"So many?" A long list of manuals appeared on the screen, and this was only the first page. There were a whopping fifty-eight pages in total.
As one of the mainstream weapons, the sword was practiced by countless people around the world, so there were plenty of sword techniques. Most of them, however, were nothing special.
Su You frowned and entered a condition in the filter: half price greater than or equal to 1 billion Huaxia Currency.
Manuals whose half price was beyond his budget were generally sword techniques created by ordinary War Gods or War General Rank warriors. There was no need for Su You to buy them.
The page refreshed, and the list on the screen shrank considerably. Every technique was rated either SS or S. There were four SS-ranked techniques and eighteen S-ranked ones.
"Not a single SSS-ranked one?" Su You frowned. Hong's World Destroyer and Thunder God's Nine-Layered Thunder Blade were both rated Ultimate, and SSS was the rank just below Ultimate.
According to Su You's guess, the SSS-ranked techniques should have been created by the remaining three councilors, along with warriors like Jia Yi and Yan Hai, who were stronger than ordinary Planetary Level warriors.
SS-ranked techniques were created by ordinary Planetary Level warriors or certain Invincible War Gods. The S-ranked ones were probably the work of ordinary High-level War Gods.
Su You shook his head and looked at the screen:
Shadow-Chasing Sword, Category: Sword Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 13 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 6.5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: three-star Merit Points)
Tricky Sword, Category: Sword Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 12 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 6 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: three-star Merit Points)
Wind-Chasing Sword, Category: Sword Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: three-star Merit Points)
Dripping Water Sword, Category: Sword Technique. Rating: SS. Price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: three-star Merit Points)
Su You skimmed the eighteen S-ranked sword techniques below, then let his gaze settle on the four SS-ranked ones.
He opened each one in turn and compared their strengths and weaknesses. The Shadow-Chasing Sword and Tricky Sword both included complementary movement techniques, while the Wind-Chasing Sword came with a complementary Guidance Technique. Only the Dripping Water Sword was a pure sword technique.
All four techniques could increase the force behind his attacks, but each had a very different focus.
The Shadow-Chasing Sword centered on the word "illusion." It was said that at higher levels, it produced multiple afterimages that could greatly confuse an opponent.
The Tricky Sword naturally centered on the word "tricky." Every sword move was bizarre, always striking from an angle the opponent could never anticipate.
The Wind-Chasing Sword focused on the word "speed." It used a special Guidance Technique to make the sword move faster, leaving opponents unable to defend themselves.
As for the Dripping Water Sword, its moves flowed endlessly, each one surpassing the last, each strike stronger than the one before. As long as you gained the upper hand, your opponent would have little chance of winning.
"Should I choose the Wind-Chasing Sword or the Dripping Water Sword?" Su You muttered to himself. The Shadow-Chasing Sword and Tricky Sword didn't suit his style, so he had already ruled them out after reading their descriptions.
"The Wind-Chasing Sword comes with a special Guidance Technique. If I learn it, won't I be wasting the Eight-Nine Profound Art?" Su You thought with a frown.
Although he still hadn't found a way to earn Merit Points and couldn't continue cultivating, the Qi Accumulation Chapter of the Eight-Nine Profound Art was already far better than the Guidance Technique that came with the Wind-Chasing Sword.
When Su You had chosen the Eight-Nine Profound Art, he had painfully given up the Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Great Sorrow Manual. That was how resolute he had been.
"Then I'll choose the Dripping Water Sword!" Su You exhaled and carefully checked the prices:
Dripping Water Sword, all eight stages—price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 5 billion Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: three-star Merit Points)
Dripping Water Sword, first six stages—price: 1.6 billion Huaxia Currency (full price), 800 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: two-star Merit Points)
Dripping Water Sword, first five stages—price: 500 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 250 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: two-star Merit Points)
Dripping Water Sword, first stage—price: 20 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 10 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: one-star Merit Points)
Without hesitation, Su You clicked the mouse. He couldn't withdraw the 1 billion anyway, so he might as well spend it rather than let it go to waste!
A prompt appeared on the screen: "Please confirm: purchase the first six stages of the Dripping Water Sword for 800 million Huaxia Currency?"
Su You clicked confirm, then verified his identity with his fingerprint. Another prompt appeared on the screen: "The first six stages of the Dripping Water Sword manual will be delivered to your home within 24 hours, Mr. Su You."
Su You took a deep breath, closed the sword technique page, and opened the movement technique page. He had no intention of buying a Guidance Technique.
Judging by how quickly his punching force had increased over the past two months, he wasn't progressing any slower than Luo Feng had when cultivating the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade in his memories—and Luo Feng had had Spirit Power continuously improving his physical fitness.
This meant the Qi Accumulation Chapter of the Eight-Nine Profound Art was definitely better at absorbing cosmic energy than the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade. Naturally, Su You had no reason to buy an inferior Guidance Technique.
Compared to choosing a sword technique, Su You was much more casual about choosing a movement technique. He already had the Lingbo Microsteps; he was buying another one mainly for reference and comparison, and also to spend the remaining 200 million.
So Su You simply sorted the techniques by total price and chose the most expensive one: Thunder God's Ultimate movement technique, Thunderbolt, created by the world's fastest man.
This technique also had nine stages, but it was much cheaper than the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade. Su You bought the first five stages for 200 million Huaxia Currency, spending his entire 1 billion allowance.
Spending 1 billion all at once felt incredible. Especially since the money wouldn't end up in his pocket if he didn't spend it—the feeling could be summed up in one word: "Satisfying!"
But when he thought about having to use his own money for the other things he needed, Su You couldn't help feeling a little heartbroken.
"I'll choose what I need first and make a list. Tomorrow, I'll ask Uncle Li to help me buy it."
Most of the items in the online mall required Merit Points to purchase at half price. He'd just gotten a discount on the manuals because it was his first time buying a movement technique, an Attack Technique, and a Guidance Technique.
Every warrior received this benefit. It was part of the martial arts school's support for new warriors.
But that benefit didn't apply to ordinary items. Fortunately, weapons, combat suits, and other gear were different from manuals. Su You could ask someone else to buy them, which would save him a considerable amount.
A long sword, a full combat suit, a Communication Watch, and a backpack—that was all the equipment Su You planned to buy. The Communication Watch and backpack were cheap; together, they cost only 300,000. The bulk of the expense would be the long sword and full combat suit.
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