Chapter 102: Chapter 97: First Break! Martial Arts Grandmaster (Double Chapter)
In an instant, every cell in his body began to expand.
"Cells are the most basic components of the human body."
"But simultaneously, they are also where the first shackles of the human body reside."
Jiang Ye recalled what his teacher once told him:
"What is the First Break?"
"The so-called First Break is to open up this cellular defensive line, allowing every cell in the body to accept and integrate Star Energy."
Such a requirement inherently demands extremely high physical strength.
And Jiang Ye, through cultivating the Star Martial Cultivation Technique and Star Martial Advancement Technique, had already achieved this standard.
What remained was to completely break through the body’s shackles.
Jiang Ye didn’t hesitate and took out a vial of metallic potion.
"Mad Dragon Potion." A trace of pain flashed in his eyes.
The small vial was only half a palm in size, fully transparent, containing a crystalline burgundy liquid like amber.
Thirty thousand per bottle!
"Puff~" He opened the cap.
Jiang Ye drank it all in one gulp.
"Let’s begin."
He immediately started operating the Star Martial Advancement Technique.
The cultivation route of the advancement technique itself came with the method of breaking shackles.
"Hoo!"
As Jiang Ye began cultivating, suddenly, all the cells within his body seemed to come alive, starting to stir.
If observed under a microscope, examining the cells throughout his body.
One would be shocked to discover.
Innumerable cells all over his body appeared to crack open.
This was undoubtedly an astounding phenomenon.
If it were an ordinary person, they would likely instantly explode and perish.
Fortunately, at this moment, there was a warm energy in Jiang Ye’s body, spreading throughout.
"The Mad Dragon Potion is beginning to take effect." Jiang Ye silently perceived.
The Mad Dragon Potion could protect the body’s meridians, muscles, and even cells.
No Martial Arts Ingredients could achieve such an effect.
The reason Martial Arts Potions prevailed was exactly this.
Under the protection of the Mad Dragon Potion, Jiang Ye’s entire body’s cells began to absorb and integrate Star Sky Energy.
Continuously refining.
"Most of the cells in my body are transforming." Jiang Ye silently sensed.
"This is the true process of transforming into the extraordinary."
Jiang Ye continued cultivating.
As time passed.
He could feel those hundred thousand strands of Star Energy, like rushing river water, continually merging into his limbs and bones.
Integrating into the bones.
This integration was completely different from the integration during the refinement process.
The latter only integrated into the surface layer of the bones.
But this time, it penetrated deep into the bone marrow, truly, thoroughly integrating into the bone cells, you within me, me within you, indistinguishable.
"Every inch of my meridians is vibrating."
"So powerful!"
Jiang Ye felt a primeval force awakening within him.
His Life Level was continuously rising!
If breaking the shackles had a progress bar, he was sprinting towards the First Break at a rate of 10% progress per minute.
20%
30%
40%
...
90%
100%
At the moment his Life Level ascended to its peak.
Jiang Ye’s body became incredibly transparent.
Star Energy surged from the Guanyuan Acupoint, reaching up to the Heavenly Gate, down to penetrate the bone marrow.
"Boom!"
In an instant, a powerful Qi Spirit burst forth from Jiang Ye’s body.
It came from within Jiang Ye’s body, tempered to the extreme and completely integrated with Jiang Ye’s being, the Star Energy.
When Star Energy flowed along the bones, moved along the meridians, it was like magma flowing through a planetary core.
Forming a strong Life Magnetism!
This is what Martial Arts Qi Spirit is!
Also called Extraordinary Suppression!
"So this is how it is." Jiang Ye’s eyes revealed a clear understanding.
Previously, he didn’t understand what Martial Arts Qi Spirit was.
At this moment, he understood.
It was not just the crushing of the weak by the strong.
It also symbolized his Life Level!
"Almost three years of cultivation, finally!" Jiang Ye felt a surge of warmth in his heart: "Breaking the Life Shackles!"
"Boom!"
A powerful Qi Spirit burst uncontrollably from within him.
...
At the same time.
Everyone in the Refining Pool changed their expressions, all turning to look in the direction of Jiang Ye.
"He’s broken through one break!"
"So strong, I feel like I want to kneel."
"Is this a Star Sky Martial Arts Master? In front of this aura, I feel an inexplicable shiver."
Many people were shocked.
Not far from Jiang Ye.
