Almighty Genius

Chapter 2147 - 1641: Skill: Water Escape Technique!

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Although using the Seven-Star Sword Grass has a certain chance of comprehending Sword Intent... Qin Fang is also very aware that this probability is certainly extremely, extremely low, almost infinitely close to zero, meaning it's almost impossible to succeed.

But, with the Seven-Star Sword Grass in his hand, Qin Fang has no reason not to give it a try.

With his current cultivation, he's about to step into the mid-stage of the Grandmaster level. However, the speed of leveling up is becoming slower and more difficult... Even compared to others, Qin Fang is still advancing like he's on a plane, but compared to the previous rocket speed, it's much slower.

Slow progression naturally means slower improvement in strength...

Certainly, Qin Fang has obtained ways to expand his meridians and refine purer True Qi, allowing his strength to be rapidly enhanced a lot, achieving a change in purity... However, this is merely a change in quantity, far from a change in quality.

Therefore, Qin Fang is also seeking more ways for rapid progression, at the very least finding ways to make his strength more formidable, allowing him to counter Grandmaster-level experts while still in the Grandmaster-level realm.

This is an extremely challenging task. Even the recently slain Ando Sasuke had strength nearly ready to step into the Great Grandmaster level, but the difference of that one step is as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.

Qin Fang can face and kill Ando Sasuke, but cannot directly kill an early-stage Great Grandmaster-level expert… This shows a very clear gap!

The Blast Technique is indeed exceptionally powerful, enough to cause trouble for someone as strong as Yang Tianlin at the Grandmaster-level peak. Yet, it can only be used as a sneak attack; once used, the opponent won't give another chance, thereby reducing its utility and threat significantly.

And Sword Intent... This is indeed an extremely fearsome and practical ultimate technique.

It doesn't fall under the skill category, nor does it count as a secret technique, yet it is more terrifying than both skills and secret techniques... This thing, purely comprehensible but hard to articulate, indeed possesses unimaginable and horrific power.

An opponent with Sword Intent, wielding a sword as a weapon, can almost increase their strength by two to three small levels… Directly crossing a major level is not impossible, though it requires an extremely high level of mastery and understanding integration of Sword Intent!

But this already illustrates the terrifying nature of Sword Intent...

If Qin Fang's strength is close to Grandmaster mid-stage, but comparable to Grandmaster-level late-stage, he would be evenly matched against Grandmaster Peak Strongmen... If he encounters an opponent like Ando Sasuke that he can restrain, killing the opponent may not be impossible.

Ando Sasuke is the best example of this, his corpse will forever rest on this Little Island...

Qin Fang's requirements are not high; he just needs to have initially comprehended Sword Intent, then his strength can truly advance further, making it possible to compete with Great Grandmaster-level early-stage experts, which is very likely.

As long as he reaches this level, Qin Fang, for now, would be very satisfied... After all, crossing into the Great Grandmaster mid-late stage, peak stage, or even Supreme expert level... These are extremely rare, almost otherworldly monstrous level experts rarely emerging, hardly engaging in disputes with a youngster like Qin Fang.

"Why think so much... When luck comes, nothing can stop it! But if luck doesn't come, you can't force it…"

However, Qin Fang is quite open-minded; the chance of comprehending Sword Intent with the Seven-Star Sword Grass is low, and Qin Fang merely attempts it casually. Whether successful or not, it won't weigh heavily on his mind.

Success would surely be delightful, but failure won't dishearten Qin Fang; he will still be spirited, continuing to search for other avenues and treasures!

"By the way, I wonder what Ando Sasuke exploded?"

Upon stopping, and with the Yin Wind Wolf already shaken off, Qin Fang suddenly recalls that he hasn't checked what treasure Ando Sasuke dropped, becoming somewhat anxious to retrieve and examine one by one.

"Three pieces exploded…"

Qin Fang glanced briefly; Ando Sasuke was killed directly by Qin Fang without using other non-personal external force, hence the experience points and treasures belong to Qin Fang. It's unlikely to be disappointing.

"Skill Book…"

The first item received is a grayish skill book, looking quite earthy but causing Qin Fang's eyes to light up instantly, feeling excited as skill books are what he desires most now.

Qin Fang, at this level, already mastered many skills, and further acquisition can only rely on personal comprehension, monster drops, or level-up rewards… though these methods become increasingly difficult.

Qin Fang is now Level 7, wanting to reach Level 8… difficult, very difficult, extremely difficult!

To get good items from monster drops, Qin Fang must defeat higher-level bosses than himself. From the same level, drops are down to luck, often being ordinary trash easily exchanged with experience points.

