Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Spirit Platform Opens the Celestial Gate—Today I Truly Know Myself!

The twilight stained the firmament, stars like scattered diamonds adorned the velvet darkness.

Moonlight draped silver gauze over the meadow, and the dislodged dewdrops twinkled alongside the stars above. A silhouette was maneuvering and punching on the grass, the moves stirring the night breeze.

It had almost been a week since returning from Shangjing City.

In these seven days, except for when he first returned and cooked a meal at home, inviting Qin Hui, Qi Hao, Wu Yan, and others.

The rest of the time.

Consisted of only three things.

Training martial arts, training martial arts, and still training martial arts!

Looking at the chart before him.

The Martial Arts Apprentice level has been maxed out! Observation Method perfected! Qi Blood Transport Technique also piled up to perfection with the help of the dozen Qi Blood Crystals given by Elder Hong!

Strength, physique, will, all reaching 49!

Everything is ready.

Only the speed is still stuck at 48.9.

Yet…

“Almost there, almost there.”

Fang Qingyu was drenched in sweat, feeling the pressure from his physical bottleneck.

This is the confrontation between will and the physical body!!

In the distance, there stood another person, leaning against a tree trunk.

But their gaze was not on Fang Qingyu.

Instead, it was on the stars overhead.

Until half an hour later.

Fang Qingyu’s voice sounded.

“Captain Lin, I’m about to prepare for the breakthrough.”

“Alright.”

Only then did Lin Kang shift his focus, nodding his head.

This was the back mountain of the elite class camp.

According to Team Leader Lin.

It’s best for a Martial Artist to break through outdoors, so they chose a place that was open and uninhabited.

Fang Qingyu sat cross-legged on the grass.

Looking at the chart.

Besides the latest attribute growth alert.

There was also an earlier popup.

[The condition for advancing the (Extraordinary) Martial Artist profession has been met, do you wish to start the advancement?]

Previously, the condition was for Martial Apprentice experience to be full, and the Four Dimensions to reach 20, Observation Method and Qi Blood Technique only needed to be at Great Success.

Yet he spared no effort in spending time and resources.

To achieve the best in all conditions!!

This breakthrough, not knowing if it would be different!!!

He took a deep breath.

Confirming his body was at full status, his mind clear, and posture relaxed.

Fang Qingyu silently uttered in his heart.

“Yes!!”

Buzz——

At the moment of confirming the advancement.

Something seemed to shatter with a crash inside him.

The sound of blood rushing was like a river bursting through its banks.

Thin red blood mist seeped from the pores all over his body, transforming into countless red threads that roamed his skin.

A clear sound of shattering glass came from deep within his Dantian.

The golden qi sea formed by the Observation Method suddenly collapsed.

The golden qi core abruptly split into two halves.

The left half transformed into a phantom of the Cyan Dragon entwining cyan-gold starlight, rising along the Du Meridian, the spine behind glowing with bright azure light, resembling a star road linking heaven and earth.

The right half condensed into a White Tiger phantom exhaling frosty white qi, diving downward along the Ren Meridian, nine peals of thunder erupting from the chest bones down to the pubic bone.

Finally, the two collided with a roar at the Dantian’s location.

Instantly transforming into a rotating nebula vortex.

If looked closely.

One would find that every star in the nebula rotates slowly just like the previous qi core.

And as the Qi Blood and Dragon and Tiger Force completed their transformation.

The blood lines on the skin suddenly retracted back into the body.

Resonating with the newborn star sea.

Fang Qingyu’s muscle fibers vibrated at high frequency, condensing substantial gold, silver, and red Gang Qi continuously emerging from his pores.

This is the unique Qi Blood Exterior of Martial Artists!

By now…

There’s only the final step remaining.

The star sea in the Dantian suddenly branched out a resplendent stellar river.

Gold and silver qi core wrapped with Qi Blood, rushing along the Ren and Du Meridians to the Celestial Spirit.

In an instant, piercing through the chaotic Spirit Platform.

Fang Qingyu only felt a burst of myriad starfire in his skull, the eternal night shrouding his vision was peeling away like a shattered glaze lamp.

A grand divine radiance surged in from his brow.

In a trance, he glimpsed the majestic Ninefold Celestial Palace standing tall.

Yet…

The Celestial Gate forged from starlight, was actually open!?

Without thinking much, the tri-colored energy, upon seeing the Celestial Gate, eagerly surged inside.

In an instant, Fang Qingyu lost all five senses.

Only witnessing a vast stellar river exploding within his skull.

