Gale Sword Art Perfected

Gale Sword Art: Combat-type secret technique, Rating: Planetary Level ordinary secret technique, Current Progress: Perfection, Speed multiplier 100%, Neural reaction speed increased by 2 levels, Domain comprehension efficiency increased, Affinity with Wind Laws increased.

Comprehended the "Violent Wind" related killing move.

Force Exertion Level: 5

The moment the Gale Sword Art reached perfection, Chen Yuan, who was fighting inside the Trial Tower, suddenly felt a distinct change. He clearly perceived that his power of artistic conception had advanced further, and a force seemed to be surging within his body, waiting to erupt.

Following this impulse, Chen Yuan thrust his sword forward abruptly. With a "Boom!", the ultimate power erupted, and the tip of the Streamer Battle Sword easily pierced the scales of the Bloodthirsty Tank. A violent force then detonated inside its body, instantly shattering its internal organs.

With just this one strike, the Bloodthirsty Tank that had been quite troublesome for Chen Yuan was dead. Chen Yuan felt a surge of excitement. Stepping with wind-like footwork, his figure shuttled through the herd like a streak of light; every time he swung his sword, he claimed the life of another Bloodthirsty Tank.

In less than ten minutes, all one hundred remaining Bloodthirsty Tanks on the field had fallen!

"Time elapsed: 39 minutes and 46 seconds. Killed 250 medium-level Beast General Bloodthirsty Tanks and 50 high-level Beast General Bloodthirsty Tanks. Stage C cleared. Congratulations, student Chen Yuan." As the last monster fell, an electronic voice echoed in the sky.

"After a month of effort, I've finally cleared the fourth floor." Chen Yuan let out a long breath and chose to exit the Trial Tower. "I'll put the fifth floor aside for now. The sudden burst of power just now must be because the Gale Sword Art has reached perfection."

Back in reality, Chen Yuan immediately opened his panel and, as expected, saw the notification for the Gale Sword Art's perfection. Beyond the anticipated improvements, there was an unexpected surprise.

"I actually comprehended a killing move related to the Violent Wind. No wonder the explosive power just now was so strong." Chen Yuan recalled the scene of him slaughtering his way through the Trial Tower, feeling immensely satisfied.

However, he quickly calmed down and stared at the new killing move on the panel, lost in thought. "But where did this move come from? The Violent Artistic Conception... could it be because of that Red Lotus, no, the Fierce Wind Sword Art?"

"But that is a technique optimized specifically for Yu Qinglan; I haven't practiced it at all." Confused, Chen Yuan asked the system.

He soon received the answer: After the Gale Sword Art reached perfection, Chen Yuan's affinity for the Wind Laws increased, making it easier to comprehend other branches of the Wind Artistic Conception.

This killing move was something he had grasped from the Fierce Wind Sword Art after comprehending the Violent Artistic Conception.

As for why Chen Yuan could comprehend something from a technique optimized specifically for Yu Qinglan, it was because, as the master of the Optimization System, no technique optimized by the system would reject him, even if it were tailor-made for someone else.

"So that's how it is." Chen Yuan nodded to himself. "It seems helping Yu Qinglan optimize his technique was profitable. Not only did I get the data on the Wind of Existence, but I also incidentally comprehended the Violent Artistic Conception and got a free killing move."

Chen Yuan then clicked on the detailed information of the killing move and discovered that it used the Violent Artistic Conception as its core. It allowed the body to instantly erupt with powerful force, which was then condensed at the sword tip and thrust out in a single, explosive strike.

Through this killing move, Chen Yuan could erupt with an additional 2x power. Furthermore, this 2x power belonged to an independent multiplier category, which was multiplicative with his own 5x Force Exertion.

In other words, when Chen Yuan used this move with his 5x Force Exertion, the power he erupted with could reach 10x!

"Incredible!" After reading the description, Chen Yuan's eyes lit up. "With this, I finally possess explosive power comparable to the Hundred Fierce Blades."

