Ten Decisive Breaths!

When Lin Ye left the martial arts hall,

he had an extra saber case and an alloy case with him.

The sudden upheaval in the global situation was far too distant to affect Lin Ye's cheerful mood.

Signing the S-class Contract with Xu Qi not only meant that his sister's illness could be cured, easing the greatest worry in his heart.

He had also received a full set of advanced protective gear and the complete Nine Splendor Art, fulfilling all his current needs.

Lin Ye had long yearned for the saber techniques and movement techniques in the middle and later sections of the Nine Splendor Art.

Back when he roamed the Wilderness Area, he relied on nothing more than a few commonly used saber moves, which were not especially effective.

Now that he had better saber techniques, he naturally welcomed them.

The same went for movement techniques.

As for the mysterious daily task Xu Qi had mentioned,

it was simply finding time to teach some combat experience from the Wilderness Area and methods for dealing with monsters, in order to reduce casualties.

Serving as an instructor for Martial Artists was not difficult for Lin Ye to accept.

Lost in thought as he walked, Lin Ye soon returned to the villa.

Inside the Training Hall,

Lin Ye opened his backpack and laid out the items one by one—his Battle Saber, Honor Medal, Martial Artist rank badge, the Nine Splendor Art, and a complete advanced combat suit.

After changing into the combat suit, Lin Ye stood before the full-length mirror and examined himself carefully.

He wore alloy Battle Boots on his feet, a Combat Vest and combat trousers made of Kro Alloy, held a Battle Saber in his right hand, and raised a hexagonal shield in his left.

Thud! Thud!

Lin Ye gave a light jump. He barely felt any weight on him. Not bad.

Next, he put on the Honor Medal and Martial Artist rank badge, then stood before the full-length mirror.

"Not bad... As expected of official-issued Combat Suits. It really looks handsome!"

Lin Ye took a good look at himself in the mirror, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. In one word—

Valiant!

"If I had to buy this combat suit and Battle Saber myself, it would probably cost at least seventy million!"

He had looked into the prices of Combat Suits before, so he was fairly familiar with them.

"From a bird gun to a cannon—the military really is generous!"

After changing out of the combat suit and into training clothes, Lin Ye prepared to cultivate the middle and later sections of the Nine Splendor Art.

The Nine Splendor Art was divided into three parts—the Gene Energy Cultivation Method, the movement technique Shattered Shadow, and the saber technique Ten Decisive Breaths.

The reason it was so favored by military Martial Artists was not only its highly efficient cultivation speed, but also its immensely powerful saber technique.

He took out Shattered Shadow and Ten Decisive Breaths, which recorded the movement technique and saber technique.

"I heard the Nine Splendor Art's saber technique is extremely powerful, but difficult to cultivate. I wonder if that's true."

Lin Ye opened the manual and began reading.

The moment he opened the title page of Ten Decisive Breaths, the terrifying sword intent that rushed at him made Lin Ye's heart race, as though he were facing an army of thousands alone.

With the sword intent pressing down on him, his entire body actually stiffened slightly.

As expected of a saber technique created by a senior of Great Xia. Terrifying!

"Perhaps someday, I can meet this senior and discuss it with him."

Setting aside the saber technique manual for now, Lin Ye picked up the movement technique Shattered Shadow and skimmed through it.

"Once Shattered Shadow is unleashed, it can instantly burst forth with speed as fast as lightning, so fast that even afterimages have no time to fade,

once you have mastered its basics, you can face three or four opponents of the same level without being defeated. Once cultivated to mastery, even if your opponent is a full tier stronger than you, they will still find it difficult to defeat you..."

As Lin Ye read the introduction, his heartbeat quietly accelerated. "If I can master Shattered Shadow, wouldn't my Perfect Level movement technique rise to another level?"

Looking at the movement technique in his left hand and the saber technique in his right, Lin Ye chose to cultivate the saber technique.

"Whew... whew..."

After several breaths, Lin Ye's heartbeat gradually steadied.

He gently turned the pages, carefully reading every word on them.

"Of all martial arts under heaven, nothing is unbreakable. Only speed cannot be defeated. When speed reaches its peak, it becomes invincible!"

"Likewise, when the power behind your saber reaches the absolute limit, you can still break ten thousand techniques with sheer force!"

Lines of bold, vigorous characters came into Lin Ye's view—

"The Ten Decisive Breaths I created by combining the martial arts experience left behind by Great Xia's predecessors has only three fundamental principles—speed, precision, and ruthlessness!"

Lin Ye nodded lightly as he read.

The principle sounded simple, but for the vast majority of Martial Artists, understanding it was easy while putting it into practice was extremely difficult.

As Lin Ye turned the pages one by one, his understanding of Ten Decisive Breaths deepened.

Outside the window, golden sunlight streamed in and fell upon Lin Ye, making the whole room brighter and brighter.

"Truly incredible. Great Xia's martial arts are truly profound!"

After reading only the first few pages of introduction, Lin Ye had already been won over by Ten Decisive Breaths.

Originating from Great Xia's ancient martial arts, Ten Decisive Breaths possessed a marvelous method that allowed the body to unleash Dark Force.

Ten Decisive Breaths had a total of ten moves, and every slash could unleash six layers of force.

That meant that when the user performed the first level, he could unleash sixteen-tenths of his strength.

The second level could unleash twenty-two-tenths of his strength.

At the final level, it could unleash seventy-tenths of his strength.

That was a full seven times his original physical strength!

Based on his current strength, as long as he successfully cultivated the tenth slash, he would be able to unleash power beyond that of an Intermediate War God.

"Hiss!"

The thought left Lin Ye deeply shaken.

But he quickly calmed down.

To unleash such terrifying power, he first had to master the basic moves.

After silently reciting the cultivation formula dozens of times, Lin Ye stood up.

His right hand clenched empty air as though holding a saber, and he began practicing the force application for the first slash of Ten Absolute Slashes.

Chopping, upward slashing, cutting, thrusting, sweeping...

Picking up his newly acquired alloy Battle Saber, Lin Ye repeatedly practiced in the hall, beginning his cultivation of the first level of Ten Absolute Slashes.

After roughly a hundred slashes, he became familiar with the force application of the first slash. One swing of his saber now contained two kinds of force.

Following that feeling, Lin Ye continued practicing, gradually turning this method of exerting force into muscle memory...

Practicing the saber also placed a greater burden on his muscles and bones.

However, with Lin Ye's current physical condition, it was not a problem at all.

Time trickled away, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon.

The blazing sun hung high overhead, scorching the earth.

I'm exhausted!

After practicing the saber continuously for three hours, Lin Ye collapsed onto the ground in exhaustion.

At that moment, he began practicing the Guidance Technique of the Nine Splendor Art, quickly bringing his body into a state of "hunger."

Once he felt it was about right, Lin Ye continued following the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method and began absorbing cosmic energy.

Strands of cosmic energy continuously gathered toward Lin Ye, seeping into his body through his palms, the soles of his feet, and the Baihui acupoint.

Like sweet rain after a long drought, every strand of cosmic energy that entered his body was intercepted throughout his body and turned into fuel to temper his physical strength...

"Absorbed cosmic energy, Attribute Points +10"

"Absorbed cosmic energy, Attribute Points +10"

"Absorbed cosmic energy, Attribute Points +10"

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