Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Heavy Weapons

Translator: 549690339

Having read all the introductions to the cultivation methods, Jack Clark leaned back on the sofa, deep in thought.

He found that all the methods had only three levels, with a cultivation limit of Third Layer Heaven, which was the limitation of low-level martial arts.

Since there were low-level martial arts, there must be high-level or even top-tier martial arts that ordinary people could not learn; they would require higher permissions.

And permissions were proportional to their breakthrough Foundation Establishment time; the faster the breakthrough, the higher the initial permissions.

No wonder Crystal Leinster and others who already had good natural talents were also willing to spend a lot of resources to quickly break through the Foundation Establishment; they must have known about the permissions thing early on.

Thinking about this, Jack couldn’t help but recall the day when Justin Welan deliberately waited for him to tell him about the Qi Blood resources that could replenish Qi Blood and speed up cultivation.

At that time, Justin Welan might not have just been reminding him to pay attention to his body, but also obliquely suggesting that he spend money to buy resources to accelerate his Foundation Establishment.

Unfortunately, even if Justin Welan had explicitly told him at that time, he had no way to do anything about it.

Because he had no money, and his talent was inferior to others; his breakthrough in half a month’s time had been due to factors like his Avatar Evolution and Attribute Page Solidified Proficiency.

During this contemplative moment, Jack’s attention returned to the choice of a cultivation method.

These methods could be roughly divided into two categories: body cultivation and weapon-based ones.

Body cultivation methods were further divided into those focusing on strength, defense, speed burst, and short-distance movement techniques, leg techniques, etc., while weapon-based ones were even more diverse.

However, no matter which type of weapon, Jack found them all to be extremely exaggerated.

For example, the Sword Skill of the cultivation method for sword techniques required the chosen sword not to be shorter than 1.5 meters and not longer than 2 meters.

That’s insane; isn’t 2 meters already a giant sword?

And for the Meteor Hammer technique, the suggested data for matching objects specified that the hammerhead should weigh at least 100 kg; otherwise, the full power could not be unleashed, and the heavier the weapon, the better.

Apart from that, several other knife techniques were also no exception, with the most exaggerated being a technique called Hegemon Ten Slashes, requiring the knife to be 3 meters long and 0.5 meters wide.

How is this even a knife? It’s more like a door panel.

However, considering that the people who created these methods had targeted them for dealing with mutated beasts, Jack could somewhat understand.

After all, those mutated beasts had body sizes of several meters or even over ten meters, not to mention the huge giant beasts; if the weapon was too small, wouldn’t it just tickle them?

In the course of his reflection, Jack finally chose one main cultivation method, the Dragon Elephant Power, and one blade technique, the Mind’s Eye Bright Knife, with a suggested weapon length of 2 meters.

After deciding on a cultivation method, Jack took a deep breath.

It was quite troublesome to choose because of his indecisiveness since although all these cultivation methods were low-level, each seemed excellent;

Once mastered, they could even ignore the attacks of light firearms.

Moreover, each cultivation method was designed to exploit a certain advantage of the human body to the extreme, specifically for killing.

Next, it was time to exchange for cultivation materials.

That’s right; True Martial Arts could be potent, but their cultivation could be problematic, as many physical cultivation techniques required supplementary resources to get started.

For example, to get started with Dragon Elephant Power, one needed to apply a mutated beast called Tyrant Elephant’s blood on their body during cultivation, to gain some attributes of the elephant.

Once successfully cultivated, the person’s strength would greatly increase.

When Jack finally decided on a cultivation method, a virtual helmet slowly descended above his head, and without hesitation, he put it on.

“Identity verification in progress… Verification passed.”-

“Please relax, and don’t be nervous. Initiating data transfer for Dragon Elephant Power and Mind’s Eye Bright Knife…”

A screen appeared before Jack’s eyes, and on it, a burly middle-aged man at least 2 meters tall began to practice Dragon Elephant Power.

On the man’s body, gas and blood flow routes appeared like arrows following a certain rule…

These images, transmitted through special pupil memory light beams, could be maintained in the brain without forgetting for a month, being in a state of instant recall.

And one month was enough for new students to get started with a method….

When Jack came out, Lori had already left.

Jack took the elevator to the third floor, but he couldn’t find Lori. Instead, he saw Justin, who was practicing not far away. Justin’s eyes lit up when he saw him.

Excitedly, Justin ran over with his hands wearing spiked gloves, which looked like motorcycle helmets. He was about to pat Jack on the shoulder, but Jack quickly blocked it.

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“Haha… sorry, just a habit.”

Justin chuckled and put his hand down. Then, he curiously asked, “Jack, tell me, what are your basic stats like? For example, your punching force?”

There was no need to hide it, Jack casually said, “Arm strength 102, punching force 210, kicking force 290, just enough to reach the First Layer Heaven.”

“Arm strength of 102, and punching force only at 200 kg, it seems you haven’t learned any fighting techniques.”

Normally, people with professional training could have a punching force three times their arm strength, even four times for those who specifically trained for muscle enhancement.

Justin laughed and said, “But it’s already pretty good. With your basic stats reaching the First Layer Heaven, you’ll receive contribution reward points every month, which can help you quickly enter the world of True Martial.”

The First Layer Heaven threshold was having an arm strength of over 100 kg and doubled constitution after Foundation Establishment.

“Moreover, I remember that you initially had an average physique, not even reaching the standard of an ordinary person.”

“That’s right.” Jack nodded. His body was originally weak and appeared somewhat malnourished.

“That means your body has high compatibility with strengthening physique and increasing strength cultivation methods. The Body Casting Skill could enhance your constitution by 0.6 times.”

“Only in this way can it explain how you broke through to the First Layer Heaven all at once.”

At this point, Justin couldn’t help but show envy.

Having high compatibility with certain cultivation methods, such as strength and defense, was also a form of hidden talent. As long as you choose the right method, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

“I guess I’m just lucky,” Jack said modestly.

He knew Justin misunderstood, but it worked out for the best.

When his avatar evolved again, his physique would definitely improve greatly. This reason could be used to cover up the sudden explosion of his strength in the future.

“By the way, Justin, what were your stats when you reached Foundation Establishment?” Jack asked, wanting to know the stats of these ‘geniuses’ who had reached Foundation Establishment within a week.

“Me? I did alright.”

Justin grinned smugly, “My arm strength was 140, punching force 340, and kicking force was 420. How about that, am I not impressive?”

“You should know that Crystal Leinster’s arm strength was just 130 when she completed Foundation Establishment, so I’m even stronger.”

Jack nodded, “Indeed, that’s impressive.”

Using an average untrained person’s arm strength of 50 kg, Justin had a physique of at least 28 when he completed Foundation Establishment, 6 points higher than him.

Body Casting Skill’s enhancement might have only given him an increase of two or three points, or else he wouldn’t have been envious of Jack’s 0.6 times enhancement.

Plus, considering an estimated 10-point improvement during Foundation Establishment, he must have had a base physique of 16 points before practicing, well beyond ordinary people.

With additional resources to replenish Qi Blood, it was no wonder their cultivation speed was so fast.

“Jack, don’t listen to him bragging.”

At this moment, Freya approached and said, “Justin, don’t forget that the average arm strength of women is only 40 kg.”

“Even if Class Leader had practiced some physiques before, having an arm strength of 130 kg after Foundation Establishment indicates that her base physique is three times stronger than an ordinary person, even higher enhancement than you.”

“Really? Did I remember it wrong, aren’t men and women’s base strength the same?”

With his bluff called out, Justin looked confused.