Having co to study under Scholar Heide, two and a half months had already passed. The students in class had made significant progress, as if they had reached so critical point; so students had begun to advance.
"Solyn, you reached First Tier?"
That day, when the others saw Solyn, they could clearly sense sothing different about him. They couldn't imdiately say what had changed, but they vaguely felt he seed a bit stronger, his physical contours firr, and even his voice carried more power.
"That's right. I advanced at ho yesterday." He announced, delighted and proud.
After mastering Breathing thod Lv.2 (Bloodline) and Power Burst Lv.2 (Bloodline), and through the tempering of these two Bloodline Aspect abilities, he successfully pushed his Fate Card from zero into "First Tier · Bloodline".
Na: Solyn
Race: Human (mortal body)
Status: Healthy (no abnormalities)
Talent: Agility [Good], your reaction speed is a few notches faster than normal, giving you an advantage in combat
Fate Card: [Explosive Youth] (First Tier · Bloodline)
- Effect: [Agile Body Lv.1], with adjustnts from the Breathing Technique and Power Burst, your body has begun to adapt to the flow of the Bloodline, granting faster speed and reactions
Ability Cards: [Breathing thod Lv.2][Power Burst Lv.2][Empty Slot]
Skills: [Basic Swordsmanship Lv.4][Military Swordsmanship Lv.2][Secret History Knowledge Lv.2]
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Facing Solyn's advancent, the classmates were full of envy, and even Scholar Heide offered rare praise.
That afternoon on the training field, the students wanted to spar with Solyn to see how much difference there was between soone at First Tier and soone without a condensed Aspect.
"Are you sure you want to try? I'm afraid I might hurt you." Solyn chuckled.
"Of course. Don't get too cocky, you just advanced a few days earlier than us." the others called back.
"All right, the three of you go at once, that's fair." Solyn selected three classmates who usually practiced with him.
"Fine, you asked for this." The three looked at each other and entered the ring.
The match drew a large crowd of students. Even Iona didn't leave today; she stood on the distant stands watching.
"Tia, do you think Solyn will win?" Koa asked with curiosity.
"He'll probably win easily." The girl thought for a mont before answering.
"Huh? Is the gap that big?" Koa didn't understand.
"Before, although Solyn was strong, if two classmates tead up on him, he'd be in trouble. He'd have to keep moving, looking for openings to win.
"Or he'd risk taking so hits, then strike hard to send one opponent flying out of the ring, and then deal with the other.
"Now you say he can handle three people by himself easily. Just a few days passed and the difference is already this large?"
"Yes, Koa." Sylutia shook her head slightly, then had Koa look at the match.
"After advancent, if the Fate Card's Aspect matches the Ability Cards, they influence each other and provide mutual enhancent. In other words, Solyn now, even though his Breathing thod is only at stage two, can exhibit strength similar to stage three.
"At the sa ti, because of the advancent, every aspect of his body’s strength has improved—stamina, endurance, reaction ti, eyesight, raw power, and so on. Each area may not have increased dramatically, but combined they create a huge gap.
"This is just the early stage. After so ti, Solyn could single-handedly take on nearly half the class that hasn't advanced yet." Sylutia continued explaining.
The suppression caused by Aspect tier differences is terrifying; only those who have experienced it can truly understand.
The fight began. The three students who had reached Breathing thod stage two moved in with training swords, coordinating their attack. Their steps were quick and steady, their swordsmanship practiced and flexible, leaving no obvious openings for the onlookers to spot.
Yet amid that encirclent, Solyn casually stepped out of the ring, changed his footing, surged forward, and with a single strike he split one student's training sword and kicked him away.
When the other two realized what was happening, they attacked. Solyn nimbly dodged, used his sword to block one attack, then suddenly grabbed that opponent's wrist, pulled him off balance, and kicked him in the rear, sending him sprawling.
As for the last opponent, the outco was obvious without fighting.
He moved through the entire sequence with effortless skill. If they had not been classmates, he would have used the blade to cut or the point to finish it faster.
Seeing the result, the whole field was stunned. Only then did many students clearly recognize the enormous gap brought by a condensed Aspect.
"Although the Bloodline Aspect doesn't have a wide variety of abilities, its advantage is comprehensively enhancing the body. Only the Dragon Eye Aspect might surpass it in that regard." Yero stood nearby explaining to the students beside him.
"Senior Yero, what about Blazing Sun?" soone asked quietly, wanting to know whether Solyn was stronger now or if Iona remained superior.
"Blazing Sun can also increase stamina, endurance, and recovery speed, but it doesn't strengthen overall physique as much as Bloodline does. However, Blazing Sun's influence spans many areas; its application is far broader than Bloodline." Yero shook his head slightly. He thought that for now Solyn still couldn't catch up to Iona's power, but the gap between them had indeed narrowed.
After this match, all the students were stirred by the idea of advancing. Many hurriedly prepared, hoping they would be the next to break through.
After class, many gathered around Scholar Heide, asking how to advance. Scholar Heide had to hold a special lesson to explain.
"Since everyone seems quite concerned, I'll briefly introduce advancent thods suitable for your current level.
"First, the simplest and most direct path: break your Breathing thod through to the third stage. Relying on the Breathing thod's powerful Bloodline infusion ability, let your Fate Card complete its breakthrough." He pointed to the blackboard.
"Second, follow Solyn's path: cultivate two Bloodline Aspect abilities. When both reach stage two, their combined force will temper the Fate Card and trigger its breakthrough."
"The last thod…" Scholar Heide hesitated for a mont but went on.
"The last thod isn't recomnded, but if soone truly cannot advance, it's the only other path to try."
"That is to use spirit dicines or rare artifacts containing the Bloodline Aspect to cause your Fate Card to transform. You all know the nature of such dicines and artifacts—expensive and extrely rare."
"Or, so of you might not want to take the Bloodline path and have other plans, for example the more common Royal Authority route.
"When your physique and abilities can bear it, and a lord is willing to ennoble you, you can share in his Royal Authority. He may grant you the Castle Aspect rank, enabling your transformation."
Hearing this, Sylutia rembered Captain Frien, who had accepted Baron Horlin's ennoblent and beco a First Tier Castle rank.
It seems the ways to advance in this world are varied and abundant. Ultimately, which path to take depends on each individual's choice.
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