Nine-Layered Thunder Blade

The secret manual purchase was successful; the next step was to buy weapons, combat gear, and so on.

"I have 100 million in startup capital, but I don't know if it's enough." Lin Yun opened the weapon list page and quickly found the Blood Shadow Battle Blade Series 2.

Blood Shadow Battle Blade Series 2, A1 Model—Price: 100,000 Huaxia Currency (full price), 50,000 Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: 1 contribution point)

Blood Shadow Battle Blade Series 2, A2 Model—Price: 500,000 Huaxia Currency (full price), 250,000 Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: 1 contribution point)

Series 2, A5 Model—Price: 6 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 3 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: 1-star contribution point)

Series 2, A6 Model—Price: 20 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 10 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: 1-star contribution point)

Series 2, A7 Model—Price: 100 million Huaxia Currency (full price), 50 million Huaxia Currency (half price, requirement: 2-star contribution point)

Lin Yun carefully examined the descriptions of each weapon model and couldn't help but frown: "With my current strength as a High-Level War General, I need at least an A6 model, preferably an A7, otherwise it won't be suitable once I reach the War God level. But this model of battle blade requires a 1-star contribution point!"

A 2-star rating requires a staggering 100,000 contribution points!

Previously, when he bought the secret manual, he was able to ignore the contribution point requirement and purchase it at the best price; that discount only applied to the first purchase of a secret manual. Now, when buying weapons, combat gear, and so on, that discount no longer applied.

"Blood Shadow Battle Blade A7 model, full price 100 million; A6 model, full price is 20 million." Lin Yun shook his head. The A6 model could be used to fight against the vast majority of "High-Level Beast General" monsters without worrying about the weapon breaking; the A7 model could be used to fight against the vast majority of "Primary Lord" monsters without worrying about the weapon breaking.

With his current strength as a High-Level War General, lower-model weapons were clearly unsuitable.

"Buy at full price? Too expensive." Lin Yun shook his head. It seemed he would have to ask Uncle Wu to help him buy them. Lin Yun knew that while items like secret manuals couldn't be purchased by others on his behalf, other things like weapons could be.

"Let's look at shields."

Lin Yun opened the shield page again. Upon closer inspection, the prices for shields were much cheaper than for battle blades. The B5 model, which could withstand "Intermediate Beast General" monsters, had a full price of 3 million Huaxia Currency and a half price of 1.5 million; the B6 model, which could withstand "High-Level Beast General" monsters, had a full price of 10 million Huaxia Currency and a half price of 5 million.

"Backpack."

When surviving in the wild and fighting monsters, the backpack one carries is also special equipment. First, the quality of the backpack itself must be high; second, it must be worn in a way that does not hinder the Warrior's movements while fighting monsters.

"The backpack is the cheapest. Buying a good one only costs 100,000." Lin Yun revealed a slight smile.

"The Combat Communication Watch has satellite positioning, time, phone, and many other functions, and the price is decent—also 100,000." In fact, those functions weren't worth much; a mobile phone on the market today for a few hundred bucks already included calling, time, and satellite positioning. The reason the communication watch cost 100,000 was because of the materials—when fighting monsters, a monster might strike the watch with a claw. If the watch wasn't sturdy enough to withstand a monster's attack, how could the price be low?

"I've looked at the battle blade, shield, watch, and backpack. The only thing left is... the full set of combat gear, including combat boots." Lin Yun had heard others say that a set of combat gear was usually the most expensive equipment on a Warrior. This was because combat gear not only required good defense but also had to be comfortable to wear and not hinder the Warrior's rapid dodging and movement.

Lin Yun clicked to open it and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Even the D5 series combat gear, which can withstand Intermediate Beast General monsters, including arm guards, combat boots, and the rest of the set, costs 18 million Huaxia Currency at full price, and 9 million at half price. The D6 full price is even 60 million Huaxia Currency." He knew combat gear was expensive, but he didn't expect the 6-series combat gear to be three times more expensive than a battle blade of the same level!

Let's do the math now...

With a unified 6-series configuration—a full set of combat gear at 60 million, a Blood Shadow Battle Blade at 20 million, and a shield at 10 million, that's a total of 90 million. If he had Uncle Wu buy it for him, it would cost 45 million, instantly spending half his funds. As for the communication watch and backpack, compared to the combat gear and the rest, they were just a small fraction.

"I also need to buy throwing knives, throwing knives that can be controlled remotely by Spiritual Force! I need to buy at least six, or ten."

Lin Yun opened the throwing knife page again. Throwing knives were small items; their volume and mass were low, so naturally, the price of the knives themselves was much cheaper than the Blood Shadow Battle Blade.

5-series throwing knives cost only 50,000 Huaxia Currency at full price.

6-series throwing knives cost only 300,000 Huaxia Currency at full price.

7-series throwing knives cost 3 million Huaxia Currency at full price, and 1.5 million at half price (requirement: 2-star contribution point), a ten-fold increase!

