Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Annihilation [Thunder Prohibition True Understanding] This is the basic combat technique chosen under Teacher Zhong’s guidance. Listening to Zhong Yi’s words, Qin Jin had some speculations about the final assessment. He operated his wristwatch, and the light screen appeared, showing the combat technique instructional video. He was already planning to learn, and now with an "expert" by his side to consult at any time, it couldn’t be better. The video instruction is extremely detailed. The core of [Thunder Prohibition True Understanding] involves a way of utilizing life energy. Named for prohibition, because for martial arts family to perform this combat technique, they must first construct a restriction with life energy to imprison and compress the life energy, seeking a more astonishing outburst of power. After seriously watching the video once, Qin Jin’s thoughts moved slightly, and a profession panel visible only to him emerged. His gaze focused below the martial arts family profession. [Thunder Prohibition True Understanding: Level 0 (36%)] The instructional video played again, and Qin Jin began watching for the second time. This time, while watching, he mobilized his life energy and started simulating. Not far from him. Zhong Yi stood with a knife. In her perspective, after watching the instruction twice, Qin Jin closed the video and slightly closed his eyes, as if in enlightenment. With her level, she could clearly sense that Qin Jin’s life energy was surging in a unique way. About a few minutes later. Qin Jin suddenly opened his eyes. He clenched his right fist, took a stance, and as the life energy surged to his right fist, the first-arriving life energy formed unique runes, imprisoning, compressing, and accumulating the subsequent life energy! Everything was completed in an instant. The next moment. Qin Jin punched out! Under the influence of life energy, Qin Jin’s right arm glowed faintly; he punched out, the sound of booming reverberated, and a whirlwind stirred up in front of him! [Thunder Prohibition True Understanding: Level 1] Not far beside him. Zhong Yi took all of this in. She remained silent for several breaths, ultimately not speaking but instead summoned a light screen and recorded everything. Qin Jin looked at her. "Teacher Zhong." The life energy faded, and Qin Jin’s aura returned to calm. "Has the basic assessment ended?" "It has ended." Zhong Yi looked at him: "You remind me of someone." "Who?" Qin Jin raised his eyebrows slightly. "The one who shattered Wen Jinglun’s Dao heart with one strike." "With body, spirit, and comprehension all aligned, you’re the same type of genius." "I suddenly understand why Wen Jinglun recommended you to me." "Qin Jin, after the school selection exam, you must consider applying to our Wuyuan Academy." Zhong Yi spoke the last sentence meaningfully, put away her monocle, and said solemnly: "I’ll return to the academy and submit your information for review immediately." "If everything goes smoothly." "Within a month, you’ll receive resource assistance from the academy." With a decisive demeanor, she prepared to leave after leaving the last few words. Qin Jin watched her back and directly asked the question he was curious about. "Teacher Zhong, what realm are you in?" Zhong Yi did not turn back. Barely opening her mouth, her voice reached him. "Just entered the Grandmaster Realm." Grandmaster Realm. Above the Innate Realm. The Martial Arts Fourth Realm! ... Great Wilderness. In silence, Qin Jin’s figure appeared. After returning home from school, he chose to physically come to the Great Wilderness. Compared to the mining star, the Great Wilderness contains heaven and earth spiritual power, which can influence life energy growth, making it a better cultivation place. He had a preliminary understanding of the Great Wilderness, and without going to the Sacrificial Fire Tribe, there was no need to be confined to coming here by mecha. After observing the surroundings and ensuring safety, Qin Jin raised his wristwatch. After a few operations, the video played in front of him. [One-Sided Annihilation] The first combat technique he chose himself! An explosive combat technique. This was originally a basic combat technique, and with the assistance of the profession panel, Qin Jin’s progress was rapid, quickly mastering it. After mastering it, he directly began his first attempt. Life energy circulated in a specific way, constantly agitating. The previously stable life energy began to boil. Boiling state! With life energy boiling, a martial arts family enters the annihilation state. Qin Jin clearly perceived that in this state, his entire body was amplified, and power was continuously emerging. "The effect of such a combat technique is truly astonishing." "However, without perfect recovery methods, the damage to a martial arts family itself is also extremely terrifying." The thought flashed by, and Qin Jin prepared to stop the combat technique and use wish power to repair himself. Right at that moment. Sensing something, he manipulated the wish power, protecting his spiritual power as it extended from within his physique, sensing the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual power. The surrounding heaven and earth spiritual power near him was primarily thunder attribute spiritual power. This was due to his practice of the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique. Now, the thunder spiritual power was noticeably more active than usual. "Could this be due to the influence of the boiling state?" The thought flashed in his mind, arousing Qin Jin’s interest. The collisions of the cultivation system were