chapter 3 Endless Battle Scripture

Only the members of the Sigeweard family who had awakened their Battle Soul could enter the Battle Skill Pavilion. The Battle Skill inside were usually mass merchandise, and real unique skills will not be placed here.
What's more, with Ethan's cultivation at the Late-stage Battle Spirit, he could only view some of the most basic combat skill manuals.
"Hello, Great Elder." Outside the Battle Skill Pavilion, there was a white-haired old man sitting at the door, holding a book in his hand and looking at it intently. The members of the Sigeweard family who entered the Battle Skill Pavilion greeted him respectfully.
Ethan walked to the door, thinking that he still had to go through some procedures, but the white-haired old man directly threw a wooden sign to Ethan and said, "You can choose three Battle Skills. Whatever you like, If you find something you like, register it here."
"Thank you, Great Elder," Ethan gave a slight bow, took the wooden sign and walked into the Battle Skill Pavilion.
The pavilion was divided into three floors. Ethan was surprised that the Sigeweard family had quite a collection. There were three rows of shelves on the first floor, and each row contained hundreds of books.
After flipping through some of them, Ethan found them to be of little use. He shook his head helplessly, muttering, "These don't offer much nourishment. The real techniques should be on the second floor."
There were not many books on the second floor of the Battle Skill Pavilion, only about a hundred books. Ethan soul power swept through the, and finally landed on a Second-grade Battle Skill named Phantom Steps.
"Phantom Steps, a second-grade Battle Skill, divided into four levels. When mastered to its peak, one can move like a ghost..." Ethan opened the book, murmuring as he read.
He had some understanding of Battle Skill. In addition to being divided into nine grades, there were also attack, defense, healing, and physical skills. This Phantom Steps was a body Battle Skill. The second grade was not too strong. However, healing Battle Skill and physical Battle Skill were very rare, so this second-grade Phantom Steps was also very rare.
"I'll just choose this. Physical Battle Skills are rarer than defensive Battle Skill. Next, choose one more physical Battle Skill and one defensive Battle Skill. As for the healing Battle Skill, they probably don't exist in the entire Sigeweard City," Ethan pondered silently, and then quickly browsed through worn-out manual he held, imprinting all the contents of Phantom Steps in his mind.
Perhaps because he was too fascinated, Ethan quickly simulated it in his mind. Unknowingly, his mind stirred up the Ghost Battle Soul. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Ethan suddenly snapped out of it. Stepping forward, he left behind an afterimage and instantly appeared in another location, while one-third of his soul power dissipated.
Ethan froze on the spot and said, "Could it be? Have I already mastered it to the fourth grade?"
It was no wonder he was so shocked. Although Second-grade Battle Skill were not difficult for strong practitioners, he was only in the Late-stage Battle Spirit. It was not easy to practice Second-grade Battle Skill.
But in just a short time, he had actually mastered the Second-grade Battle Skill Phantom Steps to the fourth grade. If he hadn't really sensed it just now, he would have thought he was dreaming.
"Could I be the legendary martial arts genius? Photographic memory, self-taught?" Ethan felt a little narcissistic in his heart and said with bright eyes, "Let's try again."
Then Ethan chose a first-grade attack Battle Skill called Triple Wave. There were three grades in Triple Wave. When you practice the third grades, you would have the power of ocean waves.
However, this time he spent even less time. In less than half an incense stick's burning time, he had already practiced up to the third grade, mastering every detail perfectly and even gaining some new insights.
Although he had already suspected it, he was still shocked. Then he glanced at the other Battle Skill on the shelf and muttered, "It is impossible to practice these more than a hundred Battle Skills here. I'll just remember the contents and practice them slowly after leaving."
"Wavebreaker Fist, Gentle Breeze Blade Technique, Flying Rainbow Seven Swords, Diamond Finger..."
There were more than one hundred Battle Skills, including more than fifty boxing techniques alone, more than twenty sword and knife techniques each, seven leg and palm techniques, and at least four finger techniques.
The Wavebreaker Fist required a balance of strength and flexibility to achieve a realm of using softness to overcome hardness. The Gentle Breeze Blade Technique demanded high strength and body technique, with five moves, each requiring a combination of dominating strength and agile body movements. The Flying Rainbow Seven Swords extremely high-speed proficiency, or else its power couldn't be fully unleashed…
Ethan memorized these Battle Skills but found none that excited him After a long time, there were only about ten combat skills left unread.
"Endless Battle Scripture?" Finally, Ethan's eyes suddenly fell on an extremely worn secret manual at the bottom of the shelf, and he was attracted by these three words.
When he opened it, Ethan really frowned. There was no introduction to this secret book, only simple descriptions of moves. It looked very basic. If it weren't for the domineering name, Ethan wouldn't even take a second look at it.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Ethan nearly exclaimed in surprise. When his eyes fell on the Endless Battle Scripture, he strangely discovered that the illustration above seemed to come alive, demonstrating techniques before his eyes.
Ethan shook his head, thinking that he might be seeing things. He mused to himself, "This Battle Skill is definitely not simple. It will be troublesome to take it out. In case I can't, I'll find a way to transcribe it first."
As for the stairs leading to the third floor, Ethan barely glanced at them and didn't pay them much mind. Holding the Endless Battle Manual, he went to register with the Great Elder.
"Endless Battle Scripture? You choose this one?" The Great Elder frowned, "This Endless Battle Scripture has been gathering dust for so many years. Do you think anyone can practice it? Others can't practice it. Do you think you can? You'd better to choose three other books. Don’t end up accomplishing nothing and wasting a lot of time.”
Ethan knew that the Great Elder meant well, so he bowed respectfully and said in a very firm tone, "Great Elder, I want this one!"
Seeing the confident Ethan, the Great Elder shook his head and said, "Since you don't listen to my advice, I won't say anything more. There is no need to register this book. You can just take it."
Ethan was stunned and said quickly, "Thank you, Great Elder."
Ethan put away the Endless Battle Scripture and left the Battle Skill Pavilion. He was filled with doubts, but it was soon replaced by excitement.
The Great Elder looked at Ethan's departing figure and sighed, "People who practice the Endless Battle Scripture will eventually drive themselves crazy. It doesn't matter if you take it, it's best not to return it."
Ethan naturally didn't know what the Great Elder was thinking. He returned to the courtyard happily holding the Endless Battle Scripture and began to practice crazily.
Compared with other Battle Skill, this Endless Battle Scripture was really weird. He couldn't figure it out in one night. However, he hadn't come away empty-handed. He faintly grasped something, albeit not very clearly.
If it were other Battle Skill, he would have mastered it by now. Since he couldn't understand it, he decided to let it be. In less than a month, the family annual meeting was coming. For Ethan, the most important thing now was to improve his own strength.
Early the next morning, Ethan took a fine Refined Steel Sword, prepared some dry food, and walked towards the mountains outside Sigeweard City with the Endless Battle Scripture.