Martial Saint!
Chapter 106 - 0096 The Fist is Li

Chapter 106: 0096 The Fist is Li

Dragon City High School.

"Chenzhou is back."

"Yo, isn’t that one-punch Xiao Lu?"

"Hahaha."

As soon as he returned to the classroom, it exploded with noise.

A group of students, led by Liu Huan, started to jeer.

Lu Chenzhou said,

"Class monitor, could you lend me your notes from this morning? I need to catch up on the class."

"Sure thing, you truly never rest, do you?"

"The winter exams are coming up soon, and the written tests are important too."

With that one sentence from Lu Chenzhou, many classmates fell silent. Indeed, in two months, some of them would be leaving. The elimination system of the Martial Arts School was truly cruel. But when compared to the university, that was nothing—university was the real hell!

"Damn it, study up!"

"With Chenzhou in our class, it’s like having a treasure... With him here, every time I think about slacking off for a bit, I feel so ashamed that I can’t bear it, so I might as well hit the books!"

The students no longer felt like teasing Lu Chenzhou.

...

Nighttime.

At the Pingjiang Mansion, Lu Guoping was practicing his boxing. By now, he had finally reached the beginner level in Basic Boxing, and with the conditioning over the past half a year, his Qi-Blood Value had successfully reached 0.81.

His goal was simple, to break through 1 was enough.

He had to admit, he didn’t have a trace of comprehension.

Compared to him, Li Xianghua was much better.

Li Xianghua had a dream, she too wished her Qi-Blood Value would break through 1, to strengthen her body, aiming to live to a hundred years old, and see her son make a name for himself on the stage of the All Nations Martial Arts Competition!

Lu Guoping’s phone rang.

[Hey, Old Lu, where are you working these days?]

The voice on the other end was Wang Kang’s.

Hearing that, Lu Guoping’s anger surged.

"Wang Kang! I advise you to pay up the compensation soon so we can part on good terms; otherwise, when the court enforces it, you’ll have a tough time."

His tone was stern, but he knew that getting the money back would be difficult.

Someone like Wang Kang, a classic deadbeat debtor, had plenty of ways to dodge debts.

He didn’t really need that tens of thousands of yuan; it just annoyed him.

Li Xianghua said,

"Look at you, getting angry again. Getting angry harms the body. If we can’t get the money back, let’s just forget it. We shouldn’t stoop to this person’s level. Hang up."

Lu Guoping felt she made sense and was about to hang up.

Wang Kang’s reluctant voice came through.

[Wait, Old Lu, what if I pay you back?]

Lu Guoping was slightly stunned, then said angrily,

"What trick are you trying to pull this time?"

[No tricks. I admit I wronged you before without making any excuses. I was broke before, but now that I’ve got some money, I’ll definitely repay you first.]

"Are you paying back the other workers too?"

[Why do you care about that? I am.]

Lu Guoping said loudly,

"Wang Kang, if you truly pay it back, then you’ve got some conscience left."

After that, he hung up the phone.

Soon after, his mobile phone chimed with a message about a deposit.

[Your account ending in 3458 has received a deposit of 68,400 yuan...]

Lu Guoping checked several times, making sure it was real.

He laughed,

"Wang Kang actually paid back the money, he finally found his conscience."

For him, this was an unexpected piece of good news.

Li Xianghua thought for a moment and said,

"He must have seen the video of Chenzhou’s match, realized that our son is a formidable Martial Artist, a future Martial Arts Grandmaster, so he chickened out."

Lu Guoping nodded,

"That makes sense. In the end, it’s all about strength."

Might makes right!

In the Martial Arts Era, if your fists are strong enough, your arguments are strong too!

If it weren’t for their son showing such talent, their ordinary family could do nothing but suffer in silence against a rich and influential deadbeat like Wang Kang.

Upon this thought, Lu Guoping couldn’t help but say with passion,

"Studying, what a bunch of crap! A man should practice boxing!"

Li Xianghua, startled,

"What are you raving about, master the Basic Boxing first."

...

In Tiger Spring District, at Xihe Martial Arts Hall.

Wang Kang ended the call with an ugly expression on his face.

Beside him, Wang Jian emanated the powerful aura of a Martial Artist.

Wang Kang wiped the sweat from his forehead and trembled,

"Brother, don’t scare me anymore, isn’t it enough that I admit my mistake?"

Wang Jian withdrew his aura and said coldly and without emotion,

"I also was careless, I forgot your stubborn ways from when you were little. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. I hope it’s the last. And don’t go around using the name of Xihe Martial Arts Hall to engage in illegal activities... As the eldest brother, I am like your father. If you bring me any problems, I won’t hesitate to personally send you to jail!"

"I understand, Brother. Please show some respect in front of my nephew here."

Wang Kang looked at Wang He nearby, begging with his eyes.

Wang Jian looked at his son and said, his voice full of vigor,

"I wanted him to see that... Wang He, remember this, our Wang Family was once a distinguished and respected lineage. Although we’ve fallen on harder times, we should never do anything that would tarnish the reputation of the Wang family. The strong swing their fists at the stronger! This is the true path to becoming more powerful. Swing your fists at the weaker, and your martial arts will become stagnant, failing to advance, and you’ll bring about your own destruction."

Wang He nodded and said straightforwardly,

"Father, I understand. I won’t turn out like my uncle."

Wang Kang felt a shiver of anger but didn’t dare to retaliate.

Wang Jian glanced at him and said,

"You may leave now."

Wang Kang felt as if he had been granted a reprieve and left the Martial Arts Hall.

He had a downcast look in his eyes, and said to himself,

"What are you being so high and mighty about? It’s just because you were lucky. If I had been born with intermediate root bone like you, I could be a Martial Artist by now!"

