Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 975 - 970: Storm II

Chapter 975: Chapter 970: Storm II

The fifth daughter of the Fourth Imperial Concubine, Xu Rongyue, gently closed the geographical essay she was holding and glanced at Lin Xin at the doorway.

"Is this Xu Hong, the second son born to Diliya the Imperial Concubine?"

She softly asked the boy beside her.

"Do you remember clearly?" The boy didn’t care much.

With too many princes and princesses in numbers over a thousand, how can anyone remember who?

"I couldn’t remember before, but mother concubine mentioned it to me once last time, so I remembered it a bit." Xu Rongyue was born with extraordinary memory, retaining everything she saw, so remembering Lin Xin was normal.

What puzzled the boy, however, was what was worthy for him, this immensely talented older sister, to remember about Xu Hong.

The boy was also the son of the Fourth Imperial Concubine, her sixth prince Xu Fang.

The siblings took an unconventional path, both fond of the martial arts direction, so from a young age, they chose to practice martial arts, now aged thirteen and fourteen, already elite experts at the warrior level.

Among the imperial clan of the same age, they were considered excellent.

"Why remember him?" Xu Fang questioned in confusion.

"Because of intuition," Xu Rongyue said calmly, "This Xu Hong, I always feel there’s something unusual about him. Perhaps he’ll be the greatest rival for you and Xiao Jun advancing to the Constellation Pavilion."

"Could it be? How old is he anyway." Xu Fang sneered, showing he was indifferent.

"Xiao Jun might maybe so, but Xiao Jun is very gifted, with the standard six-star level. Can this guy surpass him?" Xu Fang shook his head, doubtful.

Xiao Jun was five years old this year, the youngest child of the Fourth Imperial Concubine. He also had a very good martial arts talent.

The reason the Fourth Imperial Concubine prepared dirty tricks during the aptitude tests was not targeting Lin Xin alone, but all the children of low-level imperial concubines.

It was all to pave the way for this son and reduce competitors.

Xu Rongjun, who ranked top five in martial arts talent within the entire imperial clan, was an exceptionally talented individual.

At this time, he stood in front of a data bookshelf, gazing remotely at Lin Xin entering the doorway, listening to his brother and sister’s conversation, showing a faint trace of conceit on his face.

"Such a small fry, I can punch ten of him. My goal is Xu Fang brother, no need to set up any worthless opponents for me."

"Confidence is good, but don’t be arrogant," Xu Rongyue casually remarked.

"Sister Yue doesn’t understand; anyone with aptitude under five symbols is a chatter to me!" Xu Rongjun waved dismissively.

This little fellow at his young age was brimming with sharpness, and Xu Rongyue and Xu Fang found it difficult to say much more.

After Lin Xin entered, he glanced at the bookshelf on the first floor.

These bookshelves were all in the form of simulated books, all arranged as volumes on top, without a single physical book; they were all energy-virtual semi-entities.

Each bookshelf side had a neural access device, and once worn, just touching any booklet could instantly input its content.

Lin Xin glanced at the lettering marked on the side of the bookshelf.

’Basic Palm Techniques,’ ’Basic Leg Techniques,’ ’Basic Swordsmanship,’ ’Basic Spear Techniques,’ ’Basic Endurance,’ ’Basic Burst’.....

The division was very detailed, subdividing into cellular levels from various angles of the human body, and even there was a bookshelf labeled ’Basic Genetic Development.’

Lin Xin casually walked over to a Basic Sword Techniques bookshelf and checked it out.

Kinetic Sword, Round Star Sword, Square Qingming Sword, Nine Dragons Sword, Exploding Sword, Magnetic Control Sword.....

The fusion of technology and tradition produced many sword techniques he had never seen before.

Lin Xin casually skimmed over it; at his realm, these sword techniques were basic, so a glance could understand the principles.

