Martial Saint!
Chapter 49 - 0049 Undercurrents Surge (1 more)

Chapter 49: 0049 Undercurrents Surge (1 more)

Lu Chenzhou went down the mountain to attend class, as the summer exams approached, fewer students visited the zoo area from Martial Arts University, scattered around in different gardens.

"Just now, who was that? Why does it feel like he’s regained his momentum?"

"I don’t know, probably a newcomer from Dragon City Martial Arts University..."

"Quite impressive, it seems the Fangshan Martial Arts meet will be a fierce battle of dragons and tigers."

"That Chen Yuan from Dragon City High School is very strong, I suspect he has already broken through to the Eighth Rank... Zhang Dong from Dragon and Tiger High School is also fierce, unbeaten throughout the school."

Everyone discussed these prominent figures, and gradually dispersed.

...

"Chenzhou, went to see the tiger again?"

Upon arriving at the training grounds, Cha Chihu stopped Lu Chenzhou.

"Yes, teacher."

"Well... When I told you to watch the tigers, it was just to let you know to learn the essence of the tiger, understand the principle and that’s enough, you don’t need to go every day."

Cha Chihu had heard from the students that Lu Chenzhou went to see the tigers every day.

He was worried that Lu Chenzhou might be overfixating and came to give a reminder.

Lu Chenzhou smiled and replied:

"I understand what teacher said, I just feel that I still have a lot to learn from the tiger at this stage, when I truly master the essence of the Tiger Form, I’ll stop going."

Cha Chihu pondered for a moment:

"That makes sense too, go on then."

"Okay then, teacher, goodbye."

Lu Chenzhou hurried off to class.

"Chenzhou, try not to be late next time."

"Okay, teacher."

Lu Chenzhou returned to his seat, and Liu Huan turned his head to look over.

The class monitor was a bit suspicious inside, wondering if Lu Chenzhou had another moment of inspiration? He probably woke up late; how could one so frequently be in such a state?

Inspiration isn’t like a menstrual cycle.

After class, the homeroom teacher Yu Zheng came in and said:

"Let me share something, everyone here knows the situation in Su City these past months, it’s not very peaceful outside. From now on, try to stay at the school during rest days instead of going home, especially those who live far. Those who live nearby should also be cautious and watch out for suspicious people."

Liu Huan asked:

"Teacher, is it related to the cults?"

Yu Zheng nodded.

"Yes... but it’s not just the cults, calamities often come in threes, and cults frequently collude with Black Knights, in any case, you all are still too young. If you accidentally encounter criminals... better to run than trying to be a hero."

It’s not that the school doesn’t support being morally upright, but it’s not worth losing future Martial Artists who are nurtured with great resources, only for them to fall prematurely.

"Do you all understand?"

He emphasized again before leaving.

Young people are always vigorous...

...

April 27th.

In the dormitory.

Lu Chenzhou was drenched in sweat, practicing Heavenly Pile.

After finishing, he looked at the Martial Arts Tree.

[Martial Art]

[Basic Boxing: Perfection (No Regrets)]

[Black Tiger Fist: Small Success (99%)]

[Mountain Crossing Body: Mastery (60%)]

[Swallow Return Fist: Mastery (50%)]

[Sea Sweeping Body: Mastery (30%)]

[Cultivation Technique]

[Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Pile: 5th Acupoint Opened]

In less than a month, his progress was miraculous.

Black Tiger Fist was nearly at Great Success, Mountain Crossing Body and Swallow Return Fist had both reached full mastery, and Sea Sweeping Body had also significantly progressed.

Most importantly, the 5th acupoint, Shaoze Acupoint, was opened. He had just clearly felt an increase in his Qi-Blood; recently busy with cultivation, he hadn’t tested his Qi-Blood. He planned to visit the school’s measurement room after achieving Great Success in Black Tiger Fist.

"Teacher Hong said that achieving Great Success in Black Tiger Fist might enable me to comprehend Black Tiger Dark Strength, and reaching Perfection will surely allow me to grasp it."

Lu Chenzhou eagerly anticipated this.

Dark Strength is the most important ability in the Dark Force Realm. Overseas fighters call "obvious strength" as "Basic External Force Skills", "Dark Strength" as "Intermediate Internal Force Skills", and the ultimate "Transforming Strength" as "High-level Easing Technique."

Obvious strength can also be summoned by ordinary people through instinct, though far less powerful than that of Martial Artists, but Dark Strength can only be exhibited by Martial Artists who practice fighting to profound levels.

Dark Strength emphasizes stealth and suddenness, exploding in a flash.

Its power sources from not only conventional muscle groups but also internal organs, meridians, vibrating muscles and bones, resonating organs, concentrating all internal and external forces and exploding upon contact with an opponent!

Boom!

A punch erupts with the force of a thousand catties!

A sweep with the leg, like the tail of a tiger!

In a spar with a master of Dark Strength, one must always be cautious; what may seem like a simple move could be devastating. Combining the Eight Techniques with movement skills, a master of Dark Strength, when unarmed, could truly take on ten ordinary adults!

Of course, it is often said that a scrappy fighter can defeat a skilled one, and a Fourth Rank Martial Artist might still struggle against many assailants without special Hard Qi Gong techniques, making it hard to win without injury, though before falling, those opponents would surely hit the ground first.

Minor superficial injuries are inevitable, but severe ones are not...

...

Nine o’clock at night.

Before sleeping, Lu Chenzhou browsed his smartphone, Martial Arts Hall’s chat groups were bustling with discussions about a recent murder case.

He looked at the message, frowning slightly.

The victim was from a nearby high school, with a Fourth Rank cultivation, killed by a cultist. After investigating, the police captured an Incense Master from a cult den.

They then announced the discovery of a new cult in Su City: the Holy Master Sect, which worshipped "Great Saint Heavenly King". This sect had previously been active in Da Xia but seemed to disappear after an official crackdown, only to have quietly spread in Su City.

The police warned people to stay alert and not be deceived.

Those ordinary people deceived by cults often met tragic ends.

"These cultists really deserve no good death."

Does God exist in this world?

Lu Chenzhou would not rashly assert.

After all, there are supernatural places like the Void Realm that give birth to malevolent spirits.

But he firmly believed that these so-called "gods" in the mouths of cults are detrimental to humanity, merely seeing humans as targets for exploitation.

If human civilization had gods, they would be the Martial Artists themselves!

Of course, this is only the perspective of Da Xia.

"Divine Child Sect, Holy Master Sect, Blue Lotus Society, Spirit Reading Club..."

Lu Chenzhou opened Da Xia’s anti-cult official website and found there were currently seven key targeted cult organizations; it’s worth noting that Da Xia had previously eradicated three other cult organizations. It truly seemed like the wildfire could not fully burn out the weeds.

Before sleeping, he looked towards Taihu. The roots of both Void and Evil calamities were there... the Void Realm. When could humanity eradicate the evil and clear the fog to purify the Jade Universe? With the current level of technology and Martial Arts, it might be a long and heavy task.

"Better go to sleep then, I’m just a high school student."