Chapter 619 - 598: Second Level Task

Lin Xinghai watched Cui Ming fly off the stage after his three kicks, feeling utterly unfazed. This outcome had been a foregone conclusion.

Although his physical stats hadn’t improved much after breaking through to the Marrow Tempering Realm, his combat strength had soared because he could advance the Realm of his Martial Arts.

Take his Speed, for example. His current base Speed was 1,130 points. Previously, whether he used the Phantom Body Technique or the Thunderbolt Step, he could at most only double his base Speed.

But things were different now. The Phantom Body Technique was an exception; its focus wasn’t on increasing Speed but on agility. So, even if Lin Xinghai raised this Body Technique to the Perfection Realm, his Speed wouldn’t increase. Instead, the Martial Art would gain a new ability to create phantoms.

The Thunderbolt Step, however, was different. This footwork technique specifically increased Speed and Attack Power.

When Lin Xinghai directly raised his Thunderbolt Step from the Minor Success Realm to the Great Success Realm, he could finally unleash the true power of his Thunder Divine Body Cultivation Technique.

The most basic effect was that using the Thunderbolt Step at the Great Success Realm could directly triple Lin Xinghai’s base Speed.

That meant it skyrocketed to 3,390 points.

Furthermore, the Thunderbolt Step gained a new move: "Thunder Stepping." When using Thunder Stepping, he could gather a ball of Thunderbolt at the sole of his foot and then instantly release it.

Lin Xinghai could use this explosive force to generate a counterforce, propelling himself forward to accelerate, or he could use it to directly attack his enemies.

The specific effect produced by Thunder Stepping depended on the amount of Blood Qi Power injected into it.

Right now, Lin Xinghai’s Thunderbolt Step had only just entered the Great Success Realm, with a proficiency of only 1%. Therefore, the limit for his Thunder Stepping move was an injection of 100 points of Blood Qi Power.

But even so, using it could instantly increase his Speed by 1,000 points or his Attack Power by 1,000 points.

Moreover, the total amount of Blood Qi Power that could be injected into Thunder Stepping increased with proficiency. Once Lin Xinghai raised the proficiency of his Great Success Thunderbolt Step to 100%, he would be able to inject a maximum of 1,000 points of Blood Qi Power, unleashing 10,000 points of Speed or Attack Power.

Only then, it could be said, would the truly terrifying aspect of the Thunder Divine Body be revealed.

Of course, it wasn’t bad right now either. By using Thunderbolt Step and stacking the Thunder Stepping move on top of it, his Speed could directly soar to 4,390 points.

Under these circumstances, if he also added the 1,000-point Speed boost from his Divine Demon Body, his Speed would break the 5,000-point barrier, reaching a terrifying 5,390 points.

And this was just the Speed from stacking his Martial Arts and Divine Demon Body. Lin Xinghai’s greatest trump card was still his Time Acceleration Ability.

Using his Time Acceleration Ability on top of this foundation, his Speed would skyrocket to 53,900 points.

What did a number like that even mean?

A martial artist at the Peak of the Divine Demon Realm who didn’t specialize in Speed would only be this fast.

In other words, Lin Xinghai now possessed the Speed of someone at the Peak of the Divine Demon Realm.

But his current Realm was only the Marrow Tempering Realm Early Stage.

As his Cultivation improved, his base Speed would continue to increase significantly. Furthermore, his Divine Demon Body currently only enhanced his arms. Once he completed the first stage of Cultivation in the Marrow Tempering Realm, it would subsequently strengthen his legs, and the Speed bonus from the Divine Demon Body would increase accordingly.

If nothing unexpected happened, his Speed would surpass all Divine Demon Realm experts while he was still in the Marrow Tempering Realm.

With this kind of Speed, he didn’t need to use his full strength at all during the spar. He could close the distance before his opponent could react and land three kicks.

His Attack Power was genuinely strong now. His Basic Power was already 1,130 points, which met the standard for the Body Shaping Realm Early Stage. With the enhancement from his Divine Demon Body, his Power could reach 2,130 points.

What’s more, the Thunder Stepping move could also be used for offense. After injecting 100 points of Blood Qi Power, it added another 1,000 points of Attack Power, allowing Lin Xinghai’s Power to reach 3,130 points.

This definitely met the standard for a normal Body Shaping Realm Late Stage expert.

And since Lin Xinghai was in a Time Acceleration State when he attacked, Cui Ming had no time to mount any kind of defense and took the full force of all three kicks.

It was equivalent to being hit three times with the full power of a Body Shaping Realm Late Stage expert without being able to react at all. It was no surprise he was kicked off the stage.

’It just consumes a bit too much Blood Qi Power,’ Lin Xinghai concluded to himself.

Neither the Thunder Divine Body nor the Thunderbolt Step had a high consumption cost for the current Lin Xinghai.

But the Thunder Stepping move was different. It involved gathering Thunderbolt at the soles of his feet and releasing it in an instant burst. In that single moment, it consumed 100 points of Blood Qi Power.

For the three kicks he had just delivered, he had used Thunder Stepping three separate times, directly consuming 300 points of Blood Qi Power.

Clearly, a move like Thunder Stepping wasn’t suitable for fighting large groups. Otherwise, even with his current 2,300-plus points of Blood Qi Power, he wouldn’t be able to kill many enemies.

Lin Xinghai mulled this over as he leaped off the stage.

Only then did the crowd, who had been in a daze, snap back to reality as if waking from a dream.

The students from East Sea Academy, once they processed what had happened, erupted in a deafening cheer.

Their previous dejection was swept away in an instant. Everyone’s entire mindset had changed, and their fighting spirit was rekindled.