Chen Mu was showing off smugly, but when he looked down at Fang Yue's reaction, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"What's wrong? You seem…unsatisfied?"

"Uh…no, I just don't quite understand how these martial arts are ranked."

So he didn't have a concept of it.

Chen Mu suddenly understood, and at the same time, his face turned a little red.

That's the awkward part about bragging to outsiders; they don't know what you're bragging about.

Chen Mu quickly explained.

"Martial arts are divided into two types: crude martial arts that are not worth mentioning. In Gu Yue Village, apart from the three captains, everyone else learns this type."

"The other type is graded martial arts, which are divided into First-Class Houtian, Second-Class Houtian, Third-Class Houtian, First-Class Xiantian, Second-Class Xiantian, and Third-Class Xiantian."

"Although these two unique skills of mine are both Third-Class Houtian, they complement each other and form a system, making them incredibly powerful. That's why I was able to steadily suppress the other two captains and become the chief captain of Gu Yue Village."

Crude martial arts, Houtian martial arts, Xiantian martial arts…

After listening to Chen Mu's explanation, Fang Yue roughly understood the weight of the two manuals in his hands.

In simple terms, these two Third-Class Houtian manuals are just entry-level stepping stones. But looking at the entire Gu Yue Village, only three people know them, which is absolutely awesome.

But…

Fang Yue suddenly remembered his 'Analysis Eyes' and humbly asked, "Captain Chen, what level of martial arts is Human-Grade Low-Rank?"

"Human-Grade?!"

As soon as Captain Chen heard these words, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Where did you hear those words from?!"

Seeing him so excited, Fang Yue quickly said, "I heard it from Lord Han."

"Lord Han…if it's Lord Han, then that's normal. Lord Han is unfathomable, and I don't know how strong he really is, but why did Lord Han tell you about Human-Grade?"

The second half of the sentence wasn't said to Fang Yue, but to himself. Soon, he chuckled and stopped worrying.

"The so-called Human-Grade is a rank above First-Class Xiantian. Experts like Lord Han, who have transcended the mortal realm, like to call our martial arts Mortal-Grade techniques."

"Above Mortal-Grade is Human-Grade. But there are so many mortals, and the competition among mortals is so fierce."

"With just the two words Mortal-Grade, if it's not divided in detail, who can say that their martial arts are superior? After all…Human-Grade is rare."

Human-Grade is rare?

Fang Yue listened blankly to Captain Chen's words, his heart surging!

Damn it!

So both of my skills are awesome!

Fang Yue thought about how he could walk freely in the heavy rain, scaring Lord Han so much that he reacted so strongly, and suddenly felt that this Human-Grade High-Rank skill was indeed worthy of being called awesome.

But the Analysis Eyes skill…it's really a bit of a drag. Maybe because it's not combat-related, Fang Yue often feels that this skill doesn't have much presence.

Maybe…it has secrets that I don't know?

Suppressing his thoughts, Fang Yue thought for a moment and asked, "Captain Chen, I still don't understand one thing."

Chen Mu hadn't talked to anyone about these things for a long time, and he was now interested.

"Speak."

"Martial arts have ranks, so a person's realm should also have divisions, right?"

"Of course. Like you are now, you are not worth mentioning. After learning my Xinghuo Heart Technique (Spark Heart Technique), you can accumulate internal energy, break through the realm, and become a true martial artist, entering the martial path, which is the Third-Class Houtian realm. Break through all the way from Third-Class Houtian, to First-Class Xiantian, and even become a Human-Grade expert!"

"Human-Grade…"

Fang Yue was a little fascinated, but soon remembered something else: "Then what rank is Rain-Grade?"

"I don't know."

Captain Chen shook his head.

"Don't know?"

"Yes, I don't know. I only heard Lord Han mention Rain-Grade experts, who can move freely in heavy rain and have unfathomable strength."

"Then why do I lose health when it rains? Could it be that I will lose health during the day too?"

"Of course not. You won't lose health during a normal day. If it's a day like the Three Burning Suns, then that's another matter."

Captain Chen looked at Fang Yue: "Strange, haven't you seen the sun in the place you escaped from…oh, I forgot you have no memory. How pitiful."

"Uh…"

"It's like this. There was once an ancient legend circulating in the martial world, saying that people practicing martial arts are going against the heavens, angering the heavens, so the heavens sent down punishment, so the weather became very strange and terrible, and the night became a breeding ground for weirdness, and the human living environment became harsh.

Of course, there is another version of this legend, which is that rumors of [Cold Night], [Storm] and other existences are powerful anomalies, and some people call these anomalies…Transcendent-Grade anomalies. Meaning transcendent and mysterious.

But these things have nothing to do with us small people. It's good enough to live in peace. Who cares about such big things?"

That's true.

A few [Newly Born Anomalies] would be too much for Fang Yue to handle. Why bother caring about such things?

Fang Yue looked at the two manuals in his hand and slapped them…no response.

Is that not how you open them?

He casually flipped open a page and silently said in his heart, "Learn."

But still no response.

What's going on?

Fang Yue was a little confused. He really hadn't expected that he would be stuck at this step.

"What are you doing?"

Fang Yue looked up blankly and saw Captain Chen looking at him strangely.

"I don't know how to learn skills," Fang Yue said honestly.

"Look! Look with your eyes, think with your brain, and you'll know."

Captain Chen's matter-of-fact answer made Fang Yue even more confused.

He mechanically flipped through the dense pages, casually looked at a few pages, and then looked up at Captain Chen blankly.

"Still don't know."

"Nonsense!"

Captain Chen was angered: "Are you a pig? Who can understand if you start reading a book from the middle? Read it from beginning to end for me!"

"Okay…just say it, don't be so fierce…"

Fang Yue looked through the Xinghuo Heart Technique from beginning to end, which basically contained diagrams of acupoints, coupled with some text, so Fang Yue read it very quickly.

When Fang Yue finished reading the manual…

"System prompt: Do you want to learn [Xinghuo Heart Technique]?"

So that's really how you learn skills!

"Yes!"

"System prompt: Congratulations on learning [Xinghuo Heart Technique]."

The manual slowly turned into white light and disappeared.

A large amount of knowledge poured into his mind.

Captain Chen was stunned: "You learned it?"

"Yeah."

Captain Chen excitedly circled around Fang Yue, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"What a terrifying comprehension, a martial arts genius! Back then, it took me three years to turn the manual into white light and get a preliminary grasp."

No, no, no, it has nothing to do with being a martial arts genius. This should be a privilege that every player has.

"By the way, will the manuals turn into white light after you learn martial arts?"

"What are you talking about? Every manual is like this, otherwise, why keep the manual to be spread to others? That's not right. I heard that some manuals can be learned many times, but those have been specially treated."

Fang Yue was silent.

He flipped through the [Xinghuo Blade Technique] completely.

"System prompt: Do you want to learn [Xinghuo Blade Technique]?"

"Yes!"

"System prompt: Congratulations on learning [Xinghuo Blade Technique]."