Countless stars surged along the meridians, flowing into his limbs and bones.

When the last ray of starlight merged into the Dantian, a ring-shaped qi wave erupted around Fang Qingyu.

The grass within ten feet was blown away, dewdrops evaporating in the rampant energy into a wispy mist, moonlight piercing the mist refracted into colorful halos.

In the blink of an eye.

Golden and silver star patterns slowly swirled in the depths of his pupils, the left eye reflecting a searing great sun, the right eye mirroring a cold full moon…

The night breeze swept across his sweat-drenched back.

The scent of fresh grass and wood surged through his nostrils.

His five senses’ acuity soared tenfold compared to before, he could hear the rustle of a mosquito’s wings a hundred meters away, could smell the sap in the decaying parts of trees a hundred meters away.

Spirit Platform opens Celestial Gate.

Today, I truly know I am me.

This transformation of life strata was far more shocking than attribute growth.

From henceforth, when a punch is thrown, stars follow, when a thought moves, qi surges.

He officially stepped into the realm of Martial Arts to Profound!!!

No wonder it was said, between a Martial Expert and a Martial Apprentice, ultimately lies this chasm of the Extraordinary.

Fang Qingyu slowly raised his hands.

When he made a fist.

This time, the gold and silver patterns didn’t merely surface on the skin but burst directly from within, automatically entwining his arms.

Swinging casually into the void.

The ground five zhang away exploded with a roar.

Magma-like crimson-gold flames rolled around the crater.

The qi force, unlike before, carried a hint of explosion effect, but more so of scorching.

After advancing to a Martial Artist through the Observation Method.

It automatically advanced from the First Realm to the Second Realm.

And the former star sea of the Observation Method, also transformed into a Cyan Dragon and a White Tiger, metaphorically representing yin and yang with the forms of two divine beasts.

Thus, the Dragon and Tiger Force also transformed into two different forces.

Cyan Dragon Force (Yang): Force bundled with Crimson Gold Flowing Fire, carrying burning and explosive effects.

White Tiger Force (Yin): During force deflection, a frosty white qi wave bursts around the body, forming ice armor at the contact point.

At the same time, the enhancement of the flesh and bone trait also remains.

It’s quite comprehensive, both in offense and defense.

As for the effect of the ice armor, further experimentation is needed.

Fang Qingyu once again closed his eyes and looked at the chart.

[Name: Fang Qingyu]

[Age: 18]

[Main Profession: Martial Artist (★), Candlebearer (★)]

[Secondary Profession: … Bodyguard, Martial Arts Coach]

[Golden Body: 10 (One Limit Breakthrough)]

[Panan: 10 (One Limit Breakthrough)]

[Spiritual Power: 32.5]

[Divine Aspect: 32.3]

The panel on the initial page underwent significant changes.

Originally, there were four-dimensional attributes, and now only two remain.

Among them, the Golden Body represents the three physical attributes, while Panan is the new representative of the will attribute.

For Fang Qingyu, this turned out to be a good thing.

It’s equivalent to having the same amount of effort…

but gaining double the attributes!!

This was indeed an unexpected delight.

After checking and finding no other changes, he turned to the next page.

Martial Artist panel.

[Congratulations on completing the advancement of the Martial Artist]

[Martial Species Talent is undergoing sublimation, please select the direction of sublimation below]

[1, ★★ “Musashi’s Spirit Core”: A Martial Arts Essence Spirit is born in the meridians, allowing insight into the essential meridians of martial arts, accelerating the practice of all martial techniques, with a chance to break through the limits of martial arts.]

[2, ★★ “Bright Heart Martial Vein”: A Martial Arts Spiritual Vein forms in the heart, allowing a brief entry into the “Purity Martial Realm” state for three breaths, enhancing efficiency in cultivating the Observation Method.]

[3, ★★ “Zen and Martial Arts Origin”: During meditation, the “Martial Arts Golden Body Illusion” can be visualized, synchronizing martial arts practice and reflecting insights. The cultivation speed of Buddhist Daoist cultivation techniques is additionally increased by 200%, but there will be a repulsive reaction to slaughter techniques.]

[4, ★★ “Flowing Cloud Bone Aspect”: The bones intermittently resonate with cloud patterns, gaining the “Aerial Assistance” trait when using body techniques, allowing two steps in mid-air.]

[5, ★★ “Blood Demon Fierce Eyes”: With Chi Dragon blood patterns appearing in the eyes, they can see the qi force flow at the connection points of the opponent’s moves, enhancing the prediction success rate in battle by 40%, but excessive use can lead to blood pattern corrosion of the optic nerve.]

