Chapter 2: Wrestler Plane
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The farm turned into a ray of light and flew out of Chi Qiaosong's head before landing on the hillside plot. All of that only took less than a second to complete.
In the next second, the weeds on the hillside plot started to dry out until they crumbled with the slightest blow of wind. Instead, a tree that was half the height of an adult now stood in the middle of the field.
It was a bay tree with a single yellow flower on it.
The moment Chi Qiaosong materialized the farm in the real world, he could feel that he was connected to it by something that he could not explain.
It was as if he was tied to it, and he could tell how amazing the field was.
He then approached the bay tree and looked at the yellow flower.
Suddenly, he was able to see the information about the flower. "Crazed Bull Heavy Fist condensed rate has reached 4 percent..."
"What the heck?" Chi Qiaosong exclaimed, but he was able to immediately understand what it meant.
An external skill fruit was now growing on the bay tree.
The bay tree was his spirit root source and the foundation of his external skills. All of the martial arts that he had learned would start to gather on the tree.
When the progress reached 100 percent, and the fruit had matured, he could consume it to fully master that skill.
However, he was the only one who could benefit from the fruit. To others, the fruits would only provide nutritional benefits.
"According to the academy, martial arts can be separated into external skills and internal strength," Chi Qiaosong thought as he continued to study the flower. "External skills refer to skills that use one's physical strength. The Crazed Bull Heavy Fist is one of them. As for internal strength, it's more like a person's energy. It focuses on one's mental strength. I remember the internal strength instructor at the academy teaching the Purple Cloud Serenity. Too bad the real Qiaosong could not understand it and was not interested in it."
That was why only the bay tree represented the foundation of his external skills on the field, while no tree represented his internal strength.
"I'll have to pay attention to the class that teaches the Purple Cloud Serenity once the instructors return. I wonder what kind of tree will grow here." Chi Qiaosong got even more excited when he thought about that.
He was now looking forward to his life in the new world due to his cheat-like ability.
[Level 1 Barren Land: 1/15 hectare (able to plant one spirit root)
Fertilizer: 1 bag
Spirit Root Source (1): Bay Tree (Crazed Bull Heavy Fist 4%)
External Spirit Root (0): None
Spirit Plant: None]
"Huh?" Chi Qiaosong was surprised after reading the information about the farm.
The farm that was mutated from the game was only at level one. After that, every level would increase its size by 1/15 hectare, and an additional spirit root could be planted.
He could also tell that the spirit plants referred to normal plants, which could increase the farm's level.
What he had to do now was to increase the farm's level so that its size would increase enough to plant more spirit roots.
Spirit plants could be divided into two different categories which were source and external.
"Spirit root source is from my foundation, and I guess external spirit roots are those I would obtain from other places. There are a lot of treasures out there in this world, after all."
He had no idea what other spirit roots would do, as he only had a bay tree on his farm.
After learning all that, he turned his attention to the fertilizers and quickly understood how to use them. The fertilizers could expedite the spirit root's growth. Just a bag of fertilizer was enough to help the fruit for Crazed Bull Heavy Fist fully mature.
He only had a bag for now. It came with his cheat and was something like a beginner's gift.
The fertilizer was not something that normal farmers used. Instead, there were three different ways for him to obtain more.
One was to wait for the farm to absorb the essence of heaven and earth. He would be able to obtain a bag of fertilizer a month through that method. The next method was by planting spirit plants. When a plant fully matured, he would get some fertilizer in return. The last method was by hunting spirit beasts and celestial beasts to collect resources.
"Doesn't this mean that as long as I have fertilizers, I can grow as many martial arts fruits as I want? So my future is pretty much set with this."
Chi Qiaosong was quickly encouraged.
The world he was in had trains and planes. The technological advancement was comparable to the 70s and 80s on Earth.
However, the world also had all sorts of mythical beings. There were foxes who had reached enlightenment, ghosts that killed people, mountain spirits, spirit pills, and magical potions. There were a lot of things that were new to him.
