Chapter 13

"Just created this ultimate move, and my spear technique realm increased by 6%?" Li Yuan revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

This kind of improvement was within his expectations.

Li Yuan remembered that when the final exam of the second semester of his second year was approaching, his spear technique realm had been stuck at Second-Stage 99%, difficult to break through.

Teacher Xu Bo had given him three suggestions at that time.

First, fist technique and movement technique are both combinations of body and mind; accompanied by step-by-step improvement in body control and maximizing the mobilization of physical strength, fist and movement techniques will often improve continuously, and vice versa.

Second, spear technique is a weapon! Cultivating spear technique is essentially the combination of body, mind, and weapon; the weapon is an external object, not the body's original intent, so it is more difficult to cultivate; but the weapon can exert terrifying combat power beyond the body's strength.

Third, when practicing the spear to a bottleneck, one can try to transform the spear from the fist!

"Historically, the 'Xingyi Fist' in traditional martial arts was derived from spear techniques," Li Yuan thought to himself: "Integrating the application of force and changes in techniques from spear techniques into unarmed fist techniques truly achieved the transformation of spear into fist."

"In the current era, the combination of stance training and breathing methods in cultivation methods makes physical cultivation efficiency far exceed that of the ancients, and the entire human civilization has embarked on the path of life evolution, breaking life limits time and time again, eventually emerging with martial artists who can fly and burrow into the earth, but the fundamental principles of martial arts skills remain unchanged," Li Yuan reviewed the past: "The 'Rock Fist Technique' and the Xingyi Fist in traditional martial arts have the same purpose but different methods, and can also be transformed into spear techniques."

This was the direction Li Yuan chose after receiving guidance from teacher Xu Bo.

This was also one of the reasons why Li Yuan studied the 'Rock Fist Technique' so crazily.

Fist technique, spear technique, and movement technique were never independent of each other but promoted each other.

During the final exam of his second year, Li Yuan failed to break through.

Therefore, during the holidays, he didn't relax at all and kept pondering crazily.

Accompanied by the further improvement of his mental power, finally, in the half month before school started.

Li Yuan used the basic spear technique as a cornerstone and combined it with the core mysteries of the 'Rock Fist Technique' to create his first spear technique ultimate move in the true sense—Rock Pillar.

This move was Li Yuan's fusion of 'Rock Foundation' and 'Posture Like a Pillar' from the Rock Fist Technique, merged into a spear technique.

Whether it was the 'Rock Cultivation Method' or the 'Rock Fist Technique', both prioritized the foundation and power rising from the earth, and were the strongest in defense among the seven basic cultivation methods.

This spear move was also a defensive spear move.

Creating 'Rock Pillar' allowed Li Yuan's spear technique realm to break through from Second-Stage 99% to Third-Stage in one fell swoop.

In the test at the beginning of the semester, when sparring with teacher Xu Bo, it was also because of this ultimate move that Li Yuan was able to hold on for more than ten moves.

Defensive spear moves could only save one's life.

To kill the enemy? One must attack.

Therefore, for the past two months, Li Yuan had been pondering how to create an attacking move.

"The Rock Fist Technique is good at defense, so it's easy to create defensive ultimate moves, but difficult to create attacking ultimate moves."

The seven basic cultivation methods included seven fist techniques; like 'Flame Fist Technique' and 'True Gold Fist Technique', they were all good at attacking and were easier to create attacking ultimate moves.

In the process of practicing fist and spear techniques time and time again.

As the skill realm became higher, Li Yuan finally understood it thoroughly after drawing on the concept of the 'Back-Horse Spear'.

"The Back-Horse Spear is to show weakness to the enemy, feign defeat and run, then suddenly turn back and counterattack; this is mounted spear technique," Li Yuan thought to himself: "My Rock Spear Technique is good at defense; whether it's force operation, footwork movement, or the hand shape of holding the spear, it will instinctively tend toward defense."

"Then, once I take the initiative to attack, it's easy for the enemy to see through the reality and illusion during the spear move transition."

"Only defensive counterattack."

"Defend instead of attack, defend until the enemy is careless, defend until the enemy is tired after a fierce attack, then suddenly attack, one move to be fatal," Li Yuan had light in his eyes.

Based on this concept, Li Yuan finally created the killing move 'Dragon Hidden in Rock Ravine'.

"According to teacher Xu's individual guidance in martial arts class over the past half month," Li Yuan pondered: "First stage and second stage are the foundation of skills."

Recent lectures.

Teacher Xu Bo would give Li Yuan individual guidance.

"Third-stage realm is about the combination of body, mind, and weapon, striving to exert physical strength 100%," Li Yuan thought to himself: "The spear and fist techniques I perform by instinct usually find it difficult to exert 100%."

"Only when I find an opportunity to perform an ultimate move can I do it."

Moves that can exert physical strength 100% can be called ultimate moves or killing moves.