Hiss…

This time there are actually five talent choices?

Among them, 1, 2, and 3, are cultivation talents, while 4 and 5 seem more like combat talents.

Fang Qingyu’s gaze quickly swept over.

He quickly excluded options 3, 4, and 5, as the third doesn’t relate to him, the fourth is only useful in special situations, and the fifth overlaps a bit with Weakness Gaze.

In that case.

Only options 1 and 2 remain.

One is a martial technique talent, and the other is an observation method talent.

However, without needing much deliberation, Fang Qingyu also eliminated the second option.

The reason is simple.

During the Martial Artist stage, he can’t possibly learn only one martial technique.

And the observation method can’t be changed.

In the Martial Artist stage, the benefit of the martial technique talent is much greater than that of the observation method, and the first option has a chance to break through the martial arts limit, in contrast to the second option which has a time restriction.

With a thought, Fang Qingyu made his decision.

The other four talents slowly vanished, leaving only the last one.

At that moment, it seemed like a starry river was hanging upside down deep within the meridians.

As if something invisible and intangible, yet tangible, was being born within the body.

And the martial techniques previously practiced began to disassemble themselves in the sea of consciousness…

After a long time, he snapped back to reality from the memories in his mind.

This talent is quite something.

Even the perfected Baji Fist, under the disassembly of Musashi’s Spirit Core, still has flaws.

It was indeed the right choice.

Learning martial arts techniques in the Martial Artist stage with this attitude will likely be much faster than during the Martial Arts Apprentice stage.

Then he looked at the Martial Artist panel.

[Profession: Martial Artist (★) Lv.1 (0/200)]

[Talent: Musashi’s Spirit Core (★★)]

[Core Skill 1: Nine Heavens Primordial Observation Method·Second Realm Lv.1 (0/200)]

[Advanced Skill 1: Blood Burst Lv.3 (11/300)]

[Skill 1: Basic Modified Qi and Blood Transport Technique Lv.5 (Max)] (Convertible)

[Skill 2: Dragon Sting Breath Lv.4 (12/400)] (Convertible)

[Skill 3: Baji Fist LV.5 (Max)] (Convertible)

[Skill 4: Thunder Slash LV.4 (22/400)] (Convertible)

[…]

Even the Martial Artist page underwent drastic changes this time.

From the first to the fourth line of Blood Burst.

The fonts of these four lines are conspicuous red.

Indicating that they belong to the skills of the Extraordinary Stage of Martial Artists.

All the following skills previously learned are in grayscale, meaning they do not belong to the Extraordinary.

And apart from the three basic exercises.

There is an additional indication of convertibility at the end of other skills, meaning they can be converted into the experience bar of the same type of Extraordinary martial technique.

This means.

The skill points previously invested were not in vain.

They not only provided tremendous combat power in the early stages but also saved Fang Qingyu a lot of time once he stepped into the Extraordinary.

Feeling content.

After breaking through as a Martial Artist, good news kept coming from the chart.

Making Fang Qingyu’s mood even happier.

“Are you… asleep?”

On the other side, Lin Kang, seeing the curve at the corner of Fang Qingyu’s mouth, squatted down with a curious expression and whispered.

“Cough… it feels a bit amazing.”

Fang Qingyu listened and opened his eyes, suppressing the external phenomena.

“Congratulations, you have condensed the Golden Body.”

Lin Kang listened, a slight smile on his lips, extended a hand, and helped Fang Qingyu up from the ground.

“Golden Body?”

Fang Qingyu, hearing the same term as in the chart, felt a bit bewildered.

Lin Kang explained, “Throughout history, only Martial Arts Apprentices who have honed their physical bodies to the extreme can condense the Golden Body when knocking on the Celestial Gate.”

“Oh…”

Fang Qingyu then realized that the chart was not random in changing attributes.

It was his previous efforts.

That inadvertently achieved a milestone.

No wonder the phrase ’one limit breakthrough’ appeared afterward, now it all made sense.

However, it wasn’t just his physical body that was honed to perfection.

Because there’s also the Panan…

“Those who condense the Golden Body, their physical form in the same tier cannot be defeated!”

“You can say that in just a few months, you’ve achieved what many talents who began practicing from birth couldn’t.”

Lin Kang couldn’t hide his joy.

After all, Fang Qingyu had long been drawn into his team.

Considering the current state.

Even when entering the Extraordinary.

Fang Qingyu remains a peerless existence even within the same tier!!

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