Martial arts was also the main focus of the world's development. For example, the Heaven Master could summon lightning while the Grandmaster could split the river with their swords.
And because of the development of martial arts, everyone was able to obtain powerful bodies, which resulted in warlords waging wars despite the Daxia Republic being established more than 100 years ago.
The more powerful one got, the more authority one held.
Advanced martial arts would bring enlightenment, which could bring peace to the world. Intermediate martial arts would bring knowledge to calm one's body and soul. Beginner martial arts focuses on one's technique to protect oneself.
Chi Qiaosong had no idea what advanced martial arts referred to, as he had never heard that anyone had managed to achieve enlightenment to bring peace to the warring state.
Intermediate martial arts were the internal strength and the use of one's energy skills. Beginner martial arts were the external skills that focused on one's strength.
Both internal strength and external skills could be obtained from the Military Academy.
Chi Qiaosong looked at the yellow flower again and had flashes of what his future could be. It took him a few deep breaths to finally calm himself down.
"Let's begin."
He had chosen to use the first bag of fertilizer without any hesitation.
It was as if a ray of light had descended on the bay tree. The flower bloomed so fast that he could even notice it without slowing down the time. Then, the petals started to fall, and a black fruit now hung on the branch.
The young boy took a look at the information once again.
"Matured Crazed Bull Heavy Fist."
He plucked the fruit and tossed it into his mouth. The moment he bit into it, his mouth was filled with a faint aroma. The fruit almost melted in his mouth right away, but he didn't feel any changes after swallowing it.
However, in the next second, he could feel something warm swarming throughout his entire body while a mystical feeling raged inside his mind.
It was all the experience he needed to fully master the Crazed Bull Heavy Fist. Then, the wave of warmth started to guide his body as he began to perform the external skill.
Every punch and every kick felt as if he had trained the skill for the past decade. He had mastered the skill to the point where he felt it was one with his body.
His body had gotten even warmer as his punches became even heavier.
It looked as if he had become a crazed bull himself as he continued to charge forward. His punches were like a bull's horn that could crush through everything.
His body twitched a little as he reached the end, and he threw out the final punch, sending what seemed like a mirage of a bull forward and causing the air in front of him to explode.
With an exhale, he retracted his punch.
Chi Qiaosong felt very relaxed. He raised his hands to look at them unbelievably. The skin was not as rough as it was. He could also feel that his skin and muscles had all been strengthened.
He picked a rock up, and with a tight grip, he smashed the rock into pebbles.
"This is insane! I can feel the energy raging inside me. This must be the Wrestler Plane!" He had finally achieved the stage that the previous Chi Qiaosong had dreamt of reaching by just consuming a single martial art fruit.
He finally witnessed how powerful his cheat was.
"However, the Crazed Bull Heavy Fist is just a beginner technique. Even if I have fully mastered it, there's a limit that I can't break with it. It's impossible to grow even stronger with just this skill."
There were six different planes for the external skills.
They could be separated into two categories: the Three Disciple Planes and the Three Master Planes.
The Three Disciple Planes could be further classified into the Wrestler Plane, Warrior Plane, and Knight Plane. Those who had reached the Wrestler Plane had the strength of a bull. The Warrior Plane held the power of an entire army, and the Knight Plane was the introduction to the path of martial arts.
These weren't enough to consider one a master.
Chi Qiaosong had just entered the Wrestler Plane and was considered the weakest of them all.
However, he was no longer a normal citizen. He was a warrior who had the strength to kill on the battlefield. The Wrestler Plane was the minimum requirement to join Commander Zhu's army.
Chi Qiaosong gripped his fists tightly as he calmed himself down.
Although he was only 15 years old, he was already close to six feet tall. One would've mistaken him for an adult if they were far from each other, but they would be able to tell that he was still a boy from his childish face.
He then turned to look at the farm and grinned.
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