Chapter 153: Ruan Yu’s New Skill

In the past few days, Jiang Kai's combat evaluation data had been sent to the War God training camps of many countries.

At the island nation's data research center, Onoda Juro was giving a detailed account of his experience fighting Jiang Kai.

"His agility attribute is extremely high. So even without movement-type skills or talents, he can still dodge most people's attacks."

"Moreover, when fighting against him, my judgment was always deceived by his subtle feints."

Sitting in front of him were five elders in their fifties, listening intently to Onoda Juro's report.

Each of them had a stack of documents in front of them—data evaluations provided by the Golden Compass Company.

The elder in the center had silver-white hair but was full of vigor. He was slightly frowning as he listened to Onoda Juro's report while reviewing the documents in his hands, "Agility over 400… and this value continues to increase when attacking injured units."

A colleague beside him nodded, "It should be a talent similar to 'Relentless Pursuit,' where the stat keeps increasing during continuous attacks."

The white-haired elder nodded in agreement and added, "Not only does his attribute increase, but his critical hit rate also improves!"

"Additionally, his critical hit multiplier is terrifyingly high… Normally, high crit multipliers come with lower trigger chances. The reason he uses 'Chasing Nine Tribulations' as a weapon is precisely because it provides a stable and reliable critical hit rate."

"Based on his number of attacks and the attributes of 'Chasing Nine Tribulations,' we can deduce that his base critical hit rate is actually quite low. Unless he uses 'Relentless Pursuit' to further boost it."

"Alright, let's compile our conclusions so far."

"Jiang Kai's traits: High agility, high crit multiplier, astonishing precision and power in ranged attacks. He likely has a ranged attack-enhancing talent or skill. He possesses a substitute that can absorb enemy attacks and convert them into his own consumed energy. He has a talent or skill that disrupts enemy judgment. His weapons include seventeen 'Chasing Nine Tribulations' blades of Tier 1 and Tier 2, equipped with a 'Mother-Child Stone' that grants anti-magnetic properties. Additionally, he has a dagger suspected to be a unique or exclusive-grade weapon, surpassing the Soul Devourer Blade in quality."

The other experts nodded, agreeing with the elder's analysis.

"Juro, we've basically figured out Jiang Kai's abilities. Do you have anything to add?"

Juro pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, what I want to talk about is that person's adaptability in battle."

"Oh? Elaborate."

Juro organized his thoughts and said, "His combat style isn't exactly cautious. On the contrary, he often makes very bold decisions."

"He takes risks to achieve maximum damage."

The white-haired elder nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, I noticed that as well. For example, he deliberately let Hochman grab him. That was an extremely dangerous move."

"However, a person who loves taking risks… also presents us with opportunities!"

"Alright, go rest now."

Juro stood up but hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, about my Soul Devourer Blade…"

The white-haired elder smiled slightly, "The Soul Devourer Blade is only a Tier 2 weapon, and it's already damaged. Whether we retrieve it or not isn't important. The key is that we must defeat Jiang Kai and win the Global Championship. That's the only way to minimize our losses."

Juro sighed and left the meeting room.

After he left, the five experts gathered again.

"Oda Colonel, the conditions Huaxia has imposed on us are simply outrageous. They're demanding that we send a large number of smugglers to ensure that all of their cities reach a 15% pass rate for the newcomer trials."

"Not only that, but if Jiang Kai's brother and sister participate in the trials, we have to send 100 people to escort them!"

"This is an utter humiliation for us!"

The white-haired elder sighed, "The higher-ups have already agreed to Huaxia's demands. There's no other choice. We all know that the Global Championship determines whether top-tier talents can break through their bottlenecks."

"In other words, the Global Championship concerns the very survival of our island nation!"

"As for our pride… Since we've fully analyzed Jiang Kai's abilities, we'll reclaim our honor in the Global Championship!"

Another elder frowned, "Right now, nobody knows what the Global Championship's rules will be."

