Comprehending Martial Intent!

Comprehending Martial Intent! Host: Chen An

Age: 17

Talent: Mid-grade Martial Bones

Cultivation: Grandmaster Realm (Early Stage)

Current Balance: 500000

Glancing at the full five hundred thousand balance displayed by the system, Chen An was instantly brimming with confidence. He shouted inwardly:

"System, spend 200 years to help me cultivate Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm!"

"System, spend 200 years to help me cultivate Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step!"

"System, spend 200 years to help me cultivate Sky-Piercing Heaven-Slaying Blade!"

"System, spend 200 years to help me cultivate Mountain-Crushing Force!!!"

In one breath, Chen An issued four commands, consecutively cultivating four mid- and high-grade Profound-rank martial skills!

[ Ding! System activated! ]

[ 200 years of Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm cultivation experience are being distributed... ]

[ 200 years of Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step cultivation experience are being distributed... ]

Rumble!!~~

An invisible boom exploded from the depths of Chen An's sea of consciousness, like thunder crashing overhead, making his soul tremble.

Four vast torrents of martial skill cultivation memories, boundless as the sea and surging like celestial rivers, flooded into his mind in an instant.

Countless variations of moves, true qi circulation routes, techniques for exerting force, methods of attack and defense, and experience adapting to enemies were all branded into his soul and meridians.

The rhythm of Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm, the movement paths of Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step, the domineering blade intent of Sky-Piercing Heaven-Slaying Blade, and the heavy, fierce hidden force of Mountain-Crushing Force—the complete essences of all four martial skills were instantly understood and carved into his instincts.

Chen An's aura trembled faintly as his innate true astral energy began circulating on its own according to the methods of the four martial skills.

Beginner!

Minor Accomplishment!

Major Accomplishment!

Perfection!!!

In less than thirty seconds, he had cultivated all four mid- and high-grade Profound-rank martial skills to the realm of perfection.

And this was not the end!

This time, after all the martial skills reached perfection, the Mountain-Crushing Force, which he had already cultivated to Minor Accomplishment, continued to be deduced even though the system's cultivation time had not yet ended.

Within his mind, Chen An practiced the perfected Mountain-Crushing Force again and again.

Once, ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times...

Buzz!!~~

Suddenly, after practicing it another hundred thousand times, he abruptly threw a punch.

That punch seemed to make even the void tremble, as though souls themselves were quaking.

That punch shattered the shackles of perfected Mountain-Crushing Force, unleashing the peerlessly domineering fist intent that could crush a mountain with one blow.

"So this is martial intent?!"

Chen An opened his deep eyes and slowly rose to his feet, standing as straight as a mountain.

He sank his waist and set his stance. His aura returned to calm, and without circulating even a trace of innate true astral energy, he relied solely on the power of his body. His right fist suddenly gathered strength before blasting forward!

"Mountain-Crushing Force · Mountain-Crushing!"

Boom!!!~~

A dull, violent explosion abruptly erupted, as if the air itself had been forcibly blown apart.

A ring of clearly visible white air ripples burst forth before his fist, sweeping outward in layer after layer.

The airflow howled wildly as overwhelmingly domineering fist intent surged in all directions, condensing into an invisible giant fist in the air and spreading a crushing pressure.

A fierce gale swept through the room, sending every table, chair, and wooden desk flying as they crashed into the surroundings.

The next instant, the invisible fist force, carrying a sky full of fierce wind, slammed viciously into the tightly shut wooden door.

Rumble!!

A deafening blast erupted.

The ordinary solid wooden door could not withstand fist force containing martial intent. It split apart in an instant and exploded into fragments, fine splinters scattering through the air. Rolling airwaves swept out through the shattered doorway, making the entire courtyard tremble faintly.

Smoke and dust slowly spread.

"So strong!!!"

Chen An stood where he was, lowered his head to look at his hands, then glanced at the furniture that had been swept away by that punch and the shattered wooden door. A flash of delight could not help appearing in his eyes.

He had once seen scattered records of martial intent in ancient miscellanies within the county academy's library.

It was a mysterious and profound power that transcended ordinary martial skills, something that could only be understood but not put into words, a power that bestowed a soul upon martial skills.

Only by cultivating a martial skill to perfection, or even surpassing the person who created it, could one comprehend such a realm.

