Online Game: Unrivaled Gods

Looking at the two books in his hand, Sun Rui was somewhat surprised. He did not expect that the captain would give him these two books. As far as he knew, there were only two people in this team who possessed internal energy: the captain and Sun Yang.

Giving myself this internal energy cultivation book and martial arts skill cultivation book now would be a waste, and it might also cause some captains to be dissatisfied.

Sun Rui glanced around at the soldiers and captains around him. There were envious eyes, but no jealous eyes.

“Just accept it. You killed this general in the Condensation stage all by yourself. No one will feel dissatisfied.” Wang Huan saw the concern in Sun Rui’s eyes and stepped forward to say, “Besides, young master, you don’t think this is our team’s first attack, do you? Although there are not many training books like this in the military camp warehouse, there are still more than a dozen. It’s just that we don’t have enough merit to receive them.”

After Wang Huan reminded him, Sun Rui realized that although this battle was his first in the team, it didn't mean that the team wouldn't attack. Since they were going to attack, they would definitely gain something.

"How are merit points calculated?" Sun Rui was somewhat familiar with the term "merit points." When he completed the mission for the first time, the system prompted him that there was a reward for merit points, and the system gave him 5 merit points.

"This merit system is a system established by our captain, modeled after the imperial court. For example, if you want to cultivate internal strength, you need 5,000 merit points. A Tier 1 soldier has 1 merit point, a Tier 2 soldier has 10, a Tier 3 soldier has 100, a Tier 4 soldier has 150, and each subsequent tier increases the merit by 50. So, if we want to get the internal strength training book, we need to kill 50 Tier 3 soldiers," Wang Huan explained the merit system to Sun Rui.

"understood."

"Put this on." After Wang Huan finished explaining, the captain took out the binding cord again and asked Sun Rui to put it on.

"Captain, could I take it off for now? I'm thinking..." Sun Rui had planned to report to the captain yesterday that he wanted to remove the binding rope, but today, with either training or the captain not around, Sun Rui didn't have time to say it. He wanted to break through his limits first and then put the binding rope back on.

"We'll talk about this back at camp. Put it on first." The captain interrupted Sun Rui before he could finish speaking.

"Yes." Sun Rui now clearly realized that he was a soldier and had to obey orders first.

"Player Lu Bu is restricted by the Mo family's binding rope, his martial strength is reduced to 1 points, and his talent of lifting the cauldron is sealed."

As expected, after putting on the Bound Strength Rope, Sun Rui felt a decline in his strength and a sense of weakness, just like the first time he put on the Bound Strength Rope.

"Back to camp." After seeing Sun Rui put on the restraint rope, the commander-in-chief shifted his gaze from Sun Rui and began to call the soldiers back to camp.

Sun Rui didn't utter a single word the entire way, focusing entirely on experiencing the changes within himself and gaining considerable insights. When he first put on the binding rope, he felt a sense of disharmony throughout his body. This disharmony was due to the sudden change in Sun Rui's strength. He diligently memorized these changes and weaknesses, identifying areas where his strength was weak, and consciously worked to coordinate his body.

After returning to the valley camp, Sun Rui approached the captain, hoping that the captain would remove the binding rope so that he could break through.

"Report!" Sun Rui reported first, standing outside the commander's tent.

"Come in." The commander's heavy voice came from inside the tent.

Sun Rui lifted the curtain and entered. The current commander-in-chief was not doing push-ups in the tent as he had done yesterday, but was sitting on the ground with his palms facing upwards, practicing his internal energy.

"I'll be waiting for you for a while." The captain said before Sun Rui could speak, without even opening his eyes to look at him.

"Commander-in-Chief, I..." Hearing that the Commander-in-Chief was waiting for him, Sun Rui wanted to reveal his purpose.

"Are you about to break through to a higher realm?"

"Uh, yes." Sun Rui was stunned for a moment after the captain saw through his purpose, and then immediately responded.

As Sun Rui responded, the captain opened his eyes. When Sun Rui saw the captain's glasses, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if all his secrets had been exposed to the captain's eyes.

"The Heavenly Book has three thousand volumes. Do you know about it, Lü Bu?" The captain didn't mention the matter of untying the binding rope, but instead brought up the three thousand volumes of the Heavenly Book.

"I know." Sun Rui immediately answered the captain's question. The three thousand scrolls of heavenly books mentioned by the captain were three thousand sets of internal skills that could increase the player's attributes in the Three Kingdoms continent. They were also the only way to cultivate to the innate realm. The "Overlord's True Scripture" that he cultivated was one of them, and it was the most top-level skill.

"Three thousand volumes of heavenly books... Back in the day..." The captain sighed and began to recount his experiences. Sun Rui, standing to the side, listened patiently to the captain's words, trusting that the captain wouldn't speak empty words.

As time passed, the captain slowly got to the crucial point about Sun Rui, and Sun Rui's face showed a shocked expression, but he did not interrupt the captain's words.

