Path of martial arts: leaked sneak peaks, and discussing thread

[Totenkopf]

YG should thank the Heavens that Nicky has set the max check at 200 for the time being, cause that's the only thing keeping him from getting turned into red mist.

Because as it currently stands:

1.) YG doesn't even have Full Asura and he won't without some major bullshit because while the Yang's part is clearly available to him, the Demon Queen recently dipped out and started preparing to fight against LB and her cronies with her entire sect, and if the Wu Heir has Full Asura and didn't share it like a complete fool, then that's it.

2.) The checks have jumped from 100 to 200 in 2 updates, and while it's true that Nicky once again shifted the Xiantian bottom cap to starting at 200 - a lot of boosts, pills, and items already in the game just disregard not only that limit but also the natural 150 stat limit. Maybe it is just unpolished code and Nicky's oversights, but currently it is possible to get above even the 200 limit in base stats. That's not even considering Qi Infusion which if you have 75 in Qi Power at Qi Perfection is +75 in all stats for 150 Qi, the new Body Dao passive activation which gives at it's minimum required Body Dao level a +41 in all physical stats at a periodic 10 Qi drain if you have 75 Qi Power, and a variety of other bonuses like Yichen's rewards and artifacts.

Then of course there's all the various Dao forms, Dao Perfection which gives +20% spell power, Tri-Dao chicanery, Realm Annihilating Fist, etc.

Literally the only thing stopping the Wu Heir from displaying Mid-Xiantian level power right now is Nicky. Even the 200 checks in the Tigress fight are absolute breadcrumbs. Which makes me annoyed to no end when by all standards of reason the Wu Heir should be at Qi Sea already, yet keeps saying **** like "I'm nowhere near strong enough to activate this mask" or "Damn my full power didn't do anything" when it's just literally Nicky telling you in a roundabout way that you'll advance only when he says you can advance.

I mean, yes. That's why we - or at least I - differs the narrative from the mechanics.
Mechanically the only thing preventing me to dismember Ruo in that scene before the FFA is exactly the narrative that determines Wu Heir as physically weaker than Ruo, regardless if you have 100+ attributes in the interaction.

As you said, the only thing preventing Wu Heir to show X+ output is Nicky(the narrative), Nicky who determines the story.
Returning to Yang Gan, if the narrative says that he, in his weakest, is stronger than Wu Heir, in his strongest, then it is a fact.
Regarding YG's full Asura I'm just assuming LB would somehow implant it on him. But if he don't have it, well, partial Asura with mantle of Nirvana still is something.

But I imagine that until the end Wu Heir would be on par to YG in that regard, narratively, of course. Or maybe even now, given with 200 STR Wu Heir can humiliate Tigress in raw strength.

 

[any name u wish]

I mean, yes. That's why we - or at least I - differs the narrative from the mechanics.
Mechanically the only thing preventing me to dismember Ruo in that scene before the FFA is exactly the narrative that determines Wu Heir as physically weaker than Ruo, regardless if you have 100+ attributes in the interaction.

As you said, the only thing preventing Wu Heir to show X+ output is Nicky(the narrative), Nicky who determines the story.
Returning to Yang Gan, if the narrative says that he, in his weakest, is stronger than Wu Heir, in his strongest, then it is a fact.
Regarding YG's full Asura I'm just assuming LB would somehow implant it on him. But if he don't have it, well, partial Asura with mantle of Nirvana still is something.

But I imagine that until the end Wu Heir would be on par to YG in that regard, narratively, of course. Or maybe even now, given with 200 STR Wu Heir can humiliate Tigress in raw strength.

I'm not joking when I say Ruo's fight won't have a combat menu

 

[Totenkopf]

But I imagine that until the end Wu Heir would be on par to YG in that regard, narratively, of course. Or maybe even now, given with 200 STR Wu Heir can humiliate Tigress in raw strength.

Actually, I've been thinking in a scale for each top-tier(By top-tier I mean each one of the same stage that is comparable), considering two categories; Physical and Spells. And considering a scale between 1-10.
YG is 10/10 physically, of course. Given a double transformation is apparently something unprecedented(Discord), then a solid 7/10 in spells when conscious.
Tigress I see as a 8/10 Physically and 5/10 in spells. Good versatility but lacks precision.
LDQ I also see as a 8/10 Physically, because the voices are saying it is, so it is. And 6-7/10 in spells given she has an Immortal-grade Mantra and is actually proficient with it.
Ruo I see as a 9/10 physically and 9/10 in Spells. With the note of 10/10 in gear, lol.

