Chapter 631
Chapter 631 - 611: The Path of Breathing
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[Slaughter Soldier lvl4 (Long-handled Weapon Specialization): Swords, spears, axes, sickles, and active trees, all can be used as long as they are effective.]
[Please choose a specialization for the host as soon as possible, otherwise, a random one will be selected.]
[A. My Way. Master of Long-handled Weapons (Resonance school): Standard advancement for a master of martial arts, focused on "Resonance" as the core of the rune martial arts master. Note: Originates from the inheritance of a certain ocean world, which can be continuously improved by seeking related professionals.]
The first option is straightforward and practical - a standard path for battle-profession progression.
If this path is chosen, subsequent advancements should be smooth as long as Lu Ping’an follows some of Mr. Knight’s paths later on.
In fact, Lu Ping’an indeed considered Rust Knight’s third-tier path of Athletic Knight... However, the main focus on one-on-one encounters isn’t suitable for him.
Perhaps many people have already forgotten that when Lu Ping’an chose the Heavy Armor Warrior path, the core wasn’t to pursue power but to be a predestined legion-type combat power. His personal survival ability and defense are crucial, and heavy-armor offers a clear advantage in terms of survivability.
Reaching this point is a result of fate’s twists and turns, or perhaps the many rewards of "investment."
"... If there are no better options later, I can indeed consider this one."
Although, in theory, this is a significant path, Lu Ping’an doesn’t seem to be particularly interested. Maybe it’s too ordinary, or perhaps his original positioning of "Martial Arts" was as support, making him not very satisfied with this specialization focused on combat skills.
[B. Hilgon World Waves Battle Axe school (Silver Rune Master): Returning to the path of the Battle Axe Master, specializing in the use and research of Silver Runes, increasing the effects and quantity of Silver Runes, enhancing the combination effects of Silver Runes, and developing new Silver Rune combinations.]
This option is due to the fact that in Lu Ping’an’s martial arts system, the Wave-Cutting Axe occupies too much accumulation.
Returning to the beginning? From the start, Lu Ping’an wasn’t very fond of this, as he didn’t want to be a pure melee unit and didn’t have much time for dedicated research.
[C.My Way. Chaotic Dance Master: If any object can become a long weapon, why be limited by the most fundamental weapon restrictions? My body and my armor can all become weapons. Note: This path needs to be combined with the Fighting Series, so please supplement it with the related profession path.]
This path is quite subtle, perhaps due to Lu Ping’an’s high level in the fighting specialization.
These three paths make Lu Ping’an feel a bit peculiar, maybe because his positioning of "Martial Arts" is different from traditional battle professions.
He cultivates martial arts and chooses the Heavy Equipment path for self-preservation, not for killing enemies... For actually killing enemies, "Flame" and "Gunpowder" are more efficient in practice.
"As long as I can kill my opponents, I don’t care whether I’m using a weapon or a bomb. Compared to facing swords head-on, the unrestrained destruction suits me better."
These three paths, though seemingly different, are actually leading Lu Ping’an to become a Heavy Armor Infantry. That’s something most professions in the battle profession can provide.
The problem isn’t with these three paths, but rather Lu Ping’an’s pickiness.
If there were no fourth path, Lu Ping’an would reluctantly choose one of them. But now, looking at the last option, he is both puzzled and anticipatory.
[D. All Things Breathing Martial Arts (My Way): In your eyes, there is no essential difference between weapons and living things. Resonance and collision are the pulse, the breath of weapons, and the breath of life can also bring power... You have become more interested in "vibration," have some clues about the essence of "Constant Motion," have some ideas about the "pulse" of life, and try to integrate them into your own power.]
[Note: After selecting this specialization, All Weapon Specialization lv9 and Long-handled Weapons lv14 will be integrated into ’Life Weapon Specialization lv14 (Long Weapons)’, any ’living’ object longer than 1.2 meters can activate this ability. This unique feature can affect Active Weapons, Taboo weapons, Life Weapons, and the user’s body.]
[Note: Choosing this option may prevent you from using standard Breathing Techniques. This Martial Art will expire when you lose your current ’Parasitic’ physique.]
This option D seems utterly nonsensical, but Lu Ping’an subconsciously knows that it originates from his life energy, his unique physical body, and talents.
He closes his eyes and can feel the "vibrations" inside his body.
The heart is beating, the blood vessels are pulsing, and the organs are constantly operating, with matter circulating within life, and the "vibrations" allowing it to continue.
Squinting, he increasingly understood the importance of "Breathing Technique." The pollution introduced into his body, following the rhythmic inhalation and exhalation, began in his lungs before flowing into every part of his flesh, gradually improving his physical constitution.
At the same time, he could feel the "breathing" of his skin, sensing "photosynthesis" happening on his body’s surface... This was his attribute as a Parasitic Tree, the origin of having two sets of breathing systems, and the reason he had activated this option.
Two sets of breathing systems, also two sets of internal circulation systems. One belonging to animals and the other to plants, their flow provided Lu Ping’an with the "energy" as a living being.
Lu Ping’an picked up the Storm Lance. As a bearer of weapon "Resonance" ability and a Life Perception strongman, he could feel the "pulse" within it.
Taboo weapons are also living weapons, constantly pulsing, circulating, and growing stronger.
With both weapons colliding, Lu Ping’an could feel the vibrations and even control the "Resonance," forming latent "Silver Runes"... He could feel the resistance and the intense vibrations, forcibly coordinating the other weapon’s vibrations until resonance was formed between the two.
This was a type of transmission... The vibrations themselves brought change, energy, and life.
This was a kind of breathing... Life was breathing, and so were weapons. Life couldn’t stop breathing, and weapons couldn’t remain eternally still.
Actually, in this world, there was no endless stillness. Everything was always transmitting, circulating.
"Perhaps, there is a connection between Constant Motion and Ten Thousand Spirits..."
While cultivating martial arts and perceiving the pulse of his body and weapons, Lu Ping’an vaguely sensed the essence of power. Through the power of his Life Bank, he caught a glimpse of that path.
After choosing this path, it’s likely that ordinary long weapons would no longer activate Weapon Specialization. Only "breathing" weapons could receive additional blessings.
"I can feel the breath of the weapon and utilize it... No, I can incorporate it into my own breath, integrating the weapon as part of my body. Heh, no wonder ordinary breathing techniques don’t work anymore. I need to adjust my ’breathing’ to resonate with the weapon."
This was clearly an incomplete path, resulting from the combined effects of Lu Ping’an’s Life Bank, Runner, and Life Profession paths.
Since it was incomplete, it was hard to say what the results would be after choosing it, or how high one could reach... With such a half-baked path—where even its future was uncertain—any normal person would likely refuse.
Moreover, it would fundamentally affect the Breathing Techniques that continually enhanced a professional’s foundation.
What would be the benefits? Just mastering the "vibrations" and "breathing" of the weapon, but how much would it be worth in actual combat?
"I choose D."
But Lu Ping’an had his eyes set on it.
All Things Breathing, everything alive, yet also dead... In Lu Ping’an’s eyes, life and death were just states, two sides of a coin, with no need to forcefully separate them.
It might help Lu Ping’an glimpse even higher vistas.
It could be a path that had never been trodden before...
"It is my path."
— End of Chapter 631 —