Extreme Realm (I)
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Taking a moment to check his experience points, Li Wei found he had about 300. While not a lot—enough to upgrade high-level skills— Li Wei thought, "Maybe it'll be enough to upgrade some low-level skills?"
Li Wei summoned the Black Paper and quickly selected his skill list. Dozens of skill icons immediately appeared neatly. This was a new function of the Black Paper; it not only listed the skills but also sorted them according to their overall evaluation.
At the top of the list are the three skills belonging to the 'Spatial Power' category: 'Shifting Forms and Changing Positions', 'Spatial Cage', and 'Eye of Space'. Among the three skills Eye of Space is a passive skill, and the other two are also support skills. However, these passive and support skills are surprisingly rated the highest.
Therefore, the experience points required to upgrade these skills are extremely high. Li Wei only glanced at them before feeling dizzy and immediately looked away.
Second on the list are the two skills belonging to 'Dragon Power': 'Ink Dragon's Protection' and 'Fire Dragon Breath'. Of course, the experience points required to upgrade these two skills are far more than a mere 300 experience points.
Continuing down, you'll find 'Behemoth's Power,' a passive skill that significantly boosts physical attributes, including strength and agility. However, upgrading Behemoth's Power requires a large number of experience points, and Li Wei's current experience points are barely enough to fill a tooth gap.
After looking around, Li Wei had no choice but to focus on martial arts skills.
Upgrading martial arts skills doesn't require many experience points, but in reality, when combined with one's own true energy, even the lowest-level martial arts can be quite powerful. In simpler terms, martial arts skills offer excellent value for money.
"Myriad Sword Technique, currently at level 1, requires 3000 experience points to level up. The next level will unlock the Sword-Transformation Doppelganger Technique, which allows you to consume true energy to transform into 100 sharp swords to attack enemies."
"If I had one more zero in experience points, leveling up would be great, but it's a pity..." Li Wei shook his head and continued searching.
"Sword Control Technique, currently at level 1, requires 1500 experience points to level up. Next level, sword control power will increase by 30%."
This doesn't seem to be very useful, since I won't be using sword control techniques to attack enemies all the time, and even if I had that many experience points, I wouldn't upgrade this.
Li Wei shook his head and passed.
"Shockwave Fist, currently level 10, has reached the highest level of this martial art and can break through to the 'Extreme Realm'. The breakthrough requires 8000 experience points."
Extreme Realm?
Li Wei was stunned. This was the first time he had ever seen this. The Shockwave Fist was clearly already at level 10, the highest level, so why was there another 'Extreme Realm'?
Li Wei didn't have 8000 experience points, so he had to put his question aside for the time being and continue watching. He then saw the first attack skill he had obtained after entering Shadow Street.
"Cloud-Piercing Palm, currently at level 4, has reached the highest level of this martial art and can be broken through to the 'Extreme Realm'. The experience points required for this breakthrough are 1200."
Another extreme situation?
Li Wei's curiosity had been piqued. This was the skill that required the fewest experience points. Li Wei currently had 300 points, and if he continued hunting neutral creatures and Scourge soldiers, he should be able to gather 1200 points soon. Then, he could see what this so-called "Extreme Realm" was all about.
So Li Wei put away the Black Paper and continued his monster-hunting journey in the wild. In order to collect 1200 experience points as soon as possible, Li Wei did not rest for a moment. In the Jungle, there were gnolls with big teeth, Gnoll who robbed and plundered, and even Green Dragon and Red Dragon with combat power equivalent to S-level. All of these became Li Wei's prey.
After spending several hours killing off most of the wild creatures around the Sentinel Legion base, Li Wei barely managed to reach 1000 experience points. Just then, another problem arose at the base.
Destroyer No. 31, the Bull Demon, is attacking the base again.
Even with two Ancient Guardian present, Li Wei dared not let his guard down. He quickly Shifting Forms and Changing Positions back to the base, only to find that Blood Wolf was already fighting with one of the Bull Demon's subordinates at the base entrance.
This was the first time Li Wei had witnessed Blood Wolf's skills.
The Close Combat LV7 skill made Blood Wolf's attacks and defenses exceptionally fast. Even though his opponent was a tall monster whose bones seemed to grow out of its body, Blood Wolf was not at a disadvantage at all, and even gained a slight advantage.
Blood Wolf snatched the bone blade from his opponent's hand, leaped up, and threw a punch that slammed into his opponent's face with a thud, carrying wisps of wind.
"Is that the Bone Shattering Fist?" Li Wei watched with great interest. The guy with the protruding bones had been hit by Blood Wolf's punch, and the bones on his entire face were cracked, with some small pieces even breaking off.
