Layered Wave Slash

After Xu Yin left, Su Chen began cultivating.

There were still three days until the Jiang Family clan assembly. Su Chen planned to use those three days to cultivate a martial skill.

Back when he was in the Orthodox Unity Sect, he had cultivated several martial skills as well.

However, those martial skills now seemed far too weak, with limited potential for growth. Su Chen had no intention of continuing to cultivate them.

Therefore, he needed a better martial skill.

There was no need to explain the importance of martial skills to martial artists. Take Wang Teng at the Drunken Immortal Residence today, for example: Su Chen had been able to break his leg with one punch because Su Chen was at the eighth level of the Qi-Attraction Realm, utterly crushing Wang Teng at the seventh level.

With strength alone, he could thoroughly trample Wang Teng.

But if Wang Teng were replaced with a martial artist at the eighth level of the Qi-Attraction Realm, Su Chen would have to rely on martial skills if he wished to win.

A good martial skill could allow a martial artist's cultivation to be brought into greater play.

Thus, when two martial artists of equal cultivation fought, the winner was usually the one with the more outstanding martial skills.

Superior martial skills could even allow a martial artist to exceed their limits and defeat an opponent with higher cultivation.

As the Alchemy Emperor in his previous life, Su Chen naturally possessed a vast sea of martial skills in his memories. Pulling out any one of them at random would be enough to drive everyone in Clear River City mad with pursuit.

However, choosing the first martial skill he would cultivate after being reborn left Su Chen caught in a dilemma.

Those god-tier martial skills from his previous life that could destroy heaven and earth could not be cultivated, because Su Chen's current cultivation was nowhere near the required standard.

Martial skill cultivation was founded upon cultivation level.

Cultivation was like a foundation, while martial skills were the buildings erected upon it.

The higher a martial artist's cultivation, the higher the grade of martial skill they could cultivate.

From highest to lowest, martial skills were divided into four major grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Each major grade was further divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers.

A Qi-Attraction Realm martial artist could cultivate at most Yellow Grade Middle Tier martial skills. Only after breaking through to the Essence Condensation Realm could one cultivate Yellow Grade Upper Tier martial skills.

Therefore, Su Chen could currently choose only from Yellow Grade Middle Tier martial skills.

Although Su Chen knew many martial skills of this low grade, after picking and choosing for a long while, he was never quite

satisfied.

Suddenly, Su Chen's eyes lit up. "I can try that martial skill!"

He suddenly recalled a special martial skill from his memories called "Layered Wave Slash," a swordsmanship martial skill.

What was special about this martial skill was that it did not belong to any of the four major grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, or Yellow.

In other words, this martial skill had no clear grade and was considered a special secret art.

Its wondrous aspect lay in the fact that when a sword struck out, its sword momentum surged layer upon layer like ocean waves, each wave stronger than the last.

As long as the true qi within one's dantian did not run dry, one could theoretically stack dozens or even hundreds of waves of sword momentum.

In his previous life, Su Chen had personally seen a Martial Emperor cultivate this martial skill to the utmost limit, achieving the terrifying might of seven hundred and thirty-six waves in a single sword strike!

However, this martial skill had to be cultivated starting from the first wave!

That was why this martial skill had no grade. Its power would grow without limit as more layers were mastered, making it impossible to classify under any single grade.

Without delay, Su Chen began cultivating "Layered Wave Slash."

The room was too cramped, making it inconvenient to practice martial skills, so Su Chen rose and went to the rear courtyard.

The rear courtyard was not large, but it was tranquil. It belonged exclusively to his room. Smooth bluestone slabs covered the ground, and several weapons were placed on a rack in the corner.

Su Chen took an iron sword from the rack, recalled the key points of "Layered Wave Slash," and began cultivating the martial skill.

With the longsword in hand, the true qi in his dantian surged like a tide.

Even the hot blood in his heart began to surge without end.

Even with the ancient well-like, rippleless state of mind of the Alchemy Emperor, Su Chen could not help but feel the sharp spirit of youth and soaring heroic ambition at this moment!