The long-standing jealousy and resentment toward Wang Jian erupted at that moment. Wang Kang got into his car and sped off into the deep, dark night ahead.

...

It was nighttime.

Lu Chenzhou finished his painful two-hour session of the Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Pile.

He looked towards the Martial Arts Tree.

[Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Pile: Eleventh Acupoint Opened]

"Opening acupoints is getting harder and took even more days this time. To open all 720 acupoints is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven, and breaking through the seven restraints is even more challenging."

With the Houxi Acupoint opened, streams of mysterious power flowed into his body, slightly increasing Lu Chenzhou’s Qi-Blood.

"The competition tomorrow seems even more promising."

Lu Chenzhou closed his eyes. He could clearly sense that his hearing had improved, faintly picking up the sound of insects cutting through the night air outside his window. When he opened his eyes, even in the night, his vision was brighter than before, like a tiger!

"The tiger is a fierce nocturnal beast. The opening of the Houxi Acupoint improves hearing, strengthens vision and night vision, all highly beneficial for combat. Truly, it is an intersection of the Eight Meridians."

Lu Chenzhou was in high spirits. Once he returned from tomorrow’s competition, he would seek his teacher to learn the Pile Skill for the twelfth acupoint. He wasn’t too far behind Liu Huan anymore, the one with the most acupoints opened.

...

The next day, before dawn.

As the sky was just beginning to lighten, Lu Chenzhou got out of bed to practice his Fist Technique in the Tiger Garden, eager to achieve Perfection in the "Mountain Crossing Body" and see the effects of such a divine martial technique.

After practicing his fist and having breakfast, Ji Xuantong came to pick him up.

Smiling as they met, he said,

"Du did well yesterday, actually making a comeback in the elimination round, haha. At the very least, he’s made it into the top 32, which is a respectable place."

Lu Chenzhou also smiled,

"That’s great news. This competition should place the Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall in the top ten in Su City, ensuring booming business!"

"Hahaha, just waiting for you to bring home the championship."

Old Ji urged Lu Chenzhou into the car.

At that moment, Liu Huan and a group of classmates rushed to the school gate.

He shouted,

"Chenzhou, let’s see you take first place!"

Tiger Teeth Girl laughed,

"You and Zhang Shushun are our class’s last hope."

The crowd called out together,

"Dragon City, World’s Number One!"

Teacher Hong Fu also came to join the excitement.

"Kid, show them the ferocity of the Tiger Form and knock everyone out!"

From the odd buzz in the surrounding, Wang Gang’s voice could be heard again,

"When in doubt, Cross Train in Martial Arts!"

Seeing all these people, Ji Xuantong couldn’t help but smile, perhaps remembering his own youthful days.

Who hasn’t been young and spirited?

Lu Chenzhou bowed to the crowd with a fist and confidently said,

"Everyone... wait for my triumphant return!"

Su City gymnasium.

Today was the final day of the youth group competition. Yesterday’s matches had great promotional outcomes, especially since "Little Lu with One Punch" had drawn in more spectators, and the organizers had happily sold a few thousand more tickets.

In a certain VIP area, Chen Ye, the head of the Su City branch of Daoist Science and Technology, was chatting and laughing with big shots from Su City’s Martial Arts Circle and political sphere.

Yuan Xianbo, the vice-chairman of the Su City Martial Arts Association, was also there, and even someone as influential as Chen Ye had to act with utmost respect around him.

Yuan Xianbo, the Martial Arts Grandmaster of the Su City Yuan Family, the founder of the White Ape Fist, was one of the few local grandmasters in Su City, a lifelong professor at Pingjiang Martial Arts University.

Chen Ye said with a smile,

"This competition has really brought to light many excellent young people. Your Yuan Family Martial Arts Academy’s Yuan Zidan, the Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall’s Lu Chenzhou, the Xihe Martial Arts Hall’s Wang He... These are all candidates for future Martial Artists. Su City is truly a land blessed with outstanding people."

Yuan Xianbo replied,

"To be honest, aside from Lu Chenzhou, the others aren’t that impressive."

Chen Ye flattered,

"Grandmaster Yuan is being modest. I think Yuan Zidan is also quite remarkable. As the scion of a prominent family, he advanced to the Fifth Rank at the mere age of 16, despite being of low class root bone!"

The Grandmaster said impatiently,

"Alright, stop the flattery. Do you think your judgement is better than mine? Lu Chenzhou has already reached the Sixth Rank, and this person has only truly been practicing fist techniques for a little over a year. Yuan Zidan, having enjoyed the Yuan Family’s resources since childhood and receiving full support after his breakthrough, still doesn’t match up to a year’s worth of effort from an ordinary youth. The two are incomparable.

Chen Ye, you’re a businessman, and it’s natural that you’re slick. However, you’ll inevitably have to deal with us at the Martial Arts Association in the future. Martial Artists are dedicated to the path and fervent in their fists; we don’t appreciate roundabout methods. I hope you understand my point."

"The junior has learned a lot. I’ve been too greasy."

Chen Ye wisely shut up, thinking to himself,

"This Lu Chenzhou, even a Grandmaster holds him in high regard. It shouldn’t be a problem for him to become a Martial Artist in the future. It seems possible to report this to headquarters and invest in his image early on. This will facilitate our company’s development in Su City."

In this era, political, economic, and cultural aspects are often reliant on the influence of Martial Artists. Companies like Daoist Science and Technology, Divine Martial Technology, Martial Medicine Factory No.6, and Strong Martial Pharmaceutical, which mainly serve Martial Artists, are particularly so.

The founder of Daoist Science and Technology was also a Breakthrough Five restraints practitioner.

Li Taisheng, the Laughing Heaven!