Word Slash, Tier 4, Basic Ripple Effect

Chapter 38 Cross Slash, Tier 4, Special Effect: [Basic Ripple] (Please continue reading)

So far, all the breathing techniques that Li Wei knows are related to various kinds of creatures, and these creatures often become the emblems of noble families, engraved on their coats of arms.

Examples include the Snake family's "Black Serpent Holding a Candle," the Rock Bear family's "Rock Giant Bear," the Frostwolf family's "Silver Frostwolf," and even the Black Mountain family's "Mountain-Carrying Black Whale," and the royal family's "Emerald Dragon."

All breathing techniques, without exception, are related to these creatures that do not actually exist in this world.

To promote their noble lineage, various families would create all sorts of legends and stories, making their family crests the protagonists of these tales.

Like the "Black Serpent Holding a Candle" of the Black Serpent family, Li Wei was influenced by his father from a young age. The "Black Serpent Holding a Candle" is a serpent of hope that brings candlelight and light to a chaotic and dark world, a holy savior serpent!

However, after practicing some other breathing techniques and witnessing some incredible phenomena, Li Wei began to have some guesses in his mind.

However, he needs to see more breathing techniques in the future, and even become a legendary knight, to verify these speculations.

The dagger used by the Phantom Knight to assassinate Li Wei was a short dagger about a foot long, with the end of the dagger curved and coiled like a snake's tail.

"This dagger is most likely coated with poison, so I have to be careful. However, the craftsmanship of this dagger is just so-so, but the material is very good. It seems that some rare metals have been melted into it. I can remelt it and make a short dagger that suits me, which will be convenient for self-defense." Li Wei muttered to himself. With his current third-level forging skills, this was not a problem.

"This mask is somewhat similar to the bird-beak mask from the Black Death era in medieval Europe, and it is likely that it can provide some protection against poison gas."

"And this bag of lime, that's so damn insidious. Luckily I reacted quickly enough and didn't give this person a chance to make a move, otherwise I would have been in real danger."

As Li Wei examined the killer's tools one by one, he increasingly felt that the forces behind him were extraordinary.

"When Sir Fred returns, ask him. He's been to many places in his youth and is very knowledgeable; perhaps he knows something."

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Having not slept all night, Li Wei dared not sleep, so he simply practiced breathing techniques.

After this assassination attempt, Li Wei became even more vigilant.

He felt it was too unsafe to sleep so openly in an easily accessible bedroom, so he decided to start today to build a shelter inside the castle, the location of which only he and Fred knew. He would store supplies there, set up alarm systems, and sleep there at night.

In order to survive in this dark age, no amount of caution is too much.

In the morning, after Li Wei finished practicing his breathing techniques, he heard the commotion of the militia outside. He went out and found a soldier's body lying there, already cold.

"My lord, someone killed Pok last night."

A militia captain looked terrified and incredulous; his soldiers had died silently in the cold night without his knowledge.

Li Wei knew that this was most likely the assassin who killed him when he infiltrated the area.

"Cremate Pok, and then send some food and money to Pok's wife," Levi said to the butler.

"No matter who the murderer is, I will find him and give my people an explanation."

"Also, increase patrols from now on, and everyone better stay awake at night! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Li Wei's gaze was cold as he looked at the soldiers.

He didn't tell these people what happened last night. After what happened last night, he couldn't be sure that there wasn't a mole among his men.

This assassination attempt did not stop Li Xiuxing's progress. Since his breathing technique was currently at a bottleneck, he began to focus on practicing the only sword technique he had mastered: the Golden Cross Slash!

This crisis made Li Wei realize even more the importance of strength.

If I hadn't advanced to knighthood myself, even if I had discovered the assassination attempt, what could I have done? I would still have been doomed.

It was precisely because he had cultivated a superior breathing technique that he possessed strength surpassing that of ordinary knights as soon as he entered the knighthood. In addition, he had also cultivated the Frostwolf Breathing Technique, which made up for his lack of speed and agility, that Li Wei survived.

Li Wei felt that he had chosen the right path.

He wants to cultivate more breathing techniques to enhance his physical body in all aspects, including speed, strength, physique, endurance, and defense. He wants to master more combat skills and more ways to save his life, so that he can become a complete polygonal warrior and have an invincible 5A stat panel comparable to Platinum Star, becoming a man who comes with an invincible buff as soon as he appears.

Perhaps his breathing technique is at a low level, but by overwhelming the opponent with sheer numbers, Li Wei felt that perhaps one day he could truly transcend the ordinary through his physical body!

After two days of intense training, on a bright and sunny morning, Li Wei rapidly flexed his arms on the training field, gathering all his strength into them. A sound like a whip cutting through the air rang out, and the Frostmourne sword in his right hand rippled through the air.

Then, a force many times more powerful than the vibration was transmitted from Frostmourne to a metal plate half a finger thick.

Click.

Frostmourne was like piercing through a layer of cowhide.

Centered on the tip of Frostmourne, the iron plate began to crack and curl outwards, as if pierced by an armor-piercing bullet, revealing a fist-sized gap.

The blade of Frostmourne also emitted mournful cries, as if even the sword itself could not withstand such force.

[Golden Cross Slash Proficiency +4]

[Golden Cross Slash breaks through to Tier 4, generating the special effect: Basic Ripple]

Li Wei was overjoyed instantly.

"Ripple power! Hahahaha!"

"Heh heh heh, this is the power of my Ripple!"

Li Wei was overwhelmed with emotion.

This terrifying destructive power is almost as effective as cutting through iron.

This is what Fred called the power of ripples.

Li Wei mastered it in just three years.

"Of course, the biggest credit goes to the proficiency panel. With my talent, it would take me at least fifteen years to master the power of Ripple. You know, even Sir Fred took a long time to master it. My talent is far inferior to Sir Fred's."

Li Wei was very self-aware and did not become arrogant or complacent.

"My achievements today are all thanks to my proficiency panel!"

Li Wei was filled with emotion.

With a thought, he opened the proficiency panel.

Li Wei —————

Black Serpent Breathing Technique: Tier 4 (56/20000) Special Effect: Basic Defense

Frost Wolf Breathing Technique: Level 3 (321/10000)

Golden Cross Slash: Tier 4 (1/20000), Special Effects: Advanced Vibration, Basic Ripple

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(End of this chapter)