The First Extreme Martial Art, Strength Greatly Increased

Easy Mode activated: Swing the blade fifty times to train Raging Wave Saber Technique to Minor Success.

After the top-up, Raging Wave Saber Technique unlocked Easy Mode.

But Su Chen didn't start practicing right away. Instead, he focused on the panel:

Raging Wave Saber Technique 0 times (5 silver per time)

Seeing the displayed amount, Su Chen felt relieved.

"Same price as Iron Wire Fist and Iron Sand Palm, no change. Next should be ten silver."

A quarter of an hour later, Raging Wave Saber Technique reached Minor Success.

Su Chen topped up again, and as he expected, the next Easy Mode cost for Raging Wave Saber Technique was ten silver.

Without hesitation, he practiced, topped up, and directly grinded Raging Wave Saber Technique to Perfection.

Until the panel showed:

Raging Wave Saber Technique 0 times (10 gold per time)

"Too fast, and too easy!"

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh. He had to admit, the panel was truly impressive in terms of training.

A martial art like the Raging Wave Saber Technique—without years of accumulation, one might not even reach Perfection.

Yet he, in just a short hour, had directly grinded it to Perfection.

From a saber novice, he instantly became a saber expert, his saber experience skyrocketing.

"I activated Easy Mode three times, spending only sixteen silver total. I still have one hundred fifty-four silver left, more than enough. Time to keep spending!"

He muttered to himself, but this time, strangely, the panel didn't respond.

Staring at the unchanged panel, he was puzzled for a moment, then quickly realized:

"Does this top-up only accept gold, not silver?"

The panel showed ten gold, not ten silver. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

To verify his guess, Su Chen had to go to the Money Shop, exchanging one hundred silver for ten gold, minus a handling fee of one silver.

Back home, he eagerly started the top-up, and this time, the panel responded.

Easy Mode activated: Swing the blade five hundred times to train Raging Wave Saber Technique to the Limit.

Seeing this, a smile crept onto Su Chen's face. His guess was correct.

Next, Su Chen swung the blade in the courtyard. Five hundred swings took him about half an hour.

With the final swing, Su Chen's entire body jolted.

In his mind, his understanding of Raging Wave Saber Technique was profoundly deep. All eighteen moves had become instinct.

"Even Liu Tong himself probably hasn't trained Raging Wave Saber Technique to the Limit!"

After executing a combo, Su Chen was drenched in sweat, but his expression was ecstatic.

Having comprehended Raging Wave Saber Technique to the Limit, Su Chen recalled his earlier duel with Liu Tong and quickly judged Liu Tong's level.

Compared to his current self, the other was likely still a few years short in skill.

Of course, that assumed Liu Tong had talent. Without it, it would probably be over a decade.

"No wonder it needs Ape Arm Skill as support. Raging Wave Saber Technique is powerful, but it puts a heavy strain on the arms. Without specially training the arms, they'd give out after a while."

Feeling the tearing pain in his arms, Su Chen pondered.

He had thought the panel would bypass Raging Wave Saber Technique's drawbacks, but it seemed it only waived the cost during training.

Once mastered, if Su Chen wanted to use it for extended periods, he'd have to train Ape Arm Skill.

"But at least I still have over fifty silver left, enough to train Ape Arm Skill to Perfection."

With that thought, Su Chen looked at the panel. Just as he was about to spend on Ape Arm Skill, his expression froze.

...Raging Wave Saber Technique (Limit)

...Raging Wave Saber Technique 0 times (any complete saber technique/martial art)

Then, his face lit up with joy: "Does this mean if I collect a complete saber technique, Raging Wave Saber Technique can continue to unlock Easy Mode?"

He was a bit stunned. He had thought Raging Wave Saber Technique had reached its limit and couldn't improve further.

But the panel had given him a huge surprise.

As long as he collected another saber technique, Raging Wave Saber Technique could unlock Easy Mode.

"Wait, I can't get too excited yet. It only says unlock Easy Mode, not that it definitely improves."

Even so, Su Chen had already decided to see if he could find a saber technique to try.

A moment later, Su Chen muttered, "Panel, directly activate Easy Mode for Ape Arm Skill three times."

After waiting a while with no response, Su Chen smiled wryly: "Alright, looks like the panel isn't smart at all. I'll just take it step by step."

Training Ape Arm Skill wasn't hard either—just swinging the arms, with each stage's repetitions similar to the saber swings.

An hour later, Su Chen had cultivated the Ape Arm Skill to perfection.

He rolled up his sleeve and looked at his arm.

Though there was no visible change, he could clearly sense that his arm's defense had increased by at least threefold compared to before.

Moreover, the strength in his arms seemed to have grown significantly as well.

He picked up the steel saber and practiced the Raging Wave Saber Technique once in the courtyard. After finishing this round, his arms felt no strain at all.

Growl.

Having trained for two consecutive hours, Su Chen's stomach was already growling with hunger.

"Only a little over thirty taels of silver left!"

Looking at his meager stash of silver, Su Chen let out a faint sigh. Spending money to power up really burned through funds!

"Forget it, I'll treat myself to a good meal tonight!"

Without hesitation, Su Chen washed up, changed into clean clothes, and walked out of his courtyard.

He picked a reputable restaurant with good food, ate and drank his fill, and then headed home.

The sun hung low over the western hills, draping the entire city in a golden veil, easing the day's toil for everyone.

"Senior Brother Li Mo?"

Before he even reached his doorstep, Su Chen spotted Li Mo approaching from the opposite direction. Seeing Su Chen, Li Mo looked delighted.

"Junior Brother Su Chen, you're quite the busy man! I've been waiting for you for days, and only today do I finally see you."

But that smile quickly faded as he looked at Su Chen, a hint of reproach in his eyes.

Su Chen then remembered that he had apparently stood Li Mo up once before, so he gave an awkward chuckle.

"Senior Brother Li Mo, did you come to see me about something important?" Su Chen asked.

Li Mo said with a hint of grievance, "If I hadn't come looking for you, would you just never go to the Martial Hall?"

"Uh..." Su Chen didn't know how to respond.

Seeing him like this, Li Mo sighed.

"Su Chen, if you have nothing else to do, you might as well go to the Martial Hall more often.

Our Martial Hall provides you with corresponding medicinal baths to help stabilize your Blood Line faster.

That's why Qin Hao was able to stabilize his Blood Line in such a short time and earn the master's favor—he drank the Qi and Blood Medicine several times.

Besides, practicing fist techniques can't just be about hard training alone; you also need sparring to improve your combat skills.

How about this: starting tomorrow, you come to the Martial Hall, and I'll spar with you."

After saying this, Li Mo looked at Su Chen. Seeing his reluctance, he had to ask, "What, not willing?"

Su Chen opened his mouth at this, sighing inwardly.

This Senior Brother Li Mo had been looking out for him ever since they shared a meal last time.

But he really didn't need to go to the Martial Hall anymore!

Faced with the good-natured Li Mo, Su Chen couldn't just outright refuse him.

Since that was the case, no more pretending—time to come clean.

So Su Chen reached out, rolled up his sleeve, and placed his arm in front of Li Mo. "Senior Brother, take a look!"