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Chapter 51 - 0051 Director Wang (3 more updates, asking for monthly tickets and followers)

Chapter 51: 0051 Director Wang (3 more updates, asking for monthly tickets and followers)

The middle-aged man was indeed aware of Lu Chenzhou, for this youngster came to the zoo daily without fail, always lingering in front of the Tiger Garden to watch the tigers.

"Even the old tiger must feel uncomfortable being stared at day and night."

With exceptionally keen eyesight, he could see clearly despite the three-kilometer distance to the Tiger Garden—Lu Chenzhou’s forehead was dotted with sweat the size of beans, and seven droplets fell within ten seconds.

As a Breakthrough Fourth Shackles expert, his senses were superhuman compared to ordinary people. If he so wished, he could grasp every minute detail within the entire zoo.

"He’s practicing ’Mountain Crossing Body’," he noted.

"The teachings of Cha Chihu are not bad, he’s already nearing the Mastery Realm."

"Let me check his information."

The middle-aged man walked over to his desk and found Lu Chenzhou’s profile. After reading it, his eyes flickered, and when he looked back at the young man below the mountain, it was with a look of admiration.

"To advance ’Mountain Crossing Body’ from Beginner to Mastery in one month, such talent... If he were placed in Galaxy Martial University, it would not be out of place... Unfortunately, Dragon City Martial Arts University got to him first, otherwise I would have had to get him into Galaxy Martial University."

"Wait, his Qi-Blood is also verging on Fourth Rank... The records say he only reached Third Rank at the end of March this year; he’s nearing a breakthrough in just one month?"

He grew solemn.

"Low Class root bone, even with Top Class comprehension, would find it very difficult to break from Third to Fourth in one month. Even I, Wang Jidao, took over a month to overcome this obstacle... Could this youngster possess the talents of a Martial Bone Dao Embryo? Otherwise, how could he be faster than me? Is that reasonable?"

Wang Jidao, the Gold Dragon of Casting Stars.

A disciple from the Wang Family of Guandong.

He was born extraordinary, with Top Class root bone and good comprehension.

He broke the First Shackles before his coming of age, broke the Second by the time he reached his prime, and Third in his preordained years. In his old age, he conquered the Fourth Shackles. Having just celebrated his hundredth birthday, he was one of the four Great Grandmasters in the Guandong Wang Family and also a professor at Galaxy University.

He now wondered if the review committee at Dragon City Martial Arts University had misjudged.

This Lu Chenzhou, it shouldn’t be just a "sudden enlightenment." Or rather, at the time of the initial assessment, it indeed was a "sudden enlightenment," but now he has grown even further.

Whoever experienced such an enlightenment and managed to break from Third to Fourth in one month? Who managed to train ’Black Tiger Fist’ from Small Success to Great Success within one month? Initially glancing casually whilst practicing his Martial Arts, Wang Jidao never expected to be slightly shaken by a young man just starting out. He noticed the cracks on the trunk of the nearby tree caused by a single palm strike.

Wang Jidao narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Well done, he has even preemptively grasped Dark Force?"

Upon understanding Dark Force, a slight honing of Qi-Blood would lead to a breakthrough to Fourth Rank. Someone with Qi-Blood at the Peak of Third Rank, who has comprehended Dark Force, can easily defeat someone who just entered Fourth Rank without the understanding of Dark Force.

With a pensive expression, Wang Jidao murmured to himself:

"I wonder if it’s possible to persuade him to join Galaxy Martial University."

A moment later, his figure flickered, soaring into the air, stepping on treetops with such ease that a single leap carried him a hundred yards before he softly landed on the next tree top.

...

After completing the last sequence of ’Mountain Crossing Body’, Lu Chenzhou collapsed to the ground with a thud, utterly exhausted. He looked up at the night sky; the city’s canopy lacked stars, and he wondered if it was a trick of his eyes, but he thought he saw a rainbow streak through.

"It’s probably a drone."

Fangshan region was a heavily guarded area of Su City, constantly monitored by drones. Upon detecting any intruders, Martial Artists would be dispatched to deal with them.

On the Martial Arts Tree, the leaves representing ’Mountain Crossing Body’ had dimmed.

[Mountain Crossing Body: Proficient (100%) → Mastery (1%)]

"Breaking two Martial Arts disciplines in a single day."

Lu Chenzhou felt relieved.

His improvements over the past few days had been tremendous.

Having almost perfected ’Black Tiger Crossing the Mountain’, Great Success level Fist Technique coupled with Mastery level movement technique, and the power of Dark Force, he was almost certain to win the Martial Arts Academy exchange competition. The prize of a hundred thousand yuan would alleviate his family’s urgent financial strains.

He now had the confidence to encourage Lu Guoping to work less overtime.

"I’ll go check my Qi-Blood tomorrow morning, I should be in Fourth Rank by then."

According to the official website of the Martial Arts Association, it’s stated that one can achieve Fourth Rank Qi-Blood only after perfecting ’Black Tiger Fist’, but that calculation doesn’t take into account the bonus from the Heavenly Pile or other Martial Arts disciplines. Lu Chenzhou, now having opened five orifices and perfected Basic Boxing, also practiced ’Swallow Form Fist’, all of which contribute some bonus effects, though not simply additive.