"Go!"

One sword strike—one wave!

"Again!"

The sword momentum shifted—two waves!

"Again!"

His footsteps moved, and the sword momentum shifted again—three waves!

Su Chen discovered in astonishment that in merely a few breaths, he had already cultivated three waves in a single sword strike!

Su Chen vaguely felt that after being reborn, his talent in the martial path seemed even greater than before. Whether cultivating martial skills or cultivation methods, his progress was far faster than he had imagined.

"Could this be a benefit brought by rebirth? Have the souls of my two lives fused, raising my comprehension?"

Su Chen muttered to himself, gripping the longsword as he felt his mind become more focused than ever, his spiritual platform utterly clear.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed that only the three-foot blade in his hand remained.

The further one progressed with Layered Wave Slash, the harder it became to master the next layered wave.

The difficulty of mastering the fourth wave was equal to the combined difficulty of the first three waves. ??

Yet in Su Chen's eyes at this moment, it was no difficult matter.

Su Chen spread his stance and continued cultivating!

Time swiftly passed.

Three days later.

Su Chen gripped the iron sword and aimed it at the wall ahead. A Layered Wave Slash flashed out in an instant.

Boom, boom, boom...

A snow-bright sword gleam, carrying the faint sound of ocean tides, crashed viciously into the wall, producing explosion after explosion.

When the sword gleam dispersed, deep sword marks, each more than half an inch deep, could clearly be seen on the hard bluestone wall.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

Seven sword marks in total!

Seven waves in one sword strike!

What kind of concept was that?

The power of one sword strike was equal to someone else striking seven full times!

If others saw that a fifteen-year-old youth had mastered such an exquisite martial skill, they would surely be shocked beyond measure.

Su Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air. After three days of intense practice, his wrist ached and sweat drenched his back, yet his eyes shone exceptionally bright.

"Limited by my current cultivation, my true qi is finite. At most, I can achieve seven waves in a single sword strike."

Each wave of "Layered Wave Slash" was stronger than the last. The farther one went, the greater the added power and the more true qi it required.

By the seventh wave, the true qi required for the seventh wave alone was equal to the combined total needed for the previous six.

And as long as one had enough true qi, Layered Wave Slash could theoretically be stacked without limit.

Of course, that was only in theory. In reality, how many waves Layered Wave Slash could stack depended on one's comprehension, one's control over true qi, the time spent gathering momentum, and many other factors.

"Now that I have mastered seven waves in one sword strike, even if I face someone at the ninth level of the Qi-Attraction Realm, I will not lack the strength for a battle."

Su Chen was extremely satisfied with the results of his cultivation. He put away the longsword and returned to his room to rest.

Tomorrow was the day of the Jiang Family clan assembly, so he needed to make some preparations tonight.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Xu Yin came to call Su Chen to attend the Jiang Family clan assembly with her.

Jiang Tingyi came as well. Today, she wore a light yellow long dress, its hem made of semi-transparent gauze. Her jade-like legs were faintly visible within, causing Su Chen to glance at her several more times.

However, when Jiang Tingyi saw Su Chen, she was still somewhat uneasy. Her gaze kept darting away as she tried to avoid contact with him.

But compared to the undisguised contempt she had shown at the beginning, Jiang Tingyi's attitude toward Su Chen could now be said to have undergone a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree change.

The three left the courtyard and headed toward the Jiang Family discussion hall.

Along the way, everyone they encountered pointed and whispered upon seeing Su Chen.

"Is this the Second Madam's nephew? He looks completely ordinary, not much to speak of..."

"I heard he was kicked out of the Orthodox Unity Sect and had no choice but to come seek refuge with the Jiang Family. But trash is trash wherever it goes. If he was kicked out of the Orthodox Unity Sect, could he possibly become anything great in our Jiang Family? Impossible..."

"He's even attending the clan assembly. Why doesn't he piss in a puddle and take a good look at whether he has the qualifications..."