Arhat’s Thousand-Pound Technique
Master Xuan Zhi first imparted to Tang Xuan a supreme internal cultivation technique.
The Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill!
Internal energy has always been the source of all martial arts; the stronger one's inner force, the more powerful the abilities one can display. In the game "Grand Wuxia," internal skills directly enhance three major attributes: attack, defense, and speed.
[Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill (Fourth-Rank Internal Skill)]
[A supreme internal cultivation technique from Shaolin Temple. When mastered, one attains the strength of a thousand jin and may advance to one of Shaolin's seventy-two ultimate arts, the Arhat Divine Art.]
[Increases internal force by 80, attack by 150, defense by 100, speed by 80, and amplifies the power of martial arts skills by 5%.]
"Ding! Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill perfected."
Upon receiving the Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill, Tang Xuan's proficiency shot straight from level 1 to level 10, achieving mastery!
He opened the skill attributes to take a look.
[Shaolin Arhat Skill (Perfected): Increases internal force by 960, attack by 1800, defense by 1200, speed by 960, and amplifies martial arts skill power by 60%.]
"No wonder it's Shaolin's supreme cultivation, a fourth-rank internal skill!"
Tang Xuan felt a surge of endless inner force flowing within him, his attributes vastly improved.
Even at level 1, this Shaolin Arhat Skill offered remarkable enhancements. At level 10 mastery, the increases were extraordinary!
Tang Xuan checked his game interface:
[Name: Defier of Heaven]
[Level: 10]
[Health: 1000/1000]
[Internal Force: 1080/1080]
[Attack: 2020]
[Defense: 1420]
[Speed: 1180]
[Skills: Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill (Perfected), Plum Blossom Thirteen Needles (Perfected), Lost Edition Five Tigers Gate-Cleaving Saber (Perfected), Basic Lightness Skill (Perfected), Basic Fist Technique (Perfected)...]
[Inventory: Tiger Fang Sabers*2, Flying Needles*13...]
His internal force now stood at "1080/1080," eliminating the embarrassing situation where a few skills and a round of Plum Blossom Thirteen Needles would exhaust his energy.
The attribute boosts were nothing short of monstrous.
This Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill, when mastered, grants the strength of a thousand jin, hence the massive attack enhancement.
At level 1, it directly increased attack by 150. At level 10 mastery, it soared to an 1800-point boost!
Tang Xuan's attack had reached 2020, over two thousand!
At level 1, defense rose by 100. At level 10, it increased by 1200!
His defense attribute now stood at a hefty 1420.
Speed, however, saw the least enhancement: 80 at level 1, 960 at level 10 mastery.
Tang Xuan's speed attribute had climbed to 1180.
Though only level 10, his attributes and internal force made him a genuine martial arts master!
Even if he encountered that level-20 boss from before, the third chief of Black Wind Fortress, he could easily defeat him in a few moves.
The stronger the internal force, the more potent the martial arts skills.
At level 1, Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill amplifies martial arts skills by 5%. At level 10 mastery, that amplification reaches 60%!
Take, for example, the Lost Edition Five Tigers Gate-Cleaving Saber, a perfected third-rank saber technique: its attack boost originally stood at 216%, but now it surged to 276%!
The same applied to lightness skills. The perfected basic lightness skill originally increased speed by 120%; with the 60% amplification, it now reached 180%.
Master Xuan Zhi's plan was to first teach Tang Xuan a supreme internal cultivation technique, a fist technique, and an art of hidden weapons.
Among these, the supreme internal cultivation technique is the source and foundation of all martial arts—most important of all.
The fist technique was meant to compensate for Tang Xuan's lack of prowess in fists and palms, aside from saber techniques.
In Master Xuan Zhi's view, with the Five Tigers Gate-Cleaving Saber in hand, Tang Xuan didn't need to hastily learn other advanced martial arts; too much would only hinder progress.
Should his weapon break or he slip, he would rely on his fist and palm techniques.
Thus, Master Xuan Zhi taught him a fist technique.
As for the hidden weapons skill, it was solely because Tang Xuan already knew the Plum Blossom Thirteen Needles, warranting a special exception.
In truth, both fist techniques and hidden weapons are secondary; supreme internal cultivation is fundamental.
Just like Shaolin's lay disciple Qiao Feng, who, as leader of the Eastern Beggar Clan, achieved peerless martial arts in his thirties.
Why was that?
Because Qiao Feng entered the tutelage of a senior monk from Northern Shaolin's Xuan generation as a child and cultivated Shaolin's supreme internal art from a young age.
Without such a foundation, how could Qiao Feng have achieved so much at such a young age?
Naturally, supreme internal cultivation alone isn't enough.
Qiao Feng's innate talent, combined with his training in the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms—internal and external mastery—amplified his progress, making him the peerless leader of the Eastern Beggar Clan.
Why do the masters from the great sects, like the Seven Sons of Quanzhen or the Seven Heroes of Wudang, surpass ordinary martial artists?
Because they practice the supreme internal arts of Quanzhen and Wudang.
Even the Eagle Sect leader's children, Yin Yewang and Yin Susu, excel beyond their peers at a young age.
This is because, from childhood, they received supreme internal cultivation from their father, Yin Tianzheng.
Ordinary martial artists only know basic internal cultivation or second- and third-rank internal arts; even after a lifetime of practice, they achieve little.
The Arhat Thousand-Jin Skill that Tang Xuan cultivates, a fourth-rank internal art, is leagues above ordinary martial artists.
After raising it to level 10 mastery, he nearly equals his master, Xuan Zhi!
Though he is only level 10, his attributes and martial arts skills make him a super boss at this level!
Not only could he defeat a level-20 boss, but even level-30 or level-40 bosses would fall before him!