"Choose to upgrade [Unarmed Combat]!"
Goethe said so.
After having enough [Bloody Honor], Goethe knew very well which path he should choose first.
Skill!
Or to be more precise, [Skills]!
Compared to [Profession], [Secret Skill], [Talent] which require various thresholds or restrictions, for Goethe, the basic [Skill] only requires [Bloody Honor]!
In a sense, it's really not difficult at all.
As for the [secret arts] that become restricted after reaching ‘extraordinary’ or a certain level?
Although it was not mentioned in Nice's diary, Goethe had a hunch that [Mysticism] also had a corresponding path.
The most direct evidence is [Voliber Breathing Method]!
[Voliber's Breathing Technique] complements [Profession: Warrior]!
Goethe even guessed the idea of ​​the 'Mad King' who created the nineteen [career 'paths'] - not only to be perfect, but also to become more powerful.
This must be the character of the Mad King in the early and middle stages.
The other party seems to be out of tune.
But he has considerable pride and talent.
Otherwise, the 'witch' would not have found him.
Especially when it turns out to be a conspiracy in the end.
Only 'valuable pieces' can be counted.
Goethe knew this well.
Similarly, based on this starting point, Goethe came to a conclusion: "roads" can also complement each other.
And the so-called 'too many paths will waste time and achieve nothing'?
He, Goethe, is the immortal!
He, Goethe, is gifted!
He, Goethe, has a secret place!
Goethe believed that with all these blessings, he was already different from others. He did not need to struggle with choices like others, and he had more time for trial and error.
Besides, would [unarmed combat] be wrong?
Most likely not!
The more basic something is, the more important it is!
A towering building rises from the ground!
If you want to build a towering building, you must have a towering foundation!
Goethe, who remembered the famous saying of the master "Hometown", firmly believed this!
[Consume 8 bloody honors, unarmed combat extraordinary IV → extraordinary V]
[Consume 10 bloody honors, unarmed combat extraordinary V → extraordinary VI]
[Consume 12 bloody honors, unarmed combat extraordinary VI → extraordinary VII]
[Consume 14 bloody honors, unarmed combat extraordinary VII → extraordinary VIII]
[Consume 16 bloody honors, unarmed combat extraordinary VIII → extraordinary IX]
…
The text messages in front of me appeared one after another.
Like a waterfall flowing in reverse, it filled Goethe's eyes.
The familiar feeling of pain once again appeared in Goethe's body.
The whispering in my ears was clearer than ever before.
However, it's different from before.
This time, Goethe was actually able to take action!
When the words in front of him disappeared, he stood in a foggy place with gravel ground under his feet. He raised his hand and the gray fog retreated.
Boom, boom, boom!
The heart was beating violently.
[The heart] is giving Goethe guidance.
The next moment, he went straight forward.
Suddenly, the fog dissipated.
The road in front of me turned into a mountain road. There was dense vegetation all around, but it looked a little scary at night. As the night wind blew, it looked like demons and monsters were showing their fangs and claws.
But in such an environment, a burly man was lying on a large bluestone and snoring, with a strong smell of alcohol filling the air.
roar!
A tiger roars.
The night wind turned into a fierce gale.
A white-browed tiger walked out of the darkness. With every step it took, the ground shook and trembled.
Translucent ghosts emerged from the white tiger's whiskers, roaring silently, and the lush vegetation froze instantly.
The big man turned over and sat up, looking at the white-browed tiger walking towards him, picked up the whistle stick, jumped off the bluestone and hit it on the head.
Bang!
Snap!
The whistle stick hit the white-browed tiger and broke immediately.
The white-browed tiger was knocked back several meters.
roar!
A tiger roar shocked the mind.
The white-browed tiger with hanging eyes suddenly pounced towards the proud man.
The big man did not dodge or evade, but rushed towards the white-browed tiger.
When the two collided, the ghosts on the white tiger let out sharp roars and the big man was frozen directly.
But, immediately, the frost dissipated.
A thick blood energy like flames rose from the big man's body.
The already high-spirited man's body expanded three points when his blood exploded. He raised his hand and pressed it on the head of the white-browed tiger. With a little force, he pressed the tiger to the ground, turned over the tiger, and started hitting it with his fist.
Bang!
With one punch, the white-browed tiger was hit so hard that it saw stars and felt dizzy. A huge hole was created under its body by the unreasonable force.
But the big man's fist did not stop.
One punch followed another.
One punch is heavier than the other.
Each punch was more powerful than the last.
After two punches, the ghosts on the white-browed tiger wailed and disappeared.
After three punches, the white-browed tiger crawled on the ground and begged for mercy loudly, and its majestic look was no longer seen.
After the last punch, the white-browed tiger died.
At this moment, the man's aura reached its peak, and the entire hill began to shake violently, just like a demon lord from the sky, truly the Tai Sui God on earth.
