After a night's rest, the next morning, Ye Chen once again came to the Pavilion of Martial Skills.
The pavilion master knew most of the inner disciples and all of the core disciples, but the outer disciples only knew a few people, such as Zhang Haoran and Wu Zongming. But strangely, the moment Ye Chen entered the pavilion, he recognized him and smiled at him.
Ye Chen felt strange, but still said politely: "Greetings, Master."
The Pavilion Guardian Elder nodded and said as a senior, "It's not a good thing to have too many Martial Skills. You should know what I mean."
Ye Chen knew what he was thinking, he smiled bitterly, "Master, I am going to the second floor, here is my token." Ye Chen said as he handed the token to the elder.
"Token? What? You got the third place in the Mu Ren Gang? "The pavilion master's face was full of surprise, he could not help but ask.
"Yes."
The pavilion master hesitated: "You really mastered the Lone Peak of Thirteen Swords?"
Seeing Ye Chen nodding, the pavilion master still could not believe it, but he had to believe it. Getting the third place with only an incomplete Lone Peak of Thirteen Swords was too easy, after all, Ye Chen was only at the Mid Mortal Realm Stage 6.
Although he was the pavilion master, he could not ask too much, he reminded: "Those who can go to the second floor are all inner disciples and core disciples, they will more or less show their arrogance in front of you, an outer disciple, so remember not to mess with them. Also, you are not an official inner disciple, so you have to come down in fifteen minutes, so you need to pick a martial skill as soon as possible."
"I know."
Ye Chen understood this, although inner disciples and outer disciples were both disciples, their positions were completely different, and if he had a conflict with an inner disciple, he would be the one to suffer. As for picking a martial skill within fifteen minutes, it was to prevent outer disciples from secretly memorizing other martial skills.
The staircase was deep on the left. Ye Chen walked over with a calm expression.
As soon as he went upstairs, Ye Chen felt an invisible pressure on his face. Looking around, there were about a dozen people on the second floor. Some of them were reading the secret manuals seriously, some were chatting in low voices, and some were holding a few secret manuals and making a choice. Among these people, the oldest was no more than twenty years old, and the youngest was about the same age as Ye Chen. All of them had an unfathomable temperament. They were — Inner Disciples!
The inner disciple who was closest to Ye Chen turned his head out of habit with a hint of doubt on his face. Then he seemed to have thought of something and muttered, "I almost forgot, yesterday was the Mu Ren Gang Challenge, this person should be in the top ten!"
After muttering to himself, he turned his attention back to the secret manual and stopped paying attention to Ye Chen.
Taking a few steps forward, Ye Chen looked around and realized that the layout was similar to the first floor, but it was more classical and elegant. The bookshelves were not made of normal wood, but were made of valuable sandalwood. The aroma coming from the sandalwood was rich, and it had the effect of calming one's soul.
The bookshelves were divided into five layers. The bottom three layers were filled with High Rank Mortal Realm manuals, and the top two layers were filled with Top Rank Mortal Realm manuals. There were three to five manuals on each layer, and at most seven manuals. On the side of each bookshelf, there were labels, such as "Training Art Type", "Auxiliary Art Type", "Movement Art Type", "Attack Art Type", "Defense Art Type", and so on.
Without further ado, Ye Chen only had fifteen minutes to make a choice.
First, he went to the section with the martial skill manuals. Ye Chen randomly picked up a manual, flipped through the title page, then put it down. Then he picked up another one and put it down …
Out of the dozens of manuals, there were only nine that caught his eye. They were —
"Burning Fist, Attack Art!"
"Inch Travel Steps, a movement skill!"
"Eight Steps Chasing Cicada, Movement Art!"
"Yuan Qi Force, Defense Art!"
"Formless Counterattack, Defense Art!"
"Golden Swallow Art, Movement Art!"
"Four Parts Fist, Attack Art!"
"Sword Draw Art, Attack Art!"
"Dead Wood Seal, Attack Art!"
These nine martial skills might not be the best High Rank Mortal Realm martial skills, but they were definitely the most suitable for Ye Chen. Therefore, even he was a bit tempted by them.
The Burning Fist was Wu Zongming's main martial skill, it's power did not need to be mentioned. Once he mastered it, he would be able to create a fire power, which would be able to deliver a fatal attack to the enemy. The Inch Steps was the footwork that Zhang Haoran trained, it was like shrinking the ground into an inch, it was very scary and practical. The Eight Steps Chasing Cicada focused on the explosive power within eight steps, which was enough to increase one's speed by fifty percent or more. No matter how fast the enemy was, they would not be able to escape from the palm of their hands, it was the best choice for chasing and killing enemies. The Yuan Qi Force was a bit more mysterious, it needed the help of Qi to cultivate a special kind of Yuan Qi. This Yuan Qi was just like Qi, it would be stored inside the body, and when it was used, it would automatically appear and protect the body. However, every time it was used, it would be used up.
The first four were already the best, if there were no other choices, Ye Chen would definitely choose one of them. However, with the last five, Ye Chen had no choice but to give up on them.
The Non-Phase Counter Attack was a defensive martial skill, but it was also an offensive martial skill. It focused on being able to predict the enemy's movements and counter attack with defense. If the enemy was strong, I would be strong; if the enemy was weak, I would be weak; if the enemy did not move, I would not move. It was very hard to deal with.
If one mastered it, he would be able to stand on the ground. The Golden Swallow Art was a movement skill, it allowed the user to walk on water without a problem. When mastered, the user would be able to fly more than a hundred meters in the air, as light as a swallow flying on grass.
When he saw the introduction of the Fragmented Fist Art, Ye Chen could not help but let out a sound of surprise. This martial skill was so fierce and overbearing, it did not even have a hint of softness in it. With one punch, the target would definitely be torn into pieces. It could be said that it had reached the pinnacle of hardness, it was quite extreme.
"Hardness cannot last long. Tai Chi is about Yin and Yang, hard and soft. Not to mention this martial skill, I'm afraid that if I can't defeat the enemy, I will be defeated by the enemy. It is too extreme." Ye Chen shook his head and gave up on the Fragmented Fist Art.
As for the Sword Drawing Art, it was about the explosive power produced in the moment of drawing the sword. The strength and speed of the Sword Drawing Art was much greater than the direct swing of the sword. Therefore, the first move was to hit the enemy first, and to kill the enemy in one move.
Ye Chen practiced the Lone Peak of Thirteen Swords. If he could combine it with the Sword Drawing Art, then from drawing the sword to putting it back, there would be no flaws to speak of, unless the opponent's strength or martial skills were much higher than his.
However, there were many things that were not the case. The Sword Drawing Art was not bad, but it was not a wise choice for those who practiced sword arts. It was the same as the Fragmented Fist Art, it was too extreme. The first move was to injure the enemy, and if it could not injure the enemy, the spirit would be wasted.
Therefore, the Sword Drawing Art was not suitable for swordsmen, it was suitable for assassins.
The last martial skill was the Dead Wood Seal. This martial skill was good at hiding its aura. When it attacked, it was silent. Often, the enemy would not even notice it and would be killed directly. In addition, the name of the Dead Wood Seal seemed lifeless, but in fact, it contained infinite vitality. Before the attack hit the target, the Essence Qi would be tightly locked. Only at the moment when the attack hit the target, would it be like an old tree in the spring, radiating a terrible vitality and explosive power.
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