Chapter 191: Seven Stars Flowing Dragon

Translated by: La0o9

Edited by: La0o9

Proofreader: Arya & Kiwi

But that wasn’t all that changed on the War God UI.

After the notifications on [War God Thaumaturgy] disappeared, a new row of notifications appeared.

[User has successfully broken through to Foundation Establishment peak, maximum Soul Points increased to 40]

[From the user’s memory, swords styles that won’t lead to the user’s body and soul vessel collapsing are as follows]

[Secret Art: Seven Stars]

[Detecting the user to have a deep understanding of all sword styles, the Soul Points cost for awakening old sword styles had decreased as low as possible]

[To awaken Secret Art: Seven Stars, Soul Points cost are as follow]

[First strike: Vacant]

[Second strike: Spur]

[Third strike: Wind Twist]

[Fourth strike: Consecutive]

[To awaken the first three strikes, Soul Points cost is 30 each. To awaken the fourth strike, Soul Points cost is 50]

The first three strikes of [Seven Stars] each consist of a single strike, while the fourth strike [Consecutive] is actually 4 strikes in a row.

When they’re all performed in a series, there are a total of seven strikes, thus [Seven Stars].

[Seven Stars Flowing Dragon]!

This Secret Art!

Gu Qing Shan was so happy that he temporarily forgot all about the harsh conditions for evolving “Smiting”.

But despite waiting for a while, the War God UI was unresponsive and didn’t show the next strike of the Secret Art.

Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise: “Why is only [Seven Stars] here, where’s [Flowing Dragon]?”

[Ting!]

The System responded: [With the user’s current cultivation level, you can only use Seven Stars. Forcing yourself to unleash Secret Art: Flowing Dragon will result in serious whiplash on your body]

Gu Qing Shan was stunned.

[Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] is a famous series of strikes that when performed together is known as the hardest Secret Art to learn below the realm of Sword Saint.

[Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] is split into the 7 initial strikes [Seven Stars] and the final strike —–[Flowing Dragon].

A sword cultivator must be able to perform all 8 strikes to be considered at the level of barely grasping this Secret Art.

This alone stops numerous sword cultivators on their track.

In the entire world of cultivation, the amount of people that can perform all 8 strikes can be counted with two hands.

But being able to perform all 8 strikes doesn’t mean much.

Because unlike other Secret Arts, the first 7 strikes of the series are only slightly stronger than a normal attack.

The actual power of [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] comes from the final strike [Flowing Dragon].

But to be able to guide [Flowing Dragon], all 7 strikes of [Seven Stars] must first hit the enemy.

——–this is a series of 8 strikes that must be performed in a certain order, and if even one of them miss, the entire Secret Art will be interrupted.

The real difficulty is being able to perform 7 strikes in a row.

In an intense battle, missing even one strike could mean an opportunity for the opponent to take advantage of.

And if the enemy isn’t an idiot, they won’t just stand there and take 7 strikes consecutively.

Because if it was any other sword style, being hit by even a single strike could mean your death.

Thanks to that, most sword cultivators in the cultivation world don’t bother with this Secret Art.

Even if they do, they’re only doing it to experience the Secret Art’s difficulty and increase their knowledge of swordsmanship.

A mediocre sword cultivator usually will stop at the 2nd or 3rd strike, unable to go on and just give up.

A slightly talented sword cultivator will probably be able to learn the 5th and 6th strike.

Only a true sword genius who spends both time and effort, specifically for the sake of learning this Secret Art will be able to fully grasp it.

And grasping it isn’t even the end, as you must have an exceptional battle sense to be able to pull it off in actual battle.

Because of that, for anyone who knows about [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] in the cultivation world, the general consensus is that there are only two kinds of people who use this Secret Art.

They’re either an idiot that doesn’t know the depth of the world, or a true seed on the path of the Sword.

