But Nameless's approach had its drawbacks.
Dragging things out could wear down the enemy's will to fight, but it also gave them more time to prepare traps.
So after moving into his new home, Nameless prepared to cultivate another Rule Secret Art.
Having learned the Ancient Eye-Cutting Frozen Light Technique, he had crossed the threshold. Now that he understood the true nature of Rule Secret Arts, grasping another would be much easier.
It would still take some luck, a sudden flash of insight, but that was far better than before, when he had not even been able to find the door.
This time, he was cultivating the Veiled-Trace-Muddling Interspace Movement Technique—the same secret art Lucifer had used to send Cheng Xuejie off the arena platform.
Once he learned it, many schemes and traps would have a hard time harming him.
Nameless sat on a swing, holding a tattered, timeworn Red Ribbon. It was the key to cultivating the Veiled-Trace-Muddling Interspace Movement Technique, but unlike the Ancient Eye-Cutting Frozen Light Technique, the ribbon showed nothing unusual. Crossing the threshold would be hundreds of times harder.
The Ancient Eye-Cutting Frozen Light Technique truly was an introductory Rule Secret Art, but "introductory" described how easy it was to learn, not how powerful it was.
In fact, it was formidable—one of the few Rule Secret Arts with immense killing power.
Most secret arts had little offensive power. Defensive, sealing, and control arts made up the vast majority of Rule Secret Arts. Offensive arts like the Ancient Eye-Cutting Frozen Light Technique were exceedingly rare.
It had become the gateway to Rule Secret Arts only because it was easy to learn. Mastering it meant one had crossed the threshold.
"I can't sense any special power from it. How am I supposed to learn it?"
Nameless examined