Secrets of Martial Arts! Breaking the Limit to the Ninth Level!

"Martial Emperor Era 5896, nearly five hundred years ago. Yet this essay is still in the Fourth-Rank Martial Arts section. It seems this Senior Sun ultimately failed to break through."

Seeing the inscription at the end of the essay detailing his life, Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh softly.

Frankly, Lin Yi considered this Senior named Sun Lu Shan to be a genius among geniuses!

He broke through to Sixth-Rank Martial Arts at thirteen and comprehended Power Exertion. Such a performance would rank in the top twenty even at Dongshan Martial Academy. If placed in Guangling Commandery, he could even leave his mark in history.

Yet, such a person couldn't break through to Third-Rank before his death, nor comprehend what he called "Limit Breaking."

What exactly is this Limit Breaking? Why is it so difficult? What is its connection to breaking through to Third-Rank Martial Arts?

With these thoughts, Lin Yi's mind was filled with questions. He immediately turned to Dean Zhao Hai Hong beside him and asked these questions.

"Oh, Limit Breaking? You saw the realm of Limit Breaking in this essay?"

Hearing those words, Zhao Hai Hong was slightly taken aback. Instead of answering Lin Yi's questions immediately, he asked back.

"Yes!"

Lin Yi replied:

"This essay was written by a Senior named Sun Lu Shan nearly five hundred years ago. In his life account, he clearly stated that he was on the path to attempting Limit Breaking."

"However, judging from the rest of the essay, this Senior Sun Lu Shan ultimately failed."

"Hmm, Limit Breaking is indeed very difficult."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai Hong nodded in agreement, sighing slightly:

"Even I only managed to break through to Limit Breaking by chance before the Sixty Year Old Limit. As for the many Fourth-Rank Martial Artists of my cohort, the vast majority failed. It's quite normal for this Senior Sun to have failed his attempt."

"However, since he was able to embark on the path to attempting the Limit Breaking realm, it means his strength was considered top-tier among Fourth-Rank Martial Artists."

"Yes, this Senior Sun was indeed very strong."

Lin Yi agreed:

"His martial cultivation, martial skills, and Power Exertion realm were all at the peak among Fourth-Rank Martial Artists. Even in Dongshan Prefecture, there probably aren't many Fourth-Rank Martial Artists who could match him."

"However, Dean, after all this talk, you still haven't told me what Limit Breaking is?"

"Heh heh, don't be impatient, little fellow. I'll tell you now."

Seeing Lin Yi's curious expression, Zhao Hai Hong chuckled and then began:

"Limit Breaking, also known as 'Breaking the Limit,' is, like Power Exertion, a realm of physical exertion. However, its level is one step higher than Power Exertion."

"You have now achieved Minor Accomplishment in Power Exertion, and you know that Power Exertion is achieved by controlling the body, mobilizing all its strength, thereby pushing the body's power to its limit and unleashing double the combat strength, right?"

"And Breaking Limits is, under the condition that the physical body is already perfectly controlled, to further control the even smaller muscles and bones of the physical body, thereby breaking through the limit of the physical body's power at the peak of strength, causing the physical body's power to exceed the limit! To surge again!"

"In the Nine Provinces Martial Dao, Breaking Limits has a total of nine layers of cultivation. Among them, the first layer of Breaking Limits can increase the physical body's power by one more time on the foundation of peak strength."

"And the second layer of Breaking Limits can increase it by two times on the foundation of peak strength."

"The third layer of Breaking Limits, three times!"

"The fourth layer of Breaking Limits, four times!"

And so on, all the way to the ninth layer of Breaking Limits, then compared to a peak strength martial artist who has not comprehended Breaking Limits, even if their cultivation is the same, the former's physical body power will be nine times that of the latter!

If compared to a martial artist who has not even comprehended peak strength, this gap will expand to a terrifying eighteen times.

And with a terrifying gap of a full eighteen times, even the most ordinary Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, relying on this terrifying Power Exertion Realm, can easily kill a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist. This is the terror of Breaking Limits!