With Wu Heir of course being the 10/10 for both.
Shengjue is just a grown *** NS bullying Qi Gathering childs so he doesn't deserve a analysis.

 

[any name u wish]

Actually, I've been thinking in a scale for each top-tier(By top-tier I mean each one of the same stage that is comparable), considering two categories; Physical and Spells. And considering a scale between 1-10.
YG is 10/10 physically, of course. Given a double transformation is apparently something unprecedented(Discord), then a solid 7/10 in spells when conscious.
Tigress I see as a 8/10 Physically and 5/10 in spells. Good versatility but lacks precision.
LDQ I also see as a 8/10 Physically, because the voices are saying it is, so it is. And 6-7/10 in spells given she has an Immortal-grade Mantra and is actually proficient with it.
Ruo I see as a 9/10 physically and 9/10 in Spells. With the note of 10/10 in gear, lol.

With Wu Heir of course being the 10/10 for both.
Shengjue is just a grown *** NS bullying Qi Gathering childs so he doesn't deserve a analysis.
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Tigress has pretty good spells. If only because of her artifact. It's certainly her weak point (or just a case of Wu heir being busted as a spellcaster) but a 5 doesn't feel right. Shengjue is funny, even on a ng+ dude can't accomplish anything without voring Gan. I worry for my boy Mo Long tho, I really do...

 

[OzBorne]

YG should thank the Heavens that Nicky has set the max check at 200 for the time being, cause that's the only thing keeping him from getting turned into red mist.

Because as it currently stands:

1.) YG doesn't even have Full Asura and he won't without some major bullshit because while the Yang's part is clearly available to him, the Demon Queen recently dipped out and started preparing to fight against LB and her cronies with her entire sect, and if the Wu Heir has Full Asura and didn't share it like a complete fool, then that's it.

2.) The checks have jumped from 100 to 200 in 2 updates, and while it's true that Nicky once again shifted the Xiantian bottom cap to starting at 200 - a lot of boosts, pills, and items already in the game just disregard not only that limit but also the natural 150 stat limit. Maybe it is just unpolished code and Nicky's oversights, but currently it is possible to get above even the 200 limit in base stats. That's not even considering Qi Infusion which if you have 75 in Qi Power at Qi Perfection is +75 in all stats for 150 Qi, the new Body Dao passive activation which gives at it's minimum required Body Dao level a +41 in all physical stats at a periodic 10 Qi drain if you have 75 Qi Power, and a variety of other bonuses like Yichen's rewards and artifacts.

Then of course there's all the various Dao forms, Dao Perfection which gives +20% spell power, Tri-Dao chicanery, Realm Annihilating Fist, etc.

Literally the only thing stopping the Wu Heir from displaying Mid-Xiantian level power right now is Nicky. Even the 200 checks in the Tigress fight are absolute breadcrumbs. Which makes me annoyed to no end when by all standards of reason the Wu Heir should be at Qi Sea already, yet keeps saying **** like "I'm nowhere near strong enough to activate this mask" or "Damn my full power didn't do anything" when it's just literally Nicky telling you in a roundabout way that you'll advance only when he says you can advance.

So the pic should be reversed with the current Wu Heir being Conquest and YG being Oliver, which is fitting because he is already red and about to get redder.

My last run had 200+ stats and the one time I used qi infusion I was at 350 Wu Heir is pretty much Long Cuck in the danger zone, well beyond peak houtian and by all merit a xiantian, save the effects of an invisible force refusing to allow you progress
I know plot has to plot but the way the story ignores the fact I'm martial god annoys me
The nonsense with Ruo being late houtian and somehow still able to be any sort of relative to you is--and pardon my french--f*cking bullsh*t
I'm moving about with xiantian stats but somehow miss late bloomer is still my equal, or if you listen to the Pomalanders (and LB) your superior
That d'ast poodoo sneak attack after the Muchen fight is karking **** straight from the arse of the gorilla that crippled the Liu Shangtian cause tell me why she has a defense bypassing sword attack
I can stop all Muchen's all out attacks with my face with all the reaction of a man feeling a cool breeze on his skin, but random attack from Ruo chops off my hand

 

[no_yes234]

Literally the only thing stopping the Wu Heir from displaying Mid-Xiantian level power right now is Nicky. Even the 200 checks in the Tigress fight are absolute breadcrumbs. Which makes me annoyed to no end when by all standards of reason the Wu Heir should be at Qi Sea already, yet keeps saying **** like "I'm nowhere near strong enough to activate this mask" or "Damn my full power didn't do anything" when it's just literally Nicky telling you in a roundabout way that you'll advance only when he says you can advance.

