Maxing Out Martial Arts Proficiency, Power Soars

If the Man in Purple had been deeply unconvinced just now, unwilling to believe that Chen Xiaofan could unleash a fist technique stronger than his own, then now he was completely and utterly convinced!

Not only was Chen Xiaofan's swordsmanship stronger than his, but his fist technique was as well—surpassing the master, immensely powerful!

This made him admire Chen Xiaofan from the bottom of his heart!

He even longed for Chen Xiaofan to take him as his master!

This was the greatest recognition of Chen Xiaofan's strength!

"Forget it, I'm still too young. It wouldn't be suitable for me to take on a disciple," Chen Xiaofan said, shaking his head.

To be honest, hearing that the other party wanted to become his disciple left Chen Xiaofan both amused and helpless. Where had anyone ever heard of a seven-year-old master?

If he really accepted him, what would outsiders think when they saw them?

They might even think the man was the master and he was the disciple.

More importantly, he was going to Mount Wudang to become True Man Zhang's disciple. He had no desire to bring along another burden.

"This... does seem rather inappropriate. All right, then." The Man in Purple sounded somewhat dejected as he spoke humbly.

After chatting with everyone present for a while longer, Chen Xiaofan bid them farewell and left.

He did not intend to waste any more time here.

He raised a sword into the wind, stepped onto it, and with a swish, a streak of white light shot into the sky.

At once, waves of astonished cries rose behind him.

After flying for half an hour, Chen Xiaofan landed beside a clear pool.

He was now far away from that group, and this place was open and deserted, making it an excellent spot to practice martial arts.

Honestly, he did not want to be limited to using only one-third of his power, so he had to train and raise the proficiency of the martial arts he had acquired.

Although his Heaven-Defying Comprehension allowed him to learn any martial art after looking at it once, his hands were still a little rusty. He had to practice a move or two, at least.

It was like knowing everything in his mind while his physical coordination could not keep up. He needed to get his hands accustomed to it.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xiaofan gripped his longsword tightly and began practicing.

That was right, he planned to practice the Phoenix Arrival Swordplay first.

Although the Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning Thunderclap Fist was powerful, since he was not a Sword Master, he would usually still use a sword more often.

Swish!!

With a single slash, fallen leaves scattered through the air. Fine, radiant sword light fell like a galaxy cascading from the heavens, dazzling and exquisitely beautiful.

Compared to the Drifting Snow Swordplay and Hu Family Swordplay from before, the Phoenix Arrival Swordplay was far more ornate.

The Drifting Snow Swordplay and Hu Family Swordplay were not flashy, emphasizing practicality and immense power.

As the fusion of those two sword techniques, the Phoenix Arrival Swordplay possessed not only power, but beauty as well.

Gradually, Chen Xiaofan worked up a heavy sweat.

About the time it took to drink a cup of tea later.

Through practice, you became increasingly familiar with the Phoenix Arrival Swordplay. Your proficiency steadily increased, successfully reaching the consummate stage (100%).

"Not bad, this works!"

Chen Xiaofan's face glowed with delight.

He had thought it would take some time, but unexpectedly, he had maxed out the proficiency so quickly.

He then struck while the iron was hot and continued practicing the Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning Thunderclap Fist.

This Thunderclap Fist had evolved from the Lesser Dragon Claw Hand, yet its power far exceeded that of the Lesser Dragon Claw Hand. It was an enhancement upon enhancement, like adding wings to a tiger.

With one punch, even the air exploded with a roar as shockwaves twisted through the air.

Lightning crackled around his fist, accompanied by rolling thunderous explosions. It was terrifying beyond measure.

After another cup of tea's time.

Through practice, you became increasingly familiar with the Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning Thunderclap Fist. Your proficiency steadily increased, successfully reaching the consummate stage (100%).

Chen Xiaofan wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, overjoyed.

Every effort brought its reward. This feeling of seeing the returns so clearly was truly exhilarating.

In truth, the greatest reason he could max out his proficiency so quickly was his Heaven-Defying Comprehension.

He had already thoroughly integrated every aspect of the martial arts in his mind. All he needed now was to run through them smoothly once and coordinate his hands and mind. How could his progress not be fast?

He began practicing the Adamantine Lionheart King's Roar Technique.

After another cup of tea's time.

Through practice, you became increasingly familiar with the Adamantine Lionheart King's Roar Technique. Your proficiency steadily increased, successfully reaching the consummate stage (100%).

The proficiency of this sonic attack technique had risen as well.

Chen Xiaofan nodded in satisfaction and prepared to leave.

As for the Immortal Method: Sword Riding Flight, there was no need to practice that. Simply flying around normally counted as practice.

But... before flying away, he wanted to test just how powerful his attacks were now that they would no longer perform abnormally.

Boom!!!

Chen Xiaofan drove a punch into the ground. The earth instantly burst apart as the consummate Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning Thunderclap Fist erupted in full force.

The ground collapsed on the spot, splitting open into an enormous crater. Since the night had grown even darker, he could not see how vast it was, but the rumbling blast and the mountain-shaking tremors alone made Chen Xiaofan feel that its power had far exceeded his expectations.

This punch was simply too powerful, like an Earth Dragon Overturn or a Fierce Dragon Leaving River. The earth and clear pool before him directly exploded into waves a hundred zhang high, surging toward the heavens with majestic force.

It was spectacular beyond compare.

He then tried the Adamantine Lionheart King's Roar Technique. A horrifying sonic explosion instantly rang out through the darkness.

The clear pool and earth once again erupted into towering waves. The raging swells rolled endlessly, yet before the spray could even fall to the ground, it was blasted into nothingness by the surging sound waves and vanished without a trace.

At the same time, the surrounding ground split open in a fan-shaped pattern for a full hundred zhang, an utterly terrifying sight.

From a mountain ravine not far away came a sudden series of bang, bang, bang sounds of flesh exploding. It seemed a lion had been unable to withstand the sound waves and had directly exploded into a bloody mist.

Chen Xiaofan was both shocked and delighted.

As expected of normal performance—this power was simply absurd!

It seemed he had made the right choice in raising his proficiency this time!

Having finished testing, Chen Xiaofan prepared to leave.

With a swish, a streak of sword light soared into the sky. Chen Xiaofan stood atop it, his white robes fluttering loudly and his black hair flowing in the wind, like an immortal descending from the heavens.

This time, after flying for several hours, the rain gradually stopped, and a faint pale glow appeared on the horizon.

Chen Xiaofan gazed into the distance. A red sun was faintly rising in the east, illuminating the entire world.

Bang bang bang!

Suddenly, sounds of fighting came from below.

Chen Xiaofan frowned and instinctively looked downward.

Below lay an enormous birch forest that stretched over a vast area. The sounds of battle came from beneath its broad leaves.

Through gaps in the foliage, Chen Xiaofan saw a Middle-Aged Man chasing down a Young Man.

The Middle-Aged Man's swordsmanship was superb and vicious, every move aimed to kill.

With one slash, Lightning Dance Silver Serpent flashed forth, battering the Young Man back step by step with overwhelming force.

Chen Xiaofan was delighted and thought to himself, This sword technique looks incredibly formidable, far stronger than the Hu Family Swordplay. If I could comprehend it...

Since he had run into it, there was no reason not to take what came for free. He immediately descended.