Only upon stepping into the realm of martial intent could a martial skill break free of the shackles of rank, defeat the strong while weak, and fight across realms.

At the same time, this was also a supreme realm that only experts above the Grandmaster Realm could touch.

Chen An had never expected that what he thought would be a simple cultivation of Profound-rank martial skills would instead allow him to comprehend the martial intent of Mountain-Crushing Force.

"Perhaps, apart from cultivating Mountain-Crushing Force to perfection, it also has something to do with my current Grandmaster Realm cultivation?!"

After thinking it over, Chen An guessed that his comprehension of martial intent this time was not because his talent for enlightenment defied the heavens, but because his realm had reached the Grandmaster Realm.

Otherwise, he had previously cultivated Flying Star Shadow-Chasing Step to perfection as well, yet he had not comprehended any martial intent from it?!

Perhaps there truly were monstrous geniuses in this world who could comprehend martial intent at low realms.

But Chen An knew himself well. He was not truly one of those people whose comprehension defied the heavens.

The reason he had come this far was not merely because of his own small efforts. More importantly, it was because of the system's assistance.

Without the system, he would probably still be a piece of trash called the second level of Qi Condensation.

"Since Mountain-Crushing Force can cultivate martial intent, then Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm, Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step, Flying Star Shadow-Chasing Step, and Sky-Piercing God-Slaying Blade, which I have likewise cultivated to perfection and which are also Profound-rank martial skills, should have no reason to be unable to cultivate it, right?!"

His eyes flickered as Chen An turned his gaze toward the system again.

"System, spend 100 years to continue cultivating Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm (Sky-Piercing God-Slaying Blade, Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step, Flying Star Shadow-Chasing Step!!!)"

[ Ding! System activated! ]

[ 100 years of Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm, Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step, Sky-Piercing God-Slaying Blade, and Flying Star Shadow-Chasing Step cultivation experience are being distributed... ]

Rumble!!~~

Several hundred years of cultivation experience poured into his mind once more.

Boom!!!~~

Five seconds later!

Buzz!~~~

The first to break through was Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm!

The airflow around him suddenly surged wildly. The layered rhythm of palm force completely sublimated within his meridians, utterly breaking free from the shackles of moves.

Azure Sea Wave-Turning Palm had reached the extreme of perfection, successfully comprehending martial intent—Palm Intent · Ninefold Overlapping Waves!

Twelve seconds later!

Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step broke through!

Chen An's feet crossed and shifted. His figure became ever more unpredictable, flickering between substance and illusion, while the rhythm of his footwork connected with his soul. Flowing Cloud Thousandfold Step had reached the extreme of perfection, successfully comprehending martial intent—Step Intent · Void Aspect!

Eighteen seconds later!

Chen An's figure flashed explosively. His afterimages vanished as his speed soared to its utmost limit, too fast for the naked eye to distinguish.

Flying Star Shadow-Chasing Step had reached the extreme of perfection, successfully comprehending martial intent—Step Intent · Shadow Pursuit!

Twenty-six seconds later!

Hiss!!!~~

A bone-chilling sharpness suddenly erupted from within Chen An, shooting straight toward the roof. Domineering, razor-sharp blade qi tore through the surrounding air with a terrifying might.

Sky-Piercing God-Slaying Blade had reached the extreme of perfection, successfully comprehending martial intent—Blade Intent · Sky-Piercing!

One Profound-rank martial skill after another broke through its limits. Their unique martial intents were born in succession, all merging into Chen An's soul, flesh, meridians, and bones.

Four entirely different martial intents intertwined and coiled together: one heavy and suppressive, one ethereal and illusory, one pursuing with extreme speed, and one sharp enough to shatter astral energy.

The four intents intertwined, fused, and coexisted, slowly settling within the origin of his soul.

In that instant, Chen An felt his mind become incomparably clear, his spiritual platform crystalline and lucid. The speed of his thoughts increased severalfold.

Martial principles that had once been obscure and difficult to understand, flaws in moves, and details of exerting force all became perfectly clear in his mind.

More than that, Chen An felt that every martial skill he had learned was no longer a rigid sequence of moves, but had completely transformed into his fighting instincts, without the slightest trace of awkwardness.