Chapter 40

Jiangcheng in late December is already in winter, with temperatures hovering around zero degrees for a long time.

Inside the Guanshan Branch of the Starfire Martial Hall, it is constant at 20 degrees Celsius, making people feel extremely comfortable.

7024 Martial Arts Room.

Two men wearing full sets of protective gear, even with helmets worn tightly, were each holding cold weapons and fighting fiercely.

"Kill!" One of the figures, close to one meter nine in height, holding a silver long spear, moved his feet, like a swimming dragon, and the long spear suddenly danced into afterimages, stabbing at the opponent.

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

The other figure was nearly two meters tall, incomparably burly; he held a saber in one hand and a shield in the other.

Reacting faster, striking after the enemy.

The big shield smashed down like an indestructible copper wall and iron wall, fiercely hitting the stabbing spear.

"Boom~" Li Yuan, holding the long spear, only felt like he had hit a steel plate, and the terrifying force passed through the long spear and rebounded back; if it were an ordinary martial artist, this hit would have made his arm numb.

"Stick!" Li Yuan's long spear was incomparably flexible, taking advantage of the momentum to retreat, even the spear body retreated, unloading this force as much as possible.

Retreating doesn't mean falling into a disadvantage.

Sometimes, only by unloading force can the damage to the body be minimized.

"Whoosh!"

The long spear stabbed again, suddenly whistling, and in an instant, it seemed to form dozens of afterimages, covering the opponent.

'Ten Thousand Images of Mountains' from the five major killing moves of 'Rock Spear Technique'.

Good at group attacks, good at confusion.

Swish! Swish! Swish! A large amount of saber light erupted, instantly colliding with the spear shadows, only to see the black-armored martial artist holding the saber and shield, sometimes wielding the saber, sometimes blocking with the shield.

Retreating eight steps in a row, he managed to block Li Yuan's entire set of killing moves.

"Be careful."

Li Yuan suddenly gave a violent shout, like a thunderclap.

Fortunately, this was a closed soundproof room, otherwise, he would definitely be complained about for disturbing the residents.

One must know, after stabbing more than twenty times in a row, Li Yuan's momentum reached its peak; accompanied by this violent shout, the long spear in his hand roared like a big dragon, smashing down with terrifying power.

'Rock Settling the Universe' from the five major killing moves of 'Rock Spear Technique'!

This makes the spear like a heavy stick or a battle halberd, and even more like a giant rock rolling down, unstoppable, and is the most ferocious explosion.

The conversion between the two major killing moves was extremely fast.

That black-armored figure, at this dangerous moment, seemed to only be able to subconsciously raise his hand to lift the shield, trying his best to block this spear smash.

"Bang~"

A fierce collision, the black-armored figure was a bit embarrassed, but his body easily withstood the impact, only then retreating.

"Stop!"

"Li Yuan, you won," the black-armored figure suddenly spoke, his voice quite helpless, and even more a hint of emotion.

Li Yuan stopped with his spear.

Click~

Click~ both took off their helmets.

"Li Yuan, your spear technique progress is truly frighteningly fast; the two killing moves you connected at the end should be two killing moves, right?" The man holding the shield was a burly man with a beard, about forty years old, with a scar on his face.

"Yes."

Li Yuan smiled and nodded. "It's the basic killing moves from the Second-Rank secret manual 'Star Spear Technique'; I only just mastered the connection of these two major killing moves."

Li Yuan had indeed mastered the last of the five major killing moves, 'Rock Settling the Universe', in the virtual network just a few days ago.

Today was the first time he performed it in actual combat.

"Powerful."

"I've been sparring with you for two months, and your spear technique progress is simply frightening; I've never seen a spear technique genius like you. At the beginning, my saber technique could still suppress you, but now my skill level is inferior to yours instead," the bearded burly man sighed with emotion. "Just now, I used a physical fitness of about 8.0, and my speed and strength were clearly a cut above yours, but I couldn't suppress you."

"That last spear, the physical strength I used was estimated to be close to 9, otherwise I definitely couldn't have blocked it."

Li Yuan smiled.

Performing 'Rock Settling the Universe', if it were direct actual combat, it would be easy for the opponent to dodge.

The best way is to build momentum with 'Ten Thousand Images of Mountains' and finally strike to defeat the enemy.

"Your spear technique," the bearded burly man looked at Li Yuan. "It's already a cut above my saber technique, it should be close to the fourth stage."

"Still quite a bit off," Li Yuan shook his head. "I haven't even fully mastered the basic chapter of the Second-Rank secret manual, so I still need Uncle Hu to practice with me more."

"Haha, small matter," the bearded burly man smiled. "Next, switch to me attacking, you defending?"

"Good," Li Yuan nodded.

This bearded burly man, named 'Fang Longhu', is an ordinary instructor of the Starfire Martial Hall, a Level 15 martial artist, and also an actual combat sparring partner recommended to Li Yuan by Instructor Xing.

Twice a week, one hour each time, 10,000 Blue Star coins per time.

Actual combat sparring must have strength far greater than one's own.