Colonel Oda smiled slightly, "Murai, why worry unnecessarily? If we don't know, neither does anyone else. Do you think our adaptability is inferior to other nations? We'll handle it as it comes."

Murai nodded and then asked, "Colonel, should we send him?"

Colonel Oda nodded, "For now, excluding hidden experts from the civilian sector, in our military, below Tier 3… only he can suppress Jiang Kai!"

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Multiple countries had already provided compensation to secure their spots in the Global Championship. During this time, national teams had flooded into the public zone, numbering over a thousand teams.

However, no fighting had broken out in the public zone. It seemed that all the national teams were waiting for the final country to discover a connection portal.

Meanwhile, Huaxia's military continued stabilizing its presence in the public zone, sending three teams per day.

One of these teams brought the sword technique Ruan Yu had requested.

Lu Dachuan personally delivered the sword technique, and Jiang Kai handed it over to Ruan Yu without alteration.

"What kind of sword technique?", Jiang Kai asked curiously.

Ruan Yu caressed the skill book like it was a precious treasure.

"Oh, come on, stop hiding it! Let us see!", Hu Yan snatched it away without giving Ruan Yu any face.

Jiang Kai, Yuan Zhu, and Nuan Nuan all leaned in to take a look.

Upon opening the packaging, the title was revealed.

"Tai Chi Sword Intent (Beginner)"

"Tai Chi… Sword Intent? Is this even a sword technique?", Jiang Kai asked in confusion, "A beginner-level skill that costs 4 million Star Coins? Ruan Ghost, did you get scammed?"

"Brother Ruan, this isn't a sword style… Are you sure you can even learn it?", Yuan Zhu asked.

Hu Yan flipped to the first page, where two lines of text were written.

[Tai Chi Sword Intent has no moves, no forms, no shape. When the mind is undistracted, sword intent begins to form. The body is the arm, the sword is the finger. Wield the sword as naturally as moving a limb. No move surpasses having a move.]

[Minimum requirement: Tier 2 profession and a talent or skill that allows long periods of absolute mental focus.]

Reading the second requirement, everyone immediately thought of Ruan Yu's "Drunken Reverie" state.

Once Ruan Yu entered "Drunken Reverie," his state of mind could absolutely be considered undistracted.

Ruan Yu snatched "Tai Chi Sword Intent" back from Hu Yan, "You guys don't understand, so don't talk nonsense. I spent a long time researching before finding this skill!"

To be fair, as a drunkard, Ruan Yu had very few skills he could effectively use. Ordinary skill books would be useless in his drunken state, but this Tai Chi Sword Intent might just work.

No wonder he was willing to spend a fortune to buy it.

"I'm off to practice! Tell everyone to stay away from me, especially those not from our squad," Ruan Yu said arrogantly before running outside the camp.

Not long after, an angry roar came from the forest behind the camp.

"I, Ruan Yu, shall not be outdone by anyone! Where are the beauties?"

Jiang Kai glanced at his teammates and calmly said, "Ruan Ghost's Drunken Reverie triggers randomly. No idea how much he needs to drink. Brother Hu, make a sign that says 'No Entry. Enter at Your Own Risk,' and stick it outside the forest."

Hu Yan thought for a moment and said, "Better make it scarier."

Jiang Kai nodded, "Good idea. That'll keep nosy people out. Oh, and get rid of Genesis' filming equipment too."

Soon, seven or eight wooden signs were crookedly planted outside the forest.

[Beware of ferocious dogs. Enter at your own risk.]

Three days later, an African nation, N-Country, discovered its connection portal. With that, 99 countries had now found their portals.

Only one more to go.

The entire world held its breath, watching the public zone.

At the same time, Golden Compass and Genesis collaborated to release a new ranking:

[Global Tier 2 Combat Power Rankings]

This ranking immediately drew worldwide attention.

After all, previous global rankings were based on data, but the Global Championship would be the first true peak battle among top professions since the birth of Destiny Calling.

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