Li Yuan now had only two ultimate moves.

"Next, if I can create more ultimate moves," Li Yuan gradually clarified his future ideas: "Even one day, I can exert my body and weapon force perfectly with any punch or spear, without losing a bit of strength, then my martial arts skills can break through to the fourth-stage realm."

In teacher Xu Bo's lecture.

The so-called 'fourth-stage realm' had another name—Unity of Man and Weapon.

Also known as 'Unity of Body, Mind, and Weapon'.

In ancient times, if skills reached the fourth-stage level, one was barely qualified to be called a 'Spear Master' or 'Fist Master'.

"Unity of Man and Weapon? A bit far," Li Yuan shook his head slightly: "One step at a time, better to continue pondering more ultimate moves."

Each ultimate move was essentially a specific way of exerting physical force reaching perfection.

The more ultimate moves created, the more perfect the body's overall way of exerting force would be, and eventually, one would naturally step into the fourth-stage realm.

"Whoosh!"

"Swish!" Li Yuan continued to practice his spear technique, further familiarizing himself with the 'Dragon Hidden in Rock Ravine' move.

"The day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow is a holiday, I have enough time, so I will strive to get my points to the Gold tier 500 points," Li Yuan made up his mind.

He couldn't wait for the financial aid.

Then, if he wanted to reduce the economic pressure on his family, he could only find a way himself.

Li Yuan had been eyeing the 50,000 yuan bonus from the Starry Sky Fighting Network for a long time.

Office building, first floor.

Teacher Xu Bo's office was incredibly spacious.

"This kid, he's progressing really fast," Xu Bo, who was like an iron tower, wore a martial arts suit and stood in the center of the martial arts room.

In front of him.

A large amount of light condensed, forming a light screen projection about two meters high and two and a half meters wide.

What was displayed on the light screen was exactly the martial arts classroom of Class 2 of the third year.

And the magnified scene presented was Li Yuan practicing the spear and performing 'Dragon Hidden in Rock Ravine'.

"He's also really able to keep his cool, hasn't come to ask me for so long, his character is steady enough," Xu Bo revealed a playful smile on his face.

As the head teacher and a special-grade teacher at the school, he had high authorization in the school and could adjust the class surveillance at will.

Therefore, on the day he saw Li Yuan arrive at school after four o'clock.

He focused on Li Yuan and retrieved a large amount of previous surveillance records.

This check made Xu Bo, who was used to seeing big scenes, a little surprised.

He discovered that Li Yuan arrived at school every day after three o'clock, and it had been going on for a year.

Never stopped.

"Has determination, has perseverance, is a good seedling," Xu Bo thought to himself: "Besides, my previous guess was right, his family background is average, yet his body can bear such crazy training? It seems his physical talent is indeed amazing."

Xu Bo didn't know about the existence of the 'Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture'.

He attributed the reason why Li Yuan could cultivate bitterly day after day yet still be full of energy to 'extraordinary talent'.

His vision was extremely high, and he knew there were many special geniuses in this world.

What Li Yuan showed wasn't anything.

What Xu Bo valued most was Li Yuan's perseverance and aptitude.

"Having talent doesn't count for anything."

"But having the diligence to unleash that talent is the key."

However, even after investigating clearly, Xu Bo didn't take any measures other than normal guidance and teaching.

He still had to observe and test Li Yuan.

If one has talent, one must use one's own resources and connections to cultivate them? Who stipulated that? Li Yuan wasn't his, Xu Bo's, own son.

Just a student.

Therefore, he still had to use the 'financial aid' matter.

To see what Li Yuan's character was like.

If Li Yuan only waited a few days and then couldn't wait to come and ask, Xu Bo could also understand that this was human nature, and he would go to apply for financial aid, even helping to apply for second-tier financial aid, fulfilling a teacher's duty.

But he wouldn't do more, because a good seedling worthy of his, Xu Bo's, attention shouldn't be an 'ordinary person'.

"Almost there."

"The third year of high school is still critical, can't delay too long, besides, he's still a child after all, can't be too harsh," Xu Bo stared at the light screen and opened his mouth: "Black Dog, help me connect to Principal Tan."

"Okay, Master."

"Beep—beep—" The projection screen changed.

Soon.

An office scene appeared on the screen, with a middle-aged man about forty years old sitting in front of the desk.

If Li Yuan saw the middle-aged man, he would definitely recognize that this middle-aged man was the school principal, 'Tan Zhenlong'.

Tan Zhenlong's actual age was already over seventy.

In this era, the retirement age for ordinary people was eighty; if one was a martial artist, one could choose to delay retirement until one hundred.

"Old Tan." Xu Bo spoke directly.

"Xu Bo." Principal Tan laughed: "Calling me at night, what's the matter?"

"I want to apply for a special-tier financial aid quota, approve it." Xu Bo went straight to the point.

(End of chapter)