At least a Level 15 martial artist can better grasp the situation in combat with Li Yuan.

Half an hour later.

Li Yuan ended today's actual combat and sent Fang Longhu away.

"Whoosh!"

"Actual combat is more satisfying than virtual combat," Li Yuan muttered to himself, quite excited.

Virtual combat can train various skills in all directions, but it ultimately lacks a sense of reality.

Actual combat is the ultimate goal.

"Every actual combat, I can feel that the progress of spear technique and movement technique is faster," Li Yuan sighed secretly. "It's just that actual combat opportunities are very rare."

First, actual combat is easy to get injured; once injured, just recovering from the injury takes a long time, which delays cultivation.

Second, good sparring partners are hard to find, and the price is expensive; ordinary people can't afford it at all.

"Like a professional sparring partner like Fang Longhu, besides working in the Martial Hall during the day, he can earn hundreds of thousands of Blue Star coins a month just by sparring," Li Yuan thought secretly.

One must know, Fang Longhu has basically given up on impacting the Source Martial Artist, spends very little on martial arts, and only needs to maintain his physical fitness.

Therefore, he can easily earn millions a year.

"Martial arts cultivation is a gold-swallowing cave, but if you have small achievements, you can earn money fiercely, and you don't have to take risks," Li Yuan thought secretly. "A Level 15 martial artist earns money like this, what about a Source Martial Artist? No wonder Hall Master Wan gifted me 1 million Blue Star coins and didn't take it to heart at all."

"My spear technique."

"It improved by another 1% tonight; during this period, the progress is getting slower and slower," Li Yuan's heart moved, and the Heart Palace panel appeared in his vision.

——

【Life Layer: 7.7 (Not yet ranked)】

Physical fitness index: 80 (Refers to comprehensive measurement of explosive power, endurance, speed, physique, spiritual power, etc.)

Fist strength: 724 kg

Speed: 17.3 m/s

Spiritual power: Level 14.2

Physical cultivation method: 'Rock Cultivation Method'

Heart cultivation method: 'Contemplation of the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra'

Skill realm: Spear technique (3rd stage 88%), Movement technique (3rd stage 65%), Fist technique (3rd stage 99%)

【Note: There is some kind of unawakened high-level spirituality hidden in the body】

——

"According to the progress speed in the last half month, wanting to improve spear technique to 3rd stage 99% will take at least another month," Li Yuan thought secretly. "From the third stage to the fourth stage, it will be a big bottleneck."

"This step traps countless powerful martial artists."

In the Starfire Martial Hall these few months, Li Yuan has met many martial artists.

Plus with his own cultivation, he gradually understood the meaning of fourth-stage skills.

"Martial Hall, the dozen or so martial artists above Level 16 I know."

"Except for Instructor Xing, no one can practice martial arts skills to the fourth stage or above," Li Yuan shook his head slightly.

Most First-Rank martial artists have martial arts skills at the third-stage level.

Most people's martial arts skills are not as good as Li Yuan's now.

"Teacher Xu Bo's stick technique easily crushes me," Li Yuan couldn't help but recall these two months.

Accepting Teacher Xu Bo's guidance once a week.

"Teacher's skills are so brilliant, why didn't he become a Source Martial Artist? Is it because of the injury?" Li Yuan had many guesses in his heart.

Feeling that his body had rested well, Li Yuan suppressed many thoughts.

"Whatever."

"Continue practicing spear."

"I just mastered the five major killing moves of 'Rock Spear Technique'; if they can be perfectly connected, it should be 3rd stage 99%," Li Yuan was extremely excited. "Strive to make the spear technique close to 99% before the January adjustment examination."

There are only ten days left until the January adjustment examination.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!" Li Yuan continued to practice spear technique, and in the blink of an eye, another hour passed, reaching past eight o'clock at night.

Put the big spear into the weapon cabinet.

Li Yuan, covered in sweat, first took a satisfying hot shower in the lounge.

Then, he took out the exquisitely packaged medicine bottle from the physical therapy room.

"Source Force essence pill."

"It's been 20 days since the last time, it's about time to eat one," Li Yuan took out the essence pill from the medicine bottle.

He was very careful.

After all, this one is worth 100,000 Blue Star coins.

The Source Force essence pill has a wisp of purple halo on the surface, the size of a thumb, and emits bursts of fragrance, as if it is hooking people's gluttony.

Swallow it directly.

Li Yuan returned to the center of the martial arts room, legs open and slightly bent, standing like a rock, spirit concentrated.

Soon.

A wisp of quite hot and domineering energy gradually spread from Li Yuan's chest to his limbs and bones, making Li Yuan's whole body tremble.

This is Source Force.

"Ah~ so comfortable!" Li Yuan enjoyed it very much.

"Sizzle~"

"Sizzle~" Li Yuan's muscles, tendons, and bones in his body were like gluttons, frantically devouring the wisps of Source Force swimming through his body, becoming more and more robust.

【Your life layer has improved from 7.7 to 7.8】

【Your fist strength, from...】

【Your explosive speed...】

(End of chapter)