8-series throwing knives cost 30 million Huaxia Currency at full price, and 15 million at half price (requirement: 2-star contribution point).

9-series throwing knives cost 300 million Huaxia Currency at full price, and 150 million at half price (requirement: 2-star contribution point).

If one's strength is sufficient, 9-series throwing knives can completely injure high-level Lord Level monsters. The gap between the Beast General Level and the Lord Level is huge, and he hadn't expected the price of the weapons to differ so much as well.

"My Spiritual Force is currently at the peak of Intermediate War God, just one step away from reaching High-Level War God. It's best to buy 8-series or 9-series throwing knives directly. But 9-series throwing knives are too expensive. I only have 55 million left, and I can only afford three 8-series ones. I'll have to mix and match 7-series and 8-series."

"This money really isn't enough to spend." Lin Yun had thought 100 million in startup capital was a lot, but now he realized that the prices of a Warrior's equipment were ridiculously high. Why didn't Chairman Zhou give him more? In truth, Chairman Zhou didn't know; after all, the strength Lin Yun had previously displayed was only that of a mid-to-high-level fighter. 100 million in startup capital was already enough for an ordinary High-Level War General, but he hadn't expected Lin Yun's strength to be so monstrous.

Around ten o'clock the next morning.

In the private garden of Lin Yun's home in the Bright Moon Residential District, a stranger arrived.

"Mr. Lin Yun, this is the secret manual you purchased. You can open it using your fingerprint."

Lin Yun took the sealed alloy box handed to him by the other party and slid his finger across the top of the box.

"Beep! Fingerprint verification passed." A synthesized electronic voice sounded, and the alloy box opened, revealing a book about one centimeter thick, along with two discs.

"Nine-Layered Thunder Blade." Lin Yun saw those four words on the book.

"Mr. Lin Yun, please take a look and confirm, then please sign for it." The delivery man smiled, but the look he gave Lin Yun contained a hint of envy.

The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade! Ordinary Warriors couldn't afford it.

"Mr. Lin Yun, I believe you know the taboos after purchasing a secret manual, right?" The delivery man smiled. "According to the rules, I will state them once... The copyright of the secret manual belongs to the creator. The copyright holder of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade is Thunder God. The purchaser only has the right to learn, not the right to disseminate. You must not copy, privately sell, or teach the secret manual. Once someone violates this, they will be hunted down by the joint forces of the Limit Dojo, the Thunder Dojo, the Underground Alliance, and the government military!"

Lin Yun nodded; he certainly knew this rule.

After the inspection, the delivery man left.

"Just this one manual and two discs cost 200 million Huaxia Currency." Lin Yun stood in his garden, sighing with emotion. "Creating a secret manual is still the most profitable thing. For example, Thunder God—the more people who buy his Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, the more money he makes. When my strength is sufficient in the future, I'll try creating a secret manual myself." After a brief calculation, it wasn't hard to imagine just how much money Thunder God had earned.

However, for Thunder God, who founded the "Thunder Dojo," money no longer had much significance.

Just as Lin Yun was holding the manual and preparing to enter the house.

"Lin Yun." A voice rang out.

Lin Yun turned his head to look, and the person who had arrived was none other than the chief instructor of the Limit Hall—Wu Tong.

"Uncle Wu." Lin Yun smiled.

"I just saw the delivery person from headquarters earlier; did you buy something?" Wu Tong asked with a smile.

"Yes." Lin Yun nodded.

"Nine-Layered Thunder Blade?" Wu Tong caught sight of the four characters on the cover of the manual in Lin Yun's hand and was greatly astonished. "You, you kid actually had the heart to buy this?" Manuals of this sort were strictly controlled by all the major powers across the world.

"It's not my money I'm spending anyway, so it doesn't hurt!" Lin Yun laughed.

"Right, Uncle Wu, I was just about to look for you. The battle blade, shield, and combat suit—those can be purchased on my behalf, right? My contribution points aren't enough, so I wanted to trouble you to help me buy them."

"No problem. Send me the models and details of what you want to buy later, and I'll help you get them." Wu Tong readily agreed. This was very common in the Warrior circle; some people didn't have enough contribution points, so they would entrust those with higher points to help them make purchases.

"Thank you, Uncle Wu. Did you come over to see me for something?"

"Yes. You're planning to head to the Wilderness Area next, right? I came over today specifically for that matter. Since I happened to see you bought the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, I have another idea in mind, but I need to communicate with some people first. Once that's settled, I'll give you a surprise." Wu Tong said mysteriously.

"Alright then, I'll leave it to you, Uncle Wu."

After Wu Tong left, Lin Yun couldn't wait to run up to the second-floor training room and open the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual.

"Fast!"

The most prominent character on the front page made Lin Yun feel as if a blade light were rushing toward his face, causing his entire heart to tremble. One had to realize that this was only a photocopy of the original Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual, yet the handwriting of this single "Fast" character was enough to make Lin Yun shudder.

