Chapter 25: Martial Arts Specialization!

Jing Weiyuan approached Ling Yuyan with a sour expression and asked: "why did you come so late today?"

Ling Yuyan was completely dumbfounded by Jing Weiyuan's sudden question.

Ling Yuyan already served as Jing Weiyuan's maid for only a few days, and she did not even do much except dilly-dally every day since Jing Weiyuan pretty much did not order her to do anything.

'Could it be that he fell in love with me at first sight? No, no, no... It should not be possible. How could a dragon-class villain like him with transcendence IQ fall for mere cannon fodder like me?! Besides that, I have already put on a disguise to cover my real appearance.' Ling Yuyan thought in panic and worry.

Attracting the attention of a dragon-class villain like Jing Weiyuan was the same as courting death in Ling Yuyan's opinion.

She would rather Jing Weiyuan ignore her completely like what he did to the other maids than him pay special attention to her like this.

"I... I overslept, so I woke up late today..." Ling Yuyan made a random excuse since she clearly could not tell Jing Weiyuan that she saved Lin Ming Tian last night.

Jing Weiyuan immediately found out that Ling Yuyan lied to him since she averted her restless gaze in guilt when he stared at her.

Jing Weiyuan was not angry, but he smiled in amusement instead while looking at Ling Yuyan.

When Jing Weiyuan raised his hand, Ling Yuyan timidly shrugged her shoulders and closed her eyes in fright.

But Jing Weiyuan only tapped Ling Yuyan's forehead rhythmically while scolding her in a playful tone with a bright smile on his handsome face: "You little timid maid still actually dare to lie to me again at a time like this~!"

"I... I am not... lying..." The timid Ling Yuyan immediately replied to Jing Weiyuan weakly with her strong will to survive.

Jing Weiyuan shook his head helplessly at Ling Yuyan and decided to warn her in a stern tone: "Well, forget it if you do not want to say it. But you better stay in Wang Family's mansion honestly in these few days. A shocking incident happened last night, so it is very chaotic outside."

Ling Yuyan almost could not hold back herself and rolled her eyes while thinking: 'Isn't it happened because of you, Mr. Dragon-Class Villain Behind the Scene?!'

However, Ling Yuyan still nodded her head obediently at Jing Weiyuan while lowering her head and replying in a soft tone: "I... I understand, Your Highness Third Prince... Thank you..."

Jing Weiyuan smiled in satisfaction after he saw Ling Yuyan's obedient attitude, then he went back to his room because his weak body was too tired, and he wanted to take a rest.

Of course, it was only his excuse.

Jing Weiyuan had obtained [Life Seal Condensing Method] from the Lin Family, so how could he not practice it diligently?!

In these few days, Wang Family and Crown Prince went out early and returned late at midnight busily every day to investigate the Lin Family's extermination incident.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they searched and how many people they interrogated, they still failed to find even the slightest clue.

Meanwhile, Ling Yuyan went back to her idle life as she stood absentmindedly in Jing Weiyuan's courtyard.

Jing Weiyuan was also too busy practicing [Life Seal Condensing Method] in his room, so he did not have any free time to talk or tease Ling Yuyan.

When the sun was set and the sky almost turned dark, Ling Yuyan urgently went out from Jing Weiyuan's courtyard and headed to the unoccupied guest room.

After she told Ling Yuyan to let her shadow guards guard outside the room, Ling Yuyan sat in the lotus position and closed her eyes as her expression frowned uncomfortably.

Her forehead and even her maid clothes were completely soaked in her sweat as her heart was beating faster, pumping the blood in her veins to circulate faster.

Ling Yuyan's entire body let out a white smoke as her slender body turned red as if she was being cooked from inside.

CRACKLE~! CRACKLE~! CRACKLE~!

Ling Yuyan gritted her pearl-white teeth to withstand the pain.

The blood and Qi in her body were boiling hotter as they were continuously tempering Ling Yuyan's entire body.

BAAAANG~!

