Chapter 55 Just As He Mastered the Spiritual Technique, the Match Ended?
Zhang Chu felt better than ever before. His whole being seemed clear and transparent, especially his mind. On his personal information panel, all the data was pixelated, with a line reading “Loading.” The blood and energy value had reset to zero, yet his body still felt powerful—stronger than before, even. If Zhang Chu wished, he could crush a two-winged Red Dragon with his bare hands, in an instant.
But the most remarkable change was the new awareness of his spiritual power. He could perceive even the faintest sounds with perfect clarity.
“Ding! System loading complete.”
“Congratulations, host, on breaking through to Dual Force Warrior. Please claim your novice gift pack.”
A novice gift pack? He’d been using this for almost a month, and only now did the novice gift pack appear? What had all that been before—a test of failure?
Zhang Chu grumbled outwardly, but inwardly he was thrilled. A late gift was better than none at all.
With a thought, Zhang Chu watched his information panel shift as layers of data loaded. A white pop-up window appeared, displaying two lines:
“Reward: All host’s martial skills upgraded to the latest level.”
“Reward: Host receives a spiritual martial skill: Electric Vine Bind.”
“Claim now?”
Claim! Absolutely!
Zhang Chu exclaimed in delight—this novice gift pack was extraordinary. It started with a full set of max-level upgrades. Martial skills that once required medicine to advance were now instantly maxed out. Plus, the reward for a spiritual skill.
With a thought, the white pop-up vanished and streams of information poured into his mind. Four miniature figures in his mind began practicing madly.
After a short while, Zhang Chu opened his eyes, excitedly summoning the information panel:
Name: Zhang Chu
Realm: 1-Star Dual Force Warrior
Martial Power: 10/1000 (1 Star)
Martial Skills: Sky Cannon (1-Star Lower Grade), Iron Mountain Shield (1-Star Lower Grade), Thirteen Blazing Swords (1-Star Lower Grade), Silver Flash (1-Star Lower Grade)
Spiritual Power Level: 10/1000 (1 Star)
Spiritual Martial Skill: Electric Vine Bind (1-Star Lower Grade)
Staring at the refreshed system interface, Zhang Chu could hardly contain himself. He flexed his hands, eager to try the spiritual martial skill.
Just then, Hu Sanyi, who was sleeping deeply, rolled over.
“Old Hu, let me test this on you.”
Zhang Chu extended his hand, aiming at the robust Hu Sanyi from a distance. He focused his spiritual power according to the method for Electric Vine Bind that the system had etched into his mind.
On the first attempt, his head buzzed but nothing happened.
On the second, his brow felt sore and swollen.
On the third, his palm tingled.
…
By the tenth try, spiritual power shot from his brow, and a purple energy vine appeared in his palm. Guided by his thought, the vine extended, reaching up to five meters.
“Bind!”
With a grasping motion from afar, the vine swiftly wrapped Hu Sanyi into a tight bundle.
Zzzzt! Zzzzt!
In the next instant, Hu Sanyi began to convulse.
He had been sleeping peacefully, only to suddenly be entangled by electric vines. His whole body trembled, eyes rolling back.
Damn! Zhang Chu realized that the system’s Electric Vine Bind was an energy entangling technique that focused brainwave microcurrents.
Before he could withdraw it, Hu Sanyi passed out entirely, now truly sleeping like a dead pig.
“You brat, did you break through to Dual Force Warrior?”
Just then, Guan Zifang pushed open the door.
“Twenty-one years old and you’ve reached Dual Force Warrior!”
“Just became a 1-Star Dual Force Warrior and instantly awakened a talent martial skill!”
“And you can wield it so skillfully? Were you sent by the heavens to humiliate me?”
His eyes were wide as he saw a five-meter-long electric vine wrapped around Hu Sanyi.
“Is it really that impressive?” Zhang Chu’s gaze was clear, and the electric vine in his hand quickly dissipated, sparing Hu Sanyi’s life.
Versailles? Guan Zifang felt darkness creeping in. “Let me tell you what it really means to be a Dual Force Warrior!”
