Free Web NovelChapter 76: Chapter 75: Martial Dao Secret Technique, Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt
This is highly beneficial for Cultivation.
An Official Captain, in addition to a monthly salary of ten taels of silver, also receives ten Body Refining Pills.
As for the Commander Level, the benefits are even more generous: a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver, plus ten Qi Condensing Pills.
Qi Condensing Pills are a type of High-Level Elixir.
They are Elixirs used for Cultivation in the True Qi Realm.
A Vice Commander’s salary silver is the same, but they only receive five Qi Condensing Pills per month.
However, these benefits are not set in stone.
A Commander’s team is assessed based on quarterly ratings.
If a team’s rating is low, its benefits will be reduced.
Take the team led by Shen Ye, for example.
Their rating failed to meet the standard, so their benefits were cut in half.
However, this does not affect Recorded Captains; their benefits are standardized.
Of course, there is another set of standards for Recorded Captains.
After becoming a Recorded Captain, if one fails to become an Official Captain by breaking through to the Neutralizing Force Realm within three years, they will be dismissed.
Their status in the Observatory will be revoked.
The Observatory does not support idlers!
Now, Fang Xing understood what Shen Ye had meant back then—without entering the Neutralizing Force Realm, one was at the very bottom of the Observatory.
Recorded Captains were not yet considered official members.
The gap between them and Official Captains wasn’t just about benefits, but a difference in status.
Only Official Captains were considered stable members of the Observatory.
From this, one could see just how high the Observatory’s threshold was.
Without reaching the Neutralizing Force Realm, one wasn’t even qualified to become an official member.
Moreover, those who entered the Neutralizing Force Realm were all young Martial Artists, considered fresh blood.
They maintained the vitality of the Observatory.
...
Back at the gate of his residence, Shen Ye looked at Fang Xing and said, "Take the next few days to get familiar with everything. You can ask me if you don’t understand something. You’re free to move about. In a few days, you may be required for a mission."
Fang Xing nodded. He watched Shen Ye leave before returning to his residence.
He stepped into the courtyard.
Fang Xing looked around before entering the house.
Sitting on the bed, Fang Xing’s gaze fell upon the Martial Arts Manual he had received.
Iron Cloth Shirt!
A Horizontal Refining Martial Art!
There were several free Martial Arts to choose from, and Fang Xing had selected this one.
As he stared at it, a panel notification appeared before his eyes.
[Superior Martial Art: Iron Cloth Shirt. Enhancement requires 1,600 Enhancement Points.]
’One thousand six hundred Enhancement Points... that’s 100 points more than it took to enhance the Red Fire Divine Skill...’
Reading the panel notification, Fang Xing’s expression darkened slightly.
’It’s not too much, though. I can enhance it.’
After a moment of thought, Fang Xing made his decision and immediately began the enhancement.
After enhancement, a Superior Martial Art would be upgraded to a Top-Level Martial Art.
In Martial Arts Cultivation, one must train both internally and externally.
The Longevity Technique focused on the internal, and the Red Fire Divine Skill provided offense. A Horizontal Refining Martial Art was still necessary.
If his Power was ever completely drained, he could still rely on his Physical Strength to maintain formidable combat ability.
He had already experienced the charm of a Top-Level Martial Art firsthand. If he hadn’t learned the Red Fire Divine Skill, he probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand the Qingshan disaster.
Having one more Top-Level Martial Art was definitely essential.
As for exchanging for a Top-Level Martial Art, he couldn’t even think about that for now.
The amount of Merit required was not something he could accumulate in a short period.
Besides, he didn’t have enough Enhancement Points to enhance a Top-Level Martial Art anyway.
These Enhancement Points of his were all being saved to break through to the True Qi Realm.
A scarlet light spread out, covering the Martial Arts Manual. Soon, the scarlet light dissipated.
A panel notification appeared before his eyes.
[Superior Martial Art, Iron Cloth Shirt, has been successfully enhanced. Obtained Top-Level Martial Art: Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt!]
’Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt...’
Looking at the panel, Fang Xing’s gaze returned to the Martial Arts Manual in his hands.
He opened the manual and began to read it seriously.
[Birth the Dragon Qi, don the Dragon Armor, let the Dragon’s Roar shake the heavens, and all things shall submit...]
Reading the opening lines, Fang Xing felt a jolt of excitement.
Judging from the introduction of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt alone, this Martial Art was definitely powerful enough!
Birth the Dragon Qi, temper the Flesh Body...
He read carefully for more than a full hour before he came back to his senses.
’Even though it needed sixteen hundred points... if I can master this Martial Art, it will be worth it!’ frёewebηovel.cѳm
Taking a deep breath, Fang Xing calmed himself down.
The Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt was completely different from a normal Iron Cloth Shirt. Not only did it have top-tier defense, but it also incorporated offense.
