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Not only did Xiong Ba have the Heavenly Frost Fist, but also the Wind God Leg and Cloud Dispelling Palm. These were divided into Bronze and Gold Skill Levels. However, the Three-Finger Divine Strike and Three-Fold Primordial Energy were not included, probably because Xiong Ba hadn't perfected these martial arts yet, so they didn't appear on the list.
During the previous two cross-world journeys, the exchange list did not show this skill level effect. The price difference between a Bronze Skill and a Gold Skill was enormous, up to a hundredfold. But Bronze was Bronze and Gold was Gold, he had never seen a setting where skills could grow.
When Heavenly Frost Fist was at lv1, it was a Bronze Skill, and when it reached the max level, it became a Gold Skill. But who knew how many levels were between 1 and max, 1-10, or 1-100, or even 1-999?
Tang Lin's Earth Child Skill had been in use for so long, yet he hadn't even seen the experience bar. He wondered if the system's exchanged skills couldn't be upgraded, or if his practice method was incorrect.
From this, it could be seen that directly exchanging for a Gold Skill was the most cost-effective. A Heavenly Frost Fist at the Great Achievement Realm wouldn't be much inferior to a Mutant's abilities.
In the end, Tang Lin chose to exchange for a Bronze Level skill.
The reason was simple. The Gold Level was too expensive, completely unaffordable, while the Bronze Skill only required 150 Wish Power points. This damn system, obviously upgrading from Bronze to Gold, why couldn't it offer him a Silver Level choice? It's either the lowest level or max level. Who knows what kind of ridiculous setting this was?
Aside from the Heavenly Frost Fist, Cloud Dispelling Palm, and Wind God Leg, there were several other martial arts that greatly tempted Tang Lin.
The Holy Spirit Sword Technique, when mastered, could unleash the Heaven-Destruction Earth-Annihilation Sword Twenty-Three with time-stop effect. But seeing this description, Tang Lin knew he could never master it. He really couldn't resist temptation, like the beauty trap or something; he would definitely fall for it.
Yet considering this was a skill that could grow, Tang Lin figured it wouldn't hurt to exchange for it. Who knew if he might transmigrate into some fantasy or martial arts world in the future, where this sword technique could evolve? Just like his Stone-man's Heart evolved into Earth Child.
So he also exchanged the Holy Spirit Sword Technique. The four martial arts cost him 600 Wish Power points.
There was also Nie Renwang's Ice Heart Technique and Ao Han Six Techniques, but Tang Lin had already practiced these to an introductory level, so there was no need to exchange for them. Besides, even after exchange, they'd just be lv1 and would still require self-practice.
Lastly, there was the surprising acquisition of the Tathagata Divine Palm.
Tang Lin was surprised that even though Wushuang City had already hired the Sword Saint to kill him, Shi Wuzun was considered neutral? This monk must have had a personality split.
But no matter, it was rare to have something affordable for exchange, so Tang Lin decisively exchanged the max level Tathagata Divine Palm.
A total of 1600 Wish Power points were spent, with 2215 Wish Power points remaining.
The max-level Tathagata Divine Palm was indeed different from the other martial art skills. Tang Lin felt he had fully mastered this set of martial arts. Every move and technique came to him easily; with a simple gesture, he could unleash earth-shattering palm power.
Then, Tang Lin attempted to unleash the first form of the Tathagata Divine Palm—Buddha Light First Appearance.
A golden light flashed in his palm, as if a high-brightness golden bulb had suddenly appeared. Even in daylight, it was extremely dazzling. However, the golden light flashed briefly, and the color drained from Tang Lin's face. His legs went weak, nearly causing him to fall.
Gasping for breath, Tang Lin felt like his body had been completely drained. It took him a good ten minutes to recover his strength.
"This is such a rip-off. This skill has only the martial skill proficiency but no corresponding True Qi?"
Tang Lin felt quite frustrated. He had indeed mastered the Tathagata Divine Palm exactly like Shi Wuzun, with countless insights and experiences ingrained in his brain. However, the True Qi within him was so scarce that he couldn't even fully execute the first form.
Tang Lin had no choice but to reduce the power and attempted the Buddha Light First Appearance form again. A smaller golden light ball, about the size of a thumb, emerged from his palm this time. Although the small light ball was quite quick, when it smashed against the bathroom door, it made a loud thud.
The sound was comparable to a firecracker played with during the New Year in the countryside.
Upon closer inspection of the bathroom door, there indeed was a radiation-shaped mark, a barely light damage, and its power was seemingly on par with a firecracker.
"For a Tathagata Divine Palm, it's more like a Firecracker Divine Palm." Tang Lin said helplessly.
However, by directly exchanging for a max level skill, Tang Lin saved himself decades of arduous practice. As long as his True Qi amount increased, he could unleash the real Tathagata Divine Palm. Considering Tang Lin's physique advantage, if he could exert the full tenfold power of the Tathagata Divine Palm, it would truly be like a natural disaster descending in the Fengyun World, capable of destroying a city with one palm.
But for now, a palm power with firecracker-level strength had already consumed more than half of his True Qi.
A grating sound came from his chest; Oro crawled out of Tang Lin's pocket and said to him, "Don't you think the air here smells a bit strong?"
"Oh, almost forgot, let's head home first."
This was a public restroom in a shopping mall, definitely not a suitable place to test skills. Not just skills—Tang Lin had brought back quite a few things from the Fengyun World during this cross-world journey, which needed to be studied at home.
As he exited the restroom, it seemed only Tang Lin was there; the earlier firecracker-like sound hadn't caught anyone's attention. Carrying a backpack taller than himself, walking inside the mall was quite eye-catching.
But Tang Lin didn't care. People could look all they wanted. At most, they could think of him as a cycling enthusiast and couldn't possibly know he was a transmigrator.
The mall was not far from Tang Lin's home, a less than 200-meter distance after exiting the residential area. Today was Wednesday, and Tang Lin's parents were at work, so going home in this outfit posed no problem. The next time he transmigrated, Tang Lin would choose to return straight to his own room, so there would be no need to sneak around.
Returning home, Tang Lin took a good shower; he hadn't had one in the Fengyun World for several days. Next, he cleaned and maintained the equipment he used, putting them away categorically.
After finishing all this, Tang Lin took out a box from his backpack, filled with things he brought back from the Fengyun World.
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