An hour later, cultivation ended.
By then, Lin Ye felt that his body's absorption of cosmic energy had reached saturation.
The strength he had expended returned to his body, and Lin Ye felt his spirits instantly recover.
"Panel, allocate points for me!"
Lin Ye's consciousness swept over his information panel, and the corner of his mouth curled into the crooked smile of the Dragon King.
Still smiling, he allocated all the Attribute Points he had just gained and previously saved up in one go.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
A tingling sensation like an electric current rapidly coursed through his body, silently strengthening every bit of his flesh, blood, and bones.
Lin Ye unconsciously closed his eyes and quietly savored the wonderful sensation that made his entire body feel so comfortable.
When the sensation of improvement gradually faded, he opened his eyes and summoned the interface with a thought—
[Name: Lin Ye (High-tier War General)] [Attribute Points: 0] [Movement Technique: Perfect Level (Proficiency 5/100)] [Strength: 42098 kg] [Speed: 250.6 m/s] [Mental: Psychic Power (Intermediate War God Level)] [Domain: Not Activated (Gray)] [Doppelganger: Not Activated (Gray)] [...]
"Whew~ I've finally raised my strength. Now I'm truly a High-tier War General!"
Lin Ye was in high spirits. He took another deep look at the speed panel, and his smile widened.
After finishing his Point Allocation, he began practicing Ten Decisive Breaths again.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Standing in the center of the hall, Lin Ye swung the Battle Saber in his hand again and again, streaks of chilling saber light following one after another.
With every swing, Lin Ye followed the feeling he had found earlier and layered a strand of Dark Force atop the power of the strike.
A saber swing containing Dark Force was the true essence of Ten Decisive Breaths.
Just like that, he practiced move after move without fatigue.
Ten strikes, a hundred strikes, five hundred strikes...
As the number of swings increased, Lin Ye's control over Ten Decisive Breaths became increasingly proficient, as though he had entered a state of flow.
His gaze was blazing, and deep within his pupils, only the Battle Saber that surged forward without hesitation remained. His movement technique worked in tandem with the saber.
It was an exceptionally swift and fierce kind of power.
All power gathered upon the blade, without the slightest bit of force leaking out.
Every slash displayed unparalleled sharpness, bringing his opponent a terrifying sense of irresistible force.
Screech!!
Where the Battle Saber passed, the air seemed like torn silk, ripped apart by invisible saber energy.
As he slashed out, Lin Ye exerted force in an instant as though from muscle memory. The Dark Force within erupted, and the sharp blade sliced through the air.
Whoosh!!
The sound of the wind tearing rose again.
A slender black figure darted and leaped through the Martial Arts Hall. The four-foot-long saber in his hand flashed with cold light as he practiced the first strike of Ten Decisive Breaths.
On the marble floor, Lin Ye shifted his steps without losing his center of gravity in the slightest, moving with a natural, seamless fluidity.
"The first strike is complete!"
Lin Ye was delighted. He gathered his focus completely, and the technique of the second strike of Ten Decisive Breaths emerged in his mind.
As if possessed, Lin Ye circulated his strength according to its mental cultivation formula, and his saber technique likewise began practicing the second strike from the manual...
As Lin Ye swung his saber, the power within his body began circulating faster.
Streams of force gathered like brooks becoming rivulets, rivulets converging into rivers, until all of it finally flowed into the hand wielding Lin Ye's saber, transforming into layer upon layer of Dark Force waiting to erupt.
Steam continuously rose from Lin Ye's body, and a faint mist lingered around him.
At the same time, the Blood-Colored Giant Tower within his sea of consciousness emitted soft, cicada-like hums.
Strands of blood-colored Psychic Power passed through the tower and continuously seeped into his sea of consciousness, strengthening his mental power.
Boom!
Lin Ye felt a faint hum ring out from his sea of consciousness. His thoughts and awareness became clear at an unimaginable speed.
The confusion and doubts he had previously encountered regarding Ten Decisive Breaths vanished in an instant, and his entire being entered an incredibly mysterious state.
It was as though... his Ren and Du meridians had been opened. Lin Ye's comprehension of Ten Decisive Breaths grew ever deeper.
"Feels so good!"
Lin Ye swung his saber faster and faster, nearly intoxicated by his current state.
Now, he was no longer satisfied with practicing the second strike of Ten Decisive Breaths. He shifted his goal to the later strikes.
Lin Ye slightly adjusted his breathing before beginning to practice the third strike.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
The Alloy Battle Saber split the air, while the force within Lin Ye's body flowed rhythmically into the hand gripping the saber under the guidance of his will.
What followed was an increase in the speed of his swings.
The sudden surge in saber speed made the muscles in Lin Ye's right arm tense, but an endless supply of strength surged from all over his body, supporting him as he swung again and again.
At this point, he entered a state where he forgot both himself and the world, losing all sense of time.
At this moment, only the Battle Saber existed in his eyes!
He wielded the Battle Saber as naturally as an extension of his arm. Wherever his thoughts reached, saber light slashed forth in an instant.
At the center of the Training Hall.
At this moment, the wind howled and the air churned, leaving behind afterimages as streak after streak of chilling saber light flashed continuously.
Powerful momentum and wind pressure spread outward from Lin Ye at the center, sweeping in every direction.
If Xue Zhan had been here, his jaw would surely have dropped.
Because what Lin Ye was practicing was the sixth strike of Ten Decisive Breaths.
Even Jia Yi, the most powerful Martial Artist in Great Xia, had taken six months to fully master it.
Yet Lin Ye had used only... six hours!!
As time passed, the golden sunlight gradually turned orange, streaming in through the windows.
Ever since mastering the first move, Lin Ye had entered a state of flow, and his speed of comprehending Ten Decisive Breaths grew faster and faster.
Over the course of six full hours, Lin Ye swung his saber more than ten thousand times. Though his arms had become unbearably sore, he still refused to give up and gritted his teeth as he continued.
Only after mastering the first six strikes of Ten Decisive Breaths did Lin Ye finally stop.
It was not that he could not continue, but that with his current physical condition, he could only practice this far.
If he forcibly practiced the remaining four strikes, the layered Dark Force that erupted would very likely inflict hidden injuries on his body. That was something Lin Ye absolutely did not want to see.
Sheathing his saber and standing still, Lin Ye finally let out a deep breath of stale air.
His entire body was drenched in sweat, and his training uniform had long since been soaked through.
Yet his complexion had become increasingly rosy, while his skin was fair and supple, presenting an exceptionally healthy state.
Looking at the increasingly orange-red sun outside the window, Lin Ye felt delighted.
Although this saber practice session had left his arms incredibly sore and swollen, Lin Ye had practiced with complete joy and gained enormously from it.
Having comprehended the sixth strike of Ten Decisive Breaths, he could unleash six layers of Dark Force.
If each layer of Dark Force unleashed sixty percent of his strength, Lin Ye could erupt with forty-six tenths of his power.
That was more than four times his original physical strength!
Lin Ye glanced at the strength displayed on the panel, feeling extremely satisfied.
"I wonder, with my current strength, if I faced a High-level Beast General monster of the same level, could I kill it in a single strike?"
Lin Ye greatly anticipated the answer.
Then, he could not help recalling the War God Ranking Xu Qi had mentioned, and he felt an itch of anticipation.
"With my current strength, what rank could I reach on the War God Ranking..."
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