My Martial Arts Activated Easy Mode

”Furthermore, even if successfully mastered, it isn’t flawless. It has a fatal weakness: the defense from the neck up is no different from that of an ordinary person.”

Having read the contents regarding the Turtle Shell Skill and the Bone Shrinking Skill on the parchment, Su Chen couldn’t help but ponder. Staring at the two secret manuals, his eyes flickered, and he quickly made a decision. ”It’s normal for it to have flaws. Besides, I have the system panel. Why would I worry about failing to cultivate it?”

An incense stick’s worth of time later, Su Chen finished performing the starting postures of the two Cultivation Techniques. The panel suddenly refreshed:

[...Turtle Shell Skill (Initiate 1%) Bone Shrinking Skill (Initiate 1%)]

Following that, he spent another 12 taels of silver to activate the Simple Mode for both Cultivation Techniques.

The Simple Mode for the Turtle Shell Skill was sunbathing. It required ten minutes to reach the Minor Mastery stage and twenty minutes to reach Major Mastery.

The Simple Mode for the Bone Shrinking Skill was doing squats. Reaching Minor Mastery required fifty squats, while Major Mastery required one hundred.

Cultivating both Cultivation Techniques took a total of one hour. Once he finished, the panel updated once again:

[...Turtle Shell Skill (Major Mastery 1%) Bone Shrinking Skill (Major Mastery 1%)]

Looking at the two Cultivation Techniques on the panel, a smile crept onto Su Chen’s face. He then took off his clothes and inspected his body. Unlike what was recorded on the parchment, his physique hadn’t undergone any changes.

It seemed that martial arts cultivated through the panel could bypass certain flaws.

When Su Chen circulated the Turtle Shell Skill, he could instantly feel his entire body becoming incredibly tough. The surface of his body felt as though it were covered by a thin layer of black armor. Clenching his fist and striking his own body, a crisp metallic CLANG rang out.

”What an excellent Turtle Shell Skill! Not only has it enhanced my torso’s defensive power, but the defense of my arms and legs has also increased right along with it!”

Su Chen looked at his arms. Although there was no visible black armor on them, the profound sense of sturdiness was undeniably real.

”Now let’s try the Bone Shrinking Skill!”

After a series of tests, Su Chen confirmed that the Turtle Shell Skill indeed provided a slight boost to his other Cultivation Techniques. Immediately after, he shifted his focus to the Bone Shrinking Skill.

CRACKLE.

As his bones emitted a series of popping sounds, Su Chen’s tall height of one meter eighty-eight unexpectedly shrank to one meter seventy-eight. His arms and legs had both shortened by ten centimeters.

Even though he had braced himself for it, he was still shocked by the sight before him. Fortunately, Su Chen quickly recovered his wits and reverted to his normal size.

”The Bone Shrinking Skill definitely isn’t as useful in direct combat as the Turtle Shell Skill, but its auxiliary capabilities are incredibly strong. Its utility to me is no less than that of the Turtle Shell Skill. If I disguise myself as the one-armed Yang Guo again, I imagine it’ll be far more realistic and effortless.”

Having summarized his experiences from his last two battles, Su Chen had grown accustomed to operating under the guise of the one-armed Yang Guo. After all, who would ever expect a perfectly intact arm to be hidden inside an empty, severed sleeve, just waiting for the crucial moment to deliver a fatal strike?

”It’s a pity that the Iron Sand Palm cost me one hundred taels of silver. Otherwise, I might have been able to push these two Cultivation Techniques a step further,” Su Chen muttered, feeling a slight pang of regret now that he had returned to normal. Of course, he wasn’t regretting training the Iron Sand Palm to its limit, but rather regretting the fact that he was broke once again.

”It’s just that, now that the Iron Sand Palm has reached its limit, it actually requires an Extreme Iron Wire Fist to unlock its next Simple Mode!”

Su Chen was mildly surprised. He cast his gaze toward the panel, only to see the following written on it:

[Iron Sand Palm (Limit)]

[Iron Sand Palm 0 times (Extreme Iron Wire Fist/time)]