"Indeed, the combat technique copy had some errors. Fortunately, my comprehension is high enough now to easily spot the inaccuracies in the manual and correct them. Otherwise, if I had trained according to these flawed instructions, my body would have surely suffered in the future!" Shen Xingyan mused, studying the fist-fighting manual and shaking his head as he made notes where the errors were.
He didn't plan to complain to the old man in the shop about these inaccuracies—after all, it was a common problem with all combat technique copies, a well-known phenomenon that was impossible to avoid. The only options were to either spend a lot of money on original manuals or have enough ability to correct the errors.
Without dwelling on it, Shen Xingyan fully immersed himself in studying the manual. Thanks to his heightened comprehension, the speed with which he corrected the errors far exceeded his normal abilities.
After quickly mastering the core content of the fist technique, the imaginary little figure in his mind began to move faster and faster, its movements becoming more and more natural and fluid. Following this, Shen Xingyan's body also came to life, though his actions were not as polished as those of the mental image. It was a strange sensation, as if his mind had already understood everything, but his body couldn't yet keep up.
His brain was saying, "I know how to do this," but his body was protesting, "I don't know how to do this!"
"Is this that legendary state where the body can't keep up with the mind?" Shen Xingyan thought, not knowing whether to laugh or cry at this new feeling.
However, this disconnect didn't last long. His heightened comprehension affected not only his brain but also Shen Xingyan's entire body. He keenly sensed the disharmony in his movements and quickly corrected them.
After several repetitions of the technique, Shen Xingyan's body began to adapt better and better to the rhythm of the Dragon and Elephant Fist. Gradually, muscle memory took over, and performing the technique became more natural. His movements increasingly resembled those of the imaginary little figure, almost perfectly matching its style.
At that moment, Shen Xingyan suddenly felt a barely perceptible sound inside his body, like the cracking of breaking porcelain. Simultaneously, his movements in the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique changed, becoming even more fluid and natural. The speed of his movements and the power of his strikes noticeably increased!
Realizing what had happened, Shen Xingyan immediately stopped training. With a thought, he summoned the Star Map, held it to his forehead, and checked his attributes:
Name: Spark of a Prairie Fire (Shen Xingyan)
Number: 9527
Profession: Farmer
Professional Skill: Consuming a certain amount of Primordial Energy increases the growth progress of crops in the specified area by 10%. The larger the area, the greater the energy consumption. Interval: 10 hours, skill cooldown: 24 hours.
Strength: 11 points
Agility: 11 points
Physique: 12 points
Spirit: 10 points
Health: 120/120 points
Primordial Energy: 0/18 points
Stamina: 9/12 points
Physical Attack: 11 points
Magical Attack: 10 points
Defense: 12 points
Speed: 11 points
Talent: Summon Skeleton — Summons a skeleton monster with all attributes equal to 1 for combat (cooldown: 24 hours).
Awareness: Consuming a corresponding amount of Primordial Energy increases comprehension by a corresponding number of points for one hour. Skill cooldown: 24 hours. Current comprehension: 17 points.
Dragon and Elephant Fist (Initial Stage): When the technique is activated, it consumes a corresponding amount of Stamina, temporarily increasing Strength +1 and Agility +1. Current progress: 1%
Money: 0 gold, 48 silver, 135 copper
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Shen Xingyan immediately skipped over the already familiar attributes and focused on the new skill that had appeared below the Awareness technique—Dragon and Elephant Fist.
"Just as I guessed, with 17 points in comprehension, it only took me half an hour to reach the initial stage of mastering the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique!"
Seeing the confirmation of his guess, Shen Xingyan couldn't hold back a joyful smile. According to his knowledge, to reach the initial stage of mastering a combat technique, even a gifted genius would need ten days to two weeks. And people with mediocre abilities could take half a year or even a year.
That's precisely why school teachers didn't recommend learning combat techniques too early. After all, before the Awakening, without the ability to check attributes via the Star Map, no one could accurately determine if a technique was being mastered correctly, and the criteria for success were very vague.
Furthermore, the period before the Awakening was the ideal time to build a foundation. Spending that time on techniques that only provided a temporary increase in attributes meant undermining one's own foundation.
However, no one could reach the initial stage of technique mastery in such a short time as Shen Xingyan. If others knew about this, their hearts would be filled with envy and disbelief. Fortunately, there was no world-record announcement system in the real world, otherwise, his mastery speed would have caused a real commotion.
Still, Shen Xingyan wasn't particularly surprised by the result. With such high comprehension, reaching this level in an ordinary combat technique seemed quite logical to him. If it weren't for the fact that the purchased manual was a copy that required correcting errors during the learning process, he would have reached the initial stage even faster.
After these joyful reflections, Shen Xingyan was pleased to examine the new technique on his attribute panel. Although the newly mastered Dragon and Elephant Fist only provided a small increase in attributes—just two points—as his progress grew in the future, these bonuses would undoubtedly increase.
According to the school's classification, the levels of combat technique mastery were divided into: initial stage, advanced stage, minor perfection, major perfection, and complete perfection, which only a few individuals had ever reached.
With his Awareness skill, Shen Xingyan was completely confident in his ability to raise his technique mastery levels. After all, with an increased Primordial Energy reserve in the future, each use of the Awareness skill would boost his comprehension even more, making breakthroughs to new levels of combat technique mastery significantly easier!