Master-Explosive Steps

Inside the study room, Qin Feng bent down and lit a candle. The room became brighter and notification sounds could be heard.

"Ding Dong! Congratulations to the host for unlocking [ Study Room ]."

"Ding Dong! You've gained martial arts experience points +100"

"Ding Dong! You've gained martial arts experience points +100"

"Ding Dong! You've gained martial arts experience points +100"

...

At first, Qin Feng did not know what to do with this room. After the prompts, he gained a better understanding. As long as he read a book in the room, he would receive a certain amount of martial arts experience points. Best of all, he did not have to understand the content. 

These martial arts points were extremely useful. If Qin Feng wanted to learn martial arts techniques, he would need someone to teach him. Then, he would need to spend a lot of time cultivating. About three years were needed for a talented person to learn one technique. 

Qin Feng would probably need twenty years to learn the Nine Yang Divine Technique. This was not an exaggeration. At this rate, he would be a later bloomer. It was not ideal as countless people had already become expert martial artists at his age. With the martial arts experience points, Qin Feng could learn it instantly. Naturally, he wanted to stay in the study room for as long as possible. With a certain amount of experience points, Qin Feng could also become an expert martial artist. He did not need to fight monsters to level up. 

Of course, nothing was easy in this world. Three hours later, Qin Feng no longer heard any notifications regarding martial arts experience points. 

"Ding Dong! Study Room cooldown time: 15 days."

"Ding Dong! You've gained experience points +1 (2/20)"

"Time is already up?"

Qin Feng felt like someone had poured cold water on his head. He was slightly disappointed. However, he quickly brushed it off and said, "System, check my total martial arts experience points."

"Total martial arts experience points: 6,700."

Qin Feng then checked how many points were needed to learn martial arts techniques. 

[ Nine Yang Divine Technique ]: 0/10,000

[ Explosive Steps ]: 0/1000

Based on the data, Qin Feng decided to put the Nine Yang Divine Technique aside for now. Then, he quickly put his points into "Explosive Steps". A notification sound could be heard again. 

"Ding Dong! Congratulations to the host for learning [ High-level Martial Art - Explosive Steps ]."

"Explosive Steps (normal): A movement skill that relies on explosive force within the body. Can increase your speed."

Then, a step-by-step learning method flashed through Qin Feng's mind. 

Qin Feng immediately went to the courtyard and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes, his aura had changed. He muttered, "Explosive steps."

In a blink of an eye, Qin Feng disappeared. Only an afterimage was left. His body was already five meters away from the original spot. This technique was definitely worthy to be called high-level. It could be used offensively or defensively. For instance, Qin Feng could use it to kill an adult man in one blow by striking specific vitals. On the other hand, if he was in a bad position, he could easily escape. 

"Lingyun? It's Lingyun's Aura! Host, something good is happening!"

The talkative system seemed to have discovered something. It sounded anxious and excited at the same time. 

"Lingyun? What's that"

Qin Feng was puzzled. He had never even heard of that word before. 

"Don't worry about the specifics. Basically, you can use it to speed up this old house's mutation. Supposedly, the next level would take a couple of months. However, if you can master this power, it could be done within a month. Isn't that great?"

The system was getting jittery. It was as if the "Lingyun Aura" would disappear at any moment. 

Qin Feng did not waste any time and followed the system's advice. It may be talkative, but it would never sabotage him. Apparently, he needed to go somewhere.

This old house had already recognized Qin Feng as its owner, so he was not worried about leaving it. No one would discover anything even if they broke in. 

Before he left, Qin Feng upgraded "Explosive Steps" two more times. 

That technique had a total of five levels. They were normal, elite, master, grandmaster, and perfect. The required amount of points were one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, six thousand, and twelve thousand. Each time, the points were doubled. 

Originally, Qin Feng had about six thousand martial arts experience points. It was enough to upgrade the technique to master-level. After leveling up, he gave it a try. By using one-third of his strength, he could instantly cover a distance of ten meters. The lethality of this technique was also extremely terrifying. If other martial artists were not careful, they could easily die in Qin Feng's hands!

…

The mountain behind the village was full of trees and weeds. No one cared about this area. At this place, a great battle occurred. There were more than ten men with hexagram badges pinned on their chests. They attacked a simple man whose body was covered in mud all at once. The man did not know his own abilities but when he punched the ground, hundreds of cracks immediately appeared.

Some attackers who were careless fell into the cracks. Before they could climb out, the ground closed up.

The man covered in mud did not want to continue fighting and ran up the mountain. However, a huge fire dragon collided with him head-on. It sent the man flying for more than a hundred meters. The surrounding trees were all damaged by the impact. As the man landed on the ground, a loud "thud" could be heard. 

Since this happened a certain distance away from the village, no one heard anything.