Starting from Night City

"You wonder if mechanical prosthetics could replace a person's own arms to grant them greater strength. But is it possible to achieve the same effect with an external mechanical device, without cutting off your hand?"

"20 Potential Points spent. Obtained improved blueprint: Powered Armguards."

"You wonder if the powered armguards have room for further upgrades. You need to gather a Tyran steel spine, reinforced ankle components, an intelligent chip, and any weapon module... You wonder if combining them would surely let you craft even stronger equipment."

"100 Potential Points spent. Obtained advanced blueprint: Exoskeleton Armor."

"Detected that you possess Swordsmanship Mastery LV10, Strength LV10, Evasion LV10, Blocking LV10, and Meditation LV10."

"In this age of rampant cybernetic implants, you never lost yourself in reckless modification. Instead, you persevered in honing your body and tempering your mind until body and spirit became one."

"No matter how powerful a weapon or implant may be, it cannot rival inner peace."

"You have fathomed the Way of the Limitless Sword..."

Adam Smasher stared at Su Xiao before him, utterly dumbfounded. "What the fuck are you, some kind of monster?!"