Finally, the tempering and strengthening process was completed, and Ling Yuyan successfully took her first step to enter the Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice realm!

"Breakthrough~! Hahahaha~! I have finally become a heroine too!" Ling Yuyan opened her eyes and smiled brightly in excitement.

"Congratulation, Sister Yuyan!" An Yue congratulated Ling Yuyan as a faint smile appeared on her cold and indifferent beautiful face.

*Ding~!

[Congratulations~! You have successfully taken your first step into the martial realm.]

[Since this is your first step into the martial realm, you are rewarded with one Golden-tier Lottery Chance.]

[Please do not stop working hard to become stronger, because your chances of survival will increase the stronger you are.]

Ling Yuyan nodded even more happily when she heard her system actually gifted her one Golden-tier Lottery Chance for her breakthrough.

She opened her system's panel list to admire her own growth.

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[Name: Ling Yuyan]

[Lifespan: 16/59]

[Martial Realm: Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice]

[Talent: Martial Genius (Gold)]

[Internal Technique: Ebb and Flow Breathing Method (Entry: 2%)]

[External Technique: Basic Pile Training Techniques (Entry: 1%)]

[Martial Art: Water Flowing Palm (Not Started: 87%), River Stream Sword Techniques (Not Started: 72%)]

[Spell: None]

[Innate Skill: None]

[Equipment: (Profound Disc of Dual Realities), (Kirin Chariot Badge)]

[Plundering Point: 1600]

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Her panel list was still nothing compared to An Yue, but she was already satisfied with it.

Ling Yuyan only transmigrated into this world less than a month ago, but she actually managed to breakthrough and step into the Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice realm.

It should be known that even Wang Meng Huan had failed to reach this step after practicing hard for more than a decade, and she only managed to breakthrough to the Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice realm a few days earlier than Ling Yuyan.

Ling Yuyan grasped her fist as she felt her entire body was full of strength.

Unfortunately, both of her martial arts, [Water Flowing Palm] and [River Stream Sword Techniques], had not entered entry-level yet, since she was focused on breaking through to Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice first before.

.....

While Ling Yuyan took her time to get used to her new strength, An Yue's avatar in the Dream Space began to ask Ling Yuyan's avatar to determine her future training plan.

In the middle of the lush green forest, An Yue's avatar sat cross-legged on the grassy ground while Ling Yuyan's avatar sat right across her.

An Yue's avatar took out the [Wind Drifting Legs] manual and the [Life Seal Condensing Method] manual, then put them in front of Ling Yuyan's avatar.

"Since you have already stepped into the martial realm and breakthrough to Entry-Rank Martial Apprentice. The next step is to determine your future specialization, so I can devise a suitable training plan for you." An Yue's avatar explained to Ling Yuyan's avatar.

"Wha... What?! Determine my future specialization? What is that?" Ling Yuyan's avatar asked in confusion.

An Yue's avatar began to explain to Ling Yuyan's avatar to clear her confusion.

"Other than their attributes, martial arts divided further according to their specialization: strength, speed, and defense."

"Your [Water Flowing Palm] and [River Stream Sword Techniques] specialize in defense, while this [Wind Drifting Legs] specialize in speed."

"Every martial expert has a different fighting style according to their martial arts specialization."

"Martial experts who specialize in strength tend to be aggressive and charge forward fearlessly to fight head-on against their enemy with the intention to overwhelm their enemy using their sheer strength."

"Martial experts with defense specialization tend to be more passive. They focus on blocking and parrying their enemy attacks while waiting for the right chance to land a fatal counterattack."

"Martial experts specialize in speed tend to utilize their speed by dodging the enemy's attacks, running around to confuse the enemy, and swiftly attacking their enemy's fatal blind spot."

"Sister Yuyan, which specialization do you think is the most suitable for you?"

An Yue's avatar asked Ling Yuyan's avatar with a serious expression.

Ling Yuyan's avatar frowned deeply as she pondered carefully for a few moments.

