8 Azure Light Finger (1/2)

This ring was said to be filled with secrets. However, how to unlock it was the real question.

Xue Wei was unsure, so he excused himself and went back to his room where he sat down on the bed and examined the ring from all angles.

It was a dragon that coiled itself around his finger, the eyes were two blue sapphires, and it looked very domineering.

No matter how Xue Wei looked at it, it looked like an ordinary ring, and no matter how much he attempted to stare at it, nothing happened.

”Uncle said that I needed strength to be able to unlock the secrets of the ring.”

”Strength... Qi... Of course!” Xue Wei had an epiphany. ”To unlock the secrets of the ring, I need to infuse it with Qi!”

Xue Wei did not waste his time and immediately infused his Qi into it. The moment he did, a brilliant light lit up the room.

As the light shone, the ring turned hot. Although it was scalding, no mark was left on Xue Wei's finger, and he was not in any kind of pain.

As he felt the heat, it grew stronger and stronger until it finally cooled off and Xue Wei saw how something was projected into the air in front of him.

As he looked at the projection, an excited smile appeared on Xue Wei's lips. These were all martial arts, and they were all of the superior grade – one of them was even profound grade!

Martial arts were split into ranks; the higher the rank, the stronger it was. The ranks went from low, middle, high, superior to profound ranked.

The higher the rank, the harder it was to train, but the more powerful it was as well. It was said that there were ranks above profound, but no commoners ever got into contact with these abilities.

To think that Xiao Lei had prepared so many superior and even a profound ability for Xue Wei made him feel surprised but also very happy. Although he was at a lower realm, if he managed to perfect these martial arts, then he would be able to fight the other geniuses in town.

Xue Wei did not want to lose even a moment, and his eyes roamed across the abilities in front of him.

”Azure Light Finger, a superior martial technique which allows for the finger to grow hard as iron and release ranged Qi attacks. Can be used in both close quarters combat and ranged combat.”

”Shattering Mountain Fist, a superior martial technique which allows for the user to use their fist to shatter mountains. Can only be used in close-quarters combat.”

”Sacrificial stab, a superior martial technique that can only be used while wielding a bladed weapon. A cheap but effective killing move! Can only be used in close quarters combat. Sacrifices the soul of the wounded to the ancient gods.”

”Inner Might, a profound martial technique that allows the user to shape the Qi within the body to any weapon of their choice. Can be used in both close quarters combat and ranged attacks.”

”Forbidden Rush, a superior martial technique that allows the user to increase their speed and merge with the wind. A support technique.”

Having looked at quite a lot of the skills, Xue Wei had picked out those five to learn first. Although quite a lot of abilities were present in front of him, Xue Wei understood that if he bit off more than he could chew, then he would just not learn any of them entirely. Even five was pushing it.

He could no longer stay in his room to practice, or he would destroy all of the furniture if he tried. Considering for some time, he thought about the grounds at the back of the mansion where he had seen his uncle train from time to time, but he was unsure if it was okay for him to go there to train.

Leaving the room, Xue Wei went to look for Manager Su to ask for permission, and on the way he came across two maids who were cleaning together.

These two maids were both young women, and although they loathed Xue Wei, they had stayed because they had a dream of one day becoming Xiao Lei's concubines. By staying, they could get into his good graces.

These two women saw Xue Wei walking past them, but they both frowned. Although Xue Wei was never cowering or hiding away, he seemed different now. He had an aura that made these two maids breathless, given that he now exuded a heroic air around him that was very different from what they were used to.

He seemed like a refined scholar who had understood martial arts, and although these two women loathed him for being useless trash, they could not help but gasp at the changes that were happening to him.

They both stared at him as he walked past them and down the corridor. It was not before a long time after that one of the maids regained her composure, and she nudged the maid by her side.

”That was the young master?” she asked, stunned, unable to comprehend what she had just seen. She did not even realize that she had referred to him as the young master and not 'the useless trash'.

Xue Wei did not care about what they said or how they reacted, all that mattered to him was finding Manager Su.

He found him in the back garden where he was ordering a group of guards around, and when the manager saw Xue Wei again, a smile appeared on his lips.

”What can I do for you, young master?” he asked. He had previously seen that Xue Wei had left his room for a short while but reentered it, and he had expected that the young man would seclude himself for an extensive period of time, not that he would emerge from his room this fast.

”Manager Su, I am looking for somewhere to train some martial arts,” Xue Wei did not beat around the bush and said so right away. He knew that Manager Su was an esteemed expert and that he had long since sensed the changes in Xue Wei, so hiding it seemed pointless.

The guards who were present were also all Earth Warriors, the rank above Ordinary Warriors, and they could also sense Xue Wei's cultivation base if they wanted to.