I wonder if we will get to advance way earlier when the next realm actually gets added, because for example in an update long ago we could only advance to qi refining middle because nothing more was added at the time, so maybe when the next realm gets added we can advance straight to it right out of the coma (unlikely though as nicky struggles with power)

 

[Ikidikin]

My last run had 200+ stats and the one time I used qi infusion I was at 350 Wu Heir is pretty much Long Cuck in the danger zone, well beyond peak houtian and by all merit a xiantian, save the effects of an invisible force refusing to allow you progress
I know plot has to plot but the way the story ignores the fact I'm martial god annoys me
The nonsense with Ruo being late houtian and somehow still able to be any sort of relative to you is--and pardon my french--f*cking bullsh*t
I'm moving about with xiantian stats but somehow miss late bloomer is still my equal, or if you listen to the Pomalanders (and LB) your superior
That d'ast poodoo sneak attack after the Muchen fight is karking **** straight from the arse of the gorilla that crippled the Liu Shangtian cause tell me why she has a defense bypassing sword attack
I can stop all Muchen's all out attacks with my face with all the reaction of a man feeling a cool breeze on his skin, but random attack from Ruo chops off my hand

Niki is setting it up so that Wu Bum is cooked for the final tourney duel with Ruo

If they can't even take a casual strike from an LH Ruo, how are they gonna survive if Ruo advances to PH much less EX?

 

[Xclusivegamer]

Niki is setting it up so that Wu Bum is cooked for the final tourney duel with Ruo

If they can't even take a casual strike from an LH Ruo, how are they gonna survive if Ruo advances to PH much less EX?

Seriously, atp just remove the defence stat completely; if I build my whole thing on a jiren persona and still get my whole hand, not just a wound but my whole hand then that's ***, also remove regen atp to cause it's trash, remove the healing talisman too, just remove all the stats of mc and give us the intelligent stat niki...

 

[Shashwaty19]

Anyway, of course she still has to let that Ruo glaze out. I guess this means our next advancement might not be as far away as I thought. Or Nicky will make perfection cost higher, dunno.

Why are we trusting anything bumfly says? We all know how her "it will take you a few decades for tridao without my help" schtick went, only for us to unlock it in like 5 seconds after seeing dad's move.

 

[aliyfhxc]

Why are we Trusting anything bumfly says? We all know how her "it will take you a few decades for tridao without my help" schtick went, only for us to unlock it in like 5 seconds after seeing dad's move.

Man, we're skilled craftsmen, but we have no experience, and anyone stronger than us can bully us. She's at the level of an emperor, far above us.

 

[Shashwaty19]

Man, we're skilled craftsmen, but we have no experience, and anyone stronger than us can bully us. She's at the level of an emperor, far above us.

She maybe stronger but she is still an ignorant lying bum.

Literally LB:

 

[aliyfhxc]

She maybe stronger but she is still an ignorant lying bum.

Literally LB:View attachment 44618

My brother, you are literally talking about the leader of a sect in the upper world, at the level of the Emperor, and she is on the path of the spirit. These people are very powerful, and I don't trust the Yan family because they are controlled by the false Blood Moon Emperor.

 

[Shashwaty19]

My brother, you are literally talking about the leader of a sect in the upper world, at the level of the Emperor, and she is on the path of the spirit. These people are very powerful, and I don't trust the Yan family because they are controlled by the false Blood Moon Emperor.

I am pretty sure that Bumfly is far from the level of an immortal emperor, She is an immortal lord. The "Wupai Sect" is just a discord server of TW simps. I never denied that Bumfly is super strong, but that doesn't mean that she is not ignorant. She is also a nirvana radiance Wu heir victim.

 

[aliyfhxc]

I am pretty sure that Bumfly is far from the level of an immortal emperor, She is an immortal lord. The "Wupai Sect" is just a discord server of TW simps. I never denied that Bumfly is super strong, but that doesn't mean that she is not ignorant. She is also a nirvana radiance Wu heir victim.

