Jack of All Trades, Master of None!

"Brother Chen is right. This Ten Resonances Tong Bei Fist has to make Lin Hong cough blood!"

Lin Dong waved his clenched fist, then looked at Lin Chen and went on, "Why don't you try practicing a Sword Technique too? The Clan Tournament is coming up soon. If your Sword Technique improves a bit, you'll be able to get a better ranking. I'm thinking maybe we can take first and second place when the time comes. After the Clan Tournament, we'll be able to shine at the Qingyang Town Hunting Event!"

The Clan Tournament was merely an internal competition within the Lin Family. Its main purpose was to examine the younger generation's cultivation, select the geniuses worthy of the family's resources and nurturing, and make them the leaders of the younger generation.

And once they became leaders, they would naturally represent the Lin Family's younger generation and go compete against the younger generations of other factions.

Who won and who lost could, to a certain extent, show the state of development between the various factions.

Moreover, it could also influence which faction would have greater say and gain more benefits over the next several years.

The Qingyang Town Hunting Event was the grandest event in five years, a stage where the younger generations of the various factions competed.

The rewards for achieving a good result there were far beyond what the Lin Family's internal Clan Tournament could compare to.

The three great forces of Qingyang Town were the Lei Family, the Xie Family, and Mad Saber Martial Hall. Beneath them came the Lin Family.

One could imagine why such a gap existed.

"All right."

Lin Chen nodded. He just so happened to need the martial art deduction ability of the Mental Space to let himself quickly grasp Sword Techniques and train them to the extreme.

However, he did not first practice the Green Lotus Drawing Sword Style, the first form of the Green Lotus Sword Song he had just obtained. Instead, he chose to display the Sword Techniques he had previously mastered.

In the Lin Family's Martial Arts Pavilion, aside from the Third-grade Martial Arts on the third floor, the First-grade and Second-grade Martial Arts stored on the first and second floors could all be provided for the Lin Family disciples to cultivate.

And Lin Chen had naturally entered the Martial Arts Pavilion before, specifically choosing several Sword Techniques.

However, most of them were First-grade Sword Techniques, with only a few Second-grade Sword Techniques.

For instance, the First-grade Lower Grade Sword Technique, Throat Slitting Sword, was renowned for speed. As long as the speed of the sword strike was fast enough, the enemy would have their throat sealed by a single slash before they could react.

However, even if such a Throat Slitting Sword was trained to great completion, its power still would not be as strong as a Second-grade Martial Art. In the end, it was restricted by its grade.

And right now, Lin Chen was going to take it out and use this martial art deduction power to push its might to a new extreme, reaching the power of a Second-grade Sword Technique!

"Throat Slitting Sword!"

In front of Lin Chen, a figure with a blurred face appeared. In its hand, it held a gray longsword whose details could not be clearly seen.

The gray longsword moved, and a sharp sword gleam already burst forth.

Lin Chen instantly sensed danger. A wooden sword appeared in his hand, and he attacked with the same Throat Slitting Sword.

The wooden sword and the gray longsword touched at the tips in that moment, releasing a crisp sword cry.

Originally, the Throat Slitting Sword was a single strike to slit the throat, capable of only one attack.

If that strike was blocked, then another offensive move had to be adopted to prevent insufficient follow-through and being counterattacked by the opponent.

But now, that gray figure held the gray longsword, its momentum not diminishing in the slightest, and once again attacked Lin Chen with a fierce sword gleam.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up. "It really has improved. It turned the flaw of the Throat Slitting Sword into an advantage. Each strike is stronger than the last. It's clearly borrowing the opponent's strength to build momentum during battle!"

The Throat Slitting Sword, which had originally only been a First-grade Lower Grade Sword Technique, now possessed the power of a Second-grade Lower Grade Sword Technique under the martial art deduction ability of the Mental Space.

Next, Lin Chen displayed all the remaining Sword Techniques—Mountain Splitting Sword, Earth Splitting Sword, Assassination Sword, and Bloodthirsty Sword as well—in order to make their power reach even greater heights.

