Chapter 1276: Battle Skill Origins_2

Chapter 1276: Chapter 626: Battle Skill Origins_2

Regarding advanced knowledge like “Combat Formation” and “Dual Occupations,” it’s quite confusing, as often it’s only after exploring a relevant field that one becomes aware of these concepts and then delves deeper into understanding them.

This also makes it easy for him to get stuck due to the limitations of his knowledge.

The soul from the modern world of the previous life, while granting him a unique perspective, tends to create preconceived notions about things on the Aifala Continent, leading to cognitive biases.

Based on numerous entertainment works from his past life, Xia Nan believes that “Self-created Combat Techniques” should be something only master-level individuals, who have progressed far on their professional path with profound understanding of combat skills, could touch.

However, in reality, “Self-created Combat Techniques” are not as high-end as Xia Nan imagined.

Upon careful consideration, this seems indeed logical.

After all, the various battle skills in this world are as numerous as the stars in the sky, and just one adventurer association branch could fill an entire warehouse with them.

Moreover, the quality of these skills varies greatly, with only a few reaching the [Teeth Hunting] level, and most not even matching up to the Vortex Slash.

If these skills were all created by “Transcendent” or even “Legendary” strong individuals, it would seem rather crude.

Taking this as a premise.

When “Self-created Combat Techniques” do not have strict conditions as a threshold, and Xia Nan has high demands for the skills he learns, needing them to match well with him in all aspects.

Trying to develop a suitable one himself, seems feasible?

In the eyes of Barbarian Fugang, Xia Nan’s ability to raise his Professional Level to Level 4 within just over a year, and the quality of battle skills he’s mastered being quite decent.

Indeed proves his talent in the relevant field.

It’s entirely possible for him to create his own combat technique!

“No need to rush, take it slow, you’re still so young, keep progressing, there are many opportunities in the future.”

Compared to his usual reticence, Barbarian Fugang rarely encourages Xia Nan like this.

“If you don’t have anything urgent these days, you can stay by my side.”

“Though it might not guarantee the creation of a suitable combat skill, encountering difficulties on the way and asking questions can always deepen your understanding in related aspects.”

“Additionally, on the level of battle skills, Blood Castle likely has stock close to the adventurer association branches.”

“There’s a chance for gaining something.”

Of course, Xia Nan couldn’t refuse Fugang’s invitation.

Being able to learn beside an Extraordinary Strong individual with extremely rich adventure experience, whose Professional Level is close to Legendary, is a precious opportunity that many cannot buy even with money.

Even if eventually gaining new battle skills doesn’t go as hoped, the experience and extraordinary knowledge learned from others are entirely worth investing significant time and effort.

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He didn’t continue staying in the valley.

Fugang temporarily altered course due to discovering abnormalities with this goblin unit.

Utilizing the days Xia Nan caught up earlier, he had already investigated the details and knew they came from beyond the kingdom’s border.

Thus, these goblins lost their value for use, left to Xia Nan to handle to demonstrate his current strength.

After that, the two returned to the original path, continuing towards Blood Castle.

Possibly for Xia Nan’s sake, Fugang evidently refrained from rushing at full capacity.

Often travelling a segment in the morning and directly resting in the afternoon, exchanging time for Xia Nan.

Regarding this, Xia Nan was naturally delighted and relaxed.

Of course, not wasting this precious opportunity to journey with an Extraordinary Level strong individual, aside from the necessary rest to recover energy, he invested all his spare time into daily training and combat skill development.

“Snap.”

The campfire flickered, the burning wood occasionally producing crisp crackling sounds.

Complemented by the atmospheric dusk in the sky, in the open area beside the camp in the woods.

Schlaa——

The sharp sword light flashed, cleaving a falling leaf drifting in the air into two halves with a clean cut.

Xia Nan stood in place, tightly gripping the Ash Fall straight sword, maintaining his post-swing posture.

His eyes lowered, seeming to be savoring something.

His slightly furrowed brows indicated his dissatisfaction with his training results.

If someone were carefully observing from the side at this moment, they would notice the soil he stood on was significantly sunken compared to the surroundings.

The depth of the sunken area, even if wearing heavy armor, could hardly be achieved by Xia Nan’s current weight.

“Whoosh…”

A gentle breeze from the woods blew that mid-air, fluttering half leaf towards Xia Nan’s direction.

Strangely, as soon as the leaf touched Xia Nan’s body surface, it seemed to suddenly drop from the air into the deep sea.

Accompanied by an extremely faint whoosh, it instantly twisted and shattered, transforming into countless unformed tiny leaf shreds, clinging tightly to the fabric surface, almost blending into it.

The faint movement from the body surface awakened Xia Nan from his contemplation.

With a move of his mind, the leaf fragments sticking to the clothing regained their original light floating form, falling off his body.

He pulled the soles of his muddied boots out of the small sunken pit in the ground beneath, his chest rising and falling as Xia Nan let out a long breath.

The reason the leaf shattered and clung to his body, making it seem like his body suddenly became heavy, creating a dent on the ground, was due to the special training method he had recently developed.

—— Using Gravity Control to double his own gravity, thereby achieving the effect of weight training.

The inspiration came from anime novels he had read in his previous life, with the relevant idea conceived as soon as he obtained Gravity Control from transmigration.

However, since Gravity Control was only Level 1 at that time, the exerted amplitude was limited, unable to provide sufficient load to his body muscles to achieve the desired effect.

After the trip to Suo Yu Bay, having upgraded Gravity Control to Level 2, Xia Nan finally made the imaginative training method a reality.

Overall, the training effect is quite good.

But it’s admittedly still a way off from imagined results.

On one hand, although Gravity Control has reached Level 2, simultaneously Xia Nan’s physical attributes have also greatly enhanced compared to when he first acquired this combat skill.

Training effects are certain, but even at full exertion, it can’t reach the expected limb-leden weight-bearing level for his current body, the impact is limited.

On the other hand, due to the current shortcoming in Xia Nan’s six dimensional attributes – “Intelligence,” causing his spiritual power reserve to be severely insufficient.

Initially while using Gravity Control for weight training, the spiritual power consumption was much faster than physical strength.

Often the body felt nothing, while mentally he was dizzy and exhausted.

Until learning to manage spiritual power consumption gradually, flexibly combining Gravity Control with actual training, rather than continuous weight training, incidences eased.

“Wooing…”

Seeing Xia Nan end his training, the Winter Wolf Fenney, who had been obediently waiting beside him, instantly whimpered and approached.

Usually proud and cold, at this moment it wagged its long tail like a propeller, enthusiastically nuzzling its head against Xia Nan’s palm.

Responding to the little wolf’s enthusiasm, Xia Nan vigorously rubbed its fluffy head.

Yet in his deep black eyes, complicated thoughts flashed, recalling his attempts at “Self-created Combat Techniques” over the past days.