Reborn as a Transcendent-Chapter 757Book 3: : Live On With Dignity

“Heh, this is truly excellent!” Lightly clenching her fist, Yae-hime smiled so brightly that her face seemed to bloom like peach blossoms.

She had thought it would take some time to study the bead before she could use it, yet it turned out to be effortlessly mastered, as natural as moving a part of her own body.

No, that was not quite right. It really was a part of Yae-hime’s body. After all, it had been born from within her.

“Since it’s a part of me, using it should naturally be as easy as flipping my palm.” As she spoke, Yae-hime actually loosened her grip and flipped her hand over. Now, she officially possessed a third trump card, and her confidence surged.

“I wonder how much energy it can store?” Her intuition told her that the bead’s capacity was absolutely terrifying. After all, this bead could even absorb lightning energy imbued with profound and mysterious laws.

“Let’s test it.” A woman of action, Yae-hime moved decisively, acting the moment the thought crossed her mind.

In the next instant, a considerable amount of life energy within her body surged toward the rotating golden bead. Very quickly, all of that life energy was swallowed up by the golden bead.

Yae-hime continued feeding it. The golden bead kept devouring everything greedily, as though it had no concept of fullness at all.

Ten minutes later, her face turned slightly pale as she stopped, her cherry lips parting. “This is a bottomless pit!”

Even as she felt astonished, a wave of delight rose in her heart. Because the harder this bead was to fill, the more useful it would be to her. Who would ever complain about having a warehouse that was too big?

Next, Yae-hime tried extracting the energy stored inside and discovered that the speed was somewhat slower than absorption. This meant that rapidly drawing energy during combat to replenish herself would be somewhat difficult.

“That doesn’t really count as a flaw.” Compared to its advantages, this shortcoming was completely negligible. So Yae-hime did not pay it much mind.

Moreover, after absorbing such massive amounts of lightning energy, the bead might undergo some kind of mutation. When that happened, this minor flaw might very well disappear entirely.

After extracting all the life energy from the bead, her complexion immediately improved. At the same time, the changes in her body became especially apparent.

“I’m much stronger than before.” Feeling the power constantly surging within her, Yae-hime remained calm and composed.

In the game, she had reached level 40. Upon returning to the real world, a boost in strength was only natural. It was nothing worth making a fuss over.

“With my current strength, I should be at the peak Grandmaster level, only one step away from Great Perfection. In all of Cathay, I’m afraid only Lisa is slightly stronger than me.”

After a Grandmaster passes through the five minor stages of Primary, Intermediate, Advanced, Pinnacle, and Great Perfection, they can step into an even higher major realm.

However, due to the depletion of spiritual energy, no one had yet entered the legendary Martial Saint realm.

“Mylene told me that Lisa already has half a foot in that realm. To reach that level in an era of depleted spiritual energy is truly astonishing.”

Only after reaching the pinnacle stage did Yae-hime truly understand just how formidable Lisa was.

“If we only compare basic strength, I’m not her opponent for now. But if we use skills and trump cards, we’d be evenly matched, or I might even gain a slight edge.” Clenching her fist again, Yae-hime murmured to herself.

Through her duel with Lucky, she had seen her own shortcomings. That was her crude martial techniques. When she could not use skills, she relied purely on overwhelming strength to crush her opponent, which made those flaws invisible.

“If skills are forbidden and our strength is equal, I’d suffer quite a bit at Lucky’s hands. Against someone on Lisa’s level, it would be even worse.” Those masters who were proficient in traditional martial arts were all far from simple!

“Come to think of it, traditional martial arts were originally practical killing techniques that evolved with the times. They’re completely different from the modern routine-style gymnastics. Unfortunately, times had changed.” Yae-hime let out a soft sigh.

This era had little need for traditional martial arts, and coupled with various restrictions, they could no longer truly flourish on this land. Only a small number of people were still preserving the tradition.

“Even if I want to learn…” At that point, Yae-hime suddenly thought of someone. She immediately picked up her phone and sent a message.

Before long, a reply came back.

Mylene: Sister, you want a large number of traditional martial arts videos. Are you trying to study some kind of ultimate killing move?

Yae-hime: More or less. Do you have any on hand? I’m not looking for videos of ordinary martial arts masters.

Mylene: I do! And they’re all Grandmaster-level ones! Sister, wait a moment!

“Sure enough, my little sister is the most reliable.” Sitting down on the bed, Yae-hime spoke with heartfelt satisfaction.

Her request for Grandmaster-level traditional martial arts videos was primarily to study the techniques within.

As for the application of qi, she had not the slightest interest. Because when it came to the use of qi, she was absolutely at the pinnacle of this world.

Before long, Mylene sent over a total of 150 GB of video files.

“Good thing this phone is using the Nangong family’s network. Otherwise, once the 50 GB limit ran out, the speed would’ve been throttled.”

Seeing the videos transferring at a steady speed of eight megabytes per second, Yae-hime nodded in satisfaction. She then returned to the phone’s home screen, opened the trending news section, and browsed the latest hot topics.

The first thing that caught her eye was the number one trending search.

“I’m Injured,” by Ryan.

Opening it up, she saw that the popular young male celebrity Ryan had injured his pinky finger while filming a drama. The wound was actually a full one millimeter long!

The comments below were filled with people expressing heartache for Ryan, calling him “husband” over and over again, making Yae-hime’s scalp tingle.

“One millimeter long. What an exaggerated injury. It would probably heal on its own before he even reached the hospital.” She closed the first trending topic and muttered to herself.

Then she looked at the second trending search.

“The artifact’s owner turns out to be the former top MOBA game KOK’s War God, S.K.Y.!”

“No shock at all. Good review.” Yae-hime nodded and moved on to the third trending topic. Even without opening it, she knew there would be no important information about S.K.Y. inside. There was no need to waste time.

“Oh? My topic actually made it to third place.” She said this with mild surprise.

It was common knowledge that trending searches could be bought with money. To reach the top three without spending a cent spoke volumes about the level of attention it had drawn.

“It’s probably people smearing me again.” Seeing the title «The Black-Hearted Princess Is Truly Terrifying!», Yae-hime could not even be bothered to click into it.

Letting out a soft breath, she switched apps and looked at the file transfer software. It showed that all videos had finished downloading.

“It’s time to absorb some new nourishment.” Holding her phone, Yae-hime left the room and headed to an open area outside the city. “Fifteen Grandmasters, fifteen inheritance recordings. It’s a pity I don’t have time to study them all.”

Looking at the names of the martial arts displayed on the phone screen, Yae-hime found herself momentarily unsure of what to choose. She naturally understood the principle that biting off more than one could chew would only backfire.

After ten minutes of deliberation, she chose three styles: Bagua Palm, Bajiquan, Taiji

“Bagua Palm has agile footwork, making it suitable for prolonged engagements. Bajiquan is fierce and explosive, making it excellent as a finishing technique. Taiji balances hardness and softness, fast and slow, and has extremely strong practicality.”

Based on her own traits, Yae-hime decided to practice these three disciplines. Among them, Taiji was divided into Wudang Sanfeng-style, Chen-style, and Li-style.

The most orthodox was undoubtedly Wudang Sanfeng-style, which consisted of twelve core forms. Chen-style and Li-style Taiji were both derived from Wudang Taiji, with many techniques and formidable real combat effectiveness.

“Once I master Wudang Taiji, learning Chen-style and Li-style Taiji will be much easier.” With that, Yae-hime officially began her video-based study.