"Your child have a body suitable for cultivation"
I was only sixteen back then.
My mom and dad were very happy when they heard from a strange old man that I have the body suitable for cultivation.
But if I were them I would probably be very happy too, Its a chance for them to finally get out of poverty and live life as rich people.
That's probably why they bet all their money on me and put me in a prestigious school for cultivators, however unlike what they thought, I have no talent for cultivation.
I saw how my other classmates understood and did what the teacher said within a few minutes while I struggled for hours and had no result.
The feeling of inferiority was never more apparent that day, fortunately I was not alone.
There was this foolish kid who is a tryhard not knowing he was also untalented.
"Im Han Xin" he said to me with sparkling eyes.
"Let's work hard together and catch up with everyone!"
Fool– No matter what you do we can never catch up to them, they have what we don't, Talent.
That's why instead of trying, I gave up. I use the money my parents send me to buy comic books and splurge on random things.
But that fool?
He keeps on trying, At the morning he trains, at lunch he trains, at night he trains, there could be a rain but that fool will still train.
Does he really think that working hard can change a thing?
"Li Chen! I awoke my bloodline!"
"My father said I was the first to awaken our bloodline at the age of 16!"
That day I realize, I'm the only untalented one in the class, everyone else has talent.
If only I have such thing too, I will be able to catch up, I will probably surpass these fuckers too who only relies on their talent.
"So what? Fuck off Han Xin"
"ah.. Huh?"
"I said fuck off"
Han Xin started resenting me too back then but who gave him such rights? I am the only one who should be resenting everyone! I'm the only one here who had no talent, not them but me!
So I continued lazing everyday, reading nothing but comic books and it continued for two years until one day I bought a weird looking comic book.
It was a very old and dusty book yet I can't take my eyes off it.
And that's when I hit the jackpot.
[Heaven Snatching Technique]
The technique inside the book was real.
"Hahahaha!!! Even the gods above favor me! I'll be taking everyone's technique and make you all feel how I felt back then!"
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Was it really the gods above who gave him such a book?
Li Chen opened his eyes and realised that he was at the infirmary, with no one around him, he mutters something under his breath and an old book materialize in his hand.
This book was his lifeline, not only did it teach him the Heaven Snatching Technique, it also taught him a cultivation technique that is superior to what his peers used which allows him to reach and even surpass the cultivation stage of his classmates within two months.
Additionaly it had the ability to store the martial art he stole at the book so that he won't unconsciously use them and reveal that he can use the techniques that his classmates suddenly lose.
And he just got a new martial art technique to add on his collection.
[Technique Stolen]
Iron Palm Basics
Air Walk Steps
Hundred Needles Finger
Flowing Water Fist
Iron Skin Technique
Thunderous Roar Fist
Sandstorm Kick
Gale Serpent Step
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[Steal more technique and unlock a new heavenly technique!]
Li Chen cant help but smile as he look at the Gale Serpent Step Technique becoming his, it was one of the best movement technique in the city as it came from the prestigious Han family.
"But now its mine"
Li Chen snickered as he stare at all the martial arts he had stolen from his classmates, he made sure not to overdo it either lest everyone grow suspicious of him.
"What was that guy name again? One of Han Xin's henchman, I should have not stolen his shitty martial art" The first martial art technique he had ever stole was the Iron Fist Basic, just like its name, The martial art technique was just about making one's fist as hard and strong as Iron while it sound like a good technique, its just entry-level and your first would even become as heavy as Iron making it harder to control.
But the worse part of stealing that technique was that it was appearently the only martial art that dumb henchman know so he suddenly become a total weakling.
And he keep blaming Li Chen about it while it was of course the truth there's no way Li Chen would admit such a thing, additionaly he became even more infuriated when he heard that the henchman was spreading rumors that he was using a forbidden martial art that leaves hidden injury that leaves people unable to use their martial arts techniques.
Fortunately everyone dismisses it as the henchman just being a sore loser that was unable to accept his defeat but at the same time it still planted doubt and fear on their classmates.
"Because of that I cant use fighting as an excuse to steal the martial arts of other classmates"
It was very tough for Li Chen, The other technique he had stolen from his classmates all came from his unrelentless physical contact whenever he got a chance.
Like that one time where their class had an arm wrestling game, he use the fact that he had stronger Qi to stall the fight as long as possible against one of his classmate.
He only took the martial art technique of one of them as he was still worried about the rumor the henchman had spread to resurface again but some of those he fought against was already on the verge of their martial art being taken away by him.
"While I could not take the abilities for myself, I can still copy the abilities"
however since its not a 100% imitation the techniques only demonstrate 10% or below of its original power.