Bullet Time! Cultivation Acceleration!

Standing in the courtyard, Ye Li stared blankly at the three entries before him.

[Great Strength], [Thick Armor], and [Swiftness] represented the three paths for a martial artist.

Since Ye Li could only choose one for now, he found himself in a dilemma, hesitating over which to pick.

The first one he ruled out was [Great Strength].

After all, once strength reaches the Body Tempering stage, the surface of the body is covered by a network of blood energy, which can dissipate incoming force.

Increasing his strength by 40% at this point would still yield limited armor-piercing capability; it would be far less effective than simply wielding a sharp blade.

Next, he had to choose between defense and speed.

After some deliberation, Ye Li discarded [Thick Armor].

Of all the martial arts in the world, only speed is invincible; only the fast cannot be broken!

Speed holds an inherent advantage over defense.

If a speed-type martial artist held a blade capable of breaking through defenses, they could easily slice a defense-type martial artist to pieces.

Even if the opponent were indestructible, if all else failed, a speed-type could simply run away if they couldn't win.

After all, not every speed-type ability user is a moron like The Flash or Quicksilver, using the Speed Force just to throw punches.

Even if that brain-dead Batman had given The Flash a lead-lined Kryptonite dagger in the Justice League movie, he wouldn't have been beaten like a dog by the resurrected Superman!

So, after some thought, Ye Li relied on his simple values to conclude that Speed > Strength ≈ Defense.

After all, even if you can't win, you can still run.

Following a brainstorm, Ye Li focused his attention on [Green].

The next moment, the [Swiftness] entry began to glow, while the colors of the other two entries rapidly faded into transparency.

In a higher dimension, intangible conceptual rules began to weave together, attaching themselves to Ye Li like a needle and thread.

Under the mighty power of [World-Shocking Wisdom], the underlying rules of the entire world were treated as a set for Ye Li to utilize.

Who says an individual cannot possess a second entry?

That is completely untrue!

As an inexplicable sensation surged through his body, followed by a brief moment of trance, Ye Li felt as if something new had been added to his physique.

It felt like growing an extra appendage or a new arm, prompting Ye Li to explore the source of this sensation.

[Swiftness]: When focusing, speed increases by 15%.

Looking at the effect of the entry, Ye Li followed suit, concentrating his mind and staring at the empty space in front of him.

Click—

As if a hidden switch within his body had been flipped, Ye Li felt the world go quiet for an instant.

Following that, the entire world seemed to have been put on a variable-speed gear, slowing down.

This sense of dullness was not obvious, likely only about 80% of the original effect.

In Ye Li's perception, the morning cicadas' chirping stretched out in his ears, the flapping wings of birds in the sky became observable, and the speed at which water droplets fell became distinct.

And Ye Li, having entered this state, crouched down and leaped forward.

"Thud!"

With a muffled sound, Ye Li jumped over a distance of more than ten meters.

As his figure landed, he had already cleared the courtyard, and excitement surged from the bottom of his heart!

"There is absolutely no feeling of being accelerated!"

This discovery greatly thrilled Ye Li.

Because this meant the 15% entry did not directly boost his running or jumping.

Instead, it accelerated his entire body!

It could be understood as Ye Li gaining a 15% boosted bullet time!

When [Swiftness] is activated, it maintains the original physical collision effects!

The air resistance against him remains the same as before, and the damage caused does not increase due to the speed boost.

It can be understood as a character's speed +15% in a game, which has no interaction with strength or defense, but is an independent multiplier.

Therefore, he does not need to worry about being unable to exert his strength because his speed is too fast.

Because the entry adds bricks and tiles to his original limits!

Perhaps in combat, this method of boosting has its pros and cons, but Ye Li quickly thought of a new application:

Cultivation!!!

This 15% acceleration applies to his entire being.

So, could he practice while [Green] is activated?

In this way, the 120 minutes originally required to digest one [Dragon Tiger Pill] could be reduced to 102 minutes.

Whether cultivating, fighting, sleeping, or traveling, everything is boosted by 15%, granting nearly three extra hours of cultivation time every single day!

For a moment, Ye Li felt his heart surging with excitement.

But as his mind relaxed and the effects of Focus dissipated, the world before his eyes returned to normal.

This change caught him off guard, and he thought with a touch of helplessness:

"What I need to do next is maintain this state of Focus throughout my daily life, turning this trait into a constant to keep that 15% bonus active at all times. Only then can I maximize the power of this trait."

"Furthermore, this new variable means my upcoming plans need to be revised."

Ye Li pondered. Originally, he had intended to dedicate all his time to cultivating the Azure Dragon Force technique until he broke through to the Post-Heaven Realm.

But now, this new discovery told him that once a technique is cultivated to absolute perfection, it can awaken a trait.

This discovery completely disrupted all of Ye Li's previous plans.

He would now inevitably need to collect a large number of techniques to test their limits by controlling variables.

For instance, would techniques of the same type awaken traits once perfected?

Or, as he hypothesized, would different types of techniques trigger corresponding types of traits?

And furthermore, would more profound and difficult techniques yield higher-quality traits?

Just to farm traits, Ye Li would have to hunt down a vast array of different martial arts techniques and cultivate each one to perfection.

If a single Swiftness trait could increase his cultivation speed by at least 15%, then what would happen if multiple traits could be combined to form a set? Wouldn't the effects be earth-shattering?

Just thinking about it made Ye Li's liver ache.

He never expected that after reincarnating, he would still have to deal with this "gacha and stamp collecting" business.

The problem now was... he didn't have many martial arts techniques available to cultivate.

Ye Li walked back into the courtyard, head bowed in deep thought about how to master a large number of martial arts techniques in a short period.

It wasn't just about one or two books; he needed a large variety of different types of technique manuals to choose from so he could run his tests.

With this in mind, Ye Li set his sights on the Azure Dragon Gang's library.

Clenching his fist lightly, Ye Li whispered to himself: "My reputation as a genius is still not loud enough; the gang actually treats me as being on the same level as that Lu Xiuyuan."

"Next, I will display an even more terrifying talent."

Thinking this, Ye Li cast his attention toward another martial art he currently possessed:

"Nine Chapters Fist Manual (3/500)"

Until he could find new techniques, he prepared to dedicate a portion of his energy to advancing this martial art.

Unlike the Azure Dragon Force, which required breathing exercises at a fixed rhythm, speed, and posture, the Nine Chapters Fist Manual could be practiced faster and faster as Ye Li's physique improved.

He could only practice the Azure Dragon Force once every fifteen minutes, but with the Nine Chapters Fist Manual, given his current physical condition, he could practice it as many as five times in the same span.

By training at full intensity for 25 hours, he could push this martial art to perfection.

Therefore, Ye Li decided to set aside a portion of his time each day, outside of his Azure Dragon Force training.

He would push this martial art to its limit!

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