"And so, Lao Sun and I have been stuck in the condensation stage without making any progress." The captain stopped talking, looked at Sun Rui's somewhat dazed expression, and made no further moves.

Sun Rui was there processing the information he had just received from the captain. From this information, Sun Rui gleaned a crucial piece of information: players did not necessarily need the Three Thousand Scrolls of Heavenly Book to break through to the Innate Realm; they could also create their own cultivation techniques, and it was feasible. The test subject was the captain standing right in front of him.

Over a decade ago, the commander-in-chief was a squad leader in this special unit. Due to his exceptional observational talent, he could discern the abilities and internal strength of others, allowing him to quickly achieve merit and obtain the qualification to cultivate internal strength in a short time. However, he was not satisfied, feeling that merely reaching the acquired realm would not be of much help in protecting Jiuyuan City. During a chance mission, the commander-in-chief discovered an ancient book containing information about creating one's own cultivation method. This discovery sparked his interest. Leveraging his special talent, he learned from the then-young Lü Liang and created his own internal strength based on one of the three thousand volumes of the "Luanfa Jue" (Chaos and Conquest Technique). More than a hundred people joined him, learning from each other, but in the end, only the commander-in-chief and Sun Yang survived. However, neither of them fully succeeded; their work remained incomplete, and due to early damage to their meridians, they remained stuck at the condensation stage, unable to break through. This research experience, maintained for over a decade, had formed a system, but lacked someone to implement it, and Sun Rui was the perfect candidate.

"This..." Sun Rui hesitated. He was cultivating the "Overlord's True Scripture," which was not only a top-tier technique in the Three Kingdoms continent but also in "Global Hope." Wasn't it a waste of time to create his own technique based on it?

Seeing Sun Rui's hesitation, the captain knew that this choice was difficult, especially for someone who possessed three thousand volumes of the Heavenly Book. If he honestly cultivated and his talent was high enough, he would definitely reach the Innate Realm. However, if he created his own cultivation method, he might end up achieving nothing.

"Come with me." The captain thought for a moment, then led Sun Rui out of the tent to the training ground, picked up a spear and began practicing his marksmanship without saying a word to Sun Rui.

Although Sun Rui did not understand the captain's meaning, he still watched the captain's actions attentively.

"Congratulations to player Lü Bu for successfully activating the Peerless Talent and comprehending the Golden Spear Technique, a martial art at the Condensation Stage."

Golden Spear Technique: A martial art used during the Qi Condensation stage. Requirement: A general in the Qi Nourishing stage.

Hearing the system notification, Sun Rui smiled wryly to himself. He hadn't intentionally learned this skill by stealing it. He had naturally gained a lot of understanding from watching the captain's moves and had gradually mastered it.

After the system notification sounded, Sun Rui focused his attention again. After observing for a period of time, Sun Rui felt that something was wrong with the captain, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only watch carefully to find where the inconsistency was.

"Congratulations to player Lü Bu for successfully activating the Peerless Talent and comprehending the Innate Realm Skill 'The Art of War (Fragment)'."

The Art of War (Fragment): Can be cultivated to the Concentration Stage. Requirement: 1 points of Martial Power. Description: This art was created by Liu Qi, the garrison commander of Jiuyuan City, and his companions. It is not part of the Three Thousand Heavenly Books, but it can break through to the Innate Realm. However, due to Liu Qi's limited knowledge and talent, this art cannot be cultivated to the highest level of the Innate Realm.

The system notification completely startled Sun Rui. According to the system's notification, although Captain Liu Qi had not successfully created a complete innate cultivation technique, he had created a part of it, which could be cultivated to the innate realm. This proved that their research of more than a hundred people over the past ten years had been successful.

As the insights that arose in his mind, he subconsciously began to circulate his internal energy, following the energy path of the "Bing Ge Jue" (a martial arts manual). Slowly, black mist-like internal energy was generated in his dantian. As the black mist-like internal energy was generated, the deep purple internal energy that Sun Rui had cultivated using the "Ba Wang Zhen Jing" (a martial arts manual) which had been quietly circulating in his dantian began to rotate, slowly enveloping the black mist-like internal energy and circulating it through his meridians. The black mist-like internal energy had no ability to resist. As the internal energy circulated, the black mist-like internal energy that Sun Rui had just cultivated was assimilated into the internal energy of the "Ba Wang Zhen Jing".

"Player Lu Bu possesses the 'Overlord's True Scripture,' while the 'Bing Ge Jue (Fragment)' has been assimilated and disappeared."

Hearing the system notification, Sun Rui was not surprised. He knew very well the characteristics of the "Overlord's True Scripture". If the internal force was not at the same level as it, it would assimilate it. However, after this assimilation, Sun Rui felt that his control over the internal force of the "Overlord's True Scripture" was still a little lacking.

After comprehending the "Art of War" and practicing his internal energy just now, Sun Rui finally realized something was off about Captain Liu Qi.