After half an hour of explanation, Zhang Chu finally understood.
The Dual Force Warrior’s greatest ability was spiritual power attack. After becoming one, it would usually take about half a month to settle before awakening one’s own talent martial skill. Talent martial skills were unique—each warrior’s was different. They could be pure spiritual enhancement skills or offensive skills. Only the talent martial skill could raise the spiritual power level of a Dual Force Warrior.
Guan Zifang was a 4-Star Dual Force Warrior. His talent skill was “Absorb Beast Soul.” By absorbing the spiritual power of exotic beasts, he could enhance his own and keep breaking through. That was why he stayed in the sixth-level forbidden zone of Canglong Mountain, creating a zoo of exotic beasts. By living alongside them daily, his spiritual power grew stronger.
Zhang Chu’s talent skill was even more direct.
Electric Vine Bind—kill exotic beasts, absorb their faint soul power, and convert it into his own spiritual energy.
After hearing all this, Zhang Chu was excited.
He now had no interest whatsoever in winning the championship of the non-professional martial tournament. Let whoever wanted it have it.
Hu Sanyi would probably sleep for a few more hours.
While Guan Zifang was busy cooking again, Zhang Chu rushed into the exotic beast zoo.
“Go hard!”
Seeing a dozen exotic beasts surge at him, Zhang Chu waved his hand, sending a five-meter-long electric vine snapping through the air. “Come on, little darlings, all line up for me!”
Hearing the commotion, Guan Zifang, wearing an apron, dashed out from the kitchen. Seeing the beasts flying everywhere in the zoo, his blood pressure soared…
Damn it… what a loss! He had to find a way to make up for this.
Zhang Chu went wild.
“Dodge!”
“Turn!”
“Whip!”
“Bind!”
“Lock throat!”
The latest five hunting techniques flowed effortlessly from him. Six-level exotic beasts were as helpless as vegetables—once bound by the electric vine, they suffocated and died on the spot, while streams of faint energy flowed along the vine into his arm, straight to his brain.
“Ding! Host’s spiritual power has slain one six-level exotic beast. Spiritual Power +0.1!”
“Ding! Host consumed one six-level beast core. Martial Power +0.1.”
Zhang Chu hadn’t expected six-level exotic beasts to be so weak for a Dual Force Warrior.
One six-level beast core only increased martial power by 0.1.
It was like heaven and earth.
“Above exotic beasts are spirit beasts… Looks like I’ll have to hunt spirit beasts in the future to increase martial and spiritual power.”
Once the thrill passed, Zhang Chu didn’t slaughter them all. Otherwise, Guan Zifang really would be spitting blood.
Before dinner, Hu Sanyi finally woke up.
He couldn’t understand why, after a nap, his whole body hurt as if he’d been whipped.
Zhang Chu and Guan Zifang exchanged glances, mumbling evasively.
To avoid hurting Hu Sanyi’s confidence, Zhang Chu decided to temporarily conceal his breakthrough to Dual Force Warrior.
After eating, Guan Zifang didn’t make things difficult.
Zhang Chu and Hu Sanyi packed up simply and left the small wooden house.
Before they left, Guan Zifang handed Zhang Chu a badge. “Kid, take this badge. No reason—I’m just happy.”
Zhang Chu didn’t know what use it had, but anything given by a 4-Star Dual Force Warrior couldn’t be bad. If he could use the badge to call reinforcements in the future, all the better.
Hu Sanyi was bewildered.
His whole body ached inexplicably, and the closeness between Zhang Chu and Guan Zifang was astonishing.
The two walked for about two hours.
Then, Zhang Dali, a 3-Star Dual Force Warrior from the Martial Management Bureau, arrived at the cabin.
Two hours earlier, the Martial God No. 1 drone had detected Zhang Chu’s signal. He hurried over, but the signal had vanished again.
“Ding!”
As Zhang Dali was about to enter and inquire of the senior inside, his wristband projected a holographic locator: “The double champion has been crowned. The current non-professional tournament ends immediately.”