The Qi-Blood enhancement from the first Martial Arts discipline at the same level of breakthrough is the greatest; the effect still persists for subsequent disciplines, but it diminishes gradually until it becomes negligible.

Essentially, Martial Arts is an extremely sophisticated form of fitness, using mysterious Fist Moves to repeatedly tear and heal the human body, stimulating the rise of Qi-Blood, also known as "Body Refining."

Once ’Black Tiger Fist’ is perfected, other low-level Fist Techniques of the same class cause the Marginal Effect on the body, similar to a bench press. Once adapted to lifting 100 kilograms, one must increase the weight to continue to stimulate the body, to break through personal limits, or else one remains stagnant in a comfort zone, unable to make progress.

Martial Arts is like rowing against the current; if you do not advance, you will fall back.

Comparatively, though the "Flying Swallow Sea Sweeping" routine is third-rate, it still provides a decent enhancement to Lu Chenzhou’s qi-blood. That’s because "Tiger Form" embodies the fierce and short-range combat boxing style, while "Swallow Form" is about the agile, long-range wandering boxing style. These two factions focus on stimulating different areas of the body and have little overlap, allowing them to form perfect complements to one another.

If Lu Chenzhou’s supplementary boxing style were the "Leopard Form" or the "Lion Form," the benefits would have been much less. Therefore, for the "Elephant Form" faction’s regular Martial Arts cultivation, there is no need to be greedy in the early stages; just choose one that you love, that suits you, and follow it all the way.

Even if you practice multiple styles, they should complement each other.

The most famous complementary fist technique to the "Tiger Form" is the "Crane Form."

The renowned "Tiger and Crane Dual Form Fist" is based on this principle.

Lu Chenzhou’s Martial Arts planning is very clear; before becoming a Martial Artist, he must focus on "Tiger Form," with "Swallow Form" as a complement. He will not touch any other forms.

"Swallow Form," he has no intention of delving deep into it for now.

Bringing "Swallow Return Fist" and "Sea-sweeping Body" to Perfection is enough.

If he becomes a Martial Artist, he will quickly learn ordinary Martial Arts, and only then will he consider rapidly mastering some other fist techniques to nurture the Divine Seed and enhance comprehension, which is another matter altogether.

Whoosh!

At this moment, hundreds of meters above in the night sky, a figure as light as a feather stood atop a palm-sized reconnaissance drone, and it was Wang Jidao.

Even though Martial Arts Grandmasters cannot traverse the void with Wind Control, relying on unimaginable movement techniques and qinggong, navigating through the world on various flying objects is not difficult. To soar high upon a goose and descend with the legendary "Tathagata Divine Palm" is merely a trifle.

Leaping a hundred zhang high feels quite akin to flying.

Wang Jidao, looking down at the exhausted Lu Chenzhou, said with a smile,

"This kid is really giving his all, a point where I fell short in my younger days. Being able to achieve a Breakthrough Realm in a month relies heavily on extreme effort... but that’s still not enough."

He fell freely, quickly descending.

The mountain wind caused his robes to flutter noisily.

In the moment before he touched the ground, an invisible aura exploded.

Using this clever burst of energy, Wang Jidao gently landed.

With a wave of his sleeve, he darted above Lu Chenzhou’s head in a flash. Lu Chenzhou, who was gazing up at the stars, was startled; where did this person come from?

Could it be a Void Thing?

The newcomer’s appearance was both handsome and mature, with silver at his temples, reminiscent of the one-armed hero from those wuxia novels, and he emitted a vast, authoritative aura.

Not a Void Thing, but a Martial Artist.

Very powerful! Beyond the "Breakthrough First" shackles, Lu Chenzhou could not sense the specifics of his strength, but instinctively felt that this person was the strongest he had encountered to date.

Of course, he meant in person.

He remembered Yu Zheng mentioning that in the mountains, there was a secluded predecessor who had broken through the "Third Shackles Breaker." All at once, he did a carp flip to stand up, then stood erect and saluted,

"Disciple Lu Chenzhou greets Master Wang!"

Apart from the cast-iron golden dragon, Wang Jidao, there should be no other Martial Arts Grandmaster in Fangshan. Most people have never seen this powerhouse, but he would occasionally act as a judge for Fangshan’s martial meetings and offer guidance to younger generations if he felt inclined.

Wang Jidao nodded slightly and asked,

"So late, and yet you haven’t returned to your dormitory?"

Lu Chenzhou spoke frankly.

"The student wishes to practice ’Tiger Fist’ here while watching the tigers."

Wang Jidao saw that Lu Chenzhou looked weak and obviously depleted and reminded him,

"Too much can be as bad as too little, Martial Arts Training should not consume potential. If you pursue rapid progress too eagerly, you will inevitably fall into the Evil Martial Path, damaging your foundation."

He began to understand why Lu Chenzhou was improving so fast.

The heat in his heart cooled slightly.

Lu Chenzhou respectfully said,

"Thank you for the teaching, Master Wang. It’s just that during training, I entered ’the zone’ and couldn’t help myself, so I took a Supplement at the risk of depleting my body to continue practicing."

"What sort of state? Was it ’inspiration’?"

"Yes."

"That’s somewhat understandable."

Wang Jidao stroked his chin, lost in thought. To enter ’the zone’ within a month of joining the Martial Arts School was quite something. This explained the rationality behind his progress a bit more.

Otherwise, his Top Class root bone would seem a bit... dense.

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