Star Sky Professional
Chapter 47 Martial Arts Golden Core (Please Collect)

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Martial Arts Golden Core (Please Collect)

September 1st.

Chuying Star.

The sky was a clear azure blue.

Fang Xing stretched leisurely as he strolled along the riverbank boulevard towards Yucái High School.

As a sophomore newcomer, he naturally had to report for the first day of school.

[Name: Fang Xing]

[Age: 17]

[Profession: Martial Artist]

[Second Realm: Sinews and Bones (Refining Muscle: 55/100)]

[Military Boxing Twelve Styles: 1/200 (Skilled)]

[Great Dragon Stance: 167/200 (Skilled)]

[Ghost God Saber: 7/100 (Beginner)]

[Extreme Emotion Sword: 5/100 (Beginner)]

[Gate of All Heavens (Charging)]

...

"Two months of hard cultivation during the summer break, and now I could fight ten of my former selves blindfolded!"

Fang Xing clenched his fists, feeling the powerful force emanating from his sinews and bones, and nodded slightly.

"Refining muscle is already more than half complete, by the end of the semester, it seems the Innate Pill might even come into play."

"Besides, I have entered the beginner level in two A-rank Martial Arts, and even pushed the Military Boxing Twelve Styles to a level of mastery..."

"Of course, the greatest progress is in the Great Dragon Stance!"

Ever since he found out that the Zheng Family’s newly released ’Dragon Blood Pill’ benefited the Great Dragon Stance, Fang Xing had bought a few more bottles.

Unfortunately, he soon discovered the efficacy of the Dragon Blood Pill was indeed diminishing. So much so that now, a single pill could only improve the stance’s expertise by about one point, rendering it utterly useless.

However, Fang Xing didn’t mind too much; he was planning to have Hua Feiyue purchase some more flood dragon-related items, which could continue to stimulate improvement in the Great Dragon Stance and eventually lead to the understanding of the ’Dragon Intent Realm’!

"It feels like top-tier universities are beckoning me, maybe I should consider Blue Star University and fulfill the original owner’s desire to buy a house on Blue Star!"

As Fang Xing pondered this, he suddenly heard a dog’s bark.

"Woof woof!"

Looking up, he saw a tall and beautiful woman in sportswear, seemingly doing her morning exercise, accompanied by a bulldog.

"We meet again."

Jing Xia, holding her pet dog ’Ginger,’ smiled and greeted Fang Xing.

"What a coincidence, do you come here for morning exercises every day?"

Fang Xing was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah, mainly to walk the dog!"

Jing Xia seriously replied.

’And then, incidentally, to investigate cases... because it’s close to Yucái High School?’

’A Blue Star Federation detective wandering around here every day makes me uneasy...’

Fang Xing complained inwardly, and after a few more words said, "I need to go, today is the first day of school."

"Hmm, little brother, do your best."

Jing Xia cheerfully said, "Don’t grow up to become a good-for-nothing like the guys under this sister’s command!"

"Good-for-nothing..."

Fang Xing looked rather speechless as he waved goodbye and relaxed inside: ’It looks like... there haven’t been any significant findings...’

’Sigh, I just want to live a peaceful life and quietly wait for the college entrance exam, so why are there always such troubles surrounding me?’

...

Yucái High School.

Sophomore Class Two.

Fang Xing entered the classroom to find many students had already arrived. Ouyang Qianqian, Bai Lang, Qian Xun, Yi An were all there, of course, not to mention Cole.

However, at that moment, Cole sat in a corner, his face exuding an air of dejection, still not recovered from a blow he received over the summer.

"Fang Xing!"

Upon seeing Fang Xing, Ouyang Qianqian came over to greet him: "Did you have fun over the summer break?"

"While we bioengineered folks still have to work and practice martial arts, unlike you naturals..." Fang Xing shook his head and tilted his chin towards Cole.

Ouyang Qianqian immediately understood and whispered, "I heard his family spent a lot on his martial arts training, but his performance was poor, and now his parents are in conflict and considering divorce..."

"I see..."

Fang Xing was about to say something else when Bai Lianyi and Liu Wei walked in.

"Hm?"

Bai Lianyi still possessed a pure and lotus-like demeanor, which easily invoked a deep protective desire within others.

But Liu Wei had undergone extreme changes, not only in physique but also his aura had become sharp and brutal, which reminded Fang Xing of those black market martial artists.

’No, not black market martial artists, but black boxing martial artists! With an air of bloodshed about him, could it be that he spent the summer fighting in underground matches, maybe even killing people?’

’Judging by his martial arts realm, his progress must have been incredibly swift. Muscle activation is already highly conducive to refining the body, could he have reached the Second Realm by now? Is actual combat really the most suited for martial arts advancement?’

’Oh? He’s probably killed less than I have? Then there’s nothing to worry about...’

Fang Xing shifted his gaze, watching as the projection of Teacher Lan Fei reappeared.

"Hello, students, welcome to your second-year classes. Let us begin roll call..."

Lan Fei, dressed in a black suit, appeared no different than before.

It seemed as though the passage of time couldn’t leave the slightest trace on her.

’If she can be used as a standard teaching material, this Teacher Lan Fei must be extraordinary, not just an excellent educational scholar but probably a true ’Professional,’ one whose life has evolved and might even live for a few hundred years...’

After the cultural studies class, as usual, came the martial arts class.

Xia Long strode into the classroom, his eyes sharp as a hawk’s, sweeping over everyone: "Today we start with a baseline assessment. One by one, according to your student numbers, come to the training room. I want to see if you’ve slacked off during the summer!"

...

Bai Lang was the first to go in, then almost came back crying.