The man stood up, turned around and looked at Goethe.
"Do you want to learn?"
The big man asked.
“I can’t learn it.”
Goethe scratched his head.
"What about drinking?"
The big man asked again.
"Yes."
Goethe smiled and turned around, and the big man raised his hand and threw out a wine gourd.
When Goethe caught it, the big man turned and left.
The fog reappeared.
The wine gourd in Goethe's hand did not disappear.
He looked down at the wine gourd in his hand and continued walking forward.
Sound of waves!
A big river suddenly appeared.
On the river, a small boat was sailing, and a big man in a green robe and a red face was traveling with a knife in one hand and a book in the other.
The hilt of the knife is slender, with dragon scales leaping on it, the dragon's head is slightly open, holding the knife in its mouth and glaring.
The pages of the book are yellowing, the papers are turning slightly, and the river breeze is blowing gently, called Spring and Autumn.
The Han ship sank and Goethe was on the shore.
The two sides exchanged glances.
The big man narrowed his eyes.
Goethe smiled widely.
The knife came alive at this moment.
Amid the rustling sound of book pages, the green dragon on the blade rose into the air.
The dragon's roar shook the sky.
The dragon's head was slightly lowered, and its breath was compelling.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the four seasons rotate.
The six words of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness and courage shine brightly.
The next moment, use words as the foundation and time as the knife!
Nature moves forward.
Can--
One sword can conquer the city.
"Do you want to learn?"
The green-robed man asked.
Goethe hesitated, he wanted to learn.
but,
Can’t learn!
This is a knife!
final--
"I wish the general success in his mission!"
Goethe pulled the cork and took a swig of the liquor in the gourd.
Spicy throat.
The wine flowing down made Goethe feel like his heart was burning.
Unconsciously, Goethe coughed several times.
The big man in green robe
"That's natural."
The voice was arrogant, and then the green-robed man said again.
"Wine is not yet warm, but warm wine is still drinkable."
As he said this, he waved his hand.
The wine in the gourd in Goethe's hand immediately became warm.
The general went down in a boat.
Only the proud back figure remains.
When the fog came, it still didn't cover it completely.
Goethe took another look and continued forward, carrying the warm gourd.
A general wearing armor and carrying five swords on his back was looking at him warily.
The other party's aura was sharp, and standing there was like a long sword drawn from its sheath.
Not just sharp!
return……
Radiant!
When he saw Goethe, the general was stunned.
The other person's eyes unconsciously looked at the wine gourd in Goethe's hand.
Goethe smiled and uncorked.
"Want a drink?"
Goethe asked.
The general hesitated, but finally nodded.
"One cup."
A cup of warm wine and a touch of melancholy.
He listened to the evildoer and killed the loyal minister by mistake.
Regret, regret, regret!
He raised his hand to drink the wine in the glass, then raised his knife and fell into hell.
Wrong.
Then make up for the mistake.
Even if it means death, it doesn't matter.
The general suddenly regained his consciousness and looked at Goethe with kindness.
"Do you want to learn?"
The general asked.
"What are you learning?"
Goethe asked.
"Below the immortals, I am invincible. Above the immortals, one for one!"
The general spoke word by word, and his aura changed, and the tragic energy and blood rushed straight into the sky.
Sacrifice your life for justice!
If you don’t succeed, you will die!
Even if I am torn to pieces, I will never take a step back!
Goethe sighed.
He wanted to learn.
But I still can’t learn it!
He doesn't have the other person's 'heart'.
The general didn't care.
"Can you give me another sip of wine?"
"certainly."
Another glass of wine.
After drinking, the general bowed to Goethe, thanked him, and turned away.
In the distance is a dilapidated temple on a barren mountain.
In my ears, there is the sound of Sanskrit that calls for death .
The disguised gods are sanctimonious.
The stubborn and inflexible general stood with a sword in his hand.
What is the end?
Goethe didn't know.
When the fog shrouded him again, he only saw a huge centipede rising into the sky, and the tiny general...did not retreat a single step.
The fog rolled in.
The whispers became clearer.
The pain became more and more unbearable.
However, Goethe continued to stroll forward.
A dilapidated courtyard appeared before my eyes.
Goethe stepped in.
An old man with a white beard was squatting under a tree in the yard, apparently observing ants moving.
The old man was very surprised when he saw Goethe come in.
He blinked and immediately understood the whole story.
Immediately, the old man's beard stood up in anger.
He hit Goethe on the back of the head three times.
Snap, snap, snap!
Three crisp clicks.
Goethe did not feel a headache, but instead felt his ears and eyes became clearer, and his brain reaction speed began to speed up. Some things that he had been unable to understand in the past also became clear.
Then, Goethe felt his hands lighten.
I don't know when the wine gourd was snatched away by the old man.
"You don't want to learn this, and you don't want to learn that?"
"You also want to live forever?"
