Sword artists treated the sword as their life weapon. If the martial art and the sword art could complement each other, and the rank was extremely high, then the warrior's battling power would increase drastically. Before, Ye Chen had trained the Mysterious Great Art, which was a martial art with no element. It did not matter what kind of martial skill he used. However, every skill had its own specialization, and balance was weak. In comparison, the Mysterious Great Art was not as good. But now, this Green Lotus Sword Spell was obviously a martial art for sword artists to train, so it would undoubtedly bring out the full power of a sword artist.
Turning to the second page, it was written —
"The Green Lotus Sword Spell is divided into fifteen levels. The first six levels are the basics, and the seventh level will allow you to train three Green Lotus Sword Qi inside your body. The sword Qi will break through your body, and it will be invincible. The tenth level will allow you to train six Green Lotus Sword Qi inside your body. The thirteenth level will allow you to train nine Green Lotus Sword Qi, and the fourteenth level will allow you to train one Lotus Heart Sword Qi.
Generating Sword Qi inside his body?
Ye Chen was shocked. As everyone knew, whatever martial art one trained, the Qi that was released would be named after the martial art itself. For example, the Five Mountain Godly Fist Art would produce the Five Mountain Fist Power, the Sky Cloud Sword Art would produce the Sky Cloud Sword Qi, and the Green Lotus Sword Art would produce the Green Lotus Sword Qi. However, they all needed zhen Qi to be used, so it could not be created out of thin air. However, the Green Lotus Sword Spell was obviously beyond this category, as it could generate Green Lotus Sword Qi and Lotus Heart Sword Qi inside his body. In other words, once he trained it to the seventh level, he would not need to use a sword anymore. He could only use his fingers or other parts of his body to perform the Green Lotus Sword Qi. As for the power, it should not be low, since the Green Lotus Sword Spell was a top rank Earth Realm martial art, which was only slightly weaker than the Sky Realm martial arts.
Continuing to read, Ye Chen learned that the Green Lotus Sword Qi from the Green Lotus Sword Spell was not that powerful at the beginning, but after training, its attacking power would be even more powerful than his own attacking power. Plus, with every level up, the Green Lotus Sword Qi would have a qualitative improvement.
"It is indeed a martial art for sword artists. It pays a lot of attention to attacking power." Ye Chen sighed. He had the urge to train it right away, but he knew that it was not the right time yet. In the early stages of changing martial arts, the warrior's power would be extremely weak. He would have to wait until he was fully prepared.
Halfway through the manual, the accompanying sword art for the Green Lotus Sword Spell appeared on the page – the Green Lotus Sword Art.
"The Green Lotus Sword Art has nine movements in total. The first to third movements are the basic sword movements, the fourth to sixth movements are the ultimate sword movements, and the seventh to ninth movements are the ultimate sword movements. Those who train the Green Lotus Sword Art will have a much more powerful sword Qi attack. If you cannot train it, then give it up as soon as possible, in case it taints your sword art."
Reading the last sentence, Ye Chen smiled. The owner of the manual should be a very proud sword artist, and would not allow anyone to taint the Green Lotus Sword Art. But of course, it was a fact that top rank Earth Realm martial arts were extremely hard to train. Bing Ling was ranked nine in this year's Hidden Dragon Rank, but she had only trained one movement of the Ice Break Fist Art, and it was not even a complete one. Most of the people before her were like that; they had only perfected the killing movement a little bit.
"Although I have never trained a top rank Earth Realm sword art, but I have combined the Lone Peak of Thirteen Swords into one movement, and the five movements of the Sky Cloud Sword Art into one movement. These are all my knowledge and potential. It should not be too difficult for me to train a top rank Earth Realm sword art." It was true that Ye Chen's comprehensive ability was very high, but if he did not have the experience from before, he would not be able to train top rank Earth Realm sword arts much faster than Sikong Sheng and the rest. Everything had to go through a process from nothing to something, which was also the most difficult process. However, Ye Chen did not have to go through the process of nothing, and just started from the beginning to the end, which naturally lowered the difficulty. His Lone Peak Kill and Sky Shattering Clouds were both top rank Earth Realm, and judging solely on the attacking power, they would not be any weaker than the first movement of top rank Earth Realm sword arts. The Kill Heart attack was even more powerful than the second movement, which was a very high starting point.
"The poetic perspective here has not disappeared yet. Let me train the Green Lotus Sword Art first!"
Learning the Green Lotus Sword Art here would save him a lot of time. As for the Green Lotus Sword Spell, he would have to put it aside for now.
The basic sword movements in the beginning of the Green Lotus Sword Art were called the Green Lotus Three Movements. These three movements were the foundation of the Green Lotus Sword Art. Only with a solid foundation would one be able to learn the ace and killing movements. Without a solid foundation, the ace and killing movements would also have fatal flaws.
"Green Lotus One Appearance!"
After studying it quietly for an hour, Ye Chen closed the manual and put his right hand on the sword hilt, pulling out his Star Scar Sword all of a sudden.
Shoo!
A green lotus appeared in the air, turning into sword Qi and shooting out. It cut a deep mark on the wall of the valley, extending all the way to the top of the valley.
"Such a sharp sword Qi!" Ye Chen was very surprised. Normally, the Green Lotus Sword Art contained the mentality of wood and the mentality of water, so it should be relatively gentle. However, although the Green Lotus sword Qi was gentle, its sharpness did not decrease because of that. Instead, it had been increased to an extreme, giving it a feeling of being soft on the outside but hard on the inside.
"Green Lotus Qi Transformation!"
The second sword move was unleashed. The illusory green lotus flashed, transforming into a dozen or so streaks of sword Qi of different shapes and sizes. They shot out with a whooshing sound, turning the walls of the valley into a hornet's nest. The last streak of sword Qi even drew a stunning arc in the air, cutting through the rock walls that couldn't bear the heavy burden.
