According to information circulating among the public, "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" is considered one of the top supreme martial arts, whether in new or ancient martial arts.

The first level of this supreme art is very easy; even someone with rather poor aptitude can master it in two years. The second level requires at least double that time, about four years. The third level takes twice as long as the second, needing eight years. With this exponential increase, it becomes harder and harder to progress the further you go. After the fifth level, advancing to the next level requires more than thirty years of arduous cultivation.

It is rumored that if one reaches the tenth level, every strike unleashed by the practitioner possesses the extraordinary power of ten dragons and ten elephants!

Such a marvelous supreme art being made public naturally attracted everyone’s attention. If someone with evil intentions and exceptional talent were to learn it, it would surely endanger social security! The Federation also considered this issue. To strengthen control and select talent at the same time, only the first three levels of "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" were made available for cultivation.

A set of top-tier martial arts that can only be learned up to the third level immediately lost much of its value. Many people preferred to practice other martial arts that were fully open. Although they might not be as good as "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power," reaching the fifth level of those arts would not be inferior to the third level of "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power," and reaching the sixth level would easily surpass it.

Therefore, although everyone knew that "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" was an outstanding ancient martial art, very few people actually practiced it. Occasionally, those who did were mostly laborers doing heavy physical work. With each level mastered, the practitioner’s physical strength and power would increase significantly, allowing laborers to earn a bit more money.

Although "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" also offers decent resistance to blows, compared to specialized ancient arts like "Golden Bell Shield," "Iron Cloth," "Diamond Invulnerable Body," or new martial arts like "Titanium Extreme Body," "Dragon Body Sacred Armor," "Earth Diamond Body," and so on, it is still somewhat inferior.

Sensing the slight surprise of the crowd, Brian Carter gave a helpless, indifferent smile. That’s right! The purpose of practicing "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" was simply to gain a bit more strength and stamina, so he could earn a little more money.

“Once the duelists are ready, please choose to start the battle.” The electronically synthesized voice of a beautiful woman gently entered Brian Carter’s ears.

Battle! A glint flashed in Brian Carter’s eyes, and his body instantly entered a rare state of hot-blooded excitement. This was his first real fight against someone else—how could he not be excited?

Ready. Battle start! After selecting confirm, the countdown to the duel began immediately.

Ten... nine... eight... seven...

“FIGHT!”

The battle began, and with a thunderous shout as if the emperor himself were present, blue electric light crackled faintly around both hands and feet. This was the standard state of the second level of Blue Lightning Force. At the first level, only the hands or feet would emit electric light; at the second level, both hands and feet would. At the third level, the arms or legs would generate electric light. The stronger the practitioner, the greater the coverage. At a certain level, one could even use the electric light to create defensive electric armor, making it a new martial art that combines offense and defense.

In his first battle, Brian Carter was a bit surprised. Even though he felt a strong fighting spirit, his mood was exceptionally calm, without a trace of nervousness or excitement.

Blue Lightning Force is indeed a new martial art that combines offense and defense, but at the second level, it is typically strong in offense and weak in defense. As long as he found an opportunity, he could defeat this flashy but impractical opponent!

The emperor-like opponent did not attack immediately. He took out a pale blue pill from his pocket. The onlookers couldn’t help but gasp—In Person was really angry. That was a "Rage Pill," which could rapidly increase attack power by ten percent within ten minutes. If "Thirty-Six Hours" didn’t take a pill, the outcome of this duel was already beyond doubt.

Rage Pill? Brian Carter frowned slightly. That was really extravagant. Although the virtual Rage Pill in the Sky Martial Battle Network was far less expensive than in reality, it still cost ten US dollars to get one.

After taking the Rage Pill, electric light began to appear above the emperor-like opponent’s ankles. With a ten percent boost in attack power, even without reaching the third level, he was probably already very close to that level.

Brian Carter stood motionless. Facing the emperor-like opponent who had taken the Rage Pill, he was also a bit surprised that he felt no worry about losing at all. Instead, the fighting spirit in his chest only burned stronger.

Chapter 4: The First Glimmer of Edge (Part 2)

With the power of the Rage Pill added to his legs, the emperor-like opponent moved even faster. His body suddenly blurred, leaving a faint afterimage in place. His blue-electric-light-tinged fingers stabbed toward Brian Carter’s eyes, the five fingers flicking rapidly, leaving afterimages that looked like ten fingers fluttering up and down, making it impossible to tell which was the real one.

According to the rules of the Sky Martial Battle Network, if your eyes are poked, the user will see nothing but darkness for three days upon logging in. This move was clearly meant to keep Brian Carter from logging in for three days, or force him to spend money on a vision-restoring potion.

Brian Carter was a bit surprised. It was just a duel between the two of them—was it really necessary to go this far? Reduce my income for three days? Anger surged instantly, and "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" instantly spread through both legs.