Looking at the dazzling light screen that only he could see, Fang Cheng’s lips slightly curled into a smile.
Indeed, he found the right path!
However, the unlocked skill was not the initially imagined "Karate."
Nor was it the "White Crane Boxing," "Eight Trigrams Palm," or "Eagle Claw Skill" that he had just learned to master. Newest update provided by nοvelfire.net
Instead, it was the more broadly significant and comprehensive [Palm Technique].
Regarding this, Fang Cheng was delighted, yet not entirely surprised.
After such a long period of exploration, he had already grasped the rules of unlocking new skills on the panel.
By constantly repeating basic techniques or directly challenging his own limits to reach unprecedented realms, there’s a chance to unlock a skill slot on the panel.
The size of this chance is related to the mastery of basic skills; the more proficient, the greater the chance.
However, the number of skill slots itself has a limit.
If he doesn’t synthesize the increasingly numerous skills of the same category into new talents, he could truly only master around twenty-five skills.
So, the answer is clear.
It’s impossible for the system to encourage unlocking unlimited similar skills with similar effects.
Otherwise, it would become a joke to simply change a name and consider it a new skill, under the premise of no change or minor local adjustment in the basic framework.
By extension, when the basic skills of the newly learned martial arts overlap too much with the already mastered skills.
If there is no new breakthrough or essential enhancement, it becomes difficult to unlock a new independent skill slot.
Karate, like many traditional martial arts, claims comprehensive techniques, including kicks, punches, throws, and grapples.
But in reality, the boxing, leg techniques, elbow techniques, wrestling, and grappling that Fang Cheng has already mastered through several fighting skills.
Some have even reached the grandmaster level sufficient to establish a school, making it unnecessary to inefficaciously repeat learning other similar fighting techniques.
All martial arts worldwide, despite the myriad changes, remain fundamentally the same.
Only the focus and training methods differ, all adhering to the underlying logic of human kinetics.
Like Boxing, Sanda, Jujitsu, and Muay Thai, these modern fighting styles are distinct.
Compared to traditional martial arts, although they might lack comprehensive depth, they are often more specialized and efficient in specific domains, without redundant fancy moves.
The panel obviously tends to distill the core essence, rather than elaborating on the branches.
Fang Cheng chose to learn fighting techniques from different styles to compensate for various shortcomings in his combat.
And the transformation in palm techniques was precisely the missing piece in his fighting technique puzzle.
Also, a part that has long been neglected by modern fighting styles.
Now, this piece named "Palm Technique" is finally complete!
Staring at the continuously glowing panel, Fang Cheng’s eyes slightly focused, with a clear understanding in his heart.
His body movements in the courtyard paused for just a moment, then resumed without stopping in practice.
If the moves rehearsed earlier still bore some traces of imitation and learning.
Then at this moment, Fang Cheng was conducting a unique creation inspired purely by himself.
He’s no longer confined to any particular style or school.
Instead, he fully integrated the simplicity of Karate, the elegance of White Crane Boxing, the profundity of Eight Trigrams Palm, the fierceness of Eagle Claw Skill into the overall concept of [Palm Technique].
These four martial arts styles, each distinctly different, were thoroughly dissected, kneaded, and reshaped in his hands, forming a brand new fighting skill.
"Goodness... this seems like none of the Kung Fu you taught, right?"
Zhang Haixiang asked in surprise, carefully discerning with wide eyes.
Ma Jianguo stroked his beard and smiled, watching the agile figure in the courtyard, and explained:
"He is not imitating, but absorbing, turning the essence of several Kung Fu styles into a nourishing force for his body instincts."
The elders in the courtyard all watched intently, occasionally nodding in approval, sometimes exchanging low comments.
Dong Yunchuan’s face was red with undisguised pride, occasionally nudging the person next to him:
"See, I was right, this kid is a prodigy, even his insight is genius among geniuses!"
Professor Wu Dewang pushed his glasses, his eyes glowing with the light of inquiry.
As if seeing not a young martial arts practitioner but a subject worthy of in-depth research.
Fang Cheng wasn’t the least bit distracted, completely immersed in the world of Palm Technique.
Finally fulfilling his wish to unlock a brand new fighting skill—how could it not be uplifting and full of motivation?
He was like someone who had thoroughly opened up his meridians.
All the palm, finger, claw techniques he had previously learned now flowed effortlessly, instinctively, without thinking.
Every part of his body breaking free from its inherent constraints, free and unconstrained, synergistically exerting force, every inch of muscle serving the diligence in Palm Technique.
Meanwhile, on the panel before him, a stream of prompt messages swiftly flowed like a waterfall.
[Palm Technique Experience +1]
[Palm Technique Experience +1]
[Palm Technique Experience +1]
The experience points surged rapidly upward, seemingly unstoppable.
The panel had already refined the essence of the skills mastered, supplementing the combat system’s shortcomings.
At this instant, seizing the opportunity to practice repetitively was undoubtedly the most efficient form of enhancement.
But this was not enough!
A thought flashed through his mind as Fang Cheng recalled Professor Wu Dewang’s previous remarks.
If the power of Palm Technique cannot be enhanced with True Qi.
Then, in actual combat, its effect remains far less direct and effective than a powerful punch.
Thinking of this, Fang Cheng’s eyes instantly sharpened intensely.