Movement Technique Reaches Subtlety

"Ye Cang, need a hand?"

From not far away came Shi Feng's voice.

Hearing this, Ye Cang shouted back.

"No need. These two beasts can't do anything to me!"

At this moment, the two Blood-patterned Hounds had already surrounded him, watching him like tigers eyeing their prey.

"My movement technique has improved, but not enough. If I want to keep improving, I'll have to raise the difficulty."

Looking at the two Blood-patterned Hounds, Ye Cang's expression turned grave.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, one Blood-patterned Hound launched a sneak attack from behind him.

Ye Cang gave a slight flicker of his body and dodged the attack, but the other Blood-patterned Hound had already seized the opportunity and pounced at him.

Ye Cang twisted his body again and began to evade.

In that brief span, the two Blood-patterned Hounds attacked dozens of times, yet Ye Cang dodged every strike, though his movements were somewhat stiff.

There were four levels of evasive movement techniques: Basic Level, Minute Level, Perfect Level, and Artistic Conception Level.

Basic Level movement techniques were further divided into three stages: Solid Foundation, proficiency, and effortless mastery.

By his own judgment, his movement technique had already reached the stage of effortless mastery. However, to break through to Minute Level, he still needed to practice diligently.

Minute Level represented an extremely precise control over one's strength and body, allowing one to make the most exquisite evasions at the smallest cost.

Every movement and dodge was as precise as if calculated by a computer!

The reason movement techniques at this realm were so difficult to train was that when making small-scale evasions, even the slightest mistake could easily result in being struck by a Fierce Beast!

And when that happened, one would either die or be injured.

For training one's movement technique, fighting monsters comparable to one's own combat strength was the safest and most effective method.

Although he now possessed strength comparable to a Beginner Martial Artist, as long as there were enough Blood-patterned Hounds, the training results would naturally be excellent—and he would suffer fewer injuries as well.

Time ticked by. A quarter of an hour later, the two Blood-patterned Hounds could no longer even brush the corner of his clothes.

At the sight, killing intent flashed through Ye Cang's eyes.

Pfft...

Pfft...

A flash of sword light, and the two Blood-patterned Hounds fell in response, blood spurting wildly from their necks.

After glancing at the system panel, the group set off again once they had collected the materials.

From then on, unless they encountered a Soldier-level Fierce Beast, Ye Cang handled all the kills himself.

Because of this, his movement technique improved at a tremendous pace.

The number of monsters he could handle at once also continued to increase.

Three!

Five!

Seven!

Nine!

More than half a day later.

Ye Cang was surrounded by ten Quasi-Warrior-level Azure Phosphor Snakes.

Yet there was not the slightest hint of panic in Ye Cang's eyes. His body moved like the wind, his sword flashed like lightning, and he weaved through the swarm of Azure Phosphor Snakes, thrusting his sword again and again.

As he continued to strike, one Azure Phosphor Snake after another instantly collapsed to the ground.

By the time every Azure Phosphor Snake had lost its breath, Ye Cang's gaze remained calm, without the slightest ripple.

His clothes were completely undamaged, and there was not a drop of blood on his body.

"So this is a Minute Level movement technique. It truly is incredible!"

Looking at the corpses on the ground, joy welled up in Ye Cang's heart.

At that moment, another line of data appeared on the system panel.

[Movement Technique: Minute (1/)]

This attribute could also be increased with points.

But when Ye Cang saw the experience requirement as high as ten thousand, his heart trembled.

This was far more brutal than "Combat Techniques."

If he directly invested that much Life Energy into the "Body" attribute, who knew what level his strength would rise to.

Fortunately, this attribute could also be improved through practice.

Just then, the rest of the team walked over.

"They're incredible!"

"You're practically a monster!"

Shi Feng's eyes were full of shock as he stepped forward to look at Ye Cang, his face utterly incredulous.

One had to know that even he could not have dealt with ten Quasi-Warrior-level ferocious beasts so easily.

"Ye Cang, have you reached the Minute Level in your Movement Technique?"

There was both delight and envy in Lin Yan's eyes.

Even now, his Movement Technique was only at the Proficient Level.

He had yet to reach the point where it came as naturally as lifting a hand, much less the Minute Level.

When he had seen Ye Cang's movements earlier, he had already made a guess. Now, it seemed beyond doubt that Ye Cang's Movement Technique had broken through.

He had not expected such a deeply hidden person to be in his squad.

But that was a good thing.

The stronger Ye Cang was, the greater the gains for their entire squad would be.

At the side, Ye Cang smiled and nodded.

"I broke through!"

Upon hearing Ye Cang admit it himself, the other members of the squad were instantly filled with astonishment.

Even Shi Feng was taken aback.

He, too, had not expected Ye Cang to quietly raise his strength to such a level.

After marveling for a while, Bai Yuanliang looked at Lin Yan with a smile.

"Captain, I think it's time for us to head back!"

Only then did everyone notice that the backpacks they had brought were already stuffed full with all manner of ferocious beast materials.

For a moment, they were all stunned.

"Haha! You're right!"

Lin Yan smiled awkwardly.

Come to think of it, over the better part of the day, they had only acted a handful of times.

They had merely helped Ye Cang hold back the ferocious beasts beyond his training quota.

Compared to their usual life-and-death battles against monsters, today was perhaps the easiest day they had had in all their years of hunting ferocious beasts.

In the past, as long as there were more than three Quasi-Warrior-level ferocious beasts, it would be a hard battle for them.

Their lives might even be in danger.

The former Ye Cang was a living example.

Because there had only been one Martial Artist and one Quasi-Warrior in the squad.

And he, the Martial Artist, only possessed combat strength close to that of an Intermediate Martial Artist.

As for the remaining three, even if they joined forces, they might not necessarily have been able to handle a single Quasi-Warrior-level ferocious beast.

Thus, all along, the Rock Mountain Squad had only dared to pick up scraps around the edges of the Wilderness Zone, earning a little pocket money.

But today—

The times had changed!

Their Rock Mountain Squad seemed poised to rise!

Because of one person. That was...

Ye Cang!

With the strength of one man, he could fend off ten Quasi-Warrior-level ferocious beasts. That was enough to rival some squads with the strength of an Intermediate Martial Artist.

In the past, Lin Yan would not even have dared dream of it.

"I think it's getting late too. We should head back!"

Shi Feng chuckled as well.

If they continued hunting ferocious beasts, they would have no way to carry away the materials they obtained.

They had come for the materials. If they could not take their haul with them, would they not have worked for nothing?

"Alright! Then we'll head back!"

Lin Yan laughed and made the decision.

Very soon, each of them hoisted a large pack onto their backs and began searching for the way they had come.

Ye Cang also took the chance to check his own gains.

[Life Energy: 35.6]

Compared with the materials they had obtained, this was his most precious wealth of the day.

However, he did not immediately allocate the points.

The increase in the "Spirit" attribute involved the brain and mental faculties. If he accidentally fainted during the upgrade, that would be disastrous.

Closing the system panel, Ye Cang caught up with the group.

Before long, they arrived at the spot where the vehicle was hidden.

Just as they were about to approach, Lin Yan suddenly shouted coldly.

"Everyone, be careful. Something's wrong!"

At those words, everyone stopped at once, their expressions gradually turning grim as they warily surveyed the gray mist around them.