Martial Saint!

"Black Tiger Fist, finally a small success!"

Shi Ruyu said, even for those of intermediate root bone, achieving small success from a beginner would take at least half a year. Those who could achieve it within half a year either had excellent comprehension or were from top-class root bone.

When one's Martial Arts Realm was high enough, because of the advantages gained from a higher standpoint and the ability to understand by analogy, even those of low-class root bone would speed up in learning ordinary martial arts.

For instance, Martial Artists could easily grasp these third-rate ordinary martial arts if they wished. However, at this point, mastering ordinary martial arts was almost worthless to them, and spending time on it was a loss not worth the gain.

Better to delve into True Skill.

Suddenly, Lu Chenzhou had a thought.

"I have the Martial Arts Tree panel, and if I am fortunate enough to enter the Martial Artist realm in the future, perhaps I can try to learn more ordinary martial arts and train them to perfection, then extract the Divine Seeds. The 'No Regrets' from the Basic Boxing could increase some fist comprehension, perhaps other ordinary martial arts have similar effects.

If the effects of the Divine Seeds could stack, I could forcefully pile up my Martial Arts comprehension, and my cultivation speed would only get faster. My current speed is just above intermediate, but not as good as those with top-class root bone, not to mention the Martial Bone Dao Embryo… This is far from enough for pursuing higher realms!"

He felt this idea was highly feasible.

Martial Arts Tree, there were still many undeveloped potentials.

"But for now, I better leave this idea aside, prioritize elevating my realm first, break the First Shackles as soon as possible to gain special abilities to combat Void Things, and secure my safety!"

The more Lu Chenzhou thought about it, the more excited he became.

It felt like he was a bit closer to the Cangtian Dragon King in the clouds.

"Chenzhou, stop fighting, come down and eat."

"Coming, this round is almost done."

Lu Chenzhou's Basic Boxing had long since reached Perfection, and he no longer went to the school playground to practice. He would practice at home, have breakfast, and then head to classes.

At the dining table.

Li Xianghua looked at the increasingly sturdy Lu Chenzhou and asked,

"Have you measured your height? I feel like you've gotten taller."

Lu Chenzhou:

"I did grow, 1cm this past half year, now 181."

Li Xianghua sighed with relief.

"That's good."

She had always worried her son being too tall might make it difficult for him to find a wife.

"My body is in its growth phase, this is all normal development, and it's not largely related to Martial Arts training. Teacher Ji said that before breaking the shackles, a normal person's body can handle the changes brought by Qi-Blood enhancement, and it won't alter the structure because of Martial Arts training."

Li Xianghua's worry was like those beauty-loving girls who fretted daily about gaining muscular legs from a few gym visits... It was purely overthinking.

Before breaking the shackles, a person's height is mainly determined by genetics.

"Mom understands, eat up."

Li Xianghua looked at Lu Chenzhou and felt prouder the more she watched.

On the other hand, Lu Guoping finished his meal and left the house somewhat displeased.

"Mom, what's up with Dad?"

Li Xianghua was silent for a moment.

Ultimately, she told Lu Chenzhou the truth. Due to the turmoil caused by Virtual Disaster, Lu Guoping's company's production was impacted, and the performance was not so good.

Now that the work was resuming, but many base-level staff faced salary cuts. Lu Guoping originally had a base salary of nine thousand a month, now it had been cut to five thousand directly. If you didn't accept it, they'd try all means to disgust you, pushing you to voluntarily resign.

This way, they'd avoid economic compensation.

Whom could you complain to about this? Arbitration was too bothersome, and he couldn't afford to lose his job. Not going for arbitration, however, left him filled with frustration inside. Li Xianghua advised him to just bear with it for now. Compared to those employees who got "optimized," Lu Guoping was already doing well. Wait till his son got into Martial Arts University, then he could proudly show off.

Lu Guoping had already planned how he would flaunt his son to some of his supervisors by then. He had a junior supervisor who reportedly spent over a million for his child's Martial Arts training.

Yet his child didn't even qualify for special admissions of third-rate Martial Arts Universities, let alone Pingjiang Martial Arts University.

"My son actually didn't spend much money, hardly enrolled in any Martial Arts Academies, and mostly learned on his own. Maybe his comprehension was decent, surprisingly he got into Pingjiang Martial Arts University!"

On his way, Lu Guoping hummed a tune and rushed to catch the subway.

"Mom, I'm going to class."

"Go on, come back early."

Lu Chenzhou also headed to school.

Today was the end-of-month examination again.

He had spent even less time on academics this past month. He felt he probably couldn't advance this time, but it didn't matter. Keeping in the top twenty was sufficient.

Martial Arts comes first!

...

At dusk, the Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall.

Qi-Blood Measurement Device.

Lu Chenzhou effortlessly finished a set of Basic Boxing Techniques. Alongside him, Qin Zheng, who had come to practice boxing, stared in awe and unconsciously compared it to his own technique.

Qin Zheng realized what he was practicing wasn't boxing, it was crap!

Almost half a year had passed, and he still hadn't reached Perfection.

Damn it!

"Qi Blood Value 1.72, congratulations, you have reached the Second Rank."

Lu Chenzhou slightly furrowed his brows.

"I'm still 0.01 away from Third Rank."

He walked out of the Qi Blood Measurement Room.

Because it was soundproof, Qin Zheng didn't hear the exact numbers.

"How much?"

"Still Second Rank."

"That's good, I thought you had reached Third Rank already."

Lu Chenzhou didn't say much, knowing Qin Zheng was just joking.

Qin Zheng asked:

"How much more for Third Rank?"

"0.01."

"..."

Qin Zheng stood in place, and after a moment, he couldn't help but look up to the sky.

He wanted to howl, but he thought better of it.

One must not be loud and boisterous in the Martial Arts Academy.

"Chenzhou, you truly are a beast!"

He had barely reached the standard of 1.6, even with constant intake of Martial Arts Supplements, and his family had even arranged a Fifth Rank family boxing coach for him, the kind who stayed at home like a nanny and could also act as a security guard.

It was mainly because recent times had been quite restless.

Qin Zheng was stubborn and refused to leave Su City.

His father, having no other option, temporarily shelved the moving plan and found a capable Fifth Rank expert with a Void Blade certification to ensure family safety.

Even with such conditions, Qin Zheng couldn't catch up to Lu Chenzhou.

That's why he felt truly desperate.

...

During a public class.

Lu Chenzhou, still substituting for Shi Ruyu, taught everyone the "Sea Sweeping Body," while Shi Ruyu took a step back to guide other matters, their cooperation seamless.

Du and Lu Chenzhou sparred briefly.

Recently, Du had improved slightly; his "Swallow Return Fist" had strengthened, and his "Basic Boxing" had achieved Perfection a while ago, but unfortunately, he still wasn't a match for Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou's "Sea Sweeping Body" was more proficient.

The gap in Qi-Blood between Du and Lu Chenzhou was narrowing.

During sparring sessions, Lu Chenzhou won seven out of ten against Du.

Du wasn't discouraged, he just clenched his teeth and practiced his boxing diligently.

He swore that one day he would personally slay a Void Thing.

...

The next day.

After completing the Heavenly Pile, Lu Chenzhou wiped off his sweat.

He distinctly felt a surge of strength growing within his body.

This strength came from the Shaochong Acupoint.

Yes, he had successfully condensed the Fourth Aperture.

"Cultivation Technique"

"Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Pile: 4th Aperture Opened"

"Third Rank now."