribution points to make a copy of the data on the analysis of the beasts' weaknesses before leaving the Star Pavilion.
Back in training room A-07, Xiao Han immediately began to study the "Green Lotus Sword Song".