The old man cursed as he uncorked the wine, then drank most of it.
Then, without giving Goethe a chance to speak, he raised his foot and kicked Goethe in the butt.
Bang!
Goethe fell out of the yard like a dog eating shit.
"Humph, I've drunk a gourd of your wine, so I'll give you one more chance, so those guys won't say I'm stingy."
The old man's angry words echoed in Goethe's ears.
When Goethe got up, the old man, the courtyard and his wine gourd were gone.
All that was left was chaos.
Endless chaos.
A giant stood in the chaos, feeling extremely depressed.
Then he swung the axe and smashed the chaos.
boom!
Explosion, roar.
Chaos exploded.
Clear air rises, and turbid air descends.
There was a strange light in Goethe's eyes.
This is what he wants.
It is also what he is most familiar with.
It was something he had already imprinted in his soul.
Open the sky!
Open up the land!
…
[Unarmed Combat Extraordinary IX, reached the pinnacle, judging...]
[Judgment passed! ]
[Unarmed Combat Advancement to Extraordinary IX! ]
[Unarmed Combat Obtains the 'Road': Creation of the World]
[Heart +6]
[Unarmed Combat (Extraordinary IX): You are gifted and hardworking, and you have broken through your limits time and time again. Now your unarmed combat has entered a wider world, and you are still moving forward.]
[Effect: Body +44.5 (Basic, Entry-level, Skilled, Proficient, Expert, Master, Unparalleled 0.1, Extraordinary +0.5, Extraordinary I +0.6, Extraordinary II +0.7, Extraordinary III +1.5, Extraordinary IV +3, Extraordinary V +4.5, Extraordinary VI +6, Extraordinary VII +7.5, Extraordinary VIII +9, Extraordinary IX +10.5), Skill +44.4 (Entry-level, Skilled, Proficient, Expert, Master, Unparalleled 0.1, Extraordinary +0.5, Extraordinary I +0.6, Extraordinary II +0.7, Extraordinary III +1.5, Extraordinary IV +3, Extraordinary V +4.5, Extraordinary VI +6, Extraordinary VII +7.5, Extraordinary VIII +9, Extraordinary IX +10.5)]
[Extraordinary IX: At this moment, you have reached the pinnacle of the extraordinary. When you attack with your bare hands, you will gain an additional 'crazy level' of attack effect. When facing invisible objects, you will also have the same effect.]
[Armor Piercing: Your hands are the most dexterous and deadly weapons. Even when facing an enemy wearing heavy armor, you can still deal a fatal blow to him. When you face an armored creature (including but not limited to armor and force field shields) with your bare hands, you can have an extra "crazy level" of damage, and after penetrating the opponent's armor and force field shield, you will explode at the "severe" level.]
[Elimination: You can eliminate the opponent's unarmed and weapon attacks in unarmed combat, reducing their power.]
[Borrowing Force: You can use the force of the opponent's attack in unarmed combat and feed it back to the opponent, including but not limited to unarmed and weapon attacks.]
[Critical: Your hands can touch energy and invisible objects, and use force dissipation and borrowing at the same time]
(Mastery options omitted)
…
[Open Heaven and Earth (1%): This is the final path you choose, and it is also the ultimate display of your heart, skills, and body. When you use 'Open Heaven and Earth', your unarmed attack power, defense power, skills, special effects, etc. will gain an additional +1% increase, and the enemy will need to conduct a 'heart' judgment with you. If the judgment fails, the opponent will collapse directly.]
…
(Note 1: [Unarmed Combat (Super IX)] is the ultimate supernatural power and can no longer be upgraded using Bloody Honor)
(Note 2: [Creation of Heaven and Earth (1%)] can be further improved by using Bloody Honor)
(Note 3: Dissipating force and borrowing force require a comprehensive judgment of "skill" and "physique". If the judgment is exceeded, the effect will be infinitely weakened)
…
Goethe opened his eyes again.
Almost instinctively, he kicked out and then stomped the ground.
At this moment, a three-meter-tall giant shadow appeared behind him.
The axe in the giant's phantom hand chopped down on the head, leaving the man with the illusion that he had no way to hide or avoid it and could only close his eyes and wait for death.
A smile appeared on Goethe's face.
"【Creation of Heaven and Earth】?"
“Is this my path?”
He muttered to himself, and when he found out that it only took 1 piece of [Bloody Honor] to upgrade [Creation of the World (1%)] to [Creation of the World (2%)], Goethe smiled even more brightly.
"Sure enough, the basics are the best choice."
Although Goethe knew that this was only %1→2%, and that he would need more [Bloody Honor] to improve it in the future, it was still enough to make Goethe happy.
At this moment, a communication crystal in Nice's room lit up.
No need to guess, Goethe knew who it was.
yes……
'them'!
After a little thought, Goethe connected the communication crystal.
The next moment, a figure appeared.