Of course, the Hundred Fierce Blades practiced by Luo Hai was only at the minor success stage, so the power it erupted with had not reached its limit. Because of the Gale Sword Art, the killing move Chen Yuan comprehended had no concept of proficiency; one could say it was at the level of perfection the moment it was grasped.

Although his current ceiling was only Luo Hai's floor, Chen Yuan was quite satisfied.

Since the Gale Sword Art had reached perfection, he could now begin to optimize it. Chen Yuan was confident that this new, optimized sword art would not be inferior to the Hundred Fierce Blades.

But Chen Yuan's ambition did not stop there. He wanted to do even better, to ensure that the future Gale Sword Art would not just rival the Hundred Fierce Blades, but surpass it!

Therefore, Chen Yuan did not start the optimization immediately. The "New Gale Sword Art" he envisioned still lacked the final piece of the puzzle, which was already a part of his plan.

That was "Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9," a place where Chen Yuan hypothesized there was a high probability of finding "Basic Martial Artist Secret Techniques."

Although they were basic techniques, they originated from the immortal-level faction "Yunmo Planet." In the universe, they would be enough to make countless Planetary Level and Star Level powerhouses fight to the death.

Thus, Earth was truly blessed, possessing many high-level ruins, to the point where secret techniques and treasures that were "quite precious" in the eyes of Earthlings were things that many powerhouses in the outside world would fight over.

Chen Yuan's next stop was to head to Ruin No. 9 to obtain the Basic Martial Artist Secret Techniques. Chen Yuan believed that with his current Brain Domain Width of 21, it was enough for the ruin to open the "Elite Trial" for him.

However, before setting off, there were two things to complete: first, deliver the Fierce Wind Sword Art to Yu Qinglan, and second, update his Combat Power Amplitude and report to the Martial Arts Hall to claim his third reward.

Chen Yuan immediately found paper and pen and began transcribing the content of the Fierce Wind Sword Art. It was a manual of about ten thousand words, and Chen Yuan spent from morning until noon finishing it; drawing the sword technique diagrams was the most time-consuming part.

After finishing all this, Chen Yuan took the time to enter the Virtual Space to update his Force Exertion Level, then brought the manuscript to Yu Qinglan's pavilion.

Coincidentally, perhaps Yu Qinglan was in a whimsical mood today; he hadn't gone to the Gravity Chamber and was right there in the pavilion.

"This is the sword art you optimized? You finished it so quickly?" Yu Qinglan looked at the manuscript in Chen Yuan's hand in surprise, reached out to take it, and began flipping through it.

Chen Yuan nodded. "According to your requirements, this sword art is entirely centered on the Wind Artistic Conception. It not only retains the 'Violent' related branch but also raises the Force Exertion limit to 5x."

Yu Qinglan, who was flipping through the pages, shuddered. After quickly browsing the entire manual, he looked up in shock. "It's actually true. My god, you are so amazing!"

"An innate talent." Chen Yuan shrugged. "You know, there are so many people on Earth; there are bound to be some who are 'gifted'."

Yu Qinglan looked at him deeply, seemingly understanding Chen Yuan's desire not to expose his talent, and nodded in agreement. "You're right."

"I really have to thank Junior Brother Chen Yuan this time for solving a big problem for me." Yu Qinglan smiled. "Come to think of it, I don't know the name of this sword art yet. I didn't see it written on the manual."

"Because it is a sword art centered on the 'Violent Wind' artistic conception, I named it 'Fierce Wind Sword Art'." Chen Yuan replied.

"Fierce Wind... that's quite fitting." Yu Qinglan nodded gently. "Then let's call it the Fierce Wind Sword Art!"

However, between Gale and Fierce Wind, Yu Qinglan felt that Junior Brother Chen Yuan's naming sense was truly... plain and unadorned. Whether it was the Gale Sword Art or the Fierce Wind Sword Art, they didn't sound like they had the aura of an "Ultimate" manual.

Look at how other high-end manuals were named: Mist Sword, Red Lotus, Thunder Blade, World Destroyer. Each one sounded more imposing than the last.

"Perhaps this is what a genius is like—disdaining such vanity, which is why he is so casual." Yu Qinglan looked at Chen Yuan, unable to help but sigh in his heart.