This series of strikes that form a Secret Art is so hard that a normal person can’t even learn it; and those who learn it is unlikely to find a chance to use it; even if they find a chance they probably can’t hit; even if they hit once or twice it doesn’t show any power. They have to be able to use and hit all 7 strikes on the same enemy, to be able to guide and perform the final strike —–[Flowing Dragon].

That’s how difficult it is.

But despite all its difficulties, the fame of [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] that comes from its final strike is genuine.

[Flowing Dragon] is so strong, that it is able to completely trigger all of a sword cultivator’s potential and compatibility, turning into a devastating phantom sword in the shape of a dragon.

If anyone is able to pull this Secret Art off, that will most likely also mark the end of the battle with their victory.

Because of that, [Flowing Dragon] is considered to be one of the four “sure-kill” Secret Arts for those below the realm of Sword Saint.

Only an opponent who faces [Flowing Dragon] know just how terrifying [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] is.

Even after becoming a Sword Saint, sometimes this Secret Art would still be usable!

Gu Qing Shan quickly asked: “Is it possible for me to comprehend [Flowing Dragon] ahead of time as well?”

[Ting]!

The System answered: [The final strike of this Secret Art requires the user to be at Golden Core realm for it to not harm the user]

[Unleashing Flowing Dragon at the user’s current stage of cultivation will result in very serious injury]

So there’s hope!

Gu Qing Shan continued: “What if I insist on learning [Flowing Dragon]? Because if I’m able to grasp it, it could even save my life at a crucial moment”

The System stayed silent for a very long time, it was when Gu Qing Shan was about to give up on the idea that it responded.

[With the user’s current cultivation, you must spend all Soul Points to barely be able to comprehend Secret Art: Seven Stars Flowing Dragon]

[Please be advised, using Seven Stars Flowing Dragon under inappropriate situations will carry a certain risk of death]

[Despite knowing that, does the user still want to comprehend Seven Stars Flowing Dragon?]

“Yes” Gu Qing Shan didn’t even hesitate.

[User’s current Soul Points of 270 has been fully spent, Current Soul Points: 0]

[The user has comprehended Secret Art: Seven Stars Flowing Dragon]

An overflowing river of warmth enveloped Gu Qing Shan’s body.

The feeling was similar to dipping yourself in warm water, making the entire body relaxed and felt good.

Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes for a long time, only when he has completely awoken this Secret Art that he slowly opened his eyes again.

“Finally, a hidden trump card”

He muttered.

On the War God UI, the notification regarding the sword style slowly disappeared.

The Thaumaturgy evolution and Thaumaturgy random gacha circles are still floating in the middle of the UI.

Looking at these two circles, the excitement Gu Qing Shan felt from awakening his Secret Art slowly died down.

This is because the Quest is exceptionally hard.

Three types of Genetic Modification Serum, all 99% purity. Each one could be considered the Confederate’s, Fuxi Empire’s and the Holy Empire’s national treasures respectively.

Normally, the type of Genetic Modification Serums that are on the market are around 50% purity give or take.

Even before the apocalypse, everyone is given access to these types of Genetic Modification Serums. The only obstruction would be their prices ———each vial costs 1 million Confederate Credits.

An average middle-class family in the Confederate makes about 100,000 Credits a year.

An entire middle-class family needs 10 years of constant work to even buy a single vial of these things, and that’s not accounting for their living expenses.

So the majority of citizens basically can’t afford this type of Serum.

The cost to make a single vial of Genetic Modification Serum is around 70,000 Credits.

What insane profit.

And the manufacturing process lies in the 9 Lords’ hands.

These types of Genetic Modification Serum all have a certain percentage to turn a normal person into a Professionist after injection.

Because the Apocalypse has come, the President wants to truly give access of these Genetic Modification Serums to the populace, to increase the rate of survival for humanity as a whole.

“99% purity…”

Gu Qing Shan shook his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

Each 10% purity increased in the Genetic Modification Serums equals a ridiculous amount of money.

And when the purity reaches 99%, it’s not a matter of price anymore, due to them gaining a certain side effect.

That is, the one who uses them is guaranteed to be exceptionally powerful in the long run.