Author's Corner: ....Ok I caught a bad case of writers block and haven't been as active in this story but worry not because here is your fix as promised. In truth after rereading I find myself wanting to change more and more of it so I've made it a goal of mine to reach 10 chapters. Afterward I will heavenly edit everything I written hopefully making it a better story afterwards. So if you would comment below it would help, though probably much later.

Chapter 5: Water Style

Ling days of harsh training continued for week after his breakthrough. Thought the Water Style was a low tier martial skill with only low benefits it still help him train. He had trained it to the beginner stage third layer without the used of Qi which kept him at the stage of the skill. Thanks to his breakthrough into the Qi gathering stage he has broken through to the intermediate stage first layer.

Skill have a level of mastery just like Qi levels. Skill mastery stages can be summarized into beginner, intermediate, mastery, and perfect. Each skill stage has three layers to breakthrough and with each breakthrough it becomes harder and harder. Most talented martial arts can master low tier skill but its almost impossible for higher ones to be master by normal means.

Skill tiers can be divided into low, median, high, master, and legendary. The Yulia content greatest level skill is high.

The past Ling couldn't have dreamed of him breaking through and obtaining the rank of martial practitioner but thanks to the soul fusion a number of surprising things have happened. For one his Qi manipulation and control had improved by leaps and bounds. In his first three days of gathering True Qi he had reached the limit for breaking through the first layer.

Ling had long since thought it would take longer since it took so long just ot breakthrough but that wasn't the case. He followed up by gathering Water Qi Essence which took only two days to reach the bottleneck.

Ling knew that he need something more than the Water Style to win a the tournament. Movement and Weapon techniques would be needed if he was to truly compete against the others.

His family had a martial library were only those who are able to enter the martial path may enter. Since he just broke through he hadn't gone but knew he needed to gain more techniques and learn more.

With that in mind he dusted himself off before heading toward the clan martial library. After telling Lin, he left out of his court yard for the first time since waking up.

Ling memories of standing outside looked at wishing to be able to enter was now about to come true and he couldn't help but feel a little happy that one of his small dream came true/

As he approached one of his second sister followers Jie Qiang had spotted him and stepped in his way. Jie was a lowly slave's child but he showed potential and was taken in by the second miss. Though he was 11 and only at the Qi gathering fifth stage he was still promising for a slave.

He had a big figure of muscle and fat looking twice his age. Ling had tasted his famed Bone Breaker Fist without Qi infused in it but it still left a vivid memory in his mind. and was well know to use Bone Breaker Fist.

“Well look who crawled out from under his rock.”

“...”

Ling looked at him and continued walking ignoring him. In the past he would cowherd in fear of the this muscle bound brain but now that he had broken through and begun to practice he thought nothing of him. Jie face grew red as he clinched his fist at the blatant disrespect that he was given.

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“Look like this wimp has found some balls. Hehe I'll have to teach you how to respect his elders if place of second miss!”

Jie thrust his fist at the Ling face with now restraint. The difference between a Qi gather stage and none was still strong so even if he didn't use Qi it would have damaged Ling.

Ling looked with contempt at the upcoming fist and started to relaxed his body. The water fighting style is mostly fluid and graceful, acting in concert with the environment. The core concept of the style is letting your defense become your offense, turning your opponents own forces against them. Ling had practice this Water Style since he was young but never could fully utilize it because he wasn't able to break through then.

Ling waited until the punch was a three inches away from his face, then tilted his head to slightly making the fist mist. He did not stop there, like a continues flowing river he moved his body to the side of Jie's body and attack this rib cage with his palm making hims tilt to side throwing off his punch and redirection it to the ground.

Jie shot up in anger his eye red with fury at Ling. Jie unleashed his Qi and pounced thrusting his fist at Ling faced using Bone Breaker Fist, a low tear technique that is a grade above water style.

Ling face grew darker feeling the sudden rush of Qi from his opponent. Water Style was strong defenses but not many took mind to it since the family like aggressive martial arts. Even the Elder who gave him the tech probably thought it was useless and only served to shut him up.

Ling chuckled at Jie grew closer and started to circulate the water qi in his body. Unlike True Qi Ling had discovered early on that if he used essence in technician then it would change the property.

Ling and trusting his palm at the fist letting the core style take over. Has the the pale collided absorbing the force behind the attack twisting his pale and body throwing of Jia center of gravity. Ling then advanced stepping into the Jie broken center of with the momentum gathered from his own attack. Grabbing tightly to his arm kicking his leg then, he bent his body sending the Jia head first into the ground with a loud bang.

Ling did stop there as the Jie hit the ground he twist he body in a 360 turn and hit him the chest sending him flying to the large oak tree. The impacted scattered the leaves and the Jai had his face pale as blood dripped from his mouth.

The fight was over in lest then a minute as Ling looked at the fallen boy, with a since of accomplishment.

The guards just started at the two in utter shock at how the useless master had defeated someone. What astonished him more was that he could feel that not only did he breakthrough into the gather stage but that he defeated someone at least two stages above him.

Before he could even say a word Ling turned and entered the library without another world. What body saw was when he hit him in the chest he aim for his dantain and injected his Qi completely breaking it so that Jie could never practice again. Ling would show no mercy to anyone who wished to kill him.