Martial Saint!
Chapter 174 - 0142 Ninth Rank realm (4k)_2

Chapter 174: 0142 Ninth Rank realm (4k)_2

The gap with the genius class was just too large.

Lu Chenzhou found his father’s account and transferred 200,000 for daily expenses. Lu Guoping did not refuse; he knew his son was capable of earning a lot. The purchase of protective gear some time ago had indeed depleted much of the family’s savings.

Lu Chenzhou then dialed Qin Zheng’s number.

"Qin Zheng, give me a bank account number."

[What’s up?]

"I borrowed 600,000 from you before, right? I’m paying you back now."

[Well, Chenzhou, you don’t need to hurry, I know you’re in need of money right now. You can pay me back later. My dad isn’t worried either.]

"I won a bit of prize money in a competition recently; I have money now."

[Oh? You competed?]

"Didn’t you follow the Jiangnan Elite Competition?"

[No, I haven’t been keeping up with Martial Arts recently, busy preparing for the college entrance exams.]

Qin Zheng searched briefly, then exclaimed:

[My god, you actually defeated two Ninth Rank opponents?]

Thinking that he hadn’t even reached Third Rank himself, Qin Zheng felt even more desperate.

The tragic thick barrier between him and his good brother was only getting thicker.

After returning 600,000 to Qin Zheng, Lu Chenzhou still had 6.5 million left in his account. Compared to that, the money he earned monthly as a private family trainer seemed trivial.

Previously, his vision had been limited; once one became a true genius, relying solely on various competitions was enough to make a fortune.

But since he had taken the money, he needed to deliver. Lu Chenzhou planned to continue teaching his two students on the upcoming rest days. Nowadays, after a strict crackdown, the public safety in Su City had improved much compared to before. With his capability, self-protection was no longer an issue.

After paying off the debts, Lu Chenzhou felt much lighter.

In the following days, he spared no expense in consuming medicine for cultivation. The proficiency of "Tiger Spirit Divine Fist" soared rapidly, reaching the limit of Mastery Realm on August 29. With the high efficiency brought by the Bright God Potion, on August 30, this top-level and hardest-to-practice Tiger Form Fist Technique naturally had its breakthrough.

In the Martial Arts Room.

Lu Chenzhou’s 17 major acupoints now gushed with mysterious power like a mountain spring, continuously. His muscles, bones, and internal organs like the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys absorbed the mysterious power like sponges. His organs became increasingly firm, his body tighter, and his bones continuously tempered like forged steel, emitting a faint white glow. As Lu Chenzhou breathed in and out, a tiger roar thunderously echoed inside him.

"After Ninth Rank, the muscles and bones have begun to resonate in unison, which is the standard for reaching the peak in Dark Force. Every single movement generates the vortex force of a Dark Force equivalent to thousands of pounds. Once unleashed, it’s unstoppable!"

One step further from muscle and bone resonance is the "Martial Arts Strong Sound."

Strong Sound can intimidate enemies, boost morale, impact Void Things, and better coordinate the Qi Power throughout the body to increase force. To some extent, Strong Sound can be understood as a Martial Artist’s own background music... When he activates Strong Sound, within the range of the sound, it becomes his invisible domain, where no one can defeat him under his very own BGM.

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In the Qi-Blood Measurement Room.

Lu Chenzhou walked out leisurely, taking a long breath of relief.

"Qi-Blood Value 5.31, truly befitting a top-level first-class fist technique, to have elevated my Qi-Blood so much just by achieving Small Success, once I reach Great Success, I’ll definitely step into Tenth Rank."

The Qi-Blood standard for Tenth Rank is 6.19.

But to break the First Shackles, one needs to polish the Qi-Blood to 8.

From 6.19 to 8, this Qi-Blood range is the Breakthrough Realm that stumps many.

According to the knowledge Lu Chenzhou had sought from his master.

To attempt breaking the shackles, four conditions are required:

1. At least one first-class Martial Arts must reach Perfection.

2. Qi-Blood Value must break past 8.

3. Open up 30 major acupoints.

4. Train the three major force techniques—Light Force, Dark Force, and Hua Realm—to the peak, integrating them with the mastered Martial Arts, and comprehend a strand of Innate Strength.

When these four conditions are met simultaneously, one can attempt to break the physical shackles, open up the Martial Arts Internal Realm, cultivate Martial Arts True Skill, and robustly reshape the Innate Strength day and night by tempering the body’s flesh, making the Inner Heaven and Earth Membrane increasingly substantial.

Only then can one truly enter the Cultivation of a Martial Artist.

The four essential conditions, all indispensable.