If he wished, this body could instantly comprehend these basic techniques,

But it was meaningless, as the limitations of these techniques were strong, easily fixing the foundational state of the body.

He needed extensive cultivation techniques with developmental potential.

Following the bookshelves, Lin Xin looked through them one by one, palm techniques, fist techniques, sword techniques, endurance, hard skills, footwork, etc.

There were many options for selection, and he listed them separately.

Many were repetitive, and he wished to find some systems unique to this world.

Revisiting techniques he understood thoroughly was meaningless to him, but exploring paths he hadn’t treaded before was intriguing.

Soon, a cultivation decision named Electromagnetic Technique appeared before his eyes.

Electromagnetic Technique was the foundation decree for Magnetic Pole Golden Body, followed by Thunderstorm Celestial Base and Ninety-Nine Thunder God, among others, as advanced cultivation techniques.

Cultivating to great achievement, according to upper records, could reach the top level among martial artists.

Lin Xin browsed through the Electromagnetic Technique manual, then directly ascended to higher floors, memorizing all subsequent Magnetic Pole Golden Body, Thunderstorm Celestial Base, and Ninety-Nine Thunder God.

If he hadn’t completely increased attributes in this body, his memory would just be several times stronger than ordinary peers.

It’s estimated he could memorize all techniques in the Martial Arts Pavilion in the shortest time.

’But never mind; if I want to come later, I can anytime.’

With this thought in mind, Lin Xin turned to the registration desk at the door, recording the cultivation method he chose, Electromagnetic Technique.

Xu Rongjun glanced at the large screen.

"Electromagnetic Technique? Why didn’t he choose the strongest Nuclear Fusion Blade or Supernova Extinction Path; opting for these subpar scattered techniques?"

He felt a brief contempt, disregarding further.

Foundational techniques have levels.

Among them, books like Nuclear Fusion Blade are the strongest and most excellent,

Subsequent advanced techniques are also quite potent.

Electromagnetic Technique only belongs to the second batch, relatively easier to cultivate, looking flashy but not very powerful.

Moreover, subsequent techniques of Electromagnetic Technique are easily affected by current technological means.

There weren’t many choosing it.

Generally, only martial cultivators liking performances that look good but have no future would choose such visually appealing distinctive cultivation decisions.

"Did I see it wrong?"

Xu Rongyue was also somewhat puzzled.

"Don’t bother about too much," Xu Fang said indifferently. "Xiao Jun is sure to enter Constellation Pavilion, isn’t it better to have one less rival?"

"Indeed..." Xu Rongyue nodded slowly.

.............

Derin Palace.

Lin Xin stood in the practice field.

The practice field is an indoor format, fully automated with optical brain monitoring and allocation.

It was sponsored by the homeland of mother concubine Diliya for construction.

Derin Palace is the residence of Lin Xin, his elder sister, and mother concubine Diliya.

Living here before, and must continue to live here, without wandering around.

Always waiting for the summoning of the Great Emperor, the lord.

Especially Diliya, although the lord had long forgotten her completely, as long as she is not dead, she cannot leave Derin Palace, and the furthest she cannot leave the Imperial Capital.

This is the sorrow of entering the Imperial Family.

"Since I’m here, let’s first look at the system here."

Lin Xin stood in the center of the practice field, closed his eyes, and began to recall the basic techniques of the Electromagnetic Technique.

Although Electromagnetic Technique is a low-level technique, it is divided into nine layers in total, each layer has little power progression, and cultivation is relatively easier compared to other cultivation decisions, requiring very few resources.

The difficulty is in the latter part; the techniques in the second stage require cultivating this Electromagnetic Technique to a very high number of layers to upgrade.

The only advantage of this technique is that the earlier layers are easy to cultivate, and the manipulation of electric arcs looks good, suitable for performance.

Because it’s easy to learn but difficult to master, and the number of layers is many, with a long cycle, geniuses simply don’t choose this cultivation path.

