Swallowed Star: Beginning with a Pair of Double Pupils
Chapter 11

Excited Wu Tong

1,401 words5 min read8 views
3mo ago

The shopping mall was filled with a dazzling array of goods.

Fang Yi cared most about movement techniques, attack methods, and the Guidance Technique used for cultivation.

These three things were the most important for a martial artist.

"The best attack secret manuals are naturally the World Destroyer created by Hong and the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade by Thunder God, but as luck would have it, I don't know how to use blades or spears. My expertise lies more in fist techniques and physical combat."

Fang Yi crossed his arms, tapping his left arm lightly with his right fingers as he fell into deep thought.

Many martial artists use spears, blades, or firearms, as these weapons can inflict more damage on monsters, tearing through flesh and causing massive trauma.

Therefore.

Blades, spears, and other derivative weapons are extremely common.

After all, on the battlefield, the spear is recognized as the king of weapons; an inch longer means an inch stronger, and it can create incredibly deep wounds. Long blades and heavy sabers are also extremely fierce weapons.

Below those, there are other types of weapons.

"It's not impossible to spend time practicing these weapons. But my greatest reliance now is the Double Pupil Eyes, and my Spiritual Force has already resonated with them, or reached a state close to fusion, to the point where the Illusion Technique I awakened is extremely special. The 'Creation' ability is also my trump card."

"Weapons exist to kill the enemy more effectively, and the Double Pupil Eyes are my weapon. Although the awakening level is currently low and I only have one Double Pupil Eye, the boost it gives me is immense. Therefore, I can temporarily set aside these attack weapons and focus my energy on movement techniques and the Guidance Technique."

Due to the unique nature of the Double Pupil Eyes, Fang Yi had no intention of practicing with weapons for the time being.

This could also be considered cost-saving; he would use his available funds to supplement his other combat capabilities, thereby maximizing his benefits.

Besides.

The Divine Light 'Creation' from the Double Pupil Eyes is incredibly tough. If he imbues it into his Fist Armor, his fists will also become a different kind of blunt weapon.

Combined with the 'Illusion Technique' of his Spiritual Force, this has essentially laid the foundation for Fang Yi's combat style.

That is the simplest and most violent form of hand-to-hand combat: physical techniques! The most fundamental part of human weaponry and all martial arts.

It is just that there is currently no opponent capable of forcing him to use his full strength.

"I'll wait until I head to other wilderness combat zones in a few days to fight higher-level monsters and see. At the very least, I need to clarify what my current strength is and what kind of opponents I can handle."

Fang Yi needed an accurate assessment to figure out his true current strength.

Although he had the panel prompts, he still required a certain amount of actual combat experience for verification.

After a glance, Fang Yi swiped past the weapon secret manual page and went to check the Guidance Technique page.

"With a Guidance Technique, cultivation will be faster, and the Double Pupil Eyes can also absorb Cosmic Energy, thereby accelerating their awakening. So, this is currently the top priority."

The next moment.

A panel appeared before Fang Yi's eyes.

["Double Pupil Eyes" growth progress──1.5%] [Punch Strength──8003kg] [Speed──92m/s] [Nerve Reaction──Junior Warrior (Super)] ["?" unlock progress──10%]

From his cultivation on July 1st until now, the awakening progress of the Double Pupil Eyes had broken through to 1.2%. It had reached 0.9% more than twenty days ago, but it had been stuck at 0.9% for a full dozen days.

However, it was also after breaking through 1% that the Double Pupil Eyes comprehended "Creation."

His punch strength, speed, and nerve reaction had also seen a massive increase.

As for that Unknown Panel, the progress had jumped directly to 10%, seemingly just because the pupil eyes had awakened to 1%.

"It seems that once the awakening reaches a certain level, there will be a long evolutionary period. Once that period is broken through, the Double Pupil Eyes will awaken new abilities, and physical fitness will also see a major boost. 'Creation' was at 1%, so what will the next new ability be at..."

"And that unknown data—once it reaches 100%, will I be able to awaken other existences of the same level as the Double Pupil Eyes?"

Fang Yi knew that the more abilities he awakened, the more trump cards he would have.

Because only by being strong himself could he face the many unknown developments and sudden situations.

He quickly browsed through the Guidance Techniques and movement techniques. With his current money, he was still far from being able to afford anything slightly better. Fang Yi wasn't too anxious, though. If he had to talk about a cultivation method, his most important one right now was increasing the awakening of the Double Pupil Eyes.

After all, the higher the awakening level of the Double Pupil Eyes, the more his physical fitness would improve.

It was equivalent to cultivating a "Heavy Pupil Cultivation Method."

After browsing through Limit Home and the HR Alliance, Fang Yi washed up and then continued his basic cultivation.

The next day.

After breakfast, Fang Yi headed to the Limit Dojo to find Wu Tong.

When Wu Tong saw that it was Fang Yi looking for him, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said happily, "Fang Yi, congratulations on becoming an official martial artist! Come, come, come, go with me to test your current punch strength, speed, and reaction!"

Fang Yi did not refuse him; after all, it was stated in the contract he signed that he had to demonstrate his cultivation progress.

The two arrived at the Martial Arts Hall.

Fang Yi walked up to the Punch Strength Test Machine once again and threw an incredibly fierce punch—"8003kg!"

Wu Tong gasped in shock.

"You only started training a month ago, and you just became a martial artist the day before yesterday... yet your punch force has already reached 8000kg! You really are a monster, a freak among geniuses."

Wu Tong hurriedly pulled Fang Yi over for a speed test, and the moment he saw him sprinting, his heart skipped a beat.

The screen displayed the specific number: "91m/s!"

"Good, good, good! Your current physical fitness has already reached the Junior War General Level! It's truly incredible; you've stepped straight into the War General Level the moment you became a martial artist... Quick, let's proceed to the reaction test."

Without a moment's delay, Wu Tong dragged Fang Yi toward the Neural Reaction Test Cannon.

When the test concluded, Wu Tong clapped his hands excitedly and shook his head, saying, "60 seconds, zero hits, zero contact with the red light. You pass for the Junior War General Level."

"Hahaha, Fang Yi, you've given me such a huge surprise! If your cultivation speed were made public, it would definitely make a lot of people green with envy."

Fang Yi pulled the black blindfold over his right eye and, hearing the heartfelt praise, merely nodded calmly.

"By the way, Instructor Wu, I have a request for you today."

"Oh! What is it? Tell me, tell me!" Hearing that Fang Yi needed something, Wu Tong quickly asked.

"I would like to purchase a full set of the D5 Series Combat Suit, as well as the Blood Shadow A5 Gauntlet, along with some other tools like a backpack and a watch, but I don't have enough contribution points at the moment..."

"Understood! Is that all?"

Before Fang Yi could finish, Wu Tong interrupted him, and before Fang Yi could respond, he continued:

"Wait, let's upgrade the combat suit to the Series 6. The total cost will be around 100 million, which is enough for your current needs. As for the money, don't worry about it; I'll pay for it. Consider it a gift!"

Fang Yi had only approached him to save some money, and the contract he signed also included a clause stating that if his cultivation level improved, the organization would provide additional funding to prepare him for purchasing better equipment later on.

He hadn't expected that, besides the great philanthropist Zhuge Tao.

Wu Tong was also quite good at investing.

End of Chapter
Novel
How was this translation?

Explore the wiki