When circulating the skill, one would be accompanied by Dragon Qi, capable of unleashing incredibly fierce power. This was accompanied by a Dragon’s Roar that could intimidate all beasts. At higher levels, the sound of the Dragon’s Roar would be enough to shatter mountains and split the earth, creating a terrifying sonic shockwave.
It was worthy of being called a Top-Level Divine Skill of Attack-Defense Unity.
But the most outrageous aspect was the defensive ability of the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt: the Dragon Scale Armor.
Dragon Qi would gather to form armor like dragon scales, providing All-Around defense with no blind spots.
Once one mastered wearing the Dragon Armor, they would be impervious to blades and spears, and invulnerable to water and fire!
By mastering just this one Divine Skill, one would be able to dominate an entire region.
The Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt had a total of twelve layers.
Every three layers represented a new tier.
The Twelfth Layer was Perfection.
It not only enhanced one’s own offense and defense, but the Dragon Qi also nourished the Flesh Body, resulting in astonishing Physical Strength.
Although it was also a Horizontal Refining Martial Art, it was on a completely different level from ordinary ones.
However, the resources required to practice this Martial Art were also immense.
Without abundant resources, let alone cultivating to Perfection, even just getting started would be extremely difficult.
Top-Level Martial Arts were certainly powerful, but not just anyone could practice them.
However, for him, this was not a problem.
With Enhancement Points to strengthen his resources, he was fully confident he could cultivate the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt to its absolute peak.
After looking through it again, Fang Xing committed it to memory and gained a general understanding of how to begin practicing the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.
Cultivating the Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt was completely different from a normal Iron Cloth Shirt. Instead of focusing on physical tempering, it used Treasure Medicine in coordination with the Dragon Roar Heart Method to absorb the medicine’s energy, nurture Dragon Qi within the body, and refine one’s flesh, blood, muscles, and bones.
The cultivation progressed from the inside out.
However, the cultivation process would involve a certain amount of pain.
Fang Xing didn’t mind this. ’It’s normal to suffer a little for cultivation.’
There was no such thing as free improvement in this world.
’It’s getting late. I’ll focus on comprehending it first and go into the city to buy medicinal ingredients tomorrow...’
Having made up his mind, Fang Xing called up his panel to check it.
Name: Fang Xing
Cultivation: Peak of Neutralizing Force!
Enhancement Level: Three-Star (1%)
Enhancement Points: 12,554 points!
’Over a thousand Enhancement Points only increased it by one percent... At this rate, I’m afraid it will take over a hundred thousand Enhancement Points to reach Four-Star.’
’The next stage is still so far away.’
Gazing at the panel, Fang Xing sighed internally. He then closed it, calmed his mind, and began to comprehend the Martial Art, Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.
...
The next morning, Fang Xing was up early.
After a simple round of Cultivation in the courtyard, he left his residence and went to the team’s mess hall to eat.
Every team in the Observatory had its own mess hall.
The food was quite good; Shen Ye had taken him there to eat yesterday.
The meat dishes were plentiful, with Exotic Beast Flesh served at every meal, providing high nutrition and energy.
The Observatory’s meals were definitely top-class.
Martial Artists consumed vast amounts of energy. Having Exotic Beast Flesh at every meal provided the necessary nutrients for a Martial Artist’s Cultivation and was of great benefit.
This was true even for Recorded Captains, though the amount of Exotic Beast Flesh they received differed.
With such treatment over the years, one’s improvement would be far faster than on the outside.
Across the entire Court, no department or agency offered such benefits besides the Observatory.
But these benefits were directly proportional to the risks.
The risk factor for carrying out the Observatory’s missions was also very high.
The mortality rate was much higher than in other departments and agencies.
After all, the situations they faced were different—they were either up against the Evil Cult or Demons and Monsters!
"Lord Fang!"
"Good morning, my lord!"
"Lord Fang, you’re here! Please, sit. I’ll get your food for you."
As he stepped into the small courtyard of the mess hall, the Captains from yesterday saw him and immediately came over to greet him warmly.
Fang Xing responded with a smile. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
This was how things were in the Observatory; within a team, there were no life-or-death grudges.
Challenges were normal.
Without absolute strength, one could not win the respect of others.
They could be fighting fiercely one day and be on friendly terms the next.
However, this was only the case within a single team. When dealing with other Commanders’ teams, there was often a lot of friction.
It was even possible for fights to break out in public.
Of course, under normal circumstances, such fights would be stopped before they went too far.
After all, they were from the same department. If word got out to the higher-ups that someone had used lethal force, the consequences would be extraordinary.
"My lord, our food is pretty good. Please, try it," Feng Xiu said with a smile as he placed the prepared meal in front of Fang Xing.
Looking at the meal, which looked, smelled, and tasted delicious, Fang Xing’s appetite was whetted. He said his thanks and began to eat.