Aside from Sword Techniques, Lin Chen naturally knew other martial arts as well. Martial arts such as Tong Bei Fist, Eight Desolations Palm, Falling Stone Fist, Stone Cracking Leg, Avalanche Fist, Whirlwind Leg Technique, Spirit Sword Finger, and Roaming Palm were also brought to new limits through this opportunity, and with his extremely fast comprehension speed, he thoroughly mastered them all!

Lin Dong, who was standing to the side, was already staring blankly. No matter what, he had never expected Lin Chen to know so many martial arts, and most of them were even Second-grade Lower Grade Martial Arts.

At first, he had thought Lin Chen only knew that Throat Slitting Sword. Looking at it now, he had more or less underestimated him.

The most important point was still Lin Chen's comprehension and mastery ability. It was practically crushing Lin Dong into dregs.

"Isn't this way too fast?"

Lin Dong recalled when he had previously mastered Tong Bei Fist. His father, Lin Xiao, had even praised him for having extraordinary comprehension ability. By relying on this Mental Space, he had thoroughly mastered Tong Bei Fist and even trained out the tenth resonance. He had already felt that no one could be faster than him.

But now, he took back that thought.

They were both using cheats, so why were the results completely different?

"Little brother, is this speed very fast?"

Lin Chen put away the wooden sword, turned his head to look at the dazed Lin Dong, and could not help asking.

He had thought of Lin Dong's speed in mastering Tong Bei Fist and had already held back somewhat. Unexpectedly, he still shocked the other party to this extent. He had been careless.

"Yes, Brother Chen. Extremely fast!"

Lin Dong rubbed his eyes and continued, "And Brother Chen, aside from Sword Techniques, you actually also have so many martial arts mastered—Fist Techniques, leg techniques, Finger Techniques, and so on. You've dabbled in all of them. Even experts at the Earthly Yuan Stage couldn't master this many. The Yuan Power in their bodies wouldn't be able to support the execution of such a number of martial arts."

He did very much want to cultivate more martial arts, but just as he had said, the meager Yuan Power in his body was simply not enough to support the execution of so many martial arts.

He had practiced martial arts like Tong Bei Fist and Eight Desolations Palm.

As for the other martial arts, besides not having the opportunity to come into contact with them, he also felt he should focus on one thing. Better to lack than to have something shoddy.

After the Clan Tournament ended, he should have the chance to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion and choose suitable martial arts from within.

"Having more skills never hurts. Most of these Sword Techniques require a sword in hand to be better displayed. If there's no chance to use a sword, then I'll need to promptly use other martial arts to defend myself."

Lin Chen told Lin Dong the reason he cultivated these martial arts, then continued, "To be honest with you, little brother, I'm already at the Ninth Level of Body Tempering. As for Yuan Power, as long as I don't use too many low-grade third-class martial arts, I won't have to worry about that."

Lin Dong's eyes went wide, and he cried out, stammering, "N-Ninth Level!?"

One had to know that before this, he had still thought Lin Chen was only at Body Tempering Stage Six. Even if Lin Chen had worked hard, he should at most have reached Body Tempering Stage Seven.

But who could have imagined that Lin Chen was already at the Ninth Level of Body Tempering, only one step away from the Earthly Yuan Stage!

It looked like only a gap of three minor realms, but in reality, it was a huge chasm in cultivation!

One step behind, and every step after would fall behind.

Until others were left far in the dust, with hardly any chance of catching up!

"Brother Chen, how did you do it!?"

Lin Dong thought back over this period. Even with the Ancestral Stone's help, he had still cultivated bitterly and worked hard before finally reaching his current Body Tempering Stage Seven.

But Lin Chen had no help from the Ancestral Stone at all. How could he have cultivated so quickly?

Could it be that Brother Chen also had a cheat?

Or was it that Lin Chen was actually the true cultivation genius?