"Sword Qi Like Lotus!"
The third move of the basic sword technique was executed, and the lotus-like sword qi swept across the lake, leaving behind a thin cut. In the end, it split the iron-containing boulder beside the lake into two, and the two pieces shot out to the sides.
"Just the basic sword movement alone is already much more powerful than the Sky Cloud Sword Art. Its power is almost the same as the Sky Shattering Clouds combined with the three movements of the Sky Cloud Sword Art. But, the Sky Shattering Clouds still looks more spectacular, while the Green Lotus Three Movement seems more reserved. It should have something to do with the mentality."
Although he had not completely mastered the Green Lotus Sword Art yet, Ye Chen already had a basic understanding of the power of the Green Lotus Three Movement. Once trained to the extreme, its power would be extraordinary.
There was still a lot of time left, so Ye Chen continued to learn the Green Lotus Three Movement.
When Ye Chen was learning the Green Lotus Sword Art, there were less than twenty people left in the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm. The rest of them had all been eliminated in the process of fighting against the mentality.
Most of the people who stayed had gotten a martial art, but they were all relatively simple, unlike Ye Chen, who had gotten a martial art that contained both a martial art and a sword art.
…
The seventh day …
Ye Chen, who had been quietly standing next to the lake, slowly opened his eyes. An illusory sword Qi shot out from his pupils, cutting through the air.
"Cut!"
The Star Scar Sword was taken out of its scabbard. The sharp sword Qi was dozens of meters long, cutting the small lake in half. The lake water could not merge back together for a long time.
One sword to cut the water!
Green Lotus Three Movement completed!
Whooo!
Letting out a heavy breath, Ye Chen thought to himself, 'The Green Lotus Three Movement has been completed, and the mentality has been completed as well. Now, I can start to learn the ultimate sword movements.'
"But I should leave the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm first!" Looking at the sky of the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, Ye Chen put away his Star Scar Sword and walked out of the valley.
On the beautiful third level of the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, Ye Chen started walking.
Boom!
A huge mountain nearby was suddenly blown through, and a human figure flew out.
It was Sikong Sheng!
Sikong Sheng had noticed Ye Chen, who was not far away. His expression did not change as he said, "In half a year, you and I will fight again."
Ye Chen said lightly, "I will wait for you!"
In the distance, there was a volcano eruption. Yan Chihuo appeared one after another, followed by Li Daoxuan, Murong Qingcheng, Tuo Baku, Lin Yun, Mo Yan, Bing Ling, and Gu Youyun. Soon, Xu Jing, who was wearing white, walked over as well.
"You have broken through!" Ye Chen could see that the gold qi power inside Xu Jing's body had increased a lot, reaching ninety thousand pounds. It was already equivalent to the core disciple level of the Vast Expanse Martial School. Ye Chen did not know how powerful the Vast Expanse Martial School was. But, since Xu Jing could be ranked in the top of the Hidden Dragon Rank, and was only at the core disciple level, it was not hard to tell.
Xu Jing nodded. She was different from the others. The others had basically made some progress in the poetic perspective, but their basic power was still the same. However, she had learned the power poetic perspective, and her body training art that had been stagnant for a long time had increased by one level, and her battling power had doubled.
The body training art had always been an extreme martial art, even more extreme than the sword artists' martial arts. The battling power that could be derived from it would be extremely shocking. Of course, it did not mean that the sword artists were not as powerful as the people who had trained the body training art. The most important thing for a sword artist was still the sword intent. Without the sword intent, a sword artist would only be a normal warrior, and would not be that outstanding. Only with the sword intent would one be considered a powerful sword artist.
In this true spirit continent, the sword artist had always been synonymous with attacking power.
"There is still half a day left. Should we go check out the fourth floor?" Someone suggested.
Ye Chen shook his head, "I have been there before. The end of the stairs to the fourth floor is just a void. I do not know where it leads to."
"Then never mind!"
Everyone had gained a lot, so they did not plan to risk their lives.
Time passed quickly, and the rest of the people disappeared from where they were standing. They had been teleported out of the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm.
…
In the deep abyss around the battling platform, a powerful dragon roar was heard. A huge dragon Qi took two circles in the air, its head resting on the battling platform.
It opened its mouth, and a swirl slowly formed.
Wooo!
The first one to walk out was Ye Chen, and the rest of the people followed closely behind him.
"They are out!"
"I wonder what each of us had gained?"
"Even if we had gained something, we would not tell you. Anyway, we must have gained something."
Over at the audience seating, everyone's eyes brightened as they started to discuss.
The head judge let out a breath and said with a loud voice, "Everyone, we will now announce the ranking of the Hidden Dragon Rank. Please be quiet!"
During these seven days, the judges had not been idle. They had decided the ranking based on the number of points they had accumulated. Occasionally, some of the people who had the same number of points had already been challenged again. The good thing was that those who had the same number of points did not include the people who had stayed in the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm. Otherwise, they would have to fight a few more times.
In the ranking of the Hidden Dragon Rank, Lynch was ranked fifty-fourth, and Xu Jing was ranked nineteenth. Adding Ye Chen, it was the first time in hundreds of years that three people had made it into the Hidden Dragon Rank at the same time.
The top ten were Ye Chen, Sikong Sheng, Yan Chihuo, Li Daoxuan, Murong Qingcheng, Tuo Baku, Lin Yun, Mo Yan, Bing Ling, and Gu Youyun. The second disciple of the Sunset Martial School, Qian Yun, was ranked eleventh, and the twelfth was Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank.
After that, this year's Hidden Dragon Rank competition had officially come to an end.
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