I Can See Your Combat Power

Because even if you spent a thousand years, you would not be able to finish reading all the martial arts scriptures of the modern world, thus martial arts had to be subdivided once again.

Hence now there are masters of body techniques, masters of curse techniques, masters of spirit arts, masters of swordsmanship, masters of the Beast Taming Sect, masters of escape techniques… and so on and so forth.noveldrama

The Human Race is a social animal; most people only see a fragment of martial arts that revolves around themselves.

For instance, swordsmen of the Xu Clan would think swordsmen are the strongest, disciples of Martial Saint Mountain would consider spiritual cultivators the strongest, and monks from Buddha’s Country naturally believe that cultivating Buddhism is the strongest.

Yet, among so many major branches of martial arts, none has been universally acknowledged as the strongest, and that is what makes martial arts interesting.

In Tang Luo’s opinion, the simplest way to not be lost in confusion in this third round is to firmly believe that one’s own martial path is the strongest.

If you’re a swordsman, seek all the secret techniques that can strengthen swordsmen, and if you’re a physique practitioner, seek all the secret techniques that can fortify physical arts. Never let your attention be diverted to secret techniques of other affinities.

Of course, this is the most conservative approach, because constructing secret techniques based on one’s own understanding of the martial path often fails to reach the pinnacle, since you don’t know what the truly strongest looks like.

However, sect disciples have some advantage over family disciples, for they have at least witnessed King Realm experts who have proven themselves on the path, and they know how such people think about martial arts. Family disciples are at a disadvantage because in their frame of reference, the ultimate limit is Grandmaster.

Therefore, naturally, the model of a strong practitioner, as constructed in the eyes of a family’s scion, may not be that strong and could easily be dazzled by the powerful secret techniques in the “Catalogue of Secret Techniques.”

Tang Luo was quite worried about Cui Haoran and Li Xuanba at this moment, feeling that these two team members were very likely to fall into indecision due to limited exposure, finding it difficult to make choices.

The reason he still had time to be concerned about the two members of his team while in the third challenge was firstly because many of the secret techniques in the catalogue were not unfamiliar to him, having seen them among the Han Family’s treasury of scriptures.

Secondly, because opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. This way of constructing models for martial arts might be an incredibly novel test for other contestants, but for Tang Luo, the content was all too familiar.

Since the day he committed to the vast path of martial arts, he had been constructing his future. Because his Foundation Building was slow, he mistakenly thought that his talent was very low. Before the age of ten, his heart was filled with fear and bitterness. More than once, he had considered how to achieve victory in battle with his mediocre talents when he encountered a formidable enemy in the future.

His “Plan for Becoming Stronger 1.0,” which he revised hundreds of times, was not due to his thoroughness, but because of the immense fear in his heart. Even after knowing his unrivaled talent for Spirit Arts, the fear didn’t go away, for he always felt that his future wasn’t strong enough.

Time and again, he revised and improved his plan simply because Tang Luo was a person without a sense of belonging in the martial path, or to put it another way, his only sense of belonging in martial arts was to keep getting stronger!

If there has to be a number one in this world, then why can’t I be that person? With the memories of an entire world as my foundation, if I can’t overcome these natives, I’d have no face to return!

After quickly flipping through the “Catalogue of Secret Techniques,” Tang Luo pulled over a sheet of blank paper, twisted his neck, picked up a pen, and wrote down several huge titles, commencing his trial for the third challenge.

Three days passed in a flash, and when the kind-looking elder announced the end of the examination, and the spiritual screens surrounding the small chambers disappeared, the Arbitrators standing outside the chambers promptly used their Spiritual Power to withdraw the examination papers from the challengers’ desks, and the Hall of Divine Fire immediately filled with wails and howls like those of ghosts and wolves.

To the left and right of Tang Luo’s chamber were the chambers of Xiang Loulan, who was ranked first, and Cao Changqing’s chamber. Both individuals looked confident, apparently very confident in their combinations.

It stands to reason for oneself, if you do not believe that your martial path is invincible, how can you practice through the chilling winter and scorching summer? Yet some other members from Longxi appeared bewildered, including Xiao Ziyu, who should have been the least confused of all.

Although the three did not fail to submit their papers, their blank expressions clearly showed that they were greatly frightened by the content in the “Catalogue of Secret Techniques,” especially Li Xuanba.

Upon seeing Tang Luo, Li Xuanba couldn’t help but step forward and ask in a low voice, “Captain, I saw dozens of secret techniques in the ‘Catalogue of Secret Techniques’ that can break through a physique practitioner’s defenses. Are physique practitioners really so vulnerable?”

Before Tang Luo could reply, Cui Haoran also spoke up, asking, “It’s not just the physique practitioners who are vulnerable. I see many secret techniques that are designed to contaminate Spiritual Power and seal acupoints. Once a master of Spirit Arts is hit, they will inevitably be in trouble. Is there really no way to solve this?”

Although Xiao Ziyu didn’t speak up, his repeated hesitations and the confusion in his eyes could not be hidden from Tang Luo. No wonder the various races under the rule of Martial Saint Mountain in Longzhou dared not express the slightest complaint. With just a “Catalogue of Secret Techniques,” the courage of the world’s family talents was shattered. This third test of Martial Saint Mountain is indeed enormously profitable.