Chapter 308 The Strongest Defense
Ding Ning held his shoulders proudly. “Second Master, how do you feel? Does the Hidden Energy taste good?”
“Humph, it is but Hidden Energy. It won’t hurt me!”
The meat hill gradually shrank and returned to normal soon, but Money God’s face turned red with anger. Obviously, he was hurt silently.
“Hee, hee, Second Master, I used my lesser power, only with the fifth-level Energy. If I had used my ninth-level Energy, I am afraid you would also have been hurt.”
Ding Ning held Money God’s shoulder and spoke with smugness.
Money God revealed dismissiveness at the corner of his mouth. “This is not my strongest defense. I was hurt only because I belittled you.”
“Humph, reluctant to admit your defeat!”
Ding Ning always knew that his Second Master never wanted to suffer losses, and so he muttered scornfully.
“You think I am joking?”
Money God turned serious. “So, let you experience my real power.”
Ding Ning was stunned and didn’t think his Second Master was so serious. Before he stopped him, Money God suddenly gave off a terrifying air.
That air was like the fury of Heaven, chilling Ding Ning’s hands and feet and making him terrified with shocked eyes.
Money God gave off his air and withdrew it instantly, saying proudly, “What was your feeling?”
“I felt I couldn’t stop it, my confidence was lost, and my fighting power slumped. What is this martial arts technique?”
Ding Ning asked with a lingering fear.
“This is not a martial arts technique, but the momentum that a strong Master has!”
Money God raised his eyebrows proudly, sank his buttocks into the sofa, and crossed his legs clumsily to shake.
“Momentum? A Master’s momentum? Second Master, you are a Master?”
With eyes glistening, Ding Ning asked excitedly.
“Of course, what a martial arts talent I am! I have practiced for so many years. If I were not a little Master, I would be useless.”
Ding Ning spoke with a smug expression.
“What about my Great Master? Are Uncle Xiaowu and Sister Qiao Masters? And my father?”
Ding Ning asked in high spirit.
Money God’s proud face vanished and said jealously, “Apart from your Sister Qiao, your Great Master and Third Master are all Masters.”
Ding Ning asked desirously, “What about my father?”
“Your father is not.”
Money God’s eyes flashed with admiration. “But his fighting power is far beyond a Master. Even facing a Great Master, your father can fight.”
“What? My father is so excellent?”
Ding Ning clenched his fists excitedly.
“Excellent?” A trace of anger climbed upon Money God’s face. “If your father’s Dantian had not been destroyed by someone in the past, he would have reached beyond the low-level Great Master.”
“What did you say? My father’s Dantian was destroyed by someone? Who, who on earth?”
Ding Ning was shocked violently, with his eyeballs turning red instantly, and snarled angrily, without covering his billowy killing intent.
“Uh! You will know later.”
Money God suddenly realized that he spoke too much and covered it up with an unclear statement.
“Second Master, please tell me. I promise I won’t be impulsive.”
Ding Ning withdrew his killing intent, sat cutely beside Money God, and, shaking his arm like a spoiled child, spoke.
“No, don’t use this way. I don’t tell you for your good. When it is time, your father will tell you himself.”
Money God pursed his lips. “How can you still use a child’s trick being an adult?”
Seeing Ding Ning’s disappointed face, Money God changed the subject promptly. “Your current cultivation should be exceptionally good among the youths, and you’ve even reached the Hidden Energy phase. Although this is nothing extraordinary in the ancient martial arts circle, it is very good in the earthly world.”
“The Hidden Energy phase? What do you mean?” Ding Ning said wonderingly.
Money God scratched his head and asked with confusion, “Don’t you know the hierarchy of warriors?”
“None of you has told me, but I’ve heard it from others. The hierarchy of warriors has seven levels: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D. Level A is equivalent to a master of martial arts, Level S a Master, Level SS a Great Master, and Level SSS a God of Martial Arts.”
“Who did you hear it from?”
Money God’s expression became extremely odd. “Didn’t I tell you about the hierarchy of warriors in the past?”
“No, is what I said wrong?”
Ding Ning felt quite confused.
Money God blushed because it was his responsibility to tell Ding Ning the hierarchy of warriors. He thought he had told Ding Ning a long time before, but he made a big joke.
Fortunately, it was not too late to make up for it. Now, he tried to make up. Instantly, he cleared his throat and said, “What you said is not wrong, but that is foreigners’ standard. The person who told you this hierarchy must be someone from some special department, right?”
Ding Ning nodded. Although he didn’t know Qiu Hong’s department, she must come from a special department.
“Warriors are divided into the Modern Warriors’ system and the Ancient Warriors’ system, which includes the Human Martial Arts, Xuan Martial Arts, Earth Martial Arts, Sky Martial Arts, and Real Martial Arts. Of course, there is still one realm above the Real Martial Arts, called God Martial Arts, but whether it exists or not, no one is sure. After all, those who can reach the Real Martial Arts Realm are already extremely rare, and the God Martial Arts Realm is but a legend.”
Money God said seriously, “For Modern Warriors, there is also a systematic hierarchy in our Shenzhou Country, which includes Obvious Energy, Hidden Energy, and Turning Energy, and Master, Great Master, and God of Martial Arts. As for the ABCD hierarchy you mentioned, it is the international standard for warriors, a system made by foreigners. It seems the hierarchy is very clear, but in fact, its concept is quite unclear. Those who only reach one of the standards, which include power, speed, the speed of reaction, and others, can reach the next level, but it can’t embody the greatness and profoundness of our Shenzhou Country’s martial arts.”
Ding Ning was suddenly enlightened and said, “That’s why a C level warrior can defeat a B level warrior.”