True, but she is still at Khalid's level, and if his plan succeeds in the town of Buma World and he takes all the blood of his beloved and the descendants of Tang, she will be very powerful.

 

[aliyfhxc]

I am pretty sure that Bumfly is far from the level of an immortal emperor, She is an immortal lord. The "Wupai Sect" is just a discord server of TW simps. I never denied that Bumfly is super strong, but that doesn't mean that she is not ignorant. She is also a nirvana radiance Wu heir victim.

How can I trust the Yan family? The Blood Moon Emperor and they're like demons to me. At least Lady Butterfly is clear, but they aren't. Demons take the form of good people with very beautiful appearances.

 

[Shashwaty19]

How can I trust the Yan family? The Blood Moon Emperor and they're like demons to me. At least Lady Butterfly is clear, but they aren't. Demons take the form of good people with very beautiful appearances.

You can't trust Yan's family that's true, but you can't trust Bumfly as well. I refuse to submit to old fart emperor even if he has no other agenda. The only one on our side is Wu Chao and even he has a lot of Death flags. Demons sometimes also have divine beauty but an extremely evil unhinged nature which is basically Wu heir.

 

[aliyfhxc]

You can't trust Yan's family that's true, but you can't trust Bumfly as well. I refuse to submit to old fart emperor even if he has no other agenda. The only one on our side is Wu Chao and even he has a lot of Death flags. Demons sometimes also have divine beauty but an extremely evil unhinged nature which is basically Wu heir.

Honestly, I want to make the inhabitants of this world strong at the highest level, but that's foolish because they will all die at the hands of the Mother of Dragons. So, my dragon lover and I will escape this chaos.

 

[LuciDio]

Actually, I've been thinking in a scale for each top-tier(By top-tier I mean each one of the same stage that is comparable), considering two categories; Physical and Spells. And considering a scale between 1-10.
YG is 10/10 physically, of course. Given a double transformation is apparently something unprecedented(Discord), then a solid 7/10 in spells when conscious.
Tigress I see as a 8/10 Physically and 5/10 in spells. Good versatility but lacks precision.
LDQ I also see as a 8/10 Physically, because the voices are saying it is, so it is. And 6-7/10 in spells given she has an Immortal-grade Mantra and is actually proficient with it.
Ruo I see as a 9/10 physically and 9/10 in Spells. With the note of 10/10 in gear, lol.

With Wu Heir of course being the 10/10 for both.
Shengjue is just a grown *** NS bullying Qi Gathering childs so he doesn't deserve a analysis.
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Yeah I agree with you overall about the story and mechanical difference but I personally do not separate them because you never know when Nicky is feeling generous or not.

Just a couple of updates before everyone was mad that the max checks used were like 100 even though people had 150 stats and that’s why YG was on such a pedestal. But after the 3v3 and the LB/TY benefits, Nicky upped the scaling very very quickly, probably because he gave out a lot of bonuses and exp, but also because the endgame is near.

So I think it’s kinda impossible to tell because even narratively jumping from a 100 str check which just kinda surprises and blows back YG to a 200 str check which is, even considering Nicky’s fickleness, still apparently the bottom Xiantian line — is absolutely tremendous both mechanically and lore wise.

And what’s cool is that there are multiple of these checks in different attributes so it’s not a fluke but Nicky saying “Yeah big leagues are calling”


So if Nicky doesn’t literally just amp YG to have like 150-180 base stats and like 250 or smth in full battle mode, then my ranking for a possible current Wu Heir would be - 12/10 body, 99/10 spells, either 1/10 equipment or 8/10 equipment depending on whether you side with Lichen or not, and -100/10 plot armor.

So in the end we’ll still probably get our *** beat until we advance mid battle again.

 

[Raidou]

So in the end we’ll still probably get our *** beat until we advance mid battle again.

God, I hope not. It's cool doing it once, but I don't want Wu Heir to be the breakthrough merchant...

Is it too much to ask to beat Ruo's áss so badly that THEY are the one to advance to EX mid fight just to keep up next time?

 

[Odinleani]

God, I hope not. It's cool doing it once, but I don't want Wu Heir to be the breakthrough merchant...

Is it too much to ask to beat Ruo's áss so badly that THEY are the one to advance to EX mid fight just to keep up next time?

Honestly this will make the most sense unironically because it'll be a parallel and a callback to our first fight