Chapter 10

After flipping through dozens of books in a row, William Bennett could completely recall the contents he had previously read and compare them with each other.

When the number of books he had browsed reached fifty, William Bennett suddenly realized something...

Something’s not right!

William Bennett's movement as he flipped through the martial arts manuals suddenly froze.

Immediately, he recalled the contents of the books he had browsed before.

Suddenly, the concise summaries on the first pages of dozens of manuals appeared in his mind, word for word, without missing a single detail.

"This..."

William Bennett's heart was shaken, but was instantly replaced by overwhelming joy.

It turned out that after fusing with his left eye, William Bennett's memory had greatly improved, to the point of photographic recall.

Especially when he deliberately activated his left eye, the content he scanned seemed to be branded into his mind, vivid and unforgettable, etched deeply.

William Bennett never expected that the legendary ability of "photographic memory" would appear in himself.

On the Qinghua Continent, there are many legends about geniuses, and photographic memory is one of their traits.

But the usual level of photographic memory is just having a good memory—being able to remember eighty or ninety percent after reading once.

In comparison, William Bennett's "photographic memory" was even more powerful. The content he viewed with his left eye was deeply imprinted in his mind, unforgettable for life.

With this ability, in the Xuanwu Pavilion, it meant that William Bennett could "take out" several more martial arts manuals.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

A hint of madness appeared on William Bennett's face as he quickly grabbed a martial arts manual that had previously caught his eye.

Swish, swish, swish...

He focused his energy to the utmost, rapidly flipping through the martial arts manual in his hands.

As long as the pages were "scanned" by his left eye, whether text or images, he could instantly memorize them.

For a martial arts manual with dozens of pages, William Bennett only needed twenty breaths to memorize it completely.

"Hahaha... photographic memory! This is amazing!"

William Bennett felt an immense satisfaction in his heart, and at an even crazier, faster speed, he flipped through and "scanned" several more martial arts manuals.

His actions naturally attracted the attention of several clan juniors on the first floor of the Xuanwu Pavilion.

"Is this guy crazy?"

"Maybe it's his first time on the second floor of the Xuanwu Pavilion, and he's just too excited."

A few clan juniors noticed William Bennett's actions, looking a bit puzzled, and shook their heads.

Time flew by quickly...

Three-quarters of half an hour had already passed.

Whew!

William Bennett let out a long breath. Though mentally exhausted, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

By this point, he had already "stolen" over a hundred martial arts manuals from the Xuanwu Pavilion.

These martial arts manuals were mostly intermediate-level martial arts, covering fist techniques, palm techniques, sword techniques, breathing methods, light movement techniques, body defense, and many other areas.

Because he had frequently activated his left eye's ability, William Bennett's mental energy was greatly depleted, and he was starting to feel the strain.

Next, he strolled leisurely around the first floor of the "Xuanwu Pavilion," his powerful left eye scanning every corner.

Suddenly, William Bennett's left eye fixed on an old, moldy martial arts manual at the bottom of a bookshelf.

The reason he noticed this manual was because William Bennett sensed that its material was different from ordinary manuals.

William Bennett picked up the moldy martial arts manual and saw three characters written on it: "飘凌渡".

He flipped to the first page summary.

"飘凌渡": A superior light movement martial art, allowing the practitioner to be as light as a swallow, leave no trace on snow, and float across rivers... When mastered, one can generate force multiple times in midair, even briefly traversing the void! Requires Martial Dao Level Two, extremely difficult to cultivate, and when combined with internal martial force, its power is even greater. Those who reach the highest level will rarely meet a match in speed below Martial Dao Level Seven!

William Bennett originally thought it was just an ordinary light movement technique, but when he saw phrases like "multiple force generation in the void" and "combined with internal martial force," a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"Multiple force generation in the void" already surpassed all intermediate techniques—most advanced techniques couldn't achieve this.

"Combined with internal martial force" indicated that this light movement technique could be used by true martial artists above Martial Dao Level Four.

The most astonishing was the final description: those who reach the highest level will rarely meet a match in speed below Martial Dao Level Seven!

"What a bold claim! Even some top-tier light movement techniques wouldn't dare say such things."

A glint flashed in William Bennett's eyes, and without hesitation, he began memorizing the contents of "飘凌渡".

He was a bit surprised—why was such a powerful technique placed at the very bottom, as if no one cared about it?

Soon, William Bennett discovered the reason.

When he had flipped through about a quarter of the pages, the writing on the following pages gradually became blurry, mainly due to age, dirt, and mold.

In other words, this manual could only be cultivated up to the first quarter of its content.

"What a pity..."

William Bennett was greatly disappointed.

However, he did not give up. He activated his left eye, focusing on the blurred writing.

By fully activating his left eye, William Bennett could barely make out the characters hidden beneath the grime—this was already more than ten times the limit of normal human eyesight.

After just a page or two, William Bennett felt mentally exhausted, his left eye powerless, and his spirit greatly depleted.

"As long as I take this manual back, I can slowly 'decode' the rest of the content."

With this thought, William Bennett took "飘凌渡" and walked out of the first floor of the Xuanwu Pavilion.