"The Breaking Limits realm, so, is this how it is?"

Hearing Zhao Hai Hong's explanation, Lin Yi was also shocked in his heart:

"It's actually possible to break through the limit on the foundation of peak strength, doubling the physical body's power again. This Breaking Limits realm is truly terrifying, no wonder it's so hard to achieve."

"But Dean, what is the relationship between comprehending the Breaking Limits realm and breaking through to Third-Rank Martial Arts?"

"Heh heh, this question is also very simple."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai Hong smiled faintly:

"Lin Yi, you've taken basic martial arts classes at Guangling Martial Academy, you should know that although the human body is infinitely mysterious, it actually has a physical limit."

"Like an ordinary person, if they don't cultivate through a Breathing Technique, but only rely on some movements they figured out themselves, or use other equipment to train."

"No matter how exceptionally talented this person is, no matter how hard they train, their ultimate limit will be no more than a thousand jin of strength in their arms, not even as good as the most ordinary Eighth-Rank Martial Artist."

"And after martial artists cultivate through Breathing Techniques, their limits will be greatly increased, more than ten times, even twenty times higher than ordinary people."

"But no matter how high it is, it still has a limit, and this limit is the peak level of Fourth Grade Martial Dao."

"Once a martial artist reaches the peak of Fourth Grade Martial Dao, if they want to continue to break through to Third-Rank Martial Arts, they must comprehend Breaking Limits and then use the profound realm of Breaking Limits to break the shackles of the physical body's limit."

"And they must break it before the age of sixty! Otherwise, once they reach sixty years old and their Qi and Blood Decline, even if they comprehend Breaking Limits, they will not be able to break through to Third-Rank Martial Arts due to insufficient physical Qi and Blood."

"That's why Third-Rank Martial Arts is so difficult, it has stumped the vast majority of Fourth-Rank Martial Artists in this world, and it has also stumped the Senior Sun on your draft."

Speaking of this, Zhao Hai Hong couldn't help but show a hint of emotion on his face.

"So that's how it is."

Seeing this, Lin Yi also nodded gently.

The Martial Dao Path is truly one step at a time, like climbing to the heavens!

He had once thought that after awakening the Martial Saint Body, he could be directly sent to Second Rank, First Rank, or even above First Rank with the power of the Saint Body.

But now it seems he was just looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.

After all, not to mention the requirements for Second Rank, First Rank, or above First Rank, just to break through this Third-Rank Martial Arts, one must comprehend the Limit Breaking Realm.

Without sufficient comprehension, a martial artist cannot comprehend the Limit Breaking Realm. At that time, even if Lin Yi's physical aptitude is strong, he will not be able to break through Third-Rank Martial Arts, let alone realms above Third Rank.

"But fortunately, besides the Martial Saint Body, I also have Saber Dao Prodigy and Body Control, two Bright Yellow Grade talents."

"These two Bright Yellow Grade talents are both one in tens of millions. Coupled with the Martial Saint Body and the comprehension boost from the two talents of Saber Dao Genius."

"With my current talent, breaking through Third Rank should still be very easy, and Second Rank should not be difficult. As for First Rank or above First Rank, I don't know."

Lin Yi thought to himself.

His current talent is still very high. Even if he excludes his physical aptitude, his comprehension alone is at the level of one in tens of millions.

If it comes to comprehension and aspects related to physical realm like Limit Breaking, his talent is one in hundreds of millions!

If he still can't break through to Second Rank with such talent, then this Martial Arts Second Rank is too difficult.

As for First Rank, even if he can't break through with his current talent, doesn't he still have the Attribute Panel and can continue to Evolve Talent?

In short, as long as the Attribute Panel is there, even if the Martial Dao Path is difficult, he will have no fear!

With his mind settled, Lin Yi no longer distracted himself with other things. He lowered his head and silently began to read the jottings left by Sun Lu Shan.