Martial Saint!
Chapter 122 - 0112 Iron Buddha Arhat

Chapter 122: 0112 Iron Buddha Arhat

"I’ll just wait for you all at Dragon City Martial Arts University then!"

Having reached this point, Lu Chenzhou stopped pretending.

He laid his cards on the table; he was skipping grades and heading straight to university.

His teacher told him he had been placed in the genius class at Su City Dragon Martial.

His future classmates would either have top-class root bones or be intuitive geniuses.

He felt pressure inside, but more than that, excitement and motivation.

Martial arts are about constantly climbing to new peaks and pursuing the strong.

...

January 14th, evening.

This time, Wen Tiange was treating everyone to dinner. Even the students who had been eliminated were invited; after all, we were classmates once, brought together by fate.

One classmate said,

"Do you guys feel like our second-year class’s elimination rate is decreasing, and it’s much lower than the first and third years... It’s all because of Chenzhou, the study king."

"Whenever I think about slacking off, I see Lu Chenzhou training tirelessly late into the night, and I feel the urgency. Chenzhou, how did you manage to maintain such a consistent effort over ten years?"

Anyone can work hard for a short period.

But doing it every day is so difficult.

Lu Chenzhou thought for a moment and said,

"Just treat martial arts as a hobby."

Liu Huan had a sudden realization:

"Got it, you have to be crazy about martial arts!"

Everyone talked and laughed as they bid farewell to three old classmates.

After the feast, Liu Huan joked,

"Chenzhou, say something to us before you leave. Let’s set a date for a farewell party for you. Finally, we’re getting rid of you, the study king. That’s worth celebrating!"

"Okay."

...

Time flies like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, it was already January 28th.

"Does it hurt?"

Wang Gang swung his golden light palm, continuously slapping Lu Chenzhou’s upper body with a smacking sound that echoed around the campus, an ordinary sight for passersby.

"Keep going! It doesn’t hurt, hit harder!"

"Not bad Chenzhou, your Arhat Skill has improved a lot. It seems you have really worked hard these days before the winter exam... My Iron Crotch Skill is also close to being mastered."

"Better teach it to me after you’ve mastered it."

"Don’t worry, even though it’s called Iron Shield Skill, it’s actually more about strengthening your core area to enhance the defense and resistance of your vitals."

"..."

"Do you want to learn it or not?"

"Maybe later."

"Alright, when I’ve mastered it, I’ll teach you."

Wang Gang was slapping Lu Chenzhou’s body, which was tinged with black and a faint golden sheen as he asked, "Have you been using the Golden Jade Ointment recently?"

"Yes."

"No wonder."

After they had both practiced cross-hitting for a while, Wang Gang took his leave.

Lu Chenzhou called out to him,

"By the way, Brother Wang, I might not be here next month."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang’s expression shifted slightly, and a sense of reluctance surged in his heart.

He asked anxiously,

"What’s wrong? Are you being eliminated? That’s impossible! Has Dragon City Martial Arts University gone blind? No worries, even if you are eliminated, it’s fine. You can come with me to Galaxy Martial University! It’s even more awesome! Let me tell you, the cross training atmosphere at the main campus of Galaxy Martial University is the best in the nation!"

Wang Gang couldn’t wait to become classmates with Lu Chenzhou.

On the Martial Arts path, having a like-minded friend meant not being alone.

Lu Chenzhou smiled and said,

"No, I’ll be entering Dragon City Martial Arts University’s branch next month without examination."

Wang Gang paused, making sure he hadn’t heard wrong.

"So, you’re a Class A talent! Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Lu Chenzhou said with a smile,

"We can set a fixed time each week to continue training in Hard Qigong."

Lu Chenzhou didn’t want to lose Wang Gang, a friend who shared his passion.

Wang Gang nodded,

"It’s fine. I can run to your school in ten minutes, or swim across Stone Lake. It’s perfect since I want to learn the ’Wave Wrapping Skill’ from Shaolin’s seventy-two arts."

"Wave Wrapping Skill," a third-rate martial art, was not some Lightweight Water Floating skill, but a fighting technique specifically for underwater combat. When perfected, one’s breath was prolonged, comparable to a silver carp in the waves, considered an unconventional Martial Arts form.

Lu Chenzhou was speechless,

"Brother Wang, be careful not to train in too many unrelated skills. It could delay your cultivation."

He would only bother with this advice for someone like Wang Gang, not for anyone else.

Wang Gang laughed and said,

"It’s okay. I just find it interesting. I’m training just for fun, and I know my priorities. With my strength, I can get into Galaxy Martial University no matter what."

Lu Chenzhou noticed.

This guy just liked to practice obscure techniques.

...

Deep into the night.

Having returned to his dormitory, Lu Chenzhou didn’t rest. He woke up his small training partner, turned it to maximum power, removed the rubber sheaths, and started striking his upper body with a force that could split normal people’s skin. He bore the pain silently. When he felt it was enough, he quickly applied the prepared Golden Jade Ointment.

"Phew..."

Feeling the medicinal strength healing his wounds and merging into his flesh, he groaned in pain. Without wasting time, he continued his cultivation with the Tiger Spirit Divine Fist.

January 29th.

The Fangshan Martial Arts Competition was tomorrow. Lu Chenzhou got up early in the morning to practice boxing in Tiger Garden and habitually opened his Martial Arts panel, revealing a happy expression.

[Arhat Skill: Mastery (100%) → Small Success (1%)]

He looked at himself in the bathroom mirror. The original green light slowly receded, transforming into a faint black gleam. This didn’t resemble the black color of Black Jade Ointment, but rather like a layer of transparent iron dust. Lu Chenzhou tapped it and indeed there was a sound like metal meeting metal.

"Iron Buddha Arhat Body has been achieved!"

The cultivation of Hard Qigong was divided into two major stages: one was cross training like pounding, and the other was self-healing and strengthening of the body. The sleep last night helped him Breakthrough Realm for his Arhat Skill, which was already on the verge, as his body healed naturally.

This was why Martial Arts Cultivation required a combination of work and rest, giving the body time to adapt and grow. Otherwise, you’d just exhaust yourself and drain your potential.

Lu Chenzhou murmured to himself,

"This black membrane on the surface, should be the ’Iron Film’ Master talked about, a result of a combination of long-term cross training, forming a callous layer and the transformation by the mysterious power from the acupoint. With my Iron Buddha Arhat Body, I should be able to achieve a good ranking in the competition. Let’s test the actual effect of the Iron Buddha Arhat Body."

Lu Chenzhou fetched a fruit knife and prepared healing ointment.

He used a normal person’s strength to slice the sharp blade onto the black film, feeling like cutting through rubber. If he used more force, it might cut through, but his firm muscles underneath would likely stop the blade from going too deep. With his Sixth Rank physique, the injury would be minor, just a cut, quickly treatable with some ointment.

He managed to pierce through the black membrane relatively easily with stabbing motions. He stopped there, withdrew the blade, and watched as the Iron Film slowly healed before his eyes.

"The stabbing of sharp objects can still be quite dangerous."

Regardless, with his current physique, even if a group of armed adults came at him at once, he could easily knock them all down.

Even if he got slashed a few times, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

This was almost what the old world called "invulnerable to swords and spears."

Of course, it still couldn’t compare to the protection from high-tech armor.