Chapter 23

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Although Alpha had long guessed that martial arts would appear, the thought of legendary skills like the "Nine Swords of Dugu" and the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" still made him a bit excited. Even when he touched the "Wuxia Skills" option with his mind, his heart rate quickened a bit.

After all, in a game with a background of swords and magic, being able to learn and use abilities from a completely different system would certainly give a sense of novelty and curiosity.

Of course, Wuxia Skills are not entirely martial arts. Alongside martial arts, there is also the option of "Qihuang's Art," which is undoubtedly related to medical skills. Both branches of Wuxia Skills firmly embody the spirit of a "Wuxia."

Naturally, martial arts are the most eye-catching. At least Alpha was already completely captivated by them:

Selecting the "Martial Arts" option, there were quite a few categories: unarmed martial arts, weapons, light skills, internal skills... Alpha clicked through each category one by one but couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed:

Because Alpha didn't see any legendary martial arts like the "Nine Swords of Dugu" or the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," not even slightly lesser ones like the "Purple Star Divine Skill," "Cloud Ascending Leap," or "Two Instruments Sword Technique." There were only basic martial arts like the "Luohan Fist" and "Great Strength Palm."

"Seeking the path of Wuxia requires gradual progress. A solid foundation will make your Wuxia path more solid and stable."

Alpha's thoughts were completely transparent to Zhenren Sanfeng. The disheveled old Taoist, sitting back on the stone with his eyes closed, knew exactly what Alpha was thinking. He leisurely said while enjoying the breeze,

The joy of becoming a Wuxia made Alpha momentarily forget about the disheveled old man sitting on the big stone. Zhenren Sanfeng's words startled Alpha:

"Sorry, I think I got a bit too absorbed."

Alpha smiled apologetically:

"Can I learn all of these?"

Basic is basic, but it's still better than using a sword or a crossbow, right?

"If you have enough energy—of course you can.

However, to prevent Wuxia adventurers from becoming lost, the Supreme Law will impose restrictions on your Wuxia skills before you reach the Legendary realm. In fact, you can only learn one unarmed martial art, one weapon skill, one light skill, and one internal skill.

As for Qihuang's Art, you can choose to learn four before reaching the Heroic realm, and there will be no restrictions afterward."

Alpha sorted through Zhenren Sanfeng's words and understood. It means that after level 100, he can learn any martial arts he wants, but before level 100, he can only learn one of each type. For Qihuang's Art, he can learn four before level 60, and after level 100, he can learn any.

In the game, the difference between the Legendary and Heroic realms is essentially the level.

Levels 60 to 100 are the Heroic realm, where players complete an advancement and gain an advanced class, with their title changing to "Hero" and receiving corresponding rewards. For example, Lancelot is now a Hero, though Alpha thinks no one is more like a villain than this evil-hearted holy warrior.

Levels 100 to 120 are the Legendary realm, where players can advance to a Legendary class.

Above that, the Demigod and True God realms are not something players can consider at this stage, given that the game has only been running for a little over four months.

However, wouldn't this make combat methods too monotonous? After all, the variety of spells and skills in "Dungeons and Dragons" is one of its major features.

Not to mention, classes like mages, who have countless spells and can combine them in various ways to achieve different tactics, even basic melee classes like rogues and paladins have over a dozen spells and skills they can use, such as healing and stunning.

If, as Zhenren Sanfeng said, Alpha can only have a few martial arts, he would be at a significant tactical disadvantage. How would he counter the endless combinations of spells from opponents?

Even though Alpha hasn't experienced high-level PK, he knows this is something he will inevitably face in the future—using someone else's knife to kill in the Evil Cave doesn't count, as that guy was just a fool.

Alpha couldn't help but wonder: Is the Wuxia class all about one trick?

With these doubts, Alpha opened the basic martial arts. Regardless of the tactical disadvantages, he needed to understand this class first.

The essence of martial arts is still to deal damage and various effects. For example, the "Luohan Fist" allows unarmed attacks to deal additional damage equal to the strength value, while learning "Fast Sword" increases attack speed with a longsword based on agility...

Alpha found that the effects of martial arts are related to attributes, mainly strength and agility.

