Chapter 12

Xu Bo and the black-clad woman passed by outside the classroom. They had restrained their aura, and since they hadn't observed for too long, Li Yuan didn't notice them at all.

He was completely immersed in his own training.

When Li Yuan studied academic courses, although he was very serious, his mindset was essentially one of 'completing a task', so it was hard for his efficiency to reach the maximum.

But when practicing fist and spear techniques, feeling the gradual improvement of his physical fitness and fist techniques, Li Yuan felt joy from the bottom of his heart.

Focused to the extreme.

To do one thing, only by immersing oneself in it and truly loving it from the heart can one achieve the greatest progress.

Time passed second by second.

Suddenly.

[Your fist technique realm has increased from stage three 88% to stage three 89%]

[Your fist power has increased from 426 kg to 427 kg]

[Your speed has increased from 14.4 m/s to 14.5 m/s]

Three consecutive notifications appeared out of thin air in Li Yuan's field of vision, and the data on his Divine Palace Panel also changed.

But immersed in his training, he didn't even notice the slight improvement in his physical fitness.

Until his smart ring watch suddenly vibrated.

"It's already five-thirty? Time flies so fast." Li Yuan was startled awake.

He was covered in sweat from head to toe.

"Hmm? Physical fitness improved slightly again?" Li Yuan finally noticed the reminder on the Divine Palace Panel.

He felt increasingly satisfied in his heart.

"A little progress every day, persist with perseverance," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Ever since he awakened the mental divine palace a year ago and learned the "Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture", as long as Li Yuan visualized for two hours every day and endured that hellish, scorching mental torment, his physical fatigue would be wiped away, which was far better than going to sleep or receiving deep physical therapy.

From then on, he developed the habit of coming to school to practice at three in the morning.

Even on holidays, he would find a place to practice alone downstairs in his residential complex.

Diligent to the extreme.

Only by doing this did he achieve the rapid progress in his martial arts scores over the past year.

Li Yuan wiped the sweat off his body and put the towel back.

Suddenly sensing something, he looked back.

"Tianyou? Here so early?" Li Yuan smiled as he looked at the thin figure with a backpack.

"You arrived even earlier than me." Li Tianyou also looked at Li Yuan with slight surprise.

"I just arrived a while ago, just put down my bag," Li Yuan said with a smile while taking out his large spear: "I left the evening self-study session earlier than you yesterday, so I naturally have to work harder during the morning self-study."

"Is that so?" Li Tianyou stared at Li Yuan suspiciously.

He couldn't remember how many times this had happened.

Every evening self-study, he was the last one to leave the classroom, so he was called the 'Number One Grinder' by others in the class.

But!!

Only Li Tianyou knew that no matter if he arrived at the classroom at six-thirty, six-fifteen, or even six o'clock, there was always one figure already in the classroom—Li Yuan.

Today, he deliberately arrived early at five-forty.

Li Yuan was still already standing in the classroom.

"Pfft!"

Not far away, Li Yuan took out his large spear and had already silently started practicing his spear technique.

"Could it be that Li Yuan arrives at school at five-thirty every day? Or even earlier?" Li Tianyou looked at Li Yuan and couldn't help but think.

Then he shook his head to himself.

Impossible!

"My house is just one street away from the school, which counts as living very close."

"I occasionally arrive at five-something, and I'm a bit sleepy during the day," Li Tianyou thought to himself: "If I want to stay full of energy all day, I still have to get up at six-fifteen."

Li Tianyou was also extremely self-disciplined.

"Li Yuan's family background is only slightly better than mine; he can't afford high-end physical therapy, and he lives so far away... If he wants to arrive at school at five-thirty, he has to get up at five; his body can't take it."

"He should be like me, only occasionally arriving at school to practice at five-something."

"It's just that we happened to run into each other these few times," Li Tianyou guessed.

He didn't think much more about it and began practicing the basic cultivation method alone.

Until six-thirty.

The sky was already bright, and a few students began to arrive at the martial arts classroom one after another.

"You two grinders, here again?" A few classmates teased, then all began to practice on their own.

It wasn't that the students in Class 2 of the third year weren't hardworking, but most students focused on academic courses, and even if they arrived early, most would go to the academic classroom to review their academic subjects.