The hostile reincarnator howled in pain, but swung the bone blade down with his other hand, seemingly intending to cleave the Blood Wolf in two. However, the Blood Wolf, skilled in close combat, was not afraid. He roared, his arm muscles suddenly bulged, and then he clasped his hands together in a "Buddha Salutation Form" stance, trapping the bone blade between his two palms. No matter how hard the opponent tried, he could not break free.
"Blood Wolf's skills are not bad." Li Wei understood that although Blood Wolf only had a B3 combat strength, his true strength had definitely reached the * level. The Reincarnator with the extra-skeletal structure on the other side had the same combat strength as Blood Wolf, but he was obviously much weaker.
Seeing that the Bull Demon on the other side seemed to be making a move, Li Wei knew it was his turn to step in.
After clamping the bone blade between its legs, Blood Wolf suddenly raised its leg and kicked out with a very tricky angle, striking the enemy's chin precisely. With a cracking sound, the reincarnator's chin was shattered by Blood Wolf's kick.
A smile crept across Blood Wolf's lips; he was quite pleased with his expression. He hadn't had many extraordinary experiences, nor any fortuitous encounters, and he didn't even have many points to spare. So even as a reincarnator, he was just an ordinary one.
He wouldn't purchase other bloodlines or skills because, compared to the dazzling array of abilities available in Shadow Street, Blood Wolf trusted more what he had learned at the military academy. He remained calm in the face of enemies, never hesitating to kill them, and his Military Combat Fist and close-quarters combat skills improved through tireless practice. Even the simplest straight punch, with consistent day and night practice, could eventually lead to victory. If Li Wei knew this, he would understand why Blood Wolf's close-quarters combat level was so high.
The Bone Shattering Fist was a skill that An Hei had given to Blood Wolf.
This is a fist technique, Shadow Street doesn't rate highly, only at C-Rank. It's an extremely powerful fist technique. As Blood Wolf's former superior, An Hei understands Blood Wolf's strengths very well, which is why he chose this fist technique for him.
"Skill is valued for its refinement, not its quantity. This is merely a means of self-defense and killing. If you focus solely on this particular style of boxing, your growth rate will definitely not be slower than others."
Blood Wolf trusted An Hei deeply, so he always kept this saying in mind. Of course, not everyone is subject to the rule of 'mastery of skill'. Among them, the strongest, Li Wei, possessed countless special skills. However, Blood Wolf knew that he was not Li Wei. He didn't have a legendary experience or monstrous talent. All he had was perseverance. He firmly believed that as long as a set of boxing techniques was mastered to its extreme, even the most ordinary skill would shine.
During this monster-hunting and enemy-fighting expedition, Blood Wolf fully realized this point. The alien reincarnator in front of him was completely overwhelmed by his simple fist techniques.
After landing on his feet, Blood Wolf delivered three more punches in quick succession, completely crushing his opponent's will to fight. Blood Wolf could clearly see that his opponent's eyes were now filled with fear.
"It was afraid! It was actually afraid!" Blood Wolf was filled with pride and wanted to continue the chase, but suddenly he felt himself locked onto by an extremely terrifying aura.
Looking up, Blood Wolf saw a minotaur in the distance with bloodshot eyes, staring intently at him. Blood Wolf sensed something was wrong and tried to back away, but he was a step too slow. The minotaur roared and charged forward like a cannonball, intending to pierce Blood Wolf with its horns.
In that critical moment, Blood Wolf only thought about dying here. After all, he was a special forces soldier, and he could easily sense death.
"If you must die, then use your own flesh and blood to give the enemy an unforgettable memory." This was a sentence that his instructor taught him when he was Blood Wolf. Over the years, although he has experienced many things, Blood Wolf has never forgotten it.
The Bull Demon was incredibly fast; its sharp horns were already inches away. Blood Wolf neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the horns head-on with a powerful punch. He wanted to prove his bravery with his actions.
But the next second, an even stronger hand pulled him back, and then a figure rushed forward and grabbed the bull's horn.
"Hey you, why didn't you hide? If you die, I won't be able to explain it to An Hei."
The familiar voice of Blood Wolf reached his ears. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Li Wei was holding the bull's horn with one hand, actually using his strength to forcefully stop the Bull Demon.
Blood Wolf knew that the battles that followed were no longer his concern. He also held Blood Wolf Wei in high esteem, but unlike Li Wei, he harbored a slight resentment and competitiveness. Although in terms of combat strength, even 100 of him wouldn't be a match for Li Wei, Blood Wolf still felt that he was no less capable than him. Or rather, subconsciously, he had long regarded Li Wei as a rival he absolutely had to surpass.