Cultivating through increasing my stats in America Chapter 409 - 245: Acquiring [Dragon Roam Skill]2

"I heard from Zhaofeng that you are very interested in various martial arts. I couldn’t think of what to give you in thanks, so I simply brought over a family heirloom martial art. It’s not a divine secret technique, but it might broaden your horizons. Just accept it."

Before Li Ang could even speak, Nie Zhaofeng beside him almost turned green with envy. This martial art had always been passed only to heirs, and even he hadn’t learned it because he had moved to Arica.

After expressing his gratitude, Li Ang took the pamphlet and discovered it was a rare form of aquatic martial art called the [Swimming Dragon Technique], and he was imdiately overjoyed.

By now, he had little need for ordinary boxing forms or inner strength skills. Not that practicing them was entirely useless, but he would say their efficiency was just too low.

Although every boxing form had its own characteristics, they also shared many similarities. If a martial art at the grandmaster level was rated at 1000 points,

then starting from zero and reaching the grandmaster skill level in one martial art would raise his boxing score to 1000 points. When he learned another martial art to the sa grandmaster level, his boxing level might only increase by two hundred points, reaching 1200 points. With the third or fourth martial art, the increase might not even reach a hundred points.

Having a foundation in one form of boxing indeed made learning another much simpler, but overall, the efficiency was still quite low.

This was why Li Ang had not gone out in search of a plethora of martial arts to practice.

This water-based fighting technique perfectly filled this gap, like a pillow arriving in a dream.

It happened to be a psychic crystal located at sea. With this technique providing assurance, he felt more confident to take a chance.

On his way to the airport, Li Ang flipped through the entire booklet. Although he couldn’t practice physically, he had ntally rehearsed the complete training process in his head.

After finishing, Li Ang felt more than ever that the creator of this martial arts style was truly a genius.

It involved not only underwater and onboard fighting techniques but also nurous swimming skills, experience, and even a position akin to synchronized swimming.

Just reading and contemplating this martial art had significantly increased his proficiency in [Swimming].

After returning to his ho in Florida, Li Ang realized he had indeed brought back quite a lot of things, mainly artifacts auctioned at the Shaolin Temple Buddha Festival.

Not being a Buddhist himself, Li Ang didn’t plan to keep these items and decided to give so away as souvenirs from his trip abroad.

It was only then that Li Ang seriously began to inspect these items one by one.

Indeed, so of the items had quite high artistic value. However, his house was only so big; if all these items were displayed at ho, it would definitely turn into a small temple.

Not until Li Ang saw the Buddha statue he had purchased for three hundred thousand did he suddenly realize that this object was not rely artistic.

With his [Spirit] now over fifty, which in a martial arts novel would definitely make him a genius of unparalleled comprehension, he imdiately noticed sothing different about the statue. The essence of the Buddha statue in the painting seed to have a certain connection to his practice of [Xi Sui Jing].

Li Ang sat cross-legged, while sensing the essence within the Buddha statue and slightly adjusting his own posture according to the positions in the painting, he practiced the [Xi Sui Jing]. He soon found that his proficiency in [Xi Sui Jing] had imdiately gained a significant boost, conservatively estimated at over 50%.

This was completely an unexpected delight. One could say that this item and this martial art were perfectly complentary, as if an accelerator had been turned on.

A fifty percent increase ant that for every two hours he practiced, it was as if an extra hour of effort was granted. If it had been any other skill, Li Ang might not have been so excited, but the speed of practicing [Xi Sui Jing] was excruciatingly slow; of all his skills, it was indeed the most difficult martial art to master.

If it hadn’t been for that afternoon when he exchanged knowledge with the abbot of the Shaolin Temple and gained trendous improvent, this skill might still be at a beginner level. Therefore, improving its efficiency was crucial.

[Xi Sui Jing]

81/200 (Proficiency)

(Trait: Constitution enhancent by 20%)

Currently, there is a gap of 120 points of proficiency away from the next level.

With this aid, Li Ang was confident that he could advance the [Xi Sui Jing] to mastery level within three days.

This skill’s training priority had already been ranked first by Li Ang, and other skills, including constitution training, had to wait until the [Xi Sui Jing] training was saturated before proceeding.

That night, Li Ang also successfully mastered [Swimming Dragon Technique], and as expected, this martial art was peculiar, but it didn’t produce traits as [Xi Sui Jing] and Yijin Jing did at the beginner stage.

Another issue was that this skill was more suitable for training in water or on a boat, as training directly on ordinary ground was still too inefficient.

However, for this problem, Li Ang was psychologically prepared and had also made appropriate plans.

The next day, Li Ang contacted a construction company through relevant channels, intending to dig a well in his yard, a very large and deep well.

Before acquiring [Swimming Dragon Technique], Li Ang gained so experience and inspiration from so films, martial arts forums, and interactions with martial artists, which suggested the concept of training underwater.

Because of the pressure and resistance in water and the lack of oxygen, training underwater naturally imposes a burden on the body, similar to so weight training that can enhance the efficiency of constitution improvent within a bearable range for the body.

After acquiring [Swimming Dragon Technique], Li Ang was even more determined in his decision and also scheduled this project.

Upon learning that Li Ang planned to dig a well in his yard with a diater of eight ters and a depth of over one hundred ters, the consulting staff at the construction firm were sowhat baffled.

However, adhering to the principle that the custor is king, they still offered a corresponding plan; essentially, these challenges were just about money and permissions.

Generally, ordinary wells for water extraction have a diater of one to two ters and a depth of about ten to twenty ters, known as shallow wells, which are not expensive and simple to construct.

But for a deep well like the one Li Ang wanted, with a diater of eight ters and a depth of over one hundred ters, there were many factors to consider.

Firstly, professional geological surveys had to be conducted. Secondly, because of the need to break through rock layers, professional drilling equipnt was necessary, and all in all, not only was this costly, but it also required nurous procedures and governnt approvals.

However, these issues were not challenges in front of Li Ang, who had both financial resources and connections locally.

Driven by financial power, this matter was quickly and efficiently set into motion under the supervision of a dedicated person.

At the sa ti, another company also contacted Li Ang.

"Mr. Li Ang, I wonder if you are available recently, we have a very important matter that requires a face-to-face discussion with you..."

The call was from the company from which Li Ang had once ordered a set of professional protective suits.

But how had they suddenly found him? And why did this matter require a face-to-face discussion?

Several scenarios quickly flashed through Li Ang’s mind, and after thinking it through, he narrowed it down to two likely scenarios.

One was that their protective suits had a severe design flaw, only now discovered, needing a recall or repair due to company reputation and user safety implications, which ant discussing so specific issues and compensations in person.

The second possibility reminded Li Ang of the only ti he had worn this protective suit for an outdoor activity.