“Foreign devils only know a little about martial arts. If we all rely on statistics, it will be a mess. They have no idea about how profound martial arts are. Making statistics, hehe, is a good joke. Not to mention warriors, even ordinary people have the eruption of their potential. If a D level warrior gets the eruption of an A level’s power, is he an A level warrior? “It’s really funny. Only some special departments of our country recognize this dividing standard. After all, our country needs to be internationalized. In fact, in our Shenzhou, the hierarchy of Modern Warriors has a detailed division and standard.”
Money God was a little thirsty, signing Ding Ning to pour a cup of water for him. After taking a mouthful, Money God continued, “The Obvious Energy is the basic standard for a warrior and also a process of exercising, and controlling one’s power. According to one’s proficiency in power distribution and the use of it, the Energy is divided into four levels: Early, middle, late, and peak.”
Speaking of this, Money God took a glimpse of Ding Ning. “When you came to study in Ninghai, you were already at the peak level of the Obvious Energy. But according to the division of Ancient Warriors, you were at the first phase of the Human Martial Arts Realm.”
The more Ding Ning listened, the more he became befuddled. “Am I on earth a Modern Warrior or an Ancient Warrior?”
“You are the mixture of an Ancient Warrior and a Modern Warrior.”
Money God gave a wry smile. “In theory, you can be counted as an Ancient Warrior, but an Ancient Warrior relies on the spiritual aura too much. On earth, the spiritual aura is thin. Out of a helpless choice, we made you practice the two of them. After all, a Modern Warrior doesn’t rely on the spiritual aura, but he needs to keep refining his physical quality and break the limits of the human body to enhance his power.”
Speaking of this, Money God showed a tinge of admiration. “Your father was once an Ancient Warrior, but his Dantian was destroyed by someone in the past years. So, all his cultivation was lost. Later, relying on his prominent perseverance, he re-took the path of a Modern Warrior. After going through so much suffering and pain, he has gained today’s power. If his cultivation had not been destroyed in the past years, I suppose he would have reached the Sky Martial Arts Realm so far at least.”
Ding Ning clenched his fists and swore silently: Someday, he would cut the b*stard who destroyed his father’s Dantian into pieces and vent his father’s anger.
Money God took a sip of the tea and continued, “Since you learn medicine from Sister Qiao, you must know that there is the True Qi in the human body. The Hidden Energy is also divided into four levels: Early, middle, late, and peak. The so-called Hidden Energy is that one can preliminarily use the True Qi inside the meridians of the human body. In fighting, it can form a stream of Hidden Energy, intruding into the enemy’s body and hurt him.”
“Then, what about the Turning Energy?” Ding Ning asked diligently.
“When one gets the Turning Energy, he can be called a master because his control of energy has reached perfection, and he can take out the energy out of his body to attack his enemy and also use it as a shield to protect himself. Like the others, it is also divided into four levels: Early, middle, late, and peak. Even in our Shenzhou Country, not many people are masters of the Turning Energy.
Money God gulped down the tea, put down the cup, and, beaming with joy, said, “If one reaches the Master’s level, he is not on the same level with the person with the Turning Energy. A Master already can understand the momentum that belongs to himself, and use his momentum to suppress others. Under a Master’s momentum, the enemy will generate the idea that he shouldn’t fight with sheer power and will lose his spirit. Even if he persists in fighting, his fighting power will slump.”
“What about two Masters fighting each other?”
Ding Ning asked curiously.
“Then, it relies on their momentums, and the one who has the more powerful momentum wins. Certainly, the momentum is but one factor. Besides that, the competition can also be on other factors, such as power, speed, speed of reaction, fighting ability, and so on. And, everyone’s understanding of the momentum is also different. So, Masters’ real fighting powers are likely to be quite different.”
Money God said smugly, “As your Second Master, my understanding is the defense momentum. In the Masters Realm, nearly no one can break my defense. It is on the unbeatable level.”
“What about my father? Can’t he break your defense, either?”
Ding Ning asked very carefully, but Money God’s face turned dark, waving his hand impatiently. “Can you avoid comparing your abnormal father to me? Yes, he did lose his Dantian, but the True Qi stored in his meridians is much more than the amount in my Dantian. Plus, what he understands is the sword momentum, an unbeatable one. No Master can bear his sword momentum.”
“What about Uncle Xiaowu?” Ding Ning still tried to disclose Money God’s lie mercilessly.
Money God’s face twitched several times. He rolled his eyes and said unhappily, “Your Uncle Xiaowu is also abnormal, and your father is even a little afraid of his arrow momentum. You can’t count two of them.”
“Okay, forget two of them. Then, what about my Great Master?”
Ding Ning didn’t wish to stop humiliating him.
“Uh! That nerd scholar practices the awe-inspiring righteous air. He is in a higher state than me, so I can’t bear his momentum for now.”
Money God’s eyelids twitched and boasted calmly, “I am now only in a Master’s middle phase, but the old nerd has reached a Master’s late phase, and if I was also in a Master’s late phase, he certainly couldn’t break my defense.”
“Humph, you are good at boasting. You said you are unbeatable in the Master Realm, but now it seems that you are the weakest one among them.”
Ding Ning pursed his lips dismissively.
“B*llshit, your Sister Qiao can’t break my defense.”
Money God felt ashamed and became angry, blushing and roaring.
Ding Ning nearly choked out of laughing. “Second Master, you should feel ashamed, for Sister Qiao doesn’t know kung fu at all. Why don’t you claim your neighbor’s boy Ergou can’t break your defense?”
Money God’s fat face kept twitching. He panted heavily because of anger. “Little bad egg, you know nothing. Sister Qiao doesn’t know kung fu, but she is a Spiritual Master. Do you know what it is?”