fascinating, and Qin Jin was also very concerned about what role the evolutionary path within the Federation could play in the Great Wilderness. For this reason. He had tried some time ago and successfully advanced the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique. Now. Sensing the active spiritual power around him, Qin Jin’s spiritual power once again played the role of guiding, spearheading and bridging the gap, guiding the spiritual power into his body. The thunder spiritual power surged into his physique, becoming increasingly active, and under the control of his spiritual power, merged with life energy. At the instant when the two powers touched. The life energy, already in a boiling state, was like boiling water, violently agitating! At the same time. The thunder spiritual power being guided into his physique also explosively burst forth. In that split second, arcs of thunder and lightning surged around Qin Jin, enshrouding him, as if he had transformed into a Thunder Divine Being, extremely terrifying. The exploration of new systems held inherent risks. Qin Jin was already prepared for this, disconnecting the spiritual guidance, removing the boiling state, and covering himself with wish power to immediately begin healing. The thunder spiritual power introduced into his physique was limited, and he himself had already stepped into the Newborn Realm; his physical strength far exceeded ordinary people. Under the healing of wish power, he hadn’t even felt the weakened state after exhibiting [One-Sided Annihilation], and he was already recovered. "This time, it was different from when the breathing technique was operating; at that time, the thunder spiritual power merged into the life energy, ultimately becoming sustenance for the life energy." Qin Jin perceived himself, making conjectures. "It should be due to the boiling state." "Life energy in a boiling state is unstable; the thunder spiritual power is inherently violent, and upon contact with the life energy, it is influenced by its instability and thereby erupted together." The thought flashed by, and Qin Jin called up the panel to check the information. His gaze focused on one piece of information. [Life Index: 33.3] "The Life Index has increased." "My life energy hasn’t increased, this is... due to the violent thunder spiritual power refining my physique, causing the index to rise." "Am I creating a body refining technique?" His gaze shifted downward. [One-Sided Annihilation: Lv1 (21%)] The panel displayed the degree of mastery over the combat technique. Qin Jin had established directions using the panel and cultivated the combat technique; he distinctly remembered that [One-Sided Annihilation] as a basic combat technique, like [Thunder Prohibition True Understanding], had Lv1 as its upper limit! The current data represented that, like the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique, this combat technique had already breached the limit. "In that moment just now, both life energy and thunder spiritual power exploded, hence my battle power increased dramatically as well." "If at that time I were to face an enemy, with the aid of thunder, it would be extremely ferocious." "Then, is there a way to maintain that kind of state, making it similar to the state of annihilation like a combat technique?" He pondered in his heart and directly began the research. In the following days, Qin Jin’s life calmed down. Each day he headed to the Great Wilderness to practice the breathing technique, engage in visualization, and derive combat techniques. His own strength steadily increased, and the changes in the values on the professional panel filled him with endless enthusiasm. ... A few days later, in the morning. Qin Jin entered the Deep Driller, arriving at the Great Wilderness. As the Sacrificial Spirit of the Sacrificial Fire Tribe, he could not remain absent for too long as that would affect the growth of wish power. The items purchased on the trading platform had mostly been delivered, and the first thing Qin Jin did upon arriving at the Great Wilderness was to experiment with the solar battery. The test result: feasible. This indeed made his planning for the future of the Sacrificial Fire Tribe clearer. Onward he went, getting closer to the Sacrificial Fire Tribe. Having been absent for several days, with the increasing number of young and strong members, the construction progress had accelerated, and it could already be considered a settlement. From a distance, members of the Hunting Team gathered together, led by Xia Rock Tiger, engaged in earnest martial practice. The tribesmen of the Sacrificial Fire Tribe, having experienced countless battles with fierce beasts in the Great Wilderness, lacked "techniques" but not "skills" Now, with the breathing technique, their skills could unleash even greater power. "Lord Sacrificial Spirit has returned!" "Paying respects to Lord Sacrificial Spirit." The towering figure of the Deep Driller was swiftly spotted as it approached the Sacrificial Fire Tribe. Many gazes converged upon him. Qin Jin looked over and saw a few more new faces within the tribe. This indicated that Qi Chuan and Xia Rock Tiger followed his orders, continuously assimilating tribesmen for the Sacrificial Fire Tribe. "Lord Sacrificial Spirit." Xia Rock Tiger quickly approached, giving a respectful salutation before solemnly saying, "There is something I think I should report to you." "What is it?" Qin Jin’s voice echoed in his heart. "Over the past few days, we followed your orders to seek out and accept tribesmen." "A few tribesmen who also originate from the old tribe witnessed from afar the battle between two extraordinary beings during their flight!"