C75 Twostar Human Rank!

The Wild Flame Hit is a high-rank Human Rank martial skill. When executed, the practitioner can conjure up to eighteen fireballs, each half a meter in diameter, boasting immense power. Creating just three fireballs is already on par with the power of a lower-grade Human Rank martial skill, signifying the user has reached the Small Completion Stage. Six fireballs rival the power of a lower-grade Human Rank martial skill, while nine match a medium-class Human Rank martial skill. At twelve fireballs, the practitioner's power is equivalent to a medium-class Human Rank martial skill, indicating they've attained the Great Completion Stage. Fifteen fireballs are comparable to an upper-class Human Rank martial skill, and eighteen fireballs are akin to the top of the upper-class Human Rank martial skills, marking the user's arrival at the Perfection Stage.

However, Han Feng's high regard for the Wild Flame Hit isn't due to its sheer power; the Han family possesses several powerful high-rank Human Rank martial skills. What truly impresses Han Feng is the Wild Flame Hit's ability, akin to the Profound Flame Chain, to amplify the potency of mortal fire beyond its standard level. For instance, a fireball created with medium-class mortal fire can ascend in power, rivaling a top-quality Human Rank martial skill. Utilizing upper-class mortal fire elevates it to match the top of the top-quality Human Rank martial skills. And with top-quality mortal fire, the Wild Flame Hit's power straddles the line between Human Rank and Mystic Rank martial skills.

This is where the Wild Flame Hit falls short of the Profound Flame Chain. The Wild Flame Hit's peak is between Human Rank and Mystic Rank martial skills. Even if a martial cultivator's internal mortal fire mutates beyond top-quality, the Wild Flame Hit cannot ascend to the Mystic Rank martial skill level. The Profound Flame Chain, on the other hand, can achieve Mystic Rank martial skill status. The catch is that one must discover the remaining portions of the "Profound Flame Chain" cultivation method. Without it, Han Feng, with only a third of the "Profound Flame Chain" at his disposal, cannot hope to reach the Mystic Rank martial skill echelon.

Let's delve into the Sun Nine Steps.

The Sun Nine Steps is a movement technique that, when executed, manifests fire attribute True Qi beneath the user's feet, resembling dazzling suns and boosting their speed.

Achieving the appearance of three suns signifies reaching the Small Completion Stage, six suns indicate the Great Completion Stage, and nine suns represent the Perfection Stage.

The Sun Nine Steps cannot enhance the potency of mortal fire.

Yet, movement techniques are inherently more valuable than offensive martial skills.

A movement technique of the same level is considered more valuable than its defensive counterpart, which in turn is more valuable than an offensive one.

The Sun Nine Steps falls between an ordinary Human Rank high-rank martial skill and a top-tier Human Rank high-rank martial skill in terms of level, yet its worth is on par with an ordinary Human Rank top-quality martial skill.

After reviewing the two martial skills, Han Feng took a deep breath. These skills would suffice to elevate him from a One-star to a Twelve-star at the Human Rank without any need for replacement.

These skills would serve him well up until his breakthrough to the Mystic Rank.

Coupled with the Profound Flame Chain and the four major inherited martial skills, Han Feng's strength had significantly improved.

However, Han Feng was currently only at a One-star Human Rank, the Profound Flame Chain at the Small Completion Stage, and the six major martial skills remained untrained. He had a considerable journey ahead.

Han Feng held a Fire Crystal and mused, "This tiny Fire Crystal, if absorbed solely with my True Qi, would hardly enhance the power of mortal fire, much less allow for a breakthrough to the second layer of the Nine Flames And Strange Fire Art."

The Nine Flames And Strange Fire Art comprises ten layers, with each level beyond the first marking a significant transformation.

Advancing from the First Layer to the Second Layer is not as simple as absorbing a Fire Crystal or two.

"If only I had fire attribute Spirit Creatures," he lamented, "I could cultivate them in the fourth level of the Nine Flames Heavenly Fire Tower. Even if the Spirit Creatures themselves aren't highly valuable, their sheer number could facilitate my breakthrough."

With only a single Fire Crystal at my disposal, I fear it's barely enough to cultivate one of the four grand Inherited Martial Skills to the initial stage of the First Layer. The others will have to wait.

I should focus on cultivating True Qi for now. Being at a One-star Human Rank is far too feeble.

Within the Nine Flames Heavenly Fire Tower, Han Feng transformed a Lower-grade Medium-grade Spirit Stone into origin fluid, channeling it into the third level's House of Time and the fourth level's planting space.

Currently, the House of Time on the third level operated at its first tier, with a minimum of 1.5 times and a maximum of three times the normal rate of origin fluid.

With a plentiful supply of Spirit Stones, Han Feng ramped up the input of origin fluid, opting for the maximum of three times the rate.

On the fourth level, he set to work planting Human Origin Fruits.

Within the House of Time, Han Feng extracted the essence of a Human Origin Fruit, commencing the refining process.

This was his second Human Origin Fruit.

In no time, an ample surge of True Qi roiled within him.

Having ascended to Human Rank, Han Feng's ability to absorb and refine was significantly quicker than during his Mortal Rank days.

Back then, it took an entire night for a marginal refinement.

Now, in under half a night, he achieved success.

Thanks to the temporal discrepancy, Han Feng could train for three nights within the House of Time, equating to a day and a half.

In just half a day, he had fully refined the origin fluid from one Human Origin Fruit into Fire attribute Genuine Qi, propelling his True Qi cultivation to the pinnacle of One-star Human Rank.

He then proceeded to assimilate the origin fluid from the third and fourth Human Origin Fruits.

The essence from these two fruits nudged Han Feng to the threshold of Two-star Human Rank, though his new level was somewhat unsteady.

Finally, Han Feng refined the origin fluid from the last Human Origin Fruit, solidifying his cultivation foundation at the early peak of Two-star Human Rank.

With that, the five Human Origin Fruits were exhausted. The sixth and seventh remained in cultivation, requiring at least another two to three days to ripen.

Han Feng opened his eyes with a sigh. "The Human Origin Fruit is indeed beneficial for Human Rank warriors, but its benefits are limited to those at the early stages. Now that I've advanced to a Two-star Human Rank, using the Human Origin Fruit for cultivation is certainly faster than using Spirit Stones, yet it's much slower compared to the pace I experienced when breaking through the initial star level."

"To ascend from Two-star to Three-star, I estimate I'll need at least ten Human Origin Fruits."

"And to make the leap from Three-star to Four-star, relying solely on Human Origin Fruits is out of the question."

"I must now seek out not only Fire attribute Spirit Creatures but also Spirit Fruits akin to the Human Origin Fruit, ones that can bolster the True Qi of mid to late-stage Human Rank experts."

With his strategy in mind, Han Feng set about refining his Martial Skill.

"Profound Flame Chain!"

With a low shout, Han Feng unleashed a crimson chain.

This time, astonishingly, two Profound Flame Chains materialized.

The second chain was somewhat indistinct, but with Han Feng's continued practice, it slowly became more defined.

The following afternoon, Han Feng stepped out for a meal with Lin Qingshan.

By then, he had fully mastered the two chains. With the formation and control of one more, the Profound Flame Chain would advance to the second level, achieving the Great Completion Stage.

Throughout the meal, Lin Qingshan cast curious glances at Han Feng.

Feeling anxious and unsure of what might be amiss, he finally asked, "Sister Lin, why do you keep looking at me that way?"