This was the first time Ling Yuyan heard about this. She never read about this information in the book she had read before.

Ling Yuyan's avatar decided to ask An Yue's avatar back: "Err, is this really necessary? I mean, can't I just adjust my fighting style according to the enemy I face later?"

To be honest, there were many powerful martial arts that Ling Yuyan was looking forward to plunder in the future, so she would definitely learn new martial arts quite often later.

In short, Ling Yuyan did not want to get fixed on one fighting style or specialization.

An Yue rolled her eyes as she shook her head and said: "In the life-or-death battle, we will exchange dozens of moves with our opponents in one breath, so how could we have time to think and change our fighting style according to the enemy we face."

Ling Yuyan was clearly affected by the Wuxia books and the martial arts movies she had read or watched before.

But in reality, even 0.1-second delay could determine life and death, so how could the martial experts do something unreliable like using a fighting style that they are not used to?!

Especially once the martial realm of those experts was getting higher and higher, then they could move faster and faster. They might be able to trade hundreds of blows with their enemy in a second, so using the fighting style they were not accustomed to would only decrease their overall combat prowess.

An Yue patiently tried to explain to Ling Yuyan again to dispel her greediness.

"Sister Yuyan, this specialization is extremely important, because any martial experts would definitely form reflexive habits according to their martial arts specialization."

"For example, if you got suddenly attacked by enemies."

"The experts who specialize in strength will throw more powerful attacks to face those enemies' attacks head-on, the experts who specialize in defense will try to block the attack from those enemies, while the experts who specialize in speed will try to dodge those enemies' attacks."

"This habit would definitely be engraved in their bodies and souls, and they would carry it over even until they reached a much higher martial realm."

An Yue ended her explanation and waited for Ling Yuyan to make her decision.

Ling Yuyan remained still hesitant, so she decided to ask An Yue's specialization first: "An Yue, what about you? What is your specialization?"

"I mainly specialize in speed while sub-specialization is strength. Sister Yuyan, you have to choose your main specialization first, because that is the most important thing to do right now. We can talk about the sub-specialization later." An Yue answered honestly before she gave Ling Yuyan another piece of advice.

Ling Yuyan rubbed her forehead since she was still confused about what to choose, so she asked An Yue again: "Then what about [Life Seal Condensing Method]? Is it defense specialization martial art technique?"

An Yue shook her head and stated: "This [Life Seal Condensing Method] is really special, it should classified as an assist specialization technique since it cannot be used for attack or defense."

Since Ling Yuyan could not decide yet, so she asked for An Yue's opinion instead: "What do you think, An Yue? According to you, which specialization suits me the best?"

"I think Sister Yuyan suits defense specialization the best, and choosing speed as your sub-specialization will increase your survival chance in battle. How about it?" An Yue gave another piece of advice to Ling Yuyan.

For someone as timid as a mouse like Ling Yuyan, she clearly has the worst match with the strength specialization.

The strength specialization suited the best with the fearless general who charged forward bravely on the battlefield.

As for speed specialization, it was the most suitable for assassins who danced on the tip of enemies' blades, dodging the enemies' attacks at melee range and finishing them off swiftly in one slash or stab without any mercy.

There was no doubt that the defense specialization was the only one suited for someone who was too timid and so afraid of death like Ling Yuyan.

Ling Yuyan nodded her head in agreement: "That's it. I will mainly specialize in defense while my sub-specialization will be speed."

An Yue nodded in satisfaction at Ling Yuyan's decision: "Then I will focus your training at [Water Flowing Palm] and [River Stream Sword Techniques] first, while [Wind Drifting Legs] will only be supplementary. But before that..."

ROOOOOAAAARRR~!

An orange tiger suddenly jumped out from behind the bushes!

Ling Yuyan instantly stood up as her face turned very pale like a paper.

An Yue smiled at Ling Yuyan while continuing to say: "Let's begin your training with the real battle experience first~!"