What can be directly exchanged is not particularly valuable, so why should Qin Fang risk fighting monsters?

Higher-level bosses compared to Qin Fang were all fearsome top-notch experts, making it quite challenging for Qin Fang to deal with them... Take Ando Sasuke, for example; if Qin Fang couldn't restrain ninjas or use Blast Technique to sneak attack him, it would be extremely difficult to kill such a villain.

Even though Qin Fang managed it now, he ended up covered in injuries; if it weren't for his unique physique, he would have died from excessive blood loss long ago, and wouldn't have been able to survive until now.

For similar reasons, the acquisition of Qin Fang's skill books is exceedingly rare, and it usually takes a long time to obtain one.

This time, Qin Fang killed Ando Sasuke and was exceptionally lucky to get a skill book, so he was quite eager and immediately used a scouting skill on it to see what skill it might be.

"Water Escape Technique..."

When the scouting skill spread out, some words appeared on the dusty cover of the skill book, and Qin Fang's brow immediately furrowed as he exclaimed in shock, "This is really a good thing!"

However, Qin Fang wasn't scared; instead, he was excited... Joy quickly spread across Qin Fang's face.

"Water Escape, got it!"

Without hesitation, Qin Fang immediately activated the Water Escape Technique book, which turned into a stream of light and merged into Qin Fang's skills, alongside the Wood Release Technique he had already learned... The other three escape techniques also faintly appeared, but since Qin Fang hadn't learned them yet, they remained dull in color.

It seems that the Five Elements Escape Technique has some special requirements and cannot be self-derivative and complete; Qin Fang needs to gather them one by one to truly achieve complete unity of the Five Elements Escape Technique.

"It looks like it's a long and arduous journey..."

Now that Qin Fang has obtained two escape techniques, completing two-fifths, there's still more than half left, which remains unresolved. Moreover, he doesn't have a single clue, leaving Qin Fang feeling somewhat helpless and at a loss.

Thankfully, this isn't some system-mandated task but rather Qin Fang's personal pursuit... Otherwise, Qin Fang would truly be overwhelmed.

The skill is in hand, but Qin Fang hasn't tried it yet...

As he mentioned to Ando Sasuke, this is land, not water, and the power of Mizukage Ninjutsu would be discounted here. Moreover, Qin Fang is a beginner; his techniques are far inferior to Ando Sasuke's, and practicing here might result in something laughable.

Qin Fang even recalled the joke he had with himself when mastering the Wood Release Technique, where he managed to get his body stuck in the middle of a table...

Setting aside the Water Escape skill, Qin Fang then pulled out the second item: an old and tattered piece of parchment that vaguely depicted something like a map.

"This is..."

But as soon as Qin Fang saw this piece of parchment, it was as if he was struck by lightning; his whole body stiffened, and his gaze instantly froze, the words caught in his throat.

"Huhu~~~ The third one!"

Such a reaction lasted for several minutes for Qin Fang until the Chrysanthemum Pig, having eaten its fill, shook Qin Fang's leg, awakening him from that state. He exhaled deeply and, with a smile, said.

Of course, he unceremoniously tossed the piece of parchment into his Props Box...

Simultaneously, the first task in Qin Fang's mission system experienced some changes... The original task progress of 2/4 has now become 3/4, with just the last step remaining to complete it.

Because this piece of parchment turned out to be the third piece of the Secret Realm map that Qin Fang had been searching for...

This Secret Realm can essentially be identified as the Mystic Realm of the Overseas Three Immortal Mountains, and the little island where Qin Fang currently resides is likely on the outskirts of the Overseas Three Immortal Mountains; it is just that the vast Mystic Realm is enveloped by a great formation, making it impossible for anyone to glimpse its full picture.

"Perhaps it won't be long before the four pieces of the Secret Realm map are gathered..."

Obtaining this third piece of the map truly surprised Qin Fang; he hadn't even thought about it... Yet this third piece just sprang up on its own.

It really has a bit of the feeling of "the flower you intentionally plant does not bloom, but the willow you inadvertently stick becomes a shade..."

Qin Fang has been causing a ruckus in Japan for so long, only managing to get one piece from Miyamoto Musashi, while the other maps remained elusive, without a single clue to be found... But now, unexpectedly, one just popped out of Ando Sasuke... this is really quite ironic.

"Perhaps the last piece of the Secret Realm map is on the remaining member of the Three Great Heavenly Ninjas?"

Qin Fang mused while shaking his head, though he didn't quite believe himself...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)