I've Gotten Up

Done!

Fang Yue felt a surge of joy, then a question suddenly occurred to him.

That was, only at night, under the enhancement of [Night's Breath], could his attributes be this high and could he learn martial arts.

So, during the day... what should he do?

Fang Yue immediately, shamelessly, asked Captain Chen for another manual.

"Mortal martial arts? You already have my saber technique inheritance, why do you still want mortal martial arts?"

"Uh... for reference."

Captain Chen scoffed.

"Trash that isn't even worth mentioning, what reference value does it have?"

"Captain Chen, please give me one, any one will do. Preferably one that doesn't require attributes, preferably one that can increase attributes when cultivated, preferably..."

Captain Chen frowned.

"Little Ye, do you know the saying 'grasping too much prevents you from grasping anything firmly'? Learning martial arts is just the beginning; truly mastering and perfecting it is the hardest part."

Well, judging by Captain Chen's tone, he wasn't going to get any benefits from him.

In fact, if it weren't for Lord Han as his backer, Fang Yue wouldn't even have the qualification to interact with Captain Chen now, let alone shamelessly ask for this and that.

After Captain Chen gave a few instructions, he left.

This wooden house was a property under Captain Chen's name.

It had two bedrooms, a living room, and a yard with training equipment, making it a mansion.

However, Captain Chen was a native villager of Ancient Moon Village and owned several houses of this size himself, so he let Fang Yue temporarily stay in this one.

He himself lived with his family in a larger house in the north of the village, and told Fang Yue to find him at his home or at the guard post if anything came up.

Fang Yue inspected the room and found it covered in dust, with piles of miscellaneous items messily stored in the corners. If you didn't look closely, you might think it was a derelict warehouse.

Fortunately, it could shelter him from the wind and rain, and there was a stove for living and cooking. All sorts of equipment were available, they just needed a thorough cleaning due to the accumulated dust.

Fang Yue was a lazy person and had some resistance to such menial cleaning tasks.

It wasn't that he wouldn't do it, but he'd procrastinate if he could.

Returning to the room, he sat down again and silently recited the word "attributes."

"Name: Night Dawn."

"Realm: Mortal."

"Status: Normal."

"Health: 100/100."

"Control Power: 32(+20)."

"Force Dissipation: 32(+20)."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)."

"Skills: Analysis (Human-grade Low-tier), Spark Saber Technique 0th Level (Postnatal Third-rate), Spark Heart Method 0th Level (Postnatal Third-rate)."

"Lifespan: 11 days 10 hours."

Following the information in his mind, he circulated the Spark Heart Method.

The lifespan in his soul immediately began to burn. Fang Yue felt something within him, representing vitality, that mysterious existence, being ignited like a rope and slowly burning.

At the same time, an invisible sense of energy from his surroundings surged towards his dantian.

Unfortunately, much of the energy that flowed in also flowed out, like a leaky bucket, leaving little behind.

Fang Yue carefully felt this tiny amount of internal force, his mood somewhat complex.

At the same time, he felt as if his body had undergone some qualitative change. Internal force circulated within his body, making him feel exceptionally light.

"System Prompt: Congratulations Player on unlocking [Internal Force Value], current Internal Force Value 1/1."

"System Prompt: Congratulations Player on successfully circulating the Spark Heart Method for one cycle, Spark Heart Method has been upgraded to Level 1."

"System Prompt: Congratulations Player on breaking through the [Mortal] realm and advancing to the [Postnatal Third-rate] realm, reward Health +100."

Health +100!?

Fang Yue rejoiced inwardly. It had doubled!

So breaking through realms increased health, no wonder others trained so hard without any news of increasing their maximum health.

And the Heart Method at Level 1, was he naturally gifted to have improved the Heart Method's realm so quickly?

Upon closer inspection, Fang Yue finally understood what the so-called Level 1 meant.

It turned out that reading a manual and learning a martial art was merely theoretical knowledge.

Only by reaching Level 1 was it truly mastered, allowing him to break through realms and enter the domain of a martial artist.

The Spark Heart Method reaching Level 1 brought no apparent changes. He guessed that reaching Level 2 would bring changes, but reaching Level 2 wouldn't be easy.

He casually picked up a wooden stick from a corner, using it as a saber, and Fang Yue circulated the Spark Saber Technique.

The human soul immediately burned, then stopped in an instant.

Fang Yue had just raised his starting stance before there was no follow-up.

Because when he circulated the Spark Saber Technique, the Internal Force from the Spark Heart Method would be automatically gathered, and then...

"System Prompt: Internal Force depleted."

No wonder the learning requirement for this damn saber technique was to first learn the Spark Heart Method. Turns out, without this heart method, you couldn't even execute it.

Helpless, Fang Yue sat down again and patiently cultivated the Spark Heart Method.

The human soul burned madly, and after a dozen cycles, his Internal Force finally climbed to 15 points.

Fang Yue went to the outdoor courtyard and walked to the dirty solid stone.

He performed the Spark Saber Technique again.

Starting stance, Internal Force boiling.

Then came... the first move, Spark Saber Slash!

The wooden stick was raised high above his head.

Bang!

With an explosive sound, the human soul burned fiercely, igniting the sparks in the air.

The sparks exploded, turning into violent flames that incinerated the wooden stick.

The courtyard was instantly illuminated, and the flames burned so hot that Fang Yue's hands felt scorching.

Damn it! Next time I test a saber, I must use a real one!

Clenching his hands, Fang Yue gritted his teeth and slashed down.

Boom!!

The wooden stick turned into fragments, and scorched wood chips flew everywhere.

The solid stone, however, only had a large chunk blasted out, leaving a charred mark.

The "weapon" was ruined before the full force was expended, naturally diminishing its power.

Fortunately...

"System Prompt: Congratulations Player for successfully circulating Spark Saber Technique, Spark Saber Technique has been upgraded to Level 1."

Forget it, as long as he learned it. He'd find Captain Chen tomorrow for a real saber and continue practicing.

Fang Yue's current Control Power was 32 points, Spark Heart Method +5 points, Spark Saber Technique +10 points.

This meant he could reach 47 points of Control Power in his peak state, and with the Spark Heart Method and Spark Saber Technique complementing each other, the power would be greatly amplified.

With this combat power, why fear the bizarre!

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and I felt like I could do it again!

Fang Yue was secretly excited until he saw his pitiful 0/15 Internal Force value, and his expression faltered.

Peak combat power was strong, but with this Internal Force value, he'd probably be done after one strike.

No, he might not even be able to unleash a full strike. Fang Yue had already felt his Internal Force fading and unable to keep up with the consumption with that previous swing.

He glanced at his stats.

[Name: Night Dawn]
[Realm: Postnatal Third-rate]
[Status: Normal]
[Health: 200/200]
[Internal Force Value: 0/15]
[Control Power: 32(+20)]
[Force Dissipation: 32(+20)]
[Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)]
[Skills: Analysis (Human-grade Low-tier), Spark Saber Technique Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate), Spark Heart Method Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate)]
[Lifespan: 10 days 5 hours]

Fang Yue looked at his stats, feeling quite satisfied. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. He glanced back again, and his expression changed drastically.