Fourth-Order Breathing Technique, Special Effect: Elementary Defense (Please Follow-up Reads)

Fourth-Order Breathing Technique, Special Effect [Elementary Defense] (Please Follow-up Reads)

Seed of Life was only a term. It was not an actual seed.

The serpentine black mist on the surface of Levi's heart was the Seed of Life cultivated through the Black Snake Breathing Technique. It could also be called the "Black Snake Seed."

The capillary-like things at the ends of the black mist had already completely connected to Levi's entire blood circulatory system through his heart.

From then on, all the energy Levi obtained from eating would, through his blood circulation, promote the growth and strengthening of the Seed of Life on the surface of his heart.

And the black gas emitted by the Seed of Life would also, through Levi's blood circulatory system and under the effect of the breathing technique, surge into every part of Levi's body. This was the circulation of Black Qi.

With a thought from Levi, this Seed of Life became like a new organ inside his body, an organ he could control.

Faint Black Qi flowed out from the Seed of Life and finally, through his blood, arrived at a small area on Levi's arms.

At the same time, Levi saw a winding serpentine stream of Black Qi crawling across the back of his forearm, and a feeling of taut muscles came over him.

His muscles began to harden in a short time. He touched them. That texture felt about the same as an automobile tire's outer tread: rough and tough.

"The Black Snake Breathing Technique focuses on defense. This defense will first manifest in this small area on the back of the forearm. That way, even when facing an enemy's cold weapons barehanded, I can use this hardened area of the forearm to block and defend."

"I wonder if I can move it to my palm."

Levi tried, and in the end, he painstakingly moved this small patch of Black Qi to the center of his palm. The Black Qi on his forearm vanished.

This discovery sent Levi into wild joy.

When he tried to move it to the left side of his chest, however, he failed.

At his current realm, this patch of Black Qi could only move within the small area of his forearm and palm.

If he wanted the Black Qi to spread to more places, he had to continuously strengthen the Seed of Life. In the end, if he could reach his father's level, the Black Qi could basically cover his entire body. It could even cover the part below, turning it into a true Big Black Spear! After eating and replenishing his stamina, Levi opened the Proficiency Panel.

Levi-----

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Fourth Order (1/20000), Special Effect: Elementary Defense

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"The Black Snake Breathing Technique broke through to the Fourth Order, and a special effect was finally born."

"Elementary Defense: By covering part of the body with Black Qi, it can resist a certain degree of blunt weapon attacks and reduce the damage from sharp weapon attacks."

Levi looked at the effect description for Elementary Defense and resolved to properly experiment with it.

Only by thoroughly understanding his own strength could he fight better in real combat.

Knight Fred was not around. Levi thought for a moment, then went to the Three Brothers' Bear Pen.

At that moment, the Three Brothers were leaning happily against a fake mountain in a classic sprawled-out posture, eating delicious fish.

"Little White, come here." Levi called out to Little White. Little White had the steadiest temperament among the Three Brothers.

When Little White heard the voice, he immediately ran over with happy little steps, delightedly standing up on his hind legs to give Levi a loving hug.

Now, the Three Brothers were almost three years old. Standing upright, they were a full three meters tall. Levi, who was over 1.8 meters, looked like a dwarf in front of Little White.

Little White's weight had reached an astonishing eight hundred kilograms. In his previous life, that would already be about the same as a large adult male brown bear.

Now, if any one of the Three Brothers were taken alone, they would be roughly as strong as a Pre-Knight. If Levi had not just advanced to Formal Knight and gained a major increase in strength, then with that hug just now, even if Little White had deliberately reduced his strength, Levi would still have been knocked over.

"Enough, enough, stop licking. You're going to lick my skin off." Levi laughed loudly and put Little White down.

"Come, Little White. Use your claws, with half your strength, and attack me," Levi ordered directly.

Little White whimpered, clearly looking as if he could not understand the situation. He did not understand why Levi wanted him to attack him.

Little White shook his head like a rattle-drum and did not dare make a move.

"It's fine. This is my order. Come on."

Levi patted Little White's head. Little Grey and Little Fatty also gathered around to watch the show.

Little Fatty looked especially eager to give it a try.

"You go to the side. You don't know how to hold back." Levi waved at Little Fatty, and Little Fatty left helplessly.

In the end, Little White still mustered his courage and assumed a combat stance.

Levi did not use his Knight Sword either. His upper body was bare, and he was not even wearing leather armor.

"Come on!" Levi beckoned, and Little White charged over.

The bear paw carried a gust of wind as it came straight at Levi.

"Good."

Levi circulated the Black Snake Breathing Technique. The Seed of Life at his heart rapidly sent Black Qi through his extraordinary blood circulation to both his palms.

Bang.

Levi flew backward. He followed the momentum with several rolls, dispersing that terrifying impact.

He had clashed with Little White's bear paw using his own palm.

Although he was a Formal Knight, he was not a strength-focused type. His strength was several times that of an ordinary adult, but he still could not possibly be a match for an eight-hundred-kilogram Northern Giant Bear, even if the other party was a cub, and even if the other party had only used half his strength.

Levi loosened his muscles and bones. He opened his palm and looked at the black-rubber-like center of his palm. Scratches had appeared one after another. These scratches had cut through the black protective film, but they had not injured Levi's flesh and blood.

"Hahaha, again."

Levi wore a happy expression and once again battled Little White.

A man and a bear fought together in the most primitive manner of hand-to-hand combat.

Little Grey and Little Fatty cheered Little White on from the side.

In the end, Little White was panting heavily and slumped to the ground, clearly unable to continue.

Although Levi was also a little tired, he could still fight.

The scratches on the black membrane in the center of his palm could be repaired with Black Qi after being broken. As long as the Black Qi inside the Seed of Life was not exhausted, it could recover indefinitely.

And after his testing, under all-out combat,

the Black Qi in his Seed of Life could last for about five minutes.

Although that was not long, it was already enough.

On a battlefield, five minutes was already enough to do many things.

However, overall, the current Black Qi did not amplify Levi as much as he had imagined. After all, with armor, it basically would not reach the point where he needed to use Black Qi.

"This is enough. With my current strength, plus the Golden Cross Slash that can soon reach the Fourth Order, I am definitely not someone an ordinary Formal Knight can compare to."

Levi muttered to himself, put on his clothes, said goodbye to the Three Brothers, and returned to his bedroom.

For the Black Snake Breathing Technique to break through to the Fifth Order, it required a full 20,000 proficiency points. Although a Formal Knight was powerful, it was only the beginning of the knight's path.

The gap between a Formal Knight and a Great Knight was even larger than the gap between a knight attendant and a Formal Knight.

In the entire Emerald Kingdom, there might be several thousand Formal Knights, but Great Knights absolutely numbered fewer than a hundred.

The road of grinding experience was long and heavy!