Among them, the most difficult is opening the acupoints, followed by tempering the Qi-Blood and comprehending Innate Strength. Even for a genius, achieving Perfection in First Class Martial Arts is just a matter of time. Some common First Class Martial Arts, even at Perfection, still fall significantly short of a Qi-Blood level of 8. At this point, one must study other Martial Arts to compensate.

Lu Chenzhou was not worried about this, as he had Swallow Form and Hard Qigong to accumulate Qi-Blood. Tiger Spirit Divine Fist being the top First Class Martial Arts, perfecting it brought his Qi-Blood close to 8—it was manageable, especially since opening acupoints could also increase Qi-Blood.

With the Martial Arts Tree, the first three conditions could be steadily achieved.

Only comprehending Innate Strength might depend on comprehension and luck.

"No big deal, if all else fails, I’ll just stack Divine Seeds."

His goal was to become a Martial Artist before the age of 20—the earlier, the better. After breaking the First Shackles, 30 acupoints would activate simultaneously, propelling a Martial Artist’s Qi-Blood from 8 to 10 in one go. Breaking 10 in Qi-Blood was not just an increase in quantity but a qualitative transformation!

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Fist Technique class.

Li Gui, upon learning that Lu Chenzhou had defeated Baji with Tiger Form, was incredibly pleased.

Tiger Form, it was just so impressive!

He looked at Lu Chenzhou, who appeared completely renewed after waiting for some time, and showed a look of surprise.

"You’re at the Ninth Rank?"

Lu Chenzhou smiled and said,

"Yes, my ’Tiger Spirit Divine Fist’ has reached Small Success. I ask the teacher to provide some guidance to see if there’s anything that needs improvement."

Even the usually expressionless Li Gui nearly lost his composure.

He calmed his emotions and said,

"Good, show me a demonstration."

Lu Chenzhou’s Qi sank to his Dantian, strands of Divine Power emerged from his acupoints, accompanied by the faint sound of a tiger’s roar. He had already invited the tiger to possess him. His body visibly toughened by a degree. He shouted loudly, and his forceful Tiger God Boxing Technique exploded through the air, its imposing force rivaling the Baji Fist, as if aided by the Tiger God itself, fierce and awe-inspiring.

After the demonstration, Li Gui’s eyes sparkled as he said,

"Good, good, good!"

He repeated "good" three times, drawing the attention of the other Fist Technique teachers and students in the class, wondering why Iron-faced Tiger seemed like a completely different person.

Suddenly, Li Gui said,

"Lu Chenzhou, let’s spar. I want to see your understanding of transforming power."

"Sure, teacher."

He readied himself, and the serious Li Gui in front of him instantly exuded a vast tiger-like imposing aura that pressed down on Lu Chenzhou as if facing an abyss.

Bang!

Li Gui moved swiftly like a darting rabbit, stepping right in front of Lu Chenzhou. He threw an unadorned punch, causing Lu Chenzhou’s body to shake. His arm and fist resonated oddly, and upon colliding with Li Gui’s fist, a sound akin to clashing metal armor reverberated around them. It was as if pieces of heavy armor were shedding at the moment of contact. Accompanied by the falling armor, the probing force from Li Gui was mostly dissipated.

Li Gui retracted his hand, nodding and saying,

"Good! General Armor Removal Force! This power is best at transforming force when clashing with a formidable opponent. It serves both defensive and offensive purposes without affecting one’s own punching power. However, purely in terms of defense, the Yin Yang Umbrella Spin that you’ve comprehended from Tiger Supreme Fist is even more formidable, better suited to complex and varying combat situations."

General Armor Removal Force, originally derived from Baji Fist.

Lu Chenzhou seemed enlightened.

"I understand, teacher. I will use it flexibly in the future."

Li Gui said,

"Continue practicing. In tomorrow’s Fist Technique class, I’ll teach you an important Tiger Form Body Technique ’Tiger Shadow Mysterious Steps.’ ’Mountain Crossing Body’ is useful, but for a Ninth Rank Cultivation, it’s too basic. In your future competitions, you’ll be facing geniuses at the Ninth and Tenth Ranks. Without a First Class body technique, you’ll find yourself at a significant disadvantage."

"Understood."

Lu Chenzhou knew if he was only participating in competitions with participants of low-class root bone, then Mountain Crossing Body would suffice. However, to compete in more prestigious events like the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition, with Third Class body techniques, he could easily be outmaneuvered by geniuses.

Even invincible Hard Qigong was of little help.

In Martial Arts Cultivation, when competing against opponents of the same level, body technique was also crucial.

A poor body technique meant vulnerabilities everywhere.