NABC Chapter 43, Grade 3
Chapter 43, Grade 3
On August 20th, Lu Hao didn't rush to break through for the next three days. Instead, he focused on practicing basic sword techniques. Just as he broke through to the peak of the second rank, Lu Hao felt his control over his qi and blood became unstable.
If one continues to break through directly, the control of Qi and Blood might decline from its trump card status. Advancing would be difficult, but declining would be very easy.
Therefore, in order to ensure combat strength rather than cultivation level, Lu Hao practiced swordsmanship for three days. Whenever his Qi and blood were depleted, he would directly use killing points to recover. After all, since he was absorbing what had happened before, and the killing points would shrink anyway, it was better for Lu Hao to control his Qi and blood.
After three days of practice, Lu Hao's control returned to the level before his breakthrough, which was higher than his trump card, but not yet at the level of a ultimate move.
That evening, under his mother's care, Lu Hao began his breakthrough, which involved expanding the meridians in his sternum and spine.
After taking a Grade 2 Protective Pill and a Grade 2 Bone Tempering Pill, Lu Hao began his breakthrough.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
Bai Qiuyao watched from the side. She didn't think about Lu Hao's failed breakthrough. Given his current blood and qi, it was impossible for him to break through. In addition, considering Lu Hao's past, she wasn't worried.
Bai Qiuyao is now wondering whether she should tell Lu Hao about the underground cave now. Generally speaking, one would learn about the underground cave once they reach the third-grade high level.
After all, once you reach the high level of the third rank, your bones are fully tempered and your blood and qi flow smoothly. You can easily use the blood and qi throughout your body. Only then will the high level of the third rank be truly recognized by mid-to-high-level martial artists and become a pillar of the martial arts world.
At the same time, they have the ability to protect themselves in the underground cave, unlike those of the first and second rank who are easily killed.
However, given Lu Hao's current strength, he should be able to deal with high-level third-grade enemies as soon as he breaks through. Although he might not be able to kill them, he could at least put up a fight.
Four hours later, Lu Hao successfully broke through to the third rank, and there are still 11 days before the start of school.
Lu Hao opened his eyes and glanced at the panel.
[Kill Point Allocation]
[Host: Lu Hao]
[Qi and Blood: 93/480 calories]
[Mental Strength: 68/339 Hz]
Storage space: 1000 cubic meters
Kill Points: 0
My Qi and Blood increased by 51 calories, and my Mental Strength also increased by 25 calories. That's roughly equivalent to one calorie increase in Qi and Blood per meridian, and one Hercules increase in Mental Strength per two meridians.
Just by opening up the meridians, one can increase their Qi and blood by so much. No wonder they can increase their Qi and blood to thousands of calories when they reach the peak of the third rank.
Lu Hao checked his qi and blood control and was relieved to find that he was still at the level of his trump card. His mother could unleash nearly a hundred kilocalories of qi and blood in one move, which meant that anyone below the mid-third rank could easily defeat a fragile opponent with a single strike.
As for a high-level Rank 3 fighter, if you encounter someone who has mastered Qi and Blood, you can fight them and might even be able to kill them. But if you encounter a high-level Rank 3 fighter with a trump card, you can only retreat.
If facing a martial artist who hasn't mastered Qi and Blood, even a fourth-rank martial artist could put up a fight, and might even be able to kill them. After all, although a fourth-rank martial artist who hasn't mastered Qi and Blood has high Qi and Blood, they can only unleash about a hundred units of Qi and Blood, which isn't much different from Lu Hao's.
The good news is that most of the low- to mid-level martial artists that humans currently face in the underground world do not have mastered Qi and Blood. They advanced on their own under extremely high energy levels, so they did not master Qi and Blood.
If Lu Hao were to go down into the underground cave now, killing one or two fourth-rank underground cave warriors shouldn't be a problem. If he were to unleash the third strike of "Blood Battle Mad Blade" at full power, he might even be able to hold his own against a fifth-rank underground cave warrior.
However, if Lu Hao doesn't replenish his kill points after being touched, he's finished.
Therefore, Lu Hao's current strength is equivalent to a high-level third-grade cultivator who has mastered Qi and Blood, and he can kill a fourth-grade cultivator in the underground cave.
That's a fourth-rank! If he could kill one, he could get so many kill points that it might be enough for Lu Hao to directly enter the middle stage of the third rank.
Lu Hao wiped away non-existent tears from the corner of his mouth.
"Hao'er, what's wrong? Did you encounter any problems during your breakthrough?" Bai Qiuyao saw Lu Hao standing there in a daze and thought something had happened.
"No, it's just that my Qi and blood have increased significantly, and some of it has become out of control."
"That's normal. Go take a shower first, and then come to the sofa. I have some things to tell you," Bai Qiuyao said. She planned to tell Lu Hao about the underground cave now, since Lu Hao would find out sooner or later anyway. Knowing it now would allow her to prepare in advance.
"Okay, I understand."
As Lu Hao spoke, he walked into the washroom. As for what Bai Qiuyao mentioned, it was probably the truth about the underground cave and his elder brother's death. After all, Lu Hao had now reached the third rank and would soon come into contact with it at school.
Although Lu Hao knew most of the information about the underground caves, he was not clear about some of the details, so he could take this opportunity to learn more.
After washing up, Lu Hao felt that he had grown quite a bit taller, from 182 cm to 184 cm. It seems that bone tempering can make you grow taller.
When I got to the sofa, my mother was already sitting there, with a stack of paper documents in front of her.
"Hao'er, haven't you always felt that your father, your eldest brother, and I have been hiding something from you? Now that you've reached the third rank..."
Moreover, their strength is considerable, so now they are qualified to know the meaning of a martial artist and the truth of this world.
Bai Qiuyao said, then handed the information to Lu Hao, looking at him with a complicated expression, after all, Lu Hao was about to come into contact with this cruel world.
Lu Hao picked up the documents and began to read them.
The entrance to the cave, with clear historical records, was discovered in 1303.
The second entrance to the underground cave, in Xiwei, appeared 450 years ago.
Starting in 1920, the entrance to the third underground cave appeared, causing hundreds of thousands of casualties.
In 1921, the Beijing Martial Arts Club was established, and martial artists officially stepped into the limelight, because only the martial artist's qi and blood power could be used in the underground cave, and all other energy sources could not be used.
To date, a total of 22 entrances to the underground caves have been opened in China.
Lu Hao looked at the documents that recorded the history of the underground caves and explained some speculations about them. Some of them were correct in Lu Hao's opinion, while many others were wrong.
For example, the claim that underground warriors cannot be killed on the surface and will revive after being killed is false. It's a deception by the true king of the forbidden zone to trick outsiders into desperately attacking humans.
The so-called resurrection is that the True King has grasped a trace of the Death Warrior's essence, and it is only through the effect of the life essence that he has recovered.
After reading through all the materials, Lu Hao's understanding of the underground caves became much clearer than before.
"How is it, Hao'er? Now do you know why martial artists have such a high status? It's because they are forged from flesh and blood."
Your father was guarding the entrance to a dungeon, which is why he couldn't come back. As for your brother, he also died in the dungeon in Shanghai; it wasn't the work of a cult.
"I had already guessed it, but I never expected the enemy to be the Underground Cave. I originally thought it was aliens or something. Hmph, I believe we will definitely be able to destroy the Underground Cave one day."
The speculation that the aliens were the original source is not an exaggeration; it's not unreasonable to say that it was Lu Hao's speculation.
"Mom doesn't care about these things, I just want you to be healthy. I know I can't stop you, but you must be extremely careful when you go to the underground cave."
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