Chapter 226: Proficiency System
Chapter 226: Proficiency System
The System opened.
Proficiency template loaded successfully.
At the same time, several streaks of light flew out of the System and entered Caelum’s body.
Obtained: Observation Haki, Highest Level
Obtained: Armament Haki, Highest Level
Obtained: Conqueror Haki, Highest Level
All three were at the highest level.
Highest level Observation Haki could not only foresee the future, but also sense every living presence within several kilometers.
When Caelum focused, he could even hear the thoughts of everyone nearby.
Highest level Armament Haki was nearly indestructible.
It could cover the body and weapons, and could also be released through the air to create powerful shock waves.
Beyond that, it could penetrate the surface of an object and destroy it from within.
Highest level Conqueror Haki could be wrapped around attacks to unleash immense destructive force.
It also possessed a technique known as Observation Killing.
This technique suppressed the user’s presence, preventing enemies from using Observation Haki to predict their next move.
It was an effective counter against other Haki users.
Caelum was already invincible from the moment the game began.
Even if he never trained in another skill, the highest level forms of all three types of Haki would likely allow him to dominate the entire world of Legend of the Empire.
What made it even more terrifying was that every use of Haki would increase its proficiency.
Its power could continue growing without limit.
There was no telling how strong it might eventually become.
Caelum’s gaze sharpened.
An immense force surged from within him.
An invisible presence erupted from his body as Conqueror Haki swept outward in every direction.
Boom!
The concentrated and overwhelming Conqueror Haki transformed into tangible destructive force.
The entire training hall exploded.
Wherever the Haki passed, stone and earth split apart.
Ripples spread through the air, and even the surrounding view seemed to twist and tremble.
In the blink of an eye, Caelum’s Haki spread beyond the training hall.
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people across the entire town lost consciousness at the same moment and collapsed to the ground.
Ordinary people had no chance against such powerful Haki.
Even most capable fighters would be unable to remain conscious.
Anyone who could stay on their feet would already be considered remarkable.
The lively town instantly fell silent.
Amid the ruins of the training hall, Caelum held a wooden sword.
Conqueror Haki wrapped around its blade like Armament Haki.
He looked up at the sky, curious about the extent of his current strength.
Then he swung once.
Boom!
The air exploded.
A Haki slash twisted the atmosphere and split the white clouds above in an instant, carving a vast chasm that stretched upward through the heavens.
A massive trail crossed the sky as though the firmament itself had been cut in half.
The sight was astonishing.
"The power is quite good."
Caelum was pleased.
The proficiency template issued a notification.
Conqueror Haki: Proficiency plus 1
Conqueror Haki: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Each use of Haki granted one point of proficiency.
Likewise, each swing of the sword granted one point in swordsmanship.
Gaining proficiency was even easier than Caelum had expected.
A long time later, the master of the training hall was the first to awaken.
His hair was tied into a small knot.
Like many swordsmanship practitioners, he was not heavily built, but his physique was balanced and compact.
He looked somewhat unkempt, with a rough beard covering his face.
Aside from Caelum, the master was probably the strongest person in the town.
That was why he regained consciousness first.
The moment he saw the ruined training hall before him, grief overwhelmed him.
"My training hall!"
One month later, Hartstead had returned to normal.
People still talked about the strange incident in which everyone had collapsed at once, but most treated it as casual conversation.
No one had any intention of uncovering the truth.
The sword training hall had also been rebuilt.
With so many disciples helping, the work progressed quickly.
The hall itself was not large, yet it had a full fifty disciples.
Its master appeared to be rather famous.
Those who came to study under him were not limited to residents of Hartstead.
Many disciples had traveled from neighboring towns after hearing of his reputation.
They admired him greatly.
Only after hearing the other disciples discuss the matter did Caelum learn that the master had trained under a renowned school.
In his youth, he had been a famous Sword Master, and his strength was said to be considerable.
In the world of Legend of the Empire, a swordsman without sufficient strength had no right to receive the title of Sword Master.
It was not merely an empty name.
It represented the recognition of others.
Perhaps because he believed himself to be growing old and his physical condition was beginning to decline, the master had settled in Hartstead and opened the training hall as a place to spend his later years.
His reputation ensured that business remained strong.
The only disappointment was that the hall had never produced a famous disciple.
Caelum’s identity was that of a newly accepted student who was still practicing the fundamentals.
Every day, he repeatedly trained the same basic sword swings.
He did not care whether he learned the master’s personal techniques.
He simply immersed himself in the satisfaction of raising his proficiency.
Every swing increased his swordsmanship proficiency by one point.
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of the blade cutting through the air continued without pause.
Caelum swung the wooden sword again and again with perfect form.
His concentration was absolute.
He forgot the passage of time and lost himself entirely in the rhythm of practice.
Each point of proficiency caused a trace of power to rise within his body.
That power strengthened his physique while deepening his understanding and skill in swordsmanship.
Once enough accumulated, quantity would produce a qualitative change and allow him to break through into a new Realm.
When his swordsmanship proficiency surpassed one hundred, Caelum reached the beginner level.
When it surpassed one thousand, he entered the Steel Cutting Realm.
Steel Cutting was the dividing line between ordinary swordsmen and true experts.
Even with an ordinary blade, a swordsman in the Steel Cutting Realm could cut through steel.
Above Steel Cutting was the Realm in which a swordsman could release flying slashes and strike distant targets.
Only those capable of producing flying slashes had the right to be called Sword Masters.
After one final whistle through the air, Caelum ended his training for the day.
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship: Proficiency plus 1
Swordsmanship Proficiency: 200000
When his proficiency surpassed ten thousand, Caelum had already entered the Sword Master Realm.
He could release flying slashes without relying on Haki.
Above the Sword Master stood the Grand Sword Master.
Once Caelum’s swordsmanship proficiency surpassed one hundred thousand, he entered the Grand Sword Master Realm.
His strength rose sharply once more.
The difference between a Grand Sword Master and an ordinary Sword Master did not lie only in their understanding of swordsmanship.
It also lay in the power of their flying slashes.
An ordinary Sword Master’s slash might split a building apart.
A Grand Sword Master’s slash could cleave an entire mountain.
The two could not be compared.