This is no surprise, as phrases like "the fastest sword in the world," "lifting a mountain with one's strength," and "splitting Huashan Mountain" all reflect the importance of strength and agility. Or perhaps skills like "Golden Bell Cover" and "Iron Shirt" are related to constitution?

What martial arts would be related to the other three attributes? Not knowing, Alpha continued to read.

At the end of each martial art's description, Alpha found that all of them can be upgraded through use and do not consume internal energy, which is a relief, as he wouldn't know how to replenish internal energy. There are potions to replenish magic points on the market, but not for internal energy.

What caught Alpha's eye the most was the "Internal Energy Activation Effect" description attached to almost all martial arts.

For example, the internal energy activation effect of the "Luohan Fist" is "causing 40% splash damage to all enemies within 3 yards of the target and dealing 1.5 times the activated internal energy value as internal energy damage, with a maximum internal energy activation of 120 points." The additional effects and damage make the "Luohan Fist" with and without internal energy activation two different skills.

The same applies to "Great Strength Palm," "Kicking Leg," "Fast Sword," and "Wind Splitting Blade."

Apart from the slight differences in internal energy damage, the additional effects of internal energy activation are varied and unique. For example, "Great Strength Palm" can reduce the target's defense and resistance when internal energy is activated, while "Kicking Leg" can push the target back a distance, and "Fast Sword" has a chance to deal 2-3 strikes with each sword swing when internal energy is activated.

As for "Wind Splitting Blade," it is particularly nasty, as it reduces the durability of the target's equipment. Alpha immediately decided not to learn this, as it would make him a target for hate in the game; fighting is one thing, but destroying someone's gear is too much.

There are many categories of unarmed martial arts and weapons, and although only one can be learned from each, each has its own unique characteristics and powerful effects. They can be used as long as there is internal energy, with no cooldown like spells.

This setting is actually quite realistic, as there are limited ways to replenish internal energy, so it won't go on endlessly. In this sense, martial arts don't seem monotonous; they are useful, and that's enough.

After flipping through all the unarmed martial arts and weapons, Alpha moved on to the light skills. Unlike the many categories of unarmed martial arts and weapons, the only light skill available is "Swift Shadow," with no other options. Alpha immediately began to check the effects of this unique light skill.

—After seeing "Swift Shadow," Alpha couldn't help but exclaim:

"There may be fewer martial arts, but each one is incredibly strong!!!"

This unique light skill is really powerful!!!

In fact, there are many ways for mages to increase their own speed, such as "Greased Boots," "Swift Spell," "Phase Shift," and so on, each with its own strengths and a wide variety. However, none are as practical and comprehensive as "Swift Shadow."

"Swift Shadow (Level 1): A 1st-grade light skill, upgraded through use. Activating internal energy increases running speed and jump height.

When activated, running speed can be increased by (5 + agility value / 5) * 100% yards per second, consuming 1 point of internal energy per second.

Each jump can increase the maximum height by (strength value / 10) * 100% yards, consuming 1 point of internal energy per jump.

Activation time: None.

Requirements: None."

"Swift Shadow" is a skill that enhances movement ability. When activated, the effect remains until you turn it off:

At level 1, "Swift Shadow" can increase running speed by (5 + agility value / 5) * 100% yards per second. With Alpha's 20 agility, it can increase his running speed by 9 yards per second.

Additionally, "Swift Shadow" has a jumping effect. Each jump can increase the maximum height by (strength value / 10) * 100% yards. With 11 strength, it can increase the jump height by 1.1 yards.

Being able to run and jump, and with the increase being significantly greater than a mage's spells, this might be the characteristic of martial arts. Like the unarmed martial arts and weapons he saw earlier, there are fewer but more refined skills!!!

Of course, using light skills is different from other martial arts, which can be used without internal energy. "Swift Shadow" continuously consumes internal energy as long as it is used.

The running speed increase effect consumes 1 point of internal energy per second, and the jump height increase also consumes 1 point per use.

From the "maximum increase" and "maximum height" descriptions, it is clear that the speed and height increases of "Swift Shadow" can be adjusted. You can choose to be slightly faster or slightly higher, but the internal energy consumption is fixed at 1 point per second and 1 point per jump.

So, it seems that his initial 400 points of internal energy might not be enough. To naturally replenish internal energy, he needs internal skills, which is the last option in martial arts:

—["Guyen Gong"]!!!

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