I can return to the age of mysterious

Today, Casio was extremely excited.

In the corner, a silhouette was continuously throwing punches at the light yellow wooden stake. The thumping sounds of the punches resonated in the open sports field, causing a meticulous wrinkle to appear on the resilient leather surface.

Bang!

The impact sound suddenly increased, and the wooden stake trembled violently. The ripping sound of leather was mixed with the dull sound of striking wood.

Casio withdrew his fist, and the tall wooden stake, originally fixed on the ground, tilted forward. The base that was embedded in the mud was turned upside down, taking with it a large pile of yellow soil.

In the center of the brown leather, a vague fist mark punctured down, tearing apart all the surface protection.

"One hundred percent!" Casio clenched his fist.

'Combat Movements (Advanced): 100.0%'

'Workout Frame (Phase Two): 100.0%'

'Explosive Skills (Speed): 100.0%'

'Explosive Skills (Strength): 100.0%'

The toughest power-type explosive skill has also been completed.

A new message appeared in the upper right corner of the vision.

'Wind Elephant Basic Combat Technique: Advanced (two layers in total)'

"Ha~" Casio looked up at the dim sky. He was now very happy, but his heart was mixed with a touch of confusion.

The Wind Elephant Basic Combat Technique that took more than five months to practice was finally completed.

A hard-to-climb mountain peak was conquered, and Casio was lost without any target, a sense of confusion and fatigue rapidly entered his mind.

"Right, let's go ask Lixia first." He immediately put the wooden stake back in its place and quickly went to the cafeteria for dinner.

​​Ten minutes later, a small sports field behind the hospital.

Casio was sitting cross-legged on the ground, listening very seriously to Lixia's explanation. The faint red light was shining through the branches on both of their faces.

It looked like a set of irregular pale red grids.

"I mentioned some concepts vaguely to you before, and now since you want to know, let me explain them a little more in detail."

Lixia thought for a moment and then said, "The Hong Li Federation categorically divides fighting into five segments. Regardless of boxing, wrestling, fighting, or even swordsmanship, and archery. All go from the first segment to the fifth segment."

"Hmm." Casio nodded, listening attentively.

"However, this five-segment division doesn't have much to do with people like us. Although the fifth segment of fighting can be used in actual combat, it is mostly used in competitions, and we are purely aiming to kill."

Lixia's tone paused, and then continued, "If we include the five fighting segments from the Federation, let me explain the three main layers to you in detail. First of all, of course, is the five fighting segments of the Federation, we often refer this level as enthusiasts or amateur level."

"A well-trained amateur can easily handle multiple opponents."

Casio nodded.

"The second layer, knuckles, also known as the professional level. As the name suggests, it's like our Wind Elephant Youth Training Camp. Disciples who are specially trained and master all the basic fighting techniques while also initially experimenting with the secret techniques of the Wind Elephant Class."

Lixia looked at Casio in front of her and smiled, "You are now at the middle of the knuckles level, after mastering the basic fighting techniques, we have yet to understand the secret martial art. Another point to note, the amateur level and the professional level have a certain overlap. Your current martial arts level in the middle of the professional level is equivalent to the peak of the fifth segment of the amateur level."

Casio nodded again, with a thought unconsciously appearing in his heart: Can an amateur in the fifth segment temporarily avoid bullets?

In front of him, Lixia continued.

"The third stage, is when we begin clearly surpassing the limit of the human body. The martial artist! Initially master the core secrets of martial arts, use secret techniques to train the physical body to a certain extent, perceive the circulation of blood in the body through the mind. Control the acceleration of the blood...."

"There are three nodes in the human body, and once all are opened up, they can accelerate blood flow by four times, producing energy that surpasses human limits."

"Surpass human limits?" Casio couldn't help but echo.

"That's right, one can fight against hundreds. The fist can penetrate knuckle-thick metal armor, the senses are sharp, and the reaction speed can catch a flying sparrow."

As Lixia was talking, she raised her hand, her fingers slowly closing towards her palm, and visible white airflow squeezed out from between her fingers. It was like a ripple of water spreading in the air.

"And all of this is based on Secret Martial Art…" She slowly stood up, gently pressing her hand on the tree trunk. The entire tree suddenly shook, and the already sparse leaves rustled down.

Casio also stood up. He didn't care about the withered leaves falling on his head, instead, his eyes were fixed on the surface of the tree trunk.

There, a palm print was deeply embedded. It was four to five centimeters deep and could sink a person's wrist into it.

The inner wall of the pit was extremely smooth, as if it had been polished.

"Instructor! I want to learn the Secret Martial Art!"

Casio didn't hide his strong desire.

Lixia smiled and then shook her head, "I can't teach you yet. According to our organization's regulations, you must first become an official disciple and take an oath. And it's only after the Master has assessed you over a period of time that you can learn the Secret Martial Art."

"This is the core of our organization, unlike the basic fighting technique I can teach however I want. But you don't need to worry, the final assessment of the Youth Training Camp will be in seven days. After the assessment, once the initiation ceremony is over, I will directly teach it to you, how about that?"

"Thank you, Master."

Knowing that it is impossible currently, Casio did not entangle more. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Master, could you help me with something?"

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"Is this what you call asking for help? Why do I feel so awkward?" Lixia shifted her feet a bit uncomfortably.

Under the sunset, Casio lay straight on the ground. Lixia stood beside him, with one foot squarely on Casio's chest.

"Instructor, I'm serious." Casio's eyes were very serious, he was simulating the moment when life and death hung in the balance. In reality, an antique commissioner from the Fire Deer Company was stepping on him. A gun was aimed at him, and the trigger was about to be pulled in an instant.

"Also, Instructor, could you step a little harder on me?"

"Alright."

Lixia nodded helplessly and stepped harder and harder.

For the next half an hour, the two discussed for a long time in this strange posture. Casio continuously asked Lixia for ways to break the opponent's attack and created a scenario. The scenario was if he was being stepped on by a person with a crossbow, and the arrow had already been aimed at his head, what should he do at this time?

Lixia gradually discarded her embarrassment and discomfort and seriously explained to Casio how to break an opponent's attack and demonstrated it on the spot.

As it became dark, the additional learning time for the day had ended.

After Instructor Lixia left, Casio was the only one left lying tiredly under the shade of the trees, and his chest was full of shoe marks.

A series of footsteps approached from the distance.

Casio opened his eyes and saw Li Chu's upside-down face in his field of vision and an odd expression on her face.

To survive, it was worth the embarrassment.

"Sister, you came just in time, come practice with me a few more times."