Wang Ziang was even more speechless: "You said you had no confidence, yet within half an hour, you’ve made a breakthrough!"
Outside the Refining Pool.
Liu Beimu’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise: "That kid, has already broken one break?"
"Lucky boy, the last Star Sky Refinement before the college entrance exam, and he broke one break."
"Looks like he has a chance to get into one of those elite universities in the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance." Liu Beimu nodded slightly.
In the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance, besides Penglai University.
The score lines for the other elite universities are basically around 850 points.
As long as one becomes a first break, they can easily reach this score.
At this moment, Liu Beimu looked at Zhang Jianwu beside him, surprised: "Director Zhang, you don’t seem surprised at all?"
Zhang Jianwu laughed cheerfully: "Star Envoy Liu might not know, this kid’s goal is Penglai University, and a first break is just his starting point."
"Penglai University?" Liu Beimu was slightly stunned.
"Penglai University’s score line this year has basically been decided." Liu Beimu said in a low voice: "Above 890 points!"
He shook his head: "This kid, he’s probably still far off."
"890 points?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianwu also pondered slightly: "Subtracting 20 points for the second-level preparatory Star Profession, Jiang Ye still lacks 20 points, indeed it’s a bit challenging."
Liu Beimu was shocked upon hearing this: "He became a second-level preparatory Star Profession?"
Zhang Jianwu nodded slightly.
"No wonder."
Liu Beimu took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Ye again, his eyes carrying a hint of surprise.
"Original Talent, becoming a second-level preparatory Star Profession?"
"This kid’s future, I fear no one can predict..." Liu Beimu thought to himself.
...
Others’ thoughts, Jiang Ye naturally didn’t know.
At the moment his life level reached one break.
A few lines of text instantly appeared before him.
[Detected your power has reached the new system limit!]
[Title unlocked: Martial Arts Grandmaster!]
[Martial Arts Grandmaster: Masterful, reaching perfection, the second great mountain of martial arts, even a grandmaster seems like an ant...]
[Reward: Tao Bone Reshaping]
——
"Why does this system’s limit seem endless?"
Jiang Ye looked at the panel, feeling somewhat speechless.
Back when he achieved Great Success in the cultivation technique, he had already surpassed this Grounded Martial Arts system’s limit.
Yet, every breakthrough said he reached the new system limit.
Could the Grounded Martial Arts system limit refer to the Multi-Dimensional Grounded Martial Arts World, where the limit can infinitely rise?
"The Grounded Martial Arts World must have a highest limit." Jiang Ye speculated: "Though it’s unclear how strong one must be to reach that highest point."
Jiang Ye was also somewhat expectant.
In this world, he could completely test that limit by exploiting bugs.
For example, by boarding a hypersonic plane?
Or even a starship?
Jiang Ye had thought about it once, but never put it into action.
"Tao Bone Reshaping?" Jiang Ye looked at this time’s reward.
At this moment, the panel quietly underwent a change.
——Grounded Martial Achievement System——
[Physique: Mortal Body (Upper A) → Profound Body (Upper D)]
[Cultivation Technique]
Star Martial Cultivation Technique: Perfection
Eight Thunder Sounds Fist: Great Success (79%)
Star Martial Advancement Technique: Minor Success (20%)
[Achievements]
Martial Arts Master, Ancestor’s Friend... Fighting Spirit, Exorcising Evil and Defending the Path, Martial Arts Grandmaster
[Martial Arts Celestial Ladder]
Second Layer
——
"My physique has advanced from Mortal Body to Profound Body?"
"And it’s an upper D-level Profound Body?" Jiang Ye showed a look of surprise.
Profound Body, this is indeed a Tao Bone level physique!
Originally, he had guessed that this time he would advance to Profound Body.
But he didn’t expect the system to directly elevate him to Upper D-level.
If he remembered correctly, Wanyao Yang from Cyan Yang High School was only Lower D-level.
"Comfortable, so comfortable." Jiang Ye sincerely felt.
At this time, he just broke through one break, and was already in an extremely comfortable state.
And now the system directly reshaped his Tao Bone, causing his body to further undergo transformation.
This feeling was utterly ecstatic, even more enjoyable than flying.
However, what Jiang Ye most anticipated at this moment was another matter.
"I’ve broken through one break, I can enter the third layer of the Martial Arts Celestial Ladder!"
"I wonder what form the third layer’s assessment will take?"
Jiang Ye was full of excitement.