Chapter 8: The Art of Fighting
Looking at his system panel, which had once again become much richer, Sun Yu also showed a satisfied smile.
However, what excited Sun Yu even more was that he saw that the Haotian Ultimate Skill, which had just been copied, could actually be further upgraded by the system.
So, after a deeper understanding, Sun Yu murmured in a low voice, his eyes filled with excitement and agitation.
"System, upgrade Haotian Ultimate Skill!"
"Ding! Upgrade successful, Haotian Ultimate Skill (Red) → Battle Method (Gold)!"
"Battle Method: The Battle Method most suitable for the host, evolved from the Haotian Ultimate Skill. The method contains three major categories of Battle Strength."
"Battle Method: Nine Forms of Staff Art!"
"Nine Forms of Staff Art: Point, Surface, Entangle, Sweep, Lift, Collapse, Break, Shake, Illusion!"
"Battle Strength: By consuming the power of spirit rings, the user's strength can be doubled within a certain period of time. The more spirit rings, the more strength can be applied in a stepped manner! A maximum of eighteen times the strength can be superimposed on oneself."
"Shattered Sky: The Battle Strength is fully released, exploding the spirit rings, maximizing the power of the spirit rings to merge with oneself. The more spirit rings exploded, the more the strength will increase exponentially, up to a maximum of five hundred and twelve times!"
Seeing the Battle Strength, which was many times stronger than the original Great Sumeru Hammer after the upgrade, Sun Yu's expression became even more excited.
Now, with this brand new Battle Method.
Sun Yu finally didn't have to hide anything. As long as he learned it, he would use it when needed.
Few people could recognize the Great Sumeru Hammer, so even fewer would know about his Battle Method...
The only thing that made Sun Yu feel tricky now was that the prerequisite for using Shattered Sky was too demanding.
Just looking at the conditions required for its activation, it was countless times more demanding than the original Ring Explosion.
It seemed that Sun Yu would need to find spirit rings or Immortal Herbs that could evolve his physique in the future to properly refine his body.
Otherwise, once Shattered Sky was unleashed, even if the enemy didn't die, Sun Yu himself might first die from disintegration due to being unable to withstand this power...
Oh, and there's also the Mystic Spirit Body, which evolved from the Mysterious Jade Hand. This also needs to be cultivated urgently. The Mystic Spirit Body is an enhanced version of the Mysterious Jade Hand. When cultivated to mastery, it can not only cover the whole body but also achieve the effects of invulnerability, immunity to all poisons, and being as solid as a rock.
Therefore, to safely use Shattered Sky, the cultivation of Mystic Spirit Body needs to be prioritized...
Recalling his thoughts, there were still about three months until he enrolled in Notting Academy.
Sun Yu needed to make perfect use of these three months of free time, otherwise, after going to the academy, with many people around, it would be difficult.
Many of his abilities could not be cultivated under the watchful eyes of others.
Especially Tang San... Heaven knows if he would be overcome by greed as he was in his previous life after seeing his cultivation methods.
Soon, after a brief period of thought, Sun Yu finalized his three-month plan.
At night, he would continue to use meditation to replace spirit power cultivation as usual.
In the early morning, he would practice the Profound Clarity Spiritual Eye.
The Purple Qi from the East was only for an instant; missing it would be too regrettable.
After breakfast, he would spend the morning cultivating the Nine Forms of Staff Art of the Battle Method.
Even if he only learned the basic forms, it would be enough for Sun Yu to face enemies in the early stages.
As for the later Battle Strength and Ring Explosion, he would put them aside for now.
He would only start attempting to cultivate them after his physique had improved.
Otherwise, cultivating at this stage would only harm his physical growth.
Then, after lunch, he would practice Mystic Spirit Body and Ladder Cloud Step until dinner.
After dinner, he would begin cultivating Tai Chi Strength.
After his family went to sleep, to avoid disturbing their rest, he would continue to use meditation to replace sleep.
After setting the plan, Sun Yu immediately began his current stage of cultivation journey.
With the help of the system, Sun Yu, who received strong positive feedback from every cultivation session, became increasingly enthusiastic and expectant about cultivation.
Growing stronger day by day, the entire Daoist cultivation method, under Sun Yu's orderly cultivation, began to steadily advance and improve!
And Old Jack and his family, although they didn't understand Sun Yu's extremely strict cultivation routine, they didn't try to stop him, nor did they ask Sun Yu why he was working so hard. They always silently supported Sun Yu.
And under Old Jack's instructions, no one told outsiders about Sun Yu's current situation.
Even Jie Bei, when asked by his friends and curious about Sun Yu, acted as if he knew nothing...
Thus, as time flowed by, a short three months passed in Sun Yu's extremely intense and disciplined life.
This day was precisely the day school was to start.
Old Jack, who had remembered this day for three months, went to find Tang San early in the morning.
Meanwhile, Sun Yu was thinking of taking advantage of the time to simply practice the staff art one more time.
Point, Surface, Entangle, Sweep, Lift!
The first five forms of the Nine Forms of Staff Art, after three months of practice by Sun Yu, had finally reached the introductory level.
They were already perfectly fine for engaging enemies.
As for the latter four killing moves: Collapse, Break, Shake, Illusion!
They could not be cultivated due to his physique and spirit power, and he couldn't even imitate them, so he reluctantly chose to temporarily give up.
"..."
"Xiao Yu, it's time, we should go to school!"
Just as Sun Yu was wielding his staff art with powerful movements, Old Jack's voice came from outside the house.
Sun Yu fixed his gaze towards the door and saw Tang San standing behind Old Jack, looking at him with burning eyes.
And a strange expression appeared in his purple-tinged eyes.
"That staff art, it looks like nothing more than basic staff moves, but why does it seem so... dangerous..."
Having lived two lives, Tang San's premonition was undoubtedly very accurate. The moment he saw Sun Yu perform the staff art.
He sensed the extraordinary nature of this staff art...
Therefore, on the way to Nuoding City.
Tang San, who had suppressed his curiosity for a long time without any clue, finally could not bear it any longer and took the initiative to ask Sun Yu.
"Sun Yu, were you practicing staff art just now?"
In response, Sun Yu replied.
"Kind of, but those are just things I messed around with according to methods from storybooks, they're nothing. You know, my innate spirit power is only level one. Besides cultivating spirit power daily, I just thought of other ways to enhance my strength..."
Hearing Sun Yu's answer, Tang San also nodded thoughtfully. So it was from storybooks, no wonder.
It seemed that the sense of crisis just now was just his own illusion.
Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Although Old Jack was the village chief, he didn't have the ability to support Sun Yu with profound staff art.
Sun Yu himself was still a child, so it was impossible for him to have transmigrated like himself...
At this thought, a hint of pity flashed in Tang San's eyes as he looked at Sun Yu.
Things in storybooks were nothing but fictional creations, how could they be used for cultivation?
And if he learned it wrong and went berserk, it would be even worse...
It seemed that Sun Yu was really just messing around...
After clearing his thoughts, Tang San did not continue to press the matter but instead continued to ponder his own affairs.
Seeing that Tang San didn't continue to question him, Sun Yu also didn't bother to say anything more to him.
Anyway, his purpose in going to Notting Academy was to quickly reach level ten and then, through Notting Academy's connections, quickly advance to the next intermediate Spirit Master academy.