The Imperial Clan even less so, as it fundamentally wastes their advantage of building a solid foundation and rich resources in the early stages.

But for Lin Xin, there is no issue.

"First Layer, Load. By fusing spiritual power with biological electricity in the muscles, achieve the initial generation of micro-currents.

External electrotherapy can be used as an auxiliary. Unless the aptitude is below three symbols, the normal achievement cycle is one week."

Lin Xin slightly assessed it.

Closing his eyes, spiritual power instantly controlled the biological electricity of all the muscles, then began an initial fusion.

Because no attributes were added, his spiritual power was still only five to six times that of his peers.

But his Martial Arts realm was far beyond what these little kids could compare to.

Soon, after a minute.

Lin Xin’s white practice attire fluttered without wind and slowly inflated, with blue electric light flashing over his body intermittently.

The electric light was extremely weak, even unable to electrocute a fly.

After a few flickers, Lin Xin opened his eyes. Feeling the slowly filling biological electric energy storage inside, he judged it.

"First Layer has been achieved. Next is the Second Layer."

He felt the changes happening in his body.

Most of the cells in his body became more active, and all muscle cells now had the ability to store electric energy.

The output of biological electricity was much stronger than an average person.

This was the effect of thoroughly achieving the First Layer.

The Second Layer is called Blue Arc.

Lin Xin had already figured out the principle, spending two minutes to fully achieve it.

Third Layer, Fourth Layer, Fifth Layer...

He progressed through these layers smoothly.

The effect of these layers was generally to develop the electrical energy capabilities of human body cells from various aspects. From the total reserve to burst output, to the withstand capability of currents and high temperatures.

Upon reaching the Sixth Layer, Lin Xin spent a bit more time; it took him half an hour to achieve the breakthrough.

However, truly achieving the upgrade conditions wasn’t as quick.

Because the Sixth Layer Heart of Thunder was the watershed where the comprehensive enhancement of body strength formally began.

If the previous layers could only be used for performance, starting from the Sixth Layer, the power of Electromagnetic Technique wasn’t much different from other cultivation techniques.

The transformation of the body at the Sixth Layer was continuous and slow.

Lin Xin couldn’t accelerate it and could only wait for its completion.

Once the Heart of Thunder’s full-body transformation was completed, he could continue to attack the Seventh Layer.

Two hours later, after leaving the training room, the first thing Lin Xin did was head to the monitoring room to check the recording of his cultivation process.

"Where is mother concubine?" he directly asked the intelligent steward Jack.

"Imperial Concubine Diliya, after learning of your choice of cultivation technique, immediately went to the Imperial Logistics Department to apply for your cultivation resources."

Lin Xin paused, thought for a moment, then remembered what the Imperial Logistics Department was.

It was the central department that managed the resources and treatment of all Imperial Clan descendants.

"Connect me to mother concubine’s private communicator."

Lin Xin said flatly.

"Please wait a moment."

Jack replied mechanically. According to regulations, intelligent stewards, especially those of the Imperial Family, were not allowed to have artificial intelligence, so it was merely a cold program without real intelligence.

Soon, the large screen in front of Lin Xin flickered a few times and directly displayed mother concubine Diliya’s gentle and fair face.

She seemed to be sitting inside a hover car, still holding a small makeup box, applying something to her face, changing into an elegant and intellectual short dress showing most of her long legs, trying to make herself more beautiful and radiant.

This time going to the logistics department, for her son, even if the lecherous logistics minister wanted to take advantage, she would have to ignore much.

As it concerned her son’s future, if she didn’t exert effort at this time, when would she?

"What’s wrong? Hong’er, aren’t you in the initial cultivation stage? Did the guidance program have a problem or something?"

In this era, cultivation techniques, especially the basic ones, had guidance program assistance, so a master was completely unnecessary, with every step and detail fully recorded.

Lin Xin looked at Diliya, pondering how to phrase his words.