After all, Xia Long’s teaching methods were always straightforward and brutal, followed by Ouyang Qianqian, who returned fairly composed, indicating she must have trained hard over the summer and barely made the cut.

And Cole? He went in and didn’t come back—reportedly sent straight to the infirmary...

Fang Xing watched each of them, and when his turn came, he walked calmly into the training room.

Boom!

Just as he entered the training room, he saw a fist hurtling towards him.

One punch and he felt as though the entire world was compressing around him.

The terror of death made the flesh and blood throughout his body pulsate, his sinews extend, his fingers come together, transforming into a fist!

Bow Step Cannon Fist!

Boom!

Suddenly, a cannon-like boom echoed in the void as the two fists collided.

Fang Xing felt as if his punch had landed in cotton, leaving him feeling hollow and without any force rebounding back.

"Second Realm in refining muscle, and even the sinews snap like a strong bow... it shows you’ve refined more than half of your sinews..."

"And this Bow Step Cannon Fist, you must have become quite skilled..."

"You’ve changed so much in one summer, kid, what kind of pill have you taken?"

Xia Long finished his punch and stood tall, looking at Fang Xing with a peculiar gleam in his eyes, his lips curling into a faint smile of pleasant surprise.

"Teacher, I’ve been rigorously training all summer. Plus, I got lucky with a lottery ticket and spent all the winnings on nutrient fluid to aid my cultivation,"

Fang Xing answered candidly.

He had laundered money in the black market specifically for this purpose.

"Even with nutrient fluid for assistance, your progress has been incredibly fast. Your Great Dragon Stance has likely reached an extremely advanced level..."

Xia Long was quite moved. "With your pace, if you keep it up, advancing to the Rough Jade Realm by senior year and getting into university won’t be difficult... Haha, several students from my class have become university seeds, the principal would be envious if he knew... Speaking of which, it’s quite funny, our principal was concerned about the dismal university admission rate and has just spent a fortune to recruit a freshman to boost our numbers, not expecting that my class would have its own university seeds, too!"

"Recruited a university seed? A freshman, you don’t mean her last name is Gu, do you?"

Fang Xing’s expression shifted.

"Right, do you know Gu Yun? Her dad is considered a martyr, and many schools extended their olive branches to her. Our principal went all out to specially admit her, offering a full scholarship, personal cultivation resources, and countless other promises, yet it’s still not as good as nurturing our own talented students."

Xia Long laughed heartily. "Don’t worry; with such improvement, you’ve secured your scholarship for this year. And you’re not just eligible for an ordinary scholarship, you can apply for the top-tier ones."

"It’s thanks to the teacher’s guidance that I’ve gotten this far."

Fang Xing remained incredibly humble. After all, Xia Long had helped him financially in the past; he could not forget such kindness.

"Right, now that you’re in your second year, everyone’s martial arts progress varies, so I can’t instruct everyone individually anymore. Come here after your daily martial arts class, and I’ll give you personal guidance for ten minutes..."

Xia Long made his teaching arrangements.

Those in the class still loitering in the first realm could naturally be taught together.

But Liu Wei, Bai Lianyi, and Fang Xing, the three who had broken through to Martial Arts’ Second Realm, were eligible for special instruction.

After all, attending the lessons meant for first-realm students wouldn’t teach them anything new.

"Now that you are in the Second Realm, you can learn an A-grade martial arts technique. In addition to that, you must also practice ’Hidden Tiger Stance.’ Like Great Dragon Stance, this Pile Skill focuses on training your sinews and bones..."

Xia Long remarked thoughtfully, "With such a solid foundation, you’ll progress swiftly in Hidden Tiger Stance... You mustn’t neglect Great Dragon Stance, either. Great Dragon and Hidden Tiger are the foundations of martial arts in our Blue Star Federation, forged through countless refining by the ’All-Knowing Brain.’ A towering building rises from the flat ground; if you can cultivate both Pile Skills to the Fourth Stage, even merging them into the ’Dragon Tiger Realm,’ your future will truly be boundless..."

"How boundless exactly?" Fang Xing’s interest was piqued.

"Let it be. Today I’ll explain properly... Federation Martial Arts start with ’skin and flesh’ at the first stage, ’sinews and bones’ at the second, ’rough jade’ at the third... The Rough Jade is still foundational, needing polishing. Only when you reach the Fourth Realm of Courage do you become a ’Professional,’ truly entering the world of martial arts!"

Xia Long smiled slightly, downplaying the innate abilities of many in the Otherworld.

"And at the Fifth Realm of Martial Arts, named ’Outer Realm,’ one achieves great success with their own Domain Prototype, forming the embryonic form of a domain, and can manifest elemental forces like wind, fire, thunder, and lightning, among various abilities... It’s only upon reaching this stage that one truly steps out of bounds, entering a whole new realm!"

Martial arts realms, after all, are ephemeral and exist only in the heart of the practicioner when facing an adversary.

But a martial artist of the Outer Realm could truly manifest elements like wind, fire, thunder, and lightning at will. For instance, a martial artist with a fire realm could produce real flames, the epitome of the psyche influencing matter!

"Next is the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts—Golden Core! To condense a Martial Arts Golden Core, one needs to harmonize the Dragon Tiger Yin Yang. The most reputable and promising path is to achieve great success in both Great Dragon Stance and Hidden Tiger Stance, merging them to form the ’Dragon Tiger Realm,’ and then condensing a ’Dragon Tiger Golden Core’!"

...

"Skin and flesh, sinews and bones, Rough Jade, Courage, Outer Realm, Golden Core..." Fang Xing felt the mystique of Federation Martial Arts unfold before him for the first time: "The ’All-Knowing Brain’ is truly formidable, already laying the foundation for the Martial Arts Golden Core in the stages of skin and flesh and sinews and bones?"