"Clang~"

Li Yuan put his large spear into the weapon cabinet and left the classroom to head to the cafeteria.

Time for breakfast.

Eating three meals a day at the prescribed times, and adding or reducing meals according to the body's needs.

This is the basic cultivation of a martial arts student.

After finishing breakfast.

Li Yuan headed straight to the academic classroom and began a morning of academic study.

Day after day.

Li Yuan practiced step by step.

The study of the third year of high school, whether for students focusing on academic courses or martial arts students.

The process is very boring and depressing.

But Li Yuan knew very clearly that there are no geniuses in the true sense.

A genius is always 99% sweat plus 1% talent; sometimes when breaking through a bottleneck, 1% talent is indeed more important.

But without 99% sweat, then no matter how high the talent, it is ultimately a castle in the air.

Because this world has never lacked geniuses.

What is missing has always been the hardworking genius.

Day after day, in the blink of an eye, it was mid-September.

During this period, Li Yuan took the time to go to the 'Starry Sky Martial Palace Guanshan District Branch', found Uncle Zhong, and bought a whole box of basic blood-Qi medicinal liquid, which cost 19,000 Blue Star coins.

Uncle Zhong was a good friend of his uncle Li Zhangzhou, a ranked martial artist, and also a member of the Starry Sky Martial Palace, so he got a discount on buying basic blood-Qi medicinal liquid.

Even so, this expense made Li Yuan's heart ache.

But he had to spend it.

Without the basic blood-Qi medicinal liquid, his physical fitness improvement speed would be reduced by at least half.

Even worse, his body wouldn't be able to withstand his crazy training and would suffer from a deficit.

Martial arts requires not only talent and hard work but also money to pile up.

All three are indispensable.

And now, more than ten days had passed since the 'third-class scholarship' promised by his teacher Xu Bo.

Although Li Yuan longed for it in his heart.

But during this period, whether in martial arts class or meeting teacher Xu Bo between classes, Li Yuan never mentioned this matter.

It was as if the conversation had never happened between them.

"For this scholarship, I can only wait; I must never ask for it," Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Because he wasn't qualified.

Since teacher Xu Bo hadn't mentioned it, he must have encountered some difficulties.

Actively asking would only make the other party unhappy.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.

The moonlight was hazy, casting a cold radiance on the asphalt road outside the third-year teaching building.

In the spacious martial arts classroom of Class 2, third year, a dozen students were practicing on their own.

On one side of the field, Li Yuan was immersed in spear technique practice.

He stood there, his whole person like an unshakable giant rock, containing an invisible pressure, holding the spear with both hands.

Repeatedly practicing various techniques of the long spear.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!" The spear tip drew invisible arcs in the air, forming phantoms, suddenly as fast as a gale, attacking with a fierce thrust.

"Boom!" Suddenly, it became as firm as a rock, the spear shadow flowing continuously.

Every time Li Yuan turned, raised the spear, thrust, blocked, or lifted, it landed accurately on the preset point in his heart.

Accompanied by the arching of his spine and the twisting of his waist, his entire body's muscles and bones moved with the long spear, having already reached a very high realm where body, mind, and weapon were combined.

Suddenly.

Li Yuan, who had just blocked in a defensive stance, suddenly thrust forward with the spear, like a giant dragon lurking in thousands of rock ravines, ready to burst forth.

Before this spear burst forth, it was hidden to the extreme.

But when this spear burst forth, its power was also terrifying to the extreme.

"Boom!" The spear shadow became blurry in an instant, and the air was faintly exploding.

This scene.

Surprised the surrounding classmates, who couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the move Li Yuan had just performed.

"Finally, I have completely perfected this killing move."

"Dragon Hidden in Rock Ravine!" Li Yuan withdrew his spear, a glimmer of light faintly appearing in his eyes: "With this killing move, combined with the 'Rock Foundation Pillar' killing move I created before, one attacking and one defending, combined with each other."

"I have every hope of being able to get my gold-tier points over 500 on the Starry Sky Fighting Network."

The Starry Sky Fighting Network had long had regulations.

If one could reach 500 points in the gold tier before the age of eighteen, they would be rewarded with 50,000 Blue Star coins.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan suddenly noticed the reminder on the Divine Palace Panel.

[Your spear technique realm has increased from stage three 40% to stage three 46%]

(End of chapter)