One could imagine just how terrifying Thunder God, the creator of this technique, must have been. At the same time, it made Lin Yun even more curious about the two hall masters on Earth—to be able to reach such a realm without any guidance, and even to comprehend a domain while at the Planetary Level. It could be said that in terms of natural talent, they were no worse than Luo Feng; they simply lacked a bit of luck.

Lin Yun continued reading.

"Of all the martial arts in the world, nothing is unbreakable; only speed cannot be broken."

"When your blade is faster, fast to the limit, then you are invincible." As soon as Lin Yun opened the first page, he saw the bold, flowing handwriting.

"The fundamental essence of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade I created is one word—Fast!"

Lin Yun flipped to the second page and continued reading.

"Why does speed have such great power?"

"First, when your blade is so fast that your opponent cannot even react, you can slit their throat before they even have a chance to swing their own blade. Even if your strength is only one-tenth of theirs, I believe their throat cannot withstand your sharp blade. Therefore, speed allows you to strike your opponent's weaknesses."

"Secondly, speed also makes your blade's power astonishing."

"According to the method of energy calculation—the attack power of a blade equals 0.5mv². In other words, assuming the mass of the blade is constant, the faster the speed of the blade, the more terrifying the energy it contains. When the speed reaches a certain level, even a jet of water can pierce steel, and a sheet of paper can cut through metal!"

"Speed can make it so the opponent has no time to defend!"

"Speed can make your blade unbreakable! Whether from the perspective of attacking weaknesses or absolute intensity, making your blade fast is the best method!"

Lin Yun nodded as he read. This principle was actually understood by the vast majority of Warriors in human society today—only by being fast to the limit can one be invincible in the world!

"Many Warriors in the world know this principle, but those who can apply it to practice and succeed are few and far between!" Thunder God's description in the manual was filled with endless confidence. "The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade I created gives me the fastest blade in the world! It also gives me the fastest speed and the strongest physique in the world!"

"The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade contains a complete set of footwork, 'Streamer', a complete set of Guidance Technique, 'Nine-Layered Primordial', and a complete set of blade techniques, 'Thunder Blade'. Among these three, the Guidance Technique is the foundation!"

"Only by relying on the Guidance Technique can you possess a powerful physique!"

"Physical fitness is the foundation!"

"Blade techniques and footwork are skills that require repeated practice and comprehension!"

Lin Yun continued to flip through the pages. The Guidance Technique recorded in this manual consisted of four parts. According to the manual, the "Nine-Layered Primordial" Guidance Technique had nine parts in total. By the same logic, this manual only contained the first four levels of the blade technique and the first four levels of the footwork. Lin Yun read every word carefully.

Lin Yun was completely conquered by the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade created by Thunder God. Although it only contained the first four layers, these four layers alone left Lin Yun dumbfounded. Compared to the combat techniques recorded in this manual, the combat skills of the warrior system in the Coiling Dragon World were simply weak.

"Let me take a look at this blade technique." Lin Yun inserted the disc into the equipment in the media room. A middle-aged man immediately appeared on the wall-mounted screen. After a brief introduction, he began to demonstrate the blade technique, one move at a time.

The reason the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade technique was so powerful was due to a miraculous method of exerting force.

An ordinary person might exert ten parts of force in a full-power swing! But when a practitioner of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade swings their blade, they use only seven parts of force. While releasing the first layer of force, they strive to make their body release a second layer of force. With two layers of seven-part force overlapping, that equals fourteen parts of force!

The Nine-Layered Thunder Blade is divided into nine layers.

The first layer allows for one additional hidden force, exerting fourteen parts of force!

The second layer allows for two additional hidden forces, exerting twenty-one parts of force!

The third layer allows for three additional hidden forces, exerting twenty-eight parts of force!

The ninth layer allows for nine additional hidden forces, exerting seventy parts of force! That is a full seven times the original physical strength.

What kind of concept is that?

It means that if a low-level Warrior masters the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade to the ninth layer, they could almost rival a low-level Warlord!

"The first level of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade technique has 18 blade moves. According to the manual, practicing these 18 moves is conducive to comprehending the force exertion of the first layer of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade." As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will reveal itself." It is the same principle; practice these 18 moves enough times, and as long as one has a little bit of aptitude, one will naturally grasp the essence.

With the guidance of the manual, Lin Yun had a clear direction for improvement. Starting that very night, both of Lin Yun's bodies in the two worlds began learning the blade technique—Thunder Blade—and the Streamer footwork from the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade. As for the Guidance Technique, after experimenting, Lin Yun discovered that it and the Qi Cultivation Style each had their own merits, but they could be practiced simultaneously. The Qi Cultivation Style allowed Lin Yun to absorb more, while the Guidance Technique allowed him to absorb faster.