Chapter 53: Student Breakthrough
Coming to Scholar Heide’s place to study, two and a half months have passed, and the students in the class have also made significant progress, as if reaching a certain critical point, with some students beginning to break through and advance.
“Suolin, have you reached First Order?”
That day, when other students saw Suolin, they clearly sensed something different, though they couldn’t specify exactly what, but vaguely felt that Suolin seemed a bit stronger and his figure more defined, and even his speech was fuller of vigor.
“That’s right, I advanced at home yesterday,” he announced happily and proudly.
After completing 【Breathing Technique Lv.2】（Blood Law） and 【Power Burst Lv.2】（Blood Law）, relying on the nurturing of these two ‘Blood Law’ Nature Abilities, he successfully advanced his Fate Card from zero to ‘First Order·Blood Law’.
Name: Suolin
Race: Human（Mortal Body）
Status: Healthy（No Anomalies）
Talent: Sensitive【Good Grade】, your reaction speed is several points faster than ordinary people, giving you an advantage in combat
Fate Card: 【Bursting Youth】（First Order·Blood Law）-
Effect: 【Agile Body Lv.1】, after adjustment by Breathing Technique and Power Burst, your body has preliminarily adapted to the flow of ‘Blood Law’ and gained faster speed and reaction
Ability Card: 【Breathing Technique Lv.2】【Power Burst Lv.2】【Empty Slot】
Skills: 『Basic Sword Technique Lv.4』『Military Sword Technique Lv.2』『Secret History Knowledge Lv.2』
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Facing the advanced Suolin, the students in the class were full of envy, and even Scholar Heide rarely praised him.
In the afternoon, on the Training Ground, a group of students wanted to spar with Suolin to see the gap between First Order and those without condensed Nature.
“Really want to try? I’m afraid I’ll hurt you later,” Suolin chuckled in response.
“Of course, don’t get too cocky, kid, you just advanced a few days earlier than us,” the other students shouted.
“How about this, you three come at me together, that way it’s fair,” Suolin pointed out three familiar classmates he often sparred with.
“Fine, you said it,” the three looked at each other and walked into the field together.
Such a spar attracted many students to watch, and even Iona didn’t leave today, standing on the viewing platform in the distance to watch.
“Tiya, do you think Suolin will win?” Komiya asked curiously.
“He’ll probably win quite easily,” the maiden thought for a moment and answered.
“Huh? Is the difference that big?” Komiya was puzzled.
“Before, although Suolin was strong, when facing attacks from two classmates, he would be quite embarrassed, probably needing to constantly maneuver and seek opportunities to win.”
“Or, risking some injury, he would strike one opponent flying out of the field at once, then deal with the remaining one.”
“Now you say he can easily handle three alone, and it’s only been a few days, is the gap that big?”
“Yes, Komiya,” Xilutiya shook her head slightly, then directed Komiya to look at the Battlefield.
“After advancing, if the Nature of the Fate Card matches the Ability Card, they influence each other, providing a boosting effect, meaning that now, even though Suolin’s Breathing Technique is only at the second stage, he can have strength similar to the third stage.”
“At the same time, because of the advancement, all aspects of his body’s strength have been enhanced, whether stamina, endurance, reaction speed, insight, power, etc., although the increase in each direction is not high, when all combined, it’s a huge gap.”
“This is still early stage, after some time, Suolin alone could take on nearly half of the classmates in the class who haven’t advanced,” Xilutiya continued to explain.
The suppression of Nature Tier is terrifying, only those who have truly experienced it will understand.
The battle inside the arena began, three students who had all reached the second stage of Breathing Technique held training swords and attacked in coordinated surround, their footwork swift and steady, sword techniques proficient and flexible, showing no flaws to other students.
However, in such a surround attack, Suolin casually jumped out of the encirclement, then turned his steps, his figure rapidly charging, and with one sword strike, he snapped the training sword of one student and kicked him flying.
The other two reacted and attacked, he flexibly dodged, blocked one person’s attack with his sword, then suddenly struck, grabbing the opponent’s wrist, pulling him off balance, and kicked him in the butt, sending him tumbling to the ground.
As for the last remaining one, no need to fight to know the result.
Throughout the process, he was completely at ease, and if not because they were all classmates, he wouldn’t have held back from directly slashing and thrusting with the sword blade, otherwise the fight would have ended even faster.
Seeing such a result, the whole audience was shocked, at this point many students clearly realized the huge gap brought by condensing Nature.
“Although Blood Law Nature’s abilities are not rich, the advantage is comprehensive enhancement of physique, which probably only ‘Dragon Eye’ Nature can surpass,” Yeluo stood by, explaining to the students around him.
“Senior Yeluo, what about ‘Blazing Sun’?” someone asked softly, wanting to know whether Suolin or Iona was stronger now.
“Blazing Sun can also enhance stamina and endurance, as well as recovery speed, but in overall physique enhancement, it’s not as good as Blood Law, however, Blazing Sun’s influence is broader in many aspects, with ability domains far wider than Blood Law,” Yeluo shook his head slightly, he felt that current Suolin still couldn’t catch up to Iona’s strength, but the gap between them wasn’t that large anymore.
After this spar ended, all students were inspired to advance, many began urgent preparations, hoping that the next one to advance would be themselves soon.
Many gathered around Scholar Heide after class, inquiring about their own advancement methods and paths, for which Scholar Heide had to specially hold a class to explain to everyone.
“Since everyone has been quite concerned recently, I’ll briefly introduce advancement methods suitable for your current stage.”
“First, the simplest and most direct way: break through Breathing Technique to the third stage, using Breathing Technique’s powerful ‘Blood Law’ immersion ability to make the Fate complete the breakthrough.” He pointed remotely at the blackboard.
“Second, like Suolin, cultivate two Blood Law Nature Abilities, and when both reach the second stage, they jointly empower, nurturing the Fate Card to break through.”
“The last method…” Scholar Heide hesitated slightly, but still said it.
“The last method is not recommended, but if someone can’t break through no matter what, they can only try this path.”
“That is, using spiritual medicine or mysterious objects containing ‘Blood Law’ Nature to make one’s Fate undergo transformation, such spiritual medicines and mysterious objects, as I don’t need to say, you all know they are expensive and extremely rare.”
“Or, some of you don’t want to follow the ‘Blood Law’ Nature path, and have other plans, such as the most common Royal School.”
“When your physique and abilities are sufficient to bear it, and a lord is willing to confer, you can share the royal power in his hands, granting you the ‘Castle’ Nature Class, completing the transformation.”
Hearing this, Xilutiya recalled the Captain Frien she once knew, who was conferred by Baron Holin and became a First Order Castle Class.
It seems the advancement methods in this world are diverse and very rich, as for exactly which to take, it depends on personal choice.
