A Soaring Increase in Strength, Blade Technique Proficiency
Below the gacha pool, set against a backdrop of the starry universe, the ten-pull button quietly lit up.
As his bank account balance dropped to one million Huaxia Currency, a streak of light appeared in the pool, darting among the various cards.
"Gold, gold!"
Li Jing watched the draw screen with some nervousness, praying silently.
Soon, the streak of light settled on one of the cards and stopped.
A supernova explosion effect appeared on the gacha system interface.
A moment later, the effect vanished, revealing a white card.
[Beginner Strength Card], rarity N. Upon use, increased punching force by 100 kilograms, with speed and neural reaction improving in proportion to strength.
Seeing that his first draw was only the most ordinary white N card, Li Jing felt slightly disappointed.
Even if he couldn't pull gold on the first try, a blue R card would have been good too.
But once he learned what the Beginner Strength Card did, he cast that trace of disappointment completely out of his mind.
An unconditional increase of 100 kilograms to his physical attributes was a remarkably powerful effect, enough to save him a long period of arduous training.
According to the Limits Dojo's previous data, given Li Jing's talent, which had increased his punching force by 600 kilograms when he first absorbed cosmic energy,
during the first week, when his body was adapting, he could gain 10 to 20 kilograms of strength a day by training consistently.
From the end of the first week to the end of the first month, his body's hunger for cosmic energy would fade somewhat, but he could still gain 5 to 10 kilograms of strength a day.
After that, his body would approach saturation, and a day of training would only increase his strength by one to five kilograms.
Of course, that was without a Guidance Technique. If he practiced one like Ninefold Hunyuan, those figures could double.
But no matter what, he still had to spend time training.
That was nowhere near as good as the Beginner Strength Card's unconditional boost.
Li Jing hadn't forgotten that this limited pool would only last a little over 24 more days.
In those 24-odd days, Li Jing had to earn nine billion Huaxia Currency to have a chance of obtaining the limited UR card-the Peak Apprentice Level Spiritual Force Talent.
That meant Li Jing had to increase his strength in an extremely short time and hunt high-level monsters to earn the money needed for draws.
The Beginner Strength Card was undoubtedly a tremendous help in that process.
Li Jing put his thoughts aside and continued watching the draw interface change.
After the white Beginner Strength N card was drawn, the streak of light, which had stopped, resumed darting across the pool.
Nine more supernova explosion effects followed, and the remaining nine cards from the ten-pull revealed their true faces.
"Seven whites and two greens. Not bad luck!"
Li Jing smiled a little more at the result.
White N cards had a 90% drop rate, so pulling two green R cards in a single ten-pull was already above average luck.
Li Jing examined the nine cards.
Of the seven white N cards, five were Beginner Strength Cards like the one he had drawn earlier.
One was an equipment card that could yield a full set of series-three combat gear, suitable for an Advanced Warrior Level martial artist to fight and kill in.
Buying it from Limit Home, the dojo's online store, would cost around 1.2 million Huaxia Currency.
Of course, if he had an acquaintance who could buy it at half price with one-star contribution points, it would only cost 600,000 Huaxia Currency.
A ten-pull averaged 900,000 Huaxia Currency per draw, making it a small loss of 300,000.
The last white N card was a Beginner Movement Technique Experience Card, which provided a minuscule increase in movement technique experience when used.
Li Jing scanned the descriptions of the white N cards one by one, then focused on the two remaining green R cards.
[Intermediate Strength Card], green rare R card. Upon use, increased physical attributes by 500 kilograms.
[Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card], green rare R card. Upon use, provided a small increase in blade technique experience.
No fancy gimmicks, just simple and practical!
Overall, Li Jing was fairly satisfied with the results of this draw.
With a thought, he used the six Beginner Strength Cards and one Intermediate Strength Card at once.
Li Jing felt a warm current rise from nowhere within him. Under its influence, his genes began to optimize, useless genes were eliminated, and his physical attributes continued to rise as his genes underwent a leap.
Strengthened by the seven Strength Cards, Li Jing's punching force rose from 1,570 kilograms to 2,670 kilograms.
His burst speed and neural reaction also rose to a level corresponding to his 2,670-kilogram punching force.
His physical attributes crossed directly over the Beginner Warrior level and reached the Intermediate Warrior level, not far from Luo Feng's after his first absorption of cosmic energy.
Next came the Beginner Movement Technique Experience Card.
After using it, Li Jing gained a deeper understanding of movement technique.
His movement technique quietly rose from Basic Level major mastery to Basic Level perfection, only one step away from breaking through to Perfect Level.
Even War General Level martial artists did not necessarily possess Perfect Level movement technique.
A martial artist who had mastered Perfect Level movement technique could control their body down to the micrometer, evading attacks with the smallest possible movements.
They could make far more evasive moves in the same amount of time than someone with Basic Level movement technique, and it had endless ingenious uses in combat.
With his Basic Level movement technique at perfection, Li Jing was already top-tier among ordinary Warrior Level martial artists in that respect alone, excluding certain people who had cheats.
It seemed the card's own description was somewhat conservative.
A Beginner Movement Technique Card that provided a minuscule amount of experience had actually raised his movement technique straight from Basic Level major mastery to perfection, leaving him only one step from Perfect Level.
That was certainly tied to the long time Li Jing had spent immersed at the major mastery stage, but it still showed just how powerful the Beginner Movement Technique Card was.
If a Beginner Movement Technique Card that provided a minuscule amount of experience was this strong, what effect would an Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card that provided a small amount have?
Full of anticipation, Li Jing used the R-rarity Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card.
In an instant, countless insights into blade technique appeared in Li Jing's mind. His body drew one of the training blades provided in the training room and began swinging it continuously.
For a time, fierce blade light filled the training room, silver flashes glittering everywhere.
During this process, Li Jing's body constantly adapted to the blade technique insights that had appeared out of nowhere, rapidly forming muscle memory.
It was as natural as if he had trained it all himself from the very beginning.
Finally, after absorbing the blade technique insights, Li Jing lowered his blade and stood still, a trace of delight flashing in his eyes.
The Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card had indeed not disappointed him. Those ten-odd minutes just now were worth at least several years of his own arduous training.
His blade technique had risen directly from Basic Level major mastery to Proficient Level minor mastery, crossing both Basic Level perfection and the Proficient Level entry stage.
In terms of blade technique alone, he had already reached the average standard of the War God Training Camp.
Of those admitted to the War God Training Camp, who wasn't a genius among their peers? Their physical attributes were at War General Level, far beyond Li Jing's at present, and they also had abundant resources, secret techniques, and guidance from powerful teachers.
If people learned that Li Jing, a mere Intermediate Warrior, had reached Proficient Level minor mastery in blade technique, a level comparable to Perfect Level movement technique, their jaws would surely drop.
Although Li Jing's physical attributes were only at the Intermediate Warrior level, he was confident that, with his movement and blade techniques, he could fight Advanced Beast Soldier monsters.
Sure enough, no cheat, however great, could compare to a system!
Just one ten-pull had brought an earth-shaking change to his strength.
Even the protagonist, Luo Feng, had earned all his strength through hard work and sweat!
